What if the biggest problem with your faith isn’t that you’re doing too much or too little — but that you’ve been asking the wrong question entirely?
In this message from Matthew 25, we dig into Jesus’ parable of the ten young women waiting for the bridegroom. All ten showed up. All ten had lamps. All ten believed he was coming. But only five were ready when he arrived.
The difference wasn’t salvation — it was preparation.
We explore what it means to stop calculating spiritual minimums and start living in joyful, wholehearted readiness for God’s kingdom. This isn’t about end-times anxiety or rapture theology — it’s about the kind of people we’re becoming right now, and whether we’re being formed to recognize and respond to kingdom opportunities every day.
In this sermon:

Why “looking busy” isn’t the same as being ready
What Jewish wedding customs reveal about how Jesus wants us to live
Why the wise women couldn’t share their oil — and what that means for us
How the three parables of Matthew 25 work together as one unified vision
What joyful anticipation looks like as a daily practice

Key question: Are you an apprentice of Jesus, or just a decision-maker?