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Sermon Brainwave #1111: Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost - November 8, 2026

What does the parable of the ten bridesmaids teach us about living eschatologically?

Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Cody Sanders dig into Matthew 25:1-13 for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost. They notice that all ten bridesmaids look alike except for one detail: the extra oil. They explore why Jesus says the kingdom of heaven “will be like” this. They also ask what keeping awake means when lives and well-being are at stake.

Amos 5 warns that the day of the Lord brings darkness, not light. Instead, Amos calls for justice to roll down like waters. Joshua 24 presses the question of which Lord…

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