I. PARABLE OF TEN VIRGINS.
A. And they that were ready went in.
B. Christ second coming not to be a surprise to believers. I Thess. 5:4
C. We should live in expectancy and be ready.
II. THREE THINGS TO WATCH FOR.
A. Surfeiting.
1. Many today digging their graves with their spoons.
2. The thought of fasting almost extinct.
a. How many fasted one day last year?
B. Drunkenness
1. 7 billion per year spent on liquor.
2. Christian celebrations turned to drunken holidays.
3. Drinking becoming more of a social habit every day.
C. Cares of life.
1. So involved in own pursuits have no time for Christ.
III. WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
1. Watching and praying always. "For ye know not the day or hour."
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.