Imagine standing at the back of a church on the most important day of your life… only to realize the Bridegroom has come, the doors are shut, and He says, “I never knew you.”

In this sobering and urgent message from Matthew 25’s parable of the ten virgins, we confront one of the most terrifying truths in Scripture: it’s possible to sit in church every Sunday, serve on every committee, teach Sunday school, give generously, look the part perfectly—and still be utterly unprepared when Jesus returns.

You can be with the church but not in Christ.

You can trim the wick of religious activity for decades and still have no oil when midnight comes.

This isn’t a sermon for “them out there.” This is a wake-up call for anyone who’s ever assumed that attendance, activity, or a religious upbringing is enough. With raw honesty and gospel clarity, we ask the question we can’t afford to ignore:

When the cry rings out at midnight and the Bridegroom comes, will you go in with Him to the feast… or will you be the one left pleading outside a locked door?

Don’t gamble with eternity. Listen now, examine your heart, and make certain today that you have the oil—that you truly know Jesus as Savior and Lord—while the door of grace is still wide open.