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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2026 · 49 MIN

Running on Empty — Are You Ready for the Return of Jesus?

from Stratford Heights Church of God · host Pastor Ray Phillips

In this powerful message titled "Running on Empty," Pastor Ray Phillips opens Matthew 25:1-13 and the Parable of the Ten Virgins to ask one searching question: when the Bridegroom comes, will you be ready? Drawing on 37 years of ministry and decades of standing beside hospital beds, caskets, and grieving families, Pastor Ray reminds us that life is short and eternity is long, and that all ten virgins looked the same on the outside — the only difference was the oil in their lamps. This sermon on the Second Coming, the rapture of the church, and the soon return of Jesus Christ challenges believers to move beyond church attendance, religious activity, and head-knowledge into a real, surrendered relationship with the Lord.

In this powerful message titled "Running on Empty," Pastor Ray Phillips opens Matthew 25:1-13 and the Parable of the Ten Virgins to ask one searching question: when the Bridegroom comes, will you be ready? Drawing on 37 years of ministry and decades of standing beside hospital beds, caskets, and grieving families, Pastor Ray reminds us that life is short and eternity is long, and that all ten virgins looked the same on the outside — the only difference was the oil in their lamps. This sermon on the Second Coming, the rapture of the church, and the soon return of Jesus Christ challenges believers to move beyond church attendance, religious activity, and head-knowledge into a real, surrendered relationship with the Lord.

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