app02 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:15:01 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Sacred Commons - Episodes Tagged with “Wise And Foolish Virgins” https://thesacredcommons.fireside.fm/tags/wise%20and%20foolish%20virgins Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:30:00 -0500 A podcast from an Ancient-Future church in the city of Youngstown made up of ordinary radicals seeking to (re)discover the beauty in the accumulated wisdom of the Body of Christ so that we may do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God. https://thesacredcommons.com en-us episodic An Ancient-Future church of Youngstown, Ohio The Sacred Commons A podcast from an Ancient-Future church in the city of Youngstown made up of ordinary radicals seeking to (re)discover the beauty in the accumulated wisdom of the Body of Christ so that we may do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God. https://thesacredcommons.com no The Sacred Commons, Sacred Commons, Sacred, Commons, Convergence, Church, Youngstown Church, Christian Convergence, convergence movement, ecumenism, ecumenical, Youngstown, Youngstown Ohio, the lectionary, lectionary, sacramental, sacraments, common prayer, evangelical, pentecostal, charismatic The Sacred Commons sacredcommons@gmail.com Episode 75: Sermon: The Wise Took Oil https://thesacredcommons.fireside.fm/75 4e8074db-891d-4030-825a-5cec36b9530f Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:30:00 -0500 The Sacred Commons full 7 The Sacred Commons Preached Sunday, November 8, 2026 (Proper 27, Year A) at The Sacred Commons, an Ancient-Future church in Youngstown, Ohio. 30:48 no <p>Why wouldn't the wise bridesmaids just share their oil?<br> Preaching on the parable of the ten bridesmaids, Fr. Jon Paul Robles says<br> wisdom and readiness are nearly the same thing: living with the end in mind,<br> so that whenever Christ comes, he finds us already at work. The oil is good<br> works, and nobody can borrow yours. But these good works are not moralism, but rather the creative energies of the Word made Flesh, the comings of<br> Christ in our lives. This is why the church is a communion and not just a community, and a loving body that says "don't change."</p> <p>Readings: <br> 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 · Matthew 25:1–13<br> Voices in this sermon: <br> Klyne Snodgrass (Stories with Intent), Tony Campolo,<br> Cornel West, William Stringfellow, Anthony de Mello, and words attributed to<br> Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.</p> <p>Meditation: Where might Christ be coming to you in the now this week — at<br> the sink, at work, across the street?</p> <p>The Sacred Commons is an Ancient-Future church in Youngstown, Ohio. Worship with us Sundays at 11:30 am, Historic Grace Chapel at Poland UMC, 1940 Boardman Poland Rd (3rd floor). thesacredcommons.com</p> Matthew 25, parable of the ten bridesmaids, wise and foolish virgins, 1 Thessalonians 4, Proper 27 Year A, second coming, eschatology, good works, sacramental, lectionary sermon Why wouldn't the wise bridesmaids just share their oil?
Preaching on the parable of the ten bridesmaids, Fr. Jon Paul Robles says
wisdom and readiness are nearly the same thing: living with the end in mind,
so that whenever Christ comes, he finds us already at work. The oil is good
works, and nobody can borrow yours. But these good works are not moralism, but rather the creative energies of the Word made Flesh, the comings of
Christ in our lives. This is why the church is a communion and not just a community, and a loving body that says "don't change."

Readings:
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 · Matthew 25:1–13
Voices in this sermon:
Klyne Snodgrass (Stories with Intent), Tony Campolo,
Cornel West, William Stringfellow, Anthony de Mello, and words attributed to
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Meditation: Where might Christ be coming to you in the now this week — at
the sink, at work, across the street?

The Sacred Commons is an Ancient-Future church in Youngstown, Ohio. Worship with us Sundays at 11:30 am, Historic Grace Chapel at Poland UMC, 1940 Boardman Poland Rd (3rd floor). thesacredcommons.com

]]> Why wouldn't the wise bridesmaids just share their oil?
Preaching on the parable of the ten bridesmaids, Fr. Jon Paul Robles says
wisdom and readiness are nearly the same thing: living with the end in mind,
so that whenever Christ comes, he finds us already at work. The oil is good
works, and nobody can borrow yours. But these good works are not moralism, but rather the creative energies of the Word made Flesh, the comings of
Christ in our lives. This is why the church is a communion and not just a community, and a loving body that says "don't change."

Readings:
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 · Matthew 25:1–13
Voices in this sermon:
Klyne Snodgrass (Stories with Intent), Tony Campolo,
Cornel West, William Stringfellow, Anthony de Mello, and words attributed to
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Meditation: Where might Christ be coming to you in the now this week — at
the sink, at work, across the street?

The Sacred Commons is an Ancient-Future church in Youngstown, Ohio. Worship with us Sundays at 11:30 am, Historic Grace Chapel at Poland UMC, 1940 Boardman Poland Rd (3rd floor). thesacredcommons.com

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