Shepherd's Scroll
The Hour Is Unknown!
Matthew 24:36-44
Faith Family,
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I give thanks to our gracious God for putting you all in our lives. Your faithfulness and your enthusiasm fill my heart with joy and helps complete my hope in Christ. Every day I look forward to serving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ alongside each of you and growing in our discipleship journey together.
This week, we begin the Season of Advent. Advent is a time for us to celebrate the first arrival of Christ, as a baby, born in Bethlehem. We typically decorate the sanctuary with Christmas decorations to commemorate the Birth of Christ. We place the purple cloth around the cross to recognize the birth of the King. We light the Advent candles remembering the gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love that was given to us when Christ was born. However, Advent is much more than preparing for Christmas.
The word Advent means “arrival” and although we celebrate Christ’s first arrival, the Season of Advent also reminds us to be prepared for Christ’s second arrival, this time not as a child, but a Majestic King. The problem is we don’t know when this second coming will take place. Like many of the Jewish families before Jesus’ day, they didn’t know when the King would be born. But they kept watch. They prepared their lives for His arrival. Even the wisemen Persia, traveled to discover the Newborn King. How did they know? They recognized the signs.
Jesus taught His disciples and those listening that the signs of the coming of the Messiah would take place because they were birthing pains of something new. He described those signs. These signs were taking place in Jesus’ day, and throughout the generations. Even today, we experience some of those signs. However, Jesus said that the hour of the second arrival is not known to anyone. Only the Creator knows when this will take place.
Friends, we have a choice. We can either be so consumed by trying to identify the “signs” that have been around for generations or we can take heed to what Jesus instructed about being prepared with urgency. I shared this past Sunday the importance of regaining the urgency that the first century believers had. They lived their lives as if Jesus were coming in their lifetime. They sought out the harvest with urgency to share the Good News with everyone they could so that the Kingdom of God would expand.
Will Jesus come back in our lifetimes? Only God knows. Therefore, we should live our lives with the same urgency and preparation is did the early church. We can’t wait until tomorrow to do the things that need to be done today. We can’t wait until the New Year to “start over.” Urgency means that we must be filled with passion, and hope so that others will come to know Jesus now, not next week.
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, let us also prepare our hearts and our lives for Christ’s return. Many lives depend upon the church to regain the urgency of reaching the harvest. We are called to take the Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love of Christ that was given to us at his birth, to the world so they too can experience the transformation of God’s grace.
From my family to your family, Have a Blessed Holy Advent Season!
Shalom,
Pastor Frank
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We are an orthodox and traditional Global Methodist Church in Kerrville, TX.
We believe in the authority of the Bible as the inspired Word of God.
We believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and the Way.
What we believe: The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
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Kerrville Global Methodist Church
301 Junction Highway at Five Points
Suite 230, 2nd floor
Kerrville TX
John Wesley -- founder of Methodism
1703 - 1791
John Wesley:
"My ground is the Bible. Yea, I am a Bible-bigot. I follow it in all things, both great and small. I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field."
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Kerrville Global Methodist Church
301 Junction Highway at Five Points
Kerrville TX 78028
Sanctuary: Suite 230
Executive offices: Suite 233
Conference room: Second floor
Mailing address:
Kerrville Global Methodist Church
P.O. Box 293787
Kerrville TX 78029
Minister: Rev. Frank C. Oakman
830-293-7800
Kerrville Global Methodist Church:
- Incorporated with the State of Texas.
- All donations are tax deductible.
- KGMC is tax exempt.
- KGMC is a recognized member of the Global Methodist Church -- www.globalmethodist.org
Thanks to the Lord and our generous congregation, we now own the buildings at 94 and 96 Coronado Street, off Junction Highway. Renovations are under way now with plans to open the new Kerrville Global Methodist Church Worship Center in early 2026.
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