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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 • the White Hall Journal • www.whitehalljournal.com
RELIGION
EVENT SUBMISSIONS Email to: [email protected] or by fax to: 870-247-4755 limited to: • 20 words or less per event and • Subject to content editing and space availability.
Questions? Contact Vicki Kelly at 870-247-4700 or [email protected]
A Faithful Steward. By Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor, Family Church
Have you ever been asked to babysit? What about housesit? Then you've been a steward. In fact if you've ever taken care of anything that is someone else's then you have been a steward. The reality is we all are stewards of everything we "own". God has entrusted us with our families, relationships, possessions, talents and trusts we will be faithful with them because they are really His. Paul understood this principle. In 1 Corinthians 4:1-6 we find Paul explaining his stewardship. He begins by saying he, Peter and Apollos were "servants of Christ". This word "servant" can be translated "minister" and literally means "under-rower". An under-rower described a Roman slave who rowed underneath the deck of his master's ship. Each rower was as important as the man next to him and all had the vital task of powering a ship that wasn't theirs. So Paul, Peter, and Apollos were "rowing" this
"ship" of ministry but the one at the helm was Christ. It was His ship and they desired to minister faithfully. In verse two, Paul said stewards must be found faithful. Just because you have something of someone else's doesn't mean you're taking care of it. You must treat it in a way that pleases the owner. Other rowers, ship workers, and observers may or may not be pleased but if the Master of the ship is pleased (Jesus) they had fulfilled their stewardship faithfully. This makes me ask, "Am I a good steward? Do I value what others think more than Christ? Is He pleased with my 'rowing'?" That's what really matters most. The most important issue is not am I popular or is some other rower better than me. The real issue is how I am doing and am I pleasing the Master. Am I faithfully ministering and serving the duties assigned me (my calling) by Christ? If so, I will please God and be rewarded by Him. While I desire to please
Christ alone, I must remember a steward is always being watched by others. How do I respond when people criticize or judge me? Paul handled judgments well. He knew there were three kinds of judgment. 1 Corinthians 4:3 says there are human judgments and selfjudgment. While it's not wrong to have others giving input into your life (Ephesians 4:15) or even evaluate your own life (2 Corinthians 13:5) there is a third judgment that matters most. 1 Corinthians 4:4 says the most important judgment is the one Christ brings. He does this through his Word (Hebrews 4:12) and the ministry of His Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:15; John 16:8) but one day the Christian will stand before the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10) and the true facts will be revealed and the steward's faithfulness rewarded. We need others helping us grow in Christ (Proverbs 27:17) and we must be honest in our self-evaluation (Romans 12:3) but its Christ's opinion
that ultimately matters most. It's not wrong for Christians to judge other Christians (Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13). But we can judge in a wrong way. Paul said we can judge incorrectly in three ways in 1 Corinthians 4:56. We can judge at the wrong time. Maybe it isn't ours to judge? Our judgments in the end really don't matter because Christ will judge. He alone "brings to light the hidden things of darkness and reveals the heart". The second way we judge Christians wrongly is with the wrong standards. Paul was confronting the judgment of one man to another in verse six. We are to be judged against the reputation and character of Christ. Lastly, we can judge with the wrong motive. We can be, as he said, "puffed up" which will destroy the church and one's own heart through pride. Be careful of your motives, standards, and timeliness in evaluation of another believer and trust Christ will take care of what is His.
VBS coming soon to a church NEAR YOU! Be Watching.
LC LCS of AR, Inc. S
Lord Construction Services
General Construction Metal Building Sales Industrial Maintenance
247-2341
All Certifications MBMA AISC
5210 Industrial Drive South
“Dedicated to Your Health, Happiness, and Well-Being”
White Hall
Health & Rehabilitation
9209 Dollarway Rd. White Hall, AR 71602 870-247-0800 Fax 870-247-0802
EVENT NOTICES: • White Hall United Methodist Church | 300 Church Drive • ** Day by Day Support Group for Parents Who’ve Suffered the Death of a Child. ** Meets 1st Thursday of Every Month • Begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Parlor. All Meetings Are Private.
** S.O.S. - “Sun on Saturday” - June 13, 2015 ** Family FUN from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Food, Fun, Games, Bounce House, Dunking Booth & More!
WElCH Nissan
• Family Church | 2500 Hwy 104 in White Hall •
New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
** June 13th - Challenged Outdoorsement Dinner and Silent Auction. ** Doors open at 6pm • Meet the cast of “Sharing Jed Outdoors” • For more info - 870-247-3300
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff www.welchnissan.com
Area Church Directory APOSTOLIC
pIne GRove BApTIST 110 S. Bryant St.
CoRneRSTone ApoSTolIC CHuRCH 9500 Dollarway Road
SHIloH BApTIST 13701 Hwy. 270
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
unITeD BApTIST CHuRCH 411 S. Oleander St.
FIRST ASSeMBlY oF GoD 801 W. Hoadley Rd.
BAPTIST Calvary Baptist Church 1214 Robin Rd CAnAAn BApTIST 5510 W. Malcomb St.
WHITe HAll FRee WIll BApTIST 103 Timber Lane 870-718-9225
CenTRAl BApTIST 6107 Dollarway Rd.
WHITe HAll CHuRCH oF CHRIST 304 White Hall Ave.
ClAuD RoAD BApTIST CHuRCH 1821 Claud Rd.
CHURCH OF GOD
FIRST BApTIST WHITe HAll 8708 Dollarway Rd. FIRST BApTIST DeWDRop 1707 N. Bryant St. HAppY HoMe BApTIST 4312 Hwy. 365 South Jefferson HARDIn BApTIST 300 Todd Lynn Dr. KeARneY BApTIST 1900 S. Hwy. 365 Redfield MARAnATHA BApTIST 5820 W. Holsey Ave. MT. olIve BApTIST 8523 Princeton Pike noRTHSIDe BApTIST 7743 Sheridan Rd. oAK GRove BApTIST 13112 Dollarway Rd.
METHODIST ReDFIelD unITeD Redfield ST. luKe AMe 9908 Princeton Pike ST. luKe unITeD 32 School Street (behind Dollarway School) ST. luKe AMe Redfield
CHURCH OF CHRIST CHuRCH oF CHRIST 102 Sheridan Rd. Redfield
BARneS TeMple CHuRCH oF GoD Princeton Pike Loop eTeRnAl lIFe CHuRCH oF GoD 503 S. Pryce St. FIRST penTeCoSTAl CHuRCH oF GoD 5400 Windham St. neW HARveST CHuRCH oF GoD 9016 Hwy. 270 penTeCoSTAl CHuRCH oF GoD 1012 Jo Ann Dr. Redfield RIveR RoAD RIveR oF lIFe CHuRCH oF GoD 1209 River Rd. Redfield
JEHOVAH’S WITNESS JeHovAH’S WITneSSeS 5601 Cheatham St.
Moore
WHITe HAll unITeD 300 Church Dr. White Hall, AR 71602
MISSIONARY BAPTIST BeTHAnY 7122 Sheridan Rd. leMonWooD 920 Shephard Dr.
OTHER CenTennIAl FelloWSHIp 1400 Centennial Ln.
RIveR RoAD CHuRCH Route 1, River Rd. Redfield TRuTH TeMple HolIneSS 9711 Dollarway Rd.
neW BeTHel 2522 N. Pryce St.
ReDFIelD unITeD penTeCoSTAl 515 Sheridan Road Redfield
pIneCReST 5910 Carbon St. ReDFIelD 500 Davis St. Redfield
MISSIONARY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WoRD oF TRuTH MInISTRIeS Discipleship Training 1200 Dogwood Redfield
4322 Dollarway Road • 535-4767 •BREAKFAST • PLATE LUNCH & DINNER
HARDIn neW lIFe ApoSTolIC CHuRCH 10608 Hwy. 270
PENTECOSTAL
oRIon 3826 Stagecoach Rd. Redfield
THE COUNTRY KITCHEN
CHuRCH oF THe lIvInG GoD 3120 Gravel Pit Rd.
MounT pleASAnT 3211 Barlett Rd. Redfield
oAKlAnD HeIGHTS 9620 Sheridan Rd.
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
SOUTHERN BAPTIST FAMIlY CHuRCH 2500 Highway 104
Outdoors and more
WHITe HAll unITeD penTeCoSTAl 7745 Sheridan Rd. WHISpeRInG pIneS CoWBoY CHuRCH Meeting at Hestand Stadium 420 Blake Street, Pine Bluff unITeD CHRISTIAn 907 Dawson Rd.
7TH-DAY ADVENTIST noRTHSIDe 5603 W. Holsey St.
Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union 535-6305 888-249-1904
1703 River Pines Blvd., Pine Bluff
I-530 Exit 39, North 1 Mile • Pine Bluff • 1-888-879-8940
Harold Pointer Car & Truck Accessories
Wheels, Tires and Custom Accessories For Your Car or Truck
Visit Our Showroom Home of the Camo Caddy
on Hwy. 79 at I-530 879-3766
Kellie Harris Neighborhood Exclusive Agent Weldon & Carolyn Wynne Sales Associates
Allstate Insurance Company 2007 W. 28th, Suite 3, Pine Bluff, AR (870) 534-4055 • Fax (870) 534-4062
SPLASH CAR WASH 2 Automatic Car Washes 7003 SHERIDAN RD.
Passion For GOD
Commercial Printing Promotional Products Screen Printing Embroidery
Column above courtesy of: Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor Family Church 2500 Hwy 104 870.247.3300 www.familychurch.ws
534-7202 888-530-7202 3004 Midland Dr. So
247-3300 2500 Hwy. 104 www.familychurch.ws
Compassion For People
let Us take Care of ALL Your Printing Needs!
247-4700 7400 Dollarway Rd. Suite E www.whitehalljournal.com
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 • the White Hall Journal • www.whitehalljournal.com
RELIGION
EVENT SUBMISSIONS Email to: [email protected] or by fax to: 870-247-4755 limited to: • 20 words or less per event and • Subject to content editing and space availability.
Questions? Contact Vicki Kelly at 870-247-4700 or [email protected]
A Faithful Steward. By Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor, Family Church
Have you ever been asked to babysit? What about housesit? Then you've been a steward. In fact if you've ever taken care of anything that is someone else's then you have been a steward. The reality is we all are stewards of everything we "own". God has entrusted us with our families, relationships, possessions, talents and trusts we will be faithful with them because they are really His. Paul understood this principle. In 1 Corinthians 4:1-6 we find Paul explaining his stewardship. He begins by saying he, Peter and Apollos were "servants of Christ". This word "servant" can be translated "minister" and literally means "under-rower". An under-rower described a Roman slave who rowed underneath the deck of his master's ship. Each rower was as important as the man next to him and all had the vital task of powering a ship that wasn't theirs. So Paul, Peter, and Apollos were "rowing" this
"ship" of ministry but the one at the helm was Christ. It was His ship and they desired to minister faithfully. In verse two, Paul said stewards must be found faithful. Just because you have something of someone else's doesn't mean you're taking care of it. You must treat it in a way that pleases the owner. Other rowers, ship workers, and observers may or may not be pleased but if the Master of the ship is pleased (Jesus) they had fulfilled their stewardship faithfully. This makes me ask, "Am I a good steward? Do I value what others think more than Christ? Is He pleased with my 'rowing'?" That's what really matters most. The most important issue is not am I popular or is some other rower better than me. The real issue is how I am doing and am I pleasing the Master. Am I faithfully ministering and serving the duties assigned me (my calling) by Christ? If so, I will please God and be rewarded by Him. While I desire to please
Christ alone, I must remember a steward is always being watched by others. How do I respond when people criticize or judge me? Paul handled judgments well. He knew there were three kinds of judgment. 1 Corinthians 4:3 says there are human judgments and selfjudgment. While it's not wrong to have others giving input into your life (Ephesians 4:15) or even evaluate your own life (2 Corinthians 13:5) there is a third judgment that matters most. 1 Corinthians 4:4 says the most important judgment is the one Christ brings. He does this through his Word (Hebrews 4:12) and the ministry of His Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:15; John 16:8) but one day the Christian will stand before the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10) and the true facts will be revealed and the steward's faithfulness rewarded. We need others helping us grow in Christ (Proverbs 27:17) and we must be honest in our self-evaluation (Romans 12:3) but its Christ's opinion
that ultimately matters most. It's not wrong for Christians to judge other Christians (Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13). But we can judge in a wrong way. Paul said we can judge incorrectly in three ways in 1 Corinthians 4:56. We can judge at the wrong time. Maybe it isn't ours to judge? Our judgments in the end really don't matter because Christ will judge. He alone "brings to light the hidden things of darkness and reveals the heart". The second way we judge Christians wrongly is with the wrong standards. Paul was confronting the judgment of one man to another in verse six. We are to be judged against the reputation and character of Christ. Lastly, we can judge with the wrong motive. We can be, as he said, "puffed up" which will destroy the church and one's own heart through pride. Be careful of your motives, standards, and timeliness in evaluation of another believer and trust Christ will take care of what is His.
VBS coming soon to a church NEAR YOU! Be Watching.
LC LCS of AR, Inc. S
Lord Construction Services
General Construction Metal Building Sales Industrial Maintenance
247-2341
All Certifications MBMA AISC
5210 Industrial Drive South
“Dedicated to Your Health, Happiness, and Well-Being”
White Hall
Health & Rehabilitation
9209 Dollarway Rd. White Hall, AR 71602 870-247-0800 Fax 870-247-0802
EVENT NOTICES: • White Hall United Methodist Church | 300 Church Drive • ** Day by Day Support Group for Parents Who’ve Suffered the Death of a Child. ** Meets 1st Thursday of Every Month • Begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Parlor. All Meetings Are Private.
** S.O.S. - “Sun on Saturday” - June 13, 2015 ** Family FUN from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Food, Fun, Games, Bounce House, Dunking Booth & More!
WElCH Nissan
• Family Church | 2500 Hwy 104 in White Hall •
New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
** June 13th - Challenged Outdoorsement Dinner and Silent Auction. ** Doors open at 6pm • Meet the cast of “Sharing Jed Outdoors” • For more info - 870-247-3300
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff www.welchnissan.com
Area Church Directory APOSTOLIC
pIne GRove BApTIST 110 S. Bryant St.
CoRneRSTone ApoSTolIC CHuRCH 9500 Dollarway Road
SHIloH BApTIST 13701 Hwy. 270
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
unITeD BApTIST CHuRCH 411 S. Oleander St.
FIRST ASSeMBlY oF GoD 801 W. Hoadley Rd.
BAPTIST Calvary Baptist Church 1214 Robin Rd CAnAAn BApTIST 5510 W. Malcomb St.
WHITe HAll FRee WIll BApTIST 103 Timber Lane 870-718-9225
CenTRAl BApTIST 6107 Dollarway Rd.
WHITe HAll CHuRCH oF CHRIST 304 White Hall Ave.
ClAuD RoAD BApTIST CHuRCH 1821 Claud Rd.
CHURCH OF GOD
FIRST BApTIST WHITe HAll 8708 Dollarway Rd. FIRST BApTIST DeWDRop 1707 N. Bryant St. HAppY HoMe BApTIST 4312 Hwy. 365 South Jefferson HARDIn BApTIST 300 Todd Lynn Dr. KeARneY BApTIST 1900 S. Hwy. 365 Redfield MARAnATHA BApTIST 5820 W. Holsey Ave. MT. olIve BApTIST 8523 Princeton Pike noRTHSIDe BApTIST 7743 Sheridan Rd. oAK GRove BApTIST 13112 Dollarway Rd.
METHODIST ReDFIelD unITeD Redfield ST. luKe AMe 9908 Princeton Pike ST. luKe unITeD 32 School Street (behind Dollarway School) ST. luKe AMe Redfield
CHURCH OF CHRIST CHuRCH oF CHRIST 102 Sheridan Rd. Redfield
BARneS TeMple CHuRCH oF GoD Princeton Pike Loop eTeRnAl lIFe CHuRCH oF GoD 503 S. Pryce St. FIRST penTeCoSTAl CHuRCH oF GoD 5400 Windham St. neW HARveST CHuRCH oF GoD 9016 Hwy. 270 penTeCoSTAl CHuRCH oF GoD 1012 Jo Ann Dr. Redfield RIveR RoAD RIveR oF lIFe CHuRCH oF GoD 1209 River Rd. Redfield
JEHOVAH’S WITNESS JeHovAH’S WITneSSeS 5601 Cheatham St.
Moore
WHITe HAll unITeD 300 Church Dr. White Hall, AR 71602
MISSIONARY BAPTIST BeTHAnY 7122 Sheridan Rd. leMonWooD 920 Shephard Dr.
OTHER CenTennIAl FelloWSHIp 1400 Centennial Ln.
RIveR RoAD CHuRCH Route 1, River Rd. Redfield TRuTH TeMple HolIneSS 9711 Dollarway Rd.
neW BeTHel 2522 N. Pryce St.
ReDFIelD unITeD penTeCoSTAl 515 Sheridan Road Redfield
pIneCReST 5910 Carbon St. ReDFIelD 500 Davis St. Redfield
MISSIONARY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WoRD oF TRuTH MInISTRIeS Discipleship Training 1200 Dogwood Redfield
4322 Dollarway Road • 535-4767 •BREAKFAST • PLATE LUNCH & DINNER
HARDIn neW lIFe ApoSTolIC CHuRCH 10608 Hwy. 270
PENTECOSTAL
oRIon 3826 Stagecoach Rd. Redfield
THE COUNTRY KITCHEN
CHuRCH oF THe lIvInG GoD 3120 Gravel Pit Rd.
MounT pleASAnT 3211 Barlett Rd. Redfield
oAKlAnD HeIGHTS 9620 Sheridan Rd.
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
SOUTHERN BAPTIST FAMIlY CHuRCH 2500 Highway 104
Outdoors and more
WHITe HAll unITeD penTeCoSTAl 7745 Sheridan Rd. WHISpeRInG pIneS CoWBoY CHuRCH Meeting at Hestand Stadium 420 Blake Street, Pine Bluff unITeD CHRISTIAn 907 Dawson Rd.
7TH-DAY ADVENTIST noRTHSIDe 5603 W. Holsey St.
Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union 535-6305 888-249-1904
1703 River Pines Blvd., Pine Bluff
I-530 Exit 39, North 1 Mile • Pine Bluff • 1-888-879-8940
Harold Pointer Car & Truck Accessories
Wheels, Tires and Custom Accessories For Your Car or Truck
Visit Our Showroom Home of the Camo Caddy
on Hwy. 79 at I-530 879-3766
Kellie Harris Neighborhood Exclusive Agent Weldon & Carolyn Wynne Sales Associates
Allstate Insurance Company 2007 W. 28th, Suite 3, Pine Bluff, AR (870) 534-4055 • Fax (870) 534-4062
SPLASH CAR WASH 2 Automatic Car Washes 7003 SHERIDAN RD.
Passion For GOD
Commercial Printing Promotional Products Screen Printing Embroidery
Column above courtesy of: Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor Family Church 2500 Hwy 104 870.247.3300 www.familychurch.ws
534-7202 888-530-7202 3004 Midland Dr. So
247-3300 2500 Hwy. 104 www.familychurch.ws
Compassion For People
let Us take Care of ALL Your Printing Needs!
247-4700 7400 Dollarway Rd. Suite E www.whitehalljournal.com
