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What A Friend! By Stephen Harrison Family Church
What makes a friend good? We all know a bad friend when we live through it. A bad friend is someone who stabs you in the back, abandons you in tough times, and takes advantage of you. A friend is supposed to be someone you can trust in, depend on, and confide in. A friend is someone who knows everything about you and still likes you. You can be yourself with a true friend. They have your back and love you through anything. The term “friend” has been used very loosely in recent times with the creation of social media outlets like Facebook. You can “friend” and even “unfriend” people with the click of a button. This digital friendship can keep true friends better connected but mostly provides a shallow, vague, and illusive form of friendship. After all, can you really be true friends with hundreds of people you never re-
ally talk to, see, or know? I do, however, really enjoy Facebook but consider it way less than 1% of what makes a good friendship. An old proverb I once heard really defines friendship: “Prosperity makes friends but adversity proves them.” The proverbs in the Bible echo this. One of my favorite proverbs about friendship comes from Proverbs 18:24. “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” A true friend sticks close at all times – especially the bad times. It’s easy to be a friend in good times but the true test of friendship is when life gets rough and tough. Proverbs 17:17 says a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity. “Born for adversity” doesn’t sound very fun. Adversity? I thought I signed up for the “easy going, no strings attached, what’s in it for me” friendship? Since we all face adverse times and it’s imperative we find friends to go through them with. A friend
also speaks truth to you at all times – even when you don’t want to hear it. Proverbs 27:6 says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Ever heard the statement, “the truth hurts”? A real friend can tell you the hard truth and even though it stings you know they are right. They can step on your toes and not mess up the shine on your shoes. Friends show they care by being honest because truth brings life. Their words may be tough to swallow but you know in the long run what they say can be trusted and must be applied. Of course the best friend anyone can have is Jesus. The song “What a friend we have in Jesus” is one I’ve loved since I was a child. He is one that will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5; Deuteronomy 31:5). Jesus said in John 15:15, “No longer do I call you servants…but I have called you friends…” Abraham was a friend of God (James 2:23) and so are we who trust in Him as Savior! What a fantastic and
incomprehensible thought that Jesus desires to be our friend! He also forgives our sins. Luke 5:20 tells us, “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friends your sins are forgiven.’” A true friend forgives. D.L. Moody said, "A rule I have had for years is to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. He is not just a creed or a mere doctrine to have but it is He Himself we have." Jesus is the most loyal, the best listener, a true lover, the ultimate forgiver, and one that desires us to live to our fullest potential. He demonstrated the truest of friendships and relationships by giving His life for us on the cross while we rejected Him (Romans 5:8). It was us who crucified Him and He paid the ultimate price by dying for our sins (John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Hebrews 2:9). What a friend I’ve found in Jesus! Is He yours? Give your life to Christ and know Him as well as friend and savior today.
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
Nursing & Rehab Center
9209 Dollarway Rd. White Hall, AR 71602 870-247-0800 Fax 870-247-0802
EVENT NOTICES: • WH United Methodist Church | 300 Church Drive • Day by Day Support Group for Parents Who’ve Suffered the Death of a Child.
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
Meets 1st Thursday of Every Month • Begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Parlor. First United Methodist
All Meetings Are Private.
200 W6th Pine Bluff 535-0935
• St. Joseph Catholic Church | W. 6th & Laurel Sts in Pine Bluff | Educational Bldg •
Moore
870-534-4701 for more information
Area Church Directory APOSTOLIC CoRNeRSToNe APoSTolIC CHuRCH 9500 Dollarway Road
ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST ASSeMBlY oF GoD 801 W. Hoadley Rd.
PINe GRove BAPTIST 110 S. Bryant St. SHIloH BAPTIST 13701 Hwy. 270 uNITeD BAPTIST CHuRCH 411 S. Oleander St.
BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST Calvary Baptist Church 1214 Robin Rd CANAAN BAPTIST 5510 W. Malcomb St. CeNTRAl BAPTIST 6107 Dollarway Rd. ClAuD RoAD BAPTIST CHuRCH 1821 Claud Rd. 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
CHuRCH oF CHRIST 102 Sheridan Rd. Redfield
METHODIST ReDFIelD uNITeD Redfield ST. luKe AMe 9908 Princeton Pike ST. luKe uNITeD 32 School Street (behind Dollarway School) ST. luKe AMe Redfield WHITe HAll uNITeD 300 Church Dr. White Hall, AR 71602
WHITe HAll CHuRCH oF CHRIST 304 White Hall Ave.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH OF GOD
BeTHANY 7122 Sheridan Rd.
BARNeS TeMPle CHuRCH oF GoD Princeton Pike Loop
leMoNWooD 920 Shephard Dr.
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.
MouNT PleASANT 3211 Barlett Rd. Redfield NeW BeTHel 2522 N. Pryce St. oAKlAND HeIGHTS 9620 Sheridan Rd. oRIoN 3826 Stagecoach Rd. Redfield PINeCReST 5910 Carbon St. ReDFIelD 500 Davis St. Redfield
SOUTHERN BAPTIST FAMIlY CHuRCH 2500 Highway 104
OTHER CeNTeNNIAl FelloWSHIP 1400 Centennial Ln.
www.welchnissan.com
Outdoors and more
THE COUNTRY KITCHEN 4322 Dollarway Road • 535-4767 •BREAKFAST • PLATE LUNCH & DINNER
Pine Bluff Heating & Air Conditioning Co.
It’s Hard To Stop A Trane 536-3998 800-235-1342
605 E. 6th Pine Bluff
CHuRCH oF THe lIvING GoD 3120 Gravel Pit Rd. HARDIN NeW lIFe APoSTolIC CHuRCH 10608 Hwy. 270 RIveR RoAD CHuRCH Route 1, River Rd. Redfield TRuTH TeMPle HolINeSS 9711 Dollarway Rd.
Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union 535-6305 888-249-1904
1703 River Pines Blvd., Pine Bluff
PENTECOSTAL ReDFIelD uNITeD PeNTeCoSTAl 515 Sheridan Road Redfield 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.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
MISSIONARY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WoRD oF TRuTH MINISTRIeS Discipleship Training 1200 Dogwood Redfield
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
Inquiry Program on What We Believe • Sept. 9th at 6pm
BAPTIST 13112 Dollarway Rd.
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
NoRTHSIDe 5603 W. Holsey St.
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, August 6, 2014 • 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]
Page Sponsors
What A Friend! By Stephen Harrison Family Church
What makes a friend good? We all know a bad friend when we live through it. A bad friend is someone who stabs you in the back, abandons you in tough times, and takes advantage of you. A friend is supposed to be someone you can trust in, depend on, and confide in. A friend is someone who knows everything about you and still likes you. You can be yourself with a true friend. They have your back and love you through anything. The term “friend” has been used very loosely in recent times with the creation of social media outlets like Facebook. You can “friend” and even “unfriend” people with the click of a button. This digital friendship can keep true friends better connected but mostly provides a shallow, vague, and illusive form of friendship. After all, can you really be true friends with hundreds of people you never re-
ally talk to, see, or know? I do, however, really enjoy Facebook but consider it way less than 1% of what makes a good friendship. An old proverb I once heard really defines friendship: “Prosperity makes friends but adversity proves them.” The proverbs in the Bible echo this. One of my favorite proverbs about friendship comes from Proverbs 18:24. “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” A true friend sticks close at all times – especially the bad times. It’s easy to be a friend in good times but the true test of friendship is when life gets rough and tough. Proverbs 17:17 says a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity. “Born for adversity” doesn’t sound very fun. Adversity? I thought I signed up for the “easy going, no strings attached, what’s in it for me” friendship? Since we all face adverse times and it’s imperative we find friends to go through them with. A friend
also speaks truth to you at all times – even when you don’t want to hear it. Proverbs 27:6 says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Ever heard the statement, “the truth hurts”? A real friend can tell you the hard truth and even though it stings you know they are right. They can step on your toes and not mess up the shine on your shoes. Friends show they care by being honest because truth brings life. Their words may be tough to swallow but you know in the long run what they say can be trusted and must be applied. Of course the best friend anyone can have is Jesus. The song “What a friend we have in Jesus” is one I’ve loved since I was a child. He is one that will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5; Deuteronomy 31:5). Jesus said in John 15:15, “No longer do I call you servants…but I have called you friends…” Abraham was a friend of God (James 2:23) and so are we who trust in Him as Savior! What a fantastic and
incomprehensible thought that Jesus desires to be our friend! He also forgives our sins. Luke 5:20 tells us, “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friends your sins are forgiven.’” A true friend forgives. D.L. Moody said, "A rule I have had for years is to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. He is not just a creed or a mere doctrine to have but it is He Himself we have." Jesus is the most loyal, the best listener, a true lover, the ultimate forgiver, and one that desires us to live to our fullest potential. He demonstrated the truest of friendships and relationships by giving His life for us on the cross while we rejected Him (Romans 5:8). It was us who crucified Him and He paid the ultimate price by dying for our sins (John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Hebrews 2:9). What a friend I’ve found in Jesus! Is He yours? Give your life to Christ and know Him as well as friend and savior today.
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
Nursing & Rehab Center
9209 Dollarway Rd. White Hall, AR 71602 870-247-0800 Fax 870-247-0802
EVENT NOTICES: • WH United Methodist Church | 300 Church Drive • Day by Day Support Group for Parents Who’ve Suffered the Death of a Child.
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
Meets 1st Thursday of Every Month • Begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Parlor. First United Methodist
All Meetings Are Private.
200 W6th Pine Bluff 535-0935
• St. Joseph Catholic Church | W. 6th & Laurel Sts in Pine Bluff | Educational Bldg •
Moore
870-534-4701 for more information
Area Church Directory APOSTOLIC CoRNeRSToNe APoSTolIC CHuRCH 9500 Dollarway Road
ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST ASSeMBlY oF GoD 801 W. Hoadley Rd.
PINe GRove BAPTIST 110 S. Bryant St. SHIloH BAPTIST 13701 Hwy. 270 uNITeD BAPTIST CHuRCH 411 S. Oleander St.
BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST Calvary Baptist Church 1214 Robin Rd CANAAN BAPTIST 5510 W. Malcomb St. CeNTRAl BAPTIST 6107 Dollarway Rd. ClAuD RoAD BAPTIST CHuRCH 1821 Claud Rd. 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
CHuRCH oF CHRIST 102 Sheridan Rd. Redfield
METHODIST ReDFIelD uNITeD Redfield ST. luKe AMe 9908 Princeton Pike ST. luKe uNITeD 32 School Street (behind Dollarway School) ST. luKe AMe Redfield WHITe HAll uNITeD 300 Church Dr. White Hall, AR 71602
WHITe HAll CHuRCH oF CHRIST 304 White Hall Ave.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH OF GOD
BeTHANY 7122 Sheridan Rd.
BARNeS TeMPle CHuRCH oF GoD Princeton Pike Loop
leMoNWooD 920 Shephard Dr.
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.
MouNT PleASANT 3211 Barlett Rd. Redfield NeW BeTHel 2522 N. Pryce St. oAKlAND HeIGHTS 9620 Sheridan Rd. oRIoN 3826 Stagecoach Rd. Redfield PINeCReST 5910 Carbon St. ReDFIelD 500 Davis St. Redfield
SOUTHERN BAPTIST FAMIlY CHuRCH 2500 Highway 104
OTHER CeNTeNNIAl FelloWSHIP 1400 Centennial Ln.
www.welchnissan.com
Outdoors and more
THE COUNTRY KITCHEN 4322 Dollarway Road • 535-4767 •BREAKFAST • PLATE LUNCH & DINNER
Pine Bluff Heating & Air Conditioning Co.
It’s Hard To Stop A Trane 536-3998 800-235-1342
605 E. 6th Pine Bluff
CHuRCH oF THe lIvING GoD 3120 Gravel Pit Rd. HARDIN NeW lIFe APoSTolIC CHuRCH 10608 Hwy. 270 RIveR RoAD CHuRCH Route 1, River Rd. Redfield TRuTH TeMPle HolINeSS 9711 Dollarway Rd.
Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union 535-6305 888-249-1904
1703 River Pines Blvd., Pine Bluff
PENTECOSTAL ReDFIelD uNITeD PeNTeCoSTAl 515 Sheridan Road Redfield 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.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
MISSIONARY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WoRD oF TRuTH MINISTRIeS Discipleship Training 1200 Dogwood Redfield
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
Inquiry Program on What We Believe • Sept. 9th at 6pm
BAPTIST 13112 Dollarway Rd.
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
NoRTHSIDe 5603 W. Holsey St.
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
