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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 • the White Hall Journal • www.whitehalljournal.com
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A Tragic Wednesday in Charleston. By Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor, Family Church
Disbelief, shock, denial, heaviness, confusion, mourning - those were some of the words I felt deeply as I first heard of the tragic murders of nine innocent Christians who worshipped at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina this past Wednesday night. How could anyone sit through a prayer service with passionate people of God, espouse hate-filled lies at them, and proceed to murder them? It doesn't seem real. I pray justice is served. But whatever punishment is given will pale in comparison to the heartache and devastating aftermath caused by such a hate-filled and vicious crime. Not to minimalize this horrific hate crime, this was not just a targeted brutal attack on race but on all Christians and the Church as well. These were my brothers and sisters too - killed as they worshipped the Lord. I too feel this pain and grieve alongside the families and church. Nine killed. Hundreds left grieving. Thousands immersed in shock and disbelief. Millions
need answers and healing. Jesus understands our sorrows. He is a man of sorrows, acquainted with our suffering (Isaiah 53:3). Jesus understands because He carried our sorrows (v. 4). Jesus weeps with us (John 11:35) in this tragedy as He did when Lazarus had died. His sympathy and grief as a human yet God prove His extended compassion in times of tragedy and sorrow. But why didn't Jesus stop this mad man from taking the lives of these innocent worshippers? Ask yourself this question: Why didn't He stop Lazarus from dying? People asked the same thing of Jesus when He was late and Lazarus had died. Where was He? And when he wept, was he was crying because of regret, being powerless to do anything? Is that the case today? No. Jesus was weeping for Lazarus and with his sisters just as He weeps for the murdered nine and with us today. He was powerful enough to raise Lazarus back from death and will raise eternally those of the nine who were saved. He arrived on time to mourn with those who mourned and His Spirit
mourns with us today. He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). We need time to grieve but Believers grieve with hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Jesus needed time to grieve when He found out John the Baptist, His cousin (six months apart) and best friend, was murdered by madmen. John 14:13 says Jesus withdrew privately to a solitary place to grieve. Jesus would never let John's life and witness be forgotten (John 21:23ff ) and we too must not let the world forget those nine who died while worshipping the Lord. While horrific, tragic, heartbreaking and pointless, these nine were murdered in church while worshipping. Imagine worshipping the Lord on earth one moment and in the very next moment being transported to His very presence! I've always said the perfect way for me to die is while preaching. Could these have been praying with eyes closed in church only to open them in heaven? Could these have been worshipping with hands lifted high towards heaven
only to embrace heaven as it had now become a sweet reality? While these thoughts may offer some peace we still have questions - some that will never fully be answered in this lifetime. Facts of this crime will not suffice for healing. Speculation of intent, while obviously motivated by hate, will not bring ultimate peace. True peace and comfort come only through the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. The Holy Spirit is our Comforter. While we can never fully know peace and comfort from why, we can fully know peace and comfort from Who - Jesus. My heart is heavy, my prayers are constant, and my resolve is to continue in the faith. I will continue attending prayer meetings with faith, without fear, with brothers and sisters, and welcoming all who desire to join as I hope you do as well. I will never fully understand this tragedy but one day will understand fully in Heaven. I take heart in a troubled world because Jesus has overcome this world (John 16:33). Cast your cares on Him - He cares for you.
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 •
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
** 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.
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
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247-4700 7400 Dollarway Rd. Suite E www.whitehalljournal.com
Wednesday, June 24, 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 Tragic Wednesday in Charleston. By Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor, Family Church
Disbelief, shock, denial, heaviness, confusion, mourning - those were some of the words I felt deeply as I first heard of the tragic murders of nine innocent Christians who worshipped at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina this past Wednesday night. How could anyone sit through a prayer service with passionate people of God, espouse hate-filled lies at them, and proceed to murder them? It doesn't seem real. I pray justice is served. But whatever punishment is given will pale in comparison to the heartache and devastating aftermath caused by such a hate-filled and vicious crime. Not to minimalize this horrific hate crime, this was not just a targeted brutal attack on race but on all Christians and the Church as well. These were my brothers and sisters too - killed as they worshipped the Lord. I too feel this pain and grieve alongside the families and church. Nine killed. Hundreds left grieving. Thousands immersed in shock and disbelief. Millions
need answers and healing. Jesus understands our sorrows. He is a man of sorrows, acquainted with our suffering (Isaiah 53:3). Jesus understands because He carried our sorrows (v. 4). Jesus weeps with us (John 11:35) in this tragedy as He did when Lazarus had died. His sympathy and grief as a human yet God prove His extended compassion in times of tragedy and sorrow. But why didn't Jesus stop this mad man from taking the lives of these innocent worshippers? Ask yourself this question: Why didn't He stop Lazarus from dying? People asked the same thing of Jesus when He was late and Lazarus had died. Where was He? And when he wept, was he was crying because of regret, being powerless to do anything? Is that the case today? No. Jesus was weeping for Lazarus and with his sisters just as He weeps for the murdered nine and with us today. He was powerful enough to raise Lazarus back from death and will raise eternally those of the nine who were saved. He arrived on time to mourn with those who mourned and His Spirit
mourns with us today. He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). We need time to grieve but Believers grieve with hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Jesus needed time to grieve when He found out John the Baptist, His cousin (six months apart) and best friend, was murdered by madmen. John 14:13 says Jesus withdrew privately to a solitary place to grieve. Jesus would never let John's life and witness be forgotten (John 21:23ff ) and we too must not let the world forget those nine who died while worshipping the Lord. While horrific, tragic, heartbreaking and pointless, these nine were murdered in church while worshipping. Imagine worshipping the Lord on earth one moment and in the very next moment being transported to His very presence! I've always said the perfect way for me to die is while preaching. Could these have been praying with eyes closed in church only to open them in heaven? Could these have been worshipping with hands lifted high towards heaven
only to embrace heaven as it had now become a sweet reality? While these thoughts may offer some peace we still have questions - some that will never fully be answered in this lifetime. Facts of this crime will not suffice for healing. Speculation of intent, while obviously motivated by hate, will not bring ultimate peace. True peace and comfort come only through the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. The Holy Spirit is our Comforter. While we can never fully know peace and comfort from why, we can fully know peace and comfort from Who - Jesus. My heart is heavy, my prayers are constant, and my resolve is to continue in the faith. I will continue attending prayer meetings with faith, without fear, with brothers and sisters, and welcoming all who desire to join as I hope you do as well. I will never fully understand this tragedy but one day will understand fully in Heaven. I take heart in a troubled world because Jesus has overcome this world (John 16:33). Cast your cares on Him - He cares for you.
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 •
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
** 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.
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
