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Get Back To The Basics By Stephen Harrison Family Church
Everyone loves ice cream. My favorite is homemade chocolate ice cream – two cans of sweetened condensed milk, a gallon of chocolate milk, and a little vanilla extract and WOW!!! That’s a simple recipe with a big flavor. But ice cream flavors aren’t as simple as vanilla and chocolate anymore. Did you know there’s an ice cream shop in Venezuela that sells more than 900 flavors? And you thought 31 flavors was a lot. One of their popular sellers is Spaghetti and Yes, you read that Cheese. right. I’m a fan of spaghetti and ice cream but together? Other weird flavors include caviar, garlic, octopus, blue cheese, squid ink, jalapeno, and horse meat. Now doesn’t that make you want to run out and get a scoop or two? I’m sure somewhere in the world someone may enjoy one of those novelty flavors but probably most of us would pass. Do
you know what the most popular flavor of all the flavors in the world are? Vanilla. Out of all the flavors in the world vanilla still tops the list. Simple, yet it seems, is best after all. There are some simple principles to the Christian faith that transcend time, style, and preference. These basics shape and fuel our Christian life. Take them away and you’ll have a hard time growing in the faith and in a relationship with Jesus. There are basics to anything. I have some basic responsibilities I remind my children of every day: brush your teeth, pick up your clothes, get in the bath, get dressed, etc. These really shape everything else when it comes to personal hygiene and cleanliness. The same is true for the Christian life – the basics are simple, yet, important. The first basic principle of Christianity is remembering salvation comes from Christ. Jesus becomes your personal savior because you do what Romans 10:910 says, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and be-
lieve in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:13 says, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” The only name we are saved by is that of Jesus (Acts 4:12; John 14:6). If you do not give your life to Christ you cannot be saved. It’s like trying to make ice cream without milk. Without Jesus, you cannot be a Christian. Another basic principle is reading your Bible every day. Yes, every day. The Bible is food for your spiritual growth. Scripture calls it our “daily bread” (Matthew 6:11). We eat physical food multiple times a day. What makes us think all the spiritual food we need is one time a week on Sunday. Christians who don’t daily consume God’s word are starving and dying. 2 Timothy 2:15 tells us to study the word to show we are approved workman that need not be ashamed. I know too many Christians who don’t know any Bible verses about worry, patience, fear, anger, healing, and many more topics they face every day. No wonder they
aren’t growing and struggling as believers. Prayer is also a necessary basic of the Christian faith. It is how we communicate with God but also how he communicates with us. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to, “Pray without ceasing”. Not only should prayer be daily but all the time. Martin Luther said, “If I should neglect prayer but a single day, I should lose a great deal of the fire of faith.” Being connected to a local church is also a necessary basic of the Christian faith. Luke 4:16 says Jesus went to church every Sunday as was his custom (Luke 4:16). We are not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). How can we call ourselves the church if we never go there? Being with other believers is how we get encouragement, fellowship, prayer, and exercise our spiritual gifts and callings. I pray you’ll get back to the basics of the Christian faith which will fuel and empower your faith in Christ.
Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor Family Church 2500 Hwy 104 870.247.3300 www.familychurch.ws
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EVENT NOTICES: • WH United Methodist Church | 300 Church Drive • Day By Day Support Group for Parents who’ve suffered the death of a child. It meets the first Thursday of every month and begins at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor. All meetings are private. Self Defense Course - How Not To Become A Victim, will be held on Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m. until Noon. Open to all ages. Led by Carl Dyer, Jr. The course is free.
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First United Methodist 200 W6th Pine Bluff 535-0935
Moore • Summit Baptist Church | 901 Ridgway •
APOSTOLIC CoRNeRSToNe APoSTolIC CHuRCH 9500 Dollarway Road
ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST ASSeMBlY oF GoD 801 W. Hoadley Rd.
BAPTIST 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 BAPTIST 13112 Dollarway Rd. PINe GRove BAPTIST 110 S. Bryant St. SHIloH BAPTIST 13701 Hwy. 270 uNITeD BAPTIST CHuRCH 411 S. Oleander St.
METHODIST
Redfield
ReDFIelD uNITeD Redfield
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
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
WHITe HAll uNITeD 300 Church Dr. White Hall, AR 71602
WHITe HAll CHuRCH oF CHRIST 304 White Hall Ave.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH OF GOD BARNeS TeMPle CHuRCH oF GoD Princeton Pike Loop eTeRNAl lIFe CHuRCH oF GoD 503 S. Pryce St.
BeTHANY 7122 Sheridan Rd. leMoNWooD 920 Shephard Dr. MouNT PleASANT 3211 Barlett Rd. Redfield NeW BeTHel 2522 N. Pryce St.
FIRST PeNTeCoSTAl CHuRCH oF GoD 5400 Windham St.
oAKlAND HeIGHTS 9620 Sheridan Rd.
NeW HARveST CHuRCH oF GoD 9016 Hwy. 270
oRIoN 3826 Stagecoach Rd. Redfield
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.
PINeCReST 5910 Carbon St. ReDFIelD 500 Davis St. Redfield
FAMIlY CHuRCH 2500 Highway 104
www.welchnissan.com
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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
OTHER CeNTeNNIAl FelloWSHIP 1400 Centennial Ln.
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.
MISSIONARY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WoRD oF TRuTH MINISTRIeS Discipleship Training 1200 Dogwood
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
Vacation Bible School - June 8 - June 12, from 6 - 8:25 p.m. - Ages 4 through the 6th Grade
Area Church Directory
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
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
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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
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SPLASH CAR WASH
NoRTHSIDe 5603 W. Holsey St.
2 Automatic Car Washes 7003 SHERIDAN RD.
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Wednesday, June 4, 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 Editor Stephanie Fischer at 870-673-8533 ext. 210 or [email protected]
Get Back To The Basics By Stephen Harrison Family Church
Everyone loves ice cream. My favorite is homemade chocolate ice cream – two cans of sweetened condensed milk, a gallon of chocolate milk, and a little vanilla extract and WOW!!! That’s a simple recipe with a big flavor. But ice cream flavors aren’t as simple as vanilla and chocolate anymore. Did you know there’s an ice cream shop in Venezuela that sells more than 900 flavors? And you thought 31 flavors was a lot. One of their popular sellers is Spaghetti and Yes, you read that Cheese. right. I’m a fan of spaghetti and ice cream but together? Other weird flavors include caviar, garlic, octopus, blue cheese, squid ink, jalapeno, and horse meat. Now doesn’t that make you want to run out and get a scoop or two? I’m sure somewhere in the world someone may enjoy one of those novelty flavors but probably most of us would pass. Do
you know what the most popular flavor of all the flavors in the world are? Vanilla. Out of all the flavors in the world vanilla still tops the list. Simple, yet it seems, is best after all. There are some simple principles to the Christian faith that transcend time, style, and preference. These basics shape and fuel our Christian life. Take them away and you’ll have a hard time growing in the faith and in a relationship with Jesus. There are basics to anything. I have some basic responsibilities I remind my children of every day: brush your teeth, pick up your clothes, get in the bath, get dressed, etc. These really shape everything else when it comes to personal hygiene and cleanliness. The same is true for the Christian life – the basics are simple, yet, important. The first basic principle of Christianity is remembering salvation comes from Christ. Jesus becomes your personal savior because you do what Romans 10:910 says, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and be-
lieve in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:13 says, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” The only name we are saved by is that of Jesus (Acts 4:12; John 14:6). If you do not give your life to Christ you cannot be saved. It’s like trying to make ice cream without milk. Without Jesus, you cannot be a Christian. Another basic principle is reading your Bible every day. Yes, every day. The Bible is food for your spiritual growth. Scripture calls it our “daily bread” (Matthew 6:11). We eat physical food multiple times a day. What makes us think all the spiritual food we need is one time a week on Sunday. Christians who don’t daily consume God’s word are starving and dying. 2 Timothy 2:15 tells us to study the word to show we are approved workman that need not be ashamed. I know too many Christians who don’t know any Bible verses about worry, patience, fear, anger, healing, and many more topics they face every day. No wonder they
aren’t growing and struggling as believers. Prayer is also a necessary basic of the Christian faith. It is how we communicate with God but also how he communicates with us. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to, “Pray without ceasing”. Not only should prayer be daily but all the time. Martin Luther said, “If I should neglect prayer but a single day, I should lose a great deal of the fire of faith.” Being connected to a local church is also a necessary basic of the Christian faith. Luke 4:16 says Jesus went to church every Sunday as was his custom (Luke 4:16). We are not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). How can we call ourselves the church if we never go there? Being with other believers is how we get encouragement, fellowship, prayer, and exercise our spiritual gifts and callings. I pray you’ll get back to the basics of the Christian faith which will fuel and empower your faith in Christ.
Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor Family Church 2500 Hwy 104 870.247.3300 www.familychurch.ws
Page Sponsors
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. It meets the first Thursday of every month and begins at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor. All meetings are private. Self Defense Course - How Not To Become A Victim, will be held on Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m. until Noon. Open to all ages. Led by Carl Dyer, Jr. The course is free.
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
First United Methodist 200 W6th Pine Bluff 535-0935
Moore • Summit Baptist Church | 901 Ridgway •
APOSTOLIC CoRNeRSToNe APoSTolIC CHuRCH 9500 Dollarway Road
ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST ASSeMBlY oF GoD 801 W. Hoadley Rd.
BAPTIST 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 BAPTIST 13112 Dollarway Rd. PINe GRove BAPTIST 110 S. Bryant St. SHIloH BAPTIST 13701 Hwy. 270 uNITeD BAPTIST CHuRCH 411 S. Oleander St.
METHODIST
Redfield
ReDFIelD uNITeD Redfield
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
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
WHITe HAll uNITeD 300 Church Dr. White Hall, AR 71602
WHITe HAll CHuRCH oF CHRIST 304 White Hall Ave.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH OF GOD BARNeS TeMPle CHuRCH oF GoD Princeton Pike Loop eTeRNAl lIFe CHuRCH oF GoD 503 S. Pryce St.
BeTHANY 7122 Sheridan Rd. leMoNWooD 920 Shephard Dr. MouNT PleASANT 3211 Barlett Rd. Redfield NeW BeTHel 2522 N. Pryce St.
FIRST PeNTeCoSTAl CHuRCH oF GoD 5400 Windham St.
oAKlAND HeIGHTS 9620 Sheridan Rd.
NeW HARveST CHuRCH oF GoD 9016 Hwy. 270
oRIoN 3826 Stagecoach Rd. Redfield
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.
PINeCReST 5910 Carbon St. ReDFIelD 500 Davis St. Redfield
FAMIlY CHuRCH 2500 Highway 104
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
OTHER CeNTeNNIAl FelloWSHIP 1400 Centennial Ln.
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.
MISSIONARY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WoRD oF TRuTH MINISTRIeS Discipleship Training 1200 Dogwood
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
Vacation Bible School - June 8 - June 12, from 6 - 8:25 p.m. - Ages 4 through the 6th Grade
Area Church Directory
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
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
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
SPLASH CAR WASH
NoRTHSIDe 5603 W. Holsey St.
2 Automatic Car Washes 7003 SHERIDAN RD.
Passion For GOD
Commercial Printing Promotional Products Screen Printing Embroidery 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
