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Claud Road Baptist Church
1821 Claud Road 247-5875 870-538-4118 Mark Staples, Pastor
Sunday School........................................................... 9:30a.m. Morning Worship..................................................... 10:30a.m. Sunday Worship......................................................... 6:00p.m.
LC LCS of AR, Inc. S
Lord Construction Services
General Construction Metal Building Sales Industrial Maintenance
247-2341
Put Meaning Back In Your Life By Stephen Harrison Family Church
Sometimes life can seem downright hopeless and meaningless. Have you ever felt that way? The daily grind of working, paying bills, eating, sleeping, and repeating can weigh on anyone especially when facing trials and problems. God has meaning for your life. He designed you on purpose for a purpose. Maybe you have discovered God’s purpose for life? Maybe you’ve settled into a rut? Living a meaningless life really means you are wasting your life. Solomon was a very wise and rich man but knew what living a meaningless life was all about. He said in Ecclesiastes 2:17, “So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” Here are a few “symptoms” of a meaningless life taken from the account of his life. In just a few verses, Solomon sums
up his frustration and disappointment with his life. First, Solomon said his life seemed useless. “Life is useless, all useless. You spend your life working... but what do you have to show for it? ... The world just stays the same” (Ecclesiastes 1:2-4). Next, he was tired of the mundane. He refers to the repetitive nature of the rising and the setting of the sun, the way the wind blows, and how rivers flow in Ecclesiastes 1:4-8. He was missing out on the greatness and blessings these had to offer his life. He goes on in verses 8-10 to describe how he is never fulfilled, satisfied, or content. Verse 11 shows us how insignificant he saw himself. He said no one would remember or care about what he did, what he was doing, or what he would do. Finally Solomon shows his disgust with the uncontrollable nature of life. He said in 15, ““You can’t straighten out what is crooked and you can’t count things that aren’t there!” Meaningless, frus-
tration, pointless, disappointment, useless, mundane, repetitive, unfulfilling, rat race, disgust… are these characteristics of your life? Do you feel these are overwhelmingly controlling or descriptive of your life? You may be living a meaningless life…but you don’t have to. The good news is God created you on purpose for a purpose. Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” God has prepared a purpose for your life that is bigger than the mundane, unfulfilling, pointless life you are living. You may think that is all life is about but God has something greater in store for you. God knows the plans He has for you (Jeremiah 29:11). To have the life God designed for you, you must align yourself with Him. His values must become your values. His purposes must become your purposes. You can’t oppose God’s truth and expect to
fulfill His purpose at the same time. You must, as 2 Corinthians 13:8 says, “Stand for the truth at all times and not oppose it.” You are uniquely created by God and He has placed in you special giftings and abilities to enjoy a meaningful life. Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and 1 Peter 4:10 tell us we have great gifts from Him to carry out a life of meaning and purpose in Christ. If life is feeling mundane and meaningless then it’s time to revisit your 8th grade English class and start living your life in the prepositions: for, in, through, like, by, along, near, inside, with, upon, via, under, and beside Him. Whatever you do, work at it with all you heart for the Lord (Colossians 3:23).
Area Church Directory 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
White Hall
Nursing & Rehab Center
9209 Dollarway Rd. White Hall, AR 71602 870-247-0800 Fax 870-247-0802
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
First United Methodist
Moore
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff www.welchnissan.com
Outdoors and more
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
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
“Dedicated to Your Health, Happiness, and Well-Being”
200 W6th Pine Bluff 535-0935
Stephen Harrison Associate Pastor Family Church 2500 Hwy 104 870.247.3300 www.familychurch.ws
All Certifications MBMA AISC
5210 Industrial Drive South
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
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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]
Page Sponsors You are invited to visit...
Claud Road Baptist Church
1821 Claud Road 247-5875 870-538-4118 Mark Staples, Pastor
Sunday School........................................................... 9:30a.m. Morning Worship..................................................... 10:30a.m. Sunday Worship......................................................... 6:00p.m.
LC LCS of AR, Inc. S
Lord Construction Services
General Construction Metal Building Sales Industrial Maintenance
247-2341
Put Meaning Back In Your Life By Stephen Harrison Family Church
Sometimes life can seem downright hopeless and meaningless. Have you ever felt that way? The daily grind of working, paying bills, eating, sleeping, and repeating can weigh on anyone especially when facing trials and problems. God has meaning for your life. He designed you on purpose for a purpose. Maybe you have discovered God’s purpose for life? Maybe you’ve settled into a rut? Living a meaningless life really means you are wasting your life. Solomon was a very wise and rich man but knew what living a meaningless life was all about. He said in Ecclesiastes 2:17, “So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” Here are a few “symptoms” of a meaningless life taken from the account of his life. In just a few verses, Solomon sums
up his frustration and disappointment with his life. First, Solomon said his life seemed useless. “Life is useless, all useless. You spend your life working... but what do you have to show for it? ... The world just stays the same” (Ecclesiastes 1:2-4). Next, he was tired of the mundane. He refers to the repetitive nature of the rising and the setting of the sun, the way the wind blows, and how rivers flow in Ecclesiastes 1:4-8. He was missing out on the greatness and blessings these had to offer his life. He goes on in verses 8-10 to describe how he is never fulfilled, satisfied, or content. Verse 11 shows us how insignificant he saw himself. He said no one would remember or care about what he did, what he was doing, or what he would do. Finally Solomon shows his disgust with the uncontrollable nature of life. He said in 15, ““You can’t straighten out what is crooked and you can’t count things that aren’t there!” Meaningless, frus-
tration, pointless, disappointment, useless, mundane, repetitive, unfulfilling, rat race, disgust… are these characteristics of your life? Do you feel these are overwhelmingly controlling or descriptive of your life? You may be living a meaningless life…but you don’t have to. The good news is God created you on purpose for a purpose. Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” God has prepared a purpose for your life that is bigger than the mundane, unfulfilling, pointless life you are living. You may think that is all life is about but God has something greater in store for you. God knows the plans He has for you (Jeremiah 29:11). To have the life God designed for you, you must align yourself with Him. His values must become your values. His purposes must become your purposes. You can’t oppose God’s truth and expect to
fulfill His purpose at the same time. You must, as 2 Corinthians 13:8 says, “Stand for the truth at all times and not oppose it.” You are uniquely created by God and He has placed in you special giftings and abilities to enjoy a meaningful life. Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and 1 Peter 4:10 tell us we have great gifts from Him to carry out a life of meaning and purpose in Christ. If life is feeling mundane and meaningless then it’s time to revisit your 8th grade English class and start living your life in the prepositions: for, in, through, like, by, along, near, inside, with, upon, via, under, and beside Him. Whatever you do, work at it with all you heart for the Lord (Colossians 3:23).
Area Church Directory 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
White Hall
Nursing & Rehab Center
9209 Dollarway Rd. White Hall, AR 71602 870-247-0800 Fax 870-247-0802
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
First United Methodist
Moore
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
2505 Olive St., Pine Bluff www.welchnissan.com
Outdoors and more
102 Clark Road White Hall 247-0707
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
“Dedicated to Your Health, Happiness, and Well-Being”
200 W6th Pine Bluff 535-0935
Stephen Harrison Associate Pastor Family Church 2500 Hwy 104 870.247.3300 www.familychurch.ws
All Certifications MBMA AISC
5210 Industrial Drive South
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
