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Jesus’ Resurrection Is Our Hope Of Salvation By Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor, Family Church
God raised Jesus from the dead. What great news! “But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power” (Acts 2:23-24). But did you know that it was you and I who had Jesus killed by hanging Him on a tree? At first glance, that seems preposterous. You and I were not even there some 2000 years ago. But Acts 5:3031 says, “The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead, whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted Him to His own right hand as Prince and Savior that He might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.” The phenomenon is that Jesus laid down His life for us, the ones whose sins killed Him. All of us have sinned. We are all guilty. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
But Jesus died for all sinners. Romans 5:8 says, “God demonstrates His own love for us in this way: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Why did He die for us? 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Jesus was innocent of the sins because He was sinless. He became the sins that confines and separates us from God. Hebrews 12:2 says, “For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Why would anyone joyfully endure the torturous nature of crucifixion? Because Jesus loves us so much! He stood in your place, died your death, defeated your sin, and made a way back to God – just for you. Without His death, no one could be saved or set free from sin. You see, Jesus really died so you and I could really die to sin. Jesus really resurrected
from the dead so you and I could really resurrect into a completely new and different life in Him. Jesus was really dead and really came back to life. He was beaten, scourged, and tortured. He was nailed to a cross with three spikes that were about 8 inches long and a half inch thick. To make sure He did die, the Roman soldiers speared Him in the side, piercing His lung and heart. He died the death you and I should have died. He died in our place – our substitute. While dying for our sins was not ours to bear (He died in our place), living for Him is. Because of what He did for us, we should willingly give our lives to Him. The purpose of trusting in Christ is for forgiveness of sins, because it is from sin that we need to be saved. “Christ died for our sins” and “was buried, and ... raised on the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). If Christ was not raised, His death was in vain, your faith in Him would be pointless, and your sins would
still be counted against you with no hope of spiritual life. Because Christ lives, we too shall live (John 14:19). In Romans chapter 10 there are two great verses that bring this right down to our own lives. Verse 9 and 10 say that, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Salvation is equal to eternal life and deliverance from sin. Salvation in Christ is our only hope. Salvation determines our eternal destiny. Salvation is only for those who believe in the resurrection and who confess Jesus as Lord. My prayer is that you see God’s great love clearly expressed through the death and resurrection of Jesus. I pray today you repent of your sins, believe in the resurrection, and confess Jesus as Lord.
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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.
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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
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Wednesday, April 8, 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]
Jesus’ Resurrection Is Our Hope Of Salvation By Stephen Harrison Senior Pastor, Family Church
God raised Jesus from the dead. What great news! “But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power” (Acts 2:23-24). But did you know that it was you and I who had Jesus killed by hanging Him on a tree? At first glance, that seems preposterous. You and I were not even there some 2000 years ago. But Acts 5:3031 says, “The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead, whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted Him to His own right hand as Prince and Savior that He might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.” The phenomenon is that Jesus laid down His life for us, the ones whose sins killed Him. All of us have sinned. We are all guilty. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
But Jesus died for all sinners. Romans 5:8 says, “God demonstrates His own love for us in this way: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Why did He die for us? 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Jesus was innocent of the sins because He was sinless. He became the sins that confines and separates us from God. Hebrews 12:2 says, “For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Why would anyone joyfully endure the torturous nature of crucifixion? Because Jesus loves us so much! He stood in your place, died your death, defeated your sin, and made a way back to God – just for you. Without His death, no one could be saved or set free from sin. You see, Jesus really died so you and I could really die to sin. Jesus really resurrected
from the dead so you and I could really resurrect into a completely new and different life in Him. Jesus was really dead and really came back to life. He was beaten, scourged, and tortured. He was nailed to a cross with three spikes that were about 8 inches long and a half inch thick. To make sure He did die, the Roman soldiers speared Him in the side, piercing His lung and heart. He died the death you and I should have died. He died in our place – our substitute. While dying for our sins was not ours to bear (He died in our place), living for Him is. Because of what He did for us, we should willingly give our lives to Him. The purpose of trusting in Christ is for forgiveness of sins, because it is from sin that we need to be saved. “Christ died for our sins” and “was buried, and ... raised on the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). If Christ was not raised, His death was in vain, your faith in Him would be pointless, and your sins would
still be counted against you with no hope of spiritual life. Because Christ lives, we too shall live (John 14:19). In Romans chapter 10 there are two great verses that bring this right down to our own lives. Verse 9 and 10 say that, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Salvation is equal to eternal life and deliverance from sin. Salvation in Christ is our only hope. Salvation determines our eternal destiny. Salvation is only for those who believe in the resurrection and who confess Jesus as Lord. My prayer is that you see God’s great love clearly expressed through the death and resurrection of Jesus. I pray today you repent of your sins, believe in the resurrection, and confess Jesus as Lord.
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
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.
WElCH Nissan New & Previously Owned Cars & Trucks
All Meetings Are Private.
534-1551 1-800-WElCH99
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
