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ByJamesWilson Acts10recordsthere- markable story of the Apostle Peter napping on a flat roof. He sees a vi- sion/dream in which the Holy Spirit lowers a sheet with animals on it. Al- though they are legally forbidden the Spirit in- structs him to rise, kill, and eat. Knowing the Old Testament prohibitions Peter declines. The Spirit says what God has called clean he is not to call un- clean; he believes. A new adventure is launched leading a Roman centu- rion and his household to Christ. There is more. Peter recalls the Leviti- cal Code that forbids eat- ing these animals. But Peter was present when Jesus — in Mark 7 — de- clares all foods clean from that moment on. By His sacrifice of His life Jesus fulfills the Leviti- cal Code, rendering it no longer binding. Had Pe- ter recalled and engaged the whole Word of God instead of his selected memory of what he found important, he would have saved himself and the Holy Spirit considerable trouble. I had an amazing en- counter during a wed- ding rehearsal. One of the bridesmaids asked for a private moment with me. When I led her into a side room she blurted out that she could not be "here." I asked if she had another appoint- ment and she explained that she could not be in a church under any cir- cumstances. She elabo- rated that she had been a heroin addict for many years and had even sold her body and abandoned her children to support her habit. She told me she was now clean and sober, but convinced God could not stand the sight of her even so. When — on Holy Spirit prompting — I asked her if she wanted to come "home" she burst into tears and flew into my arms. She came home. Some church leaders would say I let her off too easily; she did not say a sinners' prayer or ask for- giveness for abusing her- self and others. They for- get Jesus' treatment of the adulterous woman in the Temple in John 8, the five-times married-and- currently-shacking-up woman in John 4, or the prostitute who washed His feet with her hair in Luke 7. Others would say I compromised myself by meeting her privately and even taking her into my arms. But they would be ignoring Bible pas- sages from John 7:24 — Stop judging by appear- ances — to Romans 4:4 — Don't judge the servant of another — and Gala- tians 1:10 — we serve God and not men. Jesus is ever willing to show love and mercy and He is not care- ful about how he appears while doing it. This Great Awakening appears different from any we have encountered before. If we would ride this God-wave we will have to re-engage Scrip- ture — all of it — and no longer be content with favorite passages or the principles they espouse. We will need to recall that mercy trumps judg- ment, that Christ came to set us free and en- able us to bear one anoth- er's burdens — especially burdens no self-respect- ing Christian would risk naming as his own. The whole of Scripture teaches repentance — for all of us — is cored in the re-focus of attention on God Himself. Remorse for sin is an important de- tail, but still a detail. Re- pentance requires a re- fresher course in hating sin while loving the sin- ner; we were once those we despise per 1 Corin- thians 6. And we'd best know which scriptures still count. For example, how do we know 2 Chron- icles 7:13-14 applies to us but the Levitical code does not? It's not hard. The code is rules for the sacrifices that cleanse from sin. Je- sus' death cleanses from sin perfectly; new sacri- fices were once valid but are no longer necessary. Repentance — re-focus on God — is the point of the 2 Chronicles passage; it is as crucial as ever and ever shall be. The secular meteorolo- gists forecast a strong El Nino ocean current this year, one sure to dump plenty of rain on drought stricken California while actually inhibiting much- more-needed snowfall. This current has already delivered abundantly, but the surprise is the snow- fall that flies in the face of the weathermen. Ev- ery snowfield in Cali- fornia is at or near nor- mal levels for this time of year. God is good — and a lot smarter than secular weathermen. Many Christians in the state believe the rain and snowfall is God's gra- cious response to the Tri- fecta of Repentance that swept up the West Coast the second week of Sep- tember. That week was a walking out of 2 Chron- icles 7:13-14; it looks, quacks and waddles like a repentance-fruited duck. We all need to believe that recognizing the dy- namics of this already be- gun Great Awakening re- quires across-the-board re-engagement with the whole of Scripture. JamesWilsonisthe author of Living As Ambassadors of Relationships and The Holy Spirit and the End Times — available at local bookstores or by e-mailing him at praynorthstate@charter. net. GOD TALK Engaging the whole of scripture The public is invited to "The Flame, re-ignit- ing a passion for Christ," an event filled with music, speakers and fellowship scheduled to take place 4-8:30 p.m. today at 21941 Chard Ave. off 99W, west of Gerber School. Event grounds will open at 3 p.m. with activities and program beginning at 3:30 p.m. and concluding by 9 p.m. Light food concessions will be available. Kids' activities will in- clude puppets presenta- tions throughout the free event. The grounds will be lit. Bring a lawn chair and a flashlight. The event is hosted by Faith, Hope, Love Minis- tries. Music will be pre- sented by the Abdiel Lopez Band, Lisa Townley Band of Red Bluff and Isaiah 58 of Redding. Guest speakers will be Pastor Abdiel Lopez of Iglesia Nueva Vida, Pas- tor Bruce Cloutier of Red Bluff First Baptist Church, Pastor Walter Bright of Te- hama Assembly of God church and Mike Druey of Redding. Donations will be ac- cepted to cover event ex- penses. For additional informa- tion, visit www.12ten.org or call 209 -7791. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/ tUF8JDhGSPE. THE FLAME REDDING The 13th annual Alpha and Omega Prophecy and Creation Conference is scheduled to place 8 a.m. to noon April 6-8 at Shasta Bi- ble College, 2951 Goodwater Ave. in Redding. Part of the conference will be in Red Bluff and in- clude Dr. Dan Iles speak- ing on how Islam relates to Bible prophecy, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Sun- rise Bible Fellowship, 956 Jackson St. Prof. Bruce Wood will speak on dinosaurs and the Bible at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. More information is available at www.shasta.edu or by calling 1-800-800- 4SBC. SHASTA BIBLE COLLEGE Bible prophecy, creation experts to speak AbdielLopez. Music, speakers and fellowship scheduled in Gerber today Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 11AM & 6PM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 1321 Nelson Dr. • 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda • WORSHIP • Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM CALVARY CHAPEL 12375 Paskenta Rd. • 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am CHURCH OF CHRIST 1605 Park Ave • 529-3063 • Evangelist Gary Den WORSHIP • Sun. 11AM & 5:00 PM • Bible Study • Sunday 10AM & Wed 7PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Antelope 545 Berrendos • 529-2506 • Bishop Phillip Smith • Sunday 11AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Red Bluff 545 Berrendos • 527-7012 • Bishop Jim Wilhite • Sunday 9:00AM CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS 857 Washington St., Open Daily 9-11am Pastors Brad & Susan Harms•WORSHIP•Sunday 2PM•Bible Study Thur 2-4pm COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright • WORSHIP • Sunday 9AM • PRAYER • 6PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 • Pastor Roy Duggins • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM & 5PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 501 Pine St. • 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hickory & Madison • 527-4688 Pastor Daryl Jones • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Jackson & Luther • 527-5717 Pastor Sean Story • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Johnson & Hickory • 527-3361 Pastor Jesse Morris • WORSHIP • 10:30 AM FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH 585 Kimball Rd. • 527-5083 Don St. John • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 525 David Ave. • 527-5754 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM FREEDOM CHURCH 601 Monroe St. • 355-2284 • Pastors Pete & Bev Williams • WORSHIP Sunday 10:30AM • YOUTH Thurs. 7PM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. 12830 Glasgow Dr. 527-2964 • Pastor Jeff Eldred • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM & 6PM HIGH POINT ASSEMBLY 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH Lake Club • 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30-10:15AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH 1625 Johnson St. • 527-8134 SERVICE • 10:00AM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH 345 David Ave • 527-0543 Pastor Scott Camp • Sunday 11:00AM, Sunday School 9:30AM www.northvalleyredbluff.com NUEVA VIDA 11841 Hyw 99W • Red Bluff • Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER 807 Lincoln St. • 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing • SERVICE • Sunday 10:00AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. –– Wednesday 7:00PM –– Sunday 10:00AM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Jefferson & Hickory St. • 527-0372 Rev. Beth Hoyt • 11:00AM Worship • 9:30AM Sunday School PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 370 Kimball Rd. • 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM RED BLUFF COMMUNITY CHURCH 1920 Park St. Pastor Stan Kolbert • SERVICES • Sunday 9:30AM • 282-2248 SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 705 So. Jackson St. • 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:45AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 515 Main St. • Father Sherwin Colaste MASS • Saturday 5:15, Spanish 7PM • Sun. 8:30AM, 10:30AM, Spanish 12PM THE SALVATION ARMY 944 Walnut St. • 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor • SERVICES • Sunday 10AM & 11AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH 720 S. Jackson • 527-3733 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:30AM ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30AM & 11AM ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-5205 Rev. Maryly Adair • Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II SUNRISE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP GARBC Corner of Cedar & Jackson 529-6884 • Pastor Chris Hurton • WORSHIP • 10:50AM • Bible Study 9:30AM TEHAMA COUNTY'S MERCY PLACE FELLOWSHIP, bilingual 836 Washington St., Red Bluff • 2:00 PM Sundays • 262-9474 TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL 8529 Placer Rd., Redding 243-5726 • For service dates & times • 529-9246 TRINITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 20920 Hampton Rhodes Dr. 528-8668•Pastor Loren Browning • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:45AM & 5PM - Wed. 6PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 285 Gilmore Road • 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen•WORSHIP • Sun. 10AM & 6:30PM - Tues. 7:30PM - Men's Prayer Sat. 9AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 738 Walnut St. • 527-2449 Pastor Steve Igarta • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER RHEMA Bible Church • 527-9065 435 Round Up Ave.• Pastor Michael Ragsdale • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:30AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 836 Washington St. 529-1836 • Pastor Joshua John McKim • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM Bowman... COMMUNITY CHURCH Bowman Rd. & Landes • 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM Capay... COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH • 4th & Moller Ave. • 865-2806 Pastor Toni Brown • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30AM Corning... BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD 783 Solano St. • 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:00AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1418 South St. • 824-3603 WORSHIP • Sunday • 10:30AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1440 Yolo St. • 824-4333 David King, Minister • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM & 6PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Marguerite & Blackburn • Bishop Scott Davis • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM CORNING FOURSQUARE 404 5 th St. • 824-5776 • Sr. Pastor John Gehrung WORSHIP • Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM • Tues.10AM prayer meeting FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH Marin & Pear Sts. • 824-9989 Rev. Russ Ziegler • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 506 Colusa St. • 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM • Sunday School 9AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1421 Marin St. • 824-5739 WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 824-5535 • 471 Marguerite Pastor Julie Horne • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH OF GOD 1006 6th St. 824-2091 • Pastor Michael Sharp • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:00AM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 824-5879 814 Solano St. • Father Cormac Lacre • MASS • Sun. 10AM, Spanish 12PM INDEPENDENT LUTHERAN CHURCH OF CORNING Houghton Ave. between Solano and Yolo Worship: Sunday 11:00 am • Pastor Dennis Wyman • 526-4736 MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 341 Solano St. • 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 9AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 901 South St. • 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:50AM & 6PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH 824-3426 • Rev. Ezy Ulibarri WORSHIP • Sunday 10:00AM • Sunday School 9AM OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP 565 1st St. • 824-3661 • SERVICE • Sunday 10:30 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH West & Butte • 824-2153 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 11AM SONLIGHT WORSHIP CENTER 1520 East St. • 824-0175 Pastor Lenny Duval • WORHSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & Wed. 6:30 PM ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 820 Marin St. • 680-0353 Rev. Diana Lueckert • CHURCH • Sunday 10AM Cottonwood... FOURSQUARE CHURCH 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH 11220 Hwy. 99E • 527-2329 Pastor Catherine Joseph • WORSHIP • Sun. 9AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy. 99W • 385-2314 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30AM NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH 8345 SR 99W, El Camino • 200-4112 Pastor John Bohrer • Sunday School • 9:30AM • WORSHIP • 11AM SHADY REST FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 7211 Hwy. 99W 385-2155 • Pastor Andrew Dalson • WORSHIP • Saturday 7PM Gerber... BAHA'I FAITH OF TEHAMA COUNTY 385-1091 Prayer meetings Fridays 7:30PM Brickyard Creek Apartments FAITH HOPE LOVE MINISTRIES 21941 Chard Ave. 385-1431 • Pastor Ina Driggers • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM GERBER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 301 Samson @ Ventura 385-1718 • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM Los Molinos.... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sherwood & Josephine 384-2656 • Pastor Ray Watkins • WORSHIP 11AM MILL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH HWY 99E and Taft St., 384-1564 Pastor Carl DeBiase • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM & 6PM SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 25235 Orange St., 310-4990 Rev. Kenneth & Pamela Auld • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Manton... 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