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Saturday, March 23, 2013 ��� Daily News 5A Religion Faith &Worship What is the driving force? day turns out to be Our lives are filled extremely arduous with choices. Everyfor maintaining our day we decide what equilibrium, or even we have for avenues a sense of logic. of pursuit. Most of the Now the descriptime we are in a rut, tion given fits most tomorrow appearing people everywhere, to be the same as the but today let us focus day before yesterday. on the Christian perHowever, many times ception of the world the attitude of those in around our given our part of the world area. The Kingdom maintain the same Brent of Heaven is on feelings about interearth. That includes ruptions of their routhe part of the Kingtine due to situations dom we are responsiof life, with their ble to see grow. accompanying emoAs a Christian we tions, creating different behavior. We cannot con- are told to be aware of the trol the next day's events in our world unseen, including spirits own lives, not to mention our that would destroy our witness, or even our lives. These spirits contacts of this day. Most people wear their exist most everywhere, even emotions on their sleeves, so to though we may not see them or speak, and some without sense their presence. The same restraint. The difficulty in holds true with God who waits remaining calm or even-tem- for us to invite Him into our pered is very dispiriting. The lives. However, the evil spirits result is harmful to our com- are very aggressive and will munications and behaviors, seek moments of weakness to What was going to be a great invade our lives. Satan tried to Kohler GodTalk tempt Jesus at His weakness after a forty day fast. Praise God, Jesus showed the way to what we should pursue. Jesus, after the Last Supper and while praying the High Priestly Prayer, requested the Father to protect His disciples from Satan and his wiles. Paul warns us of the presence of evil in the world, urging us to put on the full armor of God. Paul's reference was not to suit up in steel but to know the scriptures, the way of Jesus we are to model, and to be aware of our true enemy of evil that is everywhere. Evil will invade the life of anyone who opens the door of sin. Pastor Bill Johnson, of Bethel Church in Redding, uses the term "radical obedience", which means to refuse to compromise or redefine God's words. In other words, do as He has commanded His children to live their lives. The other side of the word is to experience the world's turmoil and stress of life with your own choice of how to journey through the years. Sadly, this road could bring darkness and compromise to all that is holy and moral. Christians are not free from storms in their lives, and Jesus didn't say there were no waves in life. But, as the disciples who were afraid in the storm, had Jesus in their boat, so do we have Him in our lives. As we read, Jesus commanded the storm to be still. In the same way good Christians get sick and die, and some have diseases which are healed. Everybody is subject to infection and so is our soul. I realize this may not be comfortable for some of my sisters and brothers in Christ. I can only echo Paul's voice to be steadfast and not allow sexual sin to enter the heart or being of any follower of Jesus. There are other transgressions, but this one is the top of the list of being unfaithful or compromising to the word of God. When engaging in unfaithfulness we have invited demons into our lives. The toe- hold is no longer a toehold; it has become a stronghold in that person's life. This person may show signs of holiness in other areas of behavior, but at the same time is losing ground in the Kingdom of God on earth. Is it not marvelous when His children are unfaithful their deeds are exposed to the world of hypocrites who wish to condemn them to oblivion? At the same time, God has given an opportunity to them to be restored back into the Kingdom of grace. There is no sin that cannot be forgiven except the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. So remember God's compassion for those who call on Him for forgiveness. They will be restored to the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Pastor Brent Kohler has been the pastor of Shepherd���s Chapel for many years. He is an acknowledged elder statesman in Tehama County and in the community of Christians in our region. St. Peter���s Episcopal Church offers Holy Week services St. Peter���s Episcopal Church offers Holy Week Services beginning with a Palm Sunday Service on Sunday, March 24, and concluding with a traditional Easter Service on Sunday, March 31. Holy Week will begin with a Palm Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 24. Congregants will gather in the Parish Hall for the Litany of the Palms and process to the Sanctuary for worship and Holy Eucharist service. Palm Sunday commemorates the celebration of Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as "Passion Sunday", marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday. Biblical texts reveal that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him by waving palm branches and covering his path with palm branches. Immediately following this great time of celebration in the ministry of Jesus, he begins his journey to the cross. On Thursday, March 28, a Maundy Thursday Service will take place at 7:00 p.m. This service will include a foot washing and the stripping of the altar. Maundy Thursday or "Holy Thursday" is the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper when Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples on the night before he was crucified. During the Maundy Thursday Service foot-washing ceremonies are often a part of service. In contrast to joyful Easter celebrations when Christians worship their resurrected Savior, Maundy Thursday services are typically more solemn occasions, marked by the shadow of Jesus' betrayal. The two important biblical events which are the primary focus of Maundy Thursday services are Jesus washing the feet of his disciples and Jesus instituting the practice of communion. The Gospel text from John 13:34-35, associated with this day, is of Jesus' saying to his disciples, "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." The word Maundy is a shortened form either of the word commandment in its early spelling commaundement or of the Latin words mandatum novum, which means "new commandment". The altars are stripped at the end of the Eucharist on Maundy Thursday and any immovable crosses are shrouded. St. Peter���s Sanctuary will be open for prayer and meditation from 12:00-3:00 p.m. on Good Friday, March 29. Good Friday is the day in which Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus with a day of fasting, abstinence, penance and special devotion. The biblical account of Jesus' death on the cross, or crucifixion, his burial and his resurrection, or rising from the dead, can be found in the following passages of Scripture: Matthew 27:27-28:8; Mark 15:16-16:19; Luke 23:26-24:35; and John 19:16-20:30. The Rev. Maryly Adair will also lead a Stations of the Cross devotional service at 2 p.m. The Stations of the Cross are a series of 14 pictures or carvings depicting incidents in the narrative of Christ's passion, from Pilate's house to the entombment, which are found arranged around the walls of some churches. These depictions are used in conjunction with the devotional service which includes readings, prayers and a time for meditation. The week will conclude with Holy Eucharist and Flowering of the Cross on Easter at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, March 31. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Christians believe, according to Scripture, that Jesus came back to life, or was raised from the dead, three days after his death on the cross. Through his death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus paid the penalty for sin, thus purchasing for all who believe in him, eternal life in Christ Jesus. Easter is the oldest and greatest feast in the church year and the central day on the church calendar. Easter Day is the culmination of Holy Week, with its special services recalling the last week of Jesus' earthly ministry. The tradition of "flowering the cross" is found in Christian art as early as the sixth century. On Easter morning, flowers are used to decorate a cross in honor of the risen Lord. The cross is often set up outside the church following the Easter service as a witness to those who pass by. All are welcome to attend any of the Holy Week services. St. Peter���s Episcopal Church is located at 510 Jefferson St., on the corner of Jefferson and Elm, in Red Bluff. For more information contact 527-5205 or stpeters@sbcglobal.net. Visit our website at saintpetersepiscopal.org. The Episcopal Church welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three regional areas in 16 nations. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion. For more information, please visit: www.edsd.org. Tehama County Church Directory HOYT-COLE CHAPEL OF THE FLOWERS 816 Walnut St. - Red Bluff FD 652 Red Bluff.... This directory sponsored by: Red Bluff.... RED BLUFF AUTO ELECTRIC INC. 1055 Main St. - Red Bluff 527-5170 Los Molinos.... Cottonwood... ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP ��� 21080 Luther Rd. ��� Pastor J.E. Heitman 528-2499 ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM & 6PM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER ��� 900 Walnut St. ��� 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing ��� SERVICE ��� Sunday 10:00AM ANTELOPE HOME FELLOWSHIP(SBC) ��� Berrendos School ��� 401 Chestnut St 200-4112 ��� Pastor John Bohrer ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:45AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH ��� 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. ������ Wednesday 7:00PM ������ Sunday 10:00AM COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ��� Sherwood & Josephine ��� 384-2656 Coordinating Pastor Nancy Pharis-Curie���CLayM Pastor Ray Watkins ��� WORSHIP 11AM FOURSQUARE CHURCH ��� 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM MILL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH ��� HWY 99E and Taft St., 384-1564 Pastor Carl DeBiase ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM & 6PM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY ��� 1321 Nelson Dr., Red Bluff. ��� 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ��� Jefferson & Hickory St. ��� 527-0372 The Rev. Beth Hoyt ��� Worship Service 11:00 AM, Sunday School 9:30 AM, Child Care Available SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD ��� 25235 Orange St. ��� 384-0100 Pastor Richard Tucker ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD ��� 625 Luther Rd. ��� 527-0445 Pastor - David Blythe ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10AM & 6PM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD ��� 370 Kimball Rd. ��� 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11:00AM Corning... CALVARY CHAPEL ��� 12375 Paskenta Rd. ��� 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am RED BLUFF COMMUNITY CHURCH ��� 1920 Park St. Pastor Stan Kolbert ��� SERVICES ��� Sunday 9:30AM ��� 282-2248 BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD ��� 783 Solano St. ��� 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:00AM BETHEL CHURCH ��� 1520 East St. ��� 824-0175 Ron Cottingham, Pastor ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM CHURCH OF CHRIST ��� 1605 Park Ave ��� 529-3063 Evangelist Gary Dent ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM Bible Study ��� Sunday 10AM ��� Wed 7:00 PM RED BLUFF GOSPEL ASSEMBLY ��� 836 Washington St. ��� 529-9909 Pastor John A. Partsch ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 1:30PM - Wednesday 7PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ��� Antelope-545 Berrendos 529-2506 ��� Bishop James Beeman ��� SERVICES Begin Sunday 11:00AM SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ��� 705 So. Jackson St. ��� 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent ��� WORSHIP ��� Saturday 10:45AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ��� Red Bluff-545 Berrendos 527-7012 ��� Bishop Earl Wintle ��� SERVICES Begin Sunday 9:00AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH ��� 515 Main St. ��� Father Joyle T. Martinez MASS ��� Saturday 5:15, Spanish 7PM ��� Sunday 8:30AM, 10:30AM, Spanish 12PM COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH ��� 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 9AM & 6PM THE SALVATION ARMY ��� 944 Walnut St. ��� 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor ��� SERVICES ��� Sunday 10AM & 11AM CORNING FOURSQUARE ��� 404 5th Street ��� 824-5776 ��� Sr. Pastor John Gehrung WORSHIP ��� Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM ��� Tues.10AM prayer meeting CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD ��� Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 ��� Pastor Roy Duggins ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10AM & 5PM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH ��� 720 S. Jackson ��� 527-3733 Pastor Jon Spoolman ��� WORSHIP ��� Saturday 10:45AM FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH ��� Marin & Pear Sts. ��� 824-0989 Pastor Joycel ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM SHEPHERD HOUSE OF PRAYER ��� 601 Monroe St. 529-5350 ��� Pastor Brent Kohler ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:00AM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ��� 506 Colusa St. ��� 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:15AM ��� Sunday School 9AM ST. PETER���S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ��� Jefferson & Elm ��� 527-5205 Rev. Maryly Adair ��� Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ��� 1421 Marin St. ��� 824-5739 WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ��� 501 Pine St. ��� 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ��� Hickory & Madison ��� 527-4688 Pastor Dan Woolery ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD ��� Jackson & Luther ��� 527-5717 Pastor Rod Thompson ��� 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 Clyde Brandt ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ��� 525 David Ave. ��� 527-5754 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11:00AM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. ��� 12830 Glasgow Dr. ��� 527-2964 Pastor Jeff Eldred ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM & 6PM GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF RED BLUFF ��� 22630 Antelope Blvd. ���530-727-7344 Pastor Carl Miller ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30am AM at Antelope School LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH ��� Lake Club ��� 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 8:30AM-10:15AM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ST. PAUL ��� Jefferson & Elm ��� 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 8:30AM & 11AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH ��� 1625 Johnson St. ��� 527-8134 Pastor Vern Milliken ��� SERVICE ��� 10:00AM NEW HOPE FOURSQUARE CHURCH ��� 925 Walnut St. ��� 528-0642 Pastors Christopher and Sheena Officer ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10AM ��� Youth, Thurs. 6 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) ��� 345 David Ave ��� 527-0543 Scott Camp ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:50AM NUEVA VIDA ��� 11841 Hyw 99W ��� Red Bluff ��� Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11:00AM SUNRISE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP ��� C.B.A. ��� The corner of Cedar & Jackson ��� 527-6818 Pastor Byron Shaw, Pat Hurton ��� WORSHIP ��� 10:50AM ��� Bible Study 9:30AM TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL ��� 8529 Placer Rd., Redding 243-5726 ��� For service dates & times ��� 529-9246 TRINITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ��� 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive ��� 528-8668 Pastor Loren Browning ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:45AM - Wednesday 7:00PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF��� 285 Gilmore Road ��� 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen ���WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10AM & 6:30PM - Wed. 7:30PM - Mens Prayer Saturday 9AM 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 OFJESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ��� Marguerite & Blackburn ��� Bishop A. Daniel Drum ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ��� 824-5535 ��� Marguerite & McLane Pastor Howard Sanborn��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM GOOD NEWS LIGHTHOUSE ��� 1520 East St. Pastor Ben Rorie ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11 AM ��� 824-0175 HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH OF GOD ��� 1006 6th St. Corning 824-2091 ��� Pastor Michael Sharp ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:00AM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH ��� 824-5879 ��� 814 Solano St. Father Juan Manuel Ponce ��� MASS ��� Sunday 10AM, 12:00PM - Spanish Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH ��� 11220 Hwy. 99E ��� 527-2329 Coordinating Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure ��� CLayM Pastor Chris Bauer ���WORSHIP ��� Sunday 9AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ��� Hwy. 99W ��� 385-2314 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 9:30AM 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 Manton... MANTON COMMUNITY CHURCH ��� Forward Rd. ��� 474-5156 Pastor Michael Stiener ���WORSHIP ��� Sunday School 9:30 Sun. 10:45 Paskenta... PASKENTA FLOURNOY BIBLE CHURCH ��� 13140 Round Valley Rd. Pastor Doug Maitia ��� Sunday 10:30AM ��� 833-0557 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY ��� Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman ��� LITURGY ��� Sunday 8:30AM Rancho Tehama... MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH ��� 341 Solano St. ��� 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 9AM COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) ��� 585-2526 WORSHIP ��� Sunday 11AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH ��� 901 South St. ��� 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:50AM & 6PM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES ��� 585-2975 Pastor Don Luke ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM/6:00PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH ��� 824-3426 Pastor J.R. Gonzales ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:00AM - Sunday School 9AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER ��� RHEMA Bible Church 435 Round Up Ave. ��� 527-9065 ��� Pastor Michael Ragsdale ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM Tehama... OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP ��� 565 1st St. ��� 824-3661 ��� SERVICE ��� Sunday 10:30 AM ASSEMBLY OF GOD ��� Third St. ��� 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES ��� 836 Washington St. 529-1836 ��� Pastor Joshua John McKim ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:15AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH ��� West & Butte ��� 824-2153 Pastor Jose Torres ��� WORSHIP ��� Saturday 11AM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH ��� 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D ��� MASS ��� Sunday 8:00AM - English ST. ANDREW���S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ��� 820 Marin St. ��� 680-0353 Rev. Diana Lueckert ��� CHURCH ��� Sunday 11AM Vina... UNITED CHURCH OF GOD ��� 645 Antelope Blvd. Suite 13 ��� 824-3657 Pastor Herb Vierra ��� WORSHIP ��� Saturday 11:30 AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP ��� 738 Walnut St. ��� 527-2449 Pastor Steve Igarta ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM 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 VINA COMMUNITY CHURCH ��� 5th & D Street ��� 839-2340 Pastor Larry Peterson ��� WORSHIP ��� Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM