Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/23563
Saturday, January 22, 2011 – Daily News – 5A Religion Faith&Worship Church news Sunday concert in Corning JP Thomas will be in concert at 10:45 a.m. on Sun- day, Jan. 23, at Neighborhood Full Gospel Church, cor- ner of First and South streets, in Corning. For more information call 824-2323. Jews for Jesus to present Is Community Baptist Church undergoing a renova- tion by Jews for Jesus? Not exactly, but the church will allow Jews for Jesus to come and construct a temporary booth at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23 to explain the sig- nificance of the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles. Why come to church to hear about ancient Jewish rituals? “Maybe because these rituals served as a backdrop for the gospel accounts of the life story of Jesus and because this holiday points to Jesus as the Messiah - for Israel and for everyone else,” said Aaron Abramson. “That's why we call the presentation Christ in the Feast of Tabernacles.” Abramson will explain how the Feast of Tabernacles is a vibrant part of Jewish life today and how the holi- day offers a wealth of meaning for Christians who value their Old Testament heritage. He will also demonstrate how Sukkot plays into God's worldwide plans for tomorrow. This sermonic demonstration uses a variety of visu- al aids to show the rich history of the feast and its atten- dant traditions. Abramson sets up a ceremonial booth, inviting congregants to help adorn the booth with har- vest fruits and foliage as part of the demonstration. He transports you to Jerusalem in Jesus' day and sets the stage for his claims to be the Light of the Word and the Living Water. “This presentation is a glimpse into the Jewish life that Jesus lived on this earth,” Abramson said. “Anyone who loves Jesus will feel they know him even more intimately as they learn more about the rituals he and his disciples observed. Seekers or skeptics who wonder about the Jewishness of Jesus are also welcome.” Those who attend will see ceremonies such as the ancient water pouring and the hanging of fruit in the temporary shelter. Adults are encouraged to bring their children ages seven and older. “Christians should not miss out on this dramatic experience,” said David Brickner, executive director of Jews for Jesus. “Jesus not only celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles, he used it as the occasion to reveal some- thing about his nature and his mission.” Bickner has authored the seminal book about this festival titled Christ in the Feast of the Tabernacles, which will be available, along with other materials, after the presentation. Abramson will be happy to answer questions after the presentation. For more information call Community Baptist Church at 527-4203. The church is at 598 Round-Up Ave. in Red Bluff. There is no admission charge. Church News? e-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Hawking vs. God — An unequal contest The stereotype in the great debate over evolution versus intelligent design is that it is a contest between science on the one side and faith on the other. In reality the contest is between science and faith on the same side ver- sus fantasy and a gnawing need to believe on the other. Stephen Hawking – arguably the most brilliant mind in physics today – has made a landmark contribution to the fantasy side of the debate with publication of his new book, The Grand Design. But that’s just my opinion. Hawking proclaims two mutually excluding propositions in his book, according to the review by physicist Dr. Ben Wiker. On the one hand he declares that all existing theories of the origins of the universe are as subjec- tive as they are non-comprehensive. On the other he states that these theo- ries are comprehensive enough – and objective enough – to prove that God neither exists nor is necessary for the existence of everything else. The prob- lem? You cannot have it both ways. If a theory is subjective it is tainted by having been processed through an intellectual lens that sees only what the viewer is prepared in advance to admit. Likewise, if it is not compre- hensive it cannot entertain all of the relevant data and so cannot make com- prehensive statements. But the decla- ration that God does not exist is both an objective and a comprehensive statement. It is – in this case – a des- perate attempt to escape the prime implication of the Big Bang, that there is out there a Big Banger. Don’t get me wrong – I have the most profound respect for science, as I do for the scriptures we call the Bible. Science demonstrates that the universe is about fourteen billion years of age SCIENCE, RELI- GION AGREE ON POINTS OF SIMILARI- TY The Rev. Duke Tufty, Unity Temple on the Plaza: One can believe in anything he or she choos- es, and the beliefs one chooses create the reality for that person. If you choose to believe the cre- ation story from Genesis without question, that is true for you. The same goes for the theory of evo- lution. It is also possible and that the creation of our planet occurs in six distinct phases. The Bible says the same thing, and the two sources agree on the ordering of those phases if we agree that the Genesis account presup- poses an earthbound point of view. Neither science nor the Bible insist on six twenty-four-hour days – the choice of the Hebrew word, yom, to denote days or time periods, squares with the record of nature and is deliberately ambiva- lent on the length of these days. According to Astro- physicist Hugh Ross, for life to exist a planet must be just the right distance from its star to guarantee temperatures that permit life. A single large moon at the proper distance is needed to stabilize the rota- tional tilt of the planet for climate sta- bility. Earth must necessarily be four to six billion years old for these condi- tions to obtain even under optimum conditions, and only a universe about ten billion years older can produce these conditions. In addition, green- house gases must be removed from the atmosphere at the right rate to take advantage of the sun’s growing lumi- nosity. The age of our earth is also nec- essary to permit development of the environment needed to sustain not just life but technically advanced life. These are just a few of the more than two hundred finely tuned conditions needed for life as we know it – and the odds of all of them coming to be in the same place by chance are mathemati- cally beyond impossible. Hawking is left to speculate on the to embrace points of sim- ilarity between the two for a third belief. Science and religion agree that everything that exists came forth from one creative source. It makes no difference if we call that source God, spir- it or energy; it was in the beginning and forever will be the one power of the universe. The book of Genesis tells us that in the begin- ning there was nothing; then there were stars and James Wilson GodTalk existence of an infinite number of universes – the multi-verse school of thought – for which there is no other evidence than the need of those who posit them to explain how our universe could have come into existence by chance with a mere fourteen billion years in which to do it – a mathematical impossi- bility if ours is all there is. He is left to wrestle with his own contention that the laws of physics, not God, create the universe. The logical problem with that is that worlds do not obey physical laws the way I observe speed signs on the freeway, as Hawking’s Oxford col- league John Lennox points out. Physical laws simply describe the action of observable forces and patterns; these influences must have their own cau- sation. One might argue the fact that Hawking’s mind is better able than mine to comprehend existence were it not for the fact that any eighth grader can see that if you place all of the parts for the space shuttle in a box and keep tossing the box until the shuttle comes down assembled you will need a very long time for tossing. But Hawking does not want to believe in a Creator, and that is his problem. He does not have an intel- lectual problem at all; he has a spiri- tual problem. James A. Wilson is the 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. Can one believe in biblical creation and also evolution? planets, water, vegetation, wildlife and human beings. The theory of evo- lution holds very closely to this same creative pro- cession. God's spirit is within us and providing us with what we need to live a comfortable and fulfilling life. The energy that came forth from the big bang 14 billion years ago is in us and providing for us what we need to live a comfortable and fulfilling life. I don't believe the story Tehama County Church Directory HOYT-COLE CHAPEL OF THE FLOWERS 816 Walnut St. - Red Bluff Red Bluff.... ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP — 21080 Luther Rd. — Pastor J.E. Heitman 528-2499 — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM ANTELOPE HOME FELLOWSHIP(SBC) — Berrendos School — 401 Chestnut St 200-4112 — Pastor John Bohrer — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY — 1321 Nelson Dr., Red Bluff. — 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda — WORSHIP — Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 625 Luther Rd. — 527-0445 Pastor Ron Fortenberry — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM CALVARY CHAPEL — 12375 Paskenta Rd. — 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1605 Park Ave. — 527-3036 Evangelist Gary Dent — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6:30PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Antelope-545 Berrendos 529-2506 — Bishop James Beeman — SERVICES Begin Sunday 11:00AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Red Bluff-545 Berrendos 527-7012 — Bishop Earl Wintle — SERVICES Begin Sunday 9:00AM COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright — WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM & 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 Dan Woolery — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD — Jackson & Luther — 527-5717 Pastor Rod Thompson — WORSHIP — Saturday 6PM & 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 Pastor Stan Kolbert— WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 525 David Ave. — 527-5754 Rev. Kate O’Leary— 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. —227-3630 Pastor David T. Stark — WORSHIP — Sunday 5PM 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 Steve and Linda Priest — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM — Youth, Thurs. 6:00 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) — 345 David Ave — 527-0543 Pastor Mark Roberts — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:50AM NUEVA VIDA — 11841 Hyw 99W — Red Bluff — Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM Red Bluff.... OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER — 900 Walnut St. — 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing — SERVICE — Sunday 10:00AM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Jefferson & Hickory St. — 527-0372 The Rev. Beth Whittier, Pastor — SERVICES 11:00AM —Sunday School 9:30AM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD — 370 Kimball Rd. — 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM RED BLUFF COWBOY CHURCH — Hampton Inn, Round-Up Room Pastor Coy Huffman — For infomation call 209-559-9965 RED BLUFF GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 836 Washington St. — 529-9909 Pastor John A. Partsch — WORSHIP — Sunday 1:30PM - Wednesday 7PM SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN — 705 So. Jackson St. — 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent — WORSHIP — Saturday 10:45AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH — 515 Main St. — Father Joyle T. Martinez MASS — Saturday 5:15, Spanish 7PM — Sunday 8:30AM, 10:30AM, Spanish 12PM THE SALVATION ARMY — 944 Walnut St. — 527-8530 Majors Frank & Susan Severs, Pastors — SERVICES — Sunday 10AM & 11AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH — 720 S. Jackson — 527-3733 Pastor Jon Spoolman — WORSHIP — Saturday 10:45AM SHEPHERD HOUSE OF PRAYER — 601 Monroe St. 529-5350 — Pastor Brent Kohler — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — Jefferson & Elm — 527-5205 Rev. Maryly Adair — Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II 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 — Cell:925-980-5396 Pastor Jim Williams — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM - Wednesday 7:00PM TRUTH TABERNACLE — 285 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff — 527-5533 Pastor Sam Howard — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM - Sunday School 9:30AM UNION SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1256 Walnut St. Bidwell School Cafeteria — 840-6177 Pastor Robert M. Wheatley — WORSHIP — Sunday 3PM only UNITED CHURCH OF GOD — 645 Antelope Blvd. Suite 13 — 824-3657 Elder Dick King — WORSHIP — Saturday 12:30PM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP — 738 Walnut St. — 527-2449 Pastor Steve Igarta — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER — RHEMA Bible Church 435 Round Up Ave. — 527-9065 — Pastor Michael Ragsdale — WORSHIP — Sunday 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 This directory sponsored by: Los Molinos.... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Sherwood & Josephine 527-3490 — Pastor Kathleen Smith — 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. — 384-0100 Pastor Richard Tucker — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Corning... 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 — 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 CORNING FOURSQUARE — 404 5th Street — 824-5776 Rev. Sue Duffy WORSHIP — Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM — Tues.10AM prayer meeting FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH — Marin & Pear Sts. — 824-0989 Pastor Joycel — 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 — Marguerite & McLane Pastor Howard Sanborn— WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM 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 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 Pastor J.R. Gonzales — 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 Jose Torres — WORSHIP — Saturday 11AM ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — First & Marin Sts. — 824-4979 Pastor Maryly Adair — CHURCH — Sunday 11AM TRUTH TABERNACLE — 1308 Solano. — 824-4586 Pastor Ed Schaefer — WORSHIP — Sunday 2PM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 824-5841 — East & Solano Pastor Ray Watkins — WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM AUTO ELECTRIC INC. 1055 Main St. - Red Bluff 527-5170 Vina... VINA COMMUNITY CHURCH — 5th & D Street — 839-2340 Pastor Larry Peterson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Cottonwood... ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER — 19019 Gaspoint Road — 347-9208 Pastor Doug Hamblin — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Gaspoint Road — 347-3313 Pastor Bob Whitman — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM FOURSQUARE CHURCH — 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH — 11220 Hwy. 99E — 527-2329 Pastor Kathleen Smith —WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Hwy. 99W — 385-2314 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Curie — 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 — 22870 Reno Ave., Gerber 385-1091 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 Las Flores... LAS FLORES FULL GOSPEL — 9662 San Benito Pastor Rev. Elroy & Martha Lake — WORSHIP — 10:00AM Wed. 6PM Manton... MANTON COMMUNITY CHURCH — Forward Rd. — 474-5156 Pastor Michael Stiener —WORSHIP — Sunday School 9:30 Sun. 10:45 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY — Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman — LITURGY — Sunday 8:30AM Rancho Tehama... COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) — 585-2526 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES — 585-2975 Pastor Don Luke — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM/6:00PM Tehama... ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Third St. — 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM 11:15 AM & 6PM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH — 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D — MASS — Sunday 8:00AM - English RED BLUFF of creation you choose to believe is nearly as impor- tant as the fact that you do believe in a higher power within you, providing everything necessary for successful living. ___ VOICES OF FAITH Send your questions for one of our panels of religion columnists to Helen Gray at The Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO. 64108. Send e-mail to hgray@kcstar.com.