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ByMarilynAdams Discouragement comes in a myr- iad of ways. Have you ever been dis- appointed, demor- alized, disheart- ened, down cast, de- pressed, bummed out, or felt crushed in your spirit? I don't know any- one who has not experi- enced any one of the above emotions. What do you do when you feel discouraged? Re- playing the scene in your mind doesn't help. It is fu- tile and builds ruts in your mind. Berating yourself or taking it out on others doesn't relieve the pres- sure of the broken expec- tation. You might turn to something that will drown out the feelings. That is only a temporary fix. It may work for the moment, but it creates a spiraling down into deeper depres- sion, anxiety, guilt and hopelessness. There is a better way. What are your thought patterns? What do you think about the most? How do you view your- self? Our thoughts are the key to bringing us out of the downward spiral. There is a proverb in the Bible that helps us under- stand this principle. Prov- erbs 23:7 says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." We become what we think about. What do you believe about your- self? Do you have purpose in your life? Do you want an ef- fective solution that will carry you through ev- ery day in vic- tory? God is your way to vic- tory. God's way is perfect. That means it is so excellent it cannot be improved upon. God has a purpose for your life. He created you in His own image. He de- signed you, He knows ev- ery thought you think be- fore you think it, and He loves you unconditionally. John 16:33 says, "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have trib- ulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." Luke 4:18 says that Je- sus came to heal the bro- ken hearted, oppressed, downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by life's circumstances. Je- sus is the only One who can heal. He can set your heart free from the things of your past that have weighed you down, and caused the depression, anxiety, guilt, and hope- lessness. Through Christ we find victory for our bro- kenness. In Matthew 11:29 Jesus says, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 1 John 5:4-5 tells us that our victory and rest is in the Son of God who helps us to overcome. Jesus was born to die. He came to take your place. He humbled Him- self to bear all your past, present, and future sins. He also bore the sins of those done against you. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eter- nal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." He paid your full price in His death. He made the way for sin to be forgiven in all its forms. Every individual is a sinner. That is why Jesus came, because we were to- tally alienated from God. There was no way we could have lived eternally with Him. He loved us enough to make the way. The question is: will you receive or reject what He did for you? Romans 10:9- 10 says, "That if you con- fess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." MarilynAdamsaccepted the Jesus Christ as her per- sonal Savior in 1958. A de- bilitating accident in 1977 radically changed her life. Through that crucible of affliction, the Lord wooed her into an intimate re- lationship with Him. He taught her timeless truths that sustain her, and still permeate her present teachings. GOD TALK Triumphing over discouragement Adams Corning's Presbyterian Church is launching a week- day Bible study for local res- idents of all denominations. The study sessions will be led by the Rev. Julia Horne at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at the church, at 471 Mar- guerite Ave. The program begins on Feb. 25 with a 12-week study of the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. The initial program will be followed in subsequent months by top- ical studies which will ex- plore various groupings of other chapters in both the Old and New Testament. Horne has started the study group in response to a request from local residents who are seeking a better understanding of the Bible. "The first session, 'The Minor Prophets: God Still Speaks Today,' will focus on some of the Biblical figures who are not as well known as the major prophets, but who have important teach- ings to offer." The church is schedul- ing it during the week in order to give Christians a chance to engage in some thoughtful contemplation and study beyond the tra- ditional Sunday service, which is built around a pastoral sermon. Horne is an ordained pastor who attended the Pa- cific School of Religion. She has served a number of val- ley churches and has been serving as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church for the past year. More in- formation can be obtained from her at 321-6769. CORNING PRESBYTERIAN ChurchtoofferweekdayBiblestudy Pastor John Bohrer of Antelope Home Fellowship invites the public to attend worship on Sunday morn- ing Feb. 22. Tim Bohrer, of south- ern California, will be bringing the morning message. During the service, Tim and his wife, Mollie, will be sharing about their upcom- ing trip to Asia. Antelope home Fellow- ship meets at 10:45 a.m. Sundays at Berrendos Mid- dle School, 401 Chestnut Ave. in Red Bluff. SERVICE Tim Bohrer to preach at Antelope Home Fellowship Neighborhood Full Gos- pel Church of Corning will be hosting the Cran- dall Brothers in its evening service at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 1. The trio sings Southern Gospel music and preaches of the word of God. All are welcome. The church is at First and South streets in Corn- ing. For more information, call 824-2323. FULL GOSPEL Cr an da ll Br ot her s to p er fo rm M ar ch 1 i n Co rn in g The Associated Press CHICAGO The longtime head of a suburban Chi- cago Islamic school has been charged with sexu- ally assaulting a woman who worked there, and a civil suit filed Tuesday ac- cuses him of abusing that employee and three teenage students. The legal actions shed light on an issue that even many Muslims say is too often pushed into the shadows within their com- munities. Mohammad Abdullah Saleem, 75 — who founded the Institute of Islamic Ed- ucation and is regarded as a leading Islamic scholar, or imam, in the United States — is charged with felony criminal sexual abuse. Pros- ecutors said he abused the 23-year-old woman, an ad- ministrative assistant at the Elgin school, in a series of escalating incidents over months. The civil suit accuses Saleem of abusing that em- ployee, as well as three fe- male students at the school as far back as the 1980s. The lawyer in that case, Steven Denny, said Saleem took advantage of both the trust accorded to him as a religious leader and of the tendency of Muslims to re- main silent on matters of sex and sexual abuse. "This place was ripe for abuse," Denny told a news conference. It took special courage, he added, for his clients to come forward within a cul- ture that discourages even casual contact — never mind explicit sexual con- tact. The suit says a fifth per- son was abused when he was 11 by a male staffer at the school, not Saleem. It accuses the school of failing to protect children, many of whom lived on campus. It asks for more than $1.5 mil- lion in compensation, say- ing the victims are psycho- logically scarred. Defense attorney Thomas Glasgow said he talked to his client about the Elgin charges and that Saleem "categorically denies the allegations." He hadn't had a chance to speak to him about the lawsuit. No one answered the phone Tues- day at the school. CHICAGO AREA Imam charged with sex abuse at Islamic school Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 11AM & 6PM ANTELOPE HOME FELLOWSHIP(SBC) Berrendos School 401 Chestnut St • 200-4112 • Pastor John Bohrer • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:30AM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 1321 Nelson Dr. • 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda • WORSHIP • Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM 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 & 6:30 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 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 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 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 NEW HOPE FOURSQUARE CHURCH 645 Antelope Blvd, Suite 13 528-0642 • Pastor Christopher Church • WORSHIP • Sun.10AM • Youth, Thurs. 6 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) 345 David Ave • 527-0543 Pastor Scott Camp • Sunday 11:00AM • 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 - Wed. 7PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 285 Gilmore Road • 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen•WORSHIP • Sun. 10AM & 6:30PM - Wed. 7:30PM - Mens 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... 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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. • 824-0989 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 • 471 Marguerite Pastor Julie Horne • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM GOOD NEWS LIGHTHOUSE 1520 East St. • Pastor Ben Rorie WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM • Bible Study 10AM • 824-0175 , Cell 701-9292 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 • 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 Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 11AM SONLIGHT WORSHIP CENTER 1520 East St. • 824-0175 Pastor Lenny Duval • WORHSHIP • Sunday 1:30 AM 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 Coordinating Pastor Nancy Pharis-Cure • Clay M Pastor Chris Bauer • WORSHIP • Sun. 9AM El Camino... 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