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8A Daily News – Saturday, May 12, 2012 Religion Faith&Worship Voices of Faith God has so much power — should I be scared? McClatchy Newspapers LOVE CHRIST IS EVIDENCE OF HIS POWER AND The Rev. Justin Hoye, pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kansas City: It is easy to become intimidated when we reflect on God as all- powerful, all-knowing and a just judge who demands an accounting of our lives. Still, these truths need not paralyze us, especially as we reflect on how God manifests himself in human history. As God reveals himself in the person of Jesus Christ, he is still understood as all-powerful, all- knowing and a just judge. Additionally we see evi- dence of God's will: to gather the lost, heal the sick, reconcile the sinner and care for the poor. Many Christians celebrate the Easter season by reflecting on the New Testament accounts of this powerful will. Jesus Christ demonstrates God's will to transform us into people who live lives moved by love and not by fear. "There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love." (1 John 4:18) Fear is replaced with love, and we are able to love because God first loves us. Rather than be scared by the power of God, one should rejoice in how God has demonstrated that power in our world. His power _ shown in Jesus Christ — is not only evidence of God's love, but also the action that enables us to move from fear to perfect love. YOUR LIFE The Rev. Duke Tufty, pastor of Unity Temple on the Plaza: Who do you think God is? An old man with long, white hair and beard, sitting on a golden throne in the far reaches of the sky with a handful of lightning bolts? move so he can punish you if you do wrong, possi- bly even send you to hell at the end of your exis- tence? Do you feel you fail to measure up to this God's expectations because you were born sinful and unworthy by nature? If the answer to some or all of the above is yes, then you should most defi- nitely be scared. As a matter of fact, you should be horrified. If so, do you think God is watching your every There is a different way to think about God, one that I feel is much more realistic. God is spirit, an everywhere-present energy that is in you and all around you. it serves you without question or pause. God has nothing but your highest good in mind and provides you with life, love, peace, harmony, compassion and many other wonderful things. That indeed is a lot of power, but it will never be used to harm or punish you in any way. God is good, so don't worry; be happy! This spirit is the very essence of your being, and Visit The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.) at www.kansascity.com. GOD WANTS ONLY POSITIVE THINGS FOR What does my life show? These thoughts are addressed to those who are members of the body of Christ – those who are born again Christians and who have made a per- sonal decision to follow Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. "Nor is there salvation in any other for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). The Bible speaks clearly about what kind of life we live. It says a good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. But it speaks more specifically. what God's Word says regarding the fruits of the Holy Spirit. "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kind- ness, goodness, faithfulness, gentle- ness, and self-control. There is no law against these things" (Galatians 5:22 NLT). Recall There is a "slippery slope" at times attacking our desire to live out the fruits of the Spirit. Some things get in the way and dull our understanding of Spirit led behavior. Even dedicated Christians can fall into the trap of being busy about many things that rob them of intimate fellowship with Jesus. When we begin making deci- sions on our own, with our natural mind, and neglect to take it to the Lord in prayer, we can end up moving in a mine-field of mistakes. We can begin wheeling and dealing instead of sub- mitting. We often map out our own plans, feeling good about our ability to per- form tasks so professionally. This state of mind is empty and does not produce the righteous fruits of the Holy Spirit. God's direction has always been for His children to seek His face, especial- ly when making decisions. When we simply follow God's Word we don't need to worry about becom- ing unbalanced in the area of following Him. "In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:6). When we earnestly practice walking close to Jesus, and when we sincerely desire His direction (over ours), we can be assured that the peace of God will be present in our mind, and that the fruits of the Spir- it will be evident in our life style. 1 Corinthians chapter 13 is often called the Love Chap- ter. The summation of this chapter is that we can do all kinds of wonderful works and have enough faith to move moun- tains, but if we have not love, we are nothing. Wow. That really sums it up, doesn't it? While we cannot "whip up" the fruits of the Spirit within our life, we can know (for sure) that the fruits of the Spirit will grow in our life, when we put God first. How do we measure our growth and success in this? We look into the Word of God and take our example from His history. One such example is the defeat of Israel, clearly described in 1 Samuel and chapter 4. They did not seek God about going into battle and they were slaughtered. On the opposite end of things, when they did seek God's direction and walked in obedience to God, they won every bat- tle. (MCT) — The day after her mother died, with the house surreally silent, Mary Lou Quinlan reached to the highest shelf of her mom's Fort Myers, Fla., bedroom closet and discovered the "God boxes." There were seven junky boxes stuffed to the brim with scraps of paper, each holding requests in Mary Fin- layson's loopy shorthand for celestial help in matters great and small: that an insurance claim be decided in her favor, that her daughter's business meetings go well, that "the Pergo floor be the right choice." Many — scrawled on store receipts or business cards or coasters — asked to heal ailing family members, friends, strangers she had never met. "She inhaled a worry. She exhaled a prayer," is how Quinlan puts it in her book "The God Box: Sharing My Mother's Gift of Faith, Love and Letting Go" (Greenleaf Book Group), a loving tribute to her mother, who died May 29, 2006. Quinlan, who had always known her deeply Catholic Patricia Martin GodTalk What do we battle against the most? Some would say it is the enemy, or Satan. Actually, while there is a war going on between Christians and Satan, we have a battle with ourselves too. If we want the fruits of the Holy Spirit to continue growing within our life, we must drink from the water of life. God's Word pro- vides the water of life, and His fountain never runs dry. "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14). God, and to take time in prayer and fel- lowship with Him. The Holy Spirit will lead and guide us into fresh and fruitful green pastures. The fruits of the Spirit will grow and be manifested in our life. Jesus gave us a wonderful promise: "I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). Our heart needs to be tender in our walk with Jesus. We need to daily remind ourselves to drink and feed upon the Word of Patricia Martin leads the ministry God's Precious Jewels, a Tehama County based ministry that cares for the physical and educational needs of Native American children nationwide. She has recently founded the local Jehovah Rapha ministry of meeting for those healed long term of catastrophic illness. Mom's 'God boxes' celebrate the gift of letting go mother put notes in God boxes but had never before seen the boxes themselves, launched thegodboxproject.com to inspire others to surrender their concerns to the cosmos. "There's something about the folding and the putting it in and closing the lid that is freeing," said Quinlan, who keeps a God box herself. "It says, 'I'm not in charge; I'm letting go.'" woman play about losing her mom and is launching a free iPhone app (check her website) that lets people keep a virtual God box and notify loved ones that a wish has been made in their honor. In addition to her book, Quinlan performs a one- Though calling it a "God" box, as opposed to a wish box or something without religious connotations, is pur- poseful because it suggests trusting a higher power, Quin- lan says it's a practice for everyone regardless of religious affiliation. "You lose the person you love best, then you get the gift of their voice," she said. Tehama County Church Directory CHAPEL OF THE FLOWERS 816 Walnut St. - Red Bluff FD 652 HOYT-COLE ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP — 21080 Luther Rd. — Pastor J.E. Heitman 528-2499 — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM Red Bluff.... 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 John Christenson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM & 6PM CALVARY CHAPEL — 12375 Paskenta Rd. — 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am 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 — 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. —832-689-1220 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 Steve and Linda Priest — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM — Youth, Thurs. 6:00 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) — 345 David Ave — 527-0543 WORSHIP — Sunday 10:50AM NUEVA VIDA — 11841 Hyw 99W — Red Bluff — Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER — 900 Walnut St. — 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing — SERVICE — Sunday 10:00AM Red Bluff.... PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Jefferson & Hickory St. — 527-0372 The Rev. Beth Hoyt — SERVICES 11:00AM —Summer Worship 9:30AM 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 11:00AM — 282-2248 OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH — 585-3070 Tehama District Fairground, Bull Sale Barn –– Wednesday 7:00PM –– Sunday 10:00AM 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 — 528-8668 WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM - Wednesday 7:00PM TRUTH TABERNACLE — 285 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff — 527-5533 Pastor Louis Yeley — 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 Pastor Herb Vierra— WORSHIP — Saturday 11:30 AM 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 COMMUNITY CHURCH — Bowman Rd. & Landes — 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM Bowman... This directory sponsored by: Los Molinos.... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Sherwood & Josephine — 384-2656 Coordinating Pastor Nancy Pharis-Curie—CLayM 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. — 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 — 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 — 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 Rev. Diana Lueckert — CHURCH — Sunday 11AM TRUTH TABERNACLE — 1308 Solano. — 824-4586 Pastor Ed Schaefer — WORSHIP — Sunday 2PM Capay... COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH — 4TH & MOLLER AVE. — 865-2806 Pastor TONI BROWN — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:30AM AUTO ELECTRIC INC. 1055 Main St. - Red Bluff RED BLUFF 527-5170 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 — 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... Platina... PASKENTA FLOURNOY BIBLE CHURCH — 13140 Round Valley Rd. Pastor Doug Maitia — Sunday 10:30AM — 833-0557 ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY — Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman — LITURGY — Sunday 8:30AM Rancho Tehama... Tehama... COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) — 585-2526 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES — 585-2975 Pastor Don Luke — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM/6:00PM ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Third St. — 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH — 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D — MASS — Sunday 8:00AM - English Vina... VINA COMMUNITY CHURCH — 5th & D Street — 839-2340 Pastor Larry Peterson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM