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ByPatriciaMartin Inthesummerof1963 I walked into a church, not knowing God or even understanding what that meant. An hour later, I left that sanctuary as a born- again Christian. It was the day, by God's grace, I met my Savior, Jesus Christ. Even through many tri- als and tribulations, the Lord has sustained and blessed me beyond mea- sure. Life has never been the same since that warm summer day in Exeter, Cal- ifornia when Jesus trans- formed my life. No com- plaints — no looking back desiring the old life — not necessary when my life is held and blessed by the God of all creation! While praying recently I discussed the First and Second Commandments with the Lord. Feeling a surge of inner conviction, I confessed my many fail- ures of submission to the Father. I prayed, "Lord, have I ever really loved you with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind and all my strength?" Deep within I already knew the answer: "Yes with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, but not with all my strength." "With all my strength" requires not making any choices that take the easy way, in spite of missing God's best for self and oth- ers. Neglecting "all my strength" causes me to take the lazy way of living, instead of actively choos- ing the best way possible. I often wonder how many times I've missed opportu- nities to love my neighbor as myself. Most Christians are wonderfully refreshed by the Holy Spirit, as they re- alize the touch of the Mas- ter's Hand upon their soul, and then respond in re- pentance. Taking up the challenge for a closer walk with the Lord is never burdensome; rather it ig- nites us afresh and anew! This Jesus promised when He said in Mark 12:30,31, "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first command- ment. And the second, like it, is this. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other com- mandment greater than these." We are literally called to find out what pleases our Lord in Ephesians 5:10. Studying and medi- tating upon the Word of God will provide every- thing we need to under- stand how to please the Lord inasmuch as Scrip- ture clearly defines our love for God and His for us. "He who has My com- mandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Fa- ther, and I will love him, and will disclose My- self to him" (John 14:21). John 14:33 says, " If any- one loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make our abode with him." Scripture challenges us to choose who we will serve. This is expressed through many Biblical principles throughout the Word of God, as well as very specific Scriptures. "And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for your- selves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:14,15). Personally I am very grateful for God's patience and grace in my life. We know our own areas of weakness, and God pro- vides faithfully in meet- ing those needs. 2 Corin- thians 12:9 says, "… My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." We can also re- joice when reading 2 Pe- ter 1:3,4: "as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and vir- tue, by which have been given to us exceeding great and precious prom- ises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, hav- ing escaped the corrup- tion that is in the world through lust." Galatians 2:20 states, "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no lon- ger I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Therefore, we are not weak and unable to please our Lord! How wonder- ful. Christ lives in the born-again Christian. We can now look upon Jesus, and not ourselves. Christ in us is the hope of glory. Christ has all power, and provides all that we need. He is our refuge, our strength, our strong tower, our deliverer, our healer, our Savior and our soon coming King. Serve Him with gladness, vic- tory and joy. PatriciaMartinisa seasoned intercessor who leads the Jehovah Rapha Ministry of prayer and healing in Red Bluff. She was herself healed of cancer some years back. She has ministered amongst various Native American communities for many years as well, carrying clothing and love gifts to children on the reservations she visits. GOD TALK TheFirstandSecond Commandments Author Rita Giordano, a Shasta Lake resident, will be holding a book sign- ing event at 11 a.m. today at Grace Place Tea House, 1448 Pine St. in Redding for her book "Destiny's Star." In these troubling times many people believe Israel should be broken up and given away. But this nation has a mandate from God, Himself, to exist. God even laid out the borders of the country. We know, from the Holy Bible, the word of God, that Jesus will rule and reign in that land. Jerusalem will be the capital city of the world. We expect to see many ex- traordinary events take place there soon pursuant to prophesies in God's word. Giordano longs to illus- trate the beauty of a na- tion God has ordained, as well as provide insight into these heroes and heroines and the circumstances they faced. People continue to tell Giordano they don't un- derstand the Bible. She says she wants the reader to see it through the eyes of love. As a Sunday school teacher, she has often told these same stories to her students. This book is a story of the birth of a nation and God's unfailing promise to pro- tect and preserve His cho- sen people. REDDING Lo ca l au th or t o si ng c op ie s of h er l at es t bo ok By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press Struggling to avoid a split over gay rights, the top policy-making body of the United Methodist Church on Wednesday nar- rowly approved a full re- view of all church law on sexuality, amid an emo- tional meeting roiled by talk of schism. Delegates at the Meth- odist General Conference, meeting in Portland, Ore- gon, voted 428-405 to delay all consideration of LGBT- related proposals. Instead, the delegates created a commission that will spend at least two years review- ing policy on the subject, contained in the Methodist Book of Discipline, with the goal of developing a plan to address their differences. The denomination has 12.7 million members worldwide and is the third- largest faith group in the U.S. "We are at a precipice," said Lonnie Chafin, a dele- gate from the Northern Il- linois Annual Conference, or church district, speak- ing in favor of forming the commission. "There is urgency before us. The church might divide." While other mainline Protestant groups, includ- ing the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have ap- proved same-sex marriage, the Methodists have upheld a policy they adopted in 1972, calling same-gender relationships "incompatible with Christian teaching." As gay rights gained ac- ceptance in broader soci- ety and in other churches, Methodist LGBT advo- cates stepped up pressure for the denomination to lift prohibitions on ordination for people with same-sex partners, along with a ban on gay weddings. However, the denomination is on a more conservative path, with its greatest growth in the U.S. South and over- seas, regions where conser- vative views predominate. Of the 864 delegates at the Oregon meeting, 30 per- cent are from Africa. A recent survey by the church found about 54 per- cent of U.S. pastors and lay people in leadership roles agreed with the church re- strictions on gays and les- bians, although only 41 percent of congregants held the same view. The Rev. Adam Hamilton, who leads Church of the Resur- rection in Leawood, Kan- sas, estimates two-thirds of Methodists are centrists who could live with those differences. But Methodist conservatives and liberals have become even more po- larized over the years, rais- ing questions about how they can stay in the same church. Matt Berryman, head of Reconciling Ministries Network, a Methodist LGBT advocacy group, said the commission plan "sig- nals hope." The Rev. Rob Renfroe, president of Good News, a caucus of evangel- ical Methodists, said the plan has "some potential to resolve our differences" but is "fraught with peril," de- pending partly on whether conservative views will be heard. RELIGION Methodists trying to avoid split over gay rights 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 Chris Bauer • 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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