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Inlastweek'scolumn I ended with a question. What can we glean from Is- rael and her destiny that informs us as Americans for navigat- ing back to our own? We Amer- icans were founded in covenant with Yeshua's Fa- ther; our documents — from the Mayflower Com- pact to the sermons on which our political and so- cial institutions are based — give eloquent testimony to the reality. Yet we are not the apple of His eye in the way Israel enjoys; we are not His direct creation. If Israel will not escape His judgment for rejecting His rule we most certainly will not. (Does anyone se- riously believe the worst drought in California his- tory — for which there is no natural explanation — is a natural phenomenon? How about the most resource blessed state struggling to make ends meet and put Californians to work?) On the other hand, if we turn to Him for healing — if we ask of Him and of our- selves a thoroughgoing re- set of what made us a na- tion after His heart — no power on earth will be able to restrain us from greater heights than ever before. I am not talking about a theocracy, much less de- manding every American accept Jesus as the price of national recovery. As my friend Dr. Tony Baron says, "The Church is a lot more powerful when it is not in power." I am declaring, however, that the hope for America — as is the hope for Israel — lies in the peo- ple of God becoming the authentic people of God. That re-identification in- volves something deeper and more fundamental than a re-commitment to Christian values or electing officials who will overturn Roe v Wade and restore tra- ditional marriage as the law of the land. It will take a thorough- going recognition from a critical mass of the Chris- tians in our land that we are not a self-made peo- ple. We Christians should know — and live as though we know — we are a gift to ourselves and all others from the Lord of the Uni- verse. There are no strings attached to this gifting, but any intelligent Be- ing gives gifts to those He finds trustworthy. He gives greater gifts to those He finds worthy of greater trust. Eternal life is a given for all who profess Christ; authority to move moun- tains and bless others into the Kingdom is fruit of a submitted life and a major escalation beyond individ- ual salvation. This recognition be- gins with turning away from the shedding of inno- cent blood, sexual sin, cov- enant breaking, and idol- atries of all kinds — espe- cially the idolatry of our entitlements and intelli- gence. It becomes turn- ing toward — for each of us who make that turn — a Lord and Father and Spirit — who alone provides a life of unlimited power and au- thority whenever we aban- don our own power and authority. It is the life de- scribed by a Roman cen- turion in the eighth chap- ter of Matthew's Gospel when he declares Jesus can heal his servant from a dis- tance because he is a man submitted to authority and so knows his orders will be potent and executed. It is the life that cemented Americans as a nation and enabled the fight against insurmountable odds for our independence and the birth of unheard of free- dom within the structure of the first constitution of its kind. Many reading my words above will dismiss me as just another religious nut who cannot grasp that we — and Israel — have practi- cal problems that demand linear solutions. That is fine with me. When we serve God as people of repen- tance — consistent re-fo- cus of our attention on Him and walking out the prac- tical consequences of what He reveals — we always be- gin poorly. We begin poorly and subject to derision, but we always end well — as did the prophets of Israel, the Apostles of the New Testament, and the found- ers of our country. When we serve ourselves and our objectives — praiseworthy though they may be and as most of us in the Church and outside it do today — we always begin well and end badly. I choose sub- mission. I choose to begin poorly and end very well. My prayer is that a suffi- cient number in Israel and the United States choose likewise and very soon. JamesA.Wilsonis the author of Living As Ambassadors of Relationships and The Holy Spirit and the End Times, and Kingdom in Pursuit — available at local bookstores or by e-mailing him at praynorthstate@ charter.net. GODTALK Resurrecting Israel from rebellion, Part II Jim Wilson The Salvation Army will be holding a Vacation Bible School from June 20-26 at the Red Bluff headquarters, 940 Walnut St. The event, with a theme of Cave Quest, will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday for ages 6-12 years old. For more information, call Major Kit Wetter at 527-8530. SALVATION ARMY Vacation Bible School scheduled for June 20-26 The public is invited to the Flame, a free commu- nity gathering on Saturday, June 18, hosted by Faith, Hope, Love Ministries in association with HD1 Pro- ductions and 12TEN.org at 21941 Chard Ave. in Gerber. A variety of music from several bands will be pre- sented throughout the event on two stages. This is a follow up to the event that was presented on April 2. Key note speakers will be Pastor Chris Officer of North Valley Baptist Church, Pastor Daryl Jones of First Christian Church, Pastor Carl DeBiase of Mill Creek Baptist Church, Jay Nelson, and Janet For- ward. Speakers will follow the event theme "Treasure in jars of clay," based on 2 Corthinians 4:7. Event grounds will open at 3 p.m. with activities and program beginning at 3:30 p.m. and concluding by 10 p.m. Light food con- cessions will be available. A puppet show will be fea- tured in addition to kids activities. Volunteers are needed for various tasks from working in the concession area, parking, stage and production crew and secu- rity. Volunteers may sign up at www.12 TEN.org. The event grounds will be illuminated through- out the event. Participants are encouraged to bring a flashlight for an activity, as well as a lawn chair for out- door seating. Donations will be ac- cepted to cover event ex- penses. For additional informa- tion, visit www.12TEN.org or call 209-7791. CONCERT Free Flame event to present many bands CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO The Abdiel Lopez Band plays at a previous Flame event. Pastor John Bohrer, of the New Life Baptist Church, and members of his con- gregation invite the com- munity to attend this year's Vacation Bible School. The school will meet ev- ery evening beginning with a simple dinner at 6 p.m. with a donation of $1 for each dinner. Classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m. starting on Monday, June 20 through June 24. This is an adventure that will take participants not only to the depths of the ocean, but to the depths of their hearts as well. They will be challenged to let God not only search their hearts but reveal the truths of their hearts as well. The scripture for the week is Psalm 139:23-24. There will be Bible sto- ries, music, crafts, snacks and recreation following the ocean theme. There is no charge for the Bible School. NEW LIFE BAPTIST School to submerge kids in God's word CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Pastor John Bohrer, Cherrie Kennedy, Francis Miller, Pete Todich are part of the staff for the upcoming Vacation Bible School. 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... 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. Sunday 10:30AM • 833-0557 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 Stage Coach Rd. • 585-2961 Pastor John and Sandra Edmiston • SERVICES • Sun. 10:30AM, Wed. 6PM Tehama... 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 - Bilingual Vina... 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