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ByPatriciaMartin Desert flowersare beautiful. The variety of desert flowers is amazing. Even a brief study shows that each flower has a su- preme ability of adapta- tion to growing condi- tions. Some might com- ment, "Nature has made them able to withstand difficult conditions." However, nature doesn't exist without creation by the Creator — God Al- mighty. Desert flowers are more than just a form of beauty for admiration. They also sustain life and are part of our food chain. Honey bees feed upon the desert flower in many areas, spread- ing the needed pollen. Rabbits and other wild- life feed upon the deli- cious flowers. Wildlife is smart enough to abstain from munching upon the desert rose in Mex- ico, for the sap is poison- ous. Nature, whoever that is, did not give them such knowledge — Almighty God did. While our eyes feast upon the beauty of many desert flowers, we al- most overlook the dry and parched soil, even cracked from lack of moisture, from which the flow- ers are growing. Yet, the lovely flowers are strong and healthy, demonstrat- ing life and radiant splen- dor. But let us remember, beauty, splendor, strength for living, sweet aroma, life giving properties, and ability to adapt in diffi- cult situations, are all pro- vided by the Master De- signer of this universe, Al- mighty God. Are you one of God's creations? I suppose you must first decide if you are a product of na- ture or a creation of God. If you are a creation of God, then you possess even much more ability to adapt to your own per- sonal life situations. Like the desert flower, you can thrive even on parched land. If you are a child of God (see John 3:16, John 1:12, 1 John 5:12) you pos- sess God's creative ability to "grow where you are planted." As a child of God no storm, no wind, no rain of adversity, can "wash you away from the love of God." Romans 8:38- 39 states, "And I am convinced that noth- ing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, nei- ther our fears for today nor our worries about to- morrow — not even the powers of hell can sepa- rate us from God's love. No power from the sky above or in the earth be- low — indeed nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is re- vealed in Christ Jesus our" (NLT). When we are in God's love, we are to- tally safe. It is so vital that Christians remember this truth, especially in today's world. Did you know that one of God's names is El Roi, meaning, God who sees (see Genesis 16:13, 14)? This can either bring comfort to the soul or fear, depending upon our relationship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The solid and dependable love of God is found only through knowing Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He stated the following: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father ex- cept through me" (John 14:6 NLT). Nature is not God, for God is the one. His plan of redemption and reconciliation be- tween Himself and us is through His Son. When we repent of our wayward ways, turn away from sin, turn to Jesus for forgiveness and restora- tion, dedicate our life to follow Him, invite Jesus into our life (with all of our heart, sincerely), we will pass from death unto life. "For He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, who pur- chased our freedom and forgave our sins" (Colos- sians 1:13-14 NLT). If you have not given yourself to Jesus yet, you can pray today for the gift of salvation and eter- nal life, through receiv- ing Jesus as Savior and Lord. He won't turn you away. The Bible clearly states that whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. (See Romans 10:13). God does not require that you do certain works and clean yourself up before com- ing to Jesus. Salvation is a free gift for all people! It is about having a per- sonal relationship with Jesus Christ, God's Son. "But as many as re- ceived Him {Jesus}, to them He gave the right to become children of God; to those who be- lieve in His name" (John 1:12). You can receive Je- sus into your heart today, and have eternal life. "He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life" (1 John 5:12). Begin living your new life today. A free New Testa- ment is available for any- one deciding to follow Je- sus now. Please feel free to email me at godspre- ciousjewels@att.net to make arrangements to receive your NT. 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 Thebeautyof desert flowers Ten years of Taizé prayer services are being commem- orated this autumn by offer- ing worship in three church locations. All services are at 7 p.m. at the following congre- gations: St. Peter's Episco- pal Church, Sunday, Sept. 4, 510 Jefferson St.; Presby- terian Church of Red Bluff, Sunday, Oct. 2, 838 Jeffer- son St.; St. Peter's Episco- pal Church, Sunday, Nov. 6 and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sunday, Dec. 4, 515 Main St. Taizé prayer is an ecu- menical service combin- ing the repetition of sung chants, reading of scripture, sharing of petitions and times of silence for private reflection. The Taizé Prayer services welcome members of any denomination invit- ing all to form a community of prayer for our world. Ecumenical Taizé Prayer is co-sponsored by the con- gregations of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Te- hama County United Meth- odist Ministry and the Pres- byterian Church of Red Bluff. For more information, call 527-5205 or write to stpeters@sbcglobal.net. More information about Taizé Prayer and the Taizé Community in France may be found online at www. taize.fr. ECUMENICAL 10yearsofTaizéprayer services commemorated The Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Fran- cis has met with Facebook founderandCEOMarkZuck- erbergandZuckerberg'swife, PriscillaChan,attheVatican. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke says one topic of dis- cussion at Monday's meet- ing was "how to use com- munication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and make a message of hope ar- rive, especially to those most in need." Theatmosphereappeared informal, with the chat tak- ing place in the Santa Marta residence, the guest house in Vatican City where the pope lives. Zuckerberg wore a dark suit and tie for the occasion while Chan wore a black, knee-length dress. VATICAN Pope Francis chats in person with Facebook founder, CEO Taizé prayer is an ecumenical service combining the repetition of sung chants, reading of scripture, sharing of petitions and times of silence for private reflection. Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 10:45 AM & 6 PM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 1321 Nelson Dr. • 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda • WORSHIP • Sunday 1 PM & Friday 7 PM CALVARY CHAPEL 12375 Paskenta Rd. • 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM & 11:00 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1605 Park Ave • 529-3063 • Evangelist Gary Den WORSHIP • Sun. 11AM & 5 PM • Bible Study • Sunday 10 AM & Wed 7 PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Antelope 545 Berrendos • 529-2506 • Bishop Phillip Smith • Sunday 11 AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Red Bluff 545 Berrendos • 527-7012 • Bishop Jim Wilhite • Sunday 9 AM 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 9 AM • PRAYER • 6 PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 • Pastor Roy Duggins • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM & 5 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 501 Pine St. • 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hickory & Madison • 527-4688 Pastor Daryl Jones • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Jackson & Luther • 527-5717 Pastor Sean Story • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM 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 11 AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 525 David Ave. • 527-5754 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FREEDOM CHURCH 601 Monroe St. • 355-2284 • Pastors Pete & Bev Williams • WORSHIP Sunday 10:30 AM • YOUTH Thurs. 7 PM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. 12830 Glasgow Dr. 527-2964 • Pastor Jeff Eldred • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM HIGH POINT ASSEMBLY 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH Lake Club • 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30-10:15 AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH 1625 Johnson St. • 527-8134 SERVICE • 10 AM 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 AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER 807 Lincoln St. • 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing • SERVICE • Sunday 10 AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. –– Wednesday 7 PM –– Sunday 10 AM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Jefferson & Hickory St. • 527-0372 Rev. Beth Hoyt • 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 9:30 AM • 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 7 PM • Sun. 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, Spanish 12 PM THE SALVATION ARMY 944 Walnut St. • 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor • SERVICES • Sunday 10 AM & 11 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIS T CHRUCH 720 S. Jackson • 527-3733 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:30 AM ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30 AM & 11 AM 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 • 10:50 AM • Bible Study 9:30 AM TEHAMA COUNTY'S MERCY PLACE FELLOWSHIP, bilingual 836 Washington St., Red Bluff • 2 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. 10:45 AM & 5 PM - Wed. 6 PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 285 Gilmore Road • 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen•WORSHIP • Sun. 10 AM & 6:30 PM - Tues. 7:3 0PM - Men's Prayer Sat. 9 AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 738 Walnut St. • 527-2449 Pastor Luke Geraty • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER RHEMA Bible Church • 527-9065 435 Round Up Ave.• Pastor Michael Ragsdale • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:30 AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 836 Washington St. 529-1836 • Pastor Joshua John McKim • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM Bowman... COMMUNITY CHURCH Bowman Rd. & Landes • 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM Capay... COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH • 4th & Moller Ave. • 865-2806 Pastor Toni Brown • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30 AM Corning... BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD 783 Solano St. • 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1418 South St. • 824-3603 WORSHIP • Sunday • 10:30 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1440 Yolo St. • 824-4333 David King, Minister • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Marguerite & Blackburn • Bishop Scott Davis • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM 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 10:45 AM & 6 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 506 Colusa St. • 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM • Sunday School 9 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1421 Marin St. • 824-5739 WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 824-5535 • 471 Marguerite Pastor Julie Horne • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM 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 AM• Pastor Dennis Wyman • 526-4736 MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 341 Solano St. • 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 901 South St. • 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:50 AM & 6 PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH 824-3426 • Rev. Ezy Ulibarri WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM • Sunday School 9 AM 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 11 AM 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 10 AM Cottonwood... FOURSQUARE CHURCH 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & 6 PM Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH 11220 Hwy. 99E • 527-2329 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sun. 9 AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy. 99W • 385-2314 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30 AM NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH 8345 SR 99W, El Camino • 200-4112 Pastor John Bohrer • Sunday School • 9:30 AM • WORSHIP • 11 AM SHADY REST FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 7211 Hwy. 99W 385-2155 • Pastor Andrew Dalson • WORSHIP • Saturday 7 PM Gerber... BAHA'I FAITH OF TEHAMA COUNTY 385-1091 Prayer meetings Fridays 7:30 PM Brickyard Creek Apartments FAITH HOPE LOVE MINISTRIES 21941 Chard Ave. 385-1431 • Pastor Ina Driggers • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM GERBER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 301 Samson @ Ventura 385-1718 • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM 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 11 AM & 6 PM SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 25235 Orange St., 310-4990 Rev. Kenneth & Pamela Auld • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & 6 PM 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 10:30 AM • 833-0557 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman • LITURGY • Sunday 8:30 AM Rancho Tehama... COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) • 585-2526 Pastor Stephen W. May • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES Stage Coach Rd. • 585-2961 Pastor John and Sandra Edmiston • SERVICES • Sun. 10:30AM, Wed. 6 PM Tehama... ASSEMBLY OF GOD Third St. • 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH • 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D • MASS • Sunday 8 AM - Bilingual Vina... 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