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By James MacDonald “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” - Deuteronomy 29:29 As you make your way through life, how often do you have questions you’d like to ask of God? And how many of those questions start with, “Why?” We struggle with the concept of God having “secret things.” He shouldn’t keep secrets from us, right?—not from those of us who’ve been born again into His family through faith in Jesus. We’re important to him, aren’t we? We contribute to his kingdom, don’t we? As people who play at least a small part in what he’s doing
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to focus on what God has chosen not today on the earth, we can be inclined to to tell us instead of being satisfied with think he owes us some answers when we everything he’s told us already—”the ask. And why not? Why wouldn’t he? things that are revealed, “the things that do Asking why and not being given an “belong to us”—because, taken together, answer settles with finality our minuscule the Bible says they add up to “all things role in his infinite plan, and we have a that pertain hard time living to life and within the “We don’t have to godliness”(2 implications of know every Why when Peter 1:3). that reality. It E v e r y t h ing doesn’t square we know the Who that that matters we with what we knows them all.” already know— know of his how we got love for us and here, where we’re going, how it ends, who what we expect of our relationship. When wins. God is not up in heaven debating God doesn’t answer our “whys,” it makes with himself whether he probably should us feel small, and we don’t like feeling have told us a little bit more. In no way small. But isn’t it just like sinful, selfish people
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has he shorted us on any vital information. In fact, he’s gone beyond it. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him,” he tells us in James 1:5. He’s promised to give us wisdom when we seek Him in the midst of our trials. “Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding” (Proverbs 3:13). He’s created us with the capacity for being taught by him and learning through our own life experience. “Reprove a wise man, and he will love you,” we’re told in Proverbs 9:8. Even the knowledge gained through other people’s challenging of us is a gift from God to our easily confused
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INSPIRATION What Will We Hear? By April James A change of season is being heralded in with cool crisp mornings, leaves changing colors and losing their grip on lofty perches to glide in a gentle breeze to a resting place below; we exchange T-shirts for sweaters and heaters replace air conditioning. We sense well in the natural the changing of seasons and know what to do; how well do we sense in the spirit when a change of season is ushering in and what to do? The sons of Issachar had understanding of the times (seasons), to know what Israel ought to do (1 Chronicles 12:32). If we sat before the Lord with intent to listen and invited Him to speak as Samuel did, ”Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening” 1 Samuel 3:10, what would we hear? Would it be “I love you, always have – always will.”, or perhaps: “I am looking for those with open ears and hearts willing to hear what I have to say, to take my words to heart and run with them as their own; for those who are yielded in spirit and truth, desiring clean hands and hearts and to live a life of holiness [not perfection]; for one who is surrendered and dedicated to me. Are you one? Do you know where
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others are? Take My message to likeminded ones, stoke the fires of passion burning for righteousness, fan the flames, open the doors of the heart that a fresh breath of heaven can enter unhindered. Today is the day of revival in individual lives for those that welcome Me with sincerity. I have longed for this day of open invitation, I will dine with those who invite me in and make My ways known to them, to give them greater insight of what has been considered the mysteries of heaven. Those who have eyes to see – let them see, those with ears hungering to hear – let them hear, those with a mind set on understanding – let them understand. Those who desire the way, truth, and life – let them come to Me – they will find it.” Can we challenge ourselves to pause, to be still before our Lord and invite Him to speak to us? What is He saying in this season that we will hold as truth and run with? www.BeyondTheSilverCoin.org
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A BIG SLICE OF GRACE By Christy Boals Every now and then we all have pie. My family thinks it should go more like, “all the time we have every pie”. Our family loves pie and that might be the understatement of the year. We even have rules about pie. On Thanksgiving there are to be no less than one pie per person. This includes babies that can’t even eat pie yet. Thanksgiving morning we start the day off the right way with pumpkin pie for breakfast. The main pie rule of the house though, is if there is pie sitting on the counter, it is fair game, no “saving” pie for later. I am not humble about my pie baking abilities either. I make really good pie. My secret weapon is my great-greatgrandmother’s piecrust recipe. There is no delicate blending of ingredients, you can use this stuff like Play-doh and it still comes out amazingly light and flaky. I know how the piecrust feels. In the Bible, we are compared to clay that the potter uses to make jars and such, but I think this piecrust example works too. God uses circumstances in our lives to squish us, mold us, and roll us into perfect shapes to hold all His delicious truths. I do not like the shaping part though; it can be uncomfortable and painful! However, when God fills me with His truth and grace it is all worth it. The best part about pie is eating it of course, but pie always tastes better when we are sharing it with people we care for.
That is God’s goal in shaping and filling us with grace too, for us to share it with other people. This Thanksgiving, my prayer for us is that we will allow God to form us into the shape He has designed for us to be, and that the grace He pours into us will overflow to those around us. “Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 And now for my great-greatgrandmother’s piecrust recipe: Piecrust 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 ¾ cup vegetable shortening 1 Tbs. sugar 2 tsp. salt (I never add the salt, but you might like it with the salt better) 1 Tbs. vinegar 1 egg ½ cup water With a fork, mix together flour, shortening, sugar and salt, (if using.) In a separate bowl, beat the remaining ingredients. Combine the two mixtures, stirring with fork, (or squishing with your hands!) until thoroughly combined. Then mold into four balls. Chill at least 15 minutes before rolling into desired shape. Dough can be wrapped in plastic wrap and left in refrigerator up to three days or can be frozen until ready to use. www.GraceFilledPurpose.com
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Are You S.A.D.? By Paula McBride Yes, I’m sad, because my least favorite day has appeared on the calendar. This year, it occurred on November 4, and ushered in the season of darkness. Oh, I don’t fall to pieces with seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.) as some of our friends do, but several symptoms trouble me. For instance, I feel like going to bed at 4:30 in what used to be the afternoon. It’s so hard to get out of bed in the morning when it is cold and dark outside. I could eat all day long, and sweets are oh, so comforting. Seasonal affective disorder used to be called the winter blues, but it is a real and troublesome depression that alters a person’s brain chemistry when they lack exposure to sunlight. If fact, the standard treatment for the disorder is “light therapy”. It is simple to administer, requires no medication, and has minimal side effects. When treated with light therapy, a person’s brain chemistry can often be brought back to normal levels to lessen the symptoms of S.A.D. Although S.A.D. only affects about one in five of us, there is a similar spiritual disease that affects all of us. We can call
it Spiritual Affective Disorder. Sometimes our spiritual lives enter a period of sleepiness. We may become lethargic in our love for God and unproductive in our service for Him. We may even be drawn into the evils of sin that lurk in darkness. That happens when we leave God’s light,
His love, and His merciful presence. But there is a sure cure! The apostle John tells us about the light therapy available by living our lives in God’s light. The first phase of spiritual light therapy is to let God’s light shine in us. “If we walk in the light,” John says in I John 1:7, “as He is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” The light of God’s law shows us how darkness has dimmed our lives. All we have to do is confess our sins to claim the cleansing light God offers. After complete cleansing, we let God’s light shine on us. We keep our hearts open to receive the continuing purifying work of the Holy Spirit. Through His power, we reject the darkness that may try to take us captive again. As our spiritual health returns, we let God’s light shine through us. Perhaps we are able to come alongside someone who struggles with spiritual affective disorder just like we did. Perhaps our friend doesn’t know about the light of God at all, and we can be the one to persuade him from the darkness of sin to new life in Christ. I may miss the longer days of spring and summer, but I can’t be sad when I live in the light of God’s love and in fellowship with His people. Daylight savings time may end in November, but Thanksgiving season begins. I’m so grateful for the radiance of God’s light in, on, and through us!
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SUNDAY AWANA CLUB - Sundays 5:30-7:00 pm. Check in is at 5:15 pm. Grace Baptist Church - 1980 S. Walton Ave. (Bogue & Walton) Awana is an amazing children’s program for ages 3-grade 6. Our club runs from September to May. Come join anytime. Kids memorize Scripture, play games and learn lots! Call 530673-6847 for information. CELEBRATE RECOVERY - Sundays 6:00 p.m.-8:30p.m Sutter Community Church, 2900 Acacia Ave, Sutter We are a Christ-Centered recovery group that provides a safe place to share your struggles experiences, victories, and hopes with others who are also going through to a Christ Centered recovery. For more info call 530.632.4166 ROAD TO RECOVERY - Sundays 7:00pm Crossroads Community Church - 445 B St, Yuba City A Christian support group for anyone who has been involved in drug or alcohol addiction.
MONDAY KNIT & CROCHET WOMENS FELLOWSHIP - Mondays 10:00 a.m. - Noon First Baptist Church - 1777 8th Ave. - Olivehurst Practice your yarn craft or learn a new one with us. Knifty Knitters are welcome. Bring your own project or work on a charity item that we donate to those in need in the community. Email yarncraftersforchrist@hotmail.com for info. FOUNDATIONS - Mondays at 5:30pm FUMC – YC, 3101 Colusa Hwy, Yuba City You are invited to invest in your spiritual walk as we explore the necessity of prayer, witnessing to others, the meaning of discipleship, who we are as Methodists, and membership at First United Methodist Church.
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WEDNESDAY HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS - Wednesdays at 10:15am FUMC – YC, 3101 Colusa Hwy, Yuba City This class offers a comparative study for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John’s Gospel accounts. Categorized by subjects, this study also offers side-by-side review of what each apostle recorded in each of the four Gospels AWANA Wednesday 5:45-7:45 p.m. during school year Evangelical Free Church - 3785 Olive Hwy. Oroville Awana is a boys & girls club consisting of small group time, games, large group time. For information please call 533-6866. GRIEF SHARE Wed 6pm at Crossroads Community Church - 445 B St, Yuba City For those dealing with loss of a loved one. For more info call 530-632-7087
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BAKE SALE First Lutheran Church, 850 Cooper Ave, YC Saturday, Nov. 17th , 2-4pm First Lutheran Church will be holding a Bake Sale with a variety of homemade goodies! We are raising money to send people to Stephen Ministries training. THANKSGIVING SERVICE Agape Worship Center – 504 J Street, Marysville Nov. 20th , 7pm Everyone welcome to share what you are thankful for! DRAMA - “LITTLE WOMEN” An Original Musical Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott presented by Creative Light Theater Embassy of Heaven Campus Church of Glad Tidings - Bldg 200 1179 Eager Road, YC Nov 30th - Dec 4th- 7pm Nightly FREE Admission (Except Sunday, Dec 2nd at 3pm High Tea Matinee $12.00 per person www.churchofgladtidings.com For Sunday tickets, call 530-671-3160 ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT First Lutheran Church, 850 Cooper Ave, YC Friday, Dec. 7th , 7pm Advent by Candlelight is an annual event at First Lutheran. Our hosts and hostesses decorate tables with candles and greenery - every table is unique. They also provide desserts for their guests. Once everyone has eaten their desserts, we present a 45-minute devotional program with music and Scripture. Space is limited so you will need to call the church at 673-8894 to reserve a seat.
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FAITH, HOPE, and TRUST - FREE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SEMINAR Faith Christian High School Library- 3105 Colusa Hwy, Yuba City Thursday, Nov. 29th, 4pm - 5pm Come learn how to lower your tax bill and increase the blessing! Local tax and investment professionals will join us to share how you can bless your favorite non-profit/charity while receiving tax deductions! Wills, trusts, and gifts of appreciated stock, real estate and IRA required minimum distributions will be highlighted. Visit fcs-k12.org or call 530674-5474 FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND STUDENT ART SHOW FCHS Gym -3105 Colusa Hwy, YC Monday, Dec 10th - Art Gallery Doors open at 6:30pm , Concert begins at 7pm Free community event - all are welcome! Get a festive start to the Christmas season while you enjoy student artwork and refreshments. Musicians from Concert and Intermediate Bands and FCHS Choir will delight the audience with carols and traditional Christmas favorites! fcs-k12.org
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Prayer Calendar for November 2018 1-Nov Global Persecution-Safety/Courage of Believers 2-Nov Children and Children’s Ministries 3-Nov Ambassador - Please pray for this ministry, its impact and God’s provision for it 4-Nov Pray for race relations in our nation 5-Nov Hollywood- May God to touch influential people 6-Nov Middle East - For the peace of Jerusalem 7-Nov Pray for dads to be Godly leaders in their home and give thanks for those who are! 8-Nov Homeless/Poor - Twin Cities Rescue Mission, A Hand Up, Salvation Army, REST 9-Nov A Woman’s Friend - Unborn children/Pregnant Women 10-Nov Orphan children- Samaritan Village (see p. 3) and other orphanages 11-Nov Veteran’s Day- Give Thanks for our Vets and prayed for the disabled and PTSD 12-Nov Missionaries -Fruit, Provision 13-Nov The Ambassador Newspaper-Increased readership and Impact 14-Nov National unity 15-Nov First Responders-Police, Firefighters, EMT, TIP 16-Nov Missing Teens & children 17-Nov Addicted, Rehab ministries- Feather River Mens Center, Joshua House, Celebrate Recovery 18-Nov Sex Trafficking victims 19-Nov President Trump- God’s Wisdom in decisions & communication 20-Nov Immigration- Pray for the border crisis, the families and the legislators to solve problems 21-Nov Seniors and Elderly 22-Nov Thanksgiving- Give Thanks to God for Salvation and all that He provides 23-Nov Teen Depression, Suicide 24-Nov Local officials and community leaders 25-Nov State lawmakers- Pray for Assemblyman James Gallagher and others who represent us 26-Nov Local Pastors and their families 27-Nov Military, All armed forces & their families. 28-Nov Struggling Women- Pray for Lydia’s House, Casa Esperanza 29-Nov Singles, Single Parents, Divorce healing 30-Nov Pray for church Halloween alternatives and pray against the focus on “darkness”
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LIFE MATTERS presented by Yuba-Sutter Right To Life An Interview with Shawn Carney: 40 Days for Life LifeNews.com 40 Days for Life, the inspirational brainchild co-founded by Shawn Carney, now president of the organization, commenced as a small peaceful prayer vigil outside an abortion facility in his college town of Bryan/College Station, Texas. Originally it was supposed to be a onetime event. Carney did not envision that media coverage would morph the small local prayer vigil into a national and later international campaign to preserve the sanctity of life and family values in all 50 states and 40 countries. Carney has been featured on The O’Reilly Factor, USA Today, Drudge Report, The Guardian, The Laura Ingraham Show, Sirius XM Catholic Radio, Focus on the Family, The Christian Post, EWTN Radio and The National Catholic Register. LN: What was your original vision for 40 Days for Life? SC: Our original vision at the time was one campaign, one community, one facility, and it was successful. We dropped abortion numbers 28% and got new people involved doing something pro-life for the first time. There was no vision for a larger campaign at that time; city after
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city called asking how we did the vigil. I flew up to Green Bay, Wisconsin when they wanted to do a 40 Days for Life campaign and spoke; I was excited and thought we need to launch this nationally in 2007. LN: How did all these other cities hear about your prayer vigil? I wouldn’t have thought a few people praying outside a single facility would garner national attention. SC: That’s a great question. Media coverage; groups in Seattle and Dallas, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Charlotte, North Carolina, and others. As cities heard about it, we helped invest in these. It was our hope in fall of 2007 to do this in 25 cities; it ended up being 89 cities in 33 states in our first nationally coordinated campaign. We have done campaigns in both the fall and spring since 2007 in 675 cities in 40 countries. LN: What has been your most memorable campaign? SC: Two moments stand out and I have had these experiences many times. There is nothing like meeting a mom at a vigil and her child who are now participating in 40 Days for Life after mom chose life at a campaign. It is a beautiful thing to see
moms choose life, then moms choose to participate in the very campaign that God used to bring the baby into the world. The other very moving times in this work for me personally are when I meet parents of disabled children and I see children with disabilities participating in 40 Days for Life. Because these are the most forgotten people in our society and the people the abortion industry uses to justify abortion. How beautiful a witness to God’s love for these children to be praying in front of these facilities. LN: What is the most obnoxious thing that has ever been said to you on a campaign, and how did you handle it? SC: (laughing) I think “save the earth, kill the kids.” That is the edited, rated-G version. And my reaction (and this is why pro-life is rooted in prayer) was that is our fuel and that is what will last, and we should expect the world to be vile when it is killing children. Abortion is a horrific and barbaric act. Many of the people who support it are unaware of what they are supporting. LN: Have you had any experiences with directly saving a baby? SC: I’ve seen a mom choose life for her set of twins after seeing the ultrasound
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CBA MARKETPLACE MONTHLY Love The Sinner, Hate The Sin If you have served Jesus Christ for any length of time, I’m sure you have heard (or maybe said it yourself) the abovementioned headline. I believe the church of today adheres more to the following: Love the sinner, ignore the sin. I am not saying that we run around identifying and exposing sin in everyone’s life but there are times to speak the truth in love when people are trapped in sin or not even realizing that sin is destroying their lives. The following devotion was written by Richard Wurmbrand who was the founder of Voice of the Martyrs. Wurmbrand was a Romanian Pastor during WWII who was arrested, jailed and tortured for 13 years because of his faith in Christ. Pastor Wurmbrand would pray for those who tortured him. He knew how to truly love his enemies. However, he also knew the importance of confronting evil in the government of Nazi Germany and in individual lives as well. I can’t think of anyone more qualified to help us remember to adhere to the “whole counsel of God.” Richard Wurmbrand’s devotional titled “Reaching Toward the Heights.”
Christians must be fighters against evil
words, as love cannot be cold and
in the church and in the
formal. There can be no politeness
“O full of all deceit and all fraud, you
world. They must fight for justice in
toward sin. Love the sinner and awaken
son of the devil,” and he cursed him to
society, for peace and progress.
him through striking
blindness (Acts 13:10,11). Paul would
“The kingdom of heaven suffers
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have sinned if he had been meek toward
violence” (Matthew 11:12).
an enemy of righteousness.
The Christian does not indulge in small
Luther wrote to a duke who opposed
conflicts. He would not
the Word: “Ass of all asses, bloody dog,
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lying mouth, thick sausage, son of the
when he has to fight the evil
devil.” In a later letter he expresses his
that has penetrated the church, he must
wonder that he could have written so
always have before him the
gently and explains: “A Christian is a
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man who has hatred and enmity against
hand. He must hit and not
nobody, but nurtures only love and
have remorse. Jesus never apologized
goodness; but a preacher must have
to the merchants He had
guts, must bite salt, and say the whole
driven out. Hatred toward sin cannot be
truth, because this is what the Word of
expressed in dignified
“[Jesus] made a whip.” John 2:15 Paul said to a sorcerer named Elymas,
One other thought as you reflect on his powerful words, when Jesus told the woman caught in adultery that he did not condemn her, he also told her to “go and sin no more.” Let’s remember that in our own lives and then lovingly help others who may still be prisoners of sin. David Kugelman is the president of the Christian Business Alliance which meets each Tuesday at noon at various locations. Dave welcomes your questions or comments on this article at drkug@ comcast.net
God does. It hurts the whole world; it puts its hand into the throats of rulers and princes; it thunders and lightens and assaults big mountains . . . As far as I am concerned, I would do no harm and say nothing against any man, but as regards the enemies of the Word of God, you should know no friendships and no love.”
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“We’re asking the wrong question” hearts. We don’t have to know every Why when we know the Who that knows them all. We can make enough sense of seemingly senseless situations by simply bringing eternity into the equation, resting in his sovereignty, and acknowledging his goodness in choosing what we can’t know—because he’s God and we’re not. “Why?” isn’t really the right question to be asking. The better question is what we’re doing with what he has chosen to show us, because “the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Not every why receives an answer. That’s true. But in savoring what has
been revealed, which is more than we realize, you and I have the opportunity to experience God’s Word as his provision for our joy and fulfillment—and the only answer we truly need for all our questions. To learn more from Pastor James’ fearless Bible-preaching, visit jamesmacdonald. com. Pastor James MacDonald is an esteemed Bible teacher whose “Walk in the Word” radio and television programs are followed by millions throughout the United States and around the world. He’s the Founding and Senior Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel whose seven campuses are spread throughout the greater Chicagoland area.
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that I have for you” Declares the Lord, “Plans to care for you and not cause harm to you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Inspiring person: Doug Escheman. Not only is he my father-in-law but he is also the one responsible for bringing me to Christ. He is an inspiration to me because of his willingness to let God work in every aspect of his life and not give in to the pressures of the secular communities. He has stood firm in his faith and God has done amazing things through him. I can only aspire to be as faithful as Doug. Passion: Jung I am passionate about God’s prize creation (us), and making sure it functions as well as He intended! We were not created by chance. It is a masterpiece of intricate design. My Church: Hallwood Nazarene Message for the Community: Don’t be afraid to share the Gospel. You don’t have to be an evangelist or an eloquent speaker. God will use you if you let Him. But don’t hinder God’s work because you are afraid or unwilling.
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••• Local pastor retires ••• After 60 years in ministry, Rev. Kenneth Bartelt, pastor of Living Water Evangelical Lutheran Church in Yuba City, retired at the end of September. Graduating from Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, IL in 1958 with a BS degree in education, Pastor Bartelt began his ministerial career as principal/teacher at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Napa, CA. Since that time, he has served various congregations and schools in CA, WI, IN, TX, IA, and Australia. As a principal/ teacher Bartelt specialized in growing smaller schools into larger ones and was involved in a number of building programs. While serving as Headmaster of a Lutheran Elementary School in Australia, Pastor Bartelt was instrumental in organizing a new Lutheran High School in the Western District of the state of Victoria. After 25 years in parochial education, Bartelt answered the Lord’s call to enter the pastoral side of ministry by entering and graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, IN with a Masters of Arts degree in Theology and Religion. The Lord always sent Pastor Bartelt to smaller congregations to help them grow
in faith and size or to congregations going through serious problems. In 1998 Pastor Bartelt was invited to study for 9 months at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI where he earned a second Masters degree. During his
35 years in the pastoral ministry Bartelt has also served 5 vacancies as well as being on call to preach for fellow pastors going on vacation or out of the pulpit for medical reasons. For the past two years Pastor Bartelt started and served as pastor of the new Lutheran church in Yuba City, Living Water Evangelical Lutheran Church which meets at Bartelt Education Center, 950 Tharp Rd. Ste. 1200 B, Yuba City.
Pastor Bartelt has been married to his wife, Mary, for 57 years. They have been blessed with 3 children and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bartelt states, “I could never have accomplished all that I have without the loving support and care that Mary has always given. She has been my mainstay. To have been able to preach and teach the saving message of salvation through Jesus Christ my Savior for 60 years has been a privilege and blessing; something I shall always cherish.” In the interim, with Pastor Bartelt retiring, Living Water will be served by two area pastors. Rev. Jon Kolander from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School in Citrus Heights, will be preaching at Living Water every second Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. with Bible class to follow, beginning October 14th. Rev, David Waterstradt who is pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Penryn, CA and will be preaching at Living Water every third Sunday of the month beginning October 21st. Services will be at 2 p.m. with Bible class to follow. Both pastors are graduates of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary located in Mequon, WI.
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Thank A Vet I would like to thank you all for putting your life on the line, for sometimes putting a career temporarily aside, to serve our country and what it is supposed to stand for. A special thanks and appreciation should be awarded to those who stay behind. For those who stay behind not knowing and running the ship and, often a ship populated with children, while the loved one is deployed. Often forgotten by many but just know that I love each and every one of you. I would also like to give a special thanks to my husband Dave who is a retired USAF noncom. One of the things I have always felt proud of was that you served our country and that I could stand beside you and be your Air Force wife. I love you for your beliefs and what you stand for - Yvette Adams
I want to thank all my fellow veterans for serving our country. It was a privilege to be a part of the greatest Navy in the world. I am thankful for each fellow sailor I met and worked with. - Bill Lindholm I always set my alarm for “O Dark Thirty” to put out my flag to honor my 2 uncles who fibbed about their age to get into the Marines during WW II. Then I THANK GOD that He brought them both home safely. - Pam Ikerd Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13. To all those who loved me, our nation, and liberty so deeply...Thank you and may God’s Peace be with you. - Jon Skillman
Please note to honor Veterans Day I have written my prayer to our LORD God. Father God, I thank you and praise you for my earthly father George W Galusha who served in the Signal Corp during WWII. Though he is no longer alive on this earthly plain, I thank him for landing on D-Day at 9:30 am. And I thank you LORD God for your protection over his life throughout the battles in Europe he saw. Yes Lord, you know he could never talk about the war without crying ... so much death, destruction, & horror especially seeing the prisoners being freed from the concentration camps. Lord God, I know my father was raised in the faith but turned from you perhaps out of anger over what he saw and experienced in that conflict, So Lord I do pray for my earthly father’s soul, hoping he turned back to you just before he died. Lord do help our current veterans to get the help they need to turn to You LORD God for you are our strength & you alone can sustain us during and after these terrible conflicts. Help our men and women be healed. Thank you Lord! In Jesus name I pray, - Rita J Collins (aka Rita J Galusha)
We often say, “thank you for your service” when addressing a Veteran who served his or her country. As a retired Navy Pilot, I usually say, “thank you for volunteering to give your life for your country.” Being a Veteran is far more than providing a service, we take an oath to defend our country with our lives if necessary. Every time we deploy it means that we may never see those we are defending again. Those of us who returned are the lucky ones because many did not. For many of us, the tours of duty (Navy calls them cruises) were the most exciting times of our lives. Flying was mostly thrilling excitement separated by moments of terror but it was never just providing a service. - Clay Maynard I would like to thank my grandson Matthew. He is career Army Special Forces, currently deployed. May God keep His hand upon him mentally, physically and spiritually. Watch over him bring him home safe. Thank you, Matthew, for your service and the special man you are. I love you, Nana - Danny Jean McLaughlin
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I have several family members to thank...my Uncle Richard and Uncle Frank who served in World War II and my Uncle Kenneth who was killed in action at The Battle of the Bulge, my Uncle JR who served in the Korean War, and my brother Jim who was wounded serving in the Vietnam War. And, many thanks to all who have and are serving and God’s blessings on them and their families! - Janet Johnson
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Can Your Christian Faith Be A Private Faith? By David Rupert/patheos.com
“It’s a personal thing, and I find it odd You would question my believing in a personal God I’m devout, I’m sincere, ask my mother if you doubt it I’m religious, but I’d rather not get radical about it” ”I’m devout, I’m sincere, and I’m proud to say That it’s had exactly no effect on who I am today I believe, for the benefit of all mankind, In the total separation of church and mind”
–– Written by Steve Taylor © 1985 Birdwing Music/C.A. Music “Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself.” — George Carlin’s 11th Commandment “But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. — Jesus, Matt 10.33 Someone told me once faith was a “private matter” and that I should simply keep mine to myself. We have been duly programmed by the
modern mantra that the workplace and the public square should be inclusive. We have heard repeatedly that America’s “strength is its diversity.” However, in the rush to purge prejudice from our world, things like faith and discourse about morality are unwittingly muzzled. Christian Expression is Hate Speech Who would have guessed that religious discussion would one day be labeled ”hate speech” ? Surely our forefathers would have objected. They firmly believed in the power of the public square of discussion. The founders of our nation let public discourse run wild with the belief that truth would ultimately triumph over any kind of personal offense. They gathered in homes, in taverns, in the courtyards, and in the workplace to discuss the news of the day, delving into the deep and philosophical with a balanced dose of the trite and whimsical. Nothing was off limits. Religion, sex, and politics took up much time around the light of the lantern. Today, since those subjects are off limits, we are left to banter about the weather and the latest reality TV show. In nearly every segment of our society people of faith are being told to be
quiet about the definition of marriage, economics, immigration, schooling, and public expression. We’re told our voice doesn’t count because it comes from religious expression. And in many situations, we let the louder voices prevail. We Hide Who We Are Christians are in a quandary. We know the divine imperative to live out our faith. We know that living out our faith involves talking about our faith. We know something is not right about hiding who we are. As a compromise, we display cozy spiritual things like rainbows and angels. We talk about helping the poor, or social justice, or giving blood and think that good works will suffice. But they fall
short, because they don’t do a thing to help the birth to death human condition of those around us. There is an inherent problem with the sneaky approach to talking around the core Christian message, hoping that the world will simply absorb our belief through osmosis. It’s like wrapping a large dog pill in a piece of bacon just so he’ll gobble it down. I don’t need to deceive others into the faith. Or is it our societal role just to sit down and shut up? In countries across this planet, believers have little choice – they just keep quiet. But here, where we are granted expressed freedom to speak, don’t we have an imperative to do so? And that leads me to my first question. Can a private faith be a real faith?
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IN THE NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES Money Management God’s Way By John K Egbert Money Map Coach – Crown Financial Ministries Crown.org Are you experiencing financial peace? Picture a financial peace scale numbered 1 to 10; 1 is absolute peace and 10 is total chaos. Where do you fit on the scale? God wants you to have peace and that includes financial peace. John 14:27 says “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give you, as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” The world says money and wealth will buy you peace; however the world’s peace is temporary, at best; offering nothing more than a band aid during troubled times, an appealing but temporary solution to on going and/or long term problems. God’s word, on the other hand, promises us peace during the storms of life, not the absence of storms. John 16:33 says”I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” So, from a practical standpoint, how do you find this peace and financial stability Jesus is talking about especially if you
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are overwhelmed with money problems and financial peace and stability seem elusive and beyond your reach? God’s word has the answers. Remember these two biblical truths: 1. God owns everything. (Psalms 24:1) 2. We are stewards or managers of God’s resources. (Matthew 25:14-29) God’s word gives us over 2350 versus clearly telling us His will for our lives regarding money. If we live these two biblical truths and follow God’s other verses dealing with money, we will find the financial peace God promises us. You will move toward #1 on the peace scale! We must be totally committed to God. Read Matthew 6 which tells us that we can not have peace with divided hearts and that we can not serve two masters; God and money. If you want financial peace and stability, manage God’s money, God’s way.
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Apple’s Tim Cook Says, Being Gay ‘Is God’s Greatest Gift to Me’
Four years after becoming the first major CEO to come out as gay, Apple’s Tim Cook says he has no regrets. “I’m very proud of it – yes, absolutely. To me, it is God’s greatest gift to me,” Cook told CNN in a new interview. Cook further said he came out as gay to support children who are being bullied. “I am a private person,” Cook said, describing his struggle to make his sexuality public. He added he wanted to show children that “you can be gay and still go on and do some big jobs in life – that there’s a path there. That is the reason I did it.” Asked his thoughts on the Trump administration’s debate over the definition of gender, Cook said, “My strong view is that everybody should be treated with
dignity and respect, and that’s the way I look at everyone.” Cook’s comments about God sparked a debate on social media. “I love Tim Cook and Apple but that’s a stupid comment,” Holly Elizabeth wrote on CNN International’s Facebook page. “God didn’t make you gay. It was a personal choice.” Another person, Marcia N. Smith, wrote, “I wonder which God is that because it isn’t the God of the Bible.” Others, though, applauded Cook. “I for one am happy to hear he gives Glory to God for his happiness,” Marlon Wilson wrote. Michael Foust is a freelance writer. Visit his blog, MichaelFoust.com.
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Vice President Mike Pence Asks Students to Pray for America Amid Division By Kayla Koslosky ChristianHeadlines.com Vice President Mike Pence visited Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Wednesday and asked the students to pray for America. While at an event to show support to Republican US Representative Scott Taylor, Pence called for unity among people despite political and social discrepancies. According to CBN News, the Vice President started his speech by condemning the suspicious packages that were sent out to top Democratic leaders including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama this week. Pence said, “As the president said, acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the United States of America.” He asserted, "We will get to the bottom of this. Those responsible will be brought to justice.” The evangelical Vice President went on to remind the crowd about how
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There are 10 places where people were raised from the dead in the Bible: • Elijah raised the widow's son (1 Kin 17:17-24). • Elisha raised the Shunammites son (2
Vice President Mike Pence important it is to pray for America and the nation’s leaders. He said, “The sweetest thing the president and I ever hear is when people grab a hand and say, 'I'm praying for you.’” He then asked the crowd to do just that. Noting how divided the nation has become, Pence said, “I actually just encourage you, if you bow the head and bend the knee in the next 13 days, just pray for America.” Kin 4:18-37). • A dead man came to life when his body was set on the dead bones of Elisha (2 Kin 13:20-21). • Jesus raised a widow's son (Lk 7:1115).
IN THE NEWS Two Middle School Girls Arrested for Conspiring to Kill Classmates as Act of Satan Worship Christianheadlines.com Two middle school girls were arrested in Bartow, Florida on Tuesday, after plotting to kill fifteen classmates as an act of Satan worship. According to Fox 13, two middle school girls, one 11 and one 12-yearsold, brought scissors, knives and a pizza cutter to school with them in order to stab, kill and dismember unsuspecting students in a school restroom. "They wanted to kill at least 15 people and were waiting in the bathroom for opportunity to find smaller kids they could overpower to be their victims," Bartow Police Chief Joe Hall said at a press conference on Wednesday. According to CBN News, investigators believe the girls planned on drinking the blood of their victims' out of a goblet in worship of the devil. Investigators were told by the girls that they hatched the plan over the weekend. "As I sat there last night and watched these interviews, I do not believe this was a joke," Hall said.
Reportedly, the school’s vice principal found the girls in the bathroom before anyone was harmed after one of the girls was reported missing from her classroom. Local authorities have searched the girls' homes and reportedly found a map of the school with the words "Go to kill in bathroom," written on it. Fox 13 also reports that police found text messages between the girls about the planned attacks. According to Police, one of the messages read, "We will leave body parts at the entrance and then we will kill ourselves.” The school’s superintendent, Jacqueline Byrd, made a statement saying, "It is very disturbing to me, not only as an educator but also as a superintendent and as a parent, but I want parents to know we're going to do everything to keep their kids safe." The two girls are facing charges for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder among over things
• Jesus raised the daughter of Jarius (Lk 8:41-42,49-56). • Jesus raised Lazarus (Jn 11:1-46). • Jesus was resurrected (Mt 28)(Mk 16) (Lk 24)(Jn 20-21). • Many dead saints came out of their
graves after Jesus' resurrection (Mt 27:51-53) • Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) (Acts 9:36-51). • Paul raised Eutychus (Acts 20:9-12).
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“A House Divided” By Jon Skillman Jesus warns in Matthew 12:25, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.” If nothing else, the Kavanaugh conformation debacle painfully illustrates just how divided we have become, both as a nation and as individuals. Based on Kavanaugh’s qualifications and impeccable record, the selection should have been a no brainer, but obviously brains, logic and reason were not at issue. The issue wasn’t about qualifications, it was all about ideology… progressive vs conservative, which could be translated as secularism vs faith or more accurately, man vs God. But hey! What’s the big whoop… we’re only talking about one seat on the Supreme Court? Well that one seat decidedly slides the bench from left to right, and that is definitely a big whoop for both sides. For decades the court has been the “go to” for progressives to get favorable rulings and even legislation they couldn’t get through the normal legislative process. A case in point: The Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Unalienable means: Not capable of being sold or transferred. Well guess what the progressive court did? It knocked
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the “un” right off of that alienable and transferred the right to life to a woman’s right to choose. Please note: The declaration says, “all men are created equal”, not born equal. This is an important distinction because we are created in the womb, at the moment of conception we are a new person…a new life. But we are no longer under the will of God. No, we are now at the mercy of our own mother’s will and her right to kill us. (note) Progressives look upon words like kill or murder as being a tad harsh, they prefer the term “terminate the pregnancy.” L o s i n g the court has thrown the left into a full blown conniption fit. Videos of protestors pounding and clawing at the Supreme Court doors is reminiscent of scenes from a “Walking Dead” movie. But more disturbing, progressives are turning more from intimidation to violence. Several Republican candidates have been physically attacked and conservatives are being shouted down and beaten in the streets by the progressive goon squad ANTIFA, while left wing mayors and officials order the police to stand down. Have we learned nothing from history…have we forgotten how Fascism and Marxism takes root? This nation is in need of an awakening. We need to get back to God and His Most Supreme Court. Obama was right…We cling to our Bibles and guns…I just pray we don’t need our guns
“God Friended Me & You” There is a new show on TV this season called “God Friended Me”. Naturally, with a title like that, I was interested. I was really surprised when I saw that it was on CBS (not CBN) a broadcast network. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a “feel good” type show along the lines of “Touched by an Angel” or “Highway to Heaven”. The premise is that “God” is on Facebook on sends a “Friend request” to the main character, Miles, who happens to be an atheist and whose father is a pastor. Sounds similar to a number of Christian movies. Each episode, Miles receives a “friend suggestion” from “God” and he and his friends set out to help that person with their problem. Miles is trying all the while to find out who owns the “God account” on Facebook so that he can put an end to all the “trouble” it has brought into his life. The mysterious “God account” is where faith and skepticism meet. Who is sending this? How do they know what they know? Questions like these confound Miles and his friends. Miles atheism is challenged repeatedly because of the situations he finds himself in. While I cannot endorse the program because of some of its subplots- among others, Miles’ sister is in a lesbian relationship which creates a complicated relationship with her father the pastor. The father is conflicted but does seem to accept her decision out of love for her. There is occasional language that’s not appropriate as well. What I do like about the show is that it looks directly at the issue of God and whether or not there is someone out there greater than us. There are many talking points that can be had
Seth Halpern - Editor with an unbeliever who is also watching this CBS network show. We don’t need to bring our unbelieving friend or family to a Christian movie in order to have a conversation. We may not agree with all the positions that the show’s writers take but so far they have been very neutral about who is running the “God account”- Is it God or some person? We also realize that it’s preposterous to consider that the God of the universe would be on Facebook! Sometimes Christians can be so rigid that we cannot see artistic license. We should rather be seeking vehicles in order to have a discussion with the world. I think that this show allows that. It’s refreshing that there is a show that is not taking the position of assuming there is no God and bashing any thought that there might be one. It is not disrespectful of God (so far) but shows it from the perspective of non-believers. Maybe it’s not a bad idea for us to see through the eyes of the unbeliever so that we can talk to them from where they’re at. Remember, Jesus was often harshest with the those who were believers in God because of their pride and was compassionate and merciful to those who were ignorant of God (agnostic).
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Finding Freedom in God’s Perfect Peace If you would like to experience the peace and transformed life that God can provide through Jesus Christ and you are willing to commit your life to the only one who can truly set you free from your sin, you can pray to the Lord right now and ask Him to forgive you of your sins. Because of what His Son, Jesus, did by dying on the cross, your sins will not be held against you by God anymore. You can experience freedom for the rest of your life on earth and then have a life in Heaven with God for eternity. God’s part of the deal is already done. Your part is to confess your sins, repent (or change your ways) and believe that He is Lord. If your life is out of control, let Him take over control. For help, questions, or more information, contact us at The Ambassador or any of the churches listed on page 3.