Crescent City SDA Church

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February 14, 2025

Dear Crescent City SDA Church Family and Guests,

Call coincidence what you’d like: luck, karma, fate, or just random happenstance. In any case, when similar events occur, it’s fascinating and, sometimes, downright eerie. Coincidences, by nature, require zero planning; all we need to do is wait for them to happen. 

Some coincidences, however, have so many layers that they take on a second role in the form of conspiracy theory. Conspiracy beliefs include any beliefs that encompass malicious actors engaging in a secret plot that explains an important event. Such beliefs are not necessarily false—real conspiracies do happen—but erroneous conspiracy theories abound!  So, be careful and don’t allow yourself to become caught up in some conspiracy theory that evolves from disinformation and falsehoods.

Fortunately, we have God’s word that we can use to guide us.  Reasoning from cause to effect, "Study to show yourself approved unto God" (2 Timothy 2:15).   This means to diligently study and compare scripture with scripture in order to understanding the knowledge and facts God has for you.  Then, and only then, will we be able to discern whether or not . . . “these things happened to them as examples, and they [occurred] for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come." (1 Corinthians 10:11).  Was that event just a coincidence, or did God have a message hidden in that event for us to discover and help prepare us to meet our Lord?

 What we may see as a coincidence may only be a simple coincidence, or it may be what God’s providential arrangement allowed to occur together by circumstances for a divine purpose.  It is true that God will use every means possible to capture our attention and draw us to Him in cords of love—and he may use coincidences to capture our attention.  

But there is no coincidence, luck, karma or fate in the deliberate plan of God.  The central theme of the Bible is the plan of redemption, the restoration in the human soul of the image of God. 

From the first intimation of hope in the sentence pronounced in Eden to that last glorious promise of the Revelation, “They shall see his face; and His name shall be in their foreheads” (Revelation 22:4), the burden of every book and every passage of the Bible is the unfolding of this wondrous theme—man's uplifting—the power of God, “which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” LHU pg. 56.

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Our Sabbath School and the Worship services are live and viewable via Zoom. Two Adult Sabbath School classes are presented each week. One of them is viewable via Zoom. The Junior/Earliteen Sabbath School class meets in the Pathfinder Room. Cradle Roll and Kindergarten classes are available for younger children. If you are unsure where the rooms or classes are being held, please don’t hesitate to ask one of the greeters for directions. The Worship service is in the Sanctuary and via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID# and Password are listed below.

Zoom access for Crescent City SDA Church meetings:

Meeting ID #: 993 5770 413

Password: 4642738

You can join by going to Zoom.us, click on join a meeting, and then enter the Meeting ID # and password; or by dialing 1 669 900 9128, entering the meeting ID# and password as prompted; or accessing through the Zoom app.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Curtis (Kirk) Carter passed to his rest in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, February 10th. Memorial services are yet to be arranged.

February 14, 2025 – February 15, 2025

Friday 14^th Sunset 5:49 PM

Sabbath 15^th

Sabbath School 9:30 – 10:40 AM

Worship Leader – Ginger Finley

Church Worship 11:00 – 12:00 – Brian Glass

Sunset 5:51 PM

Tuesday Bible Study: Genesis 6:00 PM

Wednesday Community Services 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Prayer Group 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Church Bible Study, VOP Discovery Lessons 6:00 PM

Thursday – Stacy Glass’ Weight Loss Program 6:00 – 8:00 PM

February 21, 2025 – February 22, 2025

Friday 21^st Sunset 5:58 PM

Sabbath 22^nd

Sabbath School 9:30 – 10:40 AM

Worship Leader – Bob Phang

Church Worship 11:00 – 12:00 – Bob Biegel

Sunset 5:59 PM

March 1, 2025 – Worship Leader, Ginger Finley; Church Worship, Verlyn Benson

Fellowship Luncheons are usually on the first Sabbath of the month, but because of special Sabbath events, please note the weekly updates for any changes.

Tithes and offerings are being collected during the 11:00 AM Worship service each Sabbath. Other options include the locked offering box on the rear wall of the Sanctuary, the link to Adventist Giving on our church website:

https://crescentcityca.adventistchurch.org

or you can download the Adventist Giving app. Tithes and offerings may also be mailed to Crescent City SDA Church, P.O. Box 1905, Crescent City, CA 95531. Please designate where the funds are to be deposited: tithe, church budget, Little Red School House (School), special projects, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to be part of our church family, in person or via media. Please reply to this email (or ccadventistchurch@gmail.com) if you have specific prayer requests. The Prayer Ministry team is active and cares about your needs—let us know!

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With the Word of God in his hands, every human being, wherever his lot in life may be cast, may have such companionship as he shall choose. In its pages he may hold converse with the noblest and best of the human race, and may listen to the voice of the Eternal as He speaks with men. As he studies and meditates upon the themes into which “the angels desire to look,” he may have their companionship. He may follow the steps of the heavenly Teacher, and listen to His words as when He taught on mountain and plain and sea (LHU pg. 56). 

He may dwell in this world in the atmosphere of heaven, imparting to earth's sorrowing and tempted ones thoughts of hope and longings for holiness; himself coming closer and still closer into fellowship with the Unseen; like him of old who walked with God, drawing nearer and nearer the threshold of the eternal world, until the portals shall open, and he shall enter there. He will find himself no stranger. The voices that will greet him are the voices of the holy ones, who, unseen, were on earth his companions—voices that here he learned to distinguish and to love. He who through the Word of God has lived in fellowship with heaven will find himself at home in heaven's companionship (Education pg. 125-127). 

May God reveal to each of us the truth of each daily event we encounter,

Verlyn