June 2021

from the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church

Pastor: Charles Byrd Newsletter Editor: Melissa Derfler [email protected]

It’s not often we’re going to print the last work for man’s salvation is indignation against them. We will words from the devil himself in this now going forward. Hold the minds of enlist great men and worldly-wise newsletter! But, through supernatural the people in darkness till that work is men upon our side, and induce those connections, we obtained an exact ended, and we shall secure the world in authority to carry out our purposes. transcript of his directives to his and the church also. Then the sabbath which I have fellow evil angels—regarding you and “The Sabbath is the great question set up shall be enforced by me! Read on... which is to decide the destiny of souls. laws the most severe and We must exalt the sabbath of As the people of God approach the exacting. Those who disregard them perils of the last days, Satan holds our creating. We have caused it to shall be driven out from the cities and earnest consultation with his angels be accepted by both worldlings and villages, and made to suffer hunger as to the most successful plan of church members; now the church and privation. When once we have the overthrowing their faith. He sees must be led to unite with the power, we will show what we can do that the popular churches are world in its support. We must (continued on page 6) already lulled to sleep by his work by signs and wonders to blind deceptive power. By pleasing sophistry their eyes to the truth, and lead them and lying wonders he can continue to lay aside reason and the fear of God to hold them under his control. and follow custom and tradition. Therefore he directs his angels to lay “I will influence popular ministers In this issue... their snares especially for those who to turn the attention of their hearers are looking for the second advent of from the commandments of God. 1 The Devil’s Playbook Christ and endeavoring to keep all the That which the Scriptures declare to Editor; Coming Events, Kid’s Corner be a perfect law of liberty shall be 2 commandments of God. Health is Our Responsibility Says the great deceiver: “We must represented as a yoke of bondage. 3 watch those who are calling The people accept their minister’s 5 Joan Peterson Maranatha Experience explanations of Scripture and do not In Memory of Diana Austin the attention of the people investigate for themselves. Therefore, 7 to the Sabbath of Jehovah; by working through the ministers, I 8 Pastor Tanner’s Page they will lead many to see the claims can control the people according to my of the law of God; and the same light will. June 2021 Calendar (insert) which reveals the true Sabbath reveals “But our principal concern is to also the ministration of Christ in the silence this sect of Sabbath heavenly sanctuary, and shows that keepers. We must excite popular upcoming events

This is the second month in a row when we have passed deadline and I haven’t received ANY articles for our church newsletter! Thank God, last month a couple people came through at the last minute. (Still hoping for that to happen today as well!) June 4-7 at the North Valley SDA Church, Merlin, OR, But seriously, for a newsletter, you need NEWS! So, I’m there will be a Health & Healing Seminar by Danna reaching out to you in the hope that you will help me and Kalon Gessellchen. Danna is an RN and has studied out! If you are involved in personal ministry, or ministry medical missionary training under Dr. Agatha Thrash of any kind for our church, if you have a testimony to of Uchee Pines Institute in Seale, Alabama. They will be share, an announcement, a story, report, or a relevant speaking on laws of health, principles of hydrotherapy, picture you think others might like to see, it would be herbal remedies, and detoxification. Demonstrations on WONDERFUL if you’d send your contribution to help how to make poltices, salves, and tinctures will be given. make this newsletter reach its full potential! MINISTRY Dates & Times: Friday 6 pm; LEADERS especially, please take note! It will be much Sabbath: 9:30am - 12 pm, also afternoon session; appreciated! Others will be inspired and motivated. Also Sunday: 10am -4 pm (please bring a sack lunch) your comments—whether positive OR negative—are Monday 10 am -2:30 pm. always welcome. They help me make the newsletter Contact Carol 541-761-5113 for more information. better. Thank you for your prayers and support! blessings, Melissa Grants Passc SDA School Kindergarten graduation June 7, 6:30 pm 8th Grade Graduation June 9, 7 pm

Thoughts & Prayers (Please contact Sandy Page, head of visitation, for additions to this column)

Ron Beasley Fran Holder Dory Robinson Cathy Bell Dr. Frank & Israel Rush Joyce Casper Rosalie Hurd Lance Schmidt Bonnie Day Sharon Karen Rhonda Scott Artur & Tulia De Steve King Mel Smith Carvalho Jerry & Zola Lewis Yvonne Tooley Connie Frye Darlene Loewen BLBN Dennis Gallegos Henry Martin Lenore Stevens’ family Ingrid Gruenheid Cathy McGinnis Our school Betty Hamblin Shirley The home-bound David Hamblin Napoletano Those in nursing Harry Hansen Chuck Painter homes Butch & Pam Helwig Jessica Rae VETS 2 Beth Ringering Ellen White’s contribution to attend to our health, and arouse during the latter part of her life. integrate health reform into others to their duty. . . . We have She urged that the Seventh-day Adventist theology came at a time a duty to speak, to come out Adventist Church provide the very when the medical treatment of the against intemperance of every best medical training for medical day could not adequately deal with kind—intemperance in working, personnel at the College of Medical contagious diseases, poor hygiene in eating, in drinking, and in Evangelists (now Loma Linda and nutrition, high infant mortality drugging—and then point them to University), and that the school and the sickness and death as the God’s great medicine: water, pure should meet the very highest result of poisonous medicines, such soft water, for diseases, for health, standards of medical practice. as strychnine, opium, arsenic and for cleanliness, and for luxury.“ others used in practice. Over the years, many of the simple therapies and practices, such as hydrotherapy and massage have been abandoned for cutting edge advances in disease management. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment option at Loma Linda and Proton cancer therapy. Independent medical ministries have and are an important outreach for Adventist evangelism and health promotion within the church She writes, “I was shown that “. . . I saw that we should not be and to the community. The NEW more deaths have been caused by silent upon the subject of health START program at Weimar is an drug-taking than from all other but should wake up minds to the example of a preventative and causes combined. If there was in subject.” Selected Messages, book remedial treatment center based on the land one physician in the place 3, p. 280. She also wrote: “The work Adventist health principles. of thousands, a vast amount of God requires of us will not shut us premature mortality would be away from caring for our health. Remember that health is a prevented. Multitudes of physicians, The more perfect our health, the summation of our physical, mental, and multitudes of drugs, have cursed more perfect will be our labor.” emotional and spiritual state of the inhabitants of the earth, and p. 279. Ellen White viewed health being. When one or more areas have carried thousands and tens as essential to fit people for the are negatively affected, the whole of thousands to untimely graves”. second coming of Christ. “Heaven is being is affected. To treat one part Spiritual Gifts, vol. 4a, p. 133. all health”. p. 172. as an isolated entity is to neglect the integrated, homogenous whole. In vision, she was shown the Ellen White emphasized natural That is why an ounce of prevention harmful substances mentioned, remedies and a healthful lifestyle, is worth more than a pound of cure, along with tobacco, alcohol, tea but was not afraid to take . . . and walking past donuts gathers and coffee, the stimulants that advantage of modern medical no pounds either. lessen vitality and eat away at our expertise when natural treatments spirituality. In an all-encompassing were not enough, especially “Pure air, sunlight, vision in 1863 she wrote, “I saw abstemiousness, rest, exercise, that it was a sacred duty to 3 (continued on page 4) (Health Corner, con’t from p. 3) food supply have damaged our John D. Rockefeller, president proper diet, the use of water, trust metabolic health. In summary, of Standard Oil, was also in the in divine power—these are the true it boils down to two primary key pharmaceutical business. He was remedies. Every person should have issues or problems. The first is that a knowledge of nature’s remedial the medical establishment doesn’t agencies and how to apply want you to know that drugs were them.”—Counsels on Health p. 90. never intended or designed to treat the foundational cause of chronic “In the Saviour’s manner of disease. They merely treat the healing there were lessons for symptoms. His disciples. On one occasion He “In the book, I make it very clear anointed the eyes of a blind man that modern medicine has two with clay, and bade him, ‘Go, wash factions, two paradigms,” Lustig in the pool of Siloam. . . . He went says. “One is treatment of acute his way therefore, and washed, disease, and for the most part, and came seeing.’ John 9:7. The cure they’ve gotten it reasonably right. could be wrought only by the power I was part of that system for 40 of the Great Healer, yet Christ years and was comfortable within made use of the simple agencies it. But for chronic disease, Type of nature. While He did not give 2 diabetes, hypertension, lipid countenance to drug medication, problems, cardiovascular disease, He sanctioned the use of simple cancer, dementia, nonalcoholic and natural remedies.”—Desire of fatty liver disease, polycystic Ages, p. 824 ovarian disease — all of which are chronic metabolic diseases, all of which are mitochondrial diseases — we don’t have anything. We have trying to sell coal tar, a byproduct symptomatic relief only. Same thing of oil refining, as a treatment for a with hypertension, osteoporosis and range of ailments. So, Rockefeller autoimmune disease. All of these, we was seeking new profit avenues. have symptomatic treatments. We don’t cure or reverse the disease; we “He basically said we have to get just treat the symptoms. And so the drugs and especially coal tar into disease gets worse”. the hands of physicians who can prescribe it,” Lustig says. The only In his book, Lustig presents the way to do that was by overhauling history of our food and medical the medical system and shifting the systems. A significant part of focus to pharmaceuticals. “So that why medical doctors are clueless was the start of Big Pharma. That’s about health today is because Big not the story they want to tell, but Pharma was placed in charge of that is in fact the case.” This account their education. The drug industry, is echoed in the history of modern in turn, was a distinct profit-making medicine, and the suppression of scheme from its beginning. In 1910, many curative and inexpensive Abraham Flexner, an educator, natural therapies, hailed falsely as wrote the Flexner Report, which quackery. Don’t just take my word turned out to be a turning point on this. Look it up! As for drug therapy today— in terms of creating evidence- Please take time to read, The based modern medicine, while Ministry of Healing, by E. G. White. Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric simultaneously eliminating many It will outline God’s way to health endocrinologist and Professor health-related factors, including and healing, to direct the mind Emeritus at the University of nutrition and preventive medicine. away from the institutions of California, San Francisco, has His brother, Simon Flexner, a men that enslave, and to set free written a number of excellent pathologist and pharmacist, was the seeking soul in the hope and books about health. His latest, the first president of Rockefeller promise of the perfect remedy in “Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies University. One of the reasons the this life and beyond! Blessings and of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Flexner Report eliminated certain excellent health to all! Modern Medicine” goes deep into aspects of medicine was because ~Tony Bigginton the details of how changes in our 4 Joan Peterson Volunteers for Maranatha Project at Camp MiVoden

In May 2021, Joan volunteered with Maranatha Volunteers International for a special service project at Camp MiVoden, our Adventist Youth Camp on Hayden Lake in Idaho. Joan says, “We had about 90 volunteers. I was leading a group to get the equestrian center ready for the summer camp. Owen Macphee was there and he did a lot of the driving to town to get supplies. I took my quad because it is very useful to get up and down the mountain. The main equipment building was down at the lake and the equestrian center is up on the hill. I also used it to pull a trailer to haul things around and pull logs with it. Amazing what 90 people can do in one week.” Hats off to Joan for her excellent service! Maranatha is a wonderful program, so well organized and efficient. The volunteers travel all over the world and also do projects here in the US. They build one-day churches, put in wells, construct schools, and repair existing facilities. Maranatha is like a big family working together for God. For more information go to www.maranatha.org

FLASHBACK: In 2014, Les and I had the privilege of taking this amazing Pathfinder group on a Maranatha trip to the Dominican Republic. And just from that, I can tell you, if you ever get a chance to go on a trip like this, it’s life- changing! Plus the Maranatha group is really delightful to be with! Highly recomend their mission trips! 5 lay up their treasure here and their gatherings. In their large fix their affections upon earthly meetings especially our cause will things. We must do our utmost to suffer much, and we must exercise prevent those who labor in God’s great vigilance, and employ all our cause from obtaining means seductive arts to prevent souls to use against us. Keep the from hearing the truth and money in our own ranks. becoming impressed by it. The more means they obtain, the “I will have upon the ground, as my more they will injure our kingdom agents, men holding false doctrines by taking from us our subjects. mingled with just enough truth Make them care more for money to deceive souls. I will also have than for the upbuilding of Christ’s unbelieving ones present who will kingdom and the spread of the express doubts in regard to the Lord’s truths we hate, and we need messages of warning to His church. not fear their influence; for we Should the people read and believe know that every selfish, covetous these admonitions, we could have little person will fall under our power, hope of overcoming them. But if we and will finally be separated from can divert their attention from these God’s people. warnings, they will remain ignorant “Through those that have a of our power and cunning, and we form of godliness but know not shall secure them in our ranks at last. the power, we can gain many who God will not permit His words to be would otherwise do us harm. slighted with impunity. If we can keep Lovers of pleasure more souls deceived for a time, God’s mercy than lovers of God will be withdrawn, and He will give will be our most them up to our full control. (The Devil’s Playbook, cont’d from p. 1) effective “We must cause with those who will not swerve from helpers. distraction and their allegiance to God. We led the Those of this division. We Romish church to inflict imprisonment, class who must destroy torture, and death upon those who are apt and their anxiety for refused to yield to her decrees; intelligent and now that we are bringing the their own souls, will serve Protestant churches and the world into and lead them as decoys to draw harmony with this right arm of our to criticize, others into our snares. strength, we will finally have a law to Many will not fear their to judge, and to exterminate all who will not submit influence, because they accuse and condemn to our authority. When death profess the same faith. We will one another, and to cherish shall be made the penalty of thus lead them to conclude that violating our sabbath, then selfishness and enmity.For the requirements of Christ are less these sins, God banished us from many who are now ranked strict than they once believed, and His presence; and all who follow our with commandment keepers that by conformity to the world they example will meet a similar fate.” will come over to our side. would exert a greater influence with ~Ellen G. White, Testimonies to worldlings. Thus they will separate “But before proceeding to these Ministers and Gospel Workers, pp 472-475 extreme measures, we must exert all from Christ; then our wisdom and subtlety to deceive they will have no and ensnare those who honor the true strength to resist Sabbath. We can separate many from our power, and Christ by worldliness, lust, and erelong they will pride. They may think themselves be ready to ridicule safe because they believe the truth, their former zeal and devotion. but indulgence of appetite “Until the great or the lower passions, which decisive blow shall will confuse judgment and destroy be struck, our discrimination, will cause their fall. efforts against “Go, make the possessors commandment of lands and money drunk keepers must with the cares of this life. be untiring. Present the world before them in its We must be

most attractive light, that they may

6 present at all In Memory of 22, 1978Dianna13, 2021Austin July to May On May 23, family and friends gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Dianna Austin. Dianna was remembered as a woman who was dedicated to her family – as a devoted wife and a nurturing, involved mother of her children. Her family mentioned that she was a real go-getter and wouldn’t let anyone run over her. She also had a sincere and strong love for her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Though she is resting, awaiting the resurrection when her Savior will call her forth to life eternal, she will “always be with us” as we look into the faces of her children, as expressed by one in the congregation at the memorial service. ~Chuck Austin

Dianna with precious Eva, whom she taught to read at only four years of age. Eva sings hymns with big sister Nyomie. (left to right) Xaviar, Dianna, Matt, Nyomie "For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of

God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the

clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always7 be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words."1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

8 ’” am. achieved achieved ~Pastor Taner Martin Taner ~Pastor the church will be the the church will day that the light the like forth break morning! what God is waiting waiting what God is reproduced see to among His people. The day that radical by embraced is love a chance at eternal at eternal a chance is love — that life among so many differing differing many among so

human beings? Only when the last verse verse when the last beings? Only human of the chapter is fulfilled, when Jesus prayed, prayed, when Jesus is fulfilled, the chapter of speedily…Then you shall call, and the LORD will shall call, and the LORD you speedily…Then I ‘Here will say, and He cry, shall You answer; 58:8, 9) (Isaiah truths in Scripture important vitally many are There truths, these may know we well how but no matter Jesus is perfected of the love unless it matters none of people the we treat in how in our hearts and reflected White Ellen this is the reason I believe the least. like we any than more passages two these recommended Jesus to moved that — the love Christ of The love other. that moved love the the filthy, touch compassionately Angry James, Big-Mouth Peter, of the feet wash Jesus to Jesus that moved Judas, the love and Back-stabbing Him that killed world the offer to His life surrender to “that the love with which You loved Me may be in Me may be loved You which with “that love the (Jn. 17:26) them, and I in them.” have Adventists that many 58 is a passage Isaiah the Sabbath. it mentions because memorized partially it is actually chapter, whole the study you if However, God that true says entails. what true religion about but and prayer, fasting about merely is not religion religion True action. God into of love the about putting and food share by sin, to oppressed those free is to invite and to with the hungry and naked, clothing finally people When God’s home. your the poor into “Then shall break do this, God promises, light your healing shall spring forth the morning,Your like forth

could such unity be could among us. How among us. How oneness, God’s God’s oneness, be seen would glory be! Through be! Through this one.” What kind one.” that must unity of 17:23) “Perfect in “Perfect 17:23) have sent Me.” (Jn. Me.” sent have that the world You that may know perfect in one, and perfect they may be made we would be one would we “that— He prayed merely pray that pray merely particular interest is Jesus’ prayer for unity among His for is Jesus’ prayer particular interest He didn’t people. much deep theology packed into this chapter, and of and of this chapter, into much deep theology packed for everyone who would ever believe in Him. There is There in Him. believe ever would who everyone for John 17 is Jesus’ final recorded prayer before the before John 17 prayer is Jesus’recorded final but for His disciples, only not crucifixion; in it He prays

about 40 times, in fact — are John 17 — are 58. and Isaiah about 40 times, in fact two chapters that stand head and shoulders above above head and shoulders that stand chapters two — most she recommended chapters The two the rest. for study, you may be surprised to learn that there are are that there learn to be surprised may you study, for Bible but, if you do a search through her entire writings her entire through do a search you but, if Bible recommended often she most the chapters for looking recommended studying many different parts of the parts different many studying recommended if you’d asked Ellen White about it? about White She certainly Ellen asked you’d if from Leviticus or Hebrews. All of these are good good are these of All or Hebrews. Leviticus from gotten have you might what suggestion but answers, others may emphasize passages about the Sanctuary, the Sanctuary, about passages may emphasize others in Daniel and Revelation, others may emphasize may emphasize others and Revelation, in Daniel Still in Romans. by Faith about Righteousness passages suggestions. Some may emphasize prophetic passages passages prophetic Some may emphasize suggestions. Depending on whom you ask, you may get different different may get you ask, you whom Depending on the most important to study? study? to important the most Have you ever wondered what parts of the Bible are are the Bible what parts of wondered ever you Have 2021 ALEX BAYDALA 05 KAYLAH WATSON 07 Happy Birthday BOB WYTCHERLEY 05 MITCH SWANSON 07 BONG GERBER 01 ERIC WAGNER 05 WALTER MACPHEE 07 RACHAEL DAVIS 01 BUTCH HELWIG 05 SKYANN WASHER 08 GINNY FROST 02 KEN SHARROW 05 SUZANNE RHUE 08 JOAN DELLA PAOLERA 02 REBEKAH CRARY 05 SUSANA DIETRICH 09 JACK ABERNATHY 03 ANGELA ZOOK 06 HUNTER SWANSON 10 LARRIE DE LA VEGA 04 DEBBIE WARD 07 LEONA LARSON 12 PASTOR CHARLES BYRD 13 JORDON PERSONIUS 14 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SABBATH MICHAEL DRIGGERS 15 BOB PUNTNEY 16 9:15 am Donna Griffith’s KINDRA HYATT 16 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) 9:00 am-1:30 pm Dorcas Sab Sch Class - Zoom VIVIANA HAGER 16 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 9:30 am SS Classes 12-4:00 pm Veggie Food Store 3-6:00 pm Veggie Food Store 11:00 am Church Worship EVA AUSTIN 17 7:00 pm 3 Angels’ Messages 2:00 pm Women’s Study (MP Rm) 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting Service: Pastor Byrd GEORGE PERSONIUS 17 4:00 pm Romans Study (MP Rm) (via ZOOM) Sunset 8:46 pm Sunset 8:47 pm AL CURTICE 18 BRITTANY HACKETT 18 9:15 am Donna Griffith’s DARYL WENTLAND 18 6:00 pm Pastor Tanner 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) and Stephanie Martin’s 5:30-7:00 pm Path. (BLC) 9:00 am-1:30 pm Dorcas Sab Sch Class - Zoom DEE WHISENANT 19 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 9:30 am SS Classes Farewell get-together, at 7:00 pm Praise, Prayer, 3-6:00 pm Veggie Food Store KAYLA HERNDON 19 the GPSDA School and Promises 12-4:00 pm Veggie Food Store 11:00 am Church Worship 2:00 pm Women’s Study (MP Rm) Service: Pastor Byrd CARRIE HISE 20 4:00 pm Romans Study (MP Rm) 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Elders’ Board (Zoom) (via ZOOM) Sunset 8:50 pm Sunset 8:51 pm CHRISTINA RODGERS 20 ROGER DAVIS 20 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT 9am-1:30 pm Dorcas STEVEN GROVE 20 8:00 am-2:00 pm Dorcas 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 9:15 am Donna Griffith’s 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 11:30 am Red Cross 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) Sab Sch Class - Zoom LAURA IONASHKU 21 Yard Sale, in the church 7:00 pm Praise, Prayer, 12-4:00 pm Veggie Food Store Blood Drive 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store parking lot and Promises 9:30 am SS Classes DAVID MC GINNIS 22 2:00 pm Women’s Study (MP Rm) 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting 3-6:00 pm Veggie Food Store 11:00 am Church Worship 4:00 pm Romans Study (MP Rm) (via ZOOM) STELLA HATCH 22 6:00 pm Finance Board (Zoom) Service: Douglas Garcia 7:00 pm Church Board (Zoom) Sunset 8:53 pm Sunset 8:53 pm DORIA HULBERT 23 MARIA CHAVEZ-MEJIA 23 PAUL AGUILAR 23 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) 9:15 am Donna Griffith’s SHERRILL RUSH 23 7:00 pm Praise, Prayer, 9:00 am-1:30 pm Dorcas 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store Sab Sch Class - Zoom and Promises 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 3-6:00 pm Veggie Food Store 9:30 am SS Classes EVE COTHRAN 24 12-4:00 pm Veggie Food Store 11:00 am Church Worship JEANNE POWELL 24 2:00 pm Women’s Study (MP Rm) Service: Chuck Austin 4:00 pm Romans Study (MP Rm) 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting Sunset 8:54 pm Sunset 8:54 pm SANDRA WONDERLING 24 (via ZOOM) NYOMIE ALARID 25 27 Events may have been changed or added; please check: DONNA HANSEN 26 https://www.grantspasschurch.com/calendar/ 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 7:00 am FIRST LIGHT (Zoom) ALARIC CURRIER 28 7:00 pm Praise, Prayer, 9:00 am-1:30 pm Dorcas and ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE DERRICK STEVENSON 28 and Promises 9:30 am-1:30 pm Thrift Store 12-4:00 pm Veggie Food Store SHEILA HADDAD 29 2:00 pm Women’s Study (MP Rm) 4:00 pm Romans Study (MP Rm) 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting NIKI NELSON 30 (via ZOOM)