Yreka Seventh-day Adventist Church

Was Jesus a real historical person, or is the story an echo of wishful thinking? We're going to look at the evidence in this Sabbath's gathering tomorrow morning, and understand why it matters.

Do you ever wonder why you believe the things you do . . . or even if you actually believe them?

Tomorrow morning we're going to start looking at the foundations of faith, the basic questions . . . "How We Know".

How does God pour out His love into the world today? That's what we're learning together in this Sabbath's worship gathering tomorrow.

He reveals His secrets to His servants, the prophets.

Sunday Rest Proposal Raises Troubling Religious Liberty Concerns - A response by the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists:

"A proposal by a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization to legally recognize and enforce a 'uniform day of rest' represents a disturbing disregard for the religious freedom of all Americans. The Heritage Foundation’s document, 'Saving America by Saving the Family,' calls for states and local municipalities to restrict commercial activities on Sunday as a way to promote spiritual engagement and provide a regular day of relaxation for American workers.

"Seventh-day Adventists believe all people have been created in God’s image with the freedom to worship according to the dictates of their conscience. For more than 160 years, the Church has forcefully advocated against any form of Sunday law. Adventists have always understood these laws — whether at a local, state, or federal level — as attempts to compel conscience, even when they are defended on pretextual secular grounds such as promoting the health of communities and families.

"This new proposal for a 'uniform day of rest' is irreconcilable with America’s rich heritage of protecting the religious freedom of all its citizens, regardless of their religious beliefs or nonbelief. It represents a dangerous desire to use state power to advance religious objectives. Restricting commercial activities on Sunday also raises serious practical concerns for members of those faiths that do not worship on Sunday, including Seventh-day Adventists and Orthodox Jews.

"Sunday laws run counter to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which preserves religious freedom for all Americans by requiring the government to remain neutral between different religious faiths. Our church leaders in the North American Division and the union conferences will continue to uphold the banner of truth and religious liberty, firmly opposing this proposal and any similar measures."

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A message for this Sabbath, a message for 2026.
Let's start this year with a great gathering to worship our Creator and open our lives to His word, His Spirit, and each other.

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This Sabbath's message:

Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

Where is Jesus' focus in the judgment when He pronounces who goes where? How can we be sure we're on the right side?

The answer is more obvious and wonderful than you might think!

This Saturday's message concludes our series from Jesus' prophetic message to His disciples 2 days before He was crucified, "Disciples to the End."