Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

Epiphany is a Greek word that means to manifest or show forth the reality of who or what we are. It is also the name of the traditional church season that begins with the visit of the Wise Men to Bethlehem – in Hebrew the House of Bread, in which the One who is called the Bread of Life is born – and ends with the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness when He says the true bread is every word that proceeds from the mouth of Abba Father. Wow! As we enter this season in January the Lord is manifesting and showing forth.

In the larger season into which 2012 fits more and more members of the Body are risking comfort, finances, and fellowship to gather in specified locations to repent on behalf of the Church for shutting God out of our corporate life while we either look the other way at the disintegration of our culture or blame those who do not know the Lord for the chaos. I recall a vision the Lord sent in 1998 in which the Church was depicted as making crafts projects from the shells and rocks on a beach while a tsunami loomed over them – telling themselves they were preparing offerings to God while God in Christ was surfing the tsunami they failed to notice. The Son was calling us to look at Him instead of our projects. The Father was calling then and now for a culture of repentance in His Body. That doesn’t mean He wants us to whip our bodies; it means He wants us to turn our heads.

It is Epiphany and God is calling through John the Baptist’s voice – Elijah who was to come – for a people bearing the fruit of repentance. The old hymn says, “I am the bread of life; they who come to me shall not hunger…No one comes to me unless the Father draw them, and I shall raise them up…on the last day.” It is Epiphany in Bethlehem. Let us be wise.
CURRENTPrayNorthstateEVENTS

• A Gospel of Power is offered at St. James Anglican Church, Sonora, Friday, January 13 (7-9:30 PM) and Saturday, January 14 (9-5). Gospel sounds the call of God for a Fourth Great Awakening in the Body of Christ in the United States and especially in California – the cradle of contemporary revivals. It explores the connection between the dynamics released in healing prayer and the welcoming of revival. Sessions include training and hands-on practice for both physical and inner healing, how God releases authority through our submission, and how we can return to an original culture of covenant. Of course there will be prayer for healing offered. There is no charge, although love offerings will be received for PrayNorthState. Call us at 530-941-3470 for info.

• Everything we know about revival and transformation are in the pages of The Holy Spirit and the End Times. All we have to offer on reconciliation – the pre-requisite for transformation – is found in Living as Ambassadors of Relationships. These books are recommended reading from the Miracle Channel (Living As…) and the International Healing Rooms (Holy Spirit) in addition to the major league endorsements they carry. They sell for $16.00, but we offer the set for $25.00. Prices include taxes; a $5.00 shipping charge is added to shipped orders. This is the perfect time to give Jim’s books as Christmas or other kinds of gifts – the earlier ordered the better. Diana’s jewelry can also be ordered – your order supports our ministry. E-mail praynorthstate@charter.net or call 530-941-3470.

• Jim’s books are also available in Redding at Bibles, Books and More, 2025 Hilltop; Holy Family Bookstore, Churn Creek at Hartnell; and Eagle’s Nest at Bethel Church. They are at Barnes and Noble and on line at Amazon.com.

• To book any of the events we do – Praying Home the Prodigals, Seeding the Future, Prophetic Acts With Impact, Building A House of Prayer, or A Gospel of Power, call 530-941-3470 or e-mail praynorthstate@charter.net.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO for JANUARY

KLXR, KBLF, KKXX:
• 1/7-8 – Dr. Jo Tillman and Cathy Blevins – HealthFair, Shasta Bible College
• 1/14-15 – Pastors Jack and Michele Gilbertson – A Church in Transition
• 1/1/21-22 – Dr. Paul Crites and Serena Travis – Braveheart West Coast
• 1/28-29 – Leigh Williams and Pakou Vang – Tozer Seminary Gateway

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at 8 AM on AM 940 and FM 104.5 KKXX, Chico, and on AM 1490 KBLF, Red Bluff, and on Sundays at 7 AM on AM 1230 KLXR, Redding. Our programming is archived according to airdate on Shastapodcaster.com under the PrayNorthState button.
WHAT’S UP IN THE NORTHSTATE AND BEYOND

• Braveheart West Coast is an eighteen week training academy for men opening in Etna, California, Monday, March 12. Its purpose is to equip men to become more manly in the image of God and more passionate and effective on the mission field, whether across the street or across the seas. Classes include Missions and Protocol, Bible Applied, Facilitating Revivals, Worship, and Healing among other things. (Jim will be teaching on Prayer, Healing, and Evangelism.) Practicum includes hiking, boating, cave exploration and other outdoor activities in the tradition advanced by John Eldredge. (Eldredge is advising Superintendent Dr. Drake Travis.) The course is divided into six-week modules and graduates earn an Associate of Arts degree; the $2500.00 cost per module includes room, board, tuition, and all materials. Kickoff events are planned for Redding (January 27) at the Holiday Inn (7 PM) and in Yreka (January 28) at the Community Theatre (9 AM). Go to Braveheartwestcoast.org for information or to purchase tickets, or come into Holy Family Christian Bookstore or Bibles, Books and More (addresses on previous page) for tickets – at $10.00 – for the kickoff event.

• Prayer Surge Now hosts weekly conference calls for nationwide prayer each Saturday Morning from 4:30 to 9 AM Pacific Standard Time. To participate call in at 712-432-0075 and enter code 6149782#. For more information contact Prayer Surge Now at prayersurgenow@gmail.com. Dai Sup Han – an old friend and partner with PrayNorthState hosts these calls and their value for the Body is without measure. It is not – BTW – necessary to be on the line for the entire time to participate – call in when you can and stay on the line for as long as you can. God will be blessed and so will the callers.

• The Good News Rescue Mission in Redding held a memorial service Wednesday, December 21, in their chapel to honor the memory of homeless people who died in 2011. The service was well attended and the worship heartfelt. As readers know, one prime reason we publish ministry items in the newsletter is to send the message, “If they can do it we can do it.”

• The monthly pastors’ prayer meeting inside the state capitol has moved times but not locations. Beginning Thursday, January 5, the meeting in Room 126 of the capitol building will convene from 1:00 to 3:00 PM each first Thursday.

• A new prayer group for business persons launches Wednesday, January 10, in Redding’s Market Street Promenade. The meetings are intended for believing proprietors operating in or near the Promenade formerly known as the Downtown Mall. A similar group is preparing to launch in the Four Corners shopping center in Redding’s Enterprise area. A vision of PrayNorthState, these groups – and any others that may form – are intended to localize intercession, worship, and blessing for the various economic zones of the larger community. Each will offer its own format and will meet weekly, monthly, or however founding members decide. We hope there will be many such gatherings to form and follow.

• Christian Business Men’s Connection holds its first networking forum and luncheon of 2012 on Monday, January 9, at Country Waffles Restaurant, located at 2300 Athens Avenue in Redding. The event is from 11:30 to 1:00 and believing business persons are asked to bring forty business cards and be prepared to share a brief personal testimony. The group shares the Gospel with business and professional men and women – women are welcome.

• Teen Challenge of Sacramento Valley has completed the purchase of the former Assemblies of God church and campus in Happy Valley and has obtained use permits for the first Teen Challenge residential facility north of Yuba City/Sacramento. They are working to obtain building permits and the necessary funds to build the center for housing up to sixty-four women and their children as the women complete the most successful drug and alcohol rehab program in history. Teen Challenge also announces the calling of the Rev. Bill Williams as their new North State area director.

• The Luis Palau Crusade comes to Sacramento’s Cal Expo Arena Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17. (PrayNorthState is a participating ministry and will help organize prayer covering inside and outside the arena for the event.) More than three hundred Northern California churches are co-sponsoring the crusade. New churches are welcome to sign on by e-mailing updates@sacramentofestival.com or contact us at praynorthstate@charter.net for appropriate referral. God is moving for a Great Awakening to begin in California just as the Jesus People Revolution kicked off in our state nearly half a century ago. Luke 1:17 is the scripture for the season.

• A Season of Service begins at 5:30 PM on Sunday, January 15, at Capitol Christian Center as the organizers of the Luis Palau Crusade pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King on the occasion of his birthday. Participants will volunteer to undertake projects in service to the greater Sacramento community in the five months leading up to the June 16-17 Crusade. Luis Palau will be the principal speaker at the event. Capitol Christian Center is located at 9470 Micron Avenue in Sacramento.

• 2012 Olympic Games – Opportunities for Ministry – PrayNorthState colleague Shelley McInnis is leading a team of intercessors, missionaries, and pastoral care givers to the London Olympics in Summer 2012. Contact her at 916-706-7066 for information about joining or supporting her team. If you are interested in leading a team contact info@callingcaliforniachristians.com. This is an unequaled opportunity to pray for and share the gospel with thousands of people from around the world who will take it home with them.

UPCOMING PrayNorthState EVENTS

• Jim brings A Gospel of Power to Grace Anglican Church, Oceanside, the weekend of February 24-26. In Gospel he teaches on the shared dynamics of healing and transformative revival Friday – 7-9 PM. Saturday – 9-5 features teaching and hands-on experience with prayer for physical healing. Follow up teachings will address and demonstrate inner healing prayer, the power released in submission, and a culture of covenant. Jim leads a healing service in the church Sunday Evening. Gospel is another of three PrayNorthState seminars anticipating a Great Awakening. Call 530-941-3470 for information.

• Praying Home the Prodigals comes to Harvest Church in Corning March 16-18. The third of Praying Home teaches on the Elijah Season of Luke 1:11-17 and how to navigate it on Friday – 7-9 PM. Saturday – 9-5 offers teaching and hands-on approaches to applying God’s gifts as we witness, breaking off the barnacles that inhibit witness, intervention, and the radical power of engagement. All of our seminars are free of charge; love offerings are taken to support PrayNorthState. Call us at 530-941-3470 for information.

• Prophetic Acts With Impact is offered at New Jerusalem International Ministries in Modesto April 13 and 14. Prophetic Acts prepares people to lead Bible Reading Marathons, targeted prayer projects (Paah-ho-ammi), Prayer Vanguards, and erecting prayer tents in their communities. The training is hands on and facilitates revival on the streets of the communities in which people live. Contact New Jerusalem Director Lida Lockard at 209-380-7999 for info.

• BraveHeart West Coast begins offering classes (PrayNorthState is a partnering ministry) Monday, March 12 at the Etna campus. Watch this space for developing details and go to the Braveheartwestcoast.org web site for details.

• Anyone desiring to participate or to gain a fuller picture of any of our current or upcoming events should go to the PrayNorthstate web site at www.praynorthstate.org or call us at 530-941-3470.

WHAT THE COORDINATORS ARE UP TO

• Jim preaches Sunday Mornings in January at St. James Anglican Church in Sonora on January 15, and at La Jolla Community Church on January 22.

• Jim leads a Prayer Vanguard at the state capitol in January and participates in the pastors’ prayer meeting – also in the capitol. He’s in San Diego for meetings with leaders and research January 20-25. He speaks at San Diego House of Prayer Tuesday, January 24, and is a featured speaker at the twin kickoff events for Braveheart West Coast at Redding’s Holiday Inn (January 27 at 7 PM) and at Yreka’s Community Theatre (January 28 at 9 AM).
Please pray for our leaders and media sponsors:
Please pray for PrayNorthstate’s Board: Jim and Diana Wilson, Dr. Andre Van Mol, Pastor Dave Honey, Charlie Harper, Les Baugh and Linda Hartman.

Pray for our PrayNorthState Radio sponsors Nicolet Glass, Crown Motors, Belongie Entertainment Enterprises, B & T Satellite Inc, Mercy Medical Centers, The Enterprise Center, and Dr. Todd Royse’s Chiropractic First Healing Services. Pray also for sponsors the Medical Practice of Andre Van Mol and Julie Winter, and Mike Littau’s Farmers’ Insurance Agency; Old School Restaurant, Simpson University of Redding, California, and Creson’s Mattress Gallery.

HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT
Correspondence – and donations – may be addressed to PrayNorthstate, P. O. Box 493743, Redding, CA 96049-3743. Call us at 530-941-3470. Our web site is www.praynorthstate.org; our e-mail is praynorthstate@charter.net.

PRAYER FOCUS FOR WINTER:
THAT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REST AND RE-FUEL THAT WINTER BRINGS; THAT WE
WOULD TAKE EVEN GREATER ADVANTAGE OF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO FORTH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD THAT CHISTMAS BRINGS – APPRECIATING IT AS THE
OUTBURST OF BOTH GRACE AND PROMISE THAT IT IS;
THAT WE WOULD SEEK GOD FOR A EUCHARISTIC HEART