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Welcome to the Internet site of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Ramona, California

Our worship services are expressive, open to all, and full of the presence of the LORD. Our goal is to glorify God in our meetings and meet your needs with his Word. Spirit of Joy is diverse in age and ethnic and social origin, but we are united by love for Jesus Christ our Savior.

There is no better life than one based on the Word of God and lived in relationship with Him. We guarantee that you'll feel welcome at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church. We're warm, friendly, and we love to greet visitors.
  

We have families and individuals of all ages and backgrounds and with a wide variety of Christian experience. Please visit... we'd love to know you. And we promise you'll feel welcome! You'll be glad you did!

We're located in Ramona, California, on the edge of the "back country" in northern San Diego County... Click here for directions.

Shalom

As sojchurch.com Webmaster, Listmaster, etc., I send periodic email to everyone, to the women, to the men, and to other small groups. If I compose the email, I often include the greeting or salutation, “Shalom.” Most of us know that this Hebrew word means “peace.” However, there is a depth of meaning within “shalom” far beyond our commonplace idea of peace.

According to Strong's Concordance 7965, the Hebrew root for shalom means to be complete, perfect and full. Thus the word Shalom means completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety, soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.

Many of us seek fulfillment, happiness and contentment in money, possessions, entertainment, and more. But such things don’t fill the hole in our hearts… all they can do is distract and prevent us from finding TRUE shalom... the shalom that comes only from He who created and put all things into place.

Thus my use of the word Shalom in my correspondence: It’s a mighty blessing on several levels!

During this Christmas Season, we’ll often hear about Jesus Sar shalom, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) in whom, we find “The Peace of God which surpasses all understanding.” Read Phil 4:4-7, and each time you hear about the Prince of Peace throughout this month, meditate on the Shalom which He wants you to receive. Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. (1Cor 16:13)

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. (1Cor 16:13)

Al Rogers