Dinner and A Show – February 9 5:30-8:00 PM

January 14, 2019 by Jim Jamison

We are planning on having a fun evening with Cornerstone Community Church and Fellowship Bible Church. We will enjoy fun, food and fellowship! We are having the banquet at Comfort Suits and Conference Center, in Berlin Ohio on Saturday, February 9 from 5:30-8:00 pm. The Dinner will be catered by Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen, and “the Show” will be a concert by Deb Searles and Dee Luppold (Known by many as Deb and Dee Jackson), they are sisters, singers and songwriters, known for their simply acoustic fold style, as well as their original compositions that bring words of encouragement and hope for those they minister to. The will be focusing on the themes of loving God, each other, family, the lost and God’s love for us. We will also have some fun games that are designed to make us laugh and help us get to know each other better. Cost is $20 per person, and we hope that many will plan on joining us for the fun evening. All are welcome, not date is required, brining your friends and neighbors! For more information call (330) 674-5927 or email pastorjamisonsr@gmail.com… READ MORE

The Fruit of the Spirit – Galatians 5:2-23

January 14, 2019 by Jim Jamison

Of all the passages in the Bible which sketch the character of Christ and the fruit which the Spirit brings to our lives, none is more compact and challenging that Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”.. We can divide these nine characteristics into three “clusters.” The first of these “love, joy peace” speaks of our God-ward relationship. The second cluster, “longsuffering, gentleness, goodness” are seen in our man-ward relationship. And the third cluster “faith, meekness, temperance” seems to focus on our inward relationship. When the Bible talks about the believer producing fruit, it is not necessarily talking about “good works” rather it is an indication that we are to allow this fruit to be manifest in our lives. If these areas are not growing and developing on our lives, we need to re-evaluate our relationship with the Lord. Fruit is the natural product of being attached to the main trunk of the tree. If we are truly apart of the family of God, and therefore, connected to God by the Holy Spirit we will see these characteristics manifested in our lives. As … READ MORE

How does the fruit of the Spirit grow? – Psalm 1 & John 15

January 10, 2019 by Jim Jamison

If we are to develop the fruit of the Spirit, how does that happen. Psalm 1 compares the godly man to a tree planted by a river (v2-3) Here the bearing of Spiritual fruit, is clearly related to the place the Word of God has in our lives. Notice that it does not say “read” it says meditate. As we meditate on the Word of God, the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin which needs to be purged and directs us to God’s standard for our lives. Apart from the Word of God there will be no lasting spiritual growth or fruit-bearing in our lives. We are also told in John 15 That we can only bear fruit if we abide in Christ. It may be possible for us to make use of the gifts of the Spirit even when we are out of fellowship with the Lord, but we cannot display the fruit of the Spirit all the time when our fellowship with Christ has been interrupted. The secret of abiding is obedience. As we, through obedient living, abide in Christ, the life of Christ flows into us, producing fruit to the glory of the Father and the nourishment … READ MORE