Pastor Dr. Michael M Sherrod's Blog – August 2012 Archive (6)

As a leader in your church , the most important thing to grasp about spiritual transformation is its source . Spiritual transformation is a God-thing . At its nucleus , spiritual transformation requires repentance and total trust in God to dramatically change what we could never change ourselves . Being in every worship service or taking every church class offered won’t make it happen . Participating in a multitude of ministries won’t bring it about . Fasting won’t cinch it . Realizing that…

Jesus call us to friendship . Greater love hath on man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant

Knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you friends; for all things that I have made known unto you ( John 15:13-15, KJV ). Up to this time Jesus had called His disciples servants or douloi. This is a title of honor. Moses was called the doulos of God or the…

Jesus said , ''If you love me , you will obey what I command '' ( John 14: 15 ) . When you obey Jesus , you show that you love Him and trust Him . The Father loves those who love His Son . For those who love Him , Jesus said He would love them and show Himself to them . Obedience is the outward expression of your love of God .

God’s fruit in us is general in it’s character , supernatural in its origin , gradual in its growth , and natural

In its development . Paul wrote in Philippians 1:11 that Christians are to be filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God .Paul prayed fro the Colossians in Colossians 1:9-10 , Asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual

Wisdom and understanding . And we pray this in order that…

If ye love me keep my commandment ( John 14:15 , KJV ) ‘ He that hath my commandments , and  keepth them ,…I will love him , and will manifest myself to him ‘’ ( John 14:21 ) . If a man love me , he will keep

My words : and my Father will love him , and we will come unto him and make our abode with him . He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings : and the word which ye hear is not mine , but the Father’s which sent me ( John 14: 23-24 , KJV ) . But that the world may know that I…

Jesus call us to love. Just as Jesus came to us with the call of God’s love , we are to take that call to the world . We are to love one another as the Father loves the Son and the Son loves us . We are to continue in this love and never let it grow cold . Jesus writes to the church in Ephesus in Revelation 2:4 , Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee , because thou hast left thy first love (KJV ) . We are to keep the love for God on the front burner of our heart and never allow the fire…