Month: August 2011

(Mark 2:5 NKJV)  When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

A paralyzed man had been brought to Jesus so he could be healed. Instead of healing him right away, Jesus simply told him that his sins were forgiven.

Although Jesus went on to also heal the man, the fact that He forgave the man’s sins first is very significant.

God can bless us with all kinds of things… friends, a nice home, finances and much more.

But when all is said and done, the forgiveness of our sins is much more important than all of those other blessings.

Jesus died for our sins, first and foremost. The other things are simply “fringe benefits” that are part of what I like to call “The Salvation Package”.

We can have all of the extras and greatly enjoy them, but without the forgiveness of sins the rest is all meaningless.

Thank God today for your salvation and the fact that all we have to do is ask Him and He will forgive our sins.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mal 3:10 NKJV)  Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

Do we think that God needs our money? Do we think that He can’t see what we do with our money, what we spend it on or not spend it on?

The truth is, God can do anything He wants to do and He really doesn’t need us or our money. But what He has done is made it possible for us to be able to choose to obey Him freely, and by doing so He wants to reward us GREATLY.

I believe that God wants us to give to Him what He has asked for, a tenth of our earnings. He would not have put it in His Word and made it clear to us if it was not important. This verse has gotten lost over the years because it’s a hard subject to address.

It’s time to trust God today and take Him at His Word…Give to Him your tithe and watch your situation change….He is FAITHFUL!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
401-377-5400

www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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(Mat 21:10 NKJV)  And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

I’m very often amazed when I read the accounts of Jesus in the days when he walked the earth.

His presence caused incredible things to happen. Lives were changed. History was altered.

Although Jesus isn’t physically still here on earth, His presence still dwells here within us, believers in His salvation.

It’s up to each of us to continue to carry His presence to others around us, showing them His love, compassion, grace and mercy.

As I’ve said before and I’ll continue to say for the rest of my days, our lives can have a profound, life-changing effect on those around us, if we let it.

I know that I would love nothing better than to visit a place and have the presence of God flowing through me in such a way as to have people saying “Who is this?”, so I can tell them all about God’s love.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
401-377-5400

www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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(Luke 8:50 NKJV)  But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

What is holding us back from getting our healing, our breakthrough, our deliverance, our VICTORY? It’s whether or not we believe.

We can’t talk ourselves right out of receiving the answer that God has given us because of our unbelief, our doubts, our second guessing. Remember what happened to Peter when he started to do that; (Mat 14:29-31 NKJV)  So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. {30} But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” {31} And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Stand strong and hold on to God’s hand, don’t start looking around and listening to negative talk.

You want to see miracles today? You want to see your friends and family members saved? You want to pay your bills on time and have some money left over to put in your bank account? You want to go on a vacation, buy a house, or rent a bigger apartment? You need a good Godly spouse and you’re having trouble finding one?

How about the job you have; do you need help dealing with your co workers?

Is your teenager acting out with all their hormonal changes, acting all rebellious?

God’s answer to us is…ONLY BELIEVE!!

Go to Him today and lay all of these things down at the altar… and believe Him for the answer!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
401-377-5400

www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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(Mat 17:19-21 NKJV)  Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” {20} So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. {21} “However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

There are times when we can do something easily… using only the knowledge that we have.

But there are times when there’s something that we need to do and it requires more preparation, such as prayer and fasting.

The disciples had tried to cast a demon out of a man but it refused to leave, despite their best efforts. This bewildered them and they questioned Jesus about it. He explained it to them by telling them that they didn’t have the faith needed to accomplish this task.

Prayer and fasting helps to strengthen our faith. It helps us to believe God and take Him at His word. It helps us to hear God and know His will.

If there is something in your life that needs to be moved or changed, or maybe there is a stronghold that needs to be broken, don’t try to do it on your own. Our own understanding isn’t always enough.

We need to pray and seek God and we might even need to fast, in order to have the spiritual strength that we need to get the job done.

Some things don’t come easy. But God gives us the tools and the weapons we need to get the job done and win the battle before us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
401-377-5400

www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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