Month: June 2012

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-18-12

(Mark 15:38 NKJV)  Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

This is one of the most significant sentences in the entire New Testament!

When Jesus breathed His last breath, the veil that separated man from God’s presence was torn from top to bottom. Man was no longer unable to approach God.

As believers and followers of Christ, we now have complete access to God. We aren’t limited to relying on a priest to go to God for us. We can go to Him ourselves and make our petitions known to Him.

This is powerful stuff! We need to understand the importance of this.

God wants us to come to Him. His word tells us in Hebrews 4:16 to come boldly to the throne of grace! We don’t have to hide or be timid.

Don’t let the enemy convince you that you’re not good enough to approach God. Jesus paid the price for us and created a way for us to have direct access to the Father.

So if you’re being tormented by the enemy and told that you can never go to God, you be sure to tell him to shut his mouth, in the name of Jesus. And then run to the Father!

He’s there waiting for you.

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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-16-12

(Heb 4:12 NKJV)  For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The Word of God is truly amazing. It is more than just words on a page.

It is living words, straight from the heart of God, given to us to guide our lives.

We lack nothing with regard to knowing and understanding what God wants for us, if we spend the time to learn His Word. Regardless of how many times we read it, there is always new wisdom and understanding in those words.

We strongly encourage you to dig into His word and get His understanding. Doing so doesn’t have to be something regimented or religious. God doesn’t require us to become robots that have to study His word a certain number of minutes or hours each day.

We just need to make an honest effort and He will give the return.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-15-12

(Psa 69:34 NKJV)  Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

Don’t let the troubles and cares of everyday living take away the time that we should be using to praise our God.

Today is a new day, and how it goes sometimes depends on the attitude we have toward it. We can sit there and whine and cry about what we perceive will happen or we can start praising God and thanking Him for a GREAT day that He will give us.

Start your day with praising God and we will see a big change in how things turn out! God is worthy to be praised!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-14-12

(Phil 4:13 NKJV)  I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

We are never expected to do things on our own!

I know there must be a lot of us going through some kind of battle right now, because it seems that many of the verses we’re being prompted to share are about battles, victories, trials and depending on God to help us through them.

On our own, we’re weak, feeble and lacking in so many areas. Oh, I know that’s not something we like to hear, but it’s plain, simple truth.

But in Christ, we can do all things! He gives us strength, peace, joy, understanding, discernment, compassion and victory! There is nothing that we lack in Christ.

Press into Him today. Make that extra effort to push through the obstacles and touch the hem of his robe and get your healing, your deliverance, and your victory. It doesn’t always come easy, but it does come if we depend on Him for it!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-13-12

(2 Cor 10:3 NKJV)  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

Don’t let the flesh tell you how to win your battle. Because the flesh has NO clue how God wants us to fight our battle. But let God’s Spirit lead us in our Victory!!

The power of God’s Spirit comes through the receiving of the Holy Spirit which, we all need. (John 20:22 NKJV)  And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “receive the Holy Spirit”.

We can not fight and win the battle without the Holy Spirit, our helper!!

If you are in battle today and you want to WIN it, you must fight this battle with the Holy Spirit guiding you.

If God is speaking to you today, we want you to take some time and pray this prayer with us. As we join together in unity, asking God to fill you with the Holy Spirit.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Forgive me for trying to fight the battle that I face, on my own. Today I believe that you have given to us a Helper, (John 14:26 NKJV ). And He is willing to come and help us live the life which You have called us to live as we receive Him. Today, I ask in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ that the Holy Spirit will come into my life and lead me each day, that I may walk in the love and victory that you have for me. Thank you God and we give You all Glory, Honor and Praise!!

In Jesus name we pray. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-12-12

(2 Pet 3:8-9 NKJV)  But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

God’s timing is certainly not our timing!

God sees things in such a different light than we do, sometimes it seems like our breakthrough will just never come.

But God is not slack with His promises and He will do what He said He will do. We just need to hold fast and wait on Him, trusting that He will bring victory.

Keep in mind, though, that if there is going to be a victory, there has to be a battle. Without a battle, there is no need for a victory.

So if you’re in a battle right now, waiting for your victory, trust that God will bring it.

It might not be in the timing that we think it should be in, but He knows and understands what we need and when we need it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-11-12

(Rom 2:11 NKJV)  For there is no partiality with God.

The world we live in is full of partiality, prejudice, political corruption, racism, and so much more.

God shows none of these. He is true and unbiased. This is true even within our own lives. He doesn’t have to bend or change to suit our opinions, our motives or our agendas.

We can have twisted ideas, but God doesn’t have to honor them just because we might happen to express them in His name!

In fact, God is the one who can break the chains that hold us in captivity because of things we might have been taught or theories that we have formulated in our minds that don’t line up with His word.

We encourage you today to seek God’s truth with regard to what you believe and why you believe it. So many of us walk through our lives as believers, knowing beyond any doubt that God is real, but maybe never really questioning why we believe what we believe, by comparing it to His word.

Dig into His word. Let God speak to you, pushing aside every preconceived idea, and let Him speak truth into your heart. It’s OK to check what you believe by comparing it to the Word. His word keeps us lined up with Him and protects us from falling prey to incorrect teaching.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-9-12

(John 15:14 NKJV)  “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.

Jesus calls us His friends.

One day I was in my office praying and this song was playing, Friends are Friends Forever, by Michael W. Smith. All of a sudden I thought “where are my friends”?

I went down a list of people that I’ve had in my life at one time or another and most of them are gone, living their lives, and I hardly ever hear from them anymore. I started having a little pity party for myself, saying “Oh, I’m so lonely, God. I don’t have anyone…all my so-called friends are gone”.

It wasn’t long before God brought to my memory that I have Him, a friend forever, and that I have a wonderful husband who is my best friend as well. I have my daughters and son in laws, my grandchildren and so many more other people in my life that God has blessed me with!

I may be speaking to some lonely people out there today, but don’t ever think that you are alone. If you have Christ, you will never be alone as you follow Him…He will be a good friend to you!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-8-12

(John 14:6 NKJV)  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

There is but one way to God the Father. His name is Jesus.

He is the messiah, the redeemer, the savior. His blood was shed to take away our sins.

There is no other being, person, prophet or entity who can say this; not Mohammed, not Buddha, not Confucius, not anyone.

This might not be politically correct, but it is absolute truth. Jesus is Lord of all.

If you are a believer and follower of Christ, there is no room for dabbling with other religions or forms of spirituality. We need to be solid in our faith, not divided.

Our trust needs to be in the Creator, not in the psychic, the astrologer, the spirit medium or anyone else who claims to have knowledge of spiritual matters.

Make a vow in your heart today to honor the One and the Only true God, and then let the things in your life that are not of Him fall away.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-7-12

(2 Cor 5:21 NKJV)  For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Have you ever thought of yourself of “the righteousness of God”?

I’m sure that most of the time, we feel like anything but the righteousness of God. We each do so many things throughout the course of a single day that leave us feeling far from being righteous.

In and of ourselves we are very far from righteousness. We are, in the truest sense, filthy with sin. We have all fallen so short of God’s glory and His desires for us.

But don’t despair because He has made a way to fix that!!

Jesus took our place on the cross, dying in our place, as a sacrifice for our sins. His death and resurrection paid the price, IN FULL. We are spotless before God if we’re under the blood of Jesus.

You see, if we have accepted the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on a personal level, believing that He died for our sins, we are no longer filthy in the eyes of God. We are His righteousness!!

We have been washed clean and we stand spotless before Him. Yes, we can fall down and get dirty. But because of the blood of Jesus, that dirt washes right off.

We want you to know today, right this very minute, that there is nothing that you have done that is too big for God to handle or forgive you for. We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ.

Rest in God’s peace, knowing that He created a way for us to be spotless before Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-6-12

(1 John 4:7-8 NKJV)  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. {8} He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Loving has got to be one of the most effective ways of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If we don’t have anything else but love, then we have more than enough to go where ever Christ wants us to go.

It is the LOVE for one another that will break that hard heart; that cold stone, that angry behavior that tries to take over and cause us to walk a road of loneliness and terror.

If you know someone like this, don’t let the love of God lay dormant in you. Start sharing it with the one that is most likely not going to let you; that is the one that needs it the most.

How do we share the love of God? We first have to know the love of God and what He offers to us. If we don’t know His love personally we can’t very well share Him. We have to first experience His love for us on a personal level.

Once we’ve experienced it on a personal level in our own lives, then we can share it with others in an honest, sincere way that will help change people’s lives.

No more hard hearts for God’s people! We need soft, tender, gentle, caring and loving hearts to share God’s message with the world.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-377-5400

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