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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-6-13

John 15:5 (NKJV) “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

Without Him, we can do nothing.

As a follow-up to yesterday’s Bible Verse of The Day, we’d like to use this scripture to complete what was said about us needing to be broken before God before He can use us.

Sometimes this is misunderstood by people or it doesn’t come across in the right way, so here’s a little more for you to take in.

Jesus said that we are to abide in Him and that if we do, we will bear much fruit. He went on to say that if we don’t abide in Him, we can do nothing (for the kingdom of God).

This isn’t any kind of deep spiritual metaphor or symbolism. It’s pretty straight forward with what it says and what it means. If we abide (remain) in Him, we can be used mightily by God. If we don’t, then we can’t be used to a great degree.

In yet another scripture, God’s word tells us that we can do all things through Christ. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

So as we abide in Him, he empowers us and strengthens us to do the works of the kingdom and bring glory to the Father.

So it’s important that we learn to humble ourselves before Him, confess our sins to Him and then ask Him to work in us to make us who He wants us to be, not who we want to be.

Enjoy your weekend and stay strong in Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-9-13

(1 Peter 2:11-12 NKJV)  Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, {12} having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

We are being watched!

No… We’re not being watched by spies or secret admirers. We are being watched by those around us who know we are believers… followers of Christ!

Once people know we’re Christians, they will watch our every move. They want to know if we’re legitimate and if God is real.

They make their judgments about God based on what they see in us. Scary, isn’t it? We are representatives of God here on earth.

So let’s give God the best representation we possibly can, so that when our time on this earth is finished and we stand before our creator, He will look at us and say “well done, good and faithful servant”!

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 – 3-7-13

(Matthew 5:16 NKJV)  “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Helping others, spending time praying, teaching, loving, and just being there when we are needed; these are some ways of shining our light.

When we are doing these things, our motive should be that God will be glorified through it. This is very important.

Having this kind of motive in our heart will help us to stay on track and draw us even closer to God, causing our light to SHINE even brighter for Him!

Shine your light today!!

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 – 2-9-13

(Luke 22:42 NKJV)  saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

If we want to do the will of the Father we have to put our feelings, our emotions and our will aside. Jesus put His aside and did what the Father wanted Him to do. He did what He had to do in spite of how He felt.

Sometimes we may look at a person that God is asking us to reach out to or offer help to and we think “why should I reach out to them? They have never been there for me when I needed them.” Or “they would never do it for me. Why, should I do anything kind or nice for them, when at times they would just as soon spit in my face?”

If we are going to be used by God, that attitude and those thoughts have to be laid down at the feet of Jesus and left there.

Doing the will of the Father may require our feelings, thoughts, and emotions toward others to be put aside.

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 – 1-25-13

(Matthew 26:73-75 NKJV)  And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.” {74} Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. {75} And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

Peter told Jesus that he would never stumble… he would never deny Him. He had meant it when he said it, but he had no idea what was ahead.

Jesus was arrested and taken away. Peter ran in fear and made his way to where Jesus was being held. And ultimately, he denied knowing Jesus three times, insisting that he didn’t know Him.

You might think that this would be the last we would hear of Peter. But that’s not the case! Peter went on to be a mighty man of God, being used in a very big way to spread the gospel after Jesus ascended to heaven.

How many times have we each messed up and let God down in some way? How many times have you personally wondered how God could even love you, never mind use you?

It would be safe to say that we have all thought about this at some point, and most likely maybe even many times. I know I have.

But God is forgiving and merciful. He takes our messes, our shortcomings and our mistakes and uses them for His glory! This isn’t to say that God likes it when we disappoint Him, but he can use these things to teach us valuable lessons that can then be used to teach others.

So instead of spending a lot of time looking at your mistakes and wondering why you made them, learn from them. Let God teach you through them and then let Him use you to help, teach and inspire others!

You’ll be amazed at how God can use even the littlest things in your life to help others.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 11-18-11

(John 3:17 KJV)  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

I find it how Someone so perfect, so Holy, and Righteous would come to such a place as this world, with one thing on His mind and in His heart; that was to save Man!

The rest of the things that He saw did not keep Him from doing what He was purposed to do. He saw the ugly and He saw the good and He knew that as long as He did what the Father told Him to do it would all turn out good!!

Did you ever feel like you were supposed to help someone or some situation, but when you did, it didn’t go the way you thought it should? It can make you want to walk away, thinking “this isn’t what I thought it was going to be like”. Can you imagine if God thought like this when it came time to help us?

Things can try to distract us and take our eyes off of what we have been called to do, but in our hearts we have to continue to stay focused on what God wants us to do in every situation.

Be careful not to judge the situation that God has called us into. Instead, be confident in knowing that no matter what it LOOKS like, He can turn it around as we obey Him!!

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

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 11-16-11

(2 Tim 4:2 NKJV)  Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

We never really know when God will use us to speak into someone’s life. Sometimes we might meet someone who needs a word of encouragement. Another time we may meet someone who needs words of correction. Yet other times we may meet someone who needs words of love and kindness.

One thing is for sure; we need to always be prepared for those moments in time.

Today I spent many hours on a plane. During my first flight I ended up seated way in the back of the plane. Let me tell you that the back of the plane is my least favorite place to sit. For some reason, I just prefer to sit further toward the front.

Today, though, I learned why I was sitting in the back, as I got to share with someone who was going through a very tough time in their life. I got to encourage this person and give this person some words of teaching and even some loving correction. He seemed encouraged and uplifted as we got off the plane.

Ordinarily I would have looked for another seat as soon as everyone was done boarding the plane, but today I didn’t do that, and it ended up being a blessing.

Now, please understand that we shouldn’t go around trying to create those opportunities, but when God opens the door, we need to be step through it. Be ready for God to use you at a moment’s notice. You never know when it might happen.

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

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