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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-11-24

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

People tend to love partial truths.

Partial truths make us feel good. They stroke our ego and tell us what a good person we are and assure us that we are OK; all is well with our souls.

But a partial truth is dangerous.

Why?

Because it fails to tell the whole story. A partial truth leaves room for untruth to gain a foothold.

You see, Jesus told us that the truth shall make us free.

But a partial truth leaves us stuck in bondage; chains that we refuse to recognize while we are basking in the comfort of a partial truth.

The whole truth can be uncomfortable for us. It speaks unapologetically, causing us to see things that we may not like to see.

But if we embrace that truth, no matter the discomfort associated with doing so, it opens the door for freedom and deliverance to come, giving us true freedom.

So, if God shows us ourselves, and He puts His finger on something that is not pleasing to Him, something that causes separation between us and Him, it is critical that we not run from it but turn and face it with the help of the Holy Spirit.

It is in this that we find freedom from the things that have bound us for so long.

And it is in this that we can finally see those chains smashed to pieces, allowing us to walk in freedom that only God can bring.

Let us no longer be satisfied with partial truths that bring comfort. But let us openly invite God to show us the whole truth, give us the strength by His Spirit to face those truths, and allow Him to help us walk out the steps He has for us to finally know and experience true freedom that is found in the Truth.

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

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-15-23

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

This well-known verse is quoted often, even by those who know little or nothing of God and His true freedom.

Even Christians will use this verse outside of what it really means.

While this is not necessarily wrong, it is always a good idea to understand what Jesus was referring to when He spoke these words.

First, there is a bit of symbolism here.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

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

If we know Jesus, we know “the Truth” (Him), and He sets us free from sin and bondage.

Beyond that, He is speaking of knowing truth that will change us, altering our lives and our destiny in a way that nothing natural can do.

That truth revolves around Him and what He represents; spiritual rebirth, death to sin and new life in His salvation.

Jesus spoke the words in John 8:32 to the religious leaders of His time.

They were rigid, stiff-necked people who were so steeped in tradition they failed to recognize their own Messiah.

In his teachings, He sought to help them gain understanding of their lost condition and the deception that they were slaves to.

Sadly, most were never able to see past their ritualistic traditions, opting instead to have Jesus crucified.

Despite what they chose, let us choose true freedom in Christ; freedom from the cares of this world, freedom from the power of sin in our lives, and freedom from death and the grave.

These are some of the things Jesus was referring to when He spoke of freedom.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-13-23 – Standing for Truth

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

Speaking the truth is something that God wants us all to do. 

We all know that doing so can sometimes be difficult or bring unwanted consequences. 

In our newest video, Standing for Truth, we teach about the importance of speaking for and standing up for the truth, even when it is not popular to do so. 

This video is relevant today as we see truth become increasingly unpopular. So, we hope you will take a few minutes to watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Remember, the truth will set us free! 

We love you all. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-13-21

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Truth is a funny thing.

It is very powerful, and it can change us immensely if we allow it to.

The problem with truth is that it can also hurt our feelings if we let it.

You see, truth almost always comes to us from others who speak it to us.

As ones who bear truth and speak it to others, it’s important that we do so in a way that’s led by the Spirit of God. We need to have compassion, mercy and grace as part of our delivery. We need to have the heart of God.

And we need not be afraid of saying something that may hurt someone’s feelings when we speak things that God is leading us to say.

On the flip side, if we are hearing truth, we need to be able to listen to it and not get our feelings hurt by what we hear.

Some of the things that we hear others say to us can cause us to want to bristle up and defend ourselves immediately. This isn’t usually a good thing.

We need to learn not to immediately go into defense mode. Instead, we need to go into “receiving mode”, allowing God to show us truth about ourselves, so He can use that truth to mold us and shape us into the man or woman He wants us to be.

This may seem like a minor thing to many people. But it is, in fact, a very major part of our growth as believers. Until we learn to accept Holy Spirit-led truth about ourselves, we will never grow to the full potential of who God wants us to be.

Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV) 17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-28-21

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

One of the things about Jesus that’s important to understand is that many of the things He said had more than just a literal meaning. He spoke symbolically very often, so there would often be a literal meaning to what He said, as well as a spiritual meaning.

This is true with the verse above.

Truth, when it is shared with us or when we get a revelation of it, will set us free if we embrace that truth and take action based on what we have come to understand.

As we do that, change will begin to happen, setting us free from lies or ignorance that once had a hold on us and kept us in bondage.

This is a literal statement made by Jesus.

If we move to chapter 14 of the book of John, we will see a similar statement that Jesus made, but with deep spiritual significance.

Remember what Jesus said about the truth setting us free? Check this out.

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

Contrary to the literal statement He made in chapter 8, this time Jesus spoke in a way that probably baffled many of those who heard His words.

He stated boldly that He is the truth, and that no one can come to the Father except through Him.

So, once we understand that the truth will set us free, we have to understand that Jesus is that truth. He is the One who will give us true freedom if we put our faith in Him.

The literal truth, if we embrace it, can give us freedom from bad habits, addictions, etc.

But Jesus can set us free from our sin, making us new creations, if we apply His blood to our lives.

The literal truths that we embrace will change things in the here and now.

But Jesus (the Truth) will change things in an eternal way that will alter our destiny forever.

Jesus made many bold statements with significant meanings during His short time here on earth. As with this one, they were all very important for us to understand.

We hope this will shed some light on this one and bring new understanding for you.

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 – 2-8-21

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Truth is a funny thing.

Most people will automatically tell you that truth is a good thing if you were to ask them.

When we are confronted with truth that hurts, however, we may not be quite so sure about it being a good thing.

It’s all about perspective.

You see, that’s the funny thing about truth; it can sometimes be painful.

Sometimes it’s painful because it means watching someone we love go through a tough time, or maybe even losing them.

Other times, it means that we have to see something in ourselves that we don’t like so much.

What’s more, seeing it now means that we have to take responsibility for it and make changes if we want to please God and be who He wants us to be.

Truth is more than just looking into a mirror. We can look into a mirror, see ourselves, and still walk away and conveniently forget what we saw.

James 1:23-24 (NKJV) 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

It’s when we look into the mirror and then let the Holy Spirit show us who we really saw in that mirror that we are more inclined to grab the bull by the horns and do something about what we saw.

Thankfully, we serve a merciful God who gives us grace to work through what we see and what He shows us.

And He is faithful to give us what we need to fix those things in us that are broken and in need of repair or correction.

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 – 12-21-20

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

This is a very well-known quote from Jesus that is frequently used when people are discussing freedom. It is used to convey a message of hope, promising freedom from addictions, freedom from oppression, freedom from depression, etc.

And this is all true. Jesus can set us free from all of those things and so much more!

In one of our recent videos, “The Click”, we talked about this from a couple of different angles.

We talked first about getting understanding from God, and the fact that many times it’s like something “just clicks” and we begin to understand things that we previously had no understanding in.

Then we went on to discuss the importance of being willing to embrace truth if we truly want to be set free.

In fact, we cannot be set free by truth unless we are willing to embrace it. And here’s why.

Truth is truth. No matter how many different ways we try to look at it or spin it, that doesn’t stop it from being truth.

And truth is something that can be hard for many of us to face, because it forces us to look at ourselves and face who we really are. Other times it can force us to face the reality of a situation.

Sometimes that can really hurt.

Nonetheless, truth is still truth. And it’s only the embracing of that truth that will allow us to be set free from the things that bind us and hold us as slaves to them.

Are we facing truth today that we’re maybe not willing to face head-on? Are we standing face to face with ourselves or a situation, and we just want to run away and hope it doesn’t follow us?

It’s time to stop running. Time to turn and face it. Time to let truth speak to us, and then to embrace and follow that truth so we can be set free once and for all from the things that have haunted us, imprisoned us, taunted us and kept us in chains for so long.

We need to stand before God today, right now, and let Him show us the truth, and let Him set us free as we embrace that truth without fear, trusting that God will be merciful and graceful to us.

Lay it down before Him today. Amen.

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

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 – 12-6-20 – The Click

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

God is a good God, and Jesus is a wonderful Savior! 

God wants us all to walk in His truth, and He wants us all to have understanding. 

In today’s video, The Click, we teach on these things in a way that will help bring new understanding to all of us. 

When we learn how to receive God’s truth, our walk with Him will grow exponentially, and our lives will be forever changed. 

We hope you’ll take the time to watch this one. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all sincerely. 

In Christ, 

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 – 7-11-19

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

There is probably something we all think we need today that we hope will help us in whatever situation we are in, and bring freedom to us. We think it would be the very thing to  make everything better.

If we were to take a survey and ask everyone to name one thing that will help you today, many will say money. Some may say a relationship or a spouse. Others may say having children. Some might want or need healing. And many may say work, a job or a career.

All these things are nice and will probably bring pleasure to our lives. Many will overlook the ONE most important thing that we need to have in order to maintain a life of complete freedom.

We can have all these things in life and still feel empty and enslaved. If we want to be able to enjoy life and all the blessings around us, we need the truth!

We are missing out on a huge part of life if we do not have the truth. What is the truth?

We need to know we are loved, we are forgiven, and we are saved and set free.

How? Through Jesus Christ. He is the Truth that will save us and bring us into freedom.

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

If we accept the truth, Jesus Christ, we will live here on this earth in total victory every day. We may face things that are hard, or maybe even horrific, but knowing His truth will give us strength, peace, and understanding that will carry us through any trial we face.

Don’t worry about money, a career, a spouse, children, etc. Get the Truth in us and acknowledge Him and He will direct our steps, bringing everything together in the way that He knows is best.

Proverbs 3:6 (NKJV) 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-21-18

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

One day I was at the hospital visiting an alcoholic patient. The nurse was speaking to the family, explaining that if he didn’t stop his drinking, his life expectancy was, at most, 5 years. He was young.

The thing that caught my attention was not the short life expectancy, but the response of the patient’s parent when they heard it.

They were actually upset with the nurse, wondering how she could say such a terrible thing about their child, even though they knew he had a “problem with it”.

I listened and watched and as I took it all in, I realized that day how we can really harm ourselves by ignoring the truth.

This young man literally drank his life away and was still wanting more, even though he was told he only had 5 years left. What is that?

It is ignoring the truth and buying the lie. Our emotions can open the door to this and cause us to ignore the truth, even though the consequences of what we’re doing may be staring us in the face. It will drive us to an early death, both naturally and spiritually.

What lie are we buying into today just because it makes us feel better about our situation?

God wants to bring healing and deliverance to us, but until we stop buying the lie and we face the truth, His hands are tied.

Lies can give us a false sense of comfort. Truth may come with some pain and it may hurt a bit at first. But in the long run it will bring healing, deliverance, and joy to us for a lifetime.

The truth will set us free if we let it.

Dear God in Heaven,

We cry out to You today for the truth in our situation. Give us eyes to see it and ears to hear it and the strength to follow it. We want to be set free from the bondage that we are in, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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 – 6-23-17

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Truth is a funny thing. We all claim to want to know the truth about so many things. But sometimes when we actually know the truth, it can be hurtful and hard to swallow.

But, once we know the truth, we can move toward dealing with it and moving beyond it. Then and only then can we be free of the things that hurt us.

But there is another Truth that sets us free. His name is Jesus.

Jesus said that He is “the way, the truth, and the life“.

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

In the natural realm, the words and actions of others hurt us and cause us to live in bondage. But Jesus, who is the Truth, brings complete, lifelong, eternal freedom from every form of captivity.

You see, Jesus doesn’t just show us why we’re hurting. He also provides healing and deliverance from those very things and He teaches us how to live free.

His freedom is true and everlasting, unlike anything the world offers us. It isn’t based on self help or some kind of program. It doesn’t rely on an organization to make it happen. And it isn’t dependent on a leader or other person to administer it properly.

Jesus goes right to the source and touches those places deep inside of us where the wounds are deep and festering. And His touch brings the healing needed to set us free once and for all.

So we encourage you to embrace the Truth. And walk in the freedom that Jesus died to give us all.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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