Category: Holiness

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-16-16

Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Our bodies are not our own. We belong to the One who created us and redeemed us.

As followers of Christ, it’s important that we not use our bodies for anything that dishonors God or is contrary to His word.

Are we partaking in things that damage our bodies? Are we smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, using drugs, engaging in promiscuous behavior? Are we watching unsuitable things on TV, in movies or on the Internet?

Are we listening to music that promotes racism, hatred, sex outside of marriage, violence and other types of worldly behavior?

Are our mouths sanctified? Or are we uttering profanity, hatred toward others, slanderous words or gossip?

This message is not meant to be a scolding or a reprimand. But a reminder that we do not belong to ourselves, and that God wants us to live holy, sanctified lives that exemplify Him each day. And He has equipped us to be able to do so by the power of His spirit dwelling in us.

1 Peter 1:15-16 (NKJV) 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-3-15

2 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.”

God has chosen to dwell in each of us if we are His child.

Because of this, there are things that we should and should not do. He is a holy God and wants us to live holy lives.

We are made righteous by the blood of Christ, clean before God, with our sins forgiven.

We are, however, called to live lives that are pleasing to Him, doing our best to stay away from things that are unholy.

Coming out from among them doesn’t necessarily refer to physically segregating ourselves from the world. It does refer to differentiating ourselves from the world in our behavior.

According to Galatians 5:19-21, here are some of the things we need to avoid: adultery, fornication, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like.

And those are just some of the things we are to avoid!

What’s equally important is the condition of our heart, too. We can avoid all of the things that God tells us to stay away from, but if our heart is far from Him, we are just going through the motions and our abstaining is nothing more than legalism.

But when our heart longs after God and truly wants to please Him, we will do whatever is necessary to avoid the things that displease God and do everything we can to please Him.

So let’s ask ourselves today; where is our heart? Do we partake of the things that displease Him, or do we live to please Him?

Only we can answer that question.

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 – 4-3-12

(Mat 15:18-19 NKJV)  “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. {19} “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

In its original context, this verse goes on to explain that eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man or make him unclean.

Jesus used this example to teach us that what’s in our hearts is what defiles us, not whether we have washed our hands or not.

He also used it to teach us that what’s inside of us will eventually make its way out of our mouths.

Have you ever caught yourself saying something that was contrary to what you know God would want you to say? Maybe you used some language that you know in your heart was not pleasing to God. Or maybe you lashed out at someone in anger, and then regretted it later on.

We all make these mistakes at times. The important thing is that we learn from them.

First, we need to learn self control. But more importantly, we need to understand that this is showing us who we really are inside; what’s hiding there in the darkest recesses of our heart.

This isn’t something that we should beat ourselves up about, but something that we need to go to God with and ask Him to take those things out of our heart and replace them with His love, grace, mercy and compassion.

God is the best surgeon there is when it comes to fixing hearts!

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 – 3-28-12

(2 Cor 6:17 NKJV)  Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”

I’d like to share something today, in love, hoping to bring some awareness to the church regarding a message that doesn’t get talked about much anymore.

God has commanded us to “come out from among them and be separate”. What does this mean?

He wants us to separate ourselves from the world, but not so much in a physical sense, whereby we would leave society and stay away from everyone who isn’t a child of God.

What God really wants is for us to separate ourselves in the way we conduct our lives. He wants us to remove ourselves from the ways of the world and not follow the ways of the ungodly, falling into sin and immoral living.

The body of Christ has become desensitized to the ways of the enemy and an “unholy mixture” has pervaded the church. We have taken on the standards of the world with regard to our entertainment, our daily habits, the way we talk, the way we present ourselves and the way we live in general.

God is calling us back to Him and His ways. He is calling us to come out from among them and be separate.

Let’s examine our lives and check ourselves. Let’s ask God to show us where we need to make adjustments and let Him shape our lives.

He will be faithful to show us.

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 – 1-10-12

(Rom 5:19 NKJV)  For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

Today I want to take just a minute and talk about righteousness through Christ.

Many people confuse righteousness with holiness. In fact, many times they are looked at as being the same thing. But they are vastly different. Let me explain.

When we believe in Christ and He forgives our sins, we are made righteous by His blood. This happens instantly, in a split second. Because He paid the price for our sins and His blood washes away our sins, we are seen as pure, spotless and righteous before God.

Holiness, on the other hand, is something that we are told we need to work at daily, in each of our lives. (2 Cor 7:1 NKJV)  Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

We need to make a conscious effort to live a holy life. This requires work on our part. Righteousness, on the other hand, is already bought and paid for, by Jesus and His sacrifice for us.

So, remember that we are the righteousness of God in Christ, but we need to put forth effort to be holy, on a daily basis!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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