Tag: What the Bible says about salvation

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-4-23 – The Other Half

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

Salvation is a two-part experience, but one part doesn’t get the attention it should get! 

In today’s video, The Other Half, we teach about the part of salvation that doesn’t get as much attention as it should get, yet gives us immense hope in God. 

This video is fun, informative, hopeful and will likely remind many of us of things that are often forgotten or overlooked. 

So, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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Enjoy your day and stay close to God! 

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 – 3-11-23

Acts 4:12 (NKJV) 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

This verse is straight forward and right to the point. There is no other name.

No matter how we were raised, no matter what religious organization we belong to we need to make sure we know this very important truth.

And what name is it by which we must be saved?

Philippians 2:10 (NKJV) 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth…

No one will be standing. No one will be doing anything except bowing.

All will bow at the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. And those who don’t accept Him for who He is will not be saved.

Our prayer today is that those who are so lost in themselves, and those who once knew Christ, or those once walked with Him but have turned away and grown cold, may drink of the water which He offers them, as they bow their knee and trust in His name.

John 4:14 (NKJV) 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

We praise You Lord!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-7-22

John 8:24 (NKJV) 24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

I was just a little girl when I felt the love of Jesus Christ for the first time. It was like nothing I had ever felt. I felt a big lump of warmth and security like never before that came over my heart and soul.

I remember after I walked up the aisle to give my heart to Jesus, the pastor of the church picked me up and used me as an example to show that even little children can believe in Him.

Jesus Christ died for us all, no matter our age or our sin. He and His Father loved us all first.

1 John 4:19 (NKJV) 19 We love Him because He first loved us.

We must understand that without Him we will die in our sin. There is no other way to enter the kingdom of God but through Jesus Christ. He is the key that unlocks the door.

Be willing and open to Him! That is what it all boils down to.

Let the Lord God draw us in, that He may touch our heart and that we may believe and receive His gift of eternal life. Amen.

John 12:32 (NKJV) 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-20-20

Numbers 21:8  (NKJV) 8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.”

The fiery serpent in this verse represents a plague that God sent onto the people of Israel as punishment for rising up against Him and Moses, complaining about the food they were eating.

The serpents bit the people, and many of them died (Numbers 21:6-7).

The ones that were still alive came to Moses, repentant and remorseful for what they had said and done.

They asked Moses if he would pray to God to take away the serpents.

In response, God had Moses make a fiery serpent out of bronze and set it on a pole. The people that looked at it and had faith would be healed.

This allowed the people to receive divine healing and not die from the snake bites.

Jesus later spoke of this situation, referring to Himself and how He too must be lifted up, and whoever has faith and believes in Him will not die, but be healed and live forever.

His Crucifixion on that cross had to take place if we wanted to be set free from our sins.

John 3:14-15 (NKJV) 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

When we see with the eyes of our hearts, and believe what Jesus did for us on that cross for our sins, we will be healed and saved from our sinful state, we will have eternal life with Him!

It is by His stripes we were healed. Amen.

1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV) 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-2-20

Romans 6:23 (NKJV) 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Yesterday we talked about this same scripture. Today, let’s take a look at it a bit further.

What a beautiful gift we have been given. A deep and meaningful, long-lasting and purposeful gift.

What do we have to do to receive such a gift?

The gift itself has been purchased by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. All we have to do is believe and receive it.

God is Good!

One might say, “boy, that is more than my head can comprehend”.

Absolutely! That is why we do not accept this gift with our head, but very much from our heart.

Romans 10:9 (NKJV) 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

This is a heart to heart gift!

Will you confess, believe and receive the gift of eternal life today?

Dear God in Heaven,

Thank you for sending this precious gift to earth, your Son, Jesus Christ; the gift of eternal life.

I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that You have raised Him from the dead. Your Son, our Savior, is alive! I receive Him today with all my heart. I repent for my sins and ask for Your forgiveness, and to set me free from the clutches of death and destruction. I want to follow You.

I thank You, and I worship You today, Father, for Who You are. And I give You all of the glory. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Congratulations!

You are now a child of God. All the angels in heaven are shouting right now because of your new life with Christ, forever! Hallelujah

If you have just read this and you have become a believer because of it, please reply to this message and let us know! We want to celebrate with you!

Our prayers are with you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-21-20

Philippians 2:12 (NKJV) 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

As I was beginning my day today, I was pondering on various things of God. I wasn’t thinking about any one thing in particular. Just the things of God in general.

As I was doing so, this verse came shooting into my spirit, like a rocket. More specifically, it was the latter part, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”.

Let’s talk about this truth for a minute or two.

As we taught recently in our series on understanding the fear of God, if we are His child, we don’t need to walk around with dreadful fear that God is going to strike us down.

But this particular piece of scripture does show us that we need to take seriously our walk with God, our relationship with Him, our eternal salvation.

You see, nobody else can do this for us. No one can “get us into heaven”, so to speak.

People can pray for us, share God’s love and mercy with us and even teach us about salvation. But in the end, the responsibility for our eternal destiny, and our walk with God while we are here on earth, lies solely in our hands.

We have to make the choice to follow Him, and then endeavor to grow our relationship with Him.

We encourage you to take this seriously and do whatever is necessary to draw near to God and learn of Him. He is not harsh or hard. And His mercy endures forever.

Matthew 11:29 (NKJV) 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

And as we look at verse 13, which is actually the tail end of verse 12, above, we start to get the bigger picture.

Philippians 2:13 (NKJV) 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

God works in us through the Holy Spirit, prompting us and guiding us daily to intentionally and purposefully make right choices.

Why? For His good pleasure. To fulfill His purpose for us here on earth.

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 – 2-6-20

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Being saved is a gift of God.

Don’t we all love gifts? I do! And this is one of the most beautiful, sacrificial, loving gifts I could have ever received.

I can’t even comprehend the depth of it all. But by faith I do receive the most awesome and amazing love that I could have ever had given to me.

We all have the opportunity to receive such a gift. It has been given to each one of us personally. And personally we have to receive it. Accept it and say yes to all that was done for us.

Along with receiving this gift, we must repent of our old ways. We need to surrender the way we were living and the things we were doing, and receive forgiveness for our sins.

We can’t earn this amazing gift. It is by grace that it was given to us. The only way to receive it is by faith.

Do you receive it today?

Dear God in Heaven,

I receive your gift of Salvation today. Please come into my life. I ask for Your forgiveness for the things I have done wrong. Help me to live the life You want me to live and give me the strength to follow after You.

I love you with my whole heart, today and forever. I want to be Your child and a good one at that. I want to please You. Teach me Your statutes.

In the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Psalm 119:33 (NKJV) 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-17-20

1 Peter 1:8-9 (NKJV) 8 … Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

The end of your faith – the salvation of your souls.

This is the summation of everything we do here on earth, as we walk with God and live according to how He calls us to live.

We each walk with Him individually, uniquely, according to who He made us and what He asks us to do.

Sometimes we take baby steps. Other times we take giant steps.

Sometimes the places where our feet land are plainly visible before we ever step ahead. Other times, we step forward with very little visible evidence that our feet will land on something that’s solid, safe and stable.

But we step, nonetheless.

Why? Because we know that this walk is not just about the here and now, but about the eternal goal; the salvation of our souls.

It is this, our eternal salvation, that keeps us going, keeps us running the race, even when our own physical strength is long gone and we are relying purely on the power of God, by His Spirit, to complete the race.

Not only do we get to walk this earthly walk with God by our side, but we do so with the full expectation of spending eternity with Him.

Remember the end of our faith; the eternal salvation of our souls.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-9-19

1 Peter 1:24- 25 (NKJV) 24 because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

This past year I have had some deaths in my family. My nephew, and my sister in law. They both are in Heaven and I am grateful for this. But it still makes you see some things very differently when death hits close to home.

It makes you think…” What about those that never hear the words of Christ and His message of salvation? What if they never heard about the Lord that endures forever?

My heart trembles. I am so sorry for those that never get a chance to understand what Christ has done for all of us.

I was blessed to be in a home where Mom and Dad found life and Salvation in Christ. And they introduced it to us at such a young age. Now, we were not a perfect family by any means. We had our trials along with our good times. Life was not easy all the time.

There was hurt, pain and sorrow we had to deal with. But it was faith and the words of God that got us through. And it kept us together.

Flesh will wither and the glory will fall away. But the Word of the Lord endures forever. It sticks!

Who or what are we holding onto today, and why?

God is our Rock! His Son, Jesus Christ, is our salvation. And the Holy Spirit is our Helper. What else do we really need in this life?

Our hearts cry out for those today who have not found Christ. They have not heard of the Gospel or have rejected it. Or maybe they did hear it, have received it and then have backslid and turned from it completely.

Together, may we reach them with His love.

Psalm 57:2 (NKJV) 2 I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

Dear God in Heaven,

Bring us to those that need to hear your enduring Word. That they may receive the salvation that You freely give.

Oh, our hearts cry out for them today. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-15-18

Isaiah 43:11 (NKJV) 11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior.

People may think there are many ways to be saved and get to heaven. But it is very simply put in this verse, there is only ONE Savior and one way to salvation. That is believing and trusting in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

God sent Him to us, that we may live forever through Him for eternity.

1 John 4:9 (NKJV) 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

The people that leave before us, that die, if they have put their faith and trust in Jesus, they shall be alive, safe and sound in His precious arms.

They are happy and rejoicing, surrounded by the perfect holiness of God. And when it is our turn to go home, if we believe in our Savior, we too will join in this beautiful celebration. Hallelujah!

He went to prepare a place for those that have received Him. And that is where we will reside.

John 14:3 (NKJV) 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

I can only imagine what it is like when I look up at the sky and out onto the ocean. When I listen to the sounds of the waves, the wind, the birds, the stillness in the lakes, oh how exciting it is to know that heaven will be even more lovely than we can imagine! How precious is our Savior!

Thank you, Jesus, for being our Lord, and for thinking of us always. Even unto death you have made provision for us.

We love you, Lord. Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-28-18

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

When I was a young adult and I was first introduced to the truth of salvation in Christ, it didn’t take me long to know that I needed Christ and I needed forgiveness for my sins.

But there was this nagging little thing inside of me that kept me from doing something about it. I thought that I had to clean myself up first, and then I could approach God and ask Him to make me His.

That kept me from doing what I knew I needed to do for quite some time. I stayed lost and unforgiven until one day I just pushed it all aside and ran to God.

This is more common than most of us realize. Even believers tend to wrestle with this sometimes. We make a bad choice, or a series of them, and we think we have to hide from God, afraid of what He thinks or what He will say if we approach Him.

But here’s what we need to remember. Jesus didn’t come and die for the righteous. He came and died for the lost… the sinner.

Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Let’s be honest here. We don’t take one of our children who is well and healthy to the doctor. We take the one who is sick and in need of help.

So it is with us. We can’t hide ourselves away from God because we have done something wrong, committed sins that we think are too big for God to cleanse us from and forgive us for.

You see, once we go to Him, confess our sin and ask Him to forgive us, He forgives us. It’s that simple. There is no specific prayer we need to pray. There is no ritual we need to follow. There is not even a specific person we need to talk to about it.

We go directly to God and pour it out to Him. And do you know what happens when we do this? He forgives us. And that sin that we confessed to Him? He casts it far away from us. How far?

Psalm 103:12 (NKJV) 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Stop trying to clean yourself up before you go to God. Come as you are. Let Him do the cleanup. He is much better at it than we are.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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