Category: Freedom In Christ

John 8:31-32 (NKJV) 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Jesus is talking to the Jews in the scripture above. But what He said applies to anyone who believes today.

While speaking, He makes the statement, “if you abide in my Word”.

To “abide in My word” means to obey or follow what He tells us to do through the scriptures.

Above, He told them, you are my disciples, and you will know Who I am. And Your faith in Me will set you free.

You see, we are all in a different place, going through different battles and struggles in our walk. And we need to know what to do if we want to make it through. We need deliverance, and Jesus Christ can do just that!

Someone right now is struggling with sickness. Someone right now is struggling with addictions. Someone right now is struggling with lust. Someone right now is struggling with control issues.

Someone right now is struggling with fear. Someone right now is struggling with greed, and someone right now is struggling with anger.

Someone right now is struggling with obesity and addictions to food. Someone right now is struggling with idol worshipping… the list can go on.

God knows, we are not alone with our struggles. And He knows we want to be free from them.

If we trust Him to walk us through it, and we truly listen to His advice through scripture reading and godly counsel, He will bring freedom to every problem we have.

Jesus Christ will set us free from so many things in our daily lives. But most importantly, if we believe in Him and obey, we will be free from sin, and we will spend eternity with Him!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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.”

It’s sad to know that there are people who do not understand this scripture, or have never been taught the importance of believing, and what the consequences are if we don’t understand it.

So, what does it mean to believe?

It is so simple and there are no secrets to it. To believe in Jesus Christ is to know where He came from, Who He belongs to and what His purpose was when it relates to us.

Where did Jesus come from?

He was sent to this earth from God. He was born of a virgin named Mary.

Jesus did not come into this world by way of a natural conception. He was conceived in the womb of a virgin named Mary, by the Holy Spirit. His birth was a miracle in and of itself.

He is God’s Son. His purpose for coming was to save us from our sins, which began in the garden, when Eve and Adam disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit.

He came to make a way for us to have fellowship with the Father, and to redeem us from the curse of death.

It is through the suffering and bearing of the cross for us that, if we believe in Him, we will have eternal life.

We are also now able to have a relationship with our Father in heaven once again, here on this earth. Through the righteous and pure blood of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, we have been given another chance.

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

Don’t die in your sin. Believe in Him today and be free! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Galatians 4:4-5 (NKJV) 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

Yesterday, we established that without Christ, we were slaves to tradition and rituals, lifeless in our pursuit of God.

Today, let’s take a look at what God did to fix that problem!

Verse 4 starts off by mentioning “the fullness of time”. What does that mean?

It means, at the right time; when God, in His infinite wisdom, saw fit and knew the time was right.

And what did God do at that time? He “sent forth His son”.

So, when God saw that it was the right time, He introduced His Son to the world. He ushered in the One who would change it all, bringing truth, light and freedom to a dark, enslaved world.

His son, Jesus Christ, was born of a woman, under the law.

That’s significant. Why? Because Jesus could have simply descended from heaven and shown up here. But He didn’t.

God wanted Him to be one of us; human, subject to temptation and all of the other things that we face and deal with.

He was born as an infant, helpless and dependent on His earthly parents. He had brothers and sisters. He lived and grew just as we do.

He surrendered His place in heaven to come and live among us, walk with us and, ultimately, redeem us.

He was born under the law; the very law that He came to fulfill and complete. When His work here was finished, the law was no longer relevant. He had made it so by becoming the perfect sacrifice for us all.

And why did He do that? To redeem those who were under the law, slaves to tradition, rituals and religion, sweeping us out of slavery, and ushering in the opportunity for us to live as true children of God.

No longer do we have to live under the bonds of tradition, rituals and religion.

We are free because the Son has set us free. And whom He sets free is free indeed!

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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