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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-6-13

Ephesians 2:1-3 (NKJV) And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins…

He has made us alive!

We were dead in our sins. Dead. Lifeless. Without hope.

But through his death and resurrection, he has offered us new life and a new hope!

It’s not always easy to understand this… why He did it or how it works, but it’s the truth.

And this truth is what saves us and draws us to God.

So no matter what you have going on in your life today, no matter what kind of trial you’re facing and no matter how dismal things may look, remember that He has taken our sins and made us alive.

Now that is something to be happy about!

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 – 5-8-13

(1 John 5:20 NKJV)  And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

Eternal life comes from Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is that simple.

There is nothing else that can give us eternal life. There is no other way but through Jesus Christ, God’s Son. We don’t want to miss this important truth.

There are many other teachings out there that can cause confusion, but we need to get the understanding that has been given to us.

If you have been taught differently about Heaven or life after death, it needs to be compared to the Word of God to make sure it lines up with what God says is the truth. It is the truth that sets us free.

If you have never received Christ as your Lord and personal Savior, we will pray with you today a prayer of Salvation and you will have eternal life. Christ will live in you and give you understanding that you may learn Him and His way for your life.

Dear God in Heaven,

I come to You today at this time in my life and cry out, asking for Your forgiveness from my sinful life. I ask Jesus to come into my heart and be my Savior and help me live the life You have called me to live each day.

I ask You for Your strength, understanding and wisdom today to make the right decision. Thank you!

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen

If you have received Christ as your personal Savior today, please write and let us know. We want to be praying for you and we are here if you have any questions or need help in any way.

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 – 10-3-12

(2 Cor 5:14-15 NKJV)  For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; {15} and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

Jesus Christ died once, for all. For everyone. For me and for you.

It doesn’t matter what you have done. It doesn’t matter what different kinds of sin you have been involved in. Jesus died to take those sins away. You just need to believe it.

Are you trapped in sin today? Have you done things that you’re ashamed of? Do you think that you can never be forgiven?

Let me state very clearly that Jesus died for you. He died for your sins. He died to bring you forgiveness, so you won’t have to live in guilt any longer. His blood was shed to set you free.

Is this speaking to you? You can be set free today, right now. There’s no magic formula to make it happen. It’s not complicated. You don’t need to be in a church building or anywhere special. You can have forgiveness right here, right now.

Pray this simple prayer:

God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus died on the cross for me. Please forgive my sins and make me a new creation. Wash me clean with the blood of Jesus. Help me to turn from my sinful ways and live my life for you. Thank you for loving me. Amen

Congratulations! If you have prayed this prayer and meant it sincerely, you are now a child of God! Your past sins have now been washed away and forgiven. Today is a new day for you. You now have a place in heaven and your name is written in the Lamb’s book of life.

If you have prayed this prayer, please reply to this email and tell us about it. We want to know so we can celebrate with you and help you in your new life as a child of God!

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 – 4-9-12

(Mat 18:11 NKJV)  “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

I’d like to speak to anyone out there today who is searching, seeking, trying to find the truth.

Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah, came to save that those who are lost. He came to this earth as a man, feeling everything we feel, experiencing pain, heartbreak, betrayal, and every other emotion we experience in our lives.

He was tempted just as we are, yet He never gave in. He had the opportunity to sin each and every day, yet He chose to remain sinless.

He had the opportunity to turn His back on the mission set before Him, and walk away from the death that would pay the price for our sins, but yet He chose to love us so much, and be obedient in His purpose, even to die on a cross for each and every one of us.

If you’ve been seeking the truth, look no further. Jesus is the truth. He took my sin and yours upon His own body and washed them away with His blood.

And then on top of all that, He rose from the grave and defeated death, hell and the grave so that we can all be assured of eternal life. All we need to do is reach out and take it.

Reach out to Him right now. Accept His offer of salvation… everlasting life, in exchange for taking your past life and your past sins away from you. It’s not difficult to do and there is no sin too big for Him to take away. Just do it, right now.

Accept His offer of grace and mercy and then write to us to tell us. We want to share in your new life and your excitement!

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 – 2-13-12

(Lam 3:22-23 NKJV)  Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. {23} They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

God’s mercies are new every morning!!

Do you know what that means for us? Every is a new day with God, fresh and clean, with none of yesterday’s sins staring us in the face!

We’ve talked about this verse before, but we still like to touch on it every once in a while. It’s a reminder for all of us and maybe as a new lesson for anyone who is new to the Daily Bible Verse.

Here’s the little illustration that we like to use: Each day is like a new, clean, white sheet of paper. At the end of the day, what’s on that sheet of paper is up to us. It can be full of good things or it can be full of bad things, or even a combination of both. We are responsible for the story that’s written on that piece of paper each day.

But every single morning, God gives us a brand new sheet of paper, to give us a new chance! No matter what we did yesterday, today is a brand new day, with His mercy covering our lives.

No matter what mistakes you made yesterday, ask God to forgive you and then move forward, looking forward to what He has for you today.

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 – 1-16-12

(Psa 130:3-4 NKJV)  If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? {4} But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

I’m not sure why, but I really felt led to do a teaching on forgiveness today. But not just a teaching on forgiveness in a general sense… something specific, to show that there is forgiveness to be partaken of.

Some people really wrestle with being forgiven for the things that they’ve done wrong in their lives.

We have all done foolish things and made very poor choices, causing others to be hurt by our mistakes and poor decisions. As we see the results of our sin and begin to repent, we often struggle with being forgiven by those that we have hurt and by God.

Many times we are ashamed of what we’ve done, and rightly so. But it’s never, ever too late to make things right and start fresh. Every day is a new day with God and a new opportunity to put our past behind us.

Before we can start fresh, we need to fully understand that forgiveness is ours, if we would only ask for it. God offers forgiveness to anyone who will ask. He does not look at us and compare us to someone else to see if we’ve done something worse than them or not. God’s word says that he is not partial toward one person over another (Acts 10:34, James 2:1-12).

This assures us that if we come to God and ask Him to forgive us, He will! So if you’re struggling with being forgiven (and feeling forgiven) today, stop struggling! Let go of your mistakes and move forward. Know in your heart that forgives is yours if you simply ask for it.

Be forgiven today, in the name of Jesus, and let your soul be at peace.

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 – 12-28-11

(1 Cor 10:13 NKJV)  No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

I want to bring a word today that might seem harsh at first glance, but is really not harsh at all. It is truth, spoken from the word of God… Nothing more and nothing less.

I want to share this in love, to bring awareness and an awakening to our spirits, in our pursuit of God and His righteousness.

There is not a single one of us who faces temptation that is unique to us or our situation. None of us has been or is going to go through a test, a trial or a temptation that someone before us hasn’t already gone through.

Every single day we are each tempted with something, whether it’s a temptation to steal, a temptation to lie, a temptation to cheat on our spouse or anything else that is contrary to the Word of God.

And every single day we can choose to fall into this temptation, or we can turn and walk away. It’s really very simple when we get right down to the root of the situation. We can make it seem complicated and we can come up with a lot of excuses as to why we might do something that’s wrong, but in reality we have two choices; 1 – do the right thing 2- do the wrong thing.

Over the past several months we have become more and more aware of the number of people who are committing adultery and putting their marriages and their relationship with God at risk. This is a very sad situation.

It’s happening almost as much among believers as it is among non-believers. And it’s time for it to stop!

I implore you, if you have fallen into any kind of temptation such as those mentioned above or any that was not mentioned, stop right now and get right with God. Turn from your sin and repent. Ask for God’s forgiveness and then ask for forgiveness from the person or people you have hurt.

Take the time to make things right while you have the breath of life in you.

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 – 12-07-11

(John 5:39-40 NKJV) “You search the Scriptures, for in them you
think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of
Me. {40} “But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have
life.

Here Jesus is talking to the Jews. They studied the scriptures but
were not willing to come to Him that they may have LIFE. How sad is
that?

Today I want to ask you this question; do you have life in Jesus?
Not “do you know the scripture?” Because, like the Jews, it wasn’t
enough.

Let’s not just be readers of the scripture. NO! We need to know Him
in our hearts. Take time to seek Him and know Him.

The Jews of that day knew the scriptures, but understand this when
I say it, “THEY did NOT know HIM”. They had “head knowledge”, but
that was it! When it came right down to accepting Him for who He
was, they wouldn’t.

It is the Heart to Heart relationship, the everyday walking,
talking, and seeking Him in our lives that will help us to know Him.

My concern is that we are not deceived into thinking we know Him,
when really we just know of Him.

Knowing the Scriptures will not save us. Knowing who Jesus is won’t
save us.

The Bible gives us knowledge about how to be saved. We have to take
action and we must accept Jesus as our Savior by believing that He
is God’s son, and that He dies for our sins. Believing and
repenting of our sins is where the heart to heart relationship
begins.

If you have never personally accepted Jesus, but only know of Him
and what the scriptures say about Him, take time today to go to Him
and accept Him into your life as Your Lord and Savior.

Dear God,

I acknowledge that Your Word, the Holy Bible, is the truth and that
Jesus died for my sins. I understand that the only way to get to
heaven is by believing that You are who You say Your are, and that
Jesus is the Son of the Most High God. I want to receive Jesus as
my Savior. Today I take action and ask Jesus to come into my life,
change me and make me what You want me to be. I’m sorry, for the
mistakes I have made. I was living without You. Forgive me of my
past and help me to allow You to lead me, from this this day,
forward.

Today I have newness in You and I receive my Salvation. Thank you
Jesus, I love you.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name I pray. Amen

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

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 11-15-11

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

Have you ever done anything you regretted? Have you committed sins in the past that you look back on now and they make you cringe? I think we can all answer that with a definite “yes”.

Not a single one of us has lived perfectly. We have all sinned and disappointed God and ourselves, as well as those around us.

Maybe you did this before you knew God, or maybe afterward. Or maybe you don’t know God yet, but you’re seeking Him.

Here’s the good news. God has said that He will forgive us and our sins will be removed as far away from us as the east is from the west. That’s pretty far!

Now, maybe you’re having trouble understanding what that means, so just know that when you ask God to forgive you for something, and you’re sincere about it, He will remove that sin from our life and it will be gone… period. There is not a trace of it left, as far as He is concerned.

So if you’ve ever wondered about those things you’ve done in your past, stop wondering. Ask for forgiveness, ask God to help you not to do it again and then keep moving forward and looking ahead.

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

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