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Bible verse of The Day – 4-2-14

John 1:1 (NKJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

This might be a confusing verse to some, especially for those who are new to the family of God.

You might look at this and say “what’s all this stuff about the Word?”.

Let me take a minute to explain.

“The Word” is one of the names given to Jesus Christ in scripture. Jesus had many different “names” throughout the Bible, running from the Old testament (in prophecies), all the way through the end of the New Testament.

We hear Him called the Son of man, the Son of God, the Lamb of God, the Lamb who was slain, the Bright and Morning Star, and a host of others.

Jesus was also referred to as The Word, or the Word of God.

Revelation 19:13 (NKJV) He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

What’s so awesome about the verse above, in John 1:1, is that this verse shows us that Jesus was there in the beginning, right along with God the Father, at the creation of all that we see!

Jesus was a participant in the creation, not just an observer!

So if anyone ever tries to tell you that Jesus was simply created by God or that He was less than “God with us”, just remember that He was there in the beginning and all things were made through Him!

John 1:3 (NKJV) All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Rest today, knowing that our Savior was there in the beginning.

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 – 7-22-13

(John 5:18 NKJV)  Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

Jesus and God are considered equal, the SAME; they are ONE!

This is the difference between heaven and hell, right here. If we can accept this truth, this is our way into Heaven. We have to believe that Jesus is who He says He is, the Son of God, and that they are equal. If we look at Jesus as being any less than God in the flesh, then we truly don’t understand.

(John 14:6 NKJV)  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. We cannot get to God unless we go through His Son, Jesus Christ.

We can live the life of doing all wonderful and good things for people but as hard as it is to swallow, we must know that this will not get us into Heaven.

If we are asking God for things but not going through His Son, He can not hear us. It is His Son that makes the way for communication between us and God. It is His blood, His pureness that can reach and touch the heart and ears of the Father.

This is very to the point and some may not understand at first because of all the different teachings and denominations out there.

If we take all we have been taught and surrender ourselves and our understanding to God, in the name of Jesus Christ His Son, His equal, He will bring understanding and wisdom to help us grasp such truth, regardless of what we might have been taught previously.

(1 John 5:12 NKJV)  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Get life today, through the Son, Jesus 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 – 5-9-13

(Hebrews 2:9 NKJV)  But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

For many years I wondered about this verse and what was meant by the statement that Jesus “was made a little lower than the angels”.

Not only did I wonder about it, but it kind of bothered me because it didn’t seem to fit in with the fact that Jesus was there in the beginning and was the co-creator of the heavens, the earth and everything on the earth, including humans.

The way I saw this verse, it made it seem like Jesus was below the angels, which are simply created beings, used by God for service. Where was the deity of Christ in this verse?

I pondered on this for quite some time, wondering what it was really saying. And then one day it was like God removed the veil for me and showed me exactly what it meant. So I want to share that with you today.

God showed me that Jesus was, in fact, there in the beginning. He was the co-creator of all we see, including us. Remember that the Word says in Genesis “let us make man in our image”. This is clearly a plural statement, using “us” instead of me or my.

And the reason that Jesus was said to have been a little lower than the angels is because he chose to become lower than the angels, in human form, for a specific period of time while He walked here on the earth. He became flesh and bone so He could walk among us, experience everything that we feel and, ultimately, die for us.

This is truth. This is fact. This is the God we serve. He leaves nothing undone.

He is the Alpha, the Omega… the beginning and the end. Amen.

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 – 2-5-13

(John 14:8-9 NKJV)  Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” {9} Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

These verses make me shake my head in awe.

Jesus was openly confessing to the disciples that He was God in the flesh. He was the human essence of God the Father.

The Father is spirit. We cannot see or behold Him. But He wanted to come to earth in bodily form to reach out to us, to make himself approachable to us and to “walk in our shoes”, so to speak.

Jesus coming to earth was God’s ultimate way of saying “I Love You”, even in dying for us on the cross.

Let’s not take this lightly. Read and re-read the verses above and let this get into your spirit. Jesus said “Have I been with you so long and yet you have not known me?”. He was answering as the Father… the supreme Lord of all.

How completely awesome is that?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-21-12

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

This is one of my favorite verses. It sums up the entire foundation of our salvation in a way that nobody can sensibly dispute it. Period.

Jesus is the way, He is the truth and He is the life. There is nothing found outside of Him. He offers us eternal life through simple faith.

There is no need for a 12-step program, a complicated set of rituals or anything else that man might be able to conjure up in order to make it difficult or to try to make it fit into a logical mold for our better understanding.

If anyone denies Jesus or His deity, they deny life itself. God has made it simple for us to have life in Him. Sadly, we have complicated it and made it seem difficult.

If anyone ever tries to tell you that salvation requires anything more than faith in the messiah, Jesus Christ, walk away from them and never listen to a single word they speak, because their words are not 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 – 6-8-12

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

There is but one way to God the Father. His name is Jesus.

He is the messiah, the redeemer, the savior. His blood was shed to take away our sins.

There is no other being, person, prophet or entity who can say this; not Mohammed, not Buddha, not Confucius, not anyone.

This might not be politically correct, but it is absolute truth. Jesus is Lord of all.

If you are a believer and follower of Christ, there is no room for dabbling with other religions or forms of spirituality. We need to be solid in our faith, not divided.

Our trust needs to be in the Creator, not in the psychic, the astrologer, the spirit medium or anyone else who claims to have knowledge of spiritual matters.

Make a vow in your heart today to honor the One and the Only true God, and then let the things in your life that are not of Him fall away.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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