Bible Verse of The Day – 12-24-24

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.

The fullness of time.

Just a thought; I wonder at what point God said, “It’s time to go down to earth. I have to save them”.

Was it because humanity was really bad off? Or was there some other reason for His timing?

I could never imagine being able to hear and see everything going on at all times, every second of every hour. But God does.

He is omniscient; all knowing.

I always say, I’m better off not knowing something. Because when I know something it eats at me. I can’t get it off my mind. So, I say, don’t tell me; I don’t want to know.

God’s not like that. He knows everything, hears everything, sees everything, all at once.

And it came to a point where it was time; we needed Him to come and live among us. Lord, help us!

He heard the pain and saw the sin. We needed salvation. We needed Him!

He sent Himself in the form of a seed via the Holy Spirit, placed in a virgin. He was born on the assigned day, at precisely the right time.

Matthew 1:18 (NKJV) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

He lived until the age of approximately 33 years, and then they crucified Him. He set us free from our sins when He died on that cross.

Yes, what He had to suffer for us was sad. But, it was also beautiful, miraculous, powerful and so very meaningful.

He showed how deep His love for us is by coming here and dying on that cross for us.

Let us love Him back, by picking up our cross and following Him daily. Amen.

Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-23-24

Romans 3:10 (NKJV) 10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;

We serve a mighty God who loves us more than we will ever know or understand.

And because He loves us, He made a way for us to be righteous in His sight, despite our shortcomings and failures; the sin that perpetually separates us from Him.

Many people believe that righteous acts, good behavior, will make us righteous in the eyes of God.

Still others see religious traditions and rituals as their way of pleasing God and making themselves acceptable in His sight.

The religious leaders of Jesus’ time believed this.

They held themselves above the “common people” due to their piety, their eloquent speech, and their religious garb. They were forever looking down their noses at those around them.

Jesus knew this. He addressed them directly for it, and they became furious with Him for it.

Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the prophet Isaiah spoke centuries before the birth of Christ, declaring that our own righteous acts were worthless before God; like filthy rags.

Bible historians agree that the rags Isaiah was alluding to were women’s menstrual cloths, indicating a state of being ritually unclean according to The Law.

Isaiah 64:6 (NKJV) 6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.

With all of that said, it is important for us to understand that our righteousness is found solely in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV) 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Being a good person will not make us righteous before God. Kindness will not make us righteous before God. Abstaining from sin will not make us righteous before God.

In short, changing our behavior does not make us righteous. But righteousness in Christ should change our behavior.

Let us put away the rituals and traditions that define us and our walk with God. And let us understand that it is only the blood of Christ applied to us that make us righteous in His eyes.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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My Bible Verse of The Day – 12-22-24 – The Miraculous Birth of Christ

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

We are fast approaching Christmas day, when we will celebrate the birth of Jesus, Immanuel, God with us. 

As part of the celebration, we have recorded and published a new video where we discuss the miraculous birth of Christ. 

This is a casual discussion that we hope will help everyone reflect on the incredible way that God orchestrated everything that led to the appointed day and time for God to come to earth in human form and be born through a virgin, defying all human understanding and logic. 

We hope you enjoy it. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all immensely, and we hope your Christmas celebration is your best ever, with Christ squarely at the center of it. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-21-24

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

There isn’t  anything God can’t help us past. In fact, He wants us to get past the things that are holding onto us.

Maybe we don’t think we are good enough to have Him help us. Maybe we haven’t lived right, or we have not obeyed Him in some areas of our lives.

But He is still there, waiting for us to let Him help us through the impossible.

You see, He isn’t like that person that walked out on us, that person that abused or hurt us. He isn’t like that one that got fed up with us and wouldn’t give us another chance.

He is our good Shepherd! He gave His life of us.

John 10:11 (NKJV) 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

He will go out of His way because He loves us. He wants us to lean on Him for everything, and trust Him to do beyond what we ever could imagine.

Dear God in Heaven, help us today to trust You to do the impossible. We thank you, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-20-24

Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV) 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Life.

We live each day. We follow our routines. We do what is necessary. We go through the motions.

And we try to find things that we can enjoy or be enthusiastic about.

And for a while it works. We get excited and find happiness and joy in the things we do.

Decades pass by. And we eventually lose our enthusiasm for those things that once meant so much to us.

Sometimes we try desperately to hold onto things that we were once so passionate about. But the joy we once felt seems to be gone. These things no longer satisfy us or get us excited.

We are no longer passionate or zealous about them. And we wonder why.

This is more common than most people realize. As children of God, as we grow and mature, the things of the world begin to fall off, one by one. They no longer hold the place in our heart that they used to hold.

Our passion for God and His kingdom grows as we mature in Christ. In turn, our passion for worldly activities and possessions slowly loses its hold on us.

This does not mean that if we are a child of God, we must suddenly withdraw from everything we used to do.

But, over time, as God changes our heart, we will find ourselves letting go of things voluntarily.

So, if we are struggling to try to understand why earthly life holds less of a grip on us than it used to, this is typically why that happens.

There is nothing wrong with us. In fact, if we are losing our zeal for the things of this world, and our focus is more toward God, everything is right with us.

Our priorities have simply been transformed by the Holy Spirit working in us.

That, my friends, is exactly what the Holy Spirit does as we allow the blood of Christ to permeate our very being.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-19-24

Philippians 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

If we want to live with a peaceful mind we must think about the right things. We can’t just let anything stick. Doing so will cause us to be in constant chaos; overwhelmed and irritated.

The things that we spend a lot of time pondering on will determine our attitude and our character.

If we are always thinking of the worst, guess what; we are going to be very negative in our thoughts and our conversations.

If we take in a lot of gossip, we will always be spending time thinking of things that really aren’t any of our concern or our business.

If our minds are caught in the wrong things, we will waste a lot of time doing nothing and feeling constant exhaustion before we even start our day.

Keeping our minds lined up with whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, and praiseworthy will help keep our mind at peace. And we will be able to focus more and produce much fruit.

May God bless us today with a peaceful mind. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-24

Matthew 13:22 (NKJV) 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

The cares of this world.

What an enormous concept that phrase encompasses!

Life is vastly unique for each of us. We all face different things. We live in varied situations where greatly different scenarios play out each day.

But there is one thing that we all have in common; our wrestling match with the cares of this world.

The cares that we wrestle with may be different for each of us, but they are truly the same at their core.

At each day’s close, we have spent our time chasing the cares of the world, or we have spent our time pursuing righteous endeavors and the Creator by whom we will all be judged at our life’s end.

Most of us tend to walk a fine line, balancing both of the above; cares of the world and righteous endeavors.

It is something many of us fail to recognize in our lives until God brings it to light.

But once it has been made known, we become acutely aware of it. And it will forever be lodged in our conscience as we navigate each day’s tasks, allowing the Holy Spirit to guide our steps to make righteous choices and spend each day’s minutes as though they are precious, heavenly currency that God has invested into our lives.

Because, if we are to be honest, He has invested something much more precious than heavenly currency in us. He has invested the precious blood of Christ; that cleansing flow that takes away the sins of those who apply it.

Let us wage war on the cares of the world, making every effort by God’s Spirit to overcome them and defeat their war against us, that we not be like the seeds that fell among the thorns.

Let our lives be fruitful for His kingdom, living powerfully by the word of God and the Holy Spirit at work in us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-17-24

Acts 14:9-10 (NKJV) 9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked.

The verses above show us that we must have faith to be healed. That’s what it takes. Faith!

Paul saw it in the man as he observed him intently.

Some godly people today are struggling with believing God for healing.

Maybe you feel like you don’t deserve it. Or maybe you don’t think what you have can be healed. Maybe you are scared and your faith has been shaken.

It happens to us all at times.

You are not alone. We are standing with you for healing.

Know that all it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed.

Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

Get in God’s word and He will fill you with truth, strength, and boldness like never before. And your faith will grow as you do so.

God can heal you, and He can walk you through the process.

Trust Him today!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-16-24

Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

God’s word is more than most of us can ever comprehend.

It is more than mere words on a page.

It is more than digital pixels on a screen.

It is more than just something to be memorized.

God’s word is alive!

The word of God is our defense against temptation.

Jesus taught us this when He defended Himself against the attacks of the devil by quoting God’s word while He was being tempted in the desert.

Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

You see, as we store God’s word in our hearts, the Holy Spirit will bring it to remembrance as we need it.

It is like having a reservoir overflowing with water when we are thirsty.

Does this mean we must memorize scriptures word by word?

No. Not at all. But it does mean that we need to spend enough time in it to ingrain it in our being.

We must get an understanding of it that will build our spirit up, strengthening us in preparation for the attacks of the enemy.

So, let us make the time necessary for us to partake in God’s word each day, learning to rightly divide the word of truth that we may live by it in everything we face.

2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV) 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-15-24 – The Truth About Righteousness

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

We serve a big God. Nothing is too big for Him. 

Our salvation is proof of that. 

We have a new video for you today that we hope you will enjoy and will cause you to love God more than you ever have. 

The video is called, The Truth About Righteousness. 

In this new video we teach about our righteous standing with God; what it is, and what it is not. 

We hope this video will shed some light on some things that will help you understand this better. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We hope you have a great rest of your day! 

We love you all dearly 🙏🏻 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
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401-439-3780 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-24

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Having joy as a believer does not mean we must walk around acting happy and bubbly even when we aren’t. Because, let’s face it, we don’t always feel happy, do we?

Sometimes we are full of sorrow.

Things happen and we, God’s children, grieve from time to time.

The joy of the Lord is knowing that while we go through our grieving time, He is with us. He will carry us; He is our JOY!

While going through hard times we don’t have to fake that we are OK. Maybe we can fool some, but most people can see right through us.

We need to be real with ourselves and with others.

If we are grieving, then we need to grieve. And over time we will get through it.

But while we are grieving we shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It’s OK to let others know we don’t want to do certain activities or even to not want company. Sometimes we want to be left alone, just us and God.

It’s the joy of the LORD that is our strength.

We need to get with Him. We need to take time to pour out our grief and pain at His feet.

Don’t walk around with a fake smile. Let His joy fill us again. But first we must lay our grief down and let Him help us through it.

Be real today and face the truth.

We may not feel very joyful, but we must remember the ONE who is. And that’s Who we put our faith and trust in.

We may be sorrowful for the moment, but Joy will come in the morning!

Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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