Month: June 2011

(3 John 1:4 NKJV)  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Having Christ living in us is all the Truth we need. God’s Son is True!! He is real and He lives in us if we ask Him to come in.

The truth will convict us to do what is right in all situations; our part is to pay attention.

One day I was shopping at a retail store and I grabbed lots of things and put them in my shopping cart. By the time I was done and ready to head to the register I had more stuff in my cart than I could pay for. So, I quickly looked at it and thought for a quick moment about leaving some of it right where I was standing. After all, I thought, there were so many other items in that store misplaced.

But, because I have the Truth living in me, it didn’t feel right and I couldn’t do it. It didn’t matter whether others had done it or not…it was not OK for me to do it!

Being a child of God, we are going to get these feelings and promptings. We should pay close attention to them.

Now most likely nobody would have seen me do what I was pondering on doing. And yes, I might have gotten up to the register faster than going back and putting those items where they belong. But I would have had to live with myself afterward, knowing that God was not pleased with my actions. It just wasn’t worth it.

The truth will always lead us in doing the RIGHT thing!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
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(Mark 10:51-52 NKJV)  So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” {52} Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

I want to ask you today; What do you want God to do for you?

We all want God to do something for us. Or maybe we want God to do something for someone we know. But are we asking Him? Are we asking God to do this thing? Or are we just thinking about it, hoping it will just happen?

God’s word says in James 4:2 …you do not have because you do not ask.

Why aren’t we asking? Are we afraid? Do we fail to believe that we will get an answer? There can be lots of reasons that we don’t ask. But we need to put our feelings aside and exercise our faith, however little or big it might be, and approach God boldly and ASK Him for what it is that we want or need.

The devil loves it when we lack. It’s one of his primary weapons against us. If we lack, he wins.

Don’t let the enemy win. Ask God today for what you need… for what you would have Him do for you. And then believe.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Gen 2:2-3 NKJV)  And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. {3} Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

What a busy place this world has become!

So many people, and even societies in general, have forgotten the importance of taking time out to rest once in a while. Modern culture places so much emphasis on working and making more money that many of us end up working 7 days a week or very long hours each day. This can result in us being worn out and never having time for God or our families.

God created the earth and everything we see in 6 days. On the 7th day He rested. Yes… even God took a day off!

I want to remind everyone today that taking time to rest is important. We all need to stop and to take time from our busy schedules to put God first and keep our priorities straight.

This doesn’t just mean resting from our jobs. We also need to take a break from other things that cause us to be too busy. Maybe it’s the sports schedules that we try to maintain for our children. Or maybe it’s those extra hours we spend at the gym each week. It could be anything, really. There are always things pulling on our time.

Take a look at your weekly schedule today and see where it needs to be trimmed. If God said that one day per week was for resting then just maybe we need to listen to Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mat 21:21-22 NKJV) So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. {22} “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.

Faith :b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust

Doubt : to be uncertain

So we must have faith (complete trust) in what God tells us to do even if we can’t see what the outcome will be. We are not to doubt (be uncertain) for one second, no matter what. We need to keep telling ourselves God’s Word is true, keeping our eyes on Him.

If you’re playing baseball and you’re up to bat, you have to keep your eye on that ball. You can’t be looking around at all the other things going on around you. You have to focus and shut everything else out. Same with God… we have to focus in on His way of doing things.
In the verses above, God is promising us that as we live by them, big things will happen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mat 8:2-3 NKJV)  And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” {3} Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

How many of us today are sick with some kind of ailment, wondering when we will ever feel better again? Many of us wake up with aches and pains, not wanting to get out of bed because we just feel lousy, nothing to look forward to, having to pop pills to get rid of pain. Sometimes we feel weak and tired, yet wanting to be used by God. So we think “how can we used by Him if we are always feeling sick; who’s going to listen and how can we be a testimony?”

Well I want to let you know that just as the Leper man was hurting, sick and feeling unclean, he came to Jesus with a heart of worship and asked Him to make Him clean. We to need to go to Him with the same heart… a heart of worship, asking Him to make us clean, to get rid of the sickness and disease, to get rid of the pills that we take daily.
God is willing today to heal us. We just need to ask Him.

We are believing with you. Let us know of your healing so we too can be thanking God!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Rev 19:16 NKJV)  And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

I’ve heard it debated by people about whether Jesus was really God in the flesh. I’ve had people tell me that Jesus was simply another one of God’s creations… no more of a deity than man himself.

This is simply not true. The Bible goes to great lengths to show who Jesus really was. Bearing the name KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS puts Him above all others.

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

There is no other name like the name of Jesus. That’s because he was (Mat 1:23 NKJV)  “…Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

If you haven’t done so yet, put your faith and trust in Jesus. He is God in the flesh, who came to live with us and then die for us. His death and resurrection are our open door to eternal life, if we accept it on a personal level.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Luke 8:50 NKJV)  But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

How do we get our healing? Jesus says, “Only believe!”. We have to be able to find it within ourselves to believe that Jesus can and will heal us. It’s easier said than done. When it comes down to taking the steps, that’s where it can get difficult.

We need faith to believe and one way to get the faith to believe is to read God’s Word. (Rom 10:17 NKJV)  So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Reading what God has to say about healing will help us to believe it.

Keep claiming God’s promises over your sickness and believe Him for deliverance. Stand strong in His strength and don’t give up.

Keep BELIEVING!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mat 6:34 NKJV) “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

As we live each day, we need to look at that day and focus on living it to it’s fullest, making sure we follow God’s commands in what He has asked us to do and how He wants us to do it. We need to be enjoying every moment of life.

Living out God’s commands will surely keep us busy. If we’re busy with the things of God we can never get bored and start worrying about things. It’s when our minds are bored that we THINK, and sometimes we THINK too much.

Let’s stop wasting time worrying about little things, or even the big things that God wants to take care of for us, and start spending our time wisely, finding out the things He would have us to do to fulfill that day.

God bless you!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(1 John 1:7 NKJV)  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

The blood of Jesus is very misunderstood these days. It has become something of a fable… almost a fairy tale.

It’s difficult for us, as humans, to understand the power of the blood of Jesus. But let’s understand this; it cleanses us from our sins and it does so much more, if we apply it to our lives.

There is nothing as powerful as the blood of Jesus… no medicine, no prayer, no ritual.

Man has traditionalized everything about Jesus Christ, but His blood cannot be traditionalized, ritualized or pent up in a man-made box, no matter how hard we try to do so.

If anyone ever tries to tell you that the blood of Jesus has to be associated with their traditions or rituals, walk away from their words and shake the dust from your feet. Lies such as this have no place in your life.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Psa 30:5 NKJV)  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.

Have you ever mourned? Have you ever wept? I know I have.

There are times when it seems like we can go from one period of weeping to another, while it seems like darkness surrounds us.

But God promises us that joy comes in the morning! There is nothing as powerful as God’s joy. His joy is our strength.

If you ever feel like you’re getting weak, take a good look and see if you’re losing your joy. It can happen without us even realizing it. Sometimes it seems hard to cling to our joy, but it’s worth fighting for.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Psa 98:1-2 NKJV)  Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.

There is a NEW song rising up all around us. A song that only the Lord is worthy of!! We all have a song in our hearts to sing to Him, each one with its own touch and its own sound. Each one formed as we desperately cry for help and as we watch Him faithfully deliver us… a song of Victory!

God is so AWESOME, sing your new song to Him today!! Open your heart and rejoice in His marvelous work!!

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

www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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