Month: January 2014

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-31-14

Proverbs 15:1 (NKJV) A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Sometimes people can do or say things to us that cause us to get pretty upset.

Our natural tendency is usually to let them have it right back, trying to show them that they’ve hurt us.

The only problem with that is that we’re answering fire with fire, which only makes a bigger fire.

But a soft answer will turn away wrath and bring some calm to a situation, instead of stirring things up.

Even more than that, a soft answer will, many times, cause the person who committed the offense to see themselves for what they did. Whereas a harsh answer would only cause them to become angry with you for the words you spoke.

Remember… love is always, always the best way.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-30-14

(Psalm 27:14 NKJV)  Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!

How do we get strengthened? By waiting on the Lord and being of good courage.

Some of us are having a hard time waiting, and God is saying today “Wait on ME!!”

The worst thing we can do is try to make a move on our own, when God is saying to wait. God is faithful to let us know when.

How? By His Spirit. The Holy Spirit will help lead us. We don’t have to worry about missing it. If we stay close to God we will know.

Even though at times we may feel like we are going to cave in, we can’t let the pressure get to us. The enemy likes to put pressure on us and he will try to use anyone, and anything to do so.

How do we get rid of the enemy?

(James 4:7 NKJV) Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

How do we resist the devil? By rebuking him in the name of Jesus Christ, and proclaiming God’s word over us.

(Deuteronomy 28:13 NKJV)  “And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

Praise be to God, we are strengthened as we wait on Him! We are the head and not the tail, we are above and not beneath, as we follow Him!! Amen.

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 – 1-29-14

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

The world and everything in it can sure make us tired.

There is so much that pulls on us. Things can play tug-of-war with our minds. And people can really leave scars on our hearts.

Before we know it, we feel burdened and completely worn out.

I’m here to tell you today that Jesus came here for you. Jesus walked this earth, God with us, for each and every person reading this.

He left heaven for 33 years and took on human form, to show His love for us, and to set us free from sin, sickness, worry, disease, bondage, demonic oppression and so much more.

Come to Him. Lay your burdens at His feet. Leave them there. Let Him take them from you. Don’t ever pick them up again.

And let Him teach you how to rest. It’s a rest like nothing you have ever known before.

He’s extending His hand and offering this to you. Reach out and take it.

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 – 1-28-14

(John 5:19 NKJV)  Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.

Notice how Jesus only did what He saw the Father do?

The things that God wants done, He will show us. This means we don’t just do whatever we want, whenever we want just because maybe we’ve seen others do it. If we’re not careful we can develop a “one way of doing it” attitude and fall into the trap of doing things a certain way just because it’s what we’ve seen before.

We need to learn to wait on God for His guidance and direction in matters. He may direct us about a specific timing. Or He may give us instructions about a certain tone to use, or it may be a boldness, or maybe a softness. It could take time praying it through, etc.

We just don’t know what a situation may involve. But, as we pray and walk closely with God, He will lead as to how handle the things He wants us to deal with. We should never just guess at it. We follow God, and He will lead us. If He’s not showing us anything, we shouldn’t just make it up as we go.

Jesus saw what the Father did, and He did things in like manner. We all need to follow His example if we want to see miracles, have breakthroughs and walk in VICTORY!

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 – 1-27-14

Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV) 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Nothing, absolutely nothing can keep us from the love of God.

Jesus walked the earth and went through great emotional and physical trauma to secure our eternal destiny. And after the severe punishment He took for you and for me, He rose from the dead, walked with men and women for a period of time and then ascended to heaven, to sit at the right hand of the Father!

Every single day we are tested and tormented by the enemy. He taunts us, condemns us with guilt, throws our past in our faces, tempts us with sin and whatever else he can do to try to knock us off the path that God has set before us.

And with all of this, let me assure you that he cannot separate us from the love of God.

So no matter what comes our way, no matter how badly we might mess up and no matter how badly we feel about our mistakes, we need to rest in knowing that none of what we do can ever separate us from God’s love, the love that He showed us through Jesus.

Rest today and know that your destiny is secure in 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 – 1-25-14

(3 John 1:2 NKJV)  Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

We want to take today and thank each and every one of you for being a blessing to us. We enjoy your comments and encouraging words. We feel your prayers and your support and we are ever so grateful for you!!

This verse today is a prayer from our hearts to you… may you prosper in all things and be in health just as your soul prospers. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Have a wonderful weekend.

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 – 1-24-14

Proverbs 3:5-6 (New King James Version) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Our own understanding can sometimes be the biggest source of frustration!

Our heads think one way, but the spirit of God can, many times, lead us in directions that our head can’t make sense of.

But take a close look at the verse above. It tells us that if we trust in God with all our heart and we don’t lean on our own understanding, and we acknowledge God in everything, He will direct our paths!

When we pull back from always trying to make sense of everything and trying to figure it all out, and we really trust God, that’s very often when we will see things start to happen for us. And then things will start to make sense to us!

This can be hard to get used to, but once we get it, it can make our lives so much easier.

So trust Him with all your heart, don’t try to figure it all out, acknowledge Him in everything and let Him direct your path.

God will take care of the rest!

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 – 1-23-14

Psalm 86:10 (NKJV) For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.

As I was doing some things today, sorting out my thoughts and contemplating my life in general right now, in light of everything we’re going through, one thing came to mind.

You alone are God.

Life can throw some pretty harsh stuff at us. We all have different things to deal with and nobody really ever knows what we’re dealing with, except ourselves and God.

And I don’t mean “we” or “us” as Pastor Ellie and I. I’m referring to everyone who is reading this. We all have things that come our way and we have to sort through it all, make the right choices, hear God’s voice in the middle of the storms and keep moving forward with our lives.

Our flesh and our minds can have a hard time dealing with everything, but in the midst of our storms, He alone is God.

He alone can calm the seas. He alone can bring peace when the waves are crashing all around us.

And He alone can reach out, take our hand and pluck us out of the terrifying, storm-ravaged sea when we’re just about to go under.

So in the midst of your own personal trials and tribulations, look to Him and tell Him; “You alone are God”.

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 – 1-22-14

(Acts 7:9-10 NKJV)  “And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him {10} “and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

People are people, whether back in the Bible days, or today. Things haven’t changed. People all around get envious, sometimes over the little things, and other times over big things. We can’t escape it.

When people get envious they do and say stupid things about the one they are envious of. This can cause repercussions, or backlash, but they won’t win.

No matter what it looks like, hang in there. Don’t give up on God, for He won’t give up on us. Even when things are at their worst, He will deliver us out of all our troubles.

We serve an AWESOME God!

We want to make it, so stick with the MAKER!

Amen.

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 – 1-21-14

Proverbs 10:12 (NKJV) Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

Hatred and strife go hand in hand.

Have you ever walked into a place where the atmosphere just felt tense and where there just seemed to be tension in the air? This can almost always be attributed to strife or hatred.

People who carry hatred in their hearts will always bring strife with them wherever they go. They may not necessarily try to bring strife, but because they have hatred inside of them, strife goes wherever they go.

More important, though, is love. Love covers all sins.

Love heals wounds. Love brings peace.

Love stops strife in its tracks.

Love isn’t always the easiest thing to do, but it is something we must learn to do if we want victory in our lives.

Love conquers all.

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 – 1-20-14

(Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV)  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; {7} and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Being anxious for nothing means to not try to make something happen before it’s time. But to wait for God, His knowhow, His timing and His release. This has got to be one of the hardest things for me at times.

I am a person that when I know something needs to be done, I just want to get it over with; I want to do it and put it behind me. You can imagine my fight and struggle at times with this verse. I have to remain obedient and surrender my ideas, my timing and knowhow to God.

How many times a day do I have to remind myself of this verse? It depends on the season that I’m in. There are days when this verse stretches me in areas that hurt because of my personality of wanting things done NOW! It causes me to humble myself and let God work things out, trusting Him and knowing that His plan is better than MINE!!

The important thing is to follow the rest of this verse, after we get past the being anxious part. It says to pray and be thankful!!

Don’t forget these very important steps because this is why He tells us to be anxious for “nothing”.

Do not be so focused on the one situation going on in our lives that is causing problems, that we forget or lose site of everything else that is going on.

Be prayerful and  thankful for everything that is happening in our lives.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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