Month: December 2016

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-21-16

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Have we been trying to do everything ourselves? Has our life been made up of everything that we know to do on our own power, using our own understanding? Have we ever once given God the OK to lead us in accomplishing anything?

How will we ever see God’s hand, His miracles, blessings or breakthroughs if we are always leaving Him out?

Well, we say, “God gave us a brain”. Yes, He definitely did. But there are times that the brain needs help. Where did the brain get Adam and Eve the day they ate the fruit and were kicked out of the garden (Genesis 3:1-7 NKJV)?

Where did that brain get Samson when Delilah shaved his head and took his power (Judges 16:16-20 NKJV)?

Where did that brain get David when he saw Bathsheba, another man’s wife, bathing on the rooftop and committed adultery with her? (2 Samuel 11: 2–4 NKJV)?

When it comes to temptation, the brain is weak. The brain needs the help that God has offered to us. It needs the strength, wisdom, power and understanding of the Holy Spirit. It needs to be able to push back temptation and say NO!

God’s Spirit will help us in every situation.

Many of us have fallen at different times because we were too stubborn, ignorant or full of pride, and we didn’t ask God for His Helper.

Get help today. Ask God for His Helper, the Holy Spirit, to help us and guide us in all things; even those things we think we can handle. Amen!!

John 14:16 (NKJV) 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-20-16

Deuteronomy 7:9 (NKJV) 9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Are we wondering, God where are you? Are we feeling tired and lost today? Do we need a helping hand? This verse reassures us that God is a FAITHFUL God to those that love Him and keep His commandments.

We need to hold onto our faith, keep on track, and not take our eyes off Him.

Looking too far ahead when we are in a crisis will cause us to want to do two things; To faint, or to run from our problem.

The best way to go through a trial is to know that it’s OK to take one day at a time. We don’t need to try to figure it all out. We may not even know how to figure it out. Because of what we are going through our emotions will be all over the place.

Some days we will feel sad. Some days mad and some days tired before we even get out of bed. These are normal feelings that the flesh goes through.

We need to know that even though our situation may seem impossible to fix, there is Someone Greater than us who can turn it around.

It’s OK to be hanging by a thread, if we know Him. It’s OK if we are down in the valley, or flat on our backs, if we know Him. It’s OK if everything around us seems like it is falling apart, if we know HIM! Why?

Because through Him, all thing are possible!!

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.”

Look at this season as a great opportunity to draw even closer to our Creator.  A time to lean on Him and watch Him move mountains for us.

Focus on Him, not our crisis.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-19-16

1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (NKJV) 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Our countries need help. Where we live, in the USA, our country is in a sick state. We need healing, restoration and revival. We need to get back on our feet again. It will take work, but we are not alone. Your country may be in the same place or even worse off.

This kind of change comes as we join together and pray. As we take notice of the things going on around us and we begin to rebuke the evil, and pray in the good, it will happen one step at a time.

It’s not hard to do. God gave us the power and the authority to do it. This power and authority comes through one Man; His name is Jesus Christ.

The power of His name will break every chain and every bit of evil! The power of His name is all we need.

We start by watching and listening to things going on right in front of us. That means in our homes, in our church, in our workplace, in our schools, in our town, in our state and in our country. And we move accordingly.

As the Holy Spirit guides us, we take it to prayer. Wherever we put down our feet we listen, watch and pray.

We can come together without ever being in the same room with each other. We come together through prayer in the Holy Spirit! That is where we find unity.

Take an interest in where you live. Know what is going on in your area and pray for Godly change. We are in this ARMY together.

Thank God for the change coming to where we live. And together we celebrate the victory! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – Defeating Anxiety in Your Life – 12-18-16

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-17-16

James 4:14 (NKJV) 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Just a little reminder to hug someone who we know needs it. Maybe they are struggling and have nowhere to turn. Be patient, be kind, be loving. We just don’t know what tomorrow will bring.

If we have a disagreement with someone, make it right. Don’t stay bitter toward them. Don’t hold anger… let it go. And tell them, no matter what differences you may have, that you still care about them.

Today is here and now and in this day we can love with God’s love. We can be the one to reach out and go the extra mile just as Christ did for each one of us.

Matthew 5:41 (NKJV) 41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

Don’t let little things, or even things that seem so big at the moment, keep us from doing what we need to do today. Push the feelings aside and plow through. We do not know if either one of us will have a tomorrow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-16-16

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Most of us want a better relationship with God. We want to know how to strengthen our walk with Him and have that closeness that our spirit longs for. And we want our lives to be fruitful.

So how do we make that happen?

Jesus laid it out for us in the verses above; We need to abide in Him. If we abide in Him, we will bear much fruit.

What does that mean? What do we have to do to abide in Him?

It means that we stay close to Him. It means that we do whatever is necessary to remove the barriers between ourselves and Him, allowing us to draw near to Him. It means that we put Him first in everything, even if it means giving up some things that we like or that mean a lot to us.

Just like raising plants that produce fruit, which takes hard work, so it is with our walk with God. It takes work.

We get out what we put in. If we put only a small effort into it, we will get only a little fruit out of it. But if we give it our all, we will get so much more out of it.

But the key isn’t to focus on what we will get out of it. The key is to build that relationship because we want a closer walk, because we love Him above all else.

And when we get that right, when we get our priorities in order, then we will see things fall into place. And our walk with God will become so strong that nothing can interfere with it. Ever.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-15-16

Psalm 16:8 (NKJV) 8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

The best way to be sure we make the right decisions each day is to be prayerful and not jump into things quickly.

There are times when we may feel like we have to make a huge change in our lives. For instance, we need to relocate, change jobs or even start a completely NEW career.

Maybe we feel a strong desire to get married, or maybe we feel like God is calling us to do some kind of ministry work. These are examples of a few of the kinds of changes that will affect us hugely.

These types of decisions can really change our life and the direction of it, and they require that we make sure we’re setting the Lord before us.

David knew Who he needed to have at his right hand in order to keep him going down the right path.

If we are contemplating taking a big step or making a major change, we need to let God go before us. Let Him guide our steps and show us what it is that He has for us.

Let the Lord be at our right hand. He is faithful!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-16

1 John 2:1 (NKJV) 2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Sometimes, even though we know what the right thing is to do, we choose to do wrong because of our weakness, our stubbornness, our lust, etc.

The flesh will voice its opinion when choices need to be made. It’s up to us to keep it accountable.

We’re responsible to hold our flesh accountable to the things God tells us in the scriptures. We cannot let our flesh just run rampant or it will get us into a heap of trouble.

John knew that we all slip up at times. Thank God we have an Advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ!  He will be there to help us make things right. He will never leave us nor forsake us to handle any situation on our own. Don’t run away from it. Face it. You can get through this.

Hebrews 13:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

If we have sinned and feel like it’s over and there is no way out, remember that Jesus is here to help us get out of the mess. The first step is asking for His help.

He is our friend.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-13-16

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Are you tired today? Be still and know that He is God.

Are you mourning a loss? Be still and know that He is God.

Are you feeling alone and left out? Be still and know that He is God.

Do you feel like you just can’t go on any longer? Be still and know that He is God.

Are you celebrating a victory in your life? Be still and know that He is God.

It doesn’t matter what season of our life we’re in right now. It doesn’t matter if we’re at the top of the mountain or in the deepest valley.

It doesn’t matter if we’re laying flat on our back, looking up, or if we’re soaring with our hands raised high.

The most important thing we can do is to be still and know that He is God.

When we celebrate, He should be the reason we’re celebrating. When we’re struggling, He needs to be the One we look to for strength, wisdom and understanding.

In all we do, our accomplishments will never mean anything until we sit still and know that He is God. Without Him we would all be nothing. But with Him we can do all things.

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-12-16

John 15:2 (NKJV) 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Pruning is something that most people never think about, unless they deal with plants on a regular basis.

But pruning is important to us, followers of Christ, even if we never own a single plant in our entire lifetime.

Why? Because pruning is what helps us grow and keeps us healthy. Pruning cuts off and removes things that we don’t need or that are unhealthy for us.

Sometimes pruning can hurt. It can be painful. After all, something that’s part of us is being cut off. But once the pain subsides, we will feel much better!

Think of it like surgery. We have something wrong and the doctor surgically removes it… cuts it out. The few days immediately after the surgery can be pretty painful. But over time, if we follow the doctor’s instructions, we heal and feel so much better. And we’re glad we did it.

With God, He also cuts things off and cuts things out. And yes, it can hurt. In fact, it can hurt pretty badly sometimes. And sometimes we might even get mad at Him because we don’t always want Him to cut off the things He cuts.

But He knows what’s good for us better than we do. And like a good father, He always does what’s best for us, even if we don’t understand or want Him to.

So don’t be surprised if God does some occasional pruning and He cuts some stuff (people, things, jobs, etc.) off from us. And don’t be surprised if it hurts when He does it.

But trust Him when He does it. Follow His leading and He will heal us in time. And we will be much better for it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – Power in the Name of Jesus – 12-11-16

We hope you are excited for what God is doing in your life and we trust that you are being blessed continually.

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