Month: June 2017

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-19-17

Luke 11:13 (NKJV) 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

It’s a fact that we need the Holy Spirit if we want to be guided and led by God. The Holy Spirit is the One who will guide us in all truth.

Here’s an example of how He works in our lives. Someone comes up to us and starts to talk to us. They tell us things, and some of what they are saying may be true. We listen and we think in our minds “they seem legit in what they are saying”.

But, it is the Holy Spirit who helps us to discern things on a deeper level; things we can’t see or know on the surface, including the real motive or agenda behind something.

Without Him and His guidance we can fall for a lot of things that seem right on the surface but are off in some way.

That’s why people, including Christians, go through some of the stuff we go through. If we will let the Holy Spirit guide us, we won’t have to go through some of the trials and problems we experience.

The thing we have to understand is that the Holy Spirit will come when we ask God for Him. And He will move in us, and on our behalf, when we give Him the freedom to do so.

But if we never ask for Him and we don’t give Him room to move, then we can’t expect Him to be able to help us.

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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – Stability is Found in God Alone – 6-18-17

Greetings in the name of Jesus!

God is our source of stability. He is our rock and our strong foundation.

But many times we tend to look to other things for our stability. And this can cause us some serious stress and heartache at times.

We just published a new video on this topic and we’d like you to check it out.

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What do we tend to look to for our stability? Our jobs, our friends, our money and investments? Every single one of these will let us down at some point, as will so many other things.

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But when God is our source of stability, He can never fail. He never changes, never leaves us and never forsakes us.

Put your trust in Him and let Him become the foundation that will never fail you.

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Enjoy the rest of your day!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-17-17

1 John 1:9 (NKJV) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Have any of us sinned? Are we in need of forgiveness?

No matter who we are, the answer to both of these questions is a resounding YES!

Each and every one of us sins from time to time. Each and every one of us is in need of forgiveness.

Romans 3:23 (NKJV) 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

So what do we do? Do we wallow in self pity? Do we give up on pleasing God and just immerse ourselves in more sin, figuring that it’s not even worth trying any longer, just because we made some poor choices?

Absolutely not!

Here’s what we do. We go to God. We confess our sin. We repent (turn from our sinful ways) and we ask Him to forgive us. And then we move on!

And do you know what happens when we do that? He forgives us! Plain and simple. No hoops to jump through. No rituals needed. No penance to pay. Yes, it’s that simple.

It is good to be remorseful when we sin. It shows that we are truly sorry for what we have done. But there is no purpose and no fruit in wallowing in it and letting it defeat us.

So if you have sinned, go to Him. Do what you need to do to get right with God. And then leave it at the foot of the cross.

And that’s where it will stay. For eternity.

Psalm 103:11-12 (NKJV) 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-16-17

Proverbs 1:33 (NKJV) 33 “But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”

It’s important that we listen to God’s voice and heed what he says. There is wisdom in doing so.

God promises us that if we listen, we will dwell safely, we will be secure and we won’t have to fear evil.

That’s a whole lot of security right there!

It’s easy sometimes to ignore God’s words and His promptings. But it’s safe to say that if we do that, we do so at the risk of losing out on His blessings.

So it’s to our own benefit that we listen and follow what he shows us to do.

Be secure and live without fear of evil.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-15-17

Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

God’s word is our measuring stick when we want to know if something is right or wrong. If we encounter something and we want to know if it is true or right, we can look in His word and find out.

The verses above are our measuring stick for our own lives, to tell us if we are following the leading of the Spirit of God.

Many people make this seem very complicated. But in reality, if we use these verses as our measuring stick, we will be able to discern very quickly where we stand in our daily lives.

Are we faithful, patient and self-controlled? Do we exhibit love, joy and peace in every situation? Are we gentle and kind?

These are all traits of a believer who is walking by the Spirit, not by the flesh.

If we look honestly at ourselves, where do we stand?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-14-17

Job 1:8 (NKJV) 8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”

God Himself says that Job was blameless and upright. He feared God and shunned evil, meaning Job persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected evil.

Wow, I’d say he was disciplined and determined in wanting to live right and follow after God.

Of course, the devil didn’t agree. He thought that if God took away all of Job’s blessings that he would surely curse God to His face.

Job 1:9-11 (NKJV) 9 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

That is exactly what the devil did. He took away all of Job’s blessings. Job lost his oxen, donkeys, sheep and camels. He lost all his servants and his sons and daughters. But in the end, Job remained faithful to God.

Why? Because his heart was pure and His love for God was real. Nothing overcomes real love.

Sometimes it’s good to do a self check. If we were to lose everything, would we still honor God? Would we stick with Him, or would we get angry and walk away from Him and all that He has taught us? Would we blame Him for all that happened and give up on life?

Life is not a bowl of cherries, so to speak. It comes with its trials, and we all go through them. Remember to remain faithful to God, our Restorer.

Job 42:10 (NKJV) 10 And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-13-17

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!

Sometimes we think that God doesn’t know where we are at. We think He has too much going on with everything else in this big world; bigger problems, and big issues to deal with. We think He is preoccupied and has no idea what is happening in our lives.

But that’s exactly what the enemy wants us to think, that we have nobody and we are on our own. He likes to intimidate us and make us feel low so that he can say things to destroy us.

We want to remind you that there is NO way that you are on your own. And that if we are in Christ, we are more than conquerors! He will stand with us, for us and He will have our back. Together we win!

Romans 8:37 (NKJV) 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-12-17

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.

I had a vision of a knight sitting on a white horse. He was holding a sword.

Across from him stood a black beast that looked similar to a bull/ox. Sitting on him was a creature in full armor. He also carried a sword, but his sword seemed huge, with a lot of blades coming off it. The beastly looking creature threatened the knight, saying with a loud voice, “You will die!”.

The knight on the white horse took two steps back and dashed at the beast, with his sword drawn. He leapt in the air, over the top of the beast. As he was over the beast, he took his sword and stuck it down through the top of the creature, penetrating right through to the bull/ox, leaving them both dead.

The knight got down off his horse, cut of the head of the creature, putting his foot on the bull/ox. In one hand, he held up the head of the creature and in the other hand he held up his sword.

God showed me that the black creature and his ride were symbolic of sin and how it can be very intimidating, threatening and seem impossible to overcome.

But the sword that the knight carried was symbolic of the WORD of God. And if we choose His word and choose what is right over that which is wrong, that is how quickly we can destroy sin and have victory over it!!

Let the word of God help us to defeat sin. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – The Rewards of God – 6-11-17

Greetings in the name of our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ!

God is a God who rewards those who diligently seek Him. So we wanted to touch on that topic and expound on it a bit, to make sure it is understood correctly. The best way for us to do that was to record a video, which we did.

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Check out what God’s word says about this and how it affects our lives as believers.

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There is much to be learned and understood about this topic, especially if we want to live lives that are pleasing to God and fruitful for the kingdom.

So please give this video a watch and then share it with your friends and family.

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Be blessed and be strong in Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-10-17

Psalm 57:2 (NKJV) 2 I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

Some of us today are afraid to ask God for anything because we have been rejected in our lives so many times. Life has thrown us some curve balls, so we have accepted that this is just how it is. And now we have grown to live a life expecting to be rejected.

We don’t even bother to pray anymore because of the fear that God will reject our prayers.

We should never equate God with our circumstances or our past. And we should never think that God will cast us away because of our mistakes. We need to take Him at His word and trust Him.

God is a good God! He’s not out to hurt us or cause harm to us, but to do good for us. He will not reject us, but listen to us with open ears of compassion, grace and mercy. He wants us to know that He is here for us and that no matter what others have done to us, He is not like them.

1 Corinthians 1:9 (NKJV) 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

If there is something you or someone you know needs today, go to God through His precious Son, Jesus Christ, and ask of Him. He will hear our cry.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-9-17

Proverbs 3:9-10 (NKJV) 9 Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

Honoring God with our finances is critical to our financial stability and wellbeing.

Many of us go through financial trials. It happens to just about everyone at some point. Sometimes this happens due to poor choices on our part. Other times it happens due to things that are beyond our control.

But no matter how or why it happens, one thing is for sure. And that is this; if we honor God with our finances, He will protect us and provide for us no matter what comes along.

There is protection that comes when we honor God with our money. It’s a spiritual principle that was set in motion by God Himself.

How we honor God with our finances (or not) also says a lot about our faith and trust in Him. Why? Because, most times, our money comes by way of hard work on our part. And to most of us our money is a prized possession that we are not willing to part with easily.

But if we truly trust God with everything else, we will also trust Him with our finances too. Jesus said this about it:

Matthew 6:19 (NKJV) 19 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

In the verses leading up to 19, Jesus had been speaking specifically about storing up treasures here on earth. He encouraged us to store up treasures in heaven, instead, and not to place so much value on money and earthly possessions.

And lastly, it is mentioned in several places that God wants us to give of our firstfruits. This means that we need to honor Him first, before anything/anyone else. Not give Him the leftovers after we have paid everyone else and spent more of it on earthly goods and possessions.

This is a hard teaching for many of us because it hits us in the wallet and causes us to really ask ourselves why we’re not giving God priority in our finances.

So we urge you to ask God about this and seek Him on this. And then put Him first, even with your money. And over time, you will see God move on your behalf, again and again, even when it looks like the rug has been pulled from under your feet.

Trust Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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