Month: November 2017

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-9-17

Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. 

Pride is destructive, no matter how we look at it. 

Some people are just prideful. They know it and it doesn’t bother them. They parade it and wear it like a badge of honor. 

Sometimes, though, we can be prideful and not even realize it. We can move and do things in proud ways and never even give it a thought. It might have crept in slowly and quietly. Many times, this can be related to something we do that we have become very good at. 

Sports, studies, a trade, a hobby, our career, or even our ministry. These are all areas where pride will sneak in and live undetected for years and years. 

Many times, this pride will show up in ways that will give it away, like maybe in fancy titles. Many of these titles take time and effort to acquire, so the people who attain these levels of education or achievement display those titles as a way of showing people their accomplishments. 

But even if we have worked hard to accomplish certain things, pride is still pride, no matter how we try to dress it up. 

This isn’t to say that all titles are wrong. Not at all. But when titles become so important to us that we have trouble writing our name without the title attached, or when we feel like people owe it to us to address us using our title, we probably have a little problem brewing. 

Just as in the world, the body of Christ is also wrestling with this. Titles have taken on new importance during the last few decades. People have taken to adding titles before or after their names to deem themselves more important or distinguished, or with the hopes it will garner them some attention and help propel them to higher levels of notoriety. 

But with God, titles carry no weight. He looks at the heart of man, not at the title or the stature of the person. 

1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 

So, let’s check ourselves and ask God to show us where pride may have crept in and taken hold of us, even in some small way. 

And then let’s ask Him to root it out of us and give us a clean heart. 

Psalm 51:10 (NKJV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-8-17

Matthew 19:13-15 (NKJV) 13 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.

Jesus showed the disciples His heart for the children.

The disciples had been rebuking them, trying to keep them away from Him. But Jesus told them not to forbid the children. And He put His hand on them and prayed. What a precious example this is.

We may sometimes look at children as being little and insignificant. We may think that when they get older they will be of some importance. For now they are just children and don’t need much of anything.

But they are so much more than that. Each one of them is unique in their own way. They have a lot to offer and need certain things to help them. They are our blessings; our little miracles to nurture and protect.

It’s important that we take the time we need to train them up and be an example to them. It’s important that we teach them right from wrong, love them, help them, listen to them and pray for them.

Every little life that enters into this world, no matter how they get here, is important to Him and He loves each one of them.

Do we have children today? Maybe we think after hearing this that we blew it. We haven’t been spending time as we should with our children. We haven’t been teaching them properly. We have left them in the hands of others to train and teach them.

Maybe our children are grown up and we missed out on much of their lives because of work, responsibilities, etc.

It’s never too late. Take the time that’s needed. Get some things off of our plate and add these precious little pearls to it.

If they are older and moved out, meet up with them for lunch, or a hot drink. If they are far away, send them a card or a gift, etc. Show them how much we love them. Love is powerful.

And, just as importantly, continue to pray for them. No matter how little or how much time has gone by, it’s still important to pray for them.

Prayer crosses many rivers, tall mountains and through the valleys.  It’s never too late to pray and show our love for our children.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-7-17

Psalm 139:14 (NKJV) 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. 

There are so many things around each of us that can try to influence us in many different ways. 

Some will try to make us think that we are bigger than life… invincible. 

Others will try to make us feel like we are less than who God created us to be… worthless. 

Still others will make us feel that we can only have worth if we do certain things, follow current trends, buy a specific brand of product, look a certain way, etc. 

These can be found everywhere we look; on TV, in movies, in songs, in advertisements and in so much marketing material that we are barraged with every day. 

You see, God has made us each unique. He has created us fearfully and wonderfully. But what does that mean? 

It means that we were created in a way that words can’t even fully express. Our body and everything about it is incredibly intricate and awesome to behold. Nobody can truly explain how we were put together so incredibly. It’s more than the human mind can conceive or comprehend. 

Think about the different parts of our bodies. Our eyes, our ears, muscles, our brain, and all of those internal organs that we never see. 

They all function together in harmony, keeping us going every day. It is truly miraculous! 

And He has done this so we can be His. He wants us to follow Him, worship Him and exalt Him in our everyday lives. He wants us to love Him with everything in us. Whether we do that or not is up to us. 

So, the next time you see yourself in a mirror, stop and consider for a few seconds how God made you. And marvel at this wonderful creation called the human body. And thank Him for His incredible works. 

He has made us fearfully and wonderfully. What will we do with who He has made us? 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-6-17

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NKJV) 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Being equipped in the word of God will help us to discern the teachings, movements and errors that pop up now and then.

His word helps us in every area of our life. It helps us to know whether or not we are being fooled. It equips us to know how to handle certain situations that we may face. It keeps us balanced in our hearts and prevents us from taking things to extremes, etc.

It’s sad to think that good, innocent people get off track because they don’t know what the word says at times.

They love God and want to do what is right. But sometimes they get caught up in the wrong thing because they don’t know what the scripture says regarding it.

There are Christians right now, as we speak, who are walking a path that’s far from the truth, because of things they heard or saw, and they unwittingly accepted them as truth.

It’s important that, as believers, we know the scriptures. And it is equally as important that we understand them in their proper context.

Why? Because if we don’t know what God’s word says, we will listen to whatever may sound good, or whatever may feel good at the time. And we may mistake it as God’s truth.

We need to remember that not everything God says or does feels good. He brings perfect balance through His word, even when it might not feel pleasant.

God’s word helps us and protects us from being misled by those things that might sound like truth, but can actually lead us into error and away from God’s truth.

Psalm 33:4 (NKJV) 4 For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – Let God Be God (Part 3) – 11-5-17

Greetings in the name of Jesus. 

We wanted to start this note by telling you how much you are loved. Sometimes we just need a little reminder. 

Today, we want to wrap up our teaching series about letting God be God. In our newest video, we drill down a little further and expose some things that have caused a lot of problems in the lives of individual believers, and in the church as a whole. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Many of the problems in the body of Christ today stem from a handful of things that have been taught and propagated throughout the church during the last few decades. And we bring them to light in today’s video. 

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So, we hope you will take the time to watch this and hear what God is saying at this critical time in the church. 

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Enjoy your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-4-17

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. 

Many times, as we walk through things in life, things proceed in a direction that we didn’t anticipate. And many times, we get results that we weren’t expecting. This can be pleasing or it can be disappointing, depending on how we look at it. 

Sometimes when we approach God and ask Him for help, the situation we were facing may take what we perceive to be an odd turn, in a direction that feels unfamiliar and uncomfortable to us. 

But that’s OK! 

God sees and knows way more than we usually give Him credit for. He knows what it will take to fix a problem. He knows how to solve things in ways that are beyond our thinking or comprehension. 

He is God. His ways are higher than ours. And His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. So, He can do things that we can’t. He can put things in place that we can’t. He can set things in order that we can’t. 

And, best of all, the results He gets will always be much better than the results we could get. 

We won’t always understand why He does things the way He does them, especially at first. But, when we get through a trial or see a problem solved, it makes it much easier to understand it all. 

And as we look back, we will be thankful that we let Him handle it, and we didn’t try to fix it on our own. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-3-17

Psalm 23:3 (NKJV) 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Some of us today need restoration. We need a change of heart. Our desires are all messed up, twisted and perverted.

We have been led down a path of destruction from an early age. We learned how to live a life of rebellion and lawlessness. We learned how to get away with things that we shouldn’t be doing, and It doesn’t bother us to do something wrong.

We think we are invisible; no one can see us, we will never get caught and nothing can happen to us.

We keep repeating our actions, even when we say, “this is the last time I’m going to do this”. We have come to realize that we don’t have the willpower within us to stop it. So we just give in and we give up trying.

Up to this point, it has defeated us over and over again. We know that time is running out. It has caused havoc, sadness and depression in our lives. And we feel at times that we are worthless.

God has sent His Son to restore our soul; and lead us down the right path. Our life isn’t worthless. It means a lot to the most High God. He loves us even in the state we are in right now.

Would you pray a prayer of restoration?

Dear God,

I come to You in the name of Your Precious Son, Jesus Christ, who has laid His life down for Me.

I am truly sorry for all that I have done and I want to be restored. My heart aches and I don’t know how to change things. I don’t have what it takes to fix these things and stop the pain that I feel day and night.

Would You forgive me Lord, and lead me down the path of righteousness? I ask You today with everything in me.

Restore me, Lord, and lead me down that path You have for me.

Thank you. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-2-17

Psalm 24:10 (NKJV) 10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.

I am reminded today of my King of glory. My heart is full with thankfulness and I am overwhelmed with all that He has done throughout this year.

Prayer is a powerful tool that our King has granted to us. If we knew how much prayer does, we would spend more time doing it. We would be less aggravated, frustrated and doubtful.

We would be trying to make more time to sit with Him and lay everything before Him, rather than spending more and more time trying to fix things that we have no control over.

Oh, the things that get accomplished through prayer.

Our King of glory, Our Lord of hosts, is there. He is listening for our voice. He is waiting on us to come to Him and spill it out. He has already seen, evaluated and figured out the plan. He has the answers for us. We just have to go and talk to Him, get the answer and move forward.

Make the time to spend with Him. Some of us need to take a vacation and get away. A retreat where it is just us and God.

Some of us just need to get in a quiet spot, shut off the phone, laptop, TV, music and just stay quiet for a bit.

And some of us just need to start taking a step. We have the answer we were seeking. Now we just need to do it.

Wherever we are at in our walk, the King of glory is with us. Praise be to Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-1-17

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

Our lives tell a story. Each hour, day, week, month and year are the words, sentences, paragraphs and chapters. 

Those pages are filled with everything we do, both the good and the bad. 

Most of us tend to look only at the bad, whether in our own lives or in the lives of others. For some reason, we just tend to focus on the bad more than anything else. And this can really cause us to have a negative outlook on things. 

In our own lives, it can cause us to think that maybe, just maybe, we have done things that God can’t forgive. We look back on our lives, and the choices we’ve made, and we think there is no possible way that we can overcome those things and have favor with God. 

But let me tell you something today. God’s grace is sufficient. 

We look at our life through human eyes. And we see pages filled with sin, bad choices and rebellion. But God’s grace changes that. 

Through God’s grace, those pages are full of spaces where there was once sin. But now those spaces are pure white. His grace does that for us. 

The key here is a repentant heart. When we mess up, we just need to go to Him, sincerely repent and ask Him to forgive our shortcomings. And He does. 

We hear that word, repent, a lot. But what does it mean? 

Repent: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life. 

Notices that it says “turn from sin”. It doesn’t just say “be sorry for sin”. Nope! It says that we turn from it and we amend our life. We change it up. 

God’s grace makes this all possible. Because without His grace, repentance would be useless. 

So, remember this; when we see pages full of darkness, sin and ugly stuff, God’s grace comes along like a big eraser and turns that blackness into light. 

Repent. Amend our lives. And let God’s grace re-write our story. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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