Month: December 2021

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-9-21

Matthew 26:7-8 (NKJV) 7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

Money cannot buy an act of devotion for a loved one when we do something out of the ordinary and our hearts are in it all the way.

In other words, we are not doing it begrudgingly or feeling pressured into it. But willingly, without complaining or feeling frustrated.

When we are truly sowing a seed into the lives of others, it will be noticed, especially by the one we are doing it for and by God Himself.

This is the life of a believer, waiting for an opportunity to do the unordinary for someone that God puts in our path.

This place in which we live is to share God with all those around us. Some will receive, some will not. Some may even think it is wasteful. But don’t let it stop us.

This woman anointed Jesus with her own very costly fragrant oil.

The disciples were thinking, “what is she doing?”. They could have sold it and given the money to the poor.

Now, you would think that they had a legitimate concern; a leg to stand on.

But, in this particular case, they were off in their thinking. They were wrong. They were looking at it with their minds and not their hearts.

Jesus told the disciples that the woman was doing the right thing; leave her alone.

Matthew 26:10 (NKJV) 10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.

The cost of this perfume was not the issue here. It was the act of devotion and love that needed to be shown.

When we love someone so much that the cost or sacrifice of it doesn’t matter to us, our relationship with God is heading in the right direction. And nothing will stop us from taking steps of obedience.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-8-21

Luke 22:42 (NKJV) 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

Nevertheless not My will, but Yours be done.

Those words, spoken by Jesus during the final hours leading up to His crucifixion, summed up His whole life’s purpose here on earth; to do the will of the Father.

As followers of Christ, this should be our heart’s cry; that His will would be done in our lives, not ours.

It’s important for us to understand, though, that this comes at a cost to us.

Surrendering in this manner means that our lives are not our own.

The choices we make will need to be made by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, not by our own preferences or by our emotions. That’s the difference between living for ourselves and living a life that is surrendered to God.

When we surrender to Him, He will guide each and every step we take. We still have the free will to choose whether to follow or not, but if we do follow, we need to do so knowing that there will sometimes be some uncomfortable situations that we must walk through.

The best part, though, is that He will give us exactly what we need to walk through those required steps.

That may not necessarily remove the sting or the pain, but it does guarantee that our lives will bring glory and honor to Him, which should be the purpose of every day and every minute that we live.

The right path is not always the easy path. But that path is the one that will keep us closest to His will and His heart.

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Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-7-21

Psalm 100:4-5 (NKJV) 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

As I sit in the quiet of day, I find myself reflecting on the goodness and beauty of our Lord God. Oh, how grateful I am.

He has calmed the sea. He has saved the hour. He has healed the broken and lonely hearts. He has answered the cry of many.

The Lord is always at work. Always protecting. Always saving. Always forgiving, and always loving.

He is powerful and full of might. Our God of the heavens; ruler over all kingdoms of the nations. No one can withstand Him.

2 Chronicles 20:6 (NKJV) 6 and said: “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You?

Praise Him in His courts today!

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-6-21

Genesis 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.

God sometimes has a way of picking us up and moving us to places where we know nothing; foreign, unknown lands where we have no choice but to trust Him.

He did it with Abraham. He did it with the Israelites. And He still does it today.

One of the most important things that we can do when this happens in our lives is to stay steady; keep trusting God, even when things around us feel like they’re anything but stable, familiar or comfortable.

It’s during these kinds of times when our faith is tested. But more importantly, it’s also seasons like these when we tend to draw closer to God.

We are actually walking through a season such as this right now in our own personal lives.

God has told us to pick up and leave where we have lived for over 40 years, and move our home and our ministry offices to a new location.

We will be leaving Rhode Island and moving to North Carolina later in December.

We don’t have an exact date for the move yet, but we are scheduled to sign the papers for our new home in NC on December 21. So, we know it will be before Christmas if all goes well.

We ask you to kindly pray for us during this time of transition.

This was not something that we had planned for in advance. In fact, it happened rather quickly. So, we have been working at breakneck speed these last few weeks to keep up with the moves and the changes that God is orchestrating, as well as our regular work.

It’s been challenging, but God is faithful to give us the energy and the insight to do it in a way that doesn’t completely exhaust us. Again, He is faithful. We just have to follow His leading.

Our move to NC will not change anything regarding our ministry work. We will continue to do exactly what we have been doing for many years now. We will just be doing it from a different location.

We will be sending a follow-up email in the near future to give you our updated mailing address and phone information. All of our email addresses, websites, social media pages, etc. will remain unchanged.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. We truly treasure each and every one of you.

We also released a video recently about the upcoming move. You can watch it by clicking here.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-5-21 – The Cost

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus! 

We have a new video for you to watch today; The Cost. 

In today’s video, we teach on some very important Biblical principles and truths that are critical to us walking out the steps that God has for each of us. 

It’s a message that can bring freedom to some who need it desperately. 

We hope that everyone will watch it and share it with others. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love each and every one of you, and we want God’s very best for your lives. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-4-21

Matthew 25:29 (NKJV) 29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

When we take what God has blessed us with and sow it where He wants us to, we will reap from our obedience, our sacrifice and our loyalty in blessing others.

In the parable leading up to the verse above, the man that hid his talent and didn’t do a thing with it was looked upon as a lazy and wicked man.

Why? Because he did not act responsibly with the gift that was given to him. He did with it what he thought he should do, instead of sowing it into other things. He was afraid to lose it.

A talent was worth $1000. The owner of the house gave to one servant 5 talents, to another 2, and then to another man 1 (Matthew 25:15).

The first two men did great. They used the talents wisely and doubled what they had received.

But the last man hid his in the ground and didn’t do a thing with what was given to him.

What gifts has God blessed us with? He has blessed us with so many wonderful gifts.

In this parable, Jesus is talking about finances. But there are other ways God has blessed our lives.

Some people have the gift to speak, some the gift to teach, some the gift to pray, some the gift to sing, some the gift to heal, some the gift to prophesy, and some the gift to help, etc.

The last man is the man we don’t want to be like. We don’t want to hide the gift that was given to us.

Take what we have been given and grow it by sowing it into the lives around us. Invest and pour out into the lives that God leads us to.

Let it go and watch it grow.

Someone today is struggling with the gift God has given you. You are afraid.

Your gift is strong. It needs to come out and you know you are holding back.

Let it go as the Holy Spirit guides you, and don’t be afraid to obey when the door opens.

Matthew 25:23 (NKJV) 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

We will be blessed as we give freely from the gifts God has blessed us with. 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 – 12-3-21

Part 3

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…

Let’s get started with part 3 today!

Now that we know that our faith in Jesus makes us righteous in the eyes of God, let’s talk about why that’s so important.

What is the result of Jesus (the just) dying for us (the unjust)?

That He might bring us to God.

As we talked about in yesterday’s devotional, putting our faith in Christ makes us righteous (clean) in God’s sight. This brings us to God (removes the barrier of sin between us and Him).

And, because the veil of the temple was torn in two when Jesus breathed His last breath, we now have direct access to Him, with no need for priests acting as an intermediary.

So, as we can see, when Jesus died for us, He conquered sin, shedding His blood that we might be made clean.

And He conquered death when God raised Him from the dead, giving us hope also of eternal life with Him, even though our earthly bodies will eventually die.

Isn’t it amazing what we find even in one small verse if we’re willing to let the Holy Spirit reveal it to us, and if we’re willing to take the time and make the effort to dig in and see what’s beyond the surface?

Remember; because of the sacrifice that Jesus made, if we have put our faith in Him, we are now clean before God, because He made the ultimate (perfect) sacrifice for us.

The Old Covenant has been done away with, and we can approach God boldly (directly) because the veil of the temple was torn in two, giving us direct access to the holy of holies.

Matthew 27:50-51 (NKJV) 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-2-21

Part 2

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…

Yesterday we discussed the fact that Jesus dying once, for all of us, eliminated the need for constant sacrifices to atone for our sins. His death covered them all, for eternity.

Today, let’s see what else we can learn from this powerful verse.

Immediately after telling us that Christ suffered (died) once for our sins, we are told that His life, which was just (pure), was given for us, the unjust (the impure).

This is much deeper than our human minds can truly grasp.

Yes, we may get the concept of it. But we will never be able to truly understand it in its deepest depths.

Our sins make us filthy before God. He cannot even look upon us because of those sins.

The prophet Isaiah said (in Isaiah 64:6) that “all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags”.

In other words, there is absolutely no righteous act that we can perform that will remove the stain of our sins. Not even a perpetually righteous lifestyle can make us clean before God.

With Christ, however, because He traded Himself (the just) for us (the unjust), we are given the opportunity to be made clean (righteous) by simply embracing Him (putting our faith in Him).

The moment we do that, we become clean in God’s sight. We are made whole and pure, with the stains of our sins washed away; gone forever.

Think about that; the just for the unjust.

Again, this is more than our minds can truly comprehend.

Let’s ponder on this for a while, and then we can talk more about it tomorrow.

Stay tuned…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-1-21

Part 1

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…

As Peter penned these words, he was writing to encourage other believers who were suffering. Some may have even been suffering for their faith in Christ.

Today, though, let’s not focus on suffering, but on the depth of what Peter was sharing.

Look at what he wrote about Jesus; Christ suffered once for sins.

The Jews were required to offer sacrifices repeatedly. This was an ongoing, perpetual ritual that never had an end. Year after year, sacrifices were offered to atone for their sins, as required under the Old Covenant.

But look what Jesus did; He suffered once, for the sins of all.

This single action negated the need for the continual animal sacrifices. It canceled the Old Covenant in one fell swoop.

Boom. Just like that, the need for repetitive sacrifices was gone!

And so the people were set free from the bondage of the Law and the Old Covenant, never to be required to make another sacrifice or repeat another ritual again.

Let’s talk more about this tomorrow and see what else we can glean from this verse!

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Seven Seas Ministries
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