Month: January 2025

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-31-25

Proverbs 29:16 (LSB) 16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases; But the righteous will see their fall.

When wicked people increase on a mass scale, the quality-of-life in that city or nation declines proportionately. Morals decay. Definitions of good and evil seem to be reversed. And mayhem takes over.

As we have watched government after government topple over the last several years, we have been witnessing firsthand the truth of this verse.

We have seen nations crumble under the leadership of wicked regimes who drive out God-fearing, moral, ethical leaders and install themselves in their place by forceful or corrupt means.

This is not a political statement, but one that proves the truth of God’s word.

Evil people take power not because they care about the people of a nation, or because they wish to strengthen a nation’s economy.

On the contrary, they wish to rule over the people and lord their authority over them, wielding that power like a mighty weapon to force the people into submission.

These newly installed governments institute practices that cause economies to completely crumble. Morals decline rapidly. And the wellbeing of that nation’s people slides into oblivion as chaos rules.

This sounds much like something the devil himself would orchestrate, doesn’t it?

And it is in perfect alignment with what the verse above so aptly states.

But fear not, people of God. Because evil can only hold power for a season before it falls away and God brings punishment upon them.

And we, the children of God, will witness their demise.

We should not gloat about their fall or their calamity. But we should remain humble and rejoice that God has prevailed on our behalf, giving Him the glory and honor.

And as God’s people pray and fast, holding tightly to His promises and maintaining His morals, God will hear those prayers, and see the fervency of His people’s prayers. And He will bring victory and healing to their land.

And when He does, let us be sure to honor Him and give Him all the glory and honor He deserves.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-30-25

Matthew 7:16 (NKJV) 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

How do we tell good from bad? We look at the fruit that it produces.

Sometimes we can see those fruits immediately and make the right choice regarding a situation or a person.

Other times, it may take a bit for things to be exposed.

We must be very careful not to jump into a situation before we see the fullness of the fruit it bears.

It will show its face sooner or later. Be patient and we will eventually see the heart and motive or motives regarding the person or situation.

God is faithful to open our eyes if we truly want to see the truth. Sometimes, because the truth may hurt, we don’t want to see it. We don’t want to know it. Instead, we choose to look the other way and ignore it.

I love the verse above because it speaks loud and clear as to how not to get caught up in the wrong thing or with the wrong people.

It is our choice to make.

If we are sincere in wanting to know if something is good or bad, we must watch, wait, and listen. And as we do, it will be revealed to us.

And whether it is a person, a place, or a situation that produces bad fruit, let us remember as a believer to lift it up in prayer, as the Holy Spirit leads us to do so. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-29-25

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (LSB) 13 The end of the matter, all that has been heard: fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the end of the matter for all mankind. 14 For God will bring every work to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.

As Solomon aged and approached his final years, he wrote of his observations from all that he had experienced.

His dismay with the things that people expend their energy on, he concluded that our walk and relationship with God is the single most important element of our lives that deserves our utmost attention.

Life is a perpetual wrestling match in our hearts between the desire for pleasure and our awareness of ultimate judgment.

The strength and depth of our love for God will be the biggest determining factor as to which we choose.

And though God does not condemn pleasure simply because it is pleasure, we do need to be cognizant of the repercussions of some pleasures or the overindulgence in pleasure versus obeying God.

But in the end, it is our love for, and our obedience to God that is most important.

All else is vanity and chasing after the wind.

Let us not get swept away by that wind. And, instead, let us be firmly rooted in our love for the Creator of all things, Yahweh, our precious Redeemer.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-28-25

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

Many believers start to clean up by changing their actions.

They change the places they used to hang out at. They may even change the people they hang out with.

They may change their entertainment choices, stop using vulgar language, or stop listening to different types of influencers.

And although that is good, we need to make sure we are addressing our inside, not just our actions.

We can clearly change the outside actions. But that still does not mean we are addressing our insides, our heart.

Just as Jesus mentioned to the scribes and Pharisees, we can change many things on the outside and still be full of extortion and self-indulgence.

Matthew 23:25 (NKJV) 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.

The heart must be addressed.

How do we see our heart?

We ask God to show us ourselves, and what is in our heart.

The first place we can start is paying attention to the things we pray for. What are we asking Him for? This shows us what we are most focused on. What we are concerned about. What is important to us.

If our prayers or our thoughts are always about ourselves and our needs, then we can pretty much guess that our focus is on us.

We may think, “what does having a clean heart have to do with asking God for things for ourselves?”

To be clear, it is not that we can’t ask for things, because He wants us to lean on Him. What’s important is what we are always focusing on. That shows us where our concerns are.

A clean heart will not be focused solely on “us”.

A clean heart will focus on God and His desires more than our own.

A clean heart will focus on putting others before our own needs.

And a clean heart will resemble Christ’s walk with us; pure and sacrificial.

What are we asking God for in our prayers today? Do we want to see our neighbor better off than we are? Or do we want what they have and more?

A clean heart will not drool over the success of others, or over wealth and material items. A clean heart will be happy for them and be able to bless them in our words and actions.

What is going on in that heart of ours? Let’s pray together for a heart like that of Christ.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-27-25

Proverbs 29:6 (NKJV) 6 By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

Most believers give little credence to the fact that even we, God’s children, can fall victim to the wiles of the enemy.

The devil is slippery, sneaky, and extremely deceptive in his tactics.

He will rarely make his ways obvious and easily recognizable.

Additionally, many of us feel that we cannot be touched; that we will never fall for the tricks that the devil uses to try to lure us in and ensnare us in sin.

This way of thinking is extremely dangerous. And the fact that any of us think we are untouchable, or above falling, can be construed as pride, which only leads to a fall of the worst kind.

In the verse above, we are told that an evil man is snared by his transgression. This is true and factual.

But let us not forget or fail to recognize that even a person of righteous ways can be tripped up by temptation, falling into the pit of sin that can lead to death.

Sin should not be toyed with. We should not dabble in it, testing the waters or attempting to walk the line. This is reckless, and it never ends well.

The word of God tells us to resist the devil, and he will flee.

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

But we know that our flesh is weak and prone to failure. So, how can we expect to resist the enemy, if not by the flesh?

We lean on God, draw near to Him, and allow the Holy Spirit to empower us and lead us away from the thing that is taunting us and attempting to suck us in and kill us.

James 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

James stated boldly and plainly that we must cleanse our hands and purify our hearts, leaving our double-minded ways behind.

Then, and only then will we be able to ward off the temptation and the attacks of the enemy that try so hard to trap us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-26-25 – Breaking The Power of The Flesh

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

We hope you are walking closer to God today than you were yesterday. 

We have a new video for you today. In this new video, Breaking The Power of The Flesh, we teach about learning to submit ourselves to God, surrendering to Him and allowing His Spirit to lead us away from the demands of our flesh. 

In this video, we also share some personal testimonies of how this has impacted our own lives. 

We hope the video will speak to you and lead you ever closer to God. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

Enjoy the rest of your day, and keep pressing in to Him! 

We love you. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-25-25

Psalm 16:11 (NKJV) 11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

God will show us the path of life.

How? By His spirit.

He will lead us, help us, carry us, give us strength, wisdom, and understanding as we follow Him.

Ezekiel 36:27 (NKJV) 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

He will give us a new heart. It will be pliable and teachable! We will have a new will and attitude toward life.

By walking in His statutes, we will remain in His presence and walk the path He has for us.

In His presence there is fullness of joy!

Joy is not just being happy. It is being strong when facing difficult situations; being able to push through the hardships of life and not be moved from our foundation, which is in Him!

Joy that is rooted in Him is more than we can ever know. It lies deep within us and rises when needed most.

Nehemiah says it best; His joy is our strength.

We will find such joy in His presence as we follow His statutes, and He shows us the path of life!

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

We need such strength to walk this path of life!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-24-25

Luke 23:34 (NKJV) 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

There are many profound moments in the word of God. It is full of them. It is, after all, the word of God!

But the verse above is one that we must grasp, as Jesus spoke the words, Father Forgive Them.

His ability to speak these words about the ones who brutally beat Him and hung Him on a cross to die before the public eye proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that He was, in fact, the Son of God; Immanuel, God in the flesh.

The fact that He could speak these words was not just noteworthy to those who witnessed His death. It was life changing.

Even now, many centuries later, the effects of those words reverberate into eternity, as men and women who learn of Christ read them and hear them, and their hearts are forever changed by them.

As humans, it is common for the effects of words like these to wear off, to grow dull in our hearts as time passes. So, it does us good to be reminded from time to time.

And as Jesus walked among us for His short 33 years, He taught us that as He walked, so must we walk.

May we learn, grow, and mature to the point where we also may be able to speak similar words as we face trials and persecution for our faith, just as Stephen, following in the footsteps of Jesus as he was stoned to death.

Acts 7:59-60 (NKJV) 59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-23-25

Galatians 6:1 (NKJV) 1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.

Restore in a spirit of gentleness.

I have never been one to beat up on someone if they have fallen. I won’t do it.

The old saying, “don’t kick them when they are down“ was something I grew up with as a child.

However, I know many people kick and kick hard when someone has messed up.

It’s a good thing God doesn’t kick us when we have fallen or messed up. It’s a good thing He shows us mercy and compassion.

It’s not something we can think about whether we should do this or not. It is what God tells us to do. It is how we are supposed to react, as His child, toward one that has sinned.

So many think they can get angry and fly off the handle. But where will that get us?

Do we think we will never be tempted at times and fall into sin?

We will. And if so, we want to make sure that we have someone there to restore us with a spirit of gentleness.

We must remind ourselves the next time someone we know messes up, that gentleness will help restore them. Not being mean, or angry at them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-22-25

Proverbs 2:10-11 (NKJV) 10 When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, 11 Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you…

If we were to read the entirety of the book of Proverbs, we would clearly see that wisdom is viewed as being critical in our lives.

We often make the mistake of thinking or believing that wisdom is only a matter of intellect.

But it goes far beyond that.

Wisdom partners with many other pleasing attributes, such as knowledge, discretion, and understanding.

Together, these characteristics help us make sound choices, both in the natural world and in our walk with God.

Earthly wisdom is a byproduct of the effort made to learn from others about life choices.

We learn to handle our finances, our relationships, and many other things that pertain to everyday life.

If we were to look at the verses following the ones above, we would see that discretion and understanding will deliver us from the way of evil, from those who speak perverse things, from those who leave the path of uprightness, from those who rejoice in doing evil and who delight in the perversity of the wicked, and much more.

Suffice it to say, wisdom, knowledge, discretion, and understanding are more important than most of us realize!

And the Bible also speaks directly about the simple and the ignorant (unlearned).

This is not done to belittle those who are simple or ignorant, but to encourage them to get the wisdom and understand that are needed to become wise and discerning, leaving their ignorance behind.

If we are lacking understanding, let us not make the mistake of staying that way!

God gives us everything we need to learn, grow, and excel in wisdom.

All that is required on our part is to put forth the effort! If we are willing to do that, He will give the increase.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-21-25

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 pray without ceasing…

Why? Because prayer is so very powerful.

One of the things I want to focus on in my walk with God is to increase my awareness of the situations and people that need prayer.

No matter what we are doing, we can always push ourselves to go even further, and to go deeper.

If we are being told in God’s word to pray without ceasing, I’m there!

I want to know what concerns Him. I want see what He sees and agree with Him for complete victory!

We can get so caught up in routines and lifestyles that we totally miss important prayer time. Prayer that would make a difference. Prayer that would save lives. Prayer that will bring healing. Prayer that would put food on someone’s table, or finances to pay for their bills. Prayer that would save a marriage.

Praying for others is so important. But, knowing who to pray for can be hard at times. If we take a few minutes and simply ask God who needs prayer today, within a short time He may lay someone or some situation on our heart.

We must train ourselves to always be ready to lift someone up in prayer. And if we can’t pray right at that very moment, for whatever reason, we need to write down the name or situation that comes to us and then make sure to pray when we can.

This is a good way to remember, because sometimes, with the busyness of life, we will forget.

We all need prayer.

Sometimes we are so exhausted from whatever battle we are facing, having someone join in and pick up where we might have left off makes a difference in the outcome!

James 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Be that person. Be ready and alert. God is faithful to lead us in praying for people and situations around us that need help.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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