Category: Walking in The Spirit

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-3-22

John 18:10-11 (NKJV) 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”

We can learn a lot from Peter when it comes to discerning and dividing flesh from spirit.

Peter was very zealous when it came to taking action. The problem was that he often acted out of his emotions (the flesh), instead of discerning the spiritual side of things and allowing the Spirit of God to guide him.

The example above was one of those incidents.

Jesus had accepted what the Father had for Him to do, despite knowing that it would subject Him to excruciating suffering and the loss of His life.

Peter, though, was determined to stop that from happening, if he possibly could.

His courage and conviction were admirable, even if he was a bit misguided with his actions.

On another occasion (Matthew 16:21-23), as Jesus told His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem to suffer and die there, Peter once again allowed His emotions and flesh to cause him to make incorrect judgments and rebuke Jesus!

Jesus quickly adjusted Peter’s thinking and behavior by saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men”.

These are some really good examples of why it’s so important that we not allow our flesh to guide our thinking and our actions, but to allow the Holy Spirit to break through the noise and confusion, and to let Him speak to our spirit, leading us to take the right actions with spiritual understanding.

The difference between the right and the wrong choice can be huge, and the consequences of the choices we make can literally be life-altering.

Let us choose wisely.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-28-21

Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

We will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon us.

Are we walking in the power of the Holy Spirit today? Or are we trying to walk in our own fleshly understanding?

It’s important for us to understand that it is impossible to touch people’s hearts and to do the will of God without His empowering Spirit. Impossible.

When we walk in the power of the Holy Spirit we will accomplish much.

We will be prompted, convicted and prayerful at times to help people and situations.

The Holy Spirit knows what to say at any given time and He will not shy away from things that need to be said, unlike our natural man.

Our minds and our will may fight us at times if we have to say or do something that makes us uncomfortable or causes others to look at us differently.

When we walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, we can’t be worrying about our reputation. We have to develop a heart and mindset that doesn’t hold our reputation up higher than our obedience to God.

He will lead us through the Holy Spirit, our Helper, as we submit to Him

If we walk without listening to His Spirit, we will fail many times. And we will not be good witnesses for Him.

We must follow our Master. We are not our own boss. We are servants, and very much accountable to Him.

John 13:16 (NKJV) 16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

Let the Holy Spirit empower us to make the necessary changes within ourselves, so that we can be servants to Him and a great witness to all the world.  Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-25-19

John 4:31-34 (NKJV) 31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” 32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” 33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?” 34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.

It can be a bit amusing sometimes to read some of the things the disciples said to Jesus. They were clearly not seeing and thinking spiritually-minded. They were often only able to see and discern things in the natural.

It was for this reason that Jesus said to them on one occasion, “Are you thus without understanding also?” (Mark 7:18). In other words, do you still not understand this, even after I have taught you and shown you so much?

This is also one of the biggest hurdles for believers to overcome in our walk with Him. Our minds are so carnal, and our thoughts seem to automatically lean on natural understanding in just about everything we encounter.

Yes, we live in a natural, tangible, carnal world. And we dwell here in human bodies that function in a fleshly way.

But God has given each of us a spirit. And He wants us to learn to live by our spirit also, not just by our flesh or our human understanding.

Romans 8:13 (NKJV) 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Living by the spirit brings life and understanding, whereby living and walking according to the flesh brings confusion and death.

Learning to live by the spirit takes time and effort, just as babies learning to walk and talk. We can’t expect to snap our fingers and have it happen overnight.

And it’s an amazing thing when we start to “get it”. It can be exciting, fun, extremely interesting and even overwhelming at times, as we start to see and understand the things of the Spirit.

But, no matter what, we should never let it intimidate us or scare us.

Yes, we want to handle it responsibly. We don’t want to make mistakes or wrong choices because we didn’t discern or understand something correctly. But God shows us grace as we are learning, knowing that we are like babes learning to walk.

We will fall down. Sometimes we will get bruised or scraped up a little. But He is always there to pick us back up, brush off the dirt and put a band-aid on our wounds, sending us on our way again with His love and encouragement.

Draw near to Him. Spend time in His word. Learn of Him. These are all part of the equation when it comes to getting understanding and walking by the Spirit, not by the flesh.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-19

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Walking in the Spirit means taking what God says, such as, to be kind, be forgiving, be loving, be patient, etc., and put them into practice.

When a problem arises, or something doesn’t go just the way we thought it would, remember what God’s word teaches us to do, how to respond and what to say.

It’s not easy, we know. But when we let His Spirit teach us, we push down the ugly fleshly desires.

Walking in the Spirit takes practice, discipline and strength. Our Spirit man needs to be sharp and built up through the word of God, that we may be able to resist the wiles of the enemy.

Ephesians 6:11 (NKJV) 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

What is the whole armor of God? Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, God’s word. As we move in these, no weapon formed against us shall prosper. God’s Spirit will be right there fighting for us.

Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV) 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-22-18

1 Peter 2:15-16 (NKJV) 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— 16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.

When we serve God in the way He has called us to do, taking steps of wisdom instead of letting our emotions take over, we shut down the undercurrent of foolishness that the enemy may be trying to draw us in to.

When we resist the wrong and stay steadfast in what is right, we silence the ignorance and foolishness of man.

It may seem like nothing is happening in the natural, but we can’t let that fool us. We don’t walk in the natural. We walk in the Spirit.

God will show us and give us wisdom as to how to respond in every situation. When we line up with the will of God, much is accomplished.

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-14-17

Romans 8:8-9 (NKJV) 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 

Many people wonder how to please God. Sometimes we ask what it really takes. How do we live day-to-day lives that please Him? 

Here’s our answer; walk in the Spirit, not in the flesh. 

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 

Our flesh will lead us down all kinds of crazy roads. And it can get us into some serious trouble. Not to mention that the choices we make in the flesh can have some drastic consequences. 

But as we learn to live and walk by the Spirit, we will find ourselves making wiser choices and getting into less trouble. We will also find that our lives are more peaceful, since we will hear God more clearly and discern spiritual things more quickly and sharply. 

Learning to walk by the Spirit and avoid walking by the flesh, despite what most of us would like, takes time to learn. It’s not necessarily complicated, but it does require deliberate effort on our part. 

So, what’s the key to defeating the flesh and learning to walk by the Spirit? 

Draw near to God. Yes. It’s that simple. As with most everything else, we get out what we put in. So, the more effort we make, the more fruit we will see in our lives. 

As we spend time in His word we will get a greater understanding of who He is. This will help us learn how to live and walk by the Spirit. 

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. And as He draws near to you, watch your life be transformed one day at a time. And soon, you will no longer live and walk by the flesh, but by the Spirit. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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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
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-14-16

John 8:10-11 (NKJV) 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

“Neither do I condemn you”. Those words are spoken by many who want to demonstrate God’s forgiveness for us when we make wrong choices. It’s important that we know this, so we will not live lives of condemnation.

Just as important, though, is what Jesus said at the very end of this; “go and sin no more”.

You see, God has made a way for us to have forgiveness, but He also wants us to refrain from sin. He wants us to live by the Spirit, not by the flesh. And as we learn to live by the Spirit, we will begin to lose the desire to sin. And we will desire to please Him in everything we do.

As the desire to please Him increases, we will find ourselves making bad choices less and less. And as we are tempted and God provides a way out (as He always does), we will begin to turn and run away from sin more and more often.

Proverbs 10:12 says that love covers a multitude of sins. And that also is very true. But that truth is still never an excuse for us to willfully sin.

So it’s important for us to learn to live and walk in the Spirit, listening for God’s voice. And as we do that, we will get better and better at not fulfilling the lust of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-18-16

Galatians 5:25-26 (NKJV) 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Envy and conceit are things that even we Christians have to deal with at times. Just because we have the Spirit of God living in us doesn’t mean we will not have to deal with our flesh. Our flesh is ALWAYS there. We just have to learn how to deal with it when it rears its ugly head.

Learning to walk in the Spirit will take time, teaching our flesh to get used to changing things up and listening, instead of just doing what we usually do.

Keeping the flesh in line with God’s Spirit can be tiring at times, especially when we’re first starting to learn this new way of living. If we’re not careful, it can wear us out, causing us to give up easily and give in to those fleshly desires.

But God is with us even when we are tired. He will help us and give us rest as we lean on Him for guidance, strength and wisdom to do the right thing at the right time.

Exodus 33:14 (NKJV) 14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

If we are feeling tired today, constantly fighting the flesh, we need to remember that God’s presence is there with us. Lean on Him. Talk to Him and let Him know. He will help us get victory over the flesh.

Sometimes we have to make adjustments. But whatever they may be, follow His steps.

And we need to always remember that changing the flesh doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time. But over time we will grow and learn how to walk in the Spirit and deal with the flesh when needed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-23-15

Romans 8:1 (NKJV) 8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

No condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

We hear this preached and taught a lot. And it is a true word.

Unfortunately, most of the time that we hear it taught, we only hear the first half of it, and not the second half. The second half is what makes the first half complete!

This is a hard thing to teach because we have had it drilled into us for so long with just the first half. But God’s word is His word, and it can’t be taken in part or by what makes us feel good.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit!

Our faith needs to have action behind it! It is our faith that saves us, but it is our action that proves that we have faith.

As we put our hope and trust in Christ, our actions need to follow suit and the ways of the flesh need to be laid aside. We need to learn to live and walk by the Spirit.

This doesn’t happen overnight. God is merciful and His grace is sufficient as we hash this out in our daily lives. We stumble and fall many times and we might sometimes even question if we’re really saved.

But if we persevere and press in to God, He will light our path and guide our steps. And in time, if we don’t give up, we will see ourselves changing. And when that happens, we will no longer walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Don’t give up! Stick with it and let God guide you. In time, it will all come together.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-14

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Sometimes we can have a hard time resisting temptation.

Temptation comes in many, many forms. And each of us has specific kinds of temptation that are harder to resist than others.

For some it might be lust. For others it might be gossip. And for others it might be lying or stealing. It really doesn’t matter what it is that we wrestle with. All that matters is that we all fight against temptation.

Want to know the secret to defeating temptation? Walk in the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, is our guide in this life. He is our helper. He speaks to us at all times, telling us what to do and what not to do. He tells us everything we need to know to live a strong life as a believer.

We just need to listen!

If we can learn to hear God’s spirit and heed His instruction, we will no longer struggle so badly with fulfilling the lust of the flesh, or falling for any type of temptation.

This doesn’t mean that we will become sinless. We’re human, and it’s not in human nature to be sinless.

But it does mean that we will gain the upper hand over temptation and sin and we will win more often than we will lose!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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