Bible Verse of The Day – 8-16-24

Matthew 14:29 (NKJV) 29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

Peter walking on the water is something we hear a lot about. It took incredible faith for him to step out of the boat and walk toward Jesus.

The fact that he became scared and began to sink after a few steps is not as important as his willingness to step out when Jesus told Him to come.

Nestled in this whole event is another lesson for us to learn. Let us take a look!

In the opening scripture above, the disciples were on the water without Jesus. He had sent them ahead while He went up on the mountain and prayed.

Later that night, He went to them, walking on the sea.

Prior to Jesus approaching the boat, the disciples were troubled by heavy seas and contrary winds. They were, once again, in trouble.

But as Jesus approached them, they saw Him and believed that He was a ghost. They cried out in fear.

But Jesus spoke, saying “take courage. I am. Do not be afraid.”

Peter, being emboldened by the sight of Jesus walking on the water, called out to Jesus, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

And Jesus called him to step out of the boat.

Peter stepped out of the boat and walked on the water to go to Jesus.

But He took His eyes off Jesus and put them on the wind and the waves, and he began to sink. Crying out, he said, “Lord, save me.”

Jesus took him by the hand, and when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

You see, sometimes Jesus calms the storm to save us. Other times, we must brave the storm and walk through it to get to Him, where He will take us by the hand and rescue us.

But we must have the faith to step out onto that stormy sea and walk toward Him. We must trust Him enough to get out of the boat.

It is then that He sees our faith and acts on our behalf.

Why does He wait until then? Because our action proves our faith. It shows our trust in Him even when He asks us to do the impossible.

Let us not always wait until we think it is safe to move. May we have faith strong enough to walk through the storm to go to Jesus when He beckons us, even if it means walking across wind and waves to do so.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-15-24

Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Trusting God when things get hard has got to be one of the most challenging things to do.

I remember when our children were young, we sat them down one evening and we talked with them about God’s faithfulness, and how we need to continue to trust Him even in the hard seasons of life.

After we got done talking with them, we asked them if there were any things they wanted to see God do for them in their lives.

At such a young age, they begin to talk about some things they wanted to see happen. It was interesting to hear what concerns little ones have.

The things they asked for were not selfish. And we made a list with them, writing everything down.

And let me tell you that within a year every prayer request we wrote down was checked off. God was faithful to answer them at such a young age!

They got to see God move on a personal level.

Now, as they are older, and life’s situations are more difficult, they know where their help comes from. And they know exactly Who they can run to every time!

It’s amazing how God pays attention to the little children and their wants or needs just as much as He does the adults. It’s so important to teach our babes where their help will come from in this life.

Teach them how to run to God. Let them know He is there for them and will help them through anything they face in their lives.

May God bless our children today, and may they see His hand move at such a young age. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-14-24

James 1:22 (NKJV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Studying, knowing, and understanding the word of God is imperative to having a fruitful walk with God.

What is equally important is living out the word in our lives.

It is good to know scripture. It is good to memorize Bible verses. It is good to spend time getting understanding of the deeper things in the word.

But what are we doing with all that knowledge and understanding?

Are we heaping it up to make ourselves feel good? Are we trying to impress others with what we know? Are we prideful in our accumulated understanding?

Or are we living it out in our daily lives, putting into practice the things God teaches us through His word?

The religious leaders of Jesus’ time were well studied and skillful in the scriptures. They knew them well. They could recite them line by line.

But their hearts were darkened, dead, unalive.

They failed to recognize the long-awaited Messiah even as He stood face to face with them.

The word of God is here for us as a resource; a handbook to live by. A light to our path.

James says that we should be doers of the word, not just hearers or studiers of it.

What did he mean when he said that those who only hear the word are deceiving themselves?

In verse 21, immediately prior to the verses above, James says to “lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.”

He is clearly speaking to how we conduct our lives, stating in later verses that “he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, is not a forgetful hearer but a doer.”

Simply put, he is stating that we must (continually) abide by the word (walk it out). And by doing so, we are proving our faith and trust in God is genuine, not just a facade we put on when it is convenient to do so.

Let us be doers. Not just hearers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-13-24

Ephesians 4:23 (NKJV) 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind…

How do we become renewed in the spirit of our mind?

We apply the teachings from the Bible to our daily walk.

We take in His words that He taught, His examples that He walked out, and let them take root in us.

Opening and taking in His word is the best schooling we could ever get.

Investing our time reading the words of God and letting them penetrate our hearts will complete us and equip us for every good work!

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.

Renewing our minds with scripture equips us to walk a “God Walk.”

Some people may say they don’t have time to read the word of God with their busy schedule, but they go to church on Sunday and get God’s word then.

That’s good that you are diligent in going to church and fellowshipping with other believers. However, the one-on-one time with God will build us up in a more personal way.

Being fed once or twice a week versus eating of the word every day makes a big difference. It changes how we carry and conduct ourselves.

Our minds will be freshly renewed, our walk will be stronger, and we will feel a closeness to God.

We will notice a difference as we stay in His word daily. Take time to read. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-12-24

Matthew 16:15-16 (NKJV) 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

As Jesus spoke with His disciples, He asked them what others were saying about who they thought He was.

The disciples rattled off a list of names of dead prophets and men of God.

But Jesus looked at them and asked the question above; who do you say that I am?

Peter spoke up and exclaimed something that he did not fully understand at that time; You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Jesus then addressed Peter directly.

Matthew 16:17 (NKJV) 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

You see, what Peter had just spoken was not of his own understanding or his own intellect.

It was revealed to him by God through the Holy Spirit.

This was one of the earliest recorded examples of the disciples being given divine revelation and understanding and speaking it out.

Peter had no natural way of knowing the things he spoke of at that moment. It would be over time that he would begin to see and understand who Jesus really was and what that meant to him and the rest of humanity.

As Jesus spent the remainder of His days with them, the disciples began to experience more of this divine revelation and Holy Spirit-led understanding.

And this revelation would be the power that allowed 12 men to turn the world upside down for Jesus, even as it cost them their lives.

The words we read in our Bible are not the words of men. They are the words of God, breathed into men’s spirits and penned by those same men, recorded for you and me to learn from and grow by.

These men wrote the New Testament under this same Holy Spirit-led revelation and dissemination of truth, given by God directly to the authors.

God still speaks by His Spirit today, teaching us and showing us things that we cannot comprehend with our natural minds.

Let us be as Peter was, embracing it even when we may not fully understand it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-11-24 – It’s Gonna Be OK

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

Life can be challenging sometimes. 

Many of us are dealing with situations we have probably never faced before. We may feel powerless, and the enemy is whispering in our ear, taunting us with words to defeat us. 

But we serve a mighty God who will walk us through whatever it is we have standing before us. 

Today we have a very short video for you. 

We wanted to share a short, encouraging word to give you hope in whatever you may be facing at this moment. No matter what it is, It’s Gonna Be OK. 

We hope this video speaks to your heart, strengthens your spirit, and gives you hope! 

Please click here to watch the video now.

Cling tightly to Him and He will lead you through whatever you are facing. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-10-24

Proverbs 24:17-18 (NKJV) 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.

Keeping our heart right is what matters to God, even in situations where we think we have the right to gloat about an enemy’s defeat.

Our flesh will enjoy saying and thinking things like, “Yes, they got what they deserved!”

Beware of this way of thinking. It’s not OK for us to be happy over someone else’s failures, mistakes, or stumblings, even if it is our enemy.

God knows our frustration and our anger towards the wickedness of sin, but it does not give us the right to act out in ways that are contrary to His word.

He calls us to do just the opposite of what we may be feeling or thinking they deserve.

Proverbs 25:21 (NKJV) 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Trust God to take care of our enemy in the way He sees fit. And for us, let us work at keeping a righteous attitude, that we may please God.

No one said this walk is easy. But remember, with God it’s possible for us to behave in such a way that we never thought we could.

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-9-24

1 Corinthians 15:51 (NKJV) 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed…

Today, we will examine a mystery; a hidden truth!

As Paul penned these words to the Corinthian believers, he was sharing a divine revelation with them.

He wanted them to understand the depth and true meaning of the foundation their faith in Christ was built on, beyond the precious gift of redemption (the washing of their sins).

As the apostles grew in their own faith, God began to give them understanding in much deeper things that they shared with the other believers.

They gained this understanding not from man or human intellect, but only by the Holy Spirit.

The “hidden truth” that Paul referenced was “hidden” (withheld) in the Old Covenant. But it was now being revealed to the children of God as part of the New Covenant.

Exactly what was this mystery?

It was the resurrection of believers, just as Jesus Himself had been raised from the dead. He stated that it would happen “in the twinkling of an eye” (in an instant).

1 Corinthians 15:52 (NKJV) 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

You see, without the resurrection there would be no life after death; no hope of spending eternity in God’s presence. We would live, and then we would be laid to rest forever.

But in God’s great mercy, He made a way through Jesus!

And death has been forever defeated, not just for Jesus, but for you and me also!

No longer does death have a grip on us. It was dealt a fatal blow when Jesus arose and walked out of that grave. Death has been defeated for eternity.

Take heart brothers and sisters in Christ! These present trials are momentary and light when compared to our eternal presence with God.

Let this mystery that has been revealed to us give us incredible hope and joy as we look toward eternity where death is no longer.

Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-8-24

Psalm 37:39 (NKJV) 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble.

Are we feeling weak and empty today? Is our strength gone? Are we tired and at a loss for words? Are we worn out and heavily burdened?

Here’s something to hold onto! Our salvation is from the Lord. We may be battle weary, but we are not defeated.

He will meet us right where we are in this hour.

What are we dealing with today? Is it too hard to even begin to explain?

The Lord is our salvation and strength! He can pick us up and turn this whole thing around. He will do the impossible, the unimaginable, and the unexpected, just to help the righteous.

We can rest assured that in our greatest despair He will be doing a new thing.

Isaiah 43:19 (NKJV) 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

Hold fast to Him!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-7-24

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Many believers struggle with overcoming things that they wrestled with prior to becoming a child of God, or things that they have become involved in since becoming a believer.

The types of things that present struggles can vary greatly.

Some are habits. Some are things that the individual may not have recognized as being a sin. Other things might be full-blown addictions that bloomed from indulgence in a particular sin.

But no matter the struggle, there is one thing I know for certain; the blood of Christ has the power to set them free from ALL these things.

Now, I know that statement may not be well received by some. Many will balk at the idea that an addicted person can have the chains of their addiction smashed by putting their faith in Jesus Christ.

But it is true, nonetheless.

God is not bound by what we perceive or believe to be true. He is bound by truth; His truth. He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19).

Most of the struggles that we wrestle with perpetually remain struggles because we fail to surrender to God wholly or to truly recognize the sovereignty of God in its fullness.

Yes, we may believe that God created everything. We may believe that He offered up His Son for the redemption of humankind.

But we fail to recognize and believe on a personal level that He can set us free from the things that bind us. And so, we struggle with them for years on end, defeated in our battles against them.

But it does not have to be this way.

A blind man was given his sight by Jesus spitting in the dirt, making mud, and applying it to the man’s eyes. Mud made from spit does not sound attractive, does it?

But that man was healed and given his sight!

We need to embrace God’s ways, even if they are well outside of what we might envision.

This includes accepting and embracing the fact that God can truly set us free from something that has plagued us for years; one hundred percent free.

Freedom given by God is not a partial proposal. It is not momentary freedom that is given for a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is complete freedom!

Will we recognize it? Will we surrender to Him wholly? Will we give our struggles to Him completely, leaving them behind for good?

It is truly up to us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-6-24

Psalm 32:8 (NKJV) 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.

According to this verse there are three things He will do for us.

He will instruct us, teach us and guide us!

What more could we ask for? Our Father and the Creator of this world will help us through this journey called life. We are not alone!

We need His instructions daily. This life we live here is not about us and how successful we have made ourselves in the present world. It’s not about how popular we are, how many friends we have, or how much knowledge we have gained.

Our life here is to learn how to walk through this journey with His guidance. We should be asking Him, “what instructions do I need today? Where do I lack guidance?”

Most times we don’t ask Him these sorts of questions until we have been through the mill, trying to figure everything out ourselves and failing miserably.

We don’t ask Him for instructions until we have reached a point where we can’t do it anymore and we finally surrender.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

When we realize that the God who spoke these words to Jeremiah also loves us, speaks to us, and wants to guide us, then we begin to ask “what now, God? What is Your plan for me? Where do I go from here?”

Our prayer today is that each one of us understands that God wants to lead us every day. He will help us make good choices and protect us from hurting ourselves. He has a future for us.

He will instruct us in the way to go! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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