Bible Verse of The Day – 12-7-12

(Jonah 4:6 NKJV)  And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

God provides so much for each of us. Are we grateful for what we have and for what He has provided us with?

Sometimes it can be very easy to forget what we have been blessed with and become caught up in what we don’t have. We can become frustrated and dissatisfied. Sometimes we even grumble about what we don’t have.

One of the things we have learned over the years is that when we are lacking in an area we need to be careful to continue to be grateful for what we have and stay thankful and appreciative. And not get focused on what we lack.

If we get negative and start to get a bad attitude it just seems to take much longer for things to turn around. Our words and our attitudes can play a big part in how our lives go.

If we take each day for what it is, being careful to thank God for what He has given us, it will make the tough times much easier and will many times help us to get through to the next season more easily.

Be grateful today and let God know it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-6-12

(Heb 13:2 NKJV)  Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Does it really hurt us to say hi to someone without them saying hi to us first?

Does it hurt us to let someone go before us in line even though we were already there?

Can we find it in our hearts to sit and listen to someone share about their day without having to be the one speaking?

Can we take some time out of our busy schedule to do a kind deed for someone we don’t even know?

Kindness goes a long way… we never know who we are helping.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-4-12

(2 Peter 2:1-2 NKJV)  But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. {2} And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

False teachers. They are more numerous than we know.

Some are obvious to the wise and discerning, but others are smooth and subtle, blending into the body of Christ undetected, bring with them spirits of darkness, such as division, false teachings, idolatry and more.

Some will stand and preach what sounds like good words, encouraging people, even speaking of God, but watering down the truth until it is barely truth anymore.

Others will bring “new revelations” into the church, sharing with the body “what God has revealed to them”, capturing people’s attention.

Sadly, many of these “new revelations” are just old, pagan or outright demonic  teachings being brought into the church under the guise of being Biblical.

We need to be ever so vigilant today, discerning every little thing that comes our way, testing it and comparing it to God’s word. If it deviates from the foundations of truth laid out in the Bible, we need to turn and walk away from it.

We don’t have to go far to find any of these teachings. They’re everywhere; on TV, on the internet, in magazines and on the bookshelves of many stores. And they all carry the label of “Christian” on them.

Test the spirits. Look for the fruits. Seek God. He is faithful to show us if we’re faithful to ask Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-3-12

(Isaiah 9:6 NKJV)  For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I love this time of year. It is fun and exciting!

Some of us may think “well, this year is so hard, the finances are little and there is not a lot of extra money to spend on gifts”.

We want you to know that if you think buying gifts and spending a lot of money at Christmas time is what it is all about, you are in for a big surprise.

Christmas time is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. Put everything else aside. It is His day.

We don’t have to spend lots of money and cause ourselves to go into debt or become all stressed out. Man-made traditions will put us in bondage if we don’t put a stop to them.

Break the chains off and let God show us how to celebrate His Son’s birth.

What would He like us to do on His day? We guarantee you that if you follow His leading, you won’t go overboard with gifts and it won’t cause you to go broke. There will be peace and love in your home at Christmas time.

Rejoice! For a Child is Born… unto us a Son is given!!

Merry Christmas.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-1-12

(1 Peter 5:7 NKJV)  casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Casting all our care upon Him…what an awesome God to tell us to cast them all.

He doesn’t just want the huge cares, or the average ones, not even just the small ones. He wants us to cast them all, right down to the little bitty cares… the things we don’t think God cares to hear about. Those are the things He wants us to cast on Him, along with the others.

He wants all of our concerns, so we don’t have to worry. He wants to help us fix things so we don’t have to be burdened with them any longer.

I find it so exciting and humbling when God takes care of the simplest things for me. I guess because He is so magnificent, I expect Him to pay attention to the big things that I need, but for some reason I think that He doesn’t care about those little things.

But, He does… He really cares. He cares about all the things that concern us.

Why? Because He loves us and wants to help us through them. He wants us to rejoice with Him as He helps us get to the end of our problems.

Today, let’s do as He asks and cast all our cares. Trust that He will pick them up and work it out.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-30-12

(1 Cor 15:57 NKJV)  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Victory is ours. God’s word says so.

You might not feel victorious right now, but victory is coming. Don’t get me wrong… it doesn’t usually come when we think it should. But it will come if we hold fast to God and don’t give up!

Now that we have that out there, let’s talk for a minute about why we need victory. There’s only one reason for needing victory. A battle.

If we’re not in a battle, we don’t need victory. If we need victory it’s because we’re in a battle. So if we want victory, we have to go through a battle. Victory never, ever comes without a fight.

And we also need to understand that when we are in a fight, in a battle, there can be times when we get hurt and we sometimes end up with scars from our wounds.

But God is the great healer. Not only does He help us get victory, but He can also heal us from our wounds and help those scars to fade and disappear.

What is your battle today? Name it and then claim victory in the name of Jesus Christ. Seek God’s wisdom as to how to fight the battle and then move forward.

He gives us the victory through Jesus. Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-29-12

(1 Corinthians 15:51-52 NKJV)  Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; {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.

These verses and others similar to it are awe-inspiring!

When I think about what God has planned for the future, it is truly astounding and beyond what the mind of man can comprehend. Despite all of the technology and wisdom that we have at our fingertips today, we still can’t figure out or fathom the mysteries of God.

God’s wonders extend far beyond what He will do in the last days. But think for a moment about the reality of what Paul was writing about above and just try to wrap your mind around it.

Pretty much impossible, isn’t it? That’s our God. That’s the complexity of who He is and how incredibly powerful He is. There is no comprehending His power and might.

Now, as you finish reading this, don’t just push this aside and forget about it. Try to remind yourself of this throughout the day and let it penetrate your spirit.

This is the God we serve. Now how awesome is that!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-28-12

(Matthew 26:41 NKJV)  “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Making choices to do what is right is going to take getting our spirit to line up with God’s Word and His Spirit.

How do we get our spirit lined up with Him? The Bible teaches us all about God. Every scripture we take in will feed our spirit with good wisdom and knowledge to help us make the right decisions.

Our flesh will fight against this but we have the authority in Christ to stop the fight.

If you feel like you are always battling with the flesh about things that you know you shouldn’t be doing, then it’s time for you to stop the battle and command the desires of your flesh to submit to the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name.

Say no to the flesh and its weakness and say YES to God!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-27-12

(Matthew 7:12 NKJV)  “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Going by this scripture are we to only do good to those that do good to us, those that treat us right or show us attention, those that know us and are in our group? No. We need to treat people the way we would like them to treat us, whether we know them personally or not.

For instance, I used to clean for this company. The owner trained me and taught me when you go in to the homes/business you are to move fast and just wipe things down. Spray with Windex but don’t take to much time. She would give me an allotted amount of time.

When I went in to clean for the customers, I couldn’t do it that way, it felt wrong to me. They were paying really good money. So, I would work faster and harder to do a more thorough job and give the customer what they were paying for, and my boss couldn’t tell because I would be done in the time she allotted me.

The day came when the customers started to request for me to come and clean for them instead of her or others that she would send. It was not my intention for this to happen, but it did.

Time went by and she had to stop working and let go of the business. Guess who ended up with the whole business? ME! What a blessing for me! I wasn’t just getting a paycheck but I was getting a business. For what? For doing unto others as I would want done to myself. Amen!!

Don’t think that your efforts are going unseen…God is faithful!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-26-12

(1 Corinthians 6:19 NKJV)  Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

We are not our own. If we have become children of God, we do not belong to ourselves. We belong to Him.

In light of this, we need to honor our bodies and take care of them. There are many implications to this. We can look at this from a spiritual point of view and a physical point of view.

Today we’re going to look at the physical (or natural) side of it.

What do we do to damage or abuse our bodies?

Let’s take a look at a few things; smoking, over-eating, obesity, drug use, alcohol abuse, and others that can be named as part of this list.

Every single one of us has probably been guilty of at least one of these at some point in our lives. Not eating properly was a biggie for me for many years. I love snacks. Oh, and they love me too! I can tell by the way they would cling to me 🙂

But God convicted me about my eating habits and I have been working really hard to change them. And I feel so much better, healthier now.

Some people might say that things like this really don’t matter to God. But if He put it in His word it’s because it matters to Him! We can’t just pick and choose the things that we like or don’t like about His word.

What’s your bad habit? What can you think of that you do to yourself that isn’t pleasing to God?

We are His. He wants us to take care of ourselves and stick around for a while. He still has much for us to do!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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