Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-12

(John 15:19 NKJV)  “If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

This verse should answer a lot of our questions for us. For example; Why do we feel left out? Why do we get talked about? Why do people make up stories about us? Why do family members fight us? Why do we feel lonely at times? The answer is that we are in this world but we are not of this world.

Many times, you go somewhere and find that if you don’t fit in or agree with what the majority is doing or saying, all of a sudden no one wants to be around you. You are looked as the outcast. You are not part of their conversation any longer because you don’t agree with what is being said or done. You get shut down quickly.

Try not to let this bother you. Just remember that Matthew 5:10 says:  Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Just stick to doing and agreeing with what is right, no matter what we come against and what comes against us.  Stand your ground, for you shall be Blessed!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-26-12

(Prov 22:6 NKJV)  Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

This is a promise straight from God’s word, to us.

Any of us who are parents know and understand the struggles of raising children in this harsh world. There are so many things that pull on them, trying to tear them away from us and from God’s protection.

But God promises us that if we raise them up correctly, teaching them to love Him and honor Him, they will ultimately not depart from His leading.

This doesn’t mean that they might not test the waters of “lands away from home”. But it does mean that if we have trained them up properly and loved them with the love of a parent and the love of God, they will live for Him and honor Him.

If you have children or have raised children who follow God’s ways and live their lives honoring Him, give glory and honor to God for his faithfulness.

If you’re struggling right now with a child or children who have strayed from God, keep trusting Him and believing His word. His word does not return void. He does not break a promise.

Keep loving them and praying for them. Showing them love can be hard when they’re belligerent, rebellious or hateful, but God’s word says that love always wins.

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 – 5-25-12

(James 1:1 NKJV)  James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.

This is what the book of James starts off with. I read this and thought, wow…”a bondservant of God”? And then I thought… “hmm, what is a bondservant?”

This is what the Webster dictionary gives for a definition for bondservant: one bound to service without wages; also : slave.

James was a slave to Christ!! This caused me to stop and ponder on my walk with Christ and where I’m at. How much of me do I give to God? How much of my time do I give to Him? Am I be willing to be a bondservant for Christ?

It makes you realize how serious James was about His walk with the Lord. It makes you see how strong his love was for the Lord. A slave does everything their master tells them to do.

Where are we at in our walk with Christ? Are we willing to be a bond servant for Him today?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-24-12

(Prov 16:24 NKJV)  Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Our words can change a situation if we let God lead us in this. He has the discipline we need to tame our tongue and boy does it need taming at times.

There are times when I can be cool, calm, and collected, but some days I’d like to get my mouth out there and say how I feel. Of course, that is not the correct way to behave. We all know this.  But, those days sure do like to sneak in there.

The Holy Spirit will help guide us to say the right things at the right time. Praying and asking God for discipline over our words is the first step. Don’t get discouraged if it takes a bit to get that old tongue to say pleasant words in some situations.

Just keeping working at it and allow God to help. He is patient with us all. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-23-12

(Philemon 1:4 NKJV)  I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers…

We want to take a few minutes to encourage everyone who might read this.

We get a lot of emails, and even letters by regular mail, thanking us for what we do. So many of you have written to tell us how God’s word has encouraged you just when you needed it most.

Well, let us tell each and every one of you that there have been just as many times when you have encouraged us. We can’t even count the times that we have been going through a tough time or we were waiting to hear from God and then one of you would send us an email or a letter, encouraging us or sharing a testimony with us.

Your words of encouragement, emails, letters and words of love have lifted us up, put smiles on our faces and tears of joy in our eyes. We are truly blessed to have a group of people like yourselves and we thank God for all of you.

As we have told many of you in personal emails, we take what we do very seriously and we thank God for the opportunity to serve each and every one of you.

Keep your faith strong and be sure to kick the devil at least once each day. He deserves it!

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 – 5-22-12

(Luke 6:38 NKJV)  “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

In spite of everything God has done for us and given to us, He still gives even more by having men bless us when we give.

He has promised us that as we give, the measure that we use in our giving will be used in return to bless us. We can never “out-give” God!! What an awesome FATHER we have; we are truly blessed.

Today, let us ask God who we can give to and what it is we can give. I believe with all my heart that as we follow HIM in our giving, this scripture is going to come to life in our situations. It won’t just be words on a page anymore, but it will be put into action and breakthroughs will begin!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-20-12

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(Mark 10:27 NKJV)  But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”

As human beings who live in a natural, tangible world, we sometimes have a hard time seeing past what’s standing in front of us.

We have ideas, dreams, goals or hopes. But we don’t see how they’ll ever become reality.

We have obstacles that stand between us and those dreams, goals and hopes. We have things that come against us. This makes it hard for us to see how any of these dreams, goals or hopes can become a reality in our lives.

Most times, this is because we only look at things through our natural eyes and we see everything in the natural realm. But we need to remember that God is not flesh and bone. He doesn’t operate based on natural principles or within natural boundaries.

God operates based on spiritual principles and heavenly realities. He’s not bound by earthly so-called realities.

Jesus said that with men things are impossible, but with God those things are possible.

(Mark 9:23 NKJV)  Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

So will we believe Him? Will we believe His word?

We have a choice. We can believe God and His word, and see a change in our circumstances. Or we can believe only what we see in front of us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-19-12

(Prov 12:13 NKJV)  The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

Have you ever looked around you and thought “why does it seem like the bad guy always wins?”

Sometimes it seems like those that are the vilest in their ways are the ones who get ahead and prosper. But don’t be fooled. Despite how things look, everyone reaps what they sow, whether it’s here in this life or afterward.

It does seem sometimes like wickedness is prevailing in this world. But we, the righteous in Christ, will prevail.

Take heart in knowing that we are on God’s side and under His wing. We are highly favored and we will have victory in our lives.

Turn your eyes from the ways of the wicked and focus them on God. He is our source and our strength.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-18-12

(John 16:21 NKJV)  “A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

Some of us are struggling today because we know that we have to face some major decisions. We have to choose Christ’s way and not our own way.

Part of us wants to cry and run because we know it won’t be easy, but the other part of us knows it is the right thing to do and there is no use in prolonging it.

Today, choose Christ’s way. No matter how hard it may seem, it will be well worth it and joy will come!

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 – 5-17-12

(2 Cor 4:17-18 NKJV)  For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, {18} while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Wow… now how many of us can honestly say that we think of our trials in that way?

As we go through the things that come our way each day, each week and each year of our lives, how awesome is it to know that they are only temporary? No matter how tough things get, they are not here forever, but just for a while.

God has created us to be eternal beings, living a natural life while we’re here on earth and then living eternally when our time on this earth is done. We should understand fully that there is more to our lives here than just things in the natural… that even though we live in a tangible, natural environment, there are many things that happen in the spiritual realm, behind the scenes.

But even in this, we know that everything we go through will bring us closer to God and bring honor to His name, if we let it.

What are you going through today? Are you fighting any battles? Some of us are facing some very tough things; decisions, choices, accusations, persecution, loss of loved ones, loss of finances, divorce, breakups, homelessness, despair, depression. The list could get pretty lengthy, because we’re all facing something!

But know that God is working things out within us and strengthening us through every one of these trials. No matter how tough it gets, cling to Him and trust Him with every fiber of your being. Don’t give up hope.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-16-12

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(Eph 5:2 NKJV)  And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

Love is the ultimate gift that we’re given and that we can also give.

Love conquers all. Period.

Sometimes this is very hard for us to comprehend. We like to handle things our own way and make sure people know how we feel and what we think. But God wants us to love. He wants us to show people who He is by the way we love.

Love truly overcomes all evil. Think about this; if we speak to someone with an angry tone, how often does that person return our words with kindness? Not often, right?

But, what about if we speak to someone with kindness and sincerity? More often than not, we will get a softer response than if we spoke to someone harshly.

When I was in Bible College, one of the instructors made a statement that has stuck with me ever since. He said “Nobody really cares how much we know until they know how much we care”.

We need to make sure we’re loving people, not just showing them how much we know or how spiritual we are.

Make it a point to treat people with love and then take notice of how they react to you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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