Bible Verse of The Day – 6-19-23

Luke 5:16 (NKJV) 16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

Life can get noisy. So many things constantly barrage our ears with sounds. After a while it can get frustrating, and these noises can become a huge distraction if we let them.

Smartphones are constantly alerting us with notifications.

Microwave ovens beep to let us know when something is finished heating up. And if we don’t get to it within seconds, it will beep again and again.

Washing machines and dryers beep or buzz to let us know when the laundry is finished.

Televisions spew a constant stream of noise; voices, sound effects, music and more.

People can be noisy too; constant chatter that can wear on us over time if we don’t get a reprieve from it.

Jesus frequently took time away from everyone to go and spend time with His Father.

He knew and understood the importance of doing this, and He set the perfect example for His disciples, and for us centuries later.

How often do we do this? When do we break away from everything, and everyone, to spend time communing with our heavenly Father, with no noises, no interruptions and no disturbances?

We are all different. Our situations and circumstances are unique. But it’s still critical that we heed the instruction and the example of Jesus, making sure we set aside the time to break away from the constant chatter so we can hear God and share our heart with Him.

With our lives so busy, it might seem impossible for some of us to even think about doing this. But it isn’t optional if we hope to grow as believers and learn how to hear God accurately.

So, make today the day we start. Make today the day that we do whatever it takes to “withdraw” to a quiet place to pray and spend time with our Father.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-18-23 – A Tender Heart

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

We pray that you are being led by God in everything that you do. 

Did you know that God wants our hearts to be soft and pliable? 

We have a new video for you today that deals with this topic. 

In this new video, A Tender Heart, we teach about the importance of having a tender heart that easily recognizes and responds to God’s promptings and His leading. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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Stay close to Him every minute of every day!

We love you all dearly. 

Sincerely, 

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 – 6-17-23

Ephesians 6:10 (NKJV) 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Paul admonishes (instructs) us to put on the whole armor of God in order to stand against the devil (and the forces of hell), against invisible physical powers who have various levels of authority in their spheres of activity.

Putting on the whole armor of God is what keeps us strong, allowing us to hold our battle stance against all the unseen evil structure.

Our combat is against spiritual forces, not men.

God has given us great protection and resources to meet our enemy.

It’s a necessity for all believers to gird our waist with truth; we need to know God’s word inside and out.

We also need to put on the breastplate of righteousness; this righteousness has been imparted to us through salvation.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV) 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

The shield of faith is also part of our armor.

This shield will protect us from the fiery darts that come to personally assault us; they will be quenched as we stand strong in our faith.

We also need the helmet of salvation; salvation brings forgiveness and redemption from our sins through Christ.

It’s important to note that the belt, the shield, the breastplate and the helmet are all defensive pieces of our armor. They protect us from the onslaught of the enemy’s attacks.

The final piece of our armor is the sword of the Spirit, which is the only offensive piece.

Our sword is the word of God.

His word gives us the ability to attack the enemy in a way that will render his temptations and his attacks on us powerless.

Let us remember that His armor only protects us if we wear it.

It is His divine protection!

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 – 6-16-23

Nehemiah 4:14 (NLT) 14 Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!”

As I have studied more in depth over the last couple of years, Nehemiah has become someone that I have a lot of respect for.

Why?

Because he was a truth warrior.

He knew how to discern, and he knew how to stand and speak for truth and righteousness.

As a cupbearer to King Artaxerxes, Nehemiah had gained the king’s respect for his dedication and faithfulness.

When Nehemiah became aware of a dire situation regarding many of his fellow Jews, he knew he had to act and help them.

He approached the king and obtained permission to take leave from his duties as the king’s cupbearer so he could go and help the Jews who were returning to Judah from exile to rebuild their homeland.

Many of the people in the land opposed them. But Nehemiah was not to be deterred. He stood strongly and boldly, continuing to work feverishly and diligently to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem.

And in the verse above, he encouraged his fellow Jews to do the same.

Do not be afraid of the enemy!

And we speak these same words to you today.

Do not be afraid of the enemy! Remember Who it is that fights for us!

Stand and fight for your wives and husbands, your brothers and sisters, your sons & daughters, and your homes!

Remember the Lord, who is glorious. Take heart in His faithfulness. Draw your strength and courage from Him!

As David said to the Philistines before he slayed the giant, so we also speak to our enemy;

1 Samuel 17:47 (NKJV) 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

So, when the enemy taunts you, telling you that you will lose, stand firm and know that the battle is not ours, but belongs to God our redeemer!

Amen

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 – 6-15-23

Romans 11:33 (NKJV) 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

God is so deep that it is impossible for us to fully discover or understand all of Him.

Paul says it best; the depths of His riches are His wisdom and knowledge. According to Paul, being rich isn’t about money. It is in having God’s wisdom and knowledge.

How do we obtain this? Through studying His word and learning His ways.

In doing this, we gain wisdom to know what He says about certain things.

He gives us knowledge on how to handle very hard situations and His overall stance on the things that we face daily.

Getting His wisdom and knowledge on things brings an understanding to us in ways we would never have thought of on our own.

I pray to God that we all move in His wisdom and knowledge, that we seek after Him, and study to get His word so deeply into our hearts.

You see, the Holy Spirit can not remind us of the things that the Word of God says if we don’t get that word in us.

John 14:26  (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Many people will sit for hours and read a fiction book, and not think anything of it. But will people consider reading their Bible?

The Bible is the most beautiful love story ever told. A book that has been around for thousands of years.  A book that is filled with real life lessons to learn. A book filled with God’s wisdom and knowledge, right at our fingertips.

Every page has precious nuggets that will help us tremendously if we would apply them.

What are we waiting for? Go after His wisdom and knowledge!

Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.

Amen.

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 – 6-14-23

Nehemiah 9:6 (NJKV) 6 You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.

Sometimes we need a reminder of who God is; His majesty, His wonder and His sovereignty.

It can be easy sometimes to look past things and forget that everything we see is a miracle, created by our heavenly Father.

He alone is the Lord.

Nothing that we see was made by anyone other than Him.

And get this; what He created, He preserves!

He created it all in a way that keeps it. It stays in its place and it continues to do what it is supposed to do.

The ocean tides come in and go out like clockwork.

The earth rotates perfectly, at the same speed, day after day.

The seasons change. They never stop.

The moon goes from full to new, and it keeps doing it again and again.

Flowers bloom and die, only to bloom again. And the process goes on.

The sun lights the sky and gives warmth. And it never fails to do so.

God did it all. He is faithful.

Let us remember this at all times. Amen!

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 – 6-13-23

Matthew 5:13-14 (NKJV) 13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Fellow believers, do you want to know our call?

It’s very simple; to be the salt and light of the world.

Our call is to influence and penetrate a secular society for the good; to reach the lost.

We must stay close to God by feeding our spirit with His word daily. This helps us to keep our flavor and our spark, and keep our brightness strong.

There is no time for us to let down our guard. We must remember that this journey here on earth is only for a season. And it doesn’t last nearly as long as we think it will.

That is the amount of time we are here on this earth. Our rest comes when we go to our heavenly home. Until then, we work. We press in, and we push forward.

Let us get up each day with a song of praise in our heart and a determined will to do good, and to light up this earth with our “God-given influence of love” and leave an impression wherever we step foot!

God is our light. He lives within us. We can’t be afraid to speak up, to pray for others, to encourage one another and to glorify Him through our actions!

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 – 6-12-23

Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

I love my wife. I love her with all my heart.

I also love bass fishing, and I enjoy bike riding.

My love for Bass fishing and bike riding obviously isn’t nearly as strong as my love for Pastor Ellie. Not even close!

But none of these can begin to compare to my love for God.

And this is what God has commanded us to do; to put Him, and our love for Him, before everyone and everything else.

This isn’t something that just happens.

Just as we learn to love our spouse, we must learn to love God.

We don’t learn this overnight. We don’t learn accidentally. And we don’t always learn easily.

It takes time, and it takes effort on our part. It takes persistent, diligent, relentless effort.

No effort equals a bare-minimum relationship with God. A minimal relationship equals frail, feeble love.

Our love for God needs to be strong!

Loving God is something that we must decide in our hearts is our top priority. It’s when we do this that we see things change in our heart.

And when our heart changes, the rest of our life follows suit.

Before we know it, we are beginning to build our lives around God and our love for Him, instead of constantly battling just to find a few spare minutes to try to read His word.

The change comes a little at a time as we continue to relentlessly pursue Him and put Him first.

We encourage everyone reading this to give God your all. Pour yourself into your walk with Him.

Put Him first in everything. Give Him your whole heart.

Watch your love for Him grow and flourish.

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 – 6-11-23 – A Different Place

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of our savior, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 

Have you ever been through changes in your life that left you in shock, feeling like your life has been turned upside down? Maybe you’re even facing something like this right now. 

If this applies to your life, today’s video is for you. 

In our new video, A Different Place, we teach about allowing God to walk us through changes in our lives, instead of trying to handle everything on our own. 

Change, especially big change, can be difficult, but sometimes we make it worse than it has to be. 

We hope you’ll give the video a watch so you can hear about making it less painful. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all, and we hope you are walking in God’s goodness every day. 

Sincerely, 

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 – 6-10-23

Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?

Most of us have heard the saying, ”follow your heart”.

But according to this verse, if we don’t let God change our heart, mind and spirit, we are in deep trouble.

We definitely should not be following our heart unless it has been changed by the power of God.

It’s only when He changes our heart, transforms our mind and gives us a new spirit that we can begin to make sound decisions.

Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Once the heart of stone is removed, and He gives us that heart of flesh, we still need the renewed mind and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help us make sound decisions.

The three working together, our new heart, transformed mind, and new spirit, will bring victory to our everyday life right here on earth!

We will glorify God with power, love and a sound mind!

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Our heart will now be guided in such a way that people will notice a complete change in our lifestyle.

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Amen.

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 – 6-9-23

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.

There is nothing that compares to being in God’s presence.

His presence brings joy, peace, hope and a sense of security that words can’t begin to describe.

The presence of God causes grown men and women to weep uncontrollably.

The presence of God causes His people to fall on their faces in repentance.

The presence of God brings healing to those who have been told they can’t be healed.

The presence of God makes whole those who believed they were irreparably broken.

The presence of God restores those who were thought to be unrestorable.

The presence of God fills a place with His incredible glory; a glory so heavy that it transcends human words.

His presence is something that so few truly ever encounter or experience.

But it is imperative that we do whatever is necessary to get in His presence, for it is there that He speaks to us in ways that we can’t even imagine.

Getting in His presence can be difficult for many.

Our lives are too busy. We think it’s not important. We don’t understand it. We don’t believe it can happen.

We may not even believe that His presence is something real.

But it is. And He is beckoning us to come to Him, right here and right now.

Will we shut out the noise? Will we turn off all the things that distract us and prevent us from entering His presence? Will we cast aside our unbelief? Will we deny ourselves and put Him first?

He is waiting right outside the door. Will we let Him in?

Revelation 3:20 (NKJV) 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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