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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-7-24

Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

If we want to be forgiven of our sins, we do not have the right to pick and choose who and when we will forgive.

God’s word is clear that forgiving others is not optional.

But some people don’t understand the importance of this.

They are holding grudges against others, thinking they are going to be forgiven despite not being willing to forgive others who have sinned against them.

The words above were spoken by Jesus. He is telling us very clearly that if we do not forgive men, our Father will not forgive us.

Forgiving someone for something they’ve done is a requirement that we must pay attention to.

It is something that will help us tremendously. When we forgive, our broken heart will begin to heal. And God will forgive us if we obey Him in this.

Today, let us forgive that one who has hurt us. That one who has spoken badly of us. That one who has taken from us, cast us out or shunned us in some way.

Is there someone who has abused us, emotionally, physically, or in some other way? Is there someone who has lied to us, or cheated us?

This is a very serious promise that Jesus has spoken about; one that can affect our lives deeply.

Forgive them that our Father will forgive us and bring healing to our wounds.

Dear God,

I come to You today. Please help me to know where I am holding unforgiveness in my heart and against whom.

I choose today with everything in me to forgive them. I am grateful that as I forgive them You have forgiven me.

Thank you, Lord God, in the mighty and precious name of Your Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 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 – 11-24-24 – Forgive and Be Forgiven

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings. 

Are you walking in God’s promises? We hope so! 

We published a new video today in which we teach on one of those promises; the promise of forgiveness. 

The video is called, Forgive and Be Forgiven. 

We hope it will help bring understanding to a topic that is critical in our walk with God and our eternal salvation. 

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Enjoy your day! 

We love you all. 

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 – 9-15-24 – Father, Forgive Them

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ! 

We trust that you are growing in your walk with God and drawing nearer to Him as each day goes by. 

There are two Biblical events that we would like to expound on today in our new video, Father, Forgive Them. 

Both events lasted only seconds. But we can learn so much from them. 

We hope you find the video informative and thought-provoking, and that it will help you see something you may not have seen before. 

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We love you all very much. 

Enjoy the rest of your 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 – 9-10-24

James 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Have you been through something that you are ashamed of, but God brought you through it?

Years ago, I was ministering to a person, and they were going through a situation similar to something that I had previously faced.

As they shared their pain, I too could relate to how they were feeling. The pain they were expressing brought back the memories of what I had gone through many years prior.

It came up in me just like it was yesterday, and as I humbled my heart before the Lord I began to share with them my testimony of the things I had faced.

It touched them where their pain was. They began to cry angry, hurtful tears of bitterness. And yelled out, “why! Why do bad things have to happen to good people?”

I told them, I don’t have all the answers, but the one answer that helped me was forgiveness.

Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

They yelled out, “how can you forgive someone like that?!” And I said, “because Jesus forgives us after everything we have done.”

They said, “no, no, no, I can’t !” and continued to cry angrily.

I sat with them for a long time and let them talk it through and cry it out.

After they settled down, we prayed and asked God to help them to forgive. And then I said, there is one more step; not only do you forgive them, but you must also forgive yourself.

Again, anger arose, and bitterness was heard in their cry. But they did it! Praise the Lord, they did it!

It was through forgiveness that they received their healing and deliverance. They could laugh again, and the joy of the Lord was upon them that day!

Sometimes our story that brought us shame at one time will be the very story that will bring healing to someone else!

Don’t be afraid to share it when God opens that door. Let us humble our heart and bring our testimony of deliverance to the table!

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 – 7-2-24

Mark 11:25 (NKJV) 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

God wants us to forgive. There is no question about it.

He does not want us to live with unforgiveness in our hearts. Unforgiveness will surely affect our hearts if it is not dealt with.

We must ask ourselves if there is someone or a situation that we need to forgive today? May the Holy Spirit show us.

We sometimes have a way of pushing things down that hurt us, and never dealing with the pain. But that pain will haunt us if we don’t deal with the root of it.

If this is you, there is no better time than right now to take a few minutes and pray this prayer.  

Dear God,

I have been hurt by, say the name of the person or situation.

It has crushed me, and I can no longer look at them the same. I don’t want to be around them or in the same place with them.

I’m hurting and I can’t stop this pain I feel. This disappointment that lives in my heart is there all the time. I have pushed it down for so long.

Today I want to let it go. I don’t want to walk around feeling broken any longer. Please, Lord, I need Your help in forgiving them and I want to be healed.

I know it won’t be easy, but I am willing to take the steps. Help my broken heart get back to being healthy and strong again.

Forgive me, Lord, for holding any anger towards them. Today is a new day, and I’m ready to be free from it all. In Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.

May God bless you and remember His promise to you.

Psalm 147:3 (NKJV) 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

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 – 6-29-23

Matthew 6:14 (NKJV) 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

For if we forgive men.

I never realized how many times in a day our heart could be affected by what others say or do toward us.

One day I received a phone call. On the other end was an angry person. Not angry with me, but pretty much themselves and any one that got in their way that day.

I heard things that were hard to listen to. Some were words of blaspheme and others were just awful vulgarity. Etc. It was challenging for me to sit and hear them out, while they were slandering everything and everyone.

After I got off the phone, I got on my knees to pray for this person and in my heart, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to forgive them.

I had no idea, however, apparently my heart was offended without my knowledge. And eventually would have caused some hardness to set in toward this person.

You see, we don’t always know when our heart is offended or tainted. Unforgiveness can sneak in and get a grip.

Sometimes we may overlook this step in our prayer time, thinking we are fine. Maybe we are so concerned and focused on helping others and what they are dealing with. But it is important that we understand that God forgives our sin, as we forgive others who have sinned against us. It is an action we must take, before God will forgive us.

Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

To make sure we are not holding any unforgiveness, we must let the Holy Spirit guide us in this. He will be sure to prompt us if we are open to Him. 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 – 6-18-23 – 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. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

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 – 1-31-23

Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you

Some of us may be asking ourselves, “how is this possible? How can we love those who hate us and persecute us?”.

How?

By not responding out of our emotions, but from the same forgiveness that God offers to each and every one of us.

How do we love our enemies? By forgiving them.

How do we bless those who curse us? By forgiving them.

How do we do good to those who hate us? By forgiving them.

And most importantly, how do we pray properly for those that spitefully use us and persecute us? By forgiving them.

We have to make a sincere choice to forgive them. And then we allow the Holy Spirit to walk us through it.

We allow God to bring healing to our heart and teach us how to respond as a child of the Most High God. It’s all done through His strength.

It’s not easy. But if we purpose in our hearts to follow Christ, these are the things we will experience.

Colossians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

The outcome of such forgiveness will be worth it all.

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 – 5-4-21

Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Forgiveness is huge!

If we live by it, it will bring freedom to us. Yes, when we forgive others, it does wonders for us.

We may say, “but why should we forgive them, when they need to apologize to us or they need to make things right with us first?”.

This kind of rationalizing is the problem that causes unhealthy relationships with God. And we Christians walk around harboring anger and bitterness in our hearts while shouting “praise the LORD! And Hallelujah!”.

We think we need an apology before we forgive. But that’s not how it goes.

It would be nice, but more often than not, it won’t happen that way.

We must be able to forgive and release them, even If the other person does not ever make it right with us.

Who is holding on and waiting today to hear, “I’m sorry”? Who is struggling with a hard life and unhappiness because they have unforgiveness in their hearts?

Who is actually sick in their bodies because they are not going to give in and forgive someone for something they said or did to them? Is it worth it?

Let me say, we are not hurting or teaching them a lesson by holding this against them. Instead, we are hurting ourselves deeply.

I can probably take a guess and say our life is miserable and we are not currently happy. There is no peace within us because we have been hurt and our heart remains broken for years.

Until we take a step toward forgiving them, we will suffer and keep on suffering. Nothing will change or get better for us. Everything we try in order to feel better will just be a temporary fix.

Let God help with this process. He will give us strength and show us the steps to begin our healing.

The first step is going to be the hardest one.

Why? Because that first step requires us to make a sincere effort to forgive them for all the wrong they have done to us.

If we can’t do this, it will eat us up. If we can, and we take that step today, healing will begin.

We are praying with you and for you to make the effort and not linger any longer in bitterness, anger, unhappiness or sickness. Once we let it go, and God knows our heart has shifted, we will find peace that surpasses all understanding, and we will begin to move forward.

Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-24-19

Luke 11:4 (NKJV) 4 And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.”

Forgive us our sins, for we have forgiven those indebted to us.

Are we holding anyone in debt?

Just as we need God’s forgiveness, we also need to forgive others. Daily we must set our will to walk in love and forgiveness. It doesn’t matter what they have done or said, we are not to keep them indebted to us.

How do we do this?

It’s a big change that needs to happen in our hearts. It takes the Holy Spirit and time to learn to walk consistently in this. It takes us loving God so much that even if it hurt us, we will obey.

We are easily tempted to not forgive people when they deliberately hurt us. It is a human reaction. We get stubborn and we clam up. Sometimes we never speak to them again.

It is not a question of should we. It is a must. There are consequences if we do not.

Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Our hearts have to be very close to Him to be ready to forgive in this manner. There has to be an understanding that it is the righteous thing to do.

When we are walking closely with God, it will be more noticeable when we are holding onto something, and we will want to make it right.

Spend time reading His word. He will get close. When it comes time to forgive, our heart will be ready and we won’t even flinch.

Forgive them, let them go, and we will be forgiven for ours.

Isaiah 43:25 (NKJV) 25 “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-29-18

Mark 11:25 (NKJV) 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Forgiving may be hard to do at times, especially if we still hurt from what was done to us.

Something so personal can really penetrate and take deep roots. The deeper the roots, the harder and longer it can take to get it out of there. And the more damage it will cause us personally.

Forgiving the person is the first step we must aim to take; the rest will take care of itself after the fact. If we are hurting and the wound is raw, cry out to God for His help immediately.

I remember one day I went to lunch with some very dear friends; people I trusted and enjoyed being around very much. As we were eating and talking, it was like they suddenly ganged up on me, with no warning.

I couldn’t believe it, but it was truth staring me in the face. They had planned the luncheon and the verbal attack.

As I continued to try and swallow down my lunch and keep cool, my eyes were tearing up and my heart was hurting. I was taken aback by the whole thing.

God helped me to finish up my lunch and handle the situation, and we left on good terms. God even gave me the strength to muster up a smile as we departed.

When I got home, I ran straight to my room. I bawled my eyes out and cried out to God. Why? How could people do such mean things?

He held me that day and He comforted me for as long as I needed it. He helped me to understand and to choose to forgive them that very hour. Yes, I still cried about it and it still hurt for a while afterwards. However, the healing began to take place when I let it go and forgave them all. Amen.

Today, if I was to come face to face with them, I could stand there and know in my heart that I am good with them and I have no hurt feelings remaining in my heart toward them.

How?

Because God took it. He fixed it, and now instead of being in pain and having hardness there, it is simply a lesson learned.

The things we go through should not taint us, but teach us. God can restore and bring good things out of them. Instead of pain residing in our hearts, we have His Word, living, breathing and teaching us.

Psalm 40:8 (NKJV) 8  I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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