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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-26-24

Hebrews 11:30 (NKJV) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

Picture this; you are in the military, and you are told to conquer your enemy by silently marching around their walls for six days, and then yelling loudly on the seventh day.

Sounds far-fetched, right?

But that is exactly what God told the Israelites to do when they opposed Jericho.

This endeavor did not require extreme military might or precision for victory to come.

What did it require?

It required faith on the part of those who were instructed to do the marching.

And so it is with our own lives. We all face our own Jericho or our own Goliath.

Regardless of what it is, the odds seem stacked against us as our opponent looms large in our faces.

We can be opposed on personal levels in many ways and to varying degrees.

Some days, our faith is strong, and we feel like we can conquer anything we face.

Other days, we may feel weak and impotent, unable to swat and kill a small mosquito.

But this does not negate who God is and the faith that He has placed within each of us.

And faith is what it takes to please Him. Faith is required to walk the walk He has tasked us with walking.

So, we say to you today, hold onto hope, even when hope seems hard to find.

Press into God even when He seems terribly far away and silent.

Know that you are not here to simply exist and then quietly disappear. You have a purpose. And that purpose is to honor, serve and worship the God who created you.

So, let us do just that. Let us put him and keep Him in His rightful place in our lives, walking in the faith that He has sown into us.

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-8-23

Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

The just shall live by faith.

What does that mean, exactly?

First, what is the word, “just”, referring to?

Just is typically used to indicate someone is justified. Justification comes by way of the blood of Christ.

We are redeemed and justified, made clean and whole by the blood of Christ.

To be justified implies that we can stand before God, unashamed, knowing that the blood of Christ has washed us.

Therefore, we are justified in standing before God without fear of retribution because of our washed condition. Our sins have been removed by our faith in Christ and His shed blood.

So, if we have put our faith in Christ, we are just (justified).

And how shall we, the just, live?

By faith.

Our lives are not to be conducted by fleshly, intellectual means.

We are to live and walk by faith.

We do not rely on earthly ways or earthly understanding.

We do not walk in the ways of the world.

We live, breathe, and understand by the leading of the Holy Spirit.

This way of life can take some getting used to. It flies in the face of conventional thinking. But then so does just about everything else that God does.

So, let us not wrestle with God as He guides us and orders our steps.

We may not always understand everything right away. But if we give Him preference, and we trust His leading, we will find ourselves walking a path that’s very different than the path of the world.

And we will grow to love this way of life as we see Him moving in our lives on a regular basis.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-29-21

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Walking by faith is easy to envision and easy to talk about, until we actually have to do it.

But when the rubber meets the road, some things aren’t quite what we may have pictured in our minds.

Most of you are aware that God picked us up and moved us to a new land, 750 miles from where we had lived all our lives.

Our roots in New England were deep, having been there for decades. Everything was intimately familiar to us. And I mean everything!

As we made the move to our new homeland, we were excited, expectant and maybe even a little scared.

We were not scared because we lacked faith. We were not scared of the unknown. But we were scared because we didn’t know how we would react to such a change.

The place God moved us to was not a place we chose. He chose it for us. And because it was His choice for us, we didn’t know what to expect.

As we made the 12 1/2 hour drive to our new location, everything went flawlessly. The drive was peaceful and uneventful, as we had prayed and asked God for.

But a few days later, as we moved into our new home and began to work toward settling in, we must admit that there were moments when we felt like the rug had been pulled from under us as we tried to find something familiar to grab hold of.

Everything felt like a whirlwind as we tried to find a firm foothold in the natural. Nothing was familiar. Even trying to find everyday things in the house was confusing and even frustrating.

But God is faithful, even in these types of situations. And as I literally asked Him to give me something even a little familiar to grab hold of, He reassured me that everything would be fine. And it was.

Now, just a day later, I have total peace. Not because everything suddenly fell into place. But because I recognized my fragility as a human and surrendered it to Him.

This is where the power comes in the lives of believers; not in being spiritual superheroes, but in being completely surrendered to Him and being able to recognize our weaknesses and in bowing before Him where we lay them at His feet.

Go to Him. Lay those things that we wrestle with at His feet. And surrender them to Him.

He will walk us through those moments (or seasons) of fear, apprehension and frailty. And He will replace all of those things that trouble us with His peace as we do so.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-25-20

Galatians 4:28 (NKJV) 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

As followers of Christ, we are children of promise.

We are heirs of the promises made to Abraham.

Why? Because we are spiritual heirs of Abraham.

Abraham had a special relationship with God. He believed God and had faith in Him in a time period long before Moses had come along.

Abraham exhibited that inward faith through his outward actions, by obeying God when he was told to do something or holding fast when God made him a promise.

Abraham trusted God!

It was that faith and trust that led him to receive Isaac, his son of promise, at the age of 100 years, through his wife, Sarah, who was also well beyond child-bearing years and who had been barren her entire life.

Because Abraham believed and trusted God, it was credited to him as righteousness. And this happened long before righteousness by faith was even understood by man.

Eventually, through Moses, The Law came along.

Man made the mistaken assumption that following The Law made them righteous. The Law, though, was actually written to show man their sinful state, and push them toward God in a way that would bring repentance, not haughty self-righteousness by way of pride for following the law religiously.

Thankfully, Jesus fulfilled The Law, bringing us back around to righteousness through faith.

So, as we walk out this life as believers, know that, as Abraham, we don’t live by what we see. We live by what God tells us, shows us and promises us.

It’s not always an easy walk. But as we do it, our faith and trust in God grows, drawing us closer and closer to Him.

Genesis 15:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

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 – 4-26-19

Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Have you ever noticed that some people have very strong faith? And yet others have very weak faith, or very little faith at all.

Why is that, anyway?

Well, it’s mostly because some people have come to understand how to grow their faith, while others have never been taught or have never desired it.

But here’s the key that so many people miss; strong faith is not gained by asking for it. It is gained by maturing into it.

And, really, the truth is that having strong faith doesn’t happen because we pursue stronger faith. It comes because we have a strong relationship with God. Strong faith is a byproduct of a strong walk with God.

So, if we’re desiring strong faith, we need to refocus our time and energy away from pursuing faith and toward pursuing God. And as our walk with God grows, so does our faith. In essence, faith is really just trust in God.

As our trust in God grows, our faith will grow accordingly. And the funny thing is that we may not even recognize that our faith has grown until we start looking back at things that God has had us do, or when we see how we have reacted to certain situations and circumstances.

Then it hits us and we see it more clearly.

How do we reach a point where we trust God so much that our faith in Him is strong? By devouring His word. Remember, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

In other words, our faith grows as we hear, learn and understand the word of God and the message of Christ.

So it’s up to us to put forth the effort. It’s up to us to take the bull by the horns and press in to God, draw near to Him, seek Him with our whole heart.

As we make the effort, God gives the increase.

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 – 7-31-17

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Eight little words that can change our lives forever.

In order to do this, we have to surrender our ideas and agendas to God. With some things it will, without a doubt, be a struggle to let go. With others we will find it very easy.

It’s a sacrifice we all make willingly, giving up our plan to trust Him with His plan.

Our faith starts off the size of a mustard seed. Some people’s faith will stay that size. They are very comfortable with it being that size. Some people may lose even their mustard-seed-sized faith and walk away from God.

But, If we truly want it to grow, we must choose to take the personal steps God has for each one of us. As we do that, our faith in Him will grow. Our walk will get stronger and we will get more clarity of vision as we go. And we will begin to live a more abundant life!

The key to walking and living by faith is to take that mustard-seed-sized bit of faith that He has given to each one of us and let it work.

This means getting His direction and answers before we take our steps, not after. And then we walk it out, step by step, day by day.

As we do this, and we see Him move on our behalf, that little tiny mustard seed will begin to grow and get stronger. Before we know it, it’s no longer small as a mustard seed, but strong and mighty in Him.

Trust Him with our lives today. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-3-17

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Have you ever closed your eyes and tried to walk around? It’s not easy.

First of all, the moment you close your eyes everything goes dark. Second, if you try to walk or move around, you end up bumping into things and stumbling around.

When we first start trying to walk by faith, it can feel like we’re trying to walk with our eyes closed. Everything is unfamiliar and it can seem like we’re about to stumble and fall down.

But this is normal. We learn to walk based on what we see. It’s human nature. So to start walking by faith, without being able to see everything that’s ahead with our natural eyes, it can be a bit scary and intimidating.

But just like anything that’s new to us, walking by faith will become more natural as we do it more.

We may start out by trusting God with little things. And then we move on to bigger things. And as we do this, we become more and more comfortable with walking based on what we can’t see and less dependent on what we can see.

It won’t happen overnight, so don’t expect it to. And don’t be disappointed if you have a hard time adjusting to it.

But here’s the key to successfully living your life walking by faith. Take your eyes off of walking by faith and put them squarely on God. Build your relationship with Him. Press into Him and learn of Him. And as you do this, you will learn to hear His voice more clearly.

And when we can hear His voice clearly, we will have no trouble walking by faith, even when we can see nothing in front of us with our natural eyes.

But our spiritual eyes will now be sharp and clear. And we will be able to see things that our natural eyes would never be able to see.

Set your eyes on Him and you will never be afraid to walk by faith ever again.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-9-16

John 9:6-7 (NKJV) 6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.

He spit into His hands and made mud. Not what most people would expect to happen if they ask to be healed.

God hasn’t changed. He still does these types of things today. Oh, He might not be standing in front of us, making mud from dirt and saliva. But when we ask Him to do something, He still wants us to follow through and do the things He asks us to do!

Asking God for something doesn’t mean that we ask Him and then simply sit back and do nothing, waiting for Him to take care of everything for us. He will almost always require us to take some kind of step or steps to show our faith.

Jesus sent the man in the verses above to go and wash in the pool. When he obeyed, his sight was restored. Naaman was told by Elisha to dip himself in the Jordan River 7 times. When he obeyed, he was healed of leprosy.

Sometimes the things that God tells us to do won’t make a bit of sense to our minds. That’s because He wants us to listen and act by the Spirit, not by our intellectual understanding.

And once we start to understand this, and we start to obey God when He speaks to us, we will start to see more things happen in our lives that defy logic.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

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 – 10-28-16

Habakkuk 2:4(NKJV) 4 “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

The proud are those who can never take no for an answer. The proud are those who think they can take care of themselves. The proud are those who see themselves sinking, but will not ask for help or take the steps toward making things right. The proud refuse help from God, because of their very own hearts.

They cannot blame it on anyone but themselves. Pride comes from within.

We don’t want to be the proud. We want to be the just.

The just will humble themselves and ask for help. The just will acknowledge that they have weaknesses and are willing to take one day at a time and work on them with the help that God provides.

The just are those who believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of the Almighty God. And their salvation, strength, understanding, wisdom and provision come from Him alone. The just will learn to take no for an answer and wait on the promise of God to come forth.

Who are we today? Are we the proud or are we the JUST? If we are the just then we need to walk in faith and stop trying to do everything ourselves.

We need to obey what God is saying to our hearts, no matter what things look like in front of us, and move forward in what He is saying to do.

Noah had to have faith in what God said to him in order to build the ark. Moses had to have faith in God to lead the Israelites out of bondage and captivity. Mary had to have faith in God to give birth to our Messiah despite being a virgin. Peter had to have faith in order to walk on water. There are so many things that happened in God’s word when the JUST obeyed God’s word and lived by faith.

We don’t just visit faith. We, His children, LIVE by faith, move in faith and breathe in faith.

What is God speaking to us today? Our steps taken in faith and obedience will get us there.

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 – 7-30-16

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Be still.

Those are probably two of the hardest words we will ever be told by God to carry out.

Being still when we’re going through trials requires that we trust God 100%. It takes a lot of faith to sit still when things are crumbling around us. But being still is what God says to do.

He wants us to be still so we don’t get frantic and rely solely on our intellect or our logical mind to try to fix everything. Instead, He wants us to have faith and trust Him to help us.

And He wants us to listen for His voice, through the Holy Spirit, so He can tell us what to do.

Most times, our minds are so busy trying to come up with solutions to our problems that we can’t hear Him when he does speak to us. This is why He tells us to be still.

It’s easy, when everything is going well, for us to say that we trust God. But when things get difficult, and the rubber meets the road, that’s when we get tested. That’s when “walking in faith” can be the most difficult.

But it’s then, during those trying times, that we need our faith even more.

Living and walking by faith takes time and practice to adjust to. It doesn’t just happen overnight because we want it to. But as we begin to trust God and be still in little things, we will find it easier and easier to do in bigger things.

So start today. Trust Him and be still. Know that He is God!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-11-16

Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Today, let’s talk about how we grow our faith!

Without faith, we can’t believe God for anything at all. Period. And without faith, we can’t please God.

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

So it’s safe to say that faith is very, very important!

God has given each of us a measure of faith. It’s part of who we are as believers. None of us lacks faith.

Romans 12:3 (NKJV) 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

What we do with that measure of faith is up to us.

We can hide it away. We can leave it alone. Or we can grow it.

Just like a muscle, faith needs to be fed and exercised in order to grow. So how do we grow our faith? How do we take that measure of faith that God has given us and make it bigger, so that living by faith becomes a way of life, instead of something that we struggle with?

We feed that faith with the only thing that can sustain it and grow it; God’s word.

God’s word is our food. It’s our sustenance. It’s what keeps us thriving, growing and maturing.

God’s word will take us from being spiritual infants to becoming mature adults in Christ. As we feed on His word, we will grow in our faith, and we will begin to see things differently. Things will start to “click” and we will begin to have a deeper understanding of spiritual things. And our walk with God will flourish!

The things of God will become the most important part of our lives as we spend time in His word and our faith grows.

And as our faith grows, we will find it easier to step out and do things that God asks us to do, without it having to always make sense to our logic and our intellect.

It’s kind of like our spiritual life is a chain made up of links, and our faith is the most important link. If our faith is weak, so will the chain be weak. But if our faith is strong, the whole chain will be strong!

And as our faith becomes stronger, God will give us new eyes, new ears and a new heart that will see, hear and beat with a desire to walk closely with Him and please Him in everything that we do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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