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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-12-14

(Psalm 9:10 NKJV)  And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Putting our trust in God and seeking Him is how we move ahead in our lives each day.

Trust Him in the good times and bad. Seek Him in the good times and bad.

We are  human and at times we get fearful. Fear cancels out trust and trust cancels out fear.

Some of us may be dealing with illness, some may be dealing with losing our job, some with marital issues, some with abuse, some with drug addictions. Some may be dealing with school issues, etc.

These are all things that can cause us to be fearful for we know what the consequences can be if these situations don’t change.

We don’t want to ignore the fear that we feel, but we can take what is causing us to be fearful and bring it to God. Tell Him about it, seek Him and let Him walk us through it.

We may think that because it is our fault that we are in the situation we are in that God won’t help us. But that’s not true. God knows we are far from perfect, and we’re going to make mess ups.

But nevertheless, He understands and He truly wants to help. He will not forsake those who seek Him, whether it was our fault or not.

Do we know His name today? Yes… Jesus Christ! Do we put our trust in Him and do we seek Him? Yes…every step of the way!! Amen.

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 – 2-25-14

Proverbs 3:5 (NKJV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

We touched on this verse about a month ago, but felt like it needed to be reiterated again today.

There are so many things that we face in our lives. So many trials that pull on us and try to keep us down.

It can be pretty tough to make sense of them sometimes. We try and try to wrap our heads around the things that happen, but nothing seems to make sense.

But that’s OK!

God isn’t bound by human understanding and human logic. He doesn’t have to fit in the box that we try to put Him in. Why? Because He’s God!

Our human understanding is limited by what we know and what we understand. But God has no limits.

So when we’re shaking our heads and wondering what’s next, instead of running around frantically, trying to put all of the logical pieces together, we need to let God put the pieces together for us.

That doesn’t come easy most times. We have to fight our emotions and our logical thinking. But once we reach a point where we give up the fight with our minds and let God lead us, putting our trust wholly in Him, then we will have victory.

Stay strong in Him.

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 – 2-22-14

(Job 19:25 NKJV)  For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;

For those of us who believe in Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we are a people who have a Redeemer.

He is there for us to lean on and to cry out to. He is there for us to worship and to bow down to, to give thanks and to praise.

This Redeemer lives in those who believe in Him!

Shout it out today… Our Redeemer lives!

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 – 2-20-14

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

This is a pretty familiar verse for most people who have been followers of Christ for any length of time. In fact, it’s probably almost too familiar, to the point of losing some of its meaning for some of us.

God tells us to seek Him first. And if we do that, He promises that all “these things” will be added to us.

So first of all, He gives us a command; seek Him and His kingdom first.

And then, based on our obedience to His command, he makes a promise; all these things shall be added to you (us).

What “things” is He talking about?

Our everyday needs. Food, clothing and shelter. These are the things that so many of us spend countless hours worrying about and chasing after, week after week. And they are important things, to be sure.

But if we put God first, truly first, He promises that He will provide those things for us!

We wish we had the space here to share testimony after testimony from people, including ourselves, who have “gotten this” after a long time, and then when they did get it, everything came together for them and they understood God’s peace and His provision in a brand new way. These testimonies would blow your minds and speak volumes as to the faithfulness of God and the truth of His word and His promises.

So, stop worrying, seek (put) Him first. And let Him add all these things to you.

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 – 1-23-14

Psalm 86:10 (NKJV) For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.

As I was doing some things today, sorting out my thoughts and contemplating my life in general right now, in light of everything we’re going through, one thing came to mind.

You alone are God.

Life can throw some pretty harsh stuff at us. We all have different things to deal with and nobody really ever knows what we’re dealing with, except ourselves and God.

And I don’t mean “we” or “us” as Pastor Ellie and I. I’m referring to everyone who is reading this. We all have things that come our way and we have to sort through it all, make the right choices, hear God’s voice in the middle of the storms and keep moving forward with our lives.

Our flesh and our minds can have a hard time dealing with everything, but in the midst of our storms, He alone is God.

He alone can calm the seas. He alone can bring peace when the waves are crashing all around us.

And He alone can reach out, take our hand and pluck us out of the terrifying, storm-ravaged sea when we’re just about to go under.

So in the midst of your own personal trials and tribulations, look to Him and tell Him; “You alone are God”.

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 – 1-22-14

(Acts 7:9-10 NKJV)  “And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him {10} “and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

People are people, whether back in the Bible days, or today. Things haven’t changed. People all around get envious, sometimes over the little things, and other times over big things. We can’t escape it.

When people get envious they do and say stupid things about the one they are envious of. This can cause repercussions, or backlash, but they won’t win.

No matter what it looks like, hang in there. Don’t give up on God, for He won’t give up on us. Even when things are at their worst, He will deliver us out of all our troubles.

We serve an AWESOME God!

We want to make it, so stick with the MAKER!

Amen.

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 – 1-20-14

(Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV)  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; {7} and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Being anxious for nothing means to not try to make something happen before it’s time. But to wait for God, His knowhow, His timing and His release. This has got to be one of the hardest things for me at times.

I am a person that when I know something needs to be done, I just want to get it over with; I want to do it and put it behind me. You can imagine my fight and struggle at times with this verse. I have to remain obedient and surrender my ideas, my timing and knowhow to God.

How many times a day do I have to remind myself of this verse? It depends on the season that I’m in. There are days when this verse stretches me in areas that hurt because of my personality of wanting things done NOW! It causes me to humble myself and let God work things out, trusting Him and knowing that His plan is better than MINE!!

The important thing is to follow the rest of this verse, after we get past the being anxious part. It says to pray and be thankful!!

Don’t forget these very important steps because this is why He tells us to be anxious for “nothing”.

Do not be so focused on the one situation going on in our lives that is causing problems, that we forget or lose site of everything else that is going on.

Be prayerful and  thankful for everything that is happening in our lives.

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 – 1-2-14

(Psalm 47:1-2 NKJV)  Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! {2} For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.

Have we ever felt like running and hiding when things are getting out of hand? How about not wanting to get out of bed? Sometimes we don’t even want to see anyone or speak to anyone because of our situation; we can’t find the strength to face another day or person.

We have to remember when we feel this way that no matter what we think about our situation, whether or not we can get out of it by our own knowledge, it’s not over.

We will face it, with or without God. Choose to face it with Him!

He is an awesome King, Jehovah God; He has a plan that will blow our minds.

Praise Him, knowing that He has our back. He will go to battle for us as we put our trust in Him.

Shout to God with the voice of Triumph!! Amen.

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 – 12-31-13

(1 Chronicles 16:11 NKJV)  Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

Are we needing an answer to our problems today? Are we needing someone to comfort us? Are we feeling alone and need a good friend, someone we can talk to and share everything with? Do we need someone we can trust?

Seek the Lord today and He will be there. He will have an answer for us. His arms are always wide open, He will hold us tight and comfort us!

(Psalm 46:1 NKJV)  God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

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 – 12-26-13

2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 (NKJV) Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.

This is our prayer; that the word of the Lord will run swiftly and be glorified across the whole earth!

As we approach the new year, please be in agreement with us, that God’s word will continue to go forth in power and reach those who need to hear it, in His timing and by His spirit.

During this past year we have been under attack on a personal level as well as on the ministry level, from many different angles.

We refuse to back down. We recognize it for what it really is and we are pushing back, persistent in the calling that God has placed on us to bring His word to the nations through the means that He has enabled us to move in.

So please continue to stand with us and share the words that we send out each day, passing them along to friends, family and anyone you know who might enjoy them or need to hear them.

2014 is a year of promise… God’s promise to each and every one of us for continued new life in Him, as we press into Him and follow His leading by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rest in his love and his mercy and trust Him for everything you need.

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 – 12-6-13

Matthew 6:27 (NKJV) Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

It’s no secret. Just about every person reading this is going through some kind of trial or struggle.

It may be a financial trial, a relationship trial, a struggle with some kind of addiction or any number of other kinds of struggles and trials. It happens to every single one of us.

When these kinds of things happen in our lives, it can turn our world upside down. It can cause us to have to make decisions and choices that we never thought we would even have to consider in the past.

So when this happens, what do we do? Do we stress and spend every waking minute worrying about the “what ifs”?

We can do that. It’s pretty easy to fall into. But it doesn’t do us a single bit of good.

Jesus taught that nobody can change anything by worrying. In fact, people who spend a lot of time worrying end up with various health problems from the stress that they carry, including high blood pressure, stress headaches, ulcers, weight gain and much more.

So what should we do?

1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

We need to humble ourselves and admit that there are some things that we just can’t change, and then we need to hand them over to God, trusting that He will bring the help that we need.

It’s not always easy, but the more we do this, the easier it becomes.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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