Tag: What the Bible says about building a strong relationship with God

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-24

Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV) 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

These two verses are the “formula” for building a strong walk with God!

In reality, there is no secret formula. But what is stated in the verses above gives us a strong base to work with. But let’s look at a breakdown of these verses.

Walk in Him; learn of Him, put into practice what He taught, and follow the example He set while He was here on earth.

Rooted and built up in Him; taking what we learn in His word and walking it out in practical ways each day.

Established in the faith; maturing as we gain understanding and knowledge, not wavering in our faith.

As you have been taught; showing our faith by example, making it alive in our lives so others can see Jesus in us. By this we glorify God with our lives.

Abounding in it with thanksgiving; the truth of the gospel, and the love of God, flows out of us as people see God transforming us, and we express our gratitude toward Him in all that we do.

Growing as a believer isn’t as difficult as we often make it.

The biggest factor or requirement in all of this is a willing, obedient heart.

We just need to let God touch our heart and make it pliable. Once that happens, so many other things will begin to fall into place in our walk with God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-30-23

Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NKJV) 32 “Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

If you were to read through Deuteronomy, you would see that there are a lot of commandments, rules and laws laid down for the people to live by.

Initially, you might get overwhelmed by all these laws, rules and commandments. And you may wonder how anyone could possibly follow them all.

You may also wonder why God would create all these laws, rules and commandments.

I mean, doesn’t it seem kind of legalistic and stiff?

But as you spend more time in the word, and you allow the Holy Spirit to show you the hows and whys of what God did, you will begin to see a couple of things very clearly.

First, you will see that God had to do this in order to rein in the people of Israel, for they were a stiff-necked, stubborn people.

Exodus 32:9 (NKJV) 9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

But more importantly, God was trying to show the people how He wanted them to live, not by rituals and repetitions, but in their hearts.

God desired the people of Israel to love Him enough to want to please Him. He wanted their hearts to long for Him and love Him for who He was, not just for what He had done for them.

But because He knew them, He had to put these rules, laws and commandments in place to give them “guideposts” to stay within.

The Israelites were prone to idolatry, repeatedly pushing God aside and going after “other gods”.

But God promised them that if they followed everything He asked of them, He would bless them, and they would prosper.

Deuteronomy 5:33 (NKJV) 33 You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

Today, we live under grace, not under the law. But God’s desire for us is still the same; that we love Him with our whole heart, not just going through the motions with routines and rituals.

What will we do?

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 – 6-19-22 – Deep or Shallow?

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

We have a new video for everyone today that we think you’ll enjoy and learn from. 

“Deep or Shallow?” is the title, and it’s also a question we ask during the video. 

Is our walk with God deep, or is it shallow? 

We hope you’ll set aside the 10 minutes required to give it a watch. 

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We love you all. 

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 9-15-21

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (NKJV) 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

As followers of Christ, it is imperative that we know the foundation upon which our faith is built; Jesus Christ, God with us.

There is no other foundation worthy of being built upon. In fact, any other foundation is not a foundation at all, but a counterfeit that will ultimately fail and crumble.

We need to be careful that what we are building our relationship with God on is the true foundation, not something full of cracks and other weaknesses.

There is a foolproof way to make sure of this. We compare everything we hear to God’s word.

His word is the measuring stick by which everything else is measured. It is the standard of truth to which everything else is held.

And it’s critical that we be willing to hear truth when it is shown to us, not simply ignore it because it may require us to change something that we are doing or something we had previously believed was truth.

So, we encourage you to check your foundation. Examine it for cracks or other problems. Measure it against the word of God. And be diligent to fix whatever cracks you find with the truth of God’s word.

This is not an endeavor of little importance. It is something that our eternal destiny depends on.

Matthew 7:24-25 (NKJV) 24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

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 – 3-28-21 – The Foundation

https://youtu.be/AaMzwgJlAJ0Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

There is no magic formula or secret key to having a strong walk with God. 

There is, however a foundational truth that will put us squarely on the path to that kind of relationship with our Creator. 

In today’s video, The Foundation, we teach about this and share insights that will help you better understand why some flourish and grow, while others struggle endlessly to move beyond where they are and move toward becoming mature believers with strong faith in God. 

This video is fun and informative, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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We love you! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 11-4-20

Psalm 119:40 (NKJV) 40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.

King David was ahead of his time. He was one of very few people who understood that God’s laws could not make us holy, nor could they give us a close relationship with Him.

Instead, he understood that if he grew his relationship with God, he would also have a stronger desire to walk in God’s precepts and please God along the way.

This is something that we all need to understand.

Following a set of rules doesn’t make us righteous. Doing what someone tells us doesn’t make us holy or sanctified.

Even today, living under God’s grace, there are still way too many people who think that following a prescribed set of steps or rules will draw us closer to God. This is 100% false.

God Himself tells us that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us.

James 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

He also tells us that if we seek Him with all our heart, we will find Him.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Nowhere do we ever see God telling us that if we keep a set of rules that it will cause us to walk more closely with Him.

We urge you to draw near to Him. Seek Him with all your heart.

When we do this, then, because we are closer to Him, we will begin to walk out His precepts in our lives as He transforms our hearts and renews our minds.

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 – 4-27-20

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

If there is one thing that God has shown me over and over again, it is this; You have to have your own faith and your own walk. Nobody can believe for you or walk the walk for you.

So many of us look at others around us and like what we see. We long to have what they have when it comes to their faith or their relationship with God.

While that might seem innocent, it really means that we are either lacking terribly in our walk with God, or it means that we are coveting what someone else has because we don’t think we can have it.

Here’s the good news, though!

We don’t need to want someone else’s walk with God. Why? Because He wants us to have one of our own that’s even better!

This doesn’t mean that our walk with God will be better than theirs. It means that our walk with God will be better for us because it will be ours, not theirs.

God wants us to build our relationship with Him so we can commune with Him in a way that’s meaningful and helpful to us. If all we do is mimic someone else, we will be left wanting. We will never feel complete, and our spirit will not be getting the nurturing and sustenance that it needs to thrive and grow.

How do we do this? We let God feed us and nurture us through His word.

We feast on His word daily. We take it in. We digest it. We ponder on it. We let it soak into our spirit. And we let it permeate our very being.

Then, a little tiny bit at a time, it will begin to change us, from the inside, out.

And, in time, it will not only become something that we can’t live without, but it will change almost everything about us in ways that we never even dreamed possible.

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 – 2-2-20 – The Fight

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

In our newest video, The Fight, we discuss the fact that we all need to fight to get close and stay close to God. 

We talk about the various distractions we encounter, as well as how to combat those distractions and push through them on a daily basis. 

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch this, and that it will help you grow in your walk with God. 

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Enjoy your day! 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 3-29-19

Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

God tells us many, many times throughout His word to seek Him. He says it in many different ways; come after Him, draw near to Him, seek Him, call Him, and so on.

This makes it pretty clear that He wants us to pursue Him!

You see, many of us have it all wrong. We want God to chase us. And while His word does say that He will leave the 99 to seek out the 1 that is lost, this is different.

God wants a close relationship with us. He wants us to be so close that nothing can come between us and Him.

But here’s the catch. He leaves it up to us. He lets us make the decision whether to grow our relationship or not.

Why? Because a relationship where only one person makes an effort to grow it is not a relationship at all. It’s not even half a relationship.

God tells us to call to Him. And what will He do? He will answer! Beyond that, He also says He will show us great and mighty things which we do not know!

Let’s make an honest effort. Let’s pursue Him. And let’s do it with everything in us. The return will be more than worth the investment.

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 – 3-8-19

Colossians 1:9 (NKJV) 9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

That you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

As believers, this is our goal, to be filled with the knowledge of His will, and to gain spiritual understanding.

We can study endlessly. We can pray without ceasing. We can worship Him in spirit and in truth. We can work hard to attain certifications, degrees and other man-made titles. But if we forget to gain spiritual understanding and we fail to be filled with the knowledge of His will, we are empty and pointless.

There is a trend today to tack titles onto our names, even within the body of Christ. Some of these titles are biblical, while others are dreamed up by man.

But it doesn’t really matter if we add a title to our name or not. What matters is where our heart is and whether we put the time and effort into pursuing God wholeheartedly and with all sincerity.

The verse above is our prayer for each and every one of you. It is our desire that every single person who reads our emails and our blog posts, and who watches our videos will be encouraged to press in to God and learn of Him, becoming a strong, potent follower of Christ.

God wants each of us to walk the path He has set before us. Sometimes it can take a bit of time for us to find that path. Sometimes it can take a while for us to get the understanding we need to take those steps.

But God is faithful. And as He patiently waits for us and He continues to lead us and show us who He is, and who He wants us to be, His mercy is never-ending and his compassion for us will never fail.

Set your eyes on Him. Let His word guide your steps and light the path before you.

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 – 1-21-19

Luke 19:2-4 (NKJV) 2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

Zacchaeus had heard that Jesus was passing through. Something told Him that this was a big deal, so he wanted to make sure he got to see who this Jesus was that everyone was talking about.

There was a problem, though. Zacchaeus was short. He was so short, in fact, that he couldn’t see over the crowd. But Zacchaeus was also determined! So, he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed up into a Sycamore tree! Now he would be sure to see Jesus.

As Jesus passed under the tree, He peered up into the tree and called Zacchaeus down, informing him that He wanted to stay at his house that night.

Zacchaeus and Jesus had some great conversation, resulting in Jesus proclaiming to Zacchaeus that salvation had come to his house that very day.

Because Zacchaeus was determined, and he took action, the King of kings and Lord of lords called him down out of the tree, went to his house and dined with him, spending time with him in private.

This gives us some motivation to take a look at our own efforts to spend time with Jesus. Are we putting forth the same effort that Zacchaeus did? Are we willing to run ahead of the crowd and climb a tree just to get a glimpse of Him?

Are we willing to push aside those things that try to stop us from getting to Him?

Are we willing to share our heart with Him, telling Him of our love for Him?

Let’s follow the example of Zacchaeus and watch our relationship with Jesus grow and flourish!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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