Bible Verse of The Day – 4-27-24

Mark 16:15 (NKJV) 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

I am feeling grateful today.

It’s been 3 years since my dad passed.

He was such a great dad, it’s still hard for me to believe he is gone.

Since losing him, death has become very real to me. I never really spent any time thinking of it until his departure from this earth.

Perhaps there are others out there like me. It has become so real to you too.

We cannot know when our own time will come. But we do need to be ready.

It makes me wonder how many folks are not ready to go.

How many have never heard about Jesus and His saving grace? Or how many have, but have not really taken Him seriously? How many are just lukewarm and have never made a solid commitment?

Revelation 3:16 (NKJV) 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

It makes me realize how important our work here is as believers. I’m scared for people like this who don’t get their hearts right. Where will they spend eternity?

You see, I know my dad is home.

It brings me and the rest of my family great comfort when we know our loved ones are home, where we will also go when our time comes.

Some people just aren’t sure, and they need to be.

It makes me that much more willing to do what it takes to reach that one person. It’s so important that we are sure of our salvation and the salvation of those we love and care for.

The work we do is not about Pastors Curt and Ellie.

This is God’s work, to reach anyone who needs Christ. We are just vessels trying to get His truth to them.

Thank you for joining us. We are so very grateful for you.

Together, we will teach and share His love, and many will have a home in Heaven and spend eternity with the Lord Jesus Christ!

It brings us great JOY! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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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
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-25-24

Philippians 1:29 (NKJV) 29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake…

Suffering for Christ is something we must welcome and embrace; and that the life of faith isn’t always going to be easy.

Many times, we will suffer for Jesus’ sake. But no matter what we go through, He will always be right there with us.

Have you ever had to take a stand because you know that what others are trying to pressure you into is not right for you anymore? That’s your loyalty to Jesus coming out. That’s embracing your responsibility as a child of God now.

You love those who are dear to you, but you no longer fall for those things that you used to do with them; those things that were borderline and you knew it.

But receiving Christ as Your Lord, you now completely put those things behind you and take on your new life with Him.

Sacrifice comes in many forms. And we have all had our share. But, remember no matter how big or how small it is, it is well worth it, knowing that it is for Jesus’ sake.

He has, after all, done much for us.

Think of His life. He got very close to His disciples. He spent so much time with them.

Then, the day came, and He knew it was time to go through His crucifixion.

He not only knew He would suffer, but also that He would have to leave behind those He spent day and night with for 3 years.

He taught them, ate with them, ministered to them. They were His friends. He saw them laugh, He saw them cry. He saw them grow and change into the men God was making them.

John 11:35 (NKJV) 35 Jesus wept.

Jesus had His share of pain and sorrow here on earth; more than we can ever imagine. His sacrifice for us was deep.

Can we find it in our hearts to do the same for Him?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-24-24

Exodus 3:10 (NKJV) 10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

Noah, build an ark.

Abraham, leave your country.

Moses, tell pharaoh to let My people go.

Jonah, go to Nineveh and preach repentance.

David, go slay Goliath, the giant.

Peter, leave your fishing nets, follow me, and I will make you a fisher of men

Saul, stop persecuting Me. You are now Paul. Bring my message to the Gentiles.

As we spend time in God’s word, and we learn about the people listed above that God has called and used over the centuries, we will begin to see a common thread that runs through their lives; their lives belonged to Him. They were not their own.

And as we learn this, we should begin to see that this is the case for each of us as well; we are not our own.

Yet, despite this, we get inundated with feel-good messages that claim God wants us to live lives of grandeur, overflowing with abundant blessings, wild popularity, and everything we desire.

Most of this is based on the perversion of a small, select handful of scriptures, which gives it the appearance of legitimacy if we fail to do our homework and find the truth ourselves.

These teachings would lead the uninformed to believe that following God is a cake walk that is centered on us and does not incur a cost.

But look at that list of people above and what God told each of them.

Doing so demonstrates clearly that their loyalty to God cost them everything they had.

This does not mean they were poor, or that they lacked what they needed in life. But there was a human cost; a toll on each of their lives.

Now, this is not to say that each of us must follow the same paths as these people.

But we must take note of what Jesus told us is required to follow Him.

Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

When I hear many of the teachings mentioned above, it is difficult to find one mention of denying ourselves. It is even more difficult to hear a single mention of picking up our cross.

That surely speaks volumes about what is at the core of their messages; self.

Let us run far from these kinds of teachings, sticking like glue to the truth of God’s word and to God Himself, denying ourselves when he asks us to do so and carrying our cross toward the finish line.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-23-24

Ephesians 5:25 (NKJV) 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.

Love is a beautiful thing.

My husband and I have been through 41 years together, with some ups and downs along the way. Some very hard times and some very good ones.

But through it all, our love for each other has grown stronger and we have become more “one” as we have walked them out together.

I have learned that marriage is not about the men carrying everything; all the heavy burdens.

The load of a good marriage alone is tremendous, and the heaviness of caring for and nurturing a family is beyond what he can do alone.

I’ve learned throughout the years that when we work together, we are strongest. Between us and God, we will make it through the toughest times.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NKJV) 12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Men, husbands, get tired too. They have their weaknesses, just like all of us.

They need a helper. They need to be loved back and they need to be told now and then how good of a man they really are.

Genesis 2:20-22 (NKJV) 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

Men, love your wives.

If all you can do at times is love them, continue to do that.

Sometimes that is all it takes for both of you to get through tough times; to love each other, encourage each other, speak words of victory.

Don’t criticize or blame each other for being in the situation that you may be in.

No, together you are there. And together you will come out!

Together you will have learned and grown closer than ever, making your relationship that much better.

After 41 years, I am more in love with this man than I was the first day I saw him.

He is my best friend. He knows me better than anyone knows me. He holds me and cares for me. His love for me resembles Christ’s love. I couldn’t have asked for a better husband than the one God blessed me with for all these years!

Husbands, love your wives. God will bless you for your sincerity, your commitment, and your diligence!

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 – 4-22-24

John 20:29 (NKJV) 29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Thomas was a doubter. He refused to believe what the other disciples told Him about Jesus being resurrected unless he saw it himself.

Thomas had questions. How could Jesus really be alive? He had been crucified and buried. Everyone knew it.

How could his fellow disciples, whom he had spent the last three years with, be so cruel as to tell him that Jesus was no longer in the tomb?

It was hard for him to accept what he was being told even though Jesus had told them all in advance what would take place.

John 20:25 (NKJV) 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

Many of us are just like Thomas. We refuse to believe something unless we see it with our own eyes. We question everything, even if God Himself has said it.

This will not only cause our faith to falter, but it will also allow doubt to grow in our minds.

But there is no need to fret because God tells us some things that will help us.

First, He told us that His ways and His thoughts are higher than ours.

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Next, He told us not to rely on our own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Then, He told us that we are to walk by faith, not by what we see.

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

Let us not be like Thomas, doubting the words of Jesus or what God has told us in His word.

We may not understand some of it, or we might find some of it hard to comprehend.

But let us take Him at His word, learning to trust Him and believe Him even when we might not understand it.

And as we make a deliberate effort to grow our relationship with Him, we will find ourselves doubting and questioning Him less and less.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-21-24 – To This You Were Called

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

Each day we encounter people in everything we do. Some treat us well. Others? Maybe not so much. 

How do we handle these people? 

In our newest video, To This You Were Called, we discuss this and see what God’s word says about it! 

We hope you enjoy the video. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
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401-439-3780  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-20-24

Ephesians 5:2 (NKJV) 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

The Lord not only told us He loved us, but He proved it by following through with His plan. He gave Himself for us.

His plan was to do the will of His Father. He loved His Father and He loved us. He was focused on the plan to bring salvation to everyone!

It’s the greatest gift we will ever receive. Far greater than any material thing can be!

With that being said, why do we work so hard to gain wealth and material status? Why are all our efforts put toward gaining what we will leave behind someday?

This picture needs to change in the lives of believers.

He gave His life for us. He showed us how much He loves us. He was the ultimate sacrifice that was needed for us to be cleansed and set free from our sins.

He did it for us!

We, in return, need to give our lives by submitting to His plan for us, even making great sacrifices at times to do His will!

Amen.

We don’t know what He is asking you personally to do today, only you know.

Let’s get serious, church. The time is now!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-19-24

John 8:10-11 (NKJV) 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

Over the last two days, we have discussed who Jesus is, to all of humanity and to us personally.

Today we will address one last question. The answers to this question will help shape our understanding in ways that we may not have previously thought about.

The question we want to examine today is, “who are you to Jesus?”

It is critical for us to understand this because it shapes our entire walk with God.

Considering that fact, who we are to Jesus, how does He see us?

The verses above help us establish the fact that Jesus sees us through eyes of compassion and mercy.

The woman in the verses above was caught in the act of adultery and had been dragged into the streets to be stoned to death, as was required in the Mosaic Law.

But when Jesus saw what was happening, He intervened and caused the woman’s accusers to stop and consider what they were about to do by addressing their own sinfulness.

By doing this, Jesus caused each of the men who were holding stones in their hands to look introspectively. And by the time He was finished, every last man had left, dropping their stones right there in the street.

When the last man had walked away, Jesus did not condemn the woman, who was clearly guilty of what she had been accused of.

Instead, He told her to go on her way, with a reminder that she should no longer engage in her sins.

This is how Jesus sees us.

He came and walked the earth in human form so He could experience life up close and personal, being tempted, experiencing betrayal, feeling hunger, sorrow, fear, and joy.

He did not carry a big stick with which He could punish. He did not swing a sword against His enemies, of which He had many.

He chose to love in a way that was foreign to those He encountered. And that love transformed the hearts and lives of many, including 12 apostles who would go on to turn the world upside down in His name.

So, we urge you to submit yourself to Him. Let Him love you with the love that can only come from the heart of God.

And in turn, love Him back with your whole being, making your life a sacrifice to the One who was willing to die in our place on the most horrific cross of Calvary.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-18-24

John 14:6 (NKJV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

In yesterday’s devotional, we firmly established who Jesus is.

Today we will examine who He is from a different perspective; our own personal point of view.

So, today’s question is, “who is Jesus to you?”.

In John 14:6 (above) we can clearly see that Jesus is the only Way to the Father.

What did He mean when He spoke those words?

When making this bold statement, He was proclaiming that He is “the bridge” between us and the Father. Without Him, we have no right to access the Father in heaven.

Why are we separated from God?

Our sin makes us unholy (unrighteous). And because God is holy, we cannot approach Him.

Jesus also said that God had such immense love for humanity that He sent His Son (Jesus) to die for them, giving every human being the opportunity (through Jesus) to inherit eternal life.

John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Because Jesus died as a sacrifice for our sins, we have the opportunity to accept this gift of redemption, have our sins forgiven, and be made clean, holy and righteous before God.

Furthermore, putting our faith in Jesus gives us the right to be called sons and daughters of God.

John 1:12 (NKJV) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

You see, it is not just about knowing who Jesus is that matters.

Many know who He is. But few accept Him and take Him at His word

Please join us tomorrow as we consider one final question.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-17-24

Mark 15:39 (NKJV) 39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

Who is Jesus?

There are three things about Him we would like to look at over the next three days.

As we do this, it should give us all a better, more complete understanding of who Jesus is. And this should give us a deeper appreciation for Him and what He did for us.

First, let us look at Him from a “big picture perspective” so we can better understand Him in a broad sense.

Who is Jesus in this larger sense?

The word of God says He is the Son of God, born of a virgin.

Luke 1:35 (NKJV) 35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

According to John 1:1, He has existed for all eternity, and He is God.

John 1:2 reaffirms His eternal existence.

John 1:3 goes on to tell us that everything we see was made through Him. He was co-Creator, alongside the Father and the Holy Spirit.

John 1:1-3 (NKJV) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

He is not simply a good man or a prophet.

He is God in the flesh, who lived and walked among humanity.

John 1:14 (NKJV) 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Why did He come to walk among us?

To live a perfect, sinless life. And to give His life as a sacrifice for the sins of all of mankind.

With that established, we will continue this tomorrow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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