Month: March 2013

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-18-13

(Psalm 112:2-3 NKJV)  His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. {3} Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

How do we look at our life today? Can we say we are blessed right now where we are at? Are we always reaching for more and more?

Let us take time and see the good things that God has done for us. We may not realize just how blessed we are if we don’t take the time we need to enjoy those blessings.

The devil loves to come and steal the joy that we should have each day. Trying to always point out the troubles that may be in front of us, he can cause us to look right past the blessings.

We need to understand that God will help us get through the trials as we put our trust in Him. Don’t focus today on the trials, but be thankful and grateful for the blessings.

The upright are blessed; wealth and riches are in our house!!

Keep trusting, keep believing, keep REJOICING. We are MIGHTY on the earth!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-16-13

(Psalm 101:3 NKJV)  I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.

Our eyes and ears are the inlet to our soul. Everything we see leaves a lasting impression on us, both good and bad.

There are some things that truly stick inside our heads for years and even decades to come.

So what are we letting in? Are they good things? Or are they not so good things?

Are we sitting through TV shows and movies that aren’t so pleasing to God? Are we looking at magazines or other types of media that are polluting our souls?

(Phil 4:8 NKJV)  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things.

Let’s make a renewed effort to take in those things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and praiseworthy! And let’s push the other stuff aside and leave it behind.

Have an awesome weekend and be blessed in all you do!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-15-13

(Psalm 8:9 NKJV)  O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

His name is excellent in all the earth!

Why is it then, that this name is only used at church, in bible studies, prayer groups, or on youth night. etc.? Why is it that when this name is used it is used in the wrong way? It can be heard in secular music and in movies or on TV?

How many times throughout the day do we hear this excellent name being used in vain?

This world has become so desensitized that they take this excellent name in vain and don’t even think twice about it. How is this?

Let us not allow this world to desensitize us! But let us show this world how excellent this name is, that at this name every knee should bow and that at this name every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is LORD!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-14-13

(Deuteronomy 6:5 NKJV)  “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

We want to take a few minutes today to encourage you in your walk with God.

Life isn’t easy. We all have battles to fight and trials to work through, but there is one thing that can make it easier to keep going, even when the going seems so very hard.

It’s our love for God. Our love for God is the most important thing we can hold on to, whether we’re going through hard times or we’re celebrating victory.

Pastor Ellie and I truly love God with all our hearts and everything within us. We have grown to love Him more as each day and each year goes by.

This doesn’t always mean that we understand everything that He does, but it means that no matter what comes our way, we trust Him and we accept even those things that we don’t understand.

Our prayer for you is that your love for God grows stronger every day that you live and breathe. Your walk with God is the single most important thing in your life. Nurture it and give it every bit of effort that it deserves.

Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-13-13

(Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV)  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.

Trust in the Lord. These are words that we are learning to live by more and more each day.

We have been going through some trials the past several months and they are causing us to really check ourselves and see where our trust really lies.

We have been in a period of waiting that seems endless. If we were not trusting in God, we just might lose all hope.

But I stand today and proclaim boldly that we will trust in the Lord with all of our heart, and we will seek His understanding in all things.

We will shout from the mountaintops and from the valley, “God, we praise you in the midst of this storm and we worship you no matter what comes our way”.

Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-12-13

(Psalm 37:26 NKJV)  He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.

We are blessed!

Last week my hubby came down with a bad sinus infection. He had gone to the doctors and he was prescribed some meds.

The weather report for the next few days was showing signs of a bad snow storm. We were supposed to get quite a bit of snow, which meant when it was done he would have to go out and take care of the driveway and sidewalk and so forth…you men know the drill.

Not that I wouldn’t go out and do it all for him, he knows I would in a heartbeat. However, he does not allow me to and it would bother him to know that I was out there and he was sick in bed. So, morning came and we woke up to just a “dusting” of snow all around us.

We were so happy that the storm did not hit us and we were curious to see what was going on. He looked at the storm on the weather map and do you know the storm that was supposed to hit us had a hole over our area where the storm did not hit. Yet it hit everywhere else that was reported, leaving lots of snow to clean up.

Take it for what it is…but we believe God BLESSED us!! He knows how to bless His children!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-11-13

(Proverbs 3:21-22 NKJV)  My son, let them not depart from your eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion; {22} So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck.

Sound wisdom and discretion; in modern times we call this common sense. God has given all of us common sense. We use it on a daily basis to make choices and decisions.

Sometimes we, as believers, tend to overlook common sense as we try to “get God” on something, or try so very hard to “know what God’s telling us”.

Sometimes we can be trying so hard to be spiritual that we overlook what God is showing us with good old fashioned common sense!

We should always seek God in everything we do. It’s important that we do this and important that we know how to hear Him when he’s speaking to us. But it’s just as important that we know how to use the tools that He has given us (intelligence and common sense), when we don’t seem to have a spiritual answer for a situation.

Sometimes the answer to our problem(s) is staring us in the face, but because it doesn’t reveal itself in some kind of spiritual way, we just don’t see it. Well, this is where common sense needs to kick in and we need to see it for what it is.

This can happen to any one of us, regardless of how spiritual we think we are!

Are you facing a problem today? Are you waiting on God for an answer to that problem? Maybe He hasn’t shown you a solution yet… or maybe He has, but we just need to use common sense to see it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-9-13

(1 Peter 2:11-12 NKJV)  Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, {12} having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

We are being watched!

No… We’re not being watched by spies or secret admirers. We are being watched by those around us who know we are believers… followers of Christ!

Once people know we’re Christians, they will watch our every move. They want to know if we’re legitimate and if God is real.

They make their judgments about God based on what they see in us. Scary, isn’t it? We are representatives of God here on earth.

So let’s give God the best representation we possibly can, so that when our time on this earth is finished and we stand before our creator, He will look at us and say “well done, good and faithful servant”!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-8-13

(Ephesians 4:29 NKJV)  Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

Watching what we say takes constant work and at times it can be hard to hold back.

It doesn’t matter if it’s early in the morning and we are still waking up or we worked late hours and we are so tired.  It doesn’t matter if we are having a bad day, or if we’re not feeling well; if it’s not good, we have to hold our tongue.

Sometimes we like to give ourselves an excuse to justify our behavior. All that does is put  a bandage on it until the next time it happens. Let God help us get discipline over our mouths so we don’t keep repeating the same thing over and over.

Let us impart grace today.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-7-13

(Matthew 5:16 NKJV)  “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Helping others, spending time praying, teaching, loving, and just being there when we are needed; these are some ways of shining our light.

When we are doing these things, our motive should be that God will be glorified through it. This is very important.

Having this kind of motive in our heart will help us to stay on track and draw us even closer to God, causing our light to SHINE even brighter for Him!

Shine your light today!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-6-13

(Mat 4:11 NKJV)  Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Jesus was no different than us. He was tempted, just as we are.

But Jesus resisted the devil’s temptations and look at what happened. The devil left Him.

You know, we are no different. We are tempted on a daily basis. Things come our way that try to pull us to the left or to the right, off of the path that God has set before us.

But we never have to let those temptations lead us astray. God’s word tells us this. (James 4:7 NKJV)  Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Resisting the devil isn’t easy, but it’s much easier than the consequences we face if we were to give in to the temptation!

Don’t let the enemy of your soul lure you into things that aren’t of God. The results are never good.

God gives us the strength to resist. We just need to follow His leading!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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