Month: November 2017

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-20-17

Exodus 20:7 (NKJV) 7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. 

God’s name. It is a name to be revered and lifted up. And yet we hear people, including believers, followers of Christ, using it on a daily basis as a curse word. 

God’s name, and the name of Jesus Christ, have become more commonly used as cuss words than as names that bring awe and reverence when spoken. 

What’s even more sad is that millions of believers fall into this same habit on a daily basis. They take the name that has given them new life and fresh hope, and they bring shame upon it by blurting it out in anger, in a derogatory way. 

The verse above says that those who do this will not be held guiltless. We are responsible for this and will be held accountable. 

We want to appeal to you today to consider this habit, and to ask God for forgiveness. And ask Him to remind you when you’re about to blurt it out. That you would stop before it leaves your mouth. 

And then we need to ask God to cleanse our hearts, that the tendency and the desire to do this would be removed. 

The name of God, and the name of Jesus Christ are holy and pure. There is no darkness in them. Ever. 

So, let’s not bring shame to Him by using these names in such terrible ways. 

God, we love you. And we ask you to forgive us for the shame we have brought upon your name. Deliver us from this terrible habit. Amen. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – The Importance of Covenant (Part 1) – 11-19-17

Greetings! 

Covenant isn’t something that we hear much about these days. But it’s still a very important topic that we need to take seriously. 

We just published a new video on this topic. We hope you’ll watch it! 

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When we covenant with God, it is life-changing. There’s something about it that affects our lives in a profound way. And as we move forward day by day, we see more and more things happening as a result of that covenant. 

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Many years ago, we entered into a covenant with God, and our lives have never been the same since then. So we hope that what we share in this new video will help you greatly. 

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Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-18-17

2 Chronicles 1:11-12  (NKJV) 11 Then God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king— 12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.”

Solomon asked for wisdom and knowledge. Nothing else. But the scripture above shows why he also became a prosperous man. Prosperity is not just found in obtaining large amounts of money and material wealth.

Prosperity comes through God’s wisdom. And the only way to walk prosperously is to get God’s wisdom on a daily basis and for every situation.

It is the understanding, knowledge and wisdom of God that fixes a problem for good. It is in the wisdom of how to work things out that brings us the satisfaction, the completion, and the victory that we need as a person.

Prosperity comes when we get understanding and wisdom and we act accordingly.

Peter said, silver and gold I don’t have, but he offered to the man what God showed him he needed. In this situation that man needed the healing of his legs.

Acts 3:6 (NKJV) 6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

Are we laying there lame today, waiting for the wrong thing?

This is why we feel we don’t get anywhere. We think we need gold, silver, or money and that will take care of all our problems and the situation we are facing.

Wisdom and understanding in this situation showed Peter that it was healing for the man’s legs that was really needed. What good would gold and silver be to a man that couldn’t walk, couldn’t work, couldn’t do much?

With his legs, he could care for himself the rest of his life.

Understanding our situation, and what we need to do to take care of it, will bring us into a constant, steadfast, prosperous life.

We have to take the wisdom of the Lord that He gives us, for every problem we run into, and handle it accordingly.

Get up, take action and walk with the wisdom of the Lord.

Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-17-17

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

As followers of Christ, it’s important that we never forget who we are and Who we belong to.

We have a tendency to sometimes forget this. We like to think we’ve got it all together and don’t need anyone’s help; not even God’s help.

But this is completely wrong. This is a fatal mistake on the part of believers. We can reach a point where we become self-confident and feel like we can handle anything and everything on our own.

When that happens, we begin stepping out and doing things on our own, without even bothering to get with God first. This is where we get ourselves into trouble.

Jesus himself told us that we can do nothing without Him.

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

We need to be cautious of starting to feel like we don’t need God any longer. Yes, He will equip us to do the things that He asks us to do. But we should always go to Him and lean on Him to accomplish those things.

When we reach a point of feeling like we no longer need Him, we are almost implying that we can take His place and do His job for Him. We become like little gods. Sound far-fetched?

It’s more common than we might think. And it can happen to anyone, if we get our priorities mixed up or listen to the wrong voices.

The Holy Spirit will always point us back to God… For everything. It doesn’t matter how big or how small the thing is that God wants us to do. God’s spirit will never, ever steer us away from God or His word, to someone or something else.

So, let’s be cautious and diligent to stay close to Him, seek Him in everything we do, and hold His word close to our hearts so He can remind us of it when we need Him to.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-16-17

Matthew 20:21 (NKJV) 21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.”

This woman was pretty bold in her request for her sons. But Jesus explained to her that it was not His to say who was to sit on His right or left side. It was more important for Him to teach them how to serve, and that even He did not come here to be served but to serve others.

We may have a drive in us today to be popular or well-known. A drive to make a great name for ourselves, or to stand out in some way. But, Jesus emphasizes the importance of serving.

He doesn’t teach us to strive after power, popularity or similar things in life. Instead, He teaches us to learn to be servants.

Matthew 20:26 (NKJV) 26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.

Why do we suppose the Messiah, our Savior, our King, wants us to desire being a servant more than an important seat, a big name or a powerful title?

Because it’s through serving that we learn a great deal. We learn character. We learn to be someone who has a heart that cares and walks in compassion.

Having a nice position and the best seat in the house isn’t for us to say. It comes from the character we build up through serving one another and doing the right things in life with the right intentions.

Don’t worry about being first, about titles, seats and positions. Instead, let’s find a way to serve and build our character. When we do this, our seat, job, or position will have our name written all over it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-15-17

Proverbs 15:1 (NKJV) 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Has anyone ever said or done something to you that just sets you off, and makes you want to lash out at them, tell them what you think and put them in their place?

It’s safe to say that every one of us has been in this kind of situation. And sometimes it makes us feel like blurting out whatever pops into our minds.

Unfortunately, many of us do just that. We lash out with a stinging blast of fiery words. We give it to them good. And then we feel better, right?

Not so much, no. Most times, these verbal lashings will only result in more backlash from the other person. And, in the long run, they usually do more harm than good. And, even worse, we usually feel terrible after doing this.

So, what do we do? How do we handle situations like these?

Believe it or not, soft words, spoken with God’s grace and compassion will almost always be the better option. Soft words are far less apt to stir the pot more. Even better, soft words are more likely to help put out the fire and bring calm to a situation that had become volatile.

Many times, the things that we want to say may have some truth in them. We may see a situation and understand exactly what’s happening. But speaking it bluntly and addressing it head on might not be the way God would want us to handle it at that particular moment in time.

Whereas, speaking words of truth, tempered by the Holy Spirit, can bring a whole new dimension to the situation. Doing this can bring peace in the midst of a storm, so to speak.

This isn’t the case 100% of the time. But, more often than not, speaking with a firm but loving voice will disarm a person who is wound up tight and ready to lash out verbally, or possibly even physically.

Listen for God’s discernment and His leading before speaking our words. Let Him teach us to think before we speak, and to speak with love, even when we’d like to do otherwise.

And watch how God takes tense situations and makes something good out of them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-14-17

1 Samuel 15:24 (NKJV) 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

God had given Saul very specific instructions. But Saul didn’t listen. And he paid a price for his disobedience.

Sometimes we let people speak louder than God. We let fear of what the people may think of us, if we don’t do it their way, be louder than what God may think of us.

When we obey people more than we obey the voice of God, we lose what God has put us in charge of. It goes away.

1 Samuel 15:23 (NKJV) 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.”

In Saul’s case, he lost his place as king. Saul did not listen to the word of the Lord. God looks at this as rebellion and stubbornness, which are both as bad as witchcraft.

Many times we think we can just do what we want, and it will all just be fine. We think we will get away with it because God is forgiving. Yes, God does forgive us if we ask Him to. But there are always consequences for our actions.

God stopped Saul in his tracks and He had already prepared someone else to take his position; Someone with a heart after Him. David would take King Saul’s place.

It’s important that we listen to what God is saying to us. Follow His instructions. Don’t try adding to it or taking from it. Don’t let the fear of what people may say be louder than what God is saying.

God has the final say and He is watching, listening and alert. Nothing is hidden from Him.

Psalm 69:5 (NKJV) 5 O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-13-17

Psalm 107:29 (NKJV) 29 He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.

Today we were at a place called the overlook. It’s a local spot where we like to sit and enjoy the ocean view.

As we sat there, we watched the raging sea, with large waves crashing, and listened to the wind howling. And the sky was dark with stormy clouds.

Many of the wind gusts were strong enough to cause our vehicle to rock back and forth!

But how peaceful we were, knowing that our God has control over all of this.

When storms come, whether it’s a natural storm or storm in our life, we don’t need to fret and worry.

God is amazing! His might, power and awesomeness are seen all around us. We just have to sit still long enough to notice it and take it in.

We may be struggling. And everything around us might seem to be falling apart. There’s no doubt that this is a storm. And this is a good time to stop, sit down and start to praise Him.

The enemy doesn’t think we will do this. He likes to throw things at us here and there, because he wants us to be scared. He wants us to take our eyes off of God and put them on the storm around us, or anything else but Him. Don’t let the enemy win.

Look to the One who calms the storm.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – The Power of Wisdom – 11-12-17

Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

Wisdom; It’s a word that seems so mysterious to so many people. It’s also a word that God takes very seriously. 

We recorded a new video about the power of wisdom, and the importance that it has in our lives. 

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Additionally, in this newest video, we remove the mystery that seems to surround wisdom for so many people. 

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Wisdom is powerful and life-changing once we understand it better. And once we grasp it fully, most of our struggles and frustrations will disappear. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-11-17

1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV) 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Victory. It’s something we hear a lot about, but many of us never really fully grasp what it means. 

Most times, this is because we fail to recognize or remember that Jesus has already bought the victory for us. His work was a work that finished everything. In fact, Jesus himself spoke the words “it is finished” right before taking His last breath. 

John 19:30 (NKJV) 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. 

Those are significant words for you and I. They mean that the battle for our soul has already been won, and victory is being offered to each and every one of us. We just need to claim that victory. 

Think of it as someone offering us a gift. They’re holding it out to us. We just need to reach out and take it. 

This also means that we have an advantage over our enemy, the devil. Oh, he will try to come and rattle our cage at times. He may even be successful at it, by getting us to doubt God or doubt our position in Christ. He might even get us to give in to temptation at times. 

But, we just need to remind him and remind ourselves that He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world. 

1 John 4:4 (NKJV) 4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 

In other words, because we have Christ living in us, we shouldn’t live defeated lives, constantly falling prey to the wiles of the enemy. 

And when we do fall down, we should never stay there. We need to get back up, let God point us in the right direction, and then get back on track. And our focus should never be on the things we’ve done wrong. But on the things ahead of us. 

Because God placed our eyes in the front of our head, and not in the back, we need to continue to look forward and upward. And give Him thanks daily, knowing that He has given us the victory in Jesus. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-10-17

Malachi 3:10 (NKJV) 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

God is telling us to bring ALL the tithes. Bring them where? Into the storehouse.

What is a storehouse? A place for storing goods (such as provisions), a warehouse, etc. A place where we get the food that nourishes us.

In this modern day, the storehouse is the place that feeds us spiritually; Where we are being nurtured, growing and learning. The place that is helping us to move forward in our walk with God.

We see a difference in our attitude and things are changing in our lives for the better, because of the “food” we’re receiving from this particular place. This would be our storehouse.

Putting our tithes in the right storehouse is important. If we are sowing our money into a place that is not feeding us properly, then we are wasting our money, our time and our labor.

This may be hard for us to digest because some of us may find ourselves having to make a change and switch things up.

The way to determine our storehouse is to see and know where we are getting our help from. What is making a difference in our life? Where are we being taught the things of God in a way that works for us?

These are questions to ask ourselves in finding the right storehouse.

God is faithful to show us, guide us and lead us to that place. He knows that many are struggling, because they are sincere in their hearts and want to do what is right. But they have not found the right storehouse. And, if they have found it, they have not taken the steps to give their tithes to it.

God wants to bless us. But it’s up to us to obey Him first.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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