Month: March 2023

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-31-23

2 Samuel 22:7 (NKJV) 7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry entered His ears.

Life has a funny way of shaking us up when we least expect it.

We can be cruising along with no worries, and then something unexpected comes along and changes everything in a split second.

It happens to all of us. Not even one of us is exempt.

When this happens, what do we do? How do we handle it?

That’s the million-dollar question!

Sudden changes can be stressful to our human minds. We are creatures of habit, and we like it when things are steady and stable.

But despite our love for stability, sometimes a good shake-up is beneficial, even though we might not think so at the time.

Our initial reaction to such shakeups is typically fear, feelings of uncertainty, frustration, and many times even anger.

But it’s important that we not allow those emotions to dominate us or drive our decision-making processes.

Instead, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to walk us through the changes and show us how to handle them. As we do this, and we stay calm, we will begin to feel God’s peace come over us, taking the fear and anxiety away.

Many times, God will use these types of situations to show Himself and teach us valuable lessons.

And God tells us that these kinds of situations will cause us to grow stronger in many areas of our lives.

Romans 5:3-4 (NKJV) 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

So, if you’re currently facing a life-changing trial, or something that has happened suddenly and has turned your life upside down, be sure to be guided by the Holy Spirit, not by your emotions.

In your distress, cry out to God. He will hear your voice, and your cry will enter His ears. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-30-23

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NKJV) 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

I feel like today God wants me to speak to the women out there who read this.

You are making a difference.

Even if you may not see the results of everything that you do, your touch is so important.

It’s important to your spouse, who needs you more than you know. Maybe he can’t tell you for whatever reason, but I’m telling you today!

He needs your voice. He needs your touch, and he needs your love. He needs your understanding. He needs the balance that you bring to the relationship.

It’s important to your children.

They need your loving arms, your warmth, the firmness in your voice.

Yes, they absolutely need you to drive your point home at times, even if they might not like it at that moment. And for some it may take speaking it repeatedly.

You may cry from fatigue, from loneliness, from not feeling good enough. You may think you are the worst at this job at times.

But the day will come when the tears turn to laughter. It will all be worth it!

You’re important to your place of work. They need you!

They need you and the performance you provide for them.

You are doing a great job, even if they don’t give you what you are really worth. Keep it up, be diligent and don’t let them crush you with harsh words and bad attitudes.

Push through, and know that you carry a spirit of excellence in you, and you can’t help but to do well in all that you touch every day.

You could be struggling today in a bad way.

Your heart is tired from giving so much and not being rewarded with a single “thank you”, a simple hug, or maybe flowers or your favorite meal.

But on this day, whatever day it is that you get this email, God wants desperately for you to know.

By His grace, you are who you are! You labor more abundantly than all of them by the grace of God that is within YOU!

Know that He loves you.

He hugs you with His loving arms right now and He says, “you will laugh, you will dance again, and you will see the fruits of your labor. Don’t give up. Stand up and keep going. You are my princess, and in Me you have what it takes to finish this race”.

2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-29-23

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.

Learning not to lean on our own understanding is a big deal.

As we are growing up, we learn lots of things.

We go to school, and we are taught how to figure things out. We learn how to calculate things. We learn how to understand certain things. We learn how to think for ourselves and solve problems.

It all revolves around human intellect and human understanding. And this is good. We all need to learn these kinds of things.

But this should not be the end of our learning.

There is another kind of learning that is even more important.

It is learning to trust God in everything that comes our way, even when we might not understand things.

We may not understand why certain things happen. We may not understand the timing of things that happen. And we might not understand how to navigate those things that happen in the proper way.

This is where our trust in God comes in.

We need to learn to trust Him when nothing makes sense.

And we even need to trust Him when what He is showing us doesn’t make sense.

Why?

Because His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts.

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.

This is a lesson that He has taught me repeatedly throughout my walk with Him.

And how do we learn this? How do we walk this out?

By putting Him first in everything we do and giving Him precedence even in our thoughts.

As we do this, we will see Him move in our lives, and our faith in Him will grow exponentially.

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

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-28-23

1 Samuel 12:24 (NKJV) 24 Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Serve Him with all our heart. How does one come to serve the Lord in truth with all our heart?

We simply say, “yes”, to His will, versus following ours.

Yes, to all the things He teaches us to do through His Word. Yes to His promptings. We say, yes to submitting the littlest or biggest things He may be asking us to give up.

It’s in the heart where the things of this world will try to grip us. Those things will have to be eliminated from our lives if we want to be able to serve Him in truth with all of our hearts.

There will be some hard sacrifices that we will have to make at times. But, just as this verse states, consider what great things He has already done for us.

We will be ever so grateful when we consider and ponder on the fact that He has set us free!

No more chains, no more shackles. We are not in bondage or slaves to anyone or anything. We simply walk in this freedom He has given to each one of us!

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Let’s serve Him in truth today with all our hearts. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-27-23

1 Samuel 18:9 (NLT) 9 So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

Jealousy can wreak havoc with our lives if we don’t see it and put a stop to it.

Jealousy is not limited to any specific type of person or situation. It can hit any of us.

Jealousy that is not checked and stopped will cause us to do some terrible things and make very poor choices that can have lifelong impacts on our lives and the lives of others.

Saul was Israel’s king. He had been anointed as king by Samuel, Israel’s prophet and judge of that time.

Sadly, it didn’t take long for Saul to disobey God. This caused God to reject him as king.

Saul was Israel’s king for forty years. David was part of Saul’s army for much of that time, as well as a servant to Saul in other ways.

To say that David was an important part of Saul’s reign would be an understatement.

But as David’s popularity grew with the people, Saul’s jealousy of David also grew. So, Saul pledged to kill David.

And as his jealousy increased, his behavior became more erratic, and he became consumed with rage.

This jealousy destroyed Saul and his reign as Israel’s king.

You and I are no different. Jealousy can destroy us too.

And the funny thing about jealousy is that it can creep in or show up in some really subtle ways, so we need to be diligent to shut it down as soon as we spot it.

But no matter how subtle it may try to be, we usually know when it’s happening even if we try to pretend that we don’t.

As we can see in Saul’s life, jealousy left a trail of destruction in its wake, along with some major scars on the life of Saul and those around him.

Let us not be like Saul. But instead, let us be vigilant and sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit so as not to fall prey to this terrible thing called jealousy.

May we humbly submit ourselves to God’s leading, His warnings and His chastening, that we never let jealousy overtake us.

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 – 3-26-23 – Your First Love

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

In the book of Revelation, Jesus spoke specifically to 7 different churches. 

In our new video, “Your First Love”, we teach about one of the messages that He had for one of the churches, and how that message impacts our own walk with God. 

We hope you’ll join us for this one! 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We pray that you are walking closer with God each day. 

We love you all! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 3-25-23

Psalm 91:1 (NKJV) 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

We are so blessed as His child. There is protection under the shadow of the Almighty!

We may be thinking of all the things that are coming against us right now. Maybe we are drained, lost and confused, trying to live in this world. Nothing is making sense to our heads.

Look up and know that if you are a child of God, you are in the shadow of the Mosh High. You don’t need to fret, try to make sense of what’s happening or worry about anything.

You may say, “but everything is so different than what I am used to. Many things have changed and I’ve lost so much. I still can’t wrap my head around the change. My thoughts keep running back to the past, keeping me from entering the future. I don’t even care about things the way I used to”.

Get to that secret place today. Let God cover you and help you to sort everything out. Don’t stay in the state of confusion and depression.

He will lead you and great shall be His peace.

Isaiah 54:13 (NKJV) 13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children.

Thank you, God, for that secret place with You!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-24-23

1 Samuel 10:6 (NKJV) 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.

The Holy Spirit is not just a New Testament phenomenon. He has been a part of everything that has taken place since the beginning of time.

He participated in creation. He has spoken to men through the generations. And He has been the changer of men’s hearts for all of time.

I’d like to share a little personal testimony today to demonstrate the power of the Holy Spirit when it comes to changing the hearts of men.

I put my faith in Christ when I was 18 years old. I knew nothing of God except a few tidbits that I had learned along the way through my childhood and teen years. And that didn’t add up to very much.

After I became a Christian, I began to change a little. But the progress was very slow.

I wasn’t really much different than the rest of the world.

But about 4 years later, something happened. And that event changed me drastically.

I began to grow at breakneck speed. My heart began to change. My mind began to be renewed and transformed.

The words out of my mouth began to change. My attitude changed. My actions changed. The ways of the world began to drop off me and I began to behave more like a child of God than a child of the evil one.

God was changing me right before my very own eyes and the eyes of Pastor Ellie.

But amid all this change, there is one event that stands out to me even now, almost 40 years later.

I threw most of my records away.

You see, I absolutely love music. And back in the day, I was a huge fan of many secular rock bands. I had a stack of records that was literally up to my knees or higher. Hundreds of albums.

And one day God put it on my heart to gather most of them up and throw them away, literally.

So, I went through them all. I stacked them up and put them in paper grocery bags. Then I took them to the landfill to dispose of them forever.

This season that I was in was a major turning point in my life where I began to take my walk with God seriously. And it showed outwardly in so many ways.

What was the cause of this drastic change?

The Holy Spirit (the Spirit of the Lord) had come upon me.

He changed my heart. He changed my desires. He changed just about everything about me.

And I never looked back.

Jesus saved me. He made me a new creation when He forgave me and redeemed me from my sins.

It was my encounter with the Holy Spirit, 4 years later, that caused me to break free from those things that still had a grip on me.

1 Samuel 10:9 (NKJV) 9 So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.

Don’t ignore the power of the Holy Spirit. Let Him touch you. Let Him give you a new heart, that God may be able to bring “those signs” to pass in your life.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-23-23

Psalm 97:10 (NKJV) 10 You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

If we love the Lord, we will hate evil. If we allow evil to have its way even the littlest bit in our lives, it will ruin us.

The only way that it can affect us is if we compromise God’s word. We can not compromise God’s word and holiness.

Believers, it’s time to get real with each other. If we love the Lord the way we say we do, we need to stop being silent in our actions.

If we as believers continue to compromise our beliefs in any way, we will lose this battle!

But if we stand up for Who we love, and hold on tight to what we believe, He will deliver us from the hand of the wicked.

Don’t compromise God’s word for anyone or anything. Pray that we His children will be strong and ready to take a stand at any given time, and be firm in that stand.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-22-23

Ephesians 5:8 (NKJV) 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light…

This is an excellent example of the contrast between us before Christ and us after we have been redeemed by Christ.

Note that it says we were once darkness.

It doesn’t say that we were once in darkness or once under the influence of darkness. It says we were darkness.

There’s a difference. And it’s important for us to understand this so we can fully appreciate where God has brought us from.

Darkness defined who we were.

But since being redeemed, we are now light!

This light is not our own. It is not light that we create or generate ourselves.

We are light in the Lord.

It is His light. We are simply the transporter or carrier of that light.

And this light is in us to be shone on those we encounter, bringing glory to God, the Giver of that light.

It’s also important that we follow those last few words, “Walk as children of light”.

This is how others will know that we are His.

It is in walking as children of light that we glorify God in our bodies, proving that we are no longer darkness.

Verses 9 & 10 tell us that we are to walk in goodness, righteousness, and truth, finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

Let us live our lives as an example of what God has done in us, being sure to make Him known in the words we speak and the actions we take.

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 – 3-21-23

Proverbs 21:21 (NKJV) 21 He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

If we truly want to live life to its fullest, we must hunger for righteousness.

It should be a priority to fill ourselves with God’s word on a daily basis, so that at any moment of the day when we need to make decisions and discern certain things, we have it in us, alive and ready to help us at any time.

When we follow righteousness, we make sound decisions, and those decisions affect our walk hugely.

Matthew 5:6 (NKJV) 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Hungering after this kind of righteousness will cause us to look unto God to fill us through His word, His Holy scripture, letting it move us so that we may be blessed and a blessing to all those we meet.

He is faithful to fill us with His goodness when we diligently spend time with Him.

Luke 1:53 (NKJV) 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.

If we hunger after Him, we won’t go away empty. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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