Month: October 2025

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-31-25

1 Kings 17:12 (LSB) 12 But she said, “As Yahweh your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.”

During a time of severe drought and famine, God directed Elijah to go to Zarephath, to the house of a widow. God told Elijah that the woman would sustain him.

Elijah did as God instructed. Upon arriving and finding the woman, Elijah asked her for a drink of water. As she turned and walked to get a water jar, Elijah called out and also asked her for a piece of bread.

At this, she said (in the verse above), that she was about to use the last of her flour and oil, that she and her son may eat their last meal and die.

When Elijah heard this, he proclaimed to her that she should go first and make a small piece of bread for him. And if she did so, she would also be able to return to her flour bowl and oil jar and there would be enough to make a meal for her and her son.

And he spoke a word to her from God assuring her that if she obeyed, God would sustain them for the duration of the drought, until rain came again.

1 Kings 17:14 (LSB) 14 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the face of the earth.’”

At this, she obeyed Elijah.

This widow exhibited a kind of faith that is uncommon.

She was willing to surrender her very last meal to a prophet of God, trusting his promise that God would provide for them throughout the famine if she obeyed in faith.

We can all learn much from this about the ways that God moves; frequently contrary to anything we might have imagined.

It is very unlikely that this woman expected someone to come and ask for her last bits of flour and oil as a means of rescuing her and her son from the famine.

But that’s where we can learn so much from this event.

You see, as humans, our expectations of God are limited by what we can understand.

Even when we pray, we ask God to move on our behalf only in ways that we can comprehend intellectually.

It’s highly unlikely that any of us would ever consider asking God to send someone to eat our last morsels of food so He could miraculously provide for us.

And who would ever ask God to send someone to ask them for their last five dollars so they could see Him move on their behalf and supply their financial needs?

It’s just not the way we think in our natural minds.

We limit God by asking only in ways that are a result of our human thinking.

This is why it is so critical for us to learn to live and walk by the Spirit of God, and His promptings, not by our flesh and our understanding.

Let us learn a valuable lesson from the widow at Zarephath.

And let us ask of God in ways that are led by the Holy Spirit, not by our intellect and earthly knowledge.

And be prepared to watch God move in ways too mighty to describe with mere human words.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-30-25

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

We need to understand the importance of following or walking in the Spirit vs letting our flesh lead us.

Our flesh focuses on our selfish desires and passions; it wants what it wants.

The flesh will do the opposite of what God wants. It conflicts with our spirit, which is open to God.

We wonder why as believers we are fighting every day to stay close to Him. It’s our own flesh that keeps us at war.

We can have all the church lingo we want, but what it comes down to is keeping our flesh from fulfilling its lust. Church lingo doesn’t help stop those desires. Only God’s deliverance can stop our lusting.

It’s a battle in every believer; you are not alone today. We are all battling our fleshly desires.

The only way we can overcome them is if we walk in the Spirit.

Walking in the Spirit of God means we yield, surrender or submit to His control and follow His lead.

It is normal for our flesh to be uncomfortable when we begin to do this. It’s not easy, and we need help.

Jesus did not leave us to do this on our own. He sent us a Helper; the Holy Spirit.

John 14:16 (NKJV) 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

Let the Holy Spirit help us to overcome our fleshly desires today and walk in the Spirit on an everyday basis.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-29-25

Psalm 42:2 (LSB) 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?

Sometimes our heart cries out for time spent in God’s presence.

Our spirit yearns and thirsts for Him.

It is a cry for the touch of God and the washing of His Spirit over us.

The busyness and the demands of life can sometimes keep us from this time if we aren’t careful.

Then one day we just can’t stay away any longer. And we force ourselves to stop what we are doing and get before Him!

These times of refreshing are a necessity. Our virility as a believer requires it.

And pushing it off for too long leaves us dry, weak, and unable to function properly as a kingdom warrior.

You see, despite us dwelling in a flesh-and-bone body, God created us to be spiritual beings.

He gave us a body, a soul, and a spirit. And our spirit longs for His presence and interaction in our lives.

And when we allow Him to touch us, it is like a fresh, clean start in our walk with Him; a touch of His splendor and glory upon us.

God, forgive us for pushing you away in our busyness. Please help us to put You first in everything. Remind us to stop what we’re doing and worship You. Help us shake off the chains of this world and run into Your presence. And wash us clean in Your presence. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-28-25

Matthew 16:24 (NKJV) 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

This verse sounds painful.

But, it is for our own good and for the good of others. And if we follow it, it really doesn’t hurt at all!

How do we deny ourselves, and take up His cross and follow after Him?

We stop thinking about ourselves; what we will eat, drink, wear and obtain. Get our needs and wants off our mind by putting our concerns to rest at His feet.

Instead of us spending time demanding from Him what we want or need, let Him bring provision to us as we go about doing His business and trusting Him with ours.

This denying of ourselves is crucial to our walk with Him.

Reaching a point where our needs aren’t as important to us as His desires is a sign that we are maturing as His child.

When we get to this point in our walk, we give Him much freedom to move in our lives. He will put open doors in front of us and closed doors behind us.

Let’s learn to deny ourselves more, and we will find Him doing things through us like we have never seen before.

We will walk on the water with Him!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-27-25

James 4:6 (LSB) 6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

The word of God is full of references to pride and the problems associated with it.

And there are many accompanying people in the Bible whose lives were destroyed by pride.

You see, pride leads to the fall of even the strongest believers if it is left unchecked.

Conversely, humility is rewarded.

The verse above states clearly that God opposes the proud but gives grace to those who are humble. That verse alone should be enough to have us running as far from pride as we can get.

But sometimes we fail to see our own pride.

Why?

Because pride can be very subtle. It creeps in and dwells in us without us knowing it or, at the very least, acknowledging it.

And there it makes a comfy home until we recognize it for the evil that it is, and we evict it.

We must learn to walk humbly before God.

James 4:10 (LSB) 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

We can see the contrast between humility and pride in the lives of King David and King Saul.

One had a heart after God. The other allowed himself to be consumed by pride.

One, David, was promised that his dynasty would be carried out for generations. The other, Saul, had the kingdom torn from him because of his pride and disobedience.

1 Samuel 15:28 (LSB) 28 So Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

Pride always precedes destruction.

Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Let us humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He might be exalted in our lives, and our pride be cast away from us all our days.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-26-25 – When Our Heart Cries Out

Please click to watch the video now.Good day! 

Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus, our Redeemer. 

We have a message for you today; there is joy and freedom in God’s presence! 

We recently recorded a new video, and in this video, we teach about those times and moments when we just long to be in God’s presence, and why this happens. 

We hope this new video, When Our Heart Cries Out, will bring God’s joy springing up in you and it will encourage you greatly. 

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We love you all greatly ❤️ 

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Love in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-25-25

Daniel 6:3 (NKJV) 3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.

As we obey God, we are going to experience a spirit of excellence working in and through us! Who is this spirit of excellence?

The Holy Spirit!

As we walk in His guidance, paying attention is crucial.

He will alert us, warn us, correct us, teach us, and prompt us at times when we least expect it.

For example…

One recent day, I went to the store to grab some balloons. As I approached the woman at the register, she came over to give me a hand with the balloons.

But then she quickly left me standing there and went to help someone who had come to her cash register. I waited a bit, and she then took another customer. Her line just kept growing.

I thought, “she is busy, let me help her.”

So, I started to grab my own balloons out of the drawer so that they would be ready for her to fill them up when she was ready to do so.

She then turned to me and said, with a very impolite tone, “you’re not supposed to touch the balloons.”

I looked at her with a smile on my face and said, “well then, come help me!”

But she didn’t laugh. And she did not come to help me. Someone else eventually came over to assist me, and I left the store after paying for the balloons.

Later that day, I was reminded of the incident. God was teaching me about reflections. It’s not about who’s right or wrong; it’s about how I, His child, respond to any given situation.

No matter what we do or how we handle it, it reflects on Him.

I realized I could have done better, and I repented for the way I handled it. I told Him, “when I go back, I promise to make it right with her.”

A few days later I needed some items. And when I got to the store, she was working.

I got the items I needed, and I went to her register. While putting my items on the the belt, I noticed she wouldn’t make eye contact with me. And I could tell she was a little tense when I showed up in her line.

I took a deep breath and said the first thing that came to mind; “I love your necklace!”

She looked at me and with a big smile began to tell me she made it herself. It was probably the best thing I could have said to her. And everything got better from there.

That’s the Holy Spirit! He knows. He will lead us to say or do the right thing at the right time if we listen.

Walk in His excellence, child of God!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-24-25

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (LSB) 14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died. 15 And He died for all, so that they who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

As we study God’s word, particularly the writings of Paul to the Corinthian Christians, it becomes abundantly clear that He wanted them to fully understand the sacrifice that Christ made for them (and us), and how that sacrifice should manifest itself in their lives.

Let’s look more closely at this.

Paul stated in verse 14 that one died for all; Christ.

Jesus died a sacrificial death on the cross for you, and for me. This was His purpose; to offer redemption to mankind through the shedding of His pure, holy blood that washes away all sin.

Therefore, since He died for all, all who are in Him (following Him by faith) also die.

What does that mean to us?

That since He died for all, we who live (in Him) should no longer live for ourselves.

We should no longer spend our lives for self, but for Him who died and rose again on our behalf.

This can be a wakeup call to many of us.

It is very easy to get caught up in our own stuff; our wants, our needs, our concerns in life.

But God has a better way; a path that teaches us to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.

A way that leads to life, not death.

And a way that brings glory and honor to Him; the One who loves us so much that He gave His Son to save us from our sins.

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

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 – 10-23-25

2 Timothy 1:6 (NKJV) 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Are you bored with your walk with God? Are you feeling like it has become stale; more of a routine than alive and thriving?

Paul told Timothy to stir up the gift that was in him. How do we stir up gifts? We exercise our faith by putting them to work.

Maybe you love to pray for others. But you have gotten so busy and caught with other things that your gift has become almost dormant. Wake it up! Begin to pray more; join a prayer group or put some time at home aside for prayer hour.

Maybe you love to sing, but something has happened and you lost your song.

Don’t let it die when problems arise, or tribulations hit close to home. Push through this painful season and open your mouth. Let that song come out.

You may want to put some time aside at home just to sing, or maybe God is calling you to help out and join a worship team.

Maybe you love to teach but you feel like you have been there and done that. Maybe you think you are too old for it.

We are never too old to teach. Find a place that needs help or start a small group in your home and invite people to come; have coffee and share the Bible.

Get exercising that gift!

Break free from boredom and let the gift that God has given you be used and come alive in you again!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-22-25

2 Corinthians 1:8 (NLT) 8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.

As Paul penned these words, he wanted the people to understand the desperation they had faced while in Asia.

He did this, not to garner sympathy, but to make known how bad it really was.

He stated that they were crushed and overwhelmed beyond their ability to endure it.

They quite literally thought they would never make it out; they thought they would die.

Knowing this, why would he write this? Why would he paint such a dire image for the Corinthians to read?

Paul did not have impure motives. He was being brutally honest in his presentation of the events that had unfolded.

He spoke these words with a purpose; to show God’s faithfulness, and His ability to rescue them from certain death.

Read what he had to say in verse 9!

2 Corinthians 1:9 (NLT) 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

Amid this dire situation, they learned to stop relying on themselves, and to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

What a lesson for us to learn from Paul!

While facing terrible trials, aren’t we all guilty of relying on ourselves; doing everything we know to do before we finally surrender and rely on God; the One who raises the dead?

This is not unique to us. Even Paul admitted his shortcomings in this.

Let us learn from Paul’s words and his experiences, that we might stop relying on ourselves, and start relying on God; the One who raises the dead and is able to do abundantly more than we can think or ask.

Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-21-25

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) 31 But those who wait on the Lord  Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Giants; we all have one in our life.

If I asked you today what your number one problem is, I bet you’d come up with something pretty quickly. We know what the giant is that we face.

What is a giant?  A giant is big, strong, and scary. It’s intimidating to us, and it keeps us in fear.

There is something that is a constant battle for us all. Every day we face this giant; a weakness within us. Every day we work hard to rise above it.

If we don’t overcome the giant, it will destroy us.

And yes, it may be a work in progress.

You see, it takes time to overcome some weaknesses. It takes a constant willingness on our part to do whatever is required to build that muscle up by resisting the temptation.

And overcoming some weaknesses doesn’t necessarily happen all at once.

Not fainting while doing so is big!

We will win if we don’t give up during the process. We will mount up with wings like eagles if we wait on the Lord. He will give us the strength we need to overcome any giant.

Let us stand together and pray for each other, that we will overcome our weaknesses and slay that personal giant once and for all.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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