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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-8-23

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2 Peter 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

False teachers and false prophets are nothing new. They have been around for centuries.

They are still here today.

Their teachings and false prophecies are dangerous to the body of Christ. They always have been.

But today they are more dangerous because they are more easily propagated.

Modern media has created a way for false teachings to be passed around and put before the eyes and ears of millions who otherwise would not hear them.

This is one of the biggest causes of the mass spreading of these heresies.

Many of today’s cultures are also much more inclined to fall prey to these false teachers and false prophets because society today is largely self-centered, with strong desires to promote self, rather than elevating God to His rightful place.

This is the root cause of “itching ears”.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NKJV) 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

So, it is imperative that we not allow ourselves to be persuaded by these false teachers, trading the truth for words that make us feel good or justify our less-than-righteous desires.

God’s word is our lifeblood and the shield that helps to guard our hearts from the deceitful words of the false teachers who speak as if to sway us and move us away from the truth.

Hold fast to God’s word, partaking of it as if your life depends on it.

Why? Because our lives do depend on it!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-7-23

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Psalm 94:17-19 (NKJV) 17 Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence. 18 If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. 19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

No matter what we face in our lives, God is there with us.

He is our refuge and our strength in times of trouble or distress (Psalm 46:1).

In all of life’s ups, downs, storms and battles, God is our source of hope.

The things we face can often seem insurmountable. And sometimes they are if we fight them on our own, by our own strength and with our own understanding.

Not every battle is easily won. In fact, some may very well feel like they will be our demise; our end.

But if we look to God for our help, He will walk us through each situation step by step.

As we allow Him to, He will give us understanding.

And as we let Him, He will strengthen us when we are weak.

He breathes new life into us as we surrender to Him.

No matter what we are facing right now, God has the answer that we need.

Sometimes that answer might not be what we are expecting. It might not even be what we want. But it is the right answer.

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.

We need to be careful not to reject His answer just because it isn’t what we were expecting.

Trust Him. Let Him show us what it is that we need to see, and tell us what we need to hear.

And as we do this, we will see that His comforts will delight our soul.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-6-23

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Matthew 6:24 (NKJV) 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

If God is our master, He needs to come before anything else. That includes our finances; our money.

There are two questions we must get answered from God before we know for sure we are serving Him correctly with our money.

Where do You want me to sow and tithe Your 10% of my wages?

Where do You want me to invest any extra You may bring into my hands?

These questions we bring before God will get us started on the right path.

We will begin to see things change for us as we make Him master over our money and our lives.

It can be difficult for us to do this because we need to look to and lean on God for everything.

In this world we live in, we use money to supply ourselves with the essentials that we need.

The Holy Spirit helps to keep us balanced in these two areas, leaning on God for guidance and using our money the way He wants us to.

When our situation starts to change, we can’t allow ourselves to accidentally start putting our confidence back into what we have instead of WHO we have!

If we put God before everything and everyone, we will find that perfect balance in our walk.  All our needs will be met, while we have a wonderful relationship with Him.

Living in obedience with our finances will cause us to be confident, not in our money, but in Him and His guidance, His love and His stability for us. Amen.

Ask God today to help us make Him master over everything we own.

We will be surprised how He will bless us in all the areas we surrender to Him.

And we will find ourself in a place we’ve always wanted to be in, but knew we could not get to on our own.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-5-23

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Exodus 16:3 (NKJV) 3 And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

In our lifetimes, we will face challenges and changes that will be uncomfortable. It’s just a normal part of life.

Change is something that comes to us all in one way or another.

Sometimes that change comes in the form of some kind of loss.

Other times it may involve moving from a place that we’re intimately familiar with to a place we’ve never been, and we feel like a foreigner in a land where we know nothing.

There are many other ways that life can change as well.

When changes do come, it can really mess us up if we’re not walking closely with God and letting Him guide us through those changes.

Sometimes we long to go back to the period in our life before those changes came and made us feel like we had the wind knocked out of us.

The Israelites did this when they cursed Moses for leading them out of Egypt, as they cried for meat and bread to eat while longing for something familiar to hold onto.

They were actually willing to go back to being slaves in exchange for what they were familiar with.

Our human nature leads us to believe that going back will bring comfort.

In reality, it will do the opposite.

If we do try to go back, we will only feel more lost. And those lost feelings will make us feel more distant from God. We will usually also feel disappointed when we realize what we’ve done; turning from God’s path to pursue comfort instead of obedience.

This is why it’s critical for us to stay close to God, listening intently for His voice.

We need to heed His instructions and let Him walk us through each new thing, one step at a time.

Even though our minds may be racing with stress and anxiety, He will comfort us if we let Him.

And as we surrender our will to submit to His will, He will bring peace that will surpass our human understanding, allowing us to embrace the change and stop looking back.

Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-4-23

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John 1:18 (NKJV) 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

One day as I was crying out to God, I had a vision.

In the vision, I was on my hands and knees. And as I asked God to help me through some things, I saw His hand hover over my back.

Out through my back and into His hands went all the heaviness and concerns that I was carrying.

I then saw Him roll me over into His arms, and I laid in them like I was sleeping. Then He pulled me into His chest/bosom and held me close! There I rested completely.

Nothing is too hard for Him. I say that from experiencing things I’ve seen Him do throughout my life and the lives of others dear to me.

I believe God gave me this vision so that I would realize how much He wants us to run to Him with everything.

The challenges of life will exhaust us, wear on us and cause us to grow faint if we don’t let Him do what He does best; Father us, carry us and love us.

I was so very encouraged by this. I wanted to share it with you in hopes that today you will let Him hold you and draw you in; that you would know you are loved more than you will ever know.

Your problems that look so tall in your eyes are teeny tiny to Him.

Let Him hold you today and draw you close.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-3-23

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Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

What a fitting verse for the times in which we are living!

How hard our minds work sometimes to try to decipher everything that we’re seeing.

But our minds can never fully comprehend or understand it.

Instead, we need to rely on God’s spirit. For only He knows the depths and truth of what is happening.

So, instead of busying ourselves with trying to figure it all out, let us learn to be still, resting in knowing that He has it all in His hands.

He knows what will happen before it is ever played out.

He is still on the throne.

And nothing happens that He does not allow.

Our emotions will wreck us if we allow them to.

But the Holy Spirit brings comfort, peace, joy and strength as we follow His leading and heed His voice.

Be still. Let God be God.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-2-23 – Enduring

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

We’ve got a little retro video for you today which we recorded in our truck, just like we used to do a few years back. 

This newest video, “Enduring”, is based on a simple question that gets asked. The answer is interesting. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We hope you enjoy the video, and that God speaks to you through it. 

We love you! 

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 – 7-1-23

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Job 26:11-13 (NKJV) 11 The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. 12 He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. 13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

The power and sovereignty of God is far beyond our human comprehension.

His ways confound even the wisest of us.

Who can truly know Him at His deepest depths?

Our eyes see the wonder of His works; the sun, the clouds, the trees, the butterflies, the birds, the flowers and so much more!

Our ears take in the sounds of His creation; birds singing, the waves crashing on the shore, the brooks babbling in the forest, the rivers as the water roars across rocks, creating rapids more powerful than we can comprehend.

Our nose breathes in the fragrances that are sweet to our senses; flowers blooming, the salt of the sea, the smell of freshly-plowed earth.

And all of this was created by Him, spoken into being by His words.

No matter what we might be facing right now, let us never forget Who we belong to, Who holds our heartbeat in His hands, and Who breathed the breath of life into our lungs.

And let us never forget to give Him thanks and praise.

Why? Because He alone is worthy!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-30-23

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Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

As we walk in this world, there is a choice we need to make.

That choice is this; will we conform to the world, or will we allow God to transform us?

On the surface, this seems like a very easy question to answer. Most of us would quickly say that we want to be who God wants us to be, allowing Him to transform us.

While this sounds great, how well do we follow through on it?

This can be a hard question to answer because we need a point of reference to look at.

We need a way to compare ourselves to the world, and a way to compare our new, born-again self to our old self.

First, we need to look at who we were before we turned our lives over to God.

Do we still have all the same habits that we had before? Do we behave the same way we used to behave? Do we speak the same way we used to speak?

Have we allowed God to change those things in us that were not pleasing to Him?

Second, we need to look at the world around us and see how we stack up with the world’s behavior.

Do we behave like the world? Do we have the same habits as the world? Do we dress the way the world dresses? Do we watch and listen to the same things as the world? Do we speak the same way the world speaks?

There are lots of ways in which we could compare ourselves to the world. Each one may be a bit different for each of us.

But here’s a little tip that might help us see where we really stand in this; are we following the trends of the world in many areas of life?

Do we wear the latest fashions, even if they might be less than modest?

Do we adopt the language of the world, even if it’s not righteous?

Do we drink or partake of things that the world partakes in, even if God’s word speaks directly against them?

These are just a few examples of things that we can examine in our own lives that will help us see where we stand on this very important topic.

It can be very easy to just follow the crowd, simply allowing ourselves to be swept downstream with them.

We need to remember, though, that Jesus showed us how not to follow the crowd, but to swim against the current instead.

Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV) 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

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 – 6-29-23

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Matthew 6:14 (NKJV) 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

For if we forgive men.

I never realized how many times in a day our heart could be affected by what others say or do toward us.

One day I received a phone call. On the other end was an angry person. Not angry with me, but pretty much themselves and any one that got in their way that day.

I heard things that were hard to listen to. Some were words of blaspheme and others were just awful vulgarity. Etc. It was challenging for me to sit and hear them out, while they were slandering everything and everyone.

After I got off the phone, I got on my knees to pray for this person and in my heart, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to forgive them.

I had no idea, however, apparently my heart was offended without my knowledge. And eventually would have caused some hardness to set in toward this person.

You see, we don’t always know when our heart is offended or tainted. Unforgiveness can sneak in and get a grip.

Sometimes we may overlook this step in our prayer time, thinking we are fine. Maybe we are so concerned and focused on helping others and what they are dealing with. But it is important that we understand that God forgives our sin, as we forgive others who have sinned against us. It is an action we must take, before God will forgive us.

Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

To make sure we are not holding any unforgiveness, we must let the Holy Spirit guide us in this. He will be sure to prompt us if we are open to Him. Amen.

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 – 6-28-23

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Daniel 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

I have pondered on Daniel and his life quite a lot over the last couple years.

The situation he was in is one that I contemplate frequently, especially considering today’s situation in the world.

I have conversed with God about this many times; what if the nation I live in was completely taken over by a tyrannical government that banned the worship of the one true God?

My question isn’t about whether I would deny God or not. I know the answer to that. It is an unequivocal, “no”.

I would not deny God.

But would I be able to do as Daniel did, serving an evil king with excellence while holding back the words I would like to say about truth, righteousness and God’s judgement?

Daniel was an incredible man of God. He had wisdom and discernment that came to him by the Spirit of God. But Daniel had to be disciplined and wise enough to heed what the Holy Spirit showed him and told him to do or not to do.

Daniel’s convictions were so strong that he chose to disobey the king’s decree very early on in his tenure as a servant to that king.

And yet, through his disobedience, God moved.

This isn’t to say that disobedience is what caused God to move. It wasn’t.

It was why Daniel disobeyed that caused God to move on his behalf; he stood for what was right and true, and did it in a way that didn’t involve him making accusations against the king about other observations that he had made.

In other words, Daniel stayed on topic with his actions and didn’t go on to expound on the many evils that he saw in the king or his kingdom.

So, how would we act or behave in this same situation?

Would we heed the promptings and leading of the Holy Spirit, allowing ourselves to be used by God to bring about His justice, His honor and His glory before the eyes of a pagan king, eventually leading to his faith in God?

Or would we follow our own flesh and emotions, speaking when we should be silent, and acting when we should quietly submit, never allowing God to use us as He wanted to do?

Something for us to seriously ponder on.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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