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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-3-23

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Daniel 3:24-25 (NKJV) 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” 25 “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

It feels like this is truly a season of “walking in the fire” for many of us in the body of Christ.

Trials and hard situations abound on a global scale during this season we are in. And sometimes that can make it seem like we’re constantly “up against a wall” that we can’t break through or climb over.

But it’s important for every one of us to remember this; those fires that can feel like they’re destroying us will purify us, and as we walk through them, we are not alone.

Our faithful Savior, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, is walking through the fire with us.

No, He is not spraying the fire with water to cool it down. Instead, He is equipping us and accompanying us so we can walk through that fire and come out the other side without even a hint of the smell of smoke on us.

This does not mean that the fire won’t affect us. It more than likely will, in one way or another. And it may even leave scars in some way.

But the effects will not kill us. They will make us stronger with a resolve that we didn’t have before the flames tried to swallow us up.

This is not being said to hype anyone up emotionally. It is not being said to minimize or make light of what anyone is going through right now.

But we need to understand that these trials we face have the power to make us stronger if we let them do their work.

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.

No, none of us likes trials. None of us asks for tribulations. But they must come. Jesus told us this (John 16:33).

So, let us lean on God and look to Him to strengthen us as we face them, following His leading as He walks us through them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-2-23

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Revelation 16:15 (NKJV) 15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”

“Coming as a thief” simply means He will come suddenly and unexpectedly.

Be ready and be watchful!

The key to being ready and watchful is found in making the time for the impartation of His word daily, and keeping prayer time a priority.

Don’t look at these as, “well, maybe later I’ll sit and read if I get certain things done”.

No, it won’t happen if we have that attitude!

Go in with the attitude, “I will sit and read. I will take time and pray today”. If we do this, nothing can stop us from doing it.

The importance of staying in His word cannot be emphasized enough. It will keep us in a constant state of watchfulness, and our hearts will always be ready for Him.

It’s not easy in the times we live in to stay focused on both of these. But it is an absolute necessity.

Now, If we struggle with having time for these, then we have too much on our plates. We need to start eliminating some things or maybe even some demanding people.

What we mean by this is that sometimes certain people can take up a good amount of our time and the space in our minds and thoughts.

We need to minimize the time we spend around them or talking with them, and give more time to the things that are going to help us stay on top of our walk with God.

The Lord will come suddenly. He states this plainly.

In order to be ready, we must be in His word and have our undivided prayer time with no distractions; just us and Him.

We may not know exactly when He is coming, but one thing we know for sure is, He is coming!

Let us be ready at all times.

Matthew 24:42 (NKJV) 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-1-23

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Romans 15:13 (NKJV) 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Our walk with God is a walk of hope, rooted in and built upon the faith we have in Him.

This scripture says a lot when it comes to our walk and what we should expect.

Because of the hope He gives us, we will also experience joy and peace.

When do we experience this joy and peace? When we believe!

Our faith and trust in God are the catalyst that brings joy and peace.

These are not simply emotions that we feel based on how our life is going for us.

True joy and peace are byproducts of our faith and our trust in God that become more strongly developed on a level that’s parallel to our growth as a believer.

And take note of that last line of the verse above; “that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”.

You see, that line gives proof that these are not just emotions, but an outcome that takes place because of our growing trust in God.

This is not a deep spiritual mystery. It is a simple reality that doesn’t require a degree in theology, an extensive understanding of the word of God or decades of studying the Hebrew or Greek languages.

It takes only a genuine desire and a willingness to make a sincere effort to know and trust God more every day.

In this we will not only find Him, but we will also find that joy and peace that can only come by way of God’s Spirit through a deeper walk with our Savior.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-30-23 – God of Great Hope

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Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

We serve an incredible God. And He wants us to have hope! 

We have a new video today that addresses this topic. 

In this video we teach about the importance of letting the Holy Spirit lead us through times of darkness, so we don’t lose our hope and our joy. 

The video is called, “God of Great Hope”, and we think you’ll enjoy it. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-29-23

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Genesis 22:2 (NKJV) 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

Our most important goal in this world should be to please God.

Whatever He asks of us, as long as we know it’s Him, we need to find it in ourselves to take the first step and say, “I will do it”.

How many of us are ready, willing and open to make many sacrifices to do His will?

A lot of people will not let go of the things that they need to let go of in order to reach this point.

As a couple, Pastor Curt and I are in agreement when it comes to putting God first!

And we are both aware of the fact we can’t have our say in some matters regarding God’s plan. We just have to agree with what He is asking of us.

We definitely cannot have any emotional attachments, or it will only make it that much harder when we have to let them go.

This is a heart condition. And it takes time, sometimes years, to reach this place.

But, as God changes us a little here and a little there, we will reach a point to where we will give up just about anything to please and obey Him.

Abraham would never have been willing to sacrifice his only son if his heart had been attached to anything more than it was to God.

God knows where each one of us are at in this process. If He is asking us to do something and it’s very hard to let go, remember that He wouldn’t ask it of us if He thought it would hurt us in any way.

He has nothing but good intentions for each one of 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 – 4-28-23

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2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NKJV) 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

God has given us every weapon we need to win the battles we face.

We must understand those weapons. And, just as important, we must understand our enemy!

We see the people who carry out the orders of the demons who have been given authority over specific regions (principalities). We don’t, however, see the spirits behind the actions of those people.

We get caught up in the people we can see.

We need, instead, to be focused on the spirits (demons) behind their actions.

This is where the battle really lies. This is where the war is won or lost.

It’s critical that we allow the Holy Spirit to show us the unseen.

This doesn’t mean that we will visibly see the spirits in action.

It simply means that we will see what’s behind the actions of the people who are carrying out the evil strategies of the principalities who have been given authority over those regions.

But when we allow the Holy Spirit to give us eyes to see and ears to hear, our perspective will change drastically.

We will no longer be like shadow boxers fighting the air. Instead, we will better understand what our target is, and we will be able to pray very specific prayers to help us defeat them.

So, in all our battles, we need to be sure to understand this one thing; we do not fight against flesh and blood.

Once we fully understand that, everything about our prayers and our perception will change.

Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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 – 4-27-23

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John 8:11 (NKJV) 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

While in prayer this morning, I had a vision.

A man was on a surgical table. He was under anesthesia. He was out cold. But yet he suddenly sat up on the table and yelled, “stop!”.

Even though he was under the influence of the anesthesia, he pushed through the effects of it and yelled out.

The anesthesia in this vision is symbolic of sin; the sins that we can fall under the influence of at times.

This shows us that even if we have fallen prey to sin, and it has us under its influence, we must do whatever is necessary to fight it.

You see, no matter how far into sin we are, our conscience or our will can override it and choose to stop.

The man on the operating table was out, but he woke up enough to yell, “stop”. We too must wake up and take action.

We have to be aware of our sin, and we have to be the ones to stop it. No one else can do it for us. It  takes resistance and strength to stop it. And God will help us with both.

Who’s in trouble today? How deep are we under the influence of our sin? No matter the depth, resist it. Sit up and stop it.

Go, and sin no more. Amen.

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 – 4-26-23

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Philippians 3:10 (NKJV) 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

As I have grown and matured as a believer, this verse has become very personal for me.

As the apostle Paul penned these words, he was sharing the deepest possible expressions of His love for and dedication to his Savior, Jesus Christ.

Paul, having previously been a persecutor of “followers of The Way”, was now a Christian himself.

The zeal with which he had pursued and persecuted Christians was now being funneled into his newfound faith in Christ.

Paul was an all-or-nothing kind of person. When he did something, he did it with everything in him.

So, as He worked out his relationship with the Savior, he wanted to know Christ in every aspect. He wanted to know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings.

Paul didn’t just want to know the power that had raised Christ from the dead. He also wanted to know and understand the pain and struggles that Jesus had walked through to get to His ultimate goal; crucifixion and death on the cross.

Paul undoubtedly knew that his faith in Christ might eventually cost him his life. And ultimately it did.

So, this leads me to ask the question, “do we also want to know the fellowship of His sufferings?”.

Are we (you and I) willing to do whatever it takes to walk out our faith, even if it means suffering for it?

This is a question that we need to ask ourselves and give an honest answer to.

Let us seek God and the leading of the Holy Spirit on this most serious topic.

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 – 4-25-23

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Jonah 1:17 (NKJV) 17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

It’s important to take notice that the Lord prepared this great fish that would swallow Jonah, hold him in his belly and spit him out when Jonah’s heart got right.

It wasn’t the doing of Jonah’s enemy, or anyone else for that matter. This was God’s doing.

God asked Jonah to bring a message to Nineveh. But instead, Jonah ran away. He got on a boat to go somewhere other than Nineveh.

Now, you might think, “well, that’s Jonah’s choice. Let him go”.

But God knew Jonah’s heart. And Jonah’s actions proved what God already knew. He was on the run!

The boat that Jonah was on began to face some terrible weather conditions.

The men on board prayed and prayed to their gods. But then they realized when it didn’t cease that there was something else going on. And they knew that Jonah was the cause of it all. They knew he needed to pray to his God

They found Jonah and asked him if he knew anything about this. Jonah told them it was because of him. He was the reason for the weather disturbances.

And he urged them men to just toss him overboard.  So, they did!

And The great fish that God prepared was right there to swallow him up. And he was in its belly for 3 days.

God will often respond to disobedience in ways we may not like. And this can cause us much fear and discomfort.

Just as Jonah did after being 3 days in the belly of this big fish, we will likely have a change of heart when facing the consequences of our choices.

What is going on in our personal lives today?

Maybe it’s not our enemy that’s causing our discomfort or the things that are taking place. Is it God saying, “hey, I asked you to do something and I’m not letting you run from it this time.”?

We have to be willing to obey God in everything He asks us to do, not just in the things that come easy for us or the things we enjoy doing.

Most times we don’t get to pick and choose. And if we’re not careful, God just might send us a “great Jonah fish” and cause us to stop and get things right. Amen.

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 – 4-24-23

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1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV) 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes you were healed.

Most people who know anything at all about Jesus already know that He bore our sins. He paid the price for the sins that we, you and I, committed.

That’s a well-established and well-known fact that most will readily recognize and admit.

What’s not so well known, or so readily admitted, is the fact that because He bore our sins and died in our place, we, having died to sin, might live for righteousness.

You see, it’s easy to accept the fact that Jesus died for us. Knowing and acknowledging that fact doesn’t require any real effort or sacrifice on our part.

Doing something about it is a different story; a reality that screams for action on our part. And some of those actions require great effort and sacrifices on our end.

This is where things can get a bit sticky for some. Where the men and women are separated from the boys and the girls, so to speak.

It’s where our faith and dedication (or lack of them) become obvious. And it is where we often recognize our own shortcomings when it comes to our willingness to deliver on our commitment to our walk with God.

This is not a hopeless situation, though. It doesn’t have to be a permanent problem that derails our faith and condemns us for eternity.

God is the God of compassion, mercy and hope. And He is willing to forgive us if we are willing to turn from our errant ways and repent.

It’s important that we recognize the debt that was paid for each of us by Christ on that cross, and that we live up to the price that was paid that day.

And as we recognize this, it will cause us to want to live our lives righteously for Him.

In turn, this will cause us to want to do the right thing daily, setting ourselves aside and putting Him first in every aspect of our lives, that we may be acceptable to Him in everything.

Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

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 – 4-23-23 – The Power of His Resurrection

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the precious name of Jesus, our wonderful Savior and Redeemer. 

Last week we shared a video where we discussed and taught about sharing in the fellowship of Christ’s suffering. 

This week we have a follow-up video that we had promised to do for you; “The Power of His Resurrection”. 

We hope this video encourages everyone and gives you incredible hope, not just for your life here, but for eternity. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all immensely. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443 

401-439-3780

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