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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-26-23 – The Vow of Jephthah

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

Have you ever given any thought to the importance of vows? 

In today’s new video, The Vow of Jephthah, we teach about making vows to God, and the importance of those vows. 

We also discuss things that we should consider before making any vow. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to give this video a watch. 

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We hope you enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-25-23

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John 8:12 (NKJV) 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

What have we been called to do as God’s children? Shine bright!

When we are on the right path, shining is easy. But what if we slip up?

And just let me say, we do slip sometimes.

Can we lose our shine forever?

When we are messing with the wrong thing, we can definitely dull that shine. The light that is in us will be unnoticeable. It will be tainted with sin. And sin is dark.

If we are following Jesus, we have the Light of life living in us. This Light of life is what causes us to shine. We have to be the one to make a conscious effort to keep that light shining by doing the right things.

If we are hesitant in our decision, it can be very easy for the enemy to push the wrong things on us, and we will fall for it and find ourselves thinking, “what did I just do?”.

We have to know quickly in our hearts, and then turn from or resist the devil with the help of the Holy Spirit.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Maybe we have made some wrong decisions in our life and we are paying for it big time. But that does not mean we need to stay there.

We can come back up and gain respect and trust when we decide we will try our best to do what’s right next time around.

If we take the steps to repent and follow Jesus Christ, His light of life in us will shine again! 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 – 2-24-23

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Galatians 2:11 (NJKV) 11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;

As Paul penned these words, he did so with great concern.

He had learned that Peter, who had been sent to the Jews to bring them the gospel of Christ, had fallen to peer pressure and was now telling new Christians that they must be circumcised, as was the Jewish tradition.

This undermined the entire foundation of the gospel, insinuating that God’s grace was not enough, and that new believers had to fall back to Jewish traditions to be saved.

This was a grave perversion of the truth.

Paul found it necessary to confront Peter and correct Him, exposing his hypocrisy before all who were present, making it clear that traditions were not required.

Peter had, in fact, been living as a Gentile (despite being a Jew), walking in the freedoms of Christ prior to being swayed by the pressures of some of the Jews who finally persuaded him.

Galatians 2:14 (NKJV) 14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?

Paul went on to warn Peter and the others that man is not justified (declared righteous) by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And that by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

We are saved purely by faith in Christ.

It’s important that we not mix works, rituals and traditions with our faith, mistaking these things as being required for our salvation.

Yes, works are important, but only as an outward expression of our faith. Not as something that we must do to make ourselves holy or righteous (justified) in God’s eyes.

As for traditions and rituals? These are purely man-made and not required or useful in our walk with God.

God wants our hearts, plain and simple. So, let’s give Him what he asks for.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-23-23

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1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 pray without ceasing…

Most times when we pray, we ask God for the things we need or the things others are in need of. Then, when we are done praying for those things, we tend to be finished with our prayer time.

But did it ever cross our minds that maybe there is so much more to pray for, things we never thought of or could know without God-given wisdom or Holy Spirit leading?

Did we ever think to ask God if He had anything specific that He would like us to pray through and agree with Him on?

Maybe God Himself has some very important and critical things that He would like us to pray through. These things aren’t anything we would know about unless He directly lays them on our heart.

The question is, do we ask Him, “Lord, what is it you would like us to pray for today?”.

Take time today and ask Him, “is there something Lord, or someone you know of that needs prayer?”.

Give Him some time to show us and guide us in our prayer time.

When God guides our prayer time it will be more meaningful. Things will get accomplished, and we will know that when we pray, we are praying for the things of God to come. His will be done!

Matthew 6:10 (NKJV) 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

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 – 2-22-23

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Ephesians 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience…

You and I are the same. We are kindred in one thing; we have been made alive in Christ, saved by His grace and redeemed by the blood of Christ.

We once walked according to the flesh, being directed and led by the prince of the power of the air; the devil.

We were sons and daughters of disobedience.

But God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ. We have been saved by His grace.

Ephesians 2:4-5 (NKJV) 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

We are no longer dead in our sins but made fully alive in Him.

We were not saved by anything we did. We were not saved by our own efforts to please God or make ourselves righteous; our works.

We were saved by grace, through faith.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

We were not required to follow The Mosaic Law. We were not required to offer God a blood sacrifice. We were not required to go through Old Testament cleansing rituals.

We were required only to recognize our lost, sinful state, to repent of our sins, ask Him to forgive us and then put our faith in Christ as the Savior.

Jesus paid the price for you and for me. His blood washed us clean; white as snow.

For He was spotless and pure, like no other man who has ever walked the earth.

And now we walk with Him, letting Him teach us, guide us, shape us and mold us into who He wants us to be, leaving our old self behind, a distant memory.

And I’m glad to share this walk with you, my brothers and sisters in Christ.

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 – 2-21-23

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1 John 4:12 (NKJV) 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

If we are born again, we will love other believers. Our new birth will be evidenced through our conduct and behavior.

But learning how to love like this takes time. We have to be willing to deny ourselves of our own wants on behalf of others.

We have to be disciplined.

We will face new situations daily and will need to learn how to handle them according to the leading of God’s Spirit.

We have to have a strong desire to willingly want to walk out this love that God talks about in this verse by praying more for those people who do things that get to us, concern us and are disturbing to us.

We have to learn to take them to God first without complaining or talking about them to others.

This love will cause us to stick things out and push through uncomfortable situations or places that we can’t stand to be in or around, letting God teach us how we can be productive in sharing His perfect love.

As we walk in such love we will find ourselves at a breaking point regarding our flesh, allowing it to be ruled by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:1 (NKJV) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

When we step aside in our flesh, letting the Spirit of God show us how to handle certain situations, it’s then that people will see God’s love strongly moving through us.

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 – 2-20-23

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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.

It is finished.

These words represented the completion of everything that Jesus did. And they summed up what God intended to do by sending Christ to earth; to offer mankind redemption through His blood.

We need only to accept the gift and apply it to ourselves as individuals.

In that phrase, “it is finished”, there is something else we need to consider.

God was not obligated to offer His son as a redemptive sacrifice for our sins. But He did it anyway.

Additionally, God is also not obligated to do anything further for us.

Let me explain.

You see, despite what many believers think, God is not obligated to do things for us. He is not obligated to supply our needs. He is not obligated to answer our prayers.

And we could go on to create a lengthy list of other things that we think God is obligated to do, but He really isn’t.

Yet, despite this, He does these things for us anyway!

Why?

Because He is faithful, loving, merciful and compassionate. And He loves us beyond our wildest imaginations.

Yes, He is holy and righteous. Yes, He hates sin. And, yes, He will show His anger at times.

But He wants us, you and me, to know His love. So, He does all the things that He is not obligated to do.

We can’t get confused about this, though. He is not our piggybank or our genie in a bottle, standing by waiting to grant our latest wish or desire.

He is not our ATM, standing by waiting to dole out finances simply because we ask for them.

He is God; pure holy, sovereign, and high above everything else. It’s important that we understand that.

He wants our whole heart. He wants our dedication. He wants our obedience.

He wants us to look to Him, not as our God who is obligated to do everything we want Him to do, but as our God who loves us so much that He chooses to do what He is not obligated to do.

So, let’s be sure to give Him our whole heart, our dedication and our obedience, and learn to love Him for who He is, not for what He can do for 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 – 2-19-23 – The Foolish Things

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

Have you ever watched God confound the wise in a specific situation? 

We have a new video for you today called, “The Foolish Things”. 

In this new video we teach about how God uses different kinds of things and methods to confound the so-called wise and intellectual people, proving who He is and proving His sovereignty. 

We hope you’ll watch this fun and encouraging video!

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We love you all! 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 2-18-23

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Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV) 9 A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.

Sometimes we have to turn back or slow down for things to get better.

I know; no one likes to feel like they are going backwards after taking steps and working so hard to move forward.

But, know that if the occasion arises and we need to pull back, that we shouldn’t refuse it.

I had a dream recently. and in the dream there was a person driving a vehicle.

They were trying to cross a road to get to the other side. As they were doing so, they saw and felt danger up ahead.

As the dream continued, the person driving continued to go forward, instead of turning around or putting the vehicle in reverse and backing up. They stepped on the accelerator and pushed ahead.

They ended up under water and the vehicle tipped upside down. It’s important to note that there were children in the back seat of the vehicle as well.

Thank God this was only a dream.

When I woke up, I realized that if that person had just simply backed up when they saw that there may be danger, they would have saved themselves and others.

Sometimes in life it is hard to go back. But what good is it to go forward if it’s going to hurt us and others?

We need to understand that God will often warn us, and we must pay attention to the signs.

We must train ourselves to pull back at any given moment when He prompts us to, instead of continuing to plow through because of our forward momentum.

God knows what’s best for us.

If this word is for you today, don’t be afraid or feel like a failure if you have to pull back from what you thought you were supposed to do.

Save yourself and others that may be affected by it. 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 – 2-17-23

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Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NKJV) 32 “Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

If we look at these two verses, we can see that they are a formula for success, handed directly from Moses to the Israelites.

The success he was steering them toward was not what most people would view as ordinary, everyday success. It was, however, a “recipe” for a successful walk with God.

Inside of this recipe were some key ingredients that were necessary for the formula to “work properly”.

The liability for all this working as intended was squarely on the shoulders of the individuals.

They should “be careful to do as the Lord their God had commanded them”.

They needed to heed His instructions, endeavoring in their hearts to follow what He had told them as closely as possible, being careful not to stray to the left or the right.

If they walked “in all the ways which the Lord their God had commanded”, He promised that all would be well with them, and that they would prolong their days in the land which He had promised them.

God wanted their hearts to desire to do the right things; the things that pleased Him.

And this is what He asks of us today.

He simply wants our whole hearts; nothing more and nothing less.

He desires us to put Him first in everything, seeking Him wholeheartedly.

He wants us to burn with passion for our relationship with Him.

If we can burn with passion for a carnal, earthly relationship, why can’t we burn with passion for our relationship with the One who created us and gave us the breath of life?

Let us all ponder on this and then take whatever actions are necessary to make it happen.

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 – 2-16-23

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Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

How do we train them up in this world we live in today?

First and foremost, our children need to hear our voices. They need us more than we know. They are longing for their God-loving parents to sit them down and tell them the truth.

They need to hear the truth about God, His Son and how they have a Helper, the Holy Spirit.

They need to understand the truth about life; how it can be very hard at times, but also full of joy and victory as well.

And they need to learn the truth about the devil and what he has purposed in his heart to do; to steal, kill and destroy anyone he can.

John 10:10 (NKJV) 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Teach them how they are to resist him, and when they do, he will run.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Teach them how to pray and stand on their own two feet. For we are not always there with them, but God is everywhere!

They need to be taught by us being an example.

The school systems won’t teach them how to survive an enemy or a thief. Their friends won’t teach them. Social media will confuse them.

But as their parents who love them dearly, and will do anything for them, we are responsible to protect and train them up.

They need truth and it needs to be planted in them. They need to be reminded and taught continually about the things of God. Even if they say, “I’ve heard it a thousand times,” we say, “good, then what’s one more?”.

Our children need to be strong; the truth needs to be embedded in them.

Don’t give up, parents. We can’t be tired now. Stand up and fight for their lives.

Matthew 19:14 (NKJV) 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

We bring them to Jesus by showing them the way.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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