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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-4-23

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Luke 14:11 (NKJV) 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Being humble simply means that we don’t think of ourselves as being better than anyone else. And that is a good thing.

Holding ourselves accountable to God will nip this right in the bud. But if we don’t stay accountable to Him, pride can very easily creep in. And it will not be good.

Pride opens the door to destruction.

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

Are we walking around with a haughty spirit, and wondering why we are not moving forward?

Maybe we have been waiting and waiting on some answers, but we have been prideful in many ways. God cannot exalt us if we already hold ourselves up higher than others.

It’s time to come down off that ladder and start by acknowledging that we aren’t any better than anyone else no matter what we possess, no matter what we’ve accomplished and no matter where we stand.

Let God deliver us from arrogance, pride and a haughty spirit today. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-3-23

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Deuteronomy 10:12 (NKJV) 12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul…

One of the biggest constants in the entirety of God’s word is in the scripture above; serve the Lord your God with all your heart.

Don’t take this wrong. There are other constants that are also very important, like His grace, His love for humanity, etc.

But this one in particular shows us exactly what God wants or requires of us. He wants our whole heart.

This is repeated throughout God’s word.

Take a look.

Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

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.

And these are just a few examples. There are many more!

But here’s the thing we need to understand; nobody can make us serve the Lord our God with all our heart. Nobody can make us love Him more than we already do.

We must endeavor to do this and then take the steps and put in the work to make it happen.

The responsibility for this lies squarely on our own shoulders.

But the good news is that we can all do this. We just have to want it badly enough to push everything else aside; all the distractions, the obstacles and whatever is in us that might prevent us from doing it.

Nobody is special. Nobody has any secret tricks or shortcuts to make it easier or less labor-intensive.

If we set our heart and mind to this, though, you can be sure that God will walk right beside us through it all and show us where to make whatever changes need to be made to achieve this goal of loving Him with our whole heart.

Don’t be afraid. Don’t be intimidated. And don’t think that it is impossible. With God all things are possible.

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-2-23

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Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

When we obey God’s will rather than our own, we do so having faith that He will produce the evidence, or results, of our obedience as we step out into the unknown.

We submit our plans and our future to God and trust Him. That’s faith in action, letting Him guide our steps without knowing the end result in advance. We just take it step by step.

Following Jesus often means forfeiting our plans, submitting our heart, our desires and our way of thinking, and taking on a whole new way of living.

Want to see the evidence of things not seen? Want to be a successful and powerful child of God? Let Him lead us in our daily walk.

We may say, “how?. How does the Lord lead us?”.

Through His word, the Holy Bible, which is our guide.

And He also sent us a Helper to bring understanding. The Holy Spirit will help us and give us power and strength over our fleshly desires.

Through His anointing power we will obey God rather than our own desires, and find ourselves walking in such faith and holy living.

1 Peter 1:15-16 (NKJV) 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

Where are we in our lives today? Do we have the faith to step out and submit our plans to Him?

God, help us to trust You in a deeper way.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-23

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Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Did you ever have one of those days when everything is good, and then you suddenly start feeling like absolutely everything irritates you to no end?

You seriously want to lash out at anyone who even talks to you.

We’ve all been there, right?

The worst part is that this happens, and we almost never know why.

Some might say that this is an attack of the enemy; something spiritual.

I know that this is sometimes the case. But I also know that it is sometimes just something in us that gets started by a small thing that triggers a reaction, and then, once the ball is rolling, we just keep it going.

The thing is, we have the power to stop it. But we must choose to do so.

Stopping this kind of thing doesn’t usually require any special kind of act, like prayer, etc. It just requires us to recognize it and decide to stop falling for it.

Why am I addressing this?

Because the joy of the Lord is our strength. And when these kinds of things hit us, they will rob us of our joy. Losing our joy makes us weak. And when we’re weak, we can fall into many things that we would otherwise be strong enough to avoid.

We need to be mature enough as believers to recognize these types of things. And we need to be strong enough to stop them in their tracks before they become big enough to do damage, either to us or someone around us.

How can they do damage? By the things we might say.

Most of the time, these things can trigger us to say things out of anger or frustration that we instantly regret.

And when we speak harsh words in these instances, it creates situations where we hurt others and need to take steps to reconcile and repair the damage.

It’s far easier to just stop these kinds of things in their tracks than it is to hurt someone and have to try to undo that hurt.

Let’s be mature, recognizing these situations quickly, and putting them to rest as soon as we see it happening.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-31-23

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Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you…

Some of us may be asking ourselves, “how is this possible? How can we love those who hate us and persecute us?”.

How?

By not responding out of our emotions, but from the same forgiveness that God offers to each and every one of us.

How do we love our enemies? By forgiving them.

How do we bless those who curse us? By forgiving them.

How do we do good to those who hate us? By forgiving them.

And most importantly, how do we pray properly for those that spitefully use us and persecute us? By forgiving them.

We have to make a sincere choice to forgive them. And then we allow the Holy Spirit to walk us through it.

We allow God to bring healing to our heart and teach us how to respond as a child of the Most High God. It’s all done through His strength.

It’s not easy. But if we purpose in our hearts to follow Christ, these are the things we will experience.

Colossians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

The outcome of such forgiveness will be worth it all.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-30-23

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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.

If you were to read through Deuteronomy, you would see that there are a lot of commandments, rules and laws laid down for the people to live by.

Initially, you might get overwhelmed by all these laws, rules and commandments. And you may wonder how anyone could possibly follow them all.

You may also wonder why God would create all these laws, rules and commandments.

I mean, doesn’t it seem kind of legalistic and stiff?

But as you spend more time in the word, and you allow the Holy Spirit to show you the hows and whys of what God did, you will begin to see a couple of things very clearly.

First, you will see that God had to do this in order to rein in the people of Israel, for they were a stiff-necked, stubborn people.

Exodus 32:9 (NKJV) 9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

But more importantly, God was trying to show the people how He wanted them to live, not by rituals and repetitions, but in their hearts.

God desired the people of Israel to love Him enough to want to please Him. He wanted their hearts to long for Him and love Him for who He was, not just for what He had done for them.

But because He knew them, He had to put these rules, laws and commandments in place to give them “guideposts” to stay within.

The Israelites were prone to idolatry, repeatedly pushing God aside and going after “other gods”.

But God promised them that if they followed everything He asked of them, He would bless them, and they would prosper.

Deuteronomy 5:33 (NKJV) 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.

Today, we live under grace, not under the law. But God’s desire for us is still the same; that we love Him with our whole heart, not just going through the motions with routines and rituals.

What will we do?

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 – 1-29-23 – Put Your Hands Up

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

We have a new video for you today. It’s called “Put Your Hands Up.” 

In this new video we teach about learning to fully surrender to God, and how important it is to our walk with Him. 

This video teaches some important truths that will help us learn to be more submissive to God as He works with us to mold and shape us into who He wants us to be. 

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

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We hope this speaks to you and helps you grow closer to our mighty God. 

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 – 1-28-23

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Psalm 118:24 (NKJV) 24 This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Praise Him in the morning. Praise Him in the afternoon, and praise Him at night!

He is so worthy of all our praise.

Today, as I sit out on my porch, it is a beautiful, sunny, warm day. The birds are so pretty to listen to. My Camelia plant is blossoming, and the stillness of the morning is just breathtaking.

What a  gorgeous day here in NC.

I pray that I don’t take it for granted; none of it.

These are our blessings. These are the things that our Father gave to us to enjoy; to have at any time. No matter what our situation is, we will always have this beauty to turn to.

It’s like a warm blanket wrapped tightly around us saying, “I love You!. Enjoy”.

Take a moment and ponder on the beauty and sounds that the Lord God has placed around us.

Look up! Look all around, and see the wonders of creation. And know that it was created for our eyes and ears to behold.

God bless you and your family on this day that the Lord has made.

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 – 1-27-23

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Matthew 6:19 (NKJV) 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

When I was young, I liked to buy things. Sometimes I would spend a lot of time just looking for something to buy.

Now that I am not so young, this is no longer the case.

Don’t get me wrong. I still enjoy buying something occasionally, but typically only if it’s something that I need.

I have learned that the more things we own, the more problems we have because those things break or fail us.

And those things don’t bring us happiness in the truest sense of the word.

They may bring us pleasure for a time, but that pleasure fades. The excitement dissipates, usually rather quickly, and then we tend to move on to the next thing we want to buy.

Let us not spend the money that God blesses us with on things that rust, break down, fade or get stolen by thieves.

Let us, instead, spend our time, money and effort storing up treasures in heaven.

We need to let God teach us how He wants us to handle our finances and the things we spend our money on. If we do this, it will change the way we look at our finances. It will change our spending habits.

And it will even change what we like and don’t like regarding what we buy. The things we used to like to spend our money on will fade away into the distant past as God transforms our heart and mind.

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 – 1-26-23

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1 Peter 4:10 (NKJV) 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Just the other day we took a walk.

After our walk I was thirsty and in need of a drink. So, we stopped by this small shop and I grabbed an iced tea.

As the young lady at the counter was waiting on me, I asked her, “how was your Christmas?”. Just a simple question.

Sometimes we ask things and are not expecting the answer that we get.

She went on to explain to me about her Christmas, I listened intently, only to hear about this poor young lady’s experience as she shared what she was going through.

What she shared was heavy. And I told her that there are things in life that we go through that we will only make it through with God’s help. And then I told her that I will be praying for her.

She welcomed it and was so happy to hear that someone would pray for her. She smiled big, but I could see the pain in her eyes from the heartache she was carrying.

As I got back into the vehicle, I began to cry very hard. Seeing this young girl go through so much hit me hard.

We just never know when or where God will use us to minister His love to others.

We need to be open to serving Him no matter what we’re doing or where we are.

He wants to help people, and we are His good stewards, full of His love and compassion.

We need to let it flow to those He directs us to.

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 – 1-25-23

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Psalm 20:7 (NKJV) 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

In this topsy turvy world that we live in, I have been shown over and over again that my trust needs to lie solely in God.

Humans are fickle, and they can let us down at any moment.

Organizations, which are owned and run by humans, will also let us down.

Even churches will let us down. Why? Because they are run by humans.

And humans will disappoint us.

This doesn’t mean that we can never trust anyone. It simply means that man will eventually let us down in one way or another.

Human nature is unpredictable, constantly changing. We all fail in one way or another on a regular basis. This is just a fact of life.

Sometimes we may find ourselves putting too much trust in people or organizations, and not enough trust in God.

Psalm 146:3 (NKJV) 3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

Disappointment comes when we place too much trust in man or manmade entities.

We need to understand that only God will never betray our trust.

2 Samuel 22:31 (NKJV) 31 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

As for man, trusting people is something that we must do as part of life. It’s something that we can’t avoid.

But we need to do it knowing that man is not infallible; imperfect. This will help prevent us from being hurt so badly when someone disappoints us.

So, to summarize? Trust God. He is our shield.

2 Samuel 22:31 (NKJV) 31 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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