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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-3-22

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John 13:33 (NKJV) 33 Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you.

Can you imagine spending time with Jesus for 2-3 years, and then having Him suddenly tell you, “where I am going you cannot come.”?

I can’t even imagine what Peter was feeling, but I can understand him asking, “why can’t I follow you?”.

John 13:37 (NKJV) 37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.”

I can understand Peter’s heart for Jesus and saying he will lay down his life for Him.

Peter loved Him. And in the moment, he really thought he would do anything for Him. Peter had good intentions.

Sometimes we too have good intentions, but when we start to feel the pressure of it all, we run. We deny. And we hide.

Jesus knew Peter better than Peter knew Himself.

Isn’t that the way it is with us?

We would love to do certain things, but when we are faced with what it takes to do it, we change our minds. We just don’t want to go through what it takes to get there.

Jesus was about to face crucifixion. Peter would soon find out that his words of laying down his life for Him were shallow, and he would ultimately deny knowing Him, not just once, nor twice, but three times.

John 13:38 (NKJV) 38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.

My heart aches for us, the body of Christ, when we have to learn what we are really made of versus what we think we are.

Wow. 3 times denying Someone we just said we would lay down our life for. That was truly a humbling moment for Peter.

But the reality of it all is that Jesus knows us. If we truly want to follow Him, let Him show us what we can handle.

We need to trust Him and not try to tell Him what we are capable of. He already knows. Listen to His guidance.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-2-22

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Psalm 71:5 (NKJV) 5 For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.

During times of joy and happiness, and in seasons when everything seems to be “just right”, we don’t usually think much about hope.

We don’t really need to since everything is going well.

It’s only during less pleasant seasons that hope comes to mind.

So, when those tougher seasons happen, where does our hope lie?

Many will put their hope in different things. Most times that hope will be in the thing that is viewed as being the solution to bring the tough season we’re enduring to an end.

In reality, though, regardless of the season we are navigating, God is our only true source of hope.

Why does it seem so hard sometimes for us to understand this and hold tightly to God as our source of hope?

Most of the time this is due to our flesh not wanting to hold onto something or someone we can’t see and Who may not satisfy our intellect.

You see, our minds like to have something to hold onto that we can easily understand and explain.

But God blows that all apart because He doesn’t use human logic when He does something.

Dividing a body of water to allow a huge mass of people to pass through, providing water from a rock, speaking through a donkey, using a prostitute to save some of His people during a time of battle, raising a dead man from a grave, healing a blind man by spitting into dirt and rubbing mud on that man’s eyes; these are all things that God did.

Not even one of them makes sense to our human understanding.

And yet, this is the God we serve and Who loves us enough to send His son (God incarnate) to die for us.

That is true hope, found in the Creator of all that we see.

Hold onto Him and rejoice as He continues to confound the wise and baffle human understanding, drawing hope from Him no matter what season we’re in.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-1-22

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John 13:35 (NKJV) 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

If you have love for one another.

This word, “love”, is not what many people think it is. It’s not just words that express an emotion like, “I love you.” It’s also having the back bone to take action and put things in place when needed.

Jesus said He loves us. What was His action? He gave His life for us.

Love is hard. Love can hurt. In fact, it can be quite painful at times.

Love causes us to do things beyond our normal capacity or ability. It will cause some people to do things they never would have dreamed of doing for someone before they found love.

True love is not for wimps. It moves and acts by truth, and sometimes truth can be tough.

Don’t say you love someone if you cannot fight, because it takes a fight to walk love out.

What? Fight against who?

We fight against our flesh. We fight against our own emotions.

What love sometimes asks for may not be easy. And we might want to run far from it.

Loving so much will cause us to feel like we are dying at times.

It can feel like we will never be able to get up and move forward again.

This kind of love will cause us to say things we never thought we would say in order to help someone.

Love will cause us to go places for someone we never ever thought we would go, and do things we never thought we would do.

Sometimes loving in such a way will cause us to lose people we are very close to, that we care deeply about, because we acted out of love to help them. And in return, they got angry instead of listening.

This love will move mountains to help.

Now, Jesus calls us to love one another.

Let me ask this very important question; have we ever moved a mountain for someone, or gone the extra mile to see them through something?

Matthew 5:41 (NKJV) 41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

Get ready for some hard work. It’s not easy. As a matter of fact, it’s probably the hardest thing we may have to do.

But if we can love each other like Jesus loves us, no matter how hard, painful, heartbreaking and scary it may seem, it is worth everything we go through to walk it out.

Love.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-31-22

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Ephesians 4:11-12 (NKJV) 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ…

God has created and given us everything and everyone we need to thrive as the body of Christ.

Above, He listed the people who equip the body, raising her up and teaching her everything that’s needed to live a life that’s worthy of the name of Jesus and that’s strong for the kingdom of God.

These five “offices” are responsible for training up and equipping the saints of God from the moment they put their faith in Christ until they breathe their last breath here on earth.

Thinking about this reminds me of a parent raising a child, trying to strike that delicate balance between love, discipline, nurturing, exhorting, edifying, etc.

Sometimes this requires saying or teaching things that might not necessarily be popular or easy to say but are required for “proper nutrition” of those who hear.

Most of us would much rather hear something that’s joyful and uplifting vs. something that’s serious and somber.

This is akin to trying to get your children to eat their fruits and vegetables when there is a freshly prepared dessert right in from of them!

But God is faithful, and He guides each of us every day as we seek to serve Him and worship Him in Spirit and in truth.

And as we learn to “eat” those things that are harder to swallow, along with the things that are more pleasant, we will be balanced, strong and ready to answer the call when God places something in front of us that He wants us to do.

So, let’s be prepared to eat what God serves to us, whether it’s a platter of spinach, kale and broccoli or a plateful of brownies and chocolate cake (or whatever our favorite dessert might be).

We may or may not like it at that moment, but if God is serving it, we know that it’s beneficial for us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-30-22

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John 12:27 (NKJV) 27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

Jesus asked, “what shall I say?”. And then He answered His own question.

Jesus came for this hour, for one purpose, to glorify His Father on the cross by His sacrificial death.

He was troubled because He knew what He was about to face. It was not going to be easy, not even for the KING of kings, knowing that what He came to do was fast approaching.

What He did for His Father should be the heart of the church. It should move us. It is the very breath of Jesus’s work here; to see His Father glorified in everything He did!

He went to great lengths to obey the Father. And we, His children, should have the same heart as we learn to follow all of the examples set by Jesus in our individual walk with God.

We too may find ourselves troubled at times when we are called to obey and do something specific to glorify the Father.

These are moments when “the rubber meets the road,” so to speak. And we have to decide whether we will surrender to Someone greater and give up our own will in order for His will to be done.

It’s a challenge, and it can sometimes be very troubling. But it is worth every bit of that trouble if we choose to follow through.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-29-22

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Psalm 18:1 (NLT) 1 I love you, Lord; you are my strength.

This short, simple verse sums up so much while using so few words.

Sometimes we use so many words to try to express our thoughts and feelings. And there are times when that is necessary.

But sometimes we just need to be direct and say what we mean as succinctly as possible. And this verse is a perfect example of that.

I love you, Lord.

Those words say it all.

There will be times where we might feel the need to expound on that sentiment and pour our heart out to Him. And that’s good to do from time to time.

But simplicity can also be a good thing.

So, never be afraid to simply say, whether in your heart or out loud, I love you, Lord.

He is worthy of hearing this from us. He does, after all, love us beyond what words can express. This is evident in the mercy and the grace that He shows toward us.

Tell Him today that you love Him. It’s good for us to share our hearts with Him.

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 – 8-28-22 – Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

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

While Jesus was here on earth, He spent a considerable amount of His time giving people hope and encouragement. 

In our newest video, Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, we teach on what this means for us as followers of Christ. 

Everyone needs to be encouraged from time to time, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this video. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Be encouraged, in the name of Jesus! 

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 – 8-27-22

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Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

I am in awe of the moments when God does something to show us how personal He is.

I celebrated my birthday recently. I remember thinking around that time how nice it would be if the last project in our new home would be finished in time for my birthday.

The carpenter had been working on it intermittently, but it was still not complete. I knew he was swamped with work and I did not want to press him.

But then, a couple days before my birthday, my husband, said to me unexpectedly, “the carpenter is coming today”.

I was excited, but still not expecting to have the project finished, knowing the work involved and his busy schedule.

But, you see, God knows our desires. And between Him and my husband, they worked together to make this happen!

The project was completed that same day. So, I got a wonderful birthday present from my beloved Lord and my wonderful husband who saw it through.

Thank you, Father, for always causing us to be in awe at Your magnificence and faithfulness, even in those things that might seem insignificant!

And I’m grateful to have such a blessed man of God by my side, till death do us part.

God bless you all. Enjoy the faithfulness of our Lord as He brings those personal thoughts to life and gives us the desires of our hearts.

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 – 8-26-22

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Acts 8:1 (NLT) 1 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.

As the early church began to grow and flourish, it seemed like nothing could possibly stop them.

The number of people being added to the body of Christ was increasing daily. The believers were helping each other, and miracles were being performed regularly.

What could possibly go wrong?

And then Saul showed up, inciting hatred and violence upon the believers. His goal was to stop this new movement, even if it meant killing some of them.

He even gave his approval to the stoning death of Steven.

This immense persecution caused fear to sweep over the church, and all the believers except the apostles fled, scattering throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

And so began the end of Christianity. Or so it might have seemed.

But you see, what the devil means for evil, God uses for good.

And those very same believers who scattered took with them the gospel of truth, and they began to share it with others everywhere they went!

Acts 8:4 (NLT) 4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.

So, as they taught the people about Jesus, His truth spread far and wide.

This thing that Saul and the other Jews tried to stop became unstoppable, flourishing despite what appeared to be imminent decimation with the death of Steven.

And to top it all off, God tore from Saul the desire to kill Christians by making him one!

Isn’t that just like our God?

We need to always remember that even the darkest times can be turned around. And nobody can do that the way God does.

Genesis 50:20 (NLT) 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-25-22

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John 12:26 (NKJV) 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

We need to be reminded today that, as God’s children, we are here to serve Him.

By serving Him we will be where He is, in the midst of touching the lives of others. It’s not hard to understand, and once we get it we will be right in that place we need to be with Jesus.

This is the place of servanthood. The place where hearts are changed.

It may not happen overnight, and we may never see the full results of our service. But know and trust that the Lord will see all, and He will guide us on things like timing and the right words to say.

He will give us strength to press in and not give up.

Don’t look for recognition for our services from man. If it comes, give God the glory. Most importantly, follow God’s peace in all we do.

Servants will often not be noticed by others for their good works . Many times, servants are looked down upon and frowned on.

Most times they are abused and mistreated.

Rejoice and know that our most High God will not look down on us and frown. But instead, He will honor our servanthood.

Let us serve with joy!

Who needs God’s love, His compassion, His correction, His grace and mercy today? Let us listen carefully to what the Holy Spirit is saying, and follow His lead. 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 – 8-24-22

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Jeremiah 24:7 (NKJV) 7 Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.

Over the years, as I have drawn closer to God and studied His word more, I have come to understand that there are two things that please God immensely; surrender and obedience.

These two things in our lives will help us to walk our walk with Him in a way that’s pleasing more than anything else.

Interestingly, these two things go hand in hand.

You see, in order to obey God, we need to surrender.

Surrender has to come first because it helps us to be more willing to obey. A heart that’s not surrendered will never be as willing to obey God as a heart that has fully surrendered (submitted).

Surrender (submission) comes only as we learn of Him and allow Him to change our heart.

It requires that we genuinely pursue Him and put Him first in everything that we do; even in those things that might seem insignificant to us, or in things that we might think don’t matter to Him.

Everything matters.

Every choice that we make and every little thing that we do will either take us closer to Him or further away.

So, once we have made the choice to surrender to Him, we will no longer be living our lives to please ourselves, but to bring honor and glory to Him. And this will cause us to obey Him.

This is why it’s so important for us to understand that He wants our whole heart, not just a piece of it.

Let’s give Him our whole heart. And in doing so, we will more readily surrender and obey Him in all that we do. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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