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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-14-21 – To See or Not to See

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

Do you have eyes to see? 

That’s the topic of discussion in today’s video, To See or Not to See. 

In this newest video, we teach on letting God teach us how to see beyond what’s visible to our natural eyes. 

This is a bit of a precursor to learning more about spiritual warfare, and it’s key to helping everyone understand what we’re seeing happening in the world right now. 

It’s important for all of us to know and understand these things, so we do hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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We love you all, and we’re praying for you. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-13-21

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Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Who will He keep in perfect peace? Those whose mind is stayed on Him!

In other words, those who don’t get distracted by the problems in front of them. Those who keep their eyes and heart fixed on Him.

Our trust in Him is needed if we want His peace.

Some say, “I’m not at peace with what is going on around me”. God says, keep your mind on Me.

Some say, “I’m not at peace with myself”. God says, keep your mind on Me.

Some say, “my family is all messed up. I don’t know how to handle it, and I’m going nuts trying to pull it together”. God says, keep your mind on Me.

Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

There are a lot of people right now who have lost the peace that surpasses all understanding. Why?

Because their mind and heart are not on the Lord, but rather on the problems before them.

Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way.

Our minds have to be fixed on Him if we want His peace to work in our lives and help us to make the right decisions.

If we’ve left Him behind, we need to get back to Him.

Because If we left Him behind then we were not trusting Him. We were trusting ourselves.

There is never going to be His peace in that.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-12-21

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Proverbs 28:13 (NKJV) 13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

We all sin.

It’s good that we let God teach us and transform us so we sin less and less over time.

But the fact is that we all still do stupid stuff sometimes.

And when we do, what does God tell us to do about it? He tells us to confess it and forsake it.

He wants us to go to Him, confess what we have done and then turn from it (repent), not falling into it over and over again.

And what does He say He will do? He will show us mercy.

You see, if we are truly repentant, we will want to stop doing that thing that keeps us distant from God.

We will want to do the right (righteous) thing, proving our love for God.

The worst thing we can do is to try to cover our sins.

Trying to cover them only makes things worse for us. The weight of those covered sins just keeps growing and growing, getting heavier over time until it can become unbearable.

We can liken it to carrying a backpack on our backs. Each covered (unconfessed) sin is like a rock that gets placed into the backpack. Each time we sin and fail to confess it and repent, another rock gets tossed into the pack.

You can see how, over time, that backpack can get pretty heavy!

It’s time to empty our backpacks. Go to God directly and confess them. And then repent (turn away from them), so we can receive His mercy!

1 John 1:9 (NKJV) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-11-21

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John 15:3-4 (NKJV) 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

Our motive every day needs to be to learn to remain in God.

Our journey in life is meant to be used to grow closer to Him while we are here.

It’s not that we will never face anything hard, because we will. But it’s about going through those hard times and learning how to remain in Him, even when things are rough.

It is only Him that can get us through those tough and painful moments that life will hit us with. Nothing else will keep us moving forward in this life.

Some things may make us feel better for a period of time. They may even appear to give us hope and make us think it’s good for us. But we will soon find out that it’s not the real deal. It won’t carry us all the way through.

The truth of the matter is, as we remain in God through faith in Christ, we will live by His strength and bear much fruit!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-10-21

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Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NKJV)  17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

As I was reading Habakkuk this week, this prayer caught my attention.

It was written to be sung, not just spoken, although that really isn’t what caused me to go back and read it a few more times.

It was simply the content of it, and the heart that it was written from that made it stick.

You see, Habakkuk was sent to prophesy over God’s people. In this particular chapter, he was referring specifically to Judah, warning of their imminent destruction.

Habakkuk had cried out to God for a change of heart, that He would not destroy them. He actually said, in verse 2, “In wrath remember mercy”.

Habakkuk didn’t want to see his prophecy come to pass.

As he made his petitions known to God, and as he pleaded for God’s mercy over Judah, he ultimately came to the understanding that God is sovereign, and that His way is the right way.

It was then, after all of his pleading, praying and crying out to God, that he penned this prayer.

What struck me most about it is that he looked beyond the wrath of God and acknowledged that even if everything he knew was destroyed, God is still his strength, and he would still rejoice in Him.

This is important for all of us to understand and apply to our own lives.

It’s the “valley seasons” that show us who we really are in our walk with God. It’s those times when we feel like we can’t see beyond the smoke and the rubble of our own personal trials and fires that we need to reach deep down inside of ourselves and ask the Holy Spirit to help us get past ourselves and worship God for who He is.

Why? Because He is worthy, no matter what our lives may look like at that moment in time.

Paul summed it up quite nicely when he spoke these words:

Philippians 4:11 (NKJV) 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:

Let God be God. Let Him exercise His providence and His plans. His ways are righteous and true.

And let us be content in knowing this.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-9-21

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John 14:30 (NKJV) 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

The ruler of this world is satan. But Jesus says that, even though satan may be the ruler of this world, “He has nothing in Me“!! This means that satan had no foothold on Jesus. He had no power or authority over Him. Ever!

Jesus did what His Father told Him to do, and only that. Nothing more and nothing less.

Jesus’ time to be crucified for our sins had come. He was ready. It is what He came to this earth for.

The devil didn’t do this to Him. It was all part of God’s plan, to set us free from our sin.

The sacrifice that needed to be made had to be pure. It had to be spotless and free of blemishes in order for us to be saved from our sins.

It was all done for one purpose; that we may see the love Jesus has for His Father.

He obeyed His Father and His Father’s will, even to death on the cross.

John 14:31 (NKJV) 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

This is an example for us all, to love the Father so much that we obey His commandments.

We don’t let satan have a foothold over us. We don’t let him play and tease us.

No, we don’t let him have anything over us.

No greed, no jealousy, no hatred, no pride, no anger, no fear, no fornication, no lust, etc.

We must not let these types of things have any part of us.

If they do, we need to get rid of them.

Let the Holy Spirit guide our steps and help us to remove them from our hearts, and to get clean and right with God.

Get to a place where we can say, like Jesus said, satan “has nothing in me.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-8-21

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Psalm 37:5 (NKJV) 5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

Over the last 10 years I have learned a lot about trusting God no matter what a situation looks like.

Just like you, we have walked through some pretty tough situations over the years.

For us, it began around 2012. The period between 2012 and 2016 was gut-wrenching.

That 4-5 year period made us feel like our guts were being ripped out.

In reality, though, it was our pride and many other things that were being ripped out. We just didn’t know it at the time.

Hindsight is always interesting, to be sure.

During those times of extreme duress, we learned who we were and where our trust really was.

Yes, we trusted God. But we learned that we didn’t trust Him nearly as much as we thought we did. And He was in the process of showing us what it really meant to trust Him with everything about our lives.

As we learned this, things started falling back into place.

Then along came 2020. And the rug got pulled from under the feet of the entire world.

This time, though, we leaned on God from the outset and He carried us through, as He does so very well.

What’s really interesting is that the 37th Psalm was written by David, as he questioned God about why it seemed that corrupt, evil people most often went without punishment for their sins and their crimes.

Ultimately, David came to understand that God is sovereign, and that He works things out in His way and His timing.

And so, as I have watched the incredible, very visible rise of evil during 2020 and now into 2021, I know that it is in God’s hands.

In 2021, God is once again teaching me more and more about trusting Him, especially when things don’t look the way I would like them to.

I am to pray, to fast when He asks me to, and to do battle in the spiritual realm, all the while trusting Him and His ways. In this, I know that evil will be repaid, and justice will be done when and how He sees fit.

It’s not always easy to surrender my thinking, my opinions and my feelings to His providence, but I know it’s the only way that I can learn to truly trust Him in all things.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-7-21 – Prison On The Inside

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

It’s pretty likely that we all know someone in prison; locked up behind bars. 

It’s also pretty likely that we know someone in prison who isn’t actually locked up behind bars. 

In today’s video, Prison On The Inside, we teach about being in prison, even though we may actually not be locked up and behind bars. 

This video is powerful, and there are many who can truly benefit from hearing or seeing it, so we hope you will watch it and then pass it along to others you know who may need to see it or hear it. 

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We love you all, and we’re constantly praying for God’s best for you. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-6-21

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1 Corinthians 7:3 (NKJV) 3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

So whether we are husband or a wife we are to have affection towards each other.

Have we forgotten what affection is?

According to the Webster dictionary, here are the synonyms for the word affection: love, passion, fondness, devotion, devotedness, attachment.

Let us change up the word affection and fill in the blank with these words.

Let the husband and wife have love towards each other. Let them have passion and fondness in their marriage. Let them be totally devoted and attached to one another.

This sounds like a beautiful relationship, doesn’t it? Both, the husband and the wife, are responsible to show each other such affection.

Many marriages today are under attack. They have been beaten down, and run over by the ways of the world and the wiles of the enemy.

They are hanging on by a thread. Why? Because there is no time for this affection.

The world has put a demand on marriages to work and to spend little time together.

And when they are together, arguments occur due to fatigue, stress, frustration, and lack of affection.

Let us start today to take our marriage seriously, and to stop falling for the world’s way of living.

God wants us to walk in such affection toward our spouse. It is what will keep the flame burning.

Pray for our spouse to walk in this affection toward us and that we do the same for them. It takes two.

May our marriages be made stronger, revived and blessed.

Remember that word; affection!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-5-21

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1 John 1:6 (NKJV) 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Walking in darkness is not something we should do.

Yes, we might occasionally make a wrong choice that leads us to do or say something we shouldn’t do or say. But this should be the exception, not the rule.

As children of God, we are told that we are to walk in the light (1 John 1:7). Doing so shows evidence of our repentant heart and the fact that we are truly His.

As each of us grows in our walk with Him and our spiritual maturity, we will all be in a different place in this.

This comes over time, as we learn of God and allow Him to touch our hearts and change them, from the inside, out.

His love will transform us as we surrender to Him in various areas of our lives.

And as the years go by, we will eventually reach a place where we may no longer even recognize ourselves when compared to who we once were.

This is a process. It takes time. It doesn’t happen overnight.

We need to make the effort and be diligent in walking it out. And we need to learn to be patient as God works it out in us.

It may sometimes seem like we’re not growing as fast as we would like to be. But if we are faithful and diligent, God’s mercy and grace will shape us and mold us into a faithful servant with a heart that longs more and more to be like Him.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-4-21

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3 John 2 (NKJV) 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

Today we want to take a minute and write to you, our family that God has blessed us with.

We are so grateful for you, and we know that God is using you in helping us do what He has called us to do.

Before we began this journey, God showed us that we would be taken care of.

It was a big faith step for us, and even though at times we were scared, we knew it was what God wanted. We knew He would help us.

But what we didn’t know, was how He would do it. Isn’t that the thing that always tries to play with our minds. The how?

In the beginning, we sometimes tried to put pieces together that our logical side would say to do. But we would soon find out it wasn’t what God wanted.

It may have been a great idea, but it wasn’t His plan. So, we would quickly eliminate the thought.

It’s funny how He only gives us bits and pieces of His plan. It may be to keep us trusting Him for the rest. Or it may be because we may not be able to understand or handle what He shows us at that moment in time.

Either way, He has always been there for us. And we have learned to find great comfort in Him as we’ve faced the unknown.

You are a big part of this journey, whether you know it or not. You have been here through thick and thin, with your financial support and your prayers.

Your words of encouragement have brought us to where we are today. We are just like you, trying to run the race and get to the finish line with victory.

Another lap, here we go!!

We are excited to see what God will do as we push ahead, deeper into 2021.

We take it one day at a time, thanking Him for His provision and for each of you.

Your work, your marriage, your children and your walk with Him are so important to us. We want you to be the head and not the tail in all that you put your hands to.

We love you dearly, our divine family. Be blessed this day!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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