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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-8-21

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Psalm 73:2-3 (NKJV) 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

As I recently spent time in the 73rd Psalm, I found it to be very fitting for the times in which we live.

We have touched on the subject of corruption frequently over the last several weeks as we have watched the events of the world unfold.

Corruption typically involves people of great wealth, as they claw their way to obtaining more and more of the wealth and power that they believe gives them more security.

From the outside, it can seem very appealing to many of us as we observe the wealth of these people. And if we’re not careful, we will begin to envy them because of that great wealth.

This was the case with the Psalmist here, as he observed the wealthy. He stated that he “almost stumbled” when he saw the prosperity of the wicked.

During the next several verses (verses 4-16), he spoke further about the ways of wealthy and wicked people, as he observed that their lives seemed to be free of the troubles that plague those who have less.

But in verse 17 he began to see the truth of the matter.

Psalm 73:17 (NKJV) 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.

As he turned to God for answers, he saw “their end”. He saw the price that they will pay for their corruption and their wickedness. He saw the slippery path that they are on, leading to their ultimate destruction.

And he saw the foolishness of his own heart, as he had desired to be like them. So, he repented before God, thanking Him for His faithfulness.

A great lesson for all of us today, as we watch the wicked work feverishly to grow and preserve the wealth they have toiled so hard to accumulate, even as it begins to slip through their fingers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-7-21

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John 5:24 (NKJV) 24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

If we truly accept God as our Father, and Jesus as His Son, and we walk out the life He has for us, trusting in them both, we will not see judgment but forever live eternally with them.

What a beautiful plan He made for those who believe, to live life with such a loving and compassionate Father, Son and Holy Spirit throughout our journey here on this earth, and after we leave here.

John 1:12-13 (NKJV) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

As God’s children, we are so very blessed. Amen. We have eternal life with the great I AM!

Exodus 3:14 (NKJV) 14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

Celebrate our life with Him today, give Him praise!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-6-21

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Psalm 50:14-15 (NKJV) 14 Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. 15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

As I was going through chapter 50 of the book of Psalms, this particular pair of verses caught my attention.

It seems rather benign at first, but upon closer examination it is really pretty important to understand.

The very first word is “offer”, as we are told to offer God thanksgiving.

Most of us might initially think this simply means to thank God for what He does. But we need to understand that this is really referring to making a sacrifice of thanks to God, not just an off-the-cuff expression that has little meaning or sincerity.

You see, of all the things we can offer to God, a sacrifice of thanksgiving is one that never fails to please Him.

Next, we are told to “pay our vows” to Him.

What comes to mind when we read this will typically be the idea of paying something monetarily, such as our tithes and offerings.

While that is something that we should all do, this is actually referring to “keeping” our vows to God, not paying Him with money. Simply put, we follow through on the things we promise Him.

And then look at what He tells us in verse 15!

After we are told to offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and to keep the vows we make to Him, He tells us to call upon Him in our day of trouble.

And what will He do? He will deliver us!

So, as we are faithful to Him, He is mutually favorable toward us, declaring that He will deliver us in the day of trouble.

And, lastly, He tells us to glorify Him after He has rescued us from our trouble.

This is such a simple truth that we so often overlook in our lives. But the effects of carrying it out are more than worth the effort.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-5-21

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John 4:39 (NKJV) 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”

Do we know that just as Jesus knew everything this woman had done, He knows everything we have ever done?

Why do we continue to act like He doesn’t know us?

Why do we get scared that He won’t show up and pull us through? Why do we take things into our own hands at times? Why do we not have the patience to wait on Him to deliver us, knowing He will not forsake us?

I’m here today to remind us all… He knows. He knows what we did. He knows what we spoke at times. And He knows how we carried things out.

He knows every detail of our lives. Nothing is hidden from Him.

Does He still love us, or does He hold it against us?

Romans 5:8 (NKJV) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

So, the answer is, yes and no. Yes, He still loves us. And no, He doesn’t hold it against us, if we truly repent.

He hates our sin, but He loves us. He knows everything about us, and still loves us.

We need to start confessing and crying out to Him, asking Him to help us get a grip on these things that we keep falling into over and over again. Life is slipping away and the time is now to get ourselves right.

Remember; He knows everything about us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-4-21

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2 Peter 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

Corruption runs amok throughout the world.

Governments. Big business. Big tech. Even in small towns and cities. It’s everywhere.

It covers everything, from the smallest of villages to the largest of cites, and everything in between.

It lurks in small-town city councils and big-city mayors.

And, guess what. It’s also in the church, the body of Christ.

Now, I’m not referring to “church politics”, although it does live within that. I’m referring to false teachers and false prophets.

What do I mean by that?

False teachers infiltrate the church oh so quietly. They wear big smiles. They blend in with the rest of the body. They speak words that they claim to be truth. But those words are actually lies wrapped in small pieces of truth.

And those words corrupt the gospel of Jesus Christ, eroding and destroying the foundations of our faith ever so slowly.

Before we know it, the lies are being accepted as truth and the path of the church is running parallel to the path of the world; corrupt to the core by lies and deceit.

It’s critical that we, the followers of Christ, don’t fall for these lies, these half-truths. We need to be ever so vigilant, guarding the word of truth that God has imparted into us.

And here’s how we do that. We read and study His word. We feast on it. We digest it and we live it out each and every day in our own lives.

By doing this, we “embed” the word within us. And we present ourselves approved to God.

2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV) 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Be sure we are on God’s path, not the parallel path!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-3-21 – 2021

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Please click to watch the video now!Greetings, brothers and sisters in Christ!

It is now 2021. And our newest video is aptly titled “2021”.

In this new video, we talk about some of the impacts of 2020 and what the transition to 2021 means for us.

We do hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this video and glean what you need from it.

Please click here to watch the video now.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

We love you all.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-2-21

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1 Corinthians 1:9 (NKJV) 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

I think these are the words I use most whenever I hear of troublesome times for people.

I remember when my Dad was going in for heart surgery. I felt so weak at the knees that day that I could have literally just dropped.

But Someone held me and carried me through. That Someone was God.

When we are in our weakest moments, and we feel like we are just going to drop right to the ground, God’s arms are right there, waiting to carry us and bring us through whatever battle we are facing.

Yes…it’s OK to admit we are weak at times.

I remember crying out to God. All I could say was His name. Those are the moments when we know that God has our back.

Let me say to those who are weak today, “You’re tired from the battle and your strength may be all used up. Call on the One who can carry you the rest of the way”.

Psalm 57:2 (NKJV) 2 I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

He is faithful!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-1-21

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2 Timothy 2:4 (NKJV) 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.

I may have mentioned in the past that I am a passionate person. When I do something, I give it 100%. I go full-bore, full steam ahead! It’s all or nothing.

That’s just how God wired me. It’s part of who He made me to be.

So, I have had to lean on God heavily during these last few months and let Him lead me when it comes to how to spend my time and where to put my efforts.

Let me explain.

I am, first and foremost, a man of God, a teacher of the Word of Truth. I love who God has made me and what He has done in the lives of Pastor Ellie and I.

I also love my country. I love the freedom that we have as a nation. And I love the fact that our nation was founded on Biblical principles and Biblical truths.

So, when I see our country going through the trials and tribulations that we have faced recently, I tend to speak out very passionately about what I see.

Because of my technological background, I have a God-given talent for being able to research and dig up relevant information about these types of events, helping to find truth in the midst of the turmoil.

And that tech background, combined with the drive in me to pursue truth and justice, and make it known to others, makes it very easy for me to create ways to share and spread that info via platforms already available and also by platforms that I could easily create myself.

But I recently had to make a choice as to where I would put my efforts and spend my time.

My all or nothing personality needed to choose between my passion for God and my passion for my nation. Because of this, God told me to be careful that my passion for Him always remains at the forefront of who I am.

Since we are engaged in Kingdom warfare, I consciously choose each and every day to dedicate myself to the endeavors that God has placed before me, as a soldier in His army.

I choose to be His warrior. I choose every day to fight in His army, for His kingdom.

Yes, I am still passionate about my nation that I love so dearly. And, yes, I still take some time and energy to fight for that kingdom too. But only on a very small scale compared to the eternal Kingdom that we are all a part of.

We are engaged in warfare. Let’s be careful not to entangle ourselves in affairs that are not beneficial to those battles and to the kingdom of God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-31-20

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1 Samuel 17:37 (NKJV) 37 Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”

What is very important to notice here is that David did not see any difference in the size or fierceness of the enemy he faced. He knew that the Lord would deliver him, no matter what, whether it was the paw of a lion, the paw of a bear, or a huge giant.

They all looked the same in his eyes. They were going down, with the Lord on His side!

What paw or giant do we face today? A financial crisis, a marriage crisis, a rebellious child, an addiction to lust or drugs, etc.? Do we face health problems, or are we maybe dealing with bullies?

The Lord will deliver us from the thing that stands in front of us as we put our trust in Him and we don’t back down.

David saw what God could do, and He knew there wasn’t anything that He couldn’t deliver him from.

Remember the things God has delivered us from, and don’t think He won’t do it again.

He doesn’t just deliver us once and tell us we’ve reached our quota. No. God is faithful whenever we call His name.

Psalm 34:17 (NKJV) 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-30-20

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Psalm 27:13 (NKJV) 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

The goodness of God. If we were to think and ponder on our lives, we would have to admit that it’s the goodness of God that keeps us going.

It’s the grace and mercy of God that have rescued us from ourselves.

It’s the hand of God on our lives that has pulled us from the pits of darkness; depression, suicide, debauchery, loneliness, lying, stealing, adultery, homosexuality, drunkenness, addictions and so much more.

He has rescued us all from something.

Maybe some of us have testimonies that are more dramatic than others.

Maybe some of us have led seemingly-ordinary lives with no major crises or anything terribly traumatic.

Either way, though, the goodness of God has played a major part in shaping our lives and bringing us to where we are right now, at this very moment in time.

Knowing that should cause each of us to ponder on God’s goodness and thank Him, not only for what He’s done for us, but most importantly for who He is.

For without Him, we would all be living lives that would be drastically different than they are now.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-29-20

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1 Kings 3:9 (NKJV) 9 Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

A servant’s heart needs to be an understanding heart.

To have an understanding heart we have to be willing to listen to God and to others. We have to listen a lot and not be selective, but pay attention to what is being said.

If we only listen to those things that tickle our ears or sound pretty, then we really aren’t going to get much out of it.

If we only listen to those people that agree with us on everything, then we will never learn or be challenged to research or dig in and find the truth in certain subjects.

We should be able to listen to people, whether we agree with them or not.

It doesn’t mean we automatically take what they are saying as truth. But we listen and discern. This will help us to get understanding and see where they are coming from.

We’ve got to have patience and listen if we want our understanding to be at its best.

If we want to help others or get help for ourselves, we have to be willing to listen. We can’t be the one that likes to run away when we hear anything other than what we want to hear.

We are not runners. We stand on the truth, and we help others at times to stand too.

Even though there will be many times in our lives when we don’t agree with people, we should, as children of God, be able to have a civilized conversation with them.

We shouldn’t be rude, arrogant, impatient or lacking compassion.

We should, in fact, be the opposite, showing sincerity of heart and wanting to understand.

That doesn’t mean we can’t stand up for ourselves at times if we don’t agree with what we are hearing.

It just means that we need to hear them out and let the Holy Spirit lead us, so we can be as wise as a serpent and gentle as a dove.

Matthew 10:16 (NKJV) 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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