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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-28-20

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Isaiah 43:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

Are we a people who like to live in the past?

Are we constantly talking about it and dreaming of being there again, wishing things could have stayed the same? Are our minds always reminiscing about how much we loved the way things used to be?

Memories can be nice, but it’s important that they are only memories and not something that we get caught up in.

Those things were dear to us, but they are no longer tangible today. They are gone.

We need to let go, bury them and move forward into the new thing that God has for us.

Don’t be afraid. We won’t forget what once was.

Instead, we will add to our story as we allow God to pave the way and make provision for what’s ahead for us.

We have to let the past be the past. We cannot revive it.

Take a step into the new thing God has for us and see how refreshing and restoring it can be!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-27-20

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1 Kings 18:1 (NKJV) 1 And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”

This verse contains a very short piece that’s often overlooked when we read it. Let’s take a look at it!

As we start off, we see that there was a period of “many days” where Elijah waited to hear from God. No big deal, right?

Well, if we look a little further, we will see that the “many days” was actually three years.

“In the third year” tells us that three years had passed while Elijah waited on God. Two other verses later on tell us that it was actually 3 years and 6 months.

Three and a half years!

How many of us have had periods of time where God seemed to be silent? We hear nothing, and it begins to bother us.

Many people wonder why this happens. Why does God “go silent”?

The more important question, though, would be “what do we do when God is silent?”. How do we handle it? How do we react to it?

Do we wait patiently, or do we fret, worry and stress over it?

Every one of us has probably had periods where we were waiting to hear from God and it seemed like He might never answer us or we might never hear from Him again.

But, in time, God speaks again and we begin to get our answers.

We may or may not get understanding as to why it took longer than we had hoped for or expected. But at least we’re hearing from God again!

Elijah waited on God. The Bible isn’t very clear on how he acted during that time. But Elijah being a man of strong faith would seemingly indicate that he did so without fretting and worrying.

God never leaves us. So, when those silent periods come, we just need to know that He is faithful, and no matter what it might look like to our natural eyes, He never abandons us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-26-20

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

Have you ever pondered on the phrase “I AM That I AM”? 

Many people have found that phrase to be a bit confusing and hard to grasp. 

In today’s video, “I AM That I AM”, we teach on what this really means, and what it means to us, as children of God. 

This video helps to bring a much deeper understanding of some critical things in the Old Testament that we may have overlooked in the past, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch it. 

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We hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-25-20

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1 John 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

What was John referring to when He so often said “if we keep His commandments”?

In reality, He was referring to much more than an itemized list of “you shall” and “you shall not” orders.

He was doing what He always did; pointing to our heart.

Everything about our walk with God boils down to what’s in our heart. If our heart is right, everything else will also be right. Not perfect, but right. There’s a difference.

Perfect means that there is no sin. Right, on the other hand, means that we understand sin and we understand temptation. But we choose to do right, even if we fail sometimes.

Right means that we have God at the forefront of every choice we make, even if we might not hit the target dead-center sometimes.

Right means that we seek God in what we do, before we make choices and decisions.

Right means that we love God enough to consider Him when we are at a crossroads and we are forced to choose which way to go.

Right means that our thoughts are on Him each and every day.

Right means that we long to please Him in everything we endeavor to do. And because we want to please Him, we will listen intently for the Holy Spirit’s leading, giving Him preference over ourselves, even when we might not feel like it in the flesh.

And, lastly, right means that we stay alert every minute of every day, watching and listening for the wiles of the enemy, standing our ground, not by our own strength, but by the power of God’s spirit, ready to thwart his attacks as God has equipped us to do.

We can never, ever be perfect. But we can be right!

Put God first. Spend time in His word. Talk to Him and listen to Him. And then do what He tells us to do.

Do this, and we will get it right!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-24-20

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1 John 2:4 (NKJV) 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Today’s New Testament commandment-related scripture is a tough one.

John didn’t hold back when He spoke these words. He told it like it was. No fluff. No sugar coating.

Sometimes we need to hear the hard things. We need someone to get in our face and speak truth in a way that might not be easy to hear, but that will give us a little jolt to wake us from our slumber or cause us to face a hard truth.

John was loving and gentle most times, but He also had no problem saying what needed to be said at the right moment. And this verse is one of those things that He said that exposes things that we might not like to look at.

John was emphasizing that we need to be honest and truthful, especially when it comes to our walk with God. We shouldn’t try to fool anyone; especially ourselves.

If we say that we love God, but we fail to keep His commandments, or follow His precepts (as David liked to say), then we absolutely have to question where our heart really is, and where our loyalty lies.

This is not written to question anyone’s salvation. But the actions of our lives speak much more loudly than the words of our mouths. And if those actions don’t align with God’s word (His commandments), then we need to check ourselves.

As hard as it is, we need to be thankful for brutal honesty sometimes because it can help us see ourselves and push us back toward where we should be, rescuing us from whatever we may have fallen into.

Do we say we love Him? If so, do we keep His commandments?

This is a great measuring stick for us to use when gauging our walk with Him.

Does our walk measure up?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-23-20

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1 John 3:22 (NKJV) 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

As we continue discussing the way Jesus referred to commandments, here’s another good scripture to break down.

Jesus talked a lot about the importance of prayer, as did Paul and other apostles in their New Testament epistles. It’s a key part of our walk with God.

In this verse, John also refers specifically to getting what we ask for in prayer.

Unanswered prayers are a major stumbling block in the lives of many believers. People often question why they pray and those prayers go unanswered.

First off, we need to be sure to understand that we will never have answers for all of our questions about what God does or does not do. Some things we just need to accept and have the faith to know that it is all OK, even if we don’t understand or agree with God’s answer (or apparent lack of an answer).

But, understanding what John was referring to in this verse can be a very big eye opener for all of us.

Look at what He says; “we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight”.

That’s a big deal! We receive our answers because we “keep His commandments” and we do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

So, our motives can’t be selfish, and our walk with Him has to be in its proper place.

This doesn’t mean that we have to be perfect. Not at all. But it does mean that we have to have our priorities in order when it comes to where our relationship with God falls in the grand scheme of things.

James indicated the very same thing in this verse:

James 4:3 (NKJV) 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

So, let’s take what we’ve learned here and begin to apply it to our lives, especially in the area of prayer, and watch what God does with it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-22-20

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John 15:10 (NKJV) 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

Commandments. They’re not something that we usually associate with the New Testament.

When we think of commandments, we almost always think of The Ten Commandments or other things associated with the Old Testament.

Despite that, though, commandments are discussed in the New Testament. And if you look closely at this, and seriously consider or ponder on the way Jesus presented them, you will begin to see not only the importance of it, but what that infers when it comes to our walk with God.

The commandments that Jesus spoke of were more than The Ten Commandments. Jesus didn’t necessarily give us a new list of things to do or not to do, but rather an indication about the ways we should do things and how that would impact and change the way we live.

So, let’s take a look at the various ways that Jesus spoke of commandments and break that all down to give us a better understanding of what it means to us.

Today we’ll start with the verse above.

Jesus stated that if we keep His commandments, we would abide in His love. What does that mean?

First, it means that our love for Him is deep enough, and that we take our relationship with Him seriously enough, to do what He says to do.

This is a huge statement that clearly tells us that our walk with Him is not to be taken lightly or to be treated as less than what it is; critically important to our eternal destiny. This relationship was, after all, built and established on the fact that He died for us to pay for our sins and give us direct access to the Father.

If we truly understand that, we will be so grateful that we will make this relationship our priority in our lives, putting Him above all else.

Let’s also talk about the word “abide”, since it’s crucial to the overall message of this verse.

Abide, in its most general form, means to accept or act in accordance with something.

In this verse, it means to “remain in”. Another good definition in this context would be to “act in accordance with”.

In other words, we remain in His love or we act in accordance with His love for us.

That would indicate that we would honor Him and His love for us by staying true to the things He expects of us.

This sets a good foundation for us as we dive a bit deeper into the topic of commandments in the New Testament.

Let’s take a look at more of these over the next few days.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-21-20

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Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’

Putting God’s Word to work in our lives will keep our discernment sharp.

We will be in tune with His Spirit. He will keep us strong in areas where we are weak.

But we have to stay in His word. Even if it is just a little bit each day, it helps.

Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

Now, how much time do we give Him in His word? Only we can be honest with ourselves and answer this question.

If we haven’t been giving Him time, then that is probably why we are struggling with restlessness, fear, worrying, and are always in a very frustrated state of mind.

Start today. Give Him some of our time.

Things will come together. He will bring encouragement and stand with us in all that life throws at us.

Deuteronomy 20:4 (NKJV) 4 for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-20-20

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James 1:14 (NKJV) 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.

Temptation is something that so many wrestle with.

We’ve written about temptation a lot over the years. It’s a subject that’s familiar to most of us, since we’re all human beings.

Because we’ve written about it and studied it so much, we’ve gotten a deeper understanding of it and what really causes it, so we want to make sure that we share that with others.

As we have often taught, temptation in and of itself isn’t necessarily wrong.

But we have learned that there are definitely factors that come into play for each of us that dictate how we react to temptation and how it comes about to begin with.

Temptation begins in us because we are drawn away by our own desires.

This makes it plain and clear that the temptation comes based on a desire that is within us.

When I first got revelation of that, it was extremely eye-opening.

So, if we look at this at its most basic root, the temptations that we wrestle with are largely caused by what’s inside of us.

Let me explain.

If we have a weakness for something, that thing will be what tempts us.

If we have a weakness in the area of lust, we will be most tempted by things that draw on that weakness.

If we have a weakness for drugs or alcohol, those will be the things that cause us to struggle the most.

And the same can go for anything that we desire. That will be what causes us to struggle and stumble, over and over again.

You might ask, “So, how can I ever expect to overcome temptation if the root of it lies within me?”.

Here’s the answer.

The temptation, and the weakness that causes us to give in to it, will go away when the desire for the sin goes away. And that desire will go away when we finally surrender ourselves fully to God.

You see, it’s when we surrender to God that our desires begin to change.

We will no longer desire sex that is impure or improper. We will no longer desire drunkenness or the use of drugs to “escape” reality and the troubles of life. We will no longer covet things that are not ours. We will no longer steal. We will no longer be greedy. And the list could go on infinitely.

Why? Because as we submit to God and surrender to Him, He will replace those impure, unholy desires with new ones; desires that are in alignment with what He wants for us.

And those old desires, the ones that cause us to be so easily tempted? They will fall away, as the old man is slowly washed away and the new man is raised up and groomed by the Holy Spirit for righteous living.

We hope this will shed some new light on this topic and help everyone understand it better, so that fighting temptation won’t be something that occupies every waking hour for so many believers.

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 – 7-19-20 – Cutting The Root

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Please click to watch the video nowHello! 

We hope you are enjoying your day. 

Have you ever struggled to overcome a specific temptation, especially one that comes at you over and over again? 

Have you ever wondered why that same temptation constantly attacks you? 

In today’s video, Cutting The Root, we explain this and then teach about how to put an end to it, once and for all. 

This is eye-opening information for many people, so we hope you’ll take the time to watch it and even share it with others that may need to see or hear it. 

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Stay close to Him. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-18-20

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Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

When God tells us we are to hold our peace, He is basically saying, “be silent”.

In other words, if things don’t look good from where we stand, we should not be crying about it.

Why? Because we trust God in spite of what we see. He has it all figured out!

Our lack of complaining shows that our trust in Him is real.

We are not running around telling everyone what we are going through. We are not being negative, and we are not walking around with a bitter or angry attitude.

Holding our peace means being still in our thoughts, no matter what we are facing in our everyday life situations, as we are waiting on Him to come through for us in a way that will bring complete healing and victory.

We are not waiting for the sake of just waiting. We are waiting on His perfection and excellence to be done, in His timing, and for it to bring closure on the thing that fights us and tries to take us out.

The Lord God loves us enough to fight for us as we hold our peace. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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