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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-14-20

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Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the name of Jesus! 

What is God’s plan for me and my life? That’s one of the most frequent questions we get asked. 

In today’s video, “The Plan”, we discuss this topic and shed some light on some of the more obscure aspects of how God’s plan is carried out for each of us. 

We believe this video will really help some people who are struggling and going through difficult times in their lives. So, we hope you will watch it. 

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Enjoy your day. 

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 – 6-13-20

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2 Corinthians 10:3 (NKJV) 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

According to God’s word, a believer does not war in and of the flesh. We learn how to battle differently; we don’t let the flesh get the best of us any longer.

How many know what I’m talking about here? We begin to do things by letting His Holy Spirit guide and direct our steps.

The old way is done with and there is a new way of doing things. We have to submit to God and let the change come.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

As a child of God, we are starting over. We are starting from scratch. We have a brand-new, clean slate. And we are just beginning to see what God can do when we confess our sins and walk in His faithfulness to forgive us!

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.

We are clean, my friend. Very clean.

That doesn’t mean sin no longer exists in us or never tempts us. It means that we have been cleansed from prior things that we have confessed, and we will need the Holy Spirit to help keep it out of our daily walk.

This is something that we learn to do on a daily basis. And as we follow God’s leading, it gets easier.

Will we ever be perfect at it? No.

But if we put God first in everything, heed the leading of the Holy Spirit, and let Him mold us and shape us, He will create a new person in us that we will barely recognize over time.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-12-20

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James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Have you ever seen a shooting star?

I spend a lot of time on the water during the summer months, and I have gotten to see some incredibly beautiful shooting stars.

No matter how incredibly bright some of them are, they are literally only visible for a split second or two; here and gone almost instantly.

This is a great representation of our lives here on earth. We are here and gone before we even realize it.

Yes, 70 years is a lot longer than the life of a meteor. There’s no doubt about it.

But if we look at our lives compared to the grand scheme of things, those 70 or so years can seem pretty insignificant. And as such, we are no more than a shooting star flashing across the sky for a split second, and then we are gone.

Over my lifetime, there have been a few shooting stars that I have seen that have stood out. They are still very vivid in my memory.

Why? Because they were brighter or more brilliant than others. They left an indelible impression in my mind.

Our goal in our life as a believer should be to leave a lasting impression on the hearts and minds of those around us, shining God’s light to them in the things we do and the things we say, just like those shooting stars that we remember for a lifetime.

Maybe it will be words of encouragement or words of hope. Maybe it will be words of correction, spoken in love. Maybe it will simply be a listening ear that we give to someone who needs to talk.

Maybe it will be time that we took to help someone in need. Maybe it will be something that we gave to someone who was lacking.

Whatever it might be, let it be something that we do or say with the love of God in our hearts. Let our motives be pure. And let God be at the forefront of it all, giving Him the glory for it.

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 – 6-11-20

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James 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Are you broken today?

Have you been through something and you are grasping for anything to make your heart beat again? Something that will take the pain away?  Anything that will make you smile again, or at least give you a sense a peace?

These recent days have been tough for a lot of people. It hasn’t been easy with the abrupt changes around the world. Not knowing when we might ever feel right again is frightening, tiring and stressful.

Life has changed deeply for some. For others, maybe not as badly, but we are feeling different than normal, waiting for something to bring some kind of relief from the hardship we are battling.

Searching for a quick fix is not the answer we need today. No one can give us a quick fix when we need to heal or fix an ongoing problem. So, please don’t get discouraged if you are still unsure of how things will be as we move forward.

We want you to know one thing for sure that will hopefully give us all a little peace of heart and mind. God is here. He has not left us. He is forever going to be here for us, no matter what, as long as we draw near to Him.

Some may grow hard from their experience, depending on how hard the hit is. Some will be saddened and a bit discouraged, while others will say, “I am not going down without a fight”, and then they get so tired and burnt out that not only will they go down, but they will not get back up.

We are not going to give you a quick fix type of answer today. We are going to give you God’s word.

Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Let’s stay close, be strong and courageous and let Him fix our brokenness over time. He will not leave us.

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 – 6-10-20

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James 1:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.

If most of us were asked what or who we are tempted by, the vast majority would say that we are tempted by the devil.

And while this may be partially correct, let’s look closely at the verses above, where we will find some revealing insights about this.

First off, it’s important that we understand that we are never, ever tempted by God.

God has no darkness nor evil in Him, therefore He cannot tempt anyone with what is evil.

We are tempted by what is in us. Let me explain.

The scripture above states that we are tempted when we are drawn away by our own desires.

The desires within us cause us to be tempted, lured away, and drawn into sin. If we were 100% clean, and free of sinful desires, being tempted would have no power over us. We would simply turn and walk away without giving it (the temptation) a second glance.

But, because of what is hidden inside of us, we become tempted.

Maybe you’re asking how we can fix this, or how we can ever avoid being tempted and caught up in sin.

We have to learn to let God change our desires.

God has a way of “cleaning us up” that will remove our evil desires and replace them with righteous desires.

It doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it doesn’t necessarily happen in a few days or a few weeks. It can happen that quickly in some cases, but that’s not the norm.

The cleaning up of our desires is a process that takes place as we surrender and submit to God, allowing Him to transform and renew our minds with His word, through the Holy Spirit.

So, how fast it happens for us is our own choice, based on how quickly we let Him go to work in our hearts and our minds.

One thing is for sure, though. As we do submit and surrender, we will never, ever be disappointed in what He does in us.

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 – 6-9-20

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Genesis 22:2 (NKJV) 2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

The promises of God and answered prayers can be oh so awesome. There is no doubt.

But it’s important for us to remember that they are not for us to hold onto with a tight fist.

When God gives us something that He said He would, we need to know that it is still His, and at any point He may switch it up and ask us to surrender it or let someone else hold it or keep it permanently.

Sometimes this is a test to see if we are willing to let it go.

Now, we are not necessarily talking about God asking us to do the same thing that He asked Abraham. That was for Abraham, and him alone.

We will have our own things that will be dear to us. It could be our finances, our addiction, our home, car, business or career title, etc. Everyone has their thing that means a great deal to them.

Do not hold on to God’s blessing so tightly that if the time comes, we won’t let go, not even for Him.

I remember one person in particular who was going through a financial struggle. They were praying and praying that God would save them from having to sell their home.

One day I felt impressed to ask them a specific question; “are you willing to let go of it if God wants you to?”

I could tell right away by their reaction that they may have been saying yes with their mouth, but their heart told a different story.

It’s our willingness and obedience that takes us on a walk of greatness with God. But if we can’t get there because things mean more to us than He does, it will be very hard for Him to use us to the full extent that He wants to.

We have got to understand that there may come a time when God asks for something that may mean everything to us. But, will it mean more to us than God?

Abraham went all the way, showing God that, as hard as it may have been to give up His promised son, Isaac, He would trust God.

God saw that he did not hold back even his most precious possession, and thus, he was able to keep Isaac. God knew from Abraham’s willingness that he would be trustworthy with all that God had for him.

Our question for everyone today is; is our heart in that place where if God asked for something meaningful, would we be willing to give Him whatever it might be?

Genesis 22:17 (NKJV) 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

May we all get to a place in our hearts where our heavenly Father can say to us, “you were willing and obedient, therefore keep what I have asked for and I will bless you with even more.”

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 – 6-8-20

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James 4:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

As James addressed fellow believers, and the things he was seeing taking place among them, he felt it necessary to address the conflict that was happening among some of them.

James had observed that there was much strife between some people in the body of Christ, and he saw by the Holy Spirit exactly what it was that caused it; pride, and a lack of true submission to God.

Pride will cause us to do so many things that do nothing more than promote chaos in our lives. That chaos may not necessarily be evident outwardly in our lives, but it is definitely there inwardly!

In addition to chaos, pride will also cause us to covet and lust after what others have. And as believers, we will even pray and ask God for those very same things.

Because we ask for these things amiss, out of wrong motives, we will not receive them by God’s hand. He will deny our requests.

If we are carnal in our thoughts and our methods, we may just push through and take action to obtain what we are requesting by natural means, ignoring God’s leading and the fact that He is not answering our prayers. This is where we often get ourselves into trouble.

So, if we have been praying and asking God for something, whether a material item or otherwise, and we are not getting whatever it is that we’re asking for, we may very well need to examine our motives.

Are they pure? Do they serve God, or do they serve our own desires?

These are good questions that will teach us a lot about ourselves.

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 – 6-7-20 – The New House

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the precious name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

We hope you are well and enjoying your walk with God. 

Today’s video, “The New House”, is very relevant for the times that we are living in. 

The last few months have been like a raging storm blowing through our neighborhood, wreaking havoc on everything in its path. 

When these kinds of storms blow in, they leave a path of destruction in their wake. 

We discuss this today, in relationship to the church, and our walk with God. 

There is much that we discussed that is very important, so we hope you will take a few minutes out of your day and watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We hope this video will bring understanding and clarity in some areas where there may have been confusion or a lack of understanding. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 6-6-20

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Hebrews 6:10 (NKJV) 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Hi Everyone…

We just wanted to say thank you so much for helping us to continue to reach the world with the message of Christ.

For some reason this season has been extra hard. And, at the same time, God is bringing us deeper with Him to show us how faithful He is.

In order to reach the lost where they are in life, it feels like we are right there with them. We can’t help if we don’t feel the pain, sorrow, loss and ache of what they are going through. It’s your help, through prayers and finances, that is making this less of a struggle.

Every day we are reminded of your labor of love toward us and helping us to do what we do. We truly cannot do it without you all.

Please know that God sees all that you do toward His name and he will not forget it. Keep going and don’t stop. When you help Seven Seas Ministries, you help all those that are being changed around the globe.

Thank you, thank you and thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. We love you and you are in our prayers daily.

Have a beautiful day!

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 – 6-5-20

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1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NKJV) 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

Being content is one of the best things I have learned over the last decade or so.

Contentedness is something that really changes a person. It causes us to stop constantly searching for more and more, and to look to God as the Source of everything that is good.

Contentedness is a very misunderstood idea. Many people mistake being content for living in poverty, always struggling to get by.

This isn’t necessarily true.

Being content means learning to be OK with what you have, whether it’s a little or a lot.

Some might think that being content with having a lot should be easy, and that nobody who has a lot is ever discontent.

This is far from the truth, though.

While it’s easy to see how a person with very little to their name might be discontent, the people with very little don’t understand how someone with much could ever be less than content.

The person with much material wealth can still struggle with discontentment, though.

Part of this can come because they are never satisfied. No matter how much they have, they still want more and more.

Some of this is selfish, while some of it is due to a lack of understanding when it comes to them knowing what true contentment really is.

It is only when we surrender ourselves to God that we begin to understand contentment in its truest form.

When our contentment is found in Him, our desire for large amounts of earthly possessions will begin to diminish.

It’s not that someone suddenly stops liking nice stuff. It’s more that they begin to see and understand that more stuff is not the key to happiness or satisfaction.

And as a person draws closer and closer to God, their desire to amass things is replaced with a desire to amass eternal treasures in heaven.

1 Timothy 6:6 (NKJV) 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain.

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 – 6-4-20

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Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

We need to get ”God vision” because our sight is very limited!

Many years ago, we sat in our living room and cried out to God in prayer. We were at a turning point in our lives, and God had prepared us to do something. But we were not sure exactly what or how.

We had made the decision to leave our house. We had sold most of the stuff in it, and we had taken in just enough cash to get a rental place. It was probably one of the hardest places to be.

But the thing I take with me and remember the most is that as we sat there in the two small chairs that we had left in our living room, God met us there.

He spoke to us that day and told us we are to do full time ministry. Now, you need to know that the ministry He was speaking of was exactly what we do today.

At that time we had nothing to work with. We were empty. But today, we are full. Full with His purpose, His guidance and His provision!

Thank you all so very much for the part you play in this, because it’s huge.

The one thing that we would love for you to get from this is that we had no idea how to do what God was asking us. Our vision was very limited.

On that note, what did we do? The only thing we knew was to keep doing what was directly in front of us, but to stay open and alert to changes that came our way.

The best information we can give you today is, unless God directly says to stop what you are doing and go here or go there, don’t make any sudden moves. That is true even when He shows you what He is going to do through you. The vision will usually come first as, a seed. After that it is usually in quiet steps.

When Mary was impregnated by the Holy Spirit, the Son of God was growing right in her womb. Who did she tell? Everyone? No… she went to Joseph and told him. And the only other person that confirmed who she carried inside of her was Elizabeth. They kept it to themselves.

Luke 1:41-42 (NKJV) 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

You see, it is very important, 1. Not to move too quickly. Do only what God shows us to do. 2. Not to tell everyone we know. Protect God’s plan with everything in us. And, 3. Wait on the Lord to unfold it, step by step.

Today, let God open our vision and show us His plan. He is faithful to fulfill it! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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