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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-26-20

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Jonah 3:2 (NKJV) 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.”

Jonah was a frail, fickle human being, just like many of us.

What do we mean by that? Let’s take a look.

God had previously told Jonah to go to Nineveh and cry out against the wickedness of the people.

Jonah 1:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.”

But Jonah fled to another city, went aboard a ship and headed out to sea.

And to make a long story short, he ended up getting tossed overboard, swallowed by a large fish, and then getting vomited up onto dry land after spending 3 days in the belly of the fish and crying out to God in repentance.

Then God spoke again to Jonah, instructing him to go to Nineveh and warn the people.

This time, Jonah obeyed! He traveled to Nineveh and warned the city of the impending doom, just 40 days ahead.

Nineveh heeded Jonah’s warning and repented. And God spared them!

This was awesome news. Or was it?

Jonah was so upset with God for sparing them that he told God to take his life from him.

Jonah 4:3 (NKJV) 3 Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!”

You see, Jonah was more worried about his reputation than he was about a city of 120,000 people being allowed to live because they had repented.

Even though God had spared Jonah from his own disobedient choices, he wished to watch the destruction of the great city of Nineveh, simply so he would look good.

Do we ever do this? Do we ever prefer ourselves over others when we see that God, in His mercy, has spared them from the consequences of their choices?

This can be a hard lesson for some of us. It can be hard to understand God’s mercy when we see it applied to others whom we were sure would be destroyed by the choices they had made and the things they had done.

But if God’s mercy is good enough for us, then it is good enough for others, too.

Let’s ask God to show us where we might be guilty of the same sin as Jonah; the sin of pride. Let us learn to recognize that God is not partial, and that He gives His mercy to anyone willing to cry out to Him.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-25-20

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1 Corinthians 6:19 (NKJV) 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Knowing that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and not our own, will cause us to be careful in how we present or carry ourselves.

We will feel accountable for our every action, and we will be convicted of things we do that used to be OK to us, but are now no longer acceptable.

When we get around certain people, if we are not careful, they can draw us into foolish talk, gossip, and laughing at inappropriate behavior.

The Holy Spirit will give us a heads-up in advance. We need to be listening. Usually that is our way out. Take it, or stand to be corrected later.

Sometimes He will be strong in alerting us. Other times it may be just one word; “STOP”. And it’s up to us to act accordingly.

You might say, “what do we do if we are in the middle of a conversation, with everyone’s attention on us, and we realize we shouldn’t go there?”. We change it up really quickly.

Believe me, if the Holy Spirit is prompting us not to say something, and we obey, He will help us recover ourselves and find something else to talk about.

I have been in predicaments at times when I was stopped in my tracks. In the middle of speaking, I would hear the Holy Spirit say, “change the subject now.” That is not the time for questioning Him. We just need to do it.

His convictions are real and they are there for a good reason. He will help us in every area of our lives.

When we realize we are not our own, and we want to please God more than man, we will begin to be more attentive, more willing to obey. Our desires will lessen and His will begin to grow stronger.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-24-20

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Daniel 2:21 (NKJV) 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

Over the last 20 years or so, God has taught us a lot about the seasons in our lives.

He has taught us that life is made up of various seasons. Each season is different. Sometimes only slightly different. Other times they are vastly different.

Seasons come and they go and God wants us to learn to flow with those seasons.

Some seasons are wonderful and full of joy. Others are a little tougher to take. But God is faithful in all of them.

Many of us struggle to let go of the joyful seasons. And that’s understandable, due to human nature enjoying comfort.

Seasons that aren’t so joyful can teach us a lot, both about ourselves and about who we are in Christ.

And they can teach us a lot about where our trust lies.

As we change from one season to the next, it’s good to take notice of how willing we are to step out of the old season and into the new one, because this will also show us how much we trust God to lead us.

The cool thing about Him is that He knows us better than we know ourselves, and He will keep prompting us to move forward with Him, even when we are trying to keep one foot in the old and slowly move one into the new.

There will come a time, though, when we absolutely have to pick up that straggling foot and move it forward. Refusing to do so could put us in danger of missing God’s timing completely. And that is never a good thing.

This can apply to just about any area of our lives. It’s not limited solely to “church things” or “things of God”. It’s important that we understand that fact, since we can tend to get tunnel vision sometimes.

We need to stay alert, learn to discern the seasons, and trust God enough to move with the changing seasons, instead of fighting against them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-23-20 – A Time For Rest

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

It’s important that we follow God’s leading and do the things He wants us to do. One of those things is getting rest when we need it. 

In today’s video, A Time For Rest, we discuss this topic. 

This video is short and to the point, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it and let God speak to you. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-22-20

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Mark 2:15 (NKJV) 15 Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.

Tax collectors and sinners were following Jesus. They liked what they heard and what they saw. What did they see and what did they hear?

Truth!

It doesn’t matter who we are. If we are searching for the truth and ready to hear it, God will bring it.

Some don’t want to hear it. They ignore it and push it away. Or they run away from it.

Jesus ate with the “sick”; the sinners and tax collectors. And He loved doing so because they welcomed Him. But the others, the scribes and pharisees, saw it and they questioned why He would do such a thing.

Mark 2:16 (NKJV) 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

How is it?

That’s what He came for! That was His purpose. He came for those that needed help, healing and restoration. He came for us all that know we need salvation. And He loves every one of us. We all need His help. Let us not think that we are any better than anyone. We all have our “issues”.

 Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

If we think we are too well for help, then we will lose out on what Jesus can do for 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 – 2-21-20

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Philippians 2:12 (NKJV) 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

As I was beginning my day today, I was pondering on various things of God. I wasn’t thinking about any one thing in particular. Just the things of God in general.

As I was doing so, this verse came shooting into my spirit, like a rocket. More specifically, it was the latter part, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”.

Let’s talk about this truth for a minute or two.

As we taught recently in our series on understanding the fear of God, if we are His child, we don’t need to walk around with dreadful fear that God is going to strike us down.

But this particular piece of scripture does show us that we need to take seriously our walk with God, our relationship with Him, our eternal salvation.

You see, nobody else can do this for us. No one can “get us into heaven”, so to speak.

People can pray for us, share God’s love and mercy with us and even teach us about salvation. But in the end, the responsibility for our eternal destiny, and our walk with God while we are here on earth, lies solely in our hands.

We have to make the choice to follow Him, and then endeavor to grow our relationship with Him.

We encourage you to take this seriously and do whatever is necessary to draw near to God and learn of Him. He is not harsh or hard. And His mercy endures forever.

Matthew 11:29 (NKJV) 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

And as we look at verse 13, which is actually the tail end of verse 12, above, we start to get the bigger picture.

Philippians 2:13 (NKJV) 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

God works in us through the Holy Spirit, prompting us and guiding us daily to intentionally and purposefully make right choices.

Why? For His good pleasure. To fulfill His purpose for us here on earth.

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 – 2-20-20

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1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

With temptation there will also always come a way for us to escape it. As we walk through life there is temptation all around us.

Nowadays everything is so carefree.

People do what they want, dress the way they want, be who they want. It’s all about what we want to do and how we want to do it. Just about everything and anything goes.

It’s hard for Christians not be tempted. At times when we are tired and we have been busy, with a lot on our minds, it’s easy to get caught off guard. It’s going to happen to the best of us.

But remember, no matter what we are tempted with, God has made an escape. So, don’t fall for it. And don’t try using the excuse that we were caught off guard.

It’s up to us to be alert. It’s up to us to be watching, listening and sharp. Why? Because we have an enemy that roams about looking for those he can devour, including followers of Christ.

He wants to destroy every one of us. And tempting us is his way.

1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Stay vigilant, alert, attentive and awake. If temptation tries to overtake us, God is always there with an escape plan.

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 – 2-19-20

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Romans 1:20-21 (NKJV) 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

We are living in a time when wrong is right, and right is wrong. Everything is backwards.

It’s not hard to see that much of the world seems to have gone crazy. Are you constantly amazed and shocked by the level of sin and immorality that you see around you? Even common sense seems not to be so common any longer.

As the world has very openly rejected God and His truth, the downhill slide of immorality seems to be accelerating. This is to be expected when God is driven out of every aspect of our societies and cultures.

A Godless society is destined to fall very deep into darkness and depravity. Hence, the things we see today in very large numbers around the globe.

You see, God offers His mercy to us freely. But when man largely rejects Him and His goodness over and over again, He will eventually give them over to the very things that they pursue; idolatry, murder, lust, greed, etc.

When this happens, we begin to see levels of sin and depravity that we may never have imagined could be so. And these very people eventually reap the results of their behavior.

Romans 1:26-27 (NKJV) 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

This is why it’s so important that we pray and seek God, living our lives as examples of His light, His love and His mercy, that we might rescue even one from the depravity that this world is falling into, just as we have been rescued by that very same love and mercy.

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 – 2-18-20

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Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

That’s a lot of LOVE!

How many know that this doesn’t happen overnight? In fact, It doesn’t happen in a week or a month. It doesn’t even happen in a year. It takes time to learn such a love.

That’s right.

You see, when we give our life to Christ, we do it in faith. And from that day forward, we begin to take steps in developing such a love. It takes time.

So, we shouldn’t think there is something wrong with us if for some reason we are not there yet. We just need to keep moving towards it.

How?

By obeying. By listening and following. By saying, “no”, at times to things we may enjoy doing. By allowing ourselves to be corrected and chastened at times by the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 12:6 (NKJV) 6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”

These are steps toward receiving the life God has for us and developing the love for Him that he desires us to have.

Once we begin walking in this love, we will never want to go back to the way we once were.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-17-20

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Matthew 6:21 (NKJV) 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

God has really been changing my heart over the last several years.

How do I know this? Because the things that I used to find exciting don’t hold my attention much these days.

Don’t get me wrong, I still love the time I spend bass fishing, teaching others how to fish, and spending time on the water with Pastor Ellie. But as much as I love bass fishing (and I do really love it), even that doesn’t excite me as much as it used to when compared to the things of God.

Bass fishing aside, there are many other things that used to get me excited that don’t mean as much to me as they used to.

Case in point, we recently took some time off to get away and disconnect. It was a trip that we had planned for over a year. And it was one that we were really looking forward to.

But as we made the trip and the first couple of days went by, we both realized that, despite our anticipation in the months leading up to it, we really weren’t as enthusiastic or as excited as we thought we would be.

Make no mistake. The sights and the events were wonderful and exciting. But we weren’t excited like we thought we would be.

And, to be truthful, the thing that got us the most excited was the time that we spent talking with the other people we met and the time we spent ministering to others who were hurting and in need of God’s hope and encouragement.

As we returned home, we spent a lot of time talking about this, and we both realized that God has done a work in us that we didn’t fully recognize until after this chain of events had unfolded.

But one thing is now very clear; we are different people than we were years ago. God has turned our hearts more toward Him than they have ever been. And it is likely that He will continue to do so, provided we are willing to let Him do it.

Let me say that this is not written to boast. We are in awe at every single thing God does. And what He chooses to do in us is not a product of us. It’s an effect that takes place as He prompts us and then makes changes in us so that we can carry out His work.

He is willing to do the very same for any of us. The key is that we let Him.

The foundation of this truth is found here, in Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

So, we encourage you to seek Him, and to search for Him with all your heart. For when we do this, He is faithful and true to His word, rewarding us with a new heart and an incredible appetite for the things of God that we could never have fathomed not very long ago.

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 – 2-16-20 – Casting Your Cares

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

Many of us have heard the scripture that tells us to cast our cares onto God. But we don’t always understand the meaning of this. 

In today’s video, Casting Your Cares, we discuss this, and what it means to us, as believers. 

As with most of our videos, this was completely unscripted, and it took on some interesting directions as we talked. 

There is something for everyone in this one, so we hope you will take a few minutes and watch it. 

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We love you all. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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