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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-13-19

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Colossians 3:23 (NKJV) 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men…

No matter where we stand today, in this moment of our life, if we do what we are doing as unto the Lord and not unto men, nothing that man tries to do to us will stop us. We will give it our all and not even look back.

This is a good reminder for those that are in a position where they simply can’t stand one more day of abuse under their supervisor, or any other type of authority. If we are feeling mistreated and we want to quit, remember what we do and Who we do it for. God will get us through this as we do our work unto Him.

There is no way we should to give up because someone is trying to beat us down, bad-mouth us, or make us look like trouble makers.

He will set us free in the right timing and in the right way. Stay steadfast until He releases us.

This is not easy for us to do, and can be very stressful at times. But know that as we continue to persevere, God is faithful to move on our behalf in His timing.

Hebrews 13:6 (NKJV) 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-12-19

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Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NKJV) 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun.

As I sat in the parking lot of a local shopping center today, I pondered on many things as I watched cars come and go, and people busily going about their shopping.

We are in the beginning of a season of major change, the details of which God is revealing to us a little at a time. So, we are both a bit excited, nervous and expectant as we wait for God to show us more.

As I watched everyone today, and as I went over some things in my mind, I began to feel the tremendous weight of what God is bringing us through. There are so many unknowns right now.

But we trust Him in everything, so there is no fear in any of this even though we may not know the when and the how of it all.

Most of all, as I sat and took all of the busyness in that was all around me, I became acutely aware of how fragile life is and how so many of us spend our lives chasing after things that, in the grand scheme of things, don’t matter one iota.

We are all guilty of this to one degree or another. And it’s not that we are terrible people because of it. After all, God does want us to have some pleasure in our lives.

But God showed me how all of this “chasing after the wind” affects our lives; how it bogs us down and causes us to lose sight of what’s really important.

If we are sensitive to God’s spirit, we will feel the tug of war going on between the things of God and the pull of the world on us. It will be like a wrestling match between darkness and light, apathy and passion, idleness and activity.

This battle won’t leave us alone until we do whatever it is that God is prompting us to do, or until we become hard and begin to ignore Him, eventually closing Him out completely.

It’s critical that we don’t let ourselves get to that point, where we close Him out. We need to stay sensitive to Him and His promptings.

How do we do this? We be careful not to let so many of these other things pull on us and take us away from Him. We make sure that we don’t get caught up things that steal our time and our affections.

Enjoy life. Live it to the fullest. But always, always, always put God first in everything.

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-11-19

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

Prayer is something we talk about frequently. Prayer is a very important part of our walk with God. 

In today’s video, Prayer, we do just that; we pray. 

We take time to pray for you and for anyone who happens to watch the video. 

God moved on us to do a video where we do nothing but pray. So, we obeyed Him and recorded this video. 

God was present as we recorded. We hope you will join us, pray with us, receive from God and pass it on to others. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Sincerely in Christ 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-10-19

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Matthew 8:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Jesus was on His Father’s watch. He had much to do while here on earth.

He had purpose. He had vision. He had a plan, and that was to obey all His Father asked of Him.

He did not put down His roots in one place, unless His Father told Him to.

His home was in His Father’s heart, doing His will. Obeying His Father is where Jesus resided, day and night.

That’s a place where we can’t let our flesh or emotions get the best of us. Only God gets all of us! It’s a place of rest within itself and brings such peace with it, knowing that we are right where we need to be with Him.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-9-19

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Psalm 56:3 (NKJV) 3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

We all face fear from time to time.

Sometimes it’s a choice we might have made. Other times it’s a situation that we find ourselves in. There are very many things that we can cause us to be afraid.

Many believers feel that it’s bad to be afraid… that God is disappointed with us if we express fear. But this isn’t true.

Fear is something that is natural. God created us to fear certain things. It’s part of how we protect ourselves from things that are dangerous or harmful for us.

There is something, though, that God wants us to do when we face fear. He wants us to go to Him.

He doesn’t want us to run and hide. He doesn’t want us to make rash decisions. He doesn’t want us to let the fear control us.

As we go to Him, it’s OK to let Him know that we’re afraid. But once we do that, He wants us to let Him show us how to handle it.

God is faithful to guide us and give us His wisdom, if we will allow Him to. That’s the key to beating those things that make us fearful; receiving and following His counsel.

In Matthew 8:25-26, the disciples had become fearful for their lives as they were crossing the water in a boat. Jesus was with them and had fallen asleep.

As they saw their situation, they became fearful and woke Jesus to express their fear. Jesus scolded them for their lack of faith, and then He proceeded to rebuke the wind and the waves, bringing instant calm.

The important thing to take note of here is not the fact that Jesus scolded the disciples, but why He scolded them.

He didn’t scold them because they were afraid. He scolded them because they let their fear get the best of them and cause them to act irrationally, instead of simply asking Him for help in knowing what to do about it.

So that’s the lesson for us here; going to God to ask for His help and counsel, instead of running away, defeated by the fear.

When we’re afraid, let’s trust in Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-8-19

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John 14:14 (NKJV) 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

If we truly want God’s answers, we have to pray.

I say this with all sincerity. I have seen God move through prayer so much in my life and in such a powerful way that it makes me want to stay praying all day long. Why? Because God’s desire to help people is so strong, I want to lift everyone up in prayer because I know that God moves.

Prayer is essential for us in order to stay close to God. It allows us to be able to follow God and to know what He has for us in the time and hour in which we live.

It might be a correction in our step, or a healing in our body.

It may be specific directions to escape or overcome our problem, or deliverance from our addictions.

Asking people to pray for us is OK. The Bible tells us to pray for each other. But, we must remember that just because we have someone praying for us and with us, we still need to be praying for ourselves and others as well. We absolutely need to spend time with God.

Some people won’t even attempt to pray. Why? Because they think they don’t know how to do it correctly.

The most important things we need to know are these; 1. He is God, Jehovah Jireh, El Shaddai, Majesty, Creator, Heavenly Father. And, 2. the only way to Him is through His Son Jesus Christ. That’s it.

John 14:6 (NKJV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Some may think asking God for what they need is inappropriate. They may feel guilty because they see others going through difficulties and they don’t want to bother God or take away from the needs of others.

This is not of God. This thinking is wrong. And it can be prideful, even though on the surface it appears to be humble.

You see, the devil doesn’t want us to go to God and ask for things, because he knows that if we go in faith, with the right heart, and through His Son, we will see God move.

The devil will use deceitful thoughts, or pride, to stop us from asking, to stop us from getting our answers. He wants us to suffer and not get ahead in this life.

He doesn’t want us to know that we can go to God, pray, ask and receive. No. That would change us from leaning on our own understanding to resting and trusting in God.

That may cause us to walk in humility, leaving behind pride, arrogance and trying to figure everything out based on our own intellect.

It would rock this world if our relationship and trust were ever so strong in Him.

People of God, we are missing out on God’s faithfulness, guidance and victory if we are not praying and going to Him for guidance on a daily basis. If we keep running to and depending on others to pray for us, we are missing out.

God desires our fellowship through His Son.

This doesn’t mean that it’s bad to ask for prayer from others. It simply means that if we do ask others, we need to continue to pray as well. We can’t just leave it all up to someone else to find our answer.

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

 Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-7-19

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Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We teach a lot about God’s peace. It’s a very major factor in our own lives. It has transformed us and the way we react to things. It has also incredibly changed the way we see things.

It has so reshaped our lives that we find it critically important to share it with you as often as possible, in ways that will help everyone get a better understanding of it.

We have learned that where God is, there is peace. Where there is no peace, God is not there. It’s very simple yet profound at the same time.

What is it about this peace that makes it so special? It’s not of this world. It’s truly a spiritual phenomenon that can’t be 100% explained by words. But let’s give it a try and see if we can make it easier to understand and apply to our lives.

God’s peace doesn’t come because we follow a certain pattern or go through a predefined set of steps.

It doesn’t happen when we reach a specific milestone in our Christian walk.

And it doesn’t mysteriously appear just because we read or study a specific set of scriptures.

Here’s the easiest way we can explain it. God’s peace comes when we reach a point in our walk where we trust Him, no matter what we see happening around us.

It doesn’t mean that we become indifferent and simply brush everything off, especially when it comes to the things we see others going through.

On the contrary, as we grow in God, our compassion and love for others will grow stronger.

And our desire to do the right thing will become more pronounced in our own lives. We will become acutely aware of right and wrong, making every effort to do what is good and right in God’s eyes.

But when the storms of life come crashing upon us and those we love, we will understand and recognize that, ultimately, we are in God’s hands, and He is stronger than any trial we face.

Yes, we may still experience fear now and then, especially during those most difficult trials. But the peace of God will ultimately drive that fear away if we let it.

The peace of God is undeniably bigger than you and me, and it is something that we could never fully explain, especially to unbelievers. But as children of God, it is something that we all need to learn to walk in, letting it sweep away our doubts, our fears and our unbelief.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-6-19

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Ephesians 4:31 (NKJV) 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Have we been through somethings that has made us hurt and angry?

One recent weekend I set off for the beach. It was going to be a hot, sunny and perfect beach day.

I left early, to beat the crowd. On my way there I hit traffic everywhere. Never did I see it as busy as it was this day. I kept telling myself I will get there and I will have a spot even if I have to sit in the water!

Normally I would just say forget it, and go another day. However, I could not turn back. Something in me was determined to get to the beach.

I knew I would eventually get there and enjoy the smell of the ocean salt and the feel of the sand between my toes, and it would be worth it all.

It is probably the one thing Pastor Curt and I don’t enjoy together. He says, “go and have fun!!”.

I finally made it there, and as I sat in my chair I sighed with relief.

Within a short time, I heard a woman speaking to me from behind. We got to talking, and she asked me to pull up my chair. She too was alone.

We began to share things about ourselves and I heard God ask me to ask her something. So I did. And as she explained to me about a particular situation, the tears came down her face. I was in awe at what God was doing. He was touching her heart right in front of me.

We spent hours talking and swimming like we had known each other forever. We shared our stories and we got to know each other. It was simply beautiful.

After hearing what this person had gone through, the thing I noticed was that there was not a stitch of anger or bitterness in her. She was strong, kindhearted and happy.

This showed me that we are the ones who choose how we react to the things that life throws at us, because this woman had every right to be one of those angry, hard, bitter people. But she was the opposite. It spoke volumes to me for the person she chose to be.

It was eventually time for me to leave and she walked with me as we made our way to our cars.

On our way I heard God say, “You need to pray with her”. So, I waited till we got closer to the vehicle and I said to her, “you shared quite a few things with me today. Would you mind if we prayed before I leave?” She got excited and said, “would you please?”.

So, right there in the parking lot, by her vehicle, God began moving through prayer. His presence was there, and when we were finished, God had touched her heart so deeply, that once again tears of joy flowed down her cheeks.

He was her friend through me that day. He knew what she needed and He provided it. I told her I may never see her again here at this beach, but today was divine and I will treasure it.

We hugged, told each other we love each other and said goodbye.

There is no room for anger and no room for bitterness, no matter what we have been through in this life.

God is there. He will bring healing whatever way He sees fit.

He will bring to us what we need to get past it, even if it’s a friend for a day.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-5-19

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Luke 22:41-42 (NKJV) 41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

Jesus set the ultimate example here for us to follow.

No, not just in the fact He laid down His life.

Even though that is the most critical part of the big picture, the fact that He submitted to the Father and set His own will aside is what led Him to follow through and give His life for us.

Had he chosen to follow His own will, as He stated Himself when He asked if it would be possible to take “this cup” from Him, there would have been no crucifixion.

Regardless of what His flesh felt, Jesus did the Father’s will and died in your place and my place on that cross.

That is the example we all need to look at and follow each day, to the best of our ability, led by the Holy Spirit.

Our flesh is weak, but strong at the same time.

It is weak when it comes to surrendering to God. But it is strong when it comes to wanting its own way. It is a paradoxical tug of war constantly going on within us.

But, if we can grasp the fact that Jesus was 100% human then we can also begin to see and understand that we, too, need to learn how to submit our will to God, deferring to Him when we make our choices.

Sometimes this can be much easier than we might think. Other times it can be a very difficult thing, as it was for Jesus in the verses above, as our flesh rises up and does battle with our spirit.

As we grow in our relationship with God, though, it becomes much easier. And when those extremely difficult crossroads come along, we will be much more inclined to choose God’s will over ours.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-4-19 – Facing Fear

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

We all face fear from time to time. So, whether we are going to face fear isn’t the question. The question is how we face those fears.

We discuss this topic in today’s new video, Facing fear.

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch it and learn what God’s word says about fear.

We love you all.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-3-19

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

When we receive Christ as our Lord and Savior, we not only gain eternal life, we also gain strength.

People don’t realize how weak we are without Christ in us.

We may think we are strong because of the way we handle ourselves from day to day. But wait until one thing happens that we weren’t expecting and then see how much we need Him.

It’s not that we want anything to happen to anyone, but the Bible specifically tells us that in this world there will come trials and tribulations. But it does not say we will overcome them on our own.

John 16:33 (NKJV) 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

It specifically says that He has overcome them, and if we are His children, we too will overcome them as we walk in His wisdom and strength.

We are weak without Him. But the good news is that He gives power to the weak! He increases our strength!

Have we ever been going through a tough time, yet we can still smile and be an encouragement to someone?

People may not understand how we could have joy in the midst of a storm or help someone else when we ourselves are going through some things. But that is the strength that He gives us in our weakest moments.

He is good! Eternal life is the most precious gift anyone could ever be given. But that is not all that He gives us. He cares enough to help us here on earth before we reach heaven, and He increases our strength as well.

When we receive Christ as our Savior, He sets us free from sin, gives us eternal life with Him, and gives us strength when we are weak. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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