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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-6-19

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Exodus 33:11 (NKJV) 11 So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

Moses had a special relationship with God.

God had chosen him to lead His people out of slavery in Egypt. Moses could have refused to do it. But he didn’t. He chose to do what God was asking him to do.

Even beyond that, Moses grew this special relationship to go even deeper than most everyone else we read about.

And God did some special things for Moses, too. He met with Moses. He talked with him. And He even chose to show Himself to Moses. But He told Moses that he could not see His face, since no man can see God’s face and live.

Exodus 33:20 (NKJV) 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.”

God even told Moses where to stand when he passed by, so He could cover him with His hand to protect Him.

Exodus 33:22 (NKJV) 22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.

Some of us may look at this and wonder why Moses had such a special relationship with God. Well, to be honest, he put the effort forth, and he reaped from that effort.

But it’s important that we remember that even though Moses had this kind of relationship with God, he wasn’t treated any differently by God than you or I.

God still held Moses to certain levels of accountability. And when Moses didn’t live up to those expectations, he was disciplined by God for it.

Moses had disobeyed God at one point, so God told him that because of his disobedience, Moses would not be allowed to enter into the promised land.

Deuteronomy 32:52 (NKJV) 52 Yet you shall see the land before you, though you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving to the children of Israel.”

You see, God is not partial. He shows no favoritism with any of us.

Romans 2:11 (NLT) 11 For God does not show favoritism.

God is God. He is holy and pure in every aspect. He will treat you and I the very same way He treated Moses. And our relationship with Him will be as strong as we make it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-5-19 – Growing Strong Faith – Part 3

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

Strong faith is a popular topic these days. We hear about faith in many places, even outside of the church.

No matter how we look at it, faith seems to be important to a lot of people.

Faith is obviously important in our walk with God. But how do we view faith? What does it mean to us to have strong faith?

In today’s video, Growing Strong Faith – Part 3, we conclude our series with a discussion on why some people have such strong faith.

We cover a lot of interesting discussion on this aspect of our faith as we wrap this one up.

We do hope you’ll take the time to watch this one.

Enjoy your day.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-4-19

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Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

What does His word do? It reveals to us the things we need to change In ourselves to better our relationship with Him, and to walk the walk He has for us.

The word of God is alive. That means it will meet us where we are at in this very hour.

He will be with us during the season we are in and His word will hit that very area in us that needs to be either built up, broken down and/or corrected.

It is powerful, carrying such a simple but very profound message, and it speaks truth to every situation we are facing.

It will take us from being flat on our backs, into a bold, confident and victorious walk with Almighty God Himself.

The word of God will get into those areas that we may want to hide and never deal with. That may sound scary to some of us that want to never remember some things that have happened throughout our life.

But we can assure you that if God is touching us in that area, it’s time to deal with it. It’s time to remember. It’s time to talk it out, cry it out, and get it out.

God brings healing, restoration and the joy of His salvation to our souls. What a beautiful Father! Amen.

Psalm 51:12 (NKJV) 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-3-19

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Luke 15:18 (NKJV) 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,

Many, many people are running from God.

Why?

Because they have done things that they are ashamed of and have been convinced by the enemy that God no longer wants them. He has whispered in their ears that their sin is too big for God.

So, they have thrown their hands up, walked away and abandoned their faith. Not because they no longer believe, but because they have given up on themselves.

This is exactly what the enemy wants. He wants us to give up and turn away, abandoning our faith in God and His mercy… His willingness to forgive us.

But we are here to tell you today, right now, that the words you have listened to are lies, straight from hell.

There is no sin too big for God to handle. Our sin isn’t going to shock God and knock Him off His throne. There’s nothing that He hasn’t already seen.

He already knows what we’ve done. He’s just waiting for us to go to Him and genuinely repent. We can’t let our pride or the enemy keep us from doing just that.

It’s time to stop running from God, turn around and run to Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-2-19

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Hebrews 4:13 (NKJV) 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

I think it is safe to say that God sees us all. Every detail. Nothing we do or say is unnoticed.

With that in mind, what are we doing and saying? And are we taking notice of ourselves? Or are we just being nonchalant and unconcerned about everything?

All things are naked and open to the eyes of Him. We are an open book with Him.

Many Christians may think they have secrets. With God, though, our secrets are out in the open.

Do we feel like our whole world just came crumbling down, realizing that God knows about our secret? He has known about it all these years. Now is the time to confess it, receive forgiveness and get free from it for good.

God wants us to be real with Him and with those around us.

We understand this is a big step for some. I remember one day many years ago, a phone call came into our office. The woman on the other end was sobbing. She began to share her dilemma with me.

As she shared her story, crying and shouting at times, I said “God, what do I say to her?”. He very gently said , “share your story with her and the similar things you have experienced.”

I felt like saying, “but God, I buried that a long time ago. Why bring it up now?”. But I realized that our freedom from our past is not just for us to hold onto and keep it hidden.

We may have been freed from it and we may have been forgiven for things, but every now and then God says “let me use that testimony to help someone that is experiencing the same thing right now”. And we need to be ready.

God will continue to keep us humbled while using our “deliverance story” to help others.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-1-19

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John 11:25-26 (NKJV) 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

If there’s one thing that I have learned over the last several years that gives me incredible comfort, it is this: “He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live”.

Think about that. If you believe in Him, even if you die, you will live.

Because of what God has taught me over the years, I am not only unafraid of dying, but I have a peace that transcends human understanding, knowing that when it’s my time, I will simply transition from temporal, natural life to eternal life with my God.

No, I am not writing this because I am facing something that is likely to take my life soon. I am simply reflecting on what God has taught me, and I want to pass that along to you, with the hope that it might bring someone peace in their spirit and rest for their mind.

Death has no grip or hold whatsoever on a child of God.

1 Corinthians 15:54 (NKJV) 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

So, despite most people disliking the topic of death, it’s important that we understand that it has no grip on us whatsoever.

I don’t know who this message is for today, but receive it, in the name of Jesus, and let God bring rest to your heart and mind.

Victory is His! Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-30-19

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Hebrews 3:14 (NKJV) 14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

Having faith is not for just a moment. It is throughout our entire walk. It is for us to have, breathe and walk in daily.

Knowing that what God says is true, His entire word, and then walking in it, is being steadfast and confident to the end.

Faith can be fragile sometimes. This is evident when trials come and we begin to falter because of it. This happens if we are not staying in God’s word or sticking close to Him through prayer.

Faith can get lost in the hustle and bustle of life and it can cause us to become hard, as we step out of God’s call or plan for us.

Hardness will often come as a result of sin in our lives. As we step away from God, sin is more easily embraced because the conviction of the Holy Spirit isn’t as strong as when we are close to Him.

There is protection when we stay close to God; A sharper discernment and a quick resistance to sin.

There is a provision that happens when we continue to walk in faith, believing Him for things we could never do through our own natural ability.

As believers, the closer we walk with Him, the more we will step out in faith and do what God is saying to do. And the more we will grow and become confident in God. We will learn about timing, and how to wait on answers He may have for us.

We won’t grow in our confidence if we don’t get closer or take steps that He has asked us to take. We will remain a baby in our faith, and if we are not careful our faith can get lost through the many different challenges we face.

Keep steadfast in our faith. Always be looking to God for the answers to our situation. And if it is bigger than we could imagine, keep looking to Him to deliver. Don’t give up, thinking we will never get through it.

Believing and knowing that God will do what He says He will do for us keeps our faith in Him strong and our confidence going to the end. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-29-19

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Exodus 32:9 (NKJV) 9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people! 

As Moses spent time with God on Mt. Sinai, the people of Israel grew impatient, and they exposed what was in their hearts by creating and worshiping a golden idol. 

They had been led out of slavery in Egypt by God’s miraculous hand. They had witnessed things that should have sealed their faith in God for the rest of their lives. 

But somehow, they quickly forgot all of that and began to bow down and worship a golden calf. 

As God saw their behavior, He called them a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people. No matter what He did for them, they always seemed to rebel and stray from Him in their hearts. 

This is a good lesson for us to learn, as we see how the Israelites behaved, to make sure we don’t do the same. 

Now, we might not actually build a physical idol of gold and bow down before it. But we may put something else before God, which is equal to idol worship. 

What might that be? Our career, our family, our hobbies, musicians, celebrities, money, sex, or any other number of things? We can replace God in many, many ways without even realizing that we’re doing it. Most times it’s not intentional. It just kind of happens. 

Let’s not be a stiff-necked people. Let’s learn from the things that God’s word teaches us about the Israelites. And let’s throw away our idols and keep God in His rightful place, on the throne of our hearts. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-28-19 – Growing Strong Faith – Part 2

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Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!

How do we grow strong faith?

This is the question we asked last week in our first video of a three-part series, Growing Strong Faith.

Today we bring you part two, where we talk about why some people never grow strong faith. This is pretty eye-opening, so be sure to take a few minutes and give it a watch.

Keep your walk with God strong!

Sincerely,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-27-19

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Matthew 13:8-9 (NKJV) 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

We want to thank you all for your giving, helping this ministry to grow and reach all over the globe with God’s life-changing message of hope and love!

Your support is a blessing to us, and we are in awe when God touches your heart and you act on that heartfelt touch. You are not only sowing a heartfelt seed, but a seed of obedience into God’s kingdom.

Every life that is touched, changed, saved, delivered or healed, your seed has helped provide for God’s word of love to reach them wherever they are.

We know that God is going to take care of you as He does for us in so many ways. We have no doubt that if you are having any kind of concerns about money, health, family issues, business or ministry situations, etc., God is faithful to meet our needs according to His riches in glory.

Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

The things that we may be facing today can easily be turned around as we obey Him in whatever He is asking us to do. And if it is to sow, don’t ever hold back.

When we obey that which He is asking us to do, that seed will be sown and it will grow and multiply back to us up to a hundred-fold.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-26-19

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Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Have you ever noticed that some people have very strong faith? And yet others have very weak faith, or very little faith at all.

Why is that, anyway?

Well, it’s mostly because some people have come to understand how to grow their faith, while others have never been taught or have never desired it.

But here’s the key that so many people miss; strong faith is not gained by asking for it. It is gained by maturing into it.

And, really, the truth is that having strong faith doesn’t happen because we pursue stronger faith. It comes because we have a strong relationship with God. Strong faith is a byproduct of a strong walk with God.

So, if we’re desiring strong faith, we need to refocus our time and energy away from pursuing faith and toward pursuing God. And as our walk with God grows, so does our faith. In essence, faith is really just trust in God.

As our trust in God grows, our faith will grow accordingly. And the funny thing is that we may not even recognize that our faith has grown until we start looking back at things that God has had us do, or when we see how we have reacted to certain situations and circumstances.

Then it hits us and we see it more clearly.

How do we reach a point where we trust God so much that our faith in Him is strong? By devouring His word. Remember, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

In other words, our faith grows as we hear, learn and understand the word of God and the message of Christ.

So it’s up to us to put forth the effort. It’s up to us to take the bull by the horns and press in to God, draw near to Him, seek Him with our whole heart.

As we make the effort, God gives the increase.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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