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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-14-19 – Stirring Up Your Gifts!

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

God has given each and every one of us gifts, skills and talents. Are we using them for His glory and honor? 

That’s one of the things we discuss in today’s video, Stirring Up Your Gifts! 

The apostle Paul encouraged Timothy to stir up the gifts within him. This is the basis for today’s video, so we hope you will take the time to watch it. 

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We love you all and pray for God’s very best for your lives. 

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 – 4-13-19

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Lamentations 3:23 (NKJV) 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

What an honor it is to be able to serve God and His children.

He is a good God and a faithful, loving and caring Father.

He will go above and beyond to move mountains for His children. He will not stop at anything when it comes to providing for us.

He is a God that is true to His everlasting Word. We can stand on His Promises and know that He will come through every time.

I don’t know what you or someone you may love deeply might be going through today, but God will be there for you both. He is a personal God and knows what it will take to get you through. Amen.

He is steadfast, and He will not forsake you. Trust Him. Believe with all your heart what He is saying to you, and you will see with your own eyes what great and mighty things He will do.

Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-12-19

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Colossians 1:21-23 (NKJV) 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

The verses above are pretty lengthy. But what they say can be broken down fairly quickly, so let’s take a look at it together, because it’s pretty important stuff.

Paul was addressing the Christians in the Colossian body. In the verses surrounding the 3 mentioned above, he poured his heart out to them, expressing his love, concern and compassion for them.

In verse 21, above, he reminds them that they were once alienated from God because of the things they were involved in, wicked works.

But he wanted them to know that they were now reconciled to God because of the sacrifice that Christ made for us all, rendering them holy, blameless and above reproach in God’s sight.

But here’s the interesting part that we want to emphasize today. One word; “if”.

Paul uses that little two-letter word as a bridge to connect the first part of his teaching to the second part. “If” is the key that makes the whole thing complete.

He said that they are holy, blameless and above reproach, “if” they continued in their faith, steadfast and grounded. And if they are not moved away from the hope of the gospel.

There’s an important lesson there for each of us, too.

It’s critical that we stay steadfast and grounded in our faith. We can’t turn away from it and expect to walk in God’s blessings and favor. We can’t turn our backs on God and expect Him to shower us with blessings and continuously-answered prayers.

We can’t walk away from our faith, or be half-hearted in it and expect our lives not to show fruits of those decisions.

Let’s make sound choices, walking daily in His grace and mercy, choosing to put Him first in everything we do and every choice we make, that we may remain in His favor, holy, blameless and above reproach in His sight.

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 – 4-11-19

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1 Kings 19:9 (NKJV) 9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Elijah was hiding out in a cave. His life had been threatened and he became afraid of what he thought was going to happen.

If fear can cause Elijah, a prophet of God, to run and hide I’d say it can get the best of us too.

God was like, “Elijah, what are you doing here?”. Elijah had picked up and run when Jezabel had threatened to kill him. He answered God and said, “God, they’re going to kill me!”

1 Kings 19:10 So he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

You see, Elijah was intimidated by what he heard. He took it as though it was absolute. That it was final.

Let us learn a lesson, that no matter how big and bad the enemy may look or sound, no matter what he tries to say he is going to do to us, We stand on the promises of God.

How many of us today are on the run? We need to stop running, hiding and avoiding people and situations because of fear.

God told Elijah go and to return to the wilderness. And he gave him specific instructions as to what to do when he got there.

1 Kings 19:15 (NKJV) 15 Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.

God does not want us running in fear. He wants us to stand even when the enemy is trying to take us out.

Go. Return to our station, and heed God’s voice. He will give us direction. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-19

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2 Corinthians 8:15 (NKJV) 15 As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he was dealing with a massive multitude of people! Most estimates put that number at well over 2 million people. Feeding them would be no small feat.

But God had promised to take care of them, supplying their food for them each day. He did this by supplying them with manna. The manna would fall from the sky at night, while they were asleep. In the morning, they would go out and gather what they needed.

God had given them very specific instructions about how much to gather; only enough to feed their family.

This was a test for them. Would they trust God and gather only what they needed? Or would they disobey God’s instructions and hoard the manna, saving some just in case God didn’t come through?

The thing is that God was already prepared for them, no matter which path they chose to take in this. He’s God, so He knew what some of them would do before they ever did it.

The verse above says that those who gathered much had no surplus. And those who gathered little had no lack.

So, the people who thought maybe they could gather up extra and cover themselves, just in case God didn’t come through, ended up with no extra. But those who trusted God and gathered only a little never came up short!

You see, God is a great equalizer. When we trust Him, He will take care of us. It’s just the way He operates. If we are diligent in putting Him first and trusting Him with everything, He has these incredible ways of working things out for us.

If we fail to trust in Him, He isn’t sitting in heaven waiting to strike us down. But it’s safe to say that we may not end up as well off as we wanted to believe that we would.

Psalm 37:3 (NKJV) 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-9-19

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1 Peter 1:24- 25 (NKJV) 24 because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

This past year I have had some deaths in my family. My nephew, and my sister in law. They both are in Heaven and I am grateful for this. But it still makes you see some things very differently when death hits close to home.

It makes you think…” What about those that never hear the words of Christ and His message of salvation? What if they never heard about the Lord that endures forever?

My heart trembles. I am so sorry for those that never get a chance to understand what Christ has done for all of us.

I was blessed to be in a home where Mom and Dad found life and Salvation in Christ. And they introduced it to us at such a young age. Now, we were not a perfect family by any means. We had our trials along with our good times. Life was not easy all the time.

There was hurt, pain and sorrow we had to deal with. But it was faith and the words of God that got us through. And it kept us together.

Flesh will wither and the glory will fall away. But the Word of the Lord endures forever. It sticks!

Who or what are we holding onto today, and why?

God is our Rock! His Son, Jesus Christ, is our salvation. And the Holy Spirit is our Helper. What else do we really need in this life?

Our hearts cry out for those today who have not found Christ. They have not heard of the Gospel or have rejected it. Or maybe they did hear it, have received it and then have backslid and turned from it completely.

Together, may we reach them with His love.

Psalm 57:2 (NKJV) 2 I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

Dear God in Heaven,

Bring us to those that need to hear your enduring Word. That they may receive the salvation that You freely give.

Oh, our hearts cry out for them today. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-8-19

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

If there is one thing that I have learned over the years, it’s this; God is faithful.

It doesn’t matter what we face, God is always the One we can count on. He doesn’t get scared and run. He doesn’t get mad and turn His back. He doesn’t forget His promises.

So many of us spend so many hours of our lives worrying needlessly. Yes, at the time when we’re worrying, whatever we’re worrying about seems pretty big to us. And some of the things we worry about might actually be big.

But God is always bigger. Period.

Why is it so hard for us to remember that when we’re face to face with a trial, a dilemma or a “monster” of some kind that’s threatening to swallow us up?

That may seem like a rhetorical question. But it’s not. It’s an honest question that we all need to try to answer if we’re going to learn to let our faith and trust in God be tested and, ultimately, to grow.

When a need arises, no matter what kind of need it is, God is able. He can supply it. The notion or idea that He can’t isn’t even a possibility.

Let’s work hard at getting our heads and our hearts to grasp this awesome truth, and then live it out.

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory, by Christ Jesus!

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 – 4-7-19 – Comfort and Familiarity

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Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

God is always on the move for His children, providing for us, teaching us and leading us. 

We have another new video for you today, Comfort and Familiarity. 

In this new video we talk about how comfort and familiarity can impact our lives and the decisions we make regarding life events. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this short video and ponder on what God says about these things. 

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We love you all and pray for you constantly. 

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 – 4-6-19

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Colossians 1:10 (NKJV) 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

As we submit to God and commit our actions, our tongue, our thoughts, our whole heart and being to Him, we are walking in this worthiness. And it pleases God!

We have to put the effort in and be willing to change things up quickly when God prompts us or when the Holy Spirit convicts us.

Be alert to the promptings of the Holy Spirit through the discernment that God will give us as we grow and learn each day. It’s amazing how alert we become when we stay close to Him and give Him our time.

Life is so much more peaceful; things go more smoothly as we walk worthy or in honor of Jesus. It is a growing process, as we increase in strength, patience and longsuffering. And doing so brings us great joy!

Colossians 1:11 (NKJV) 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy…

When we walk worthy of Him, we will be fruitful in the things we do and increasing in His knowledge!

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 – 4-5-19

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Matthew 18:9 (NKJV) 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.

Sin is something that most people don’t like to hear about or think about. It’s not a pleasant topic no matter how we look at it.

But Jesus took sin pretty seriously.

It’s most common for us to hear all about how Jesus loved people and helped them. And this is true. But it’s also true that Jesus addressed sin, whether speaking to crowds or one-on-one with someone He encountered.

He told people to go and sin no more. He told some that He had come to call sinners to repentance. He addressed a crowd and reminded them all of their sins when He said “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”.

But, one of the most serious things He ever said about the detriments of sin is in the verse above. Jesus took sin seriously enough to say that if our eye causes us to sin, it is better to pluck it out and throw it away than to leave it in place and continue to sin.

This is something we all need to take to heart. And it’s something we need to take a look at in our own lives. All too often we tend to look at others. But Jesus is telling us to take a look at ourselves.

Did He want us to literally pluck our eye out if it has caused us to sin? More than likely He was speaking figuratively. But the seriousness of what He said should still get our full attention.

God, please show us our sins. Help us to not only recognize them, but to acknowledge and admit to them. And to let You help us put a stop to them, one by one. Amen.

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 – 4-4-19

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Galatians 3:28 (NKJV) 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Where we have come from, the denomination we are involved in, the titles we hold or the size of our bank account do not cause us to be loved more than anyone else by Christ.

In Jesus’ eyes we are one. He loves that person that is living out on the street just as much as the person living in a mansion. He loves a Baptist just as much as He loves a Catholic. He loves a chamber maid just as much as He loves a clerk. He loves a missionary just as much as a Priest, Pastor, Bishop or Reverend.

Now, if Jesus says we are one in Him, we must begin to act as if we are one. How do we live together like this?

Jesus Christ must rule over our flesh, because our flesh does not know how to judge rightly. But His Spirit is righteous and true.

We have to let Him teach us and show us how to walk in such a manner of respect towards others. We must learn how to push down the flesh and its judgement and let the Lord guide us in our thoughts and actions if we want to live according to His statues and His way of seeing things.

Romans 12:3 (NKJV) 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

We must fight our own flesh and stop it from thinking of ourselves more highly than others.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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