Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-16-19

by

Genesis 2:24 (NKJV) 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Being one is something all couples need to work at. We need to be in unity. We need to be on the same page.

If two people who are together are thinking or operating on a separate page, they are off. In other words, they don’t see eye to eye on things.

When we don’t agree on something, we shouldn’t just give up. We don’t just throw in the towel. We don’t start putting the other person down, or discrediting them around others. We don’t disrespect them just because we don’t agree on something.

What do we do then? We work that much harder to get on the same page.

Have we ever noticed when we are not together on something what kind of fruit it produces? There is anger, hurt feelings and disappointment.

When we separate from each other like this, it affects our whole relationship.

Being together in unity, being joined as one in everything is vital in a relationship.

This does not mean we will not have differences of opinion. It simply means that when we do, we need to work that much harder at coming together regarding whatever the difference may be. We need to work it out and learn from each other. We need to help each other.

Don’t run from it. Put the time and effort aside and work together in making it what it needs to be.

Ask God for help in your marriage/relationship. Ask Him to help you stay in unity with each other, with Him as the Head of your relationship.

Be sure to put the time aside and make every effort to work things out. Take it very seriously.

Your relationship is worth everything. Be sure to treat it that way.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-15-19

by

Psalm 34:10 (NKJV) 10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

Are we hungry today? Are we looking for answers? Are we suffering from things that keep on attacking us, physically and mentally?

This is not uncommon. People all around us are suffering from one thing or another.

Some need a sound mind. They’re wrestling with a busy and anxious mind. Some are struggling to keep their bills paid and food on the table for their family. And some are addicted to things that aren’t good for them.

As we seek after the Lord, we shall not lack. Things will change and get better for us.

No matter what we suffer with, don’t ever feel like we cannot approach Him. He has come for those who need help. He understands us and what our situation needs to get past the problems that we face every day.

The Lord will give us peace and help us overcome the things that torment us.

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.”

Dear God in Heaven,

I come to You today and ask for help. I can’ t bear to go through another day of torment, another day of shedding tears because of my problems. I need You. Forgive me, Lord, for contributing to these problems. Show me how to turn things around. Your word tells me that You have overcome the world and all its issues. Please help me to overcome mine.

Give me strength today to stand up and fight, not by my own strength, but through the wisdom You offer, that I may win this battle once and for all.

In the precious name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.

Our prayers are with you all that are fighting a battle. God will see you through it as you take the steps He has for you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-14-19

by

1 Corinthians 9:25 (NKJV) 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

We are running in a race. And in doing so, we are competing for a prize.

When athletes compete, they are “temperate”. This means that they are self-controlled and very disciplined in making sure that they are in the best possible condition so they stand a better chance of winning whatever sport it is that they compete in.

They do this by eating properly, getting the right amount of rest and performing specific exercises each day to build themselves up and maintain what they have worked hard to attain.

Now, if athletes do this in order to compete for a prize that’s temporal, how much more should we, the children of God, also be “temperate”, self-controlled and disciplined, since we are pursuing a prize that’s eternal?

Here are some other words that will help us better understand “temperate” as Paul used it in the verse above: self-restrained, moderate, controlled, disciplined, and get this one; self-denying.

Kind of makes you think, doesn’t it?

How often can we say that we practice self-denial?

Jesus did this on a regular basis. Remember, He said He came to serve, not to be served.

Mark 10:45 (NKJV) 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

And if it’s good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for you and for me.

The athletes that competed in Paul’s day were given a wreath that literally withered away within a day or two. The incentive for us is in remembering that we don’t work for a prize that lasts only a short time.

We run toward the goal in pursuit of a prize that’s above all other prizes; eternity with our loving, merciful, holy God.

Our discipline should be with reading and studying His word, treating others properly, honoring and loving God, being a light to others, sharing God’s love with those we come in contact with, etc.

Temperate, self-restrained, moderate, controlled, disciplined, and self-denying.

Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-13-19 – The Crowd, The Tree and The Tax Collector

by

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of our wonderful savior, Jesus! 

We hope you are being blessed by God in all you do. 

Today we’d like to invite you to watch our latest video, The Crowd, The Tree and The Tax Collector. 

Join us as we share a little bit about a tax collector whose life was changed forever when he met Jesus. 

There were some very significant things that happened when the two met, so we hope you’ll take just a few minutes out of your day and give this a watch. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Enjoy the rest of your day, and be sure to put God first in everything 🙂 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-12-19

by

1 Peter 2:4 (NKJV) 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious…

Being rejected by the people around us can leave scars. This is something we can’t pretend didn’t happen.

The fear of rejection likes to keep its grip on us. And it can surely be strong enough to hold us down, keep us back and on a road of defeat time after time.

The fear of rejection sits quietly within most of us. And it won’t usually rise up until that moment when we need to step out and do the unexpected, take a plunge or do something different that God is impressing on us to do.

When that happens, we won’t do it. We will wrestle within ourselves over the, “what ifs”, until the opportunity passes by. And then we will be disappointed once again for not doing what we knew we should have done.

Why?

Many times it’s because of the fear left in us from the memory of being rejected, being laughed at, picked on and made to look like a fool. Rejection can hurt us and cripple us.

Will we let God take this from us today and begin healing? Until we reach that point where we feel enough is enough, it will continue to control us and stop us in our tracks.

God is speaking to people today that have reached that point. If you are done with feeling like this, it’s time to do something about it.

We are praying with you for deliverance. The grip has to go. Man may have rejected you, but God has not.

Dear Lord, God Almighty,

You have chosen me today to do things, but I have not stepped out or obeyed you because I have been afraid of what might happen to me at the hand of man. I am sorry and I ask for Your forgiveness. Today, I realize I have been held back because of feeling this way and I want Your help to be delivered. I need to heal.

I want to be free from feeling like this way, Lord. Take this fear of rejection from me and deliver me from it. I want to be used by You and not be afraid to make a move because of what man may say or do. Thank you.

In Jesus’ name I ask. Amen.

We love you and we know that God is going to do a mighty work through you. Rest in Him and have a great day!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-11-19

by

Psalm 24:10 (NKJV) 10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Sometimes it’s important to simply sit and contemplate God and who He is.

Our human minds can never completely comprehend Him and His ways, but when we ponder on Him it helps us to learn to revere Him and love Him even more than we do already.

There are many ways to learn to revere Him, but one of the best ways is to take notice of everything around us. God’s creation is one of the best examples of His workmanship. It’s raw and beautiful, and we can take it in without it being run through some of the filters that the world tells us we have to use when we look at ourselves.

You know. The man-made standards that we tend to apply to ourselves when we see ourselves in the mirror that make us think about who we’d rather be, instead of who God has made us to be.

God doesn’t need Photoshop to make His creation look beautiful. It already is beautiful and breathtaking. It speaks volumes about His majesty and His glory.

And even though we humans are full of flaws when it comes to our behavior, the wonders of the human body far outweigh our selfish, terrible actions if we can find it in ourselves to look past all of the ugliness in the things we say and do at times.

Sit. Kneel. Lay on your face. It doesn’t matter how we do it. The important thing is that we do it; we take time to recognize the King of glory and give Him the love and reverence due Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-10-19

by

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Being thankful for what we have is something to keep at the forefront of our hearts and minds.

Sometimes it can be very easy to forget the hardships that God has brought us through. The sting we felt and tears we shed fade away into the past.

How about the heartache and fear that was so heavy at night when we laid awake in bed, trying to figure it all out? Have they just slowly become a distant memory?

It can be easy sometimes to forget how God, in His omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent way, came through and helped us come through it all.

Time goes by and we forget. The stress we once felt subsides. The tears turn to joy, the heartache heals and the fear, if we’re not careful, can turn into pride.

After all God brought us through, and our situation is behind us, remember Who set us free. Remember Who brought us out of our hardship, our situation. And don’t forget to remain in Him, and stay thankful for all that He will continue to help us with every day for as long as we live.

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.”

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-9-19

by

1 Corinthians 3:4 (NKJV) 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

It is not uncommon to hear Christians label themselves by the doctrine or the teacher that they follow.

Sometimes it’s a denominational name. Other times it’s the name of a man or woman that they have received certain doctrinal teachings from which they follow very closely.

Some of this can be harmless, even though quite unnecessary. But other times it is purely carnal behavior, as mentioned by Paul in the verse above.

In the end, it is God that matters. The person who led us to Christ, or the denomination we follow is insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Paul puts it this way;

1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (NKJV) 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

So, we need to be careful as to what labels we stick on ourselves, because God must always be at the forefront and the One who receives the glory and honor for all that is done.

Let us not fall into the habit of boasting or labeling ourselves by anyone’s name, except by the name of our one and only Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Galatians 6:14 (NKJV) 14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-8-19

by

Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV) 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

It’s hard to walk in a way such as this without the love of God moving through us. The weakness of our flesh can love someone one moment, and in the next breath tear them apart when they’ve done something wrong.

That is not the kind of love that will stick through thick and thin. That is a fleshly love. That kind of love will not love our enemy. That love will not show up when it’s time to do something good for someone that hates us. It will not bless or pray for those that have hurt us.

Luke 6:27-28 (NKJV) 27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

What kind of love will give us the strength to endure such a task? It’s the Holy Spirit taking our heart, one piece at a time, and feeding it God’s very Words from the pages, and us swallowing it and digesting it.

We will see a difference in ourselves when we have fully digested it.

This isn’t always easy. Walking in this kind of love takes time, effort and a whole lot of putting things in God’s hands. But, with His help we can do it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-7-19

by

Romans 6:10-11 (NKJV) 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We are dead. Yet we are more alive than we have ever been, if we are “in Christ”.

In our life before putting our faith in Jesus, our body was alive, but our spirit was dead. This is because we were separated from God. Our sin created an impenetrable barrier between us and Him.

But the moment we put our faith and trust in Christ, that barrier was destroyed, and our spirit was made alive!

You see, Jesus died one death, for all. His death essentially wiped out sin that kept us from God.

In the days of the Old Testament, followers of God were bound to very specific laws that required them to sacrifice various types of animals in order to atone for their sins. The ultimate sacrifice was a spotless lamb.

Jesus took the place of the spotless lamb and died for you, and for me, to break the chains of sin and give us direct access to God.

1 Timothy 2:5 (NKJV) 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

Jesus was the final High Priest. He did away with the need for priests (or other human beings) to stand between us and God, acting on our behalf.

As Jesus breathed His last breath, the veil in the temple that divided us and God was torn in two, allowing us to approach God directly with our confessions, our petitions and our worship, without fear of rebuke.

Mark 15:38 (NKJV) 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Now, because of what Jesus did for us, we can approach God boldly.

Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

We are alive in Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-6-19 – The Importance of Having a Sharp Sword

by

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

Our latest video, The Importance of Having a Sharp Sword, discusses how God’s word feeds us and equips us for everything that we face in our lives. 

One of the things that many people struggle with is finding the time to read His word. We discuss this problem, as well as giving an easy solution for it that will help even the busiest of people! 

So, we hope you’ll take a few minutes out of your day to give it a watch. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all! 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy