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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-14-18

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Psalm 47:8 (NKJV) 8 God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.

This is it, as they say, in a nutshell! God is in control over all. I don’t think we can comprehend the power that God has and what He can do with it.

For instance, look at the story of Noah. God wanted Noah to build an ark to carry him, his family and the animals. There was going to be a great flood and everything else would be destroyed. Why? Because of sin and the way people were living at that time. God was saddened by their actions to the point that He regretted that He had even created man.

How awful is that?

I would say God was very much in control. And even though He said He would never flood the earth again in that way, we can see His power and might behind it all.

When Moses raised his staff over the Red Sea, we can see the mighty power of God again, as He split the sea so that the Israelites could simply pass through it by foot to get to the other side.

Jesus was born through a virgin named Mary. She had never been intimate with a man, yet she carried a baby in her womb; our Messiah, the Son of this same mighty God. Again, we can see the majesty of our Heavenly Father!

He is Mighty, He is God and He REIGNS! Amen.

If we are worrying today about anything in particular, small or big, we need to remember Whose child we are, get rid of the worry, and start praising and thanking Him. He has our answers and the way of our deliverance!

Psalm 116:1 (NKJV) 1 I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-13-18

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

Our walk with God is based on faith. As we grow closer to God, our faith will grow. And as our faith grows, we will see more and more of God’s work in every aspect of our lives.

But how do we grow our faith in God? How do we get to a place where we show that we trust God with everything about our lives with our actions, not just with our words?

The absolute most important step is spending time in His word. It’s hearing His word that gives us faith. His word feeds our spirit. A strong spirit is able to hear and obey God more easily than a weak spirit.

In addition to spending time in His word, we also need to put action behind our words. Having faith is not based on our works, but without action, our faith is not worth much.

James 2:20 (NKJV) 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

James says that faith without works is dead. In this particular verse, dead can also be translated as “useless”. So, if we don’t put action behind our words and show God that we trust Him by the actions we take, then our faith is useless. Those are pretty strong words right there.

Many people think this verse refers only to what we do for others, by helping people or giving to people. But it also means that we need to put action behind our words by doing what God asks of us.

Peter stepped down out of the boat, onto the water, and walked to Jesus when Jesus called out to him to do so. Peter’s steps were an outward sign of his faith in Jesus. If Jesus had simply asked Peter if he trusted Him, all Peter would have had to do was say “yes”.

But when Jesus beckoned Peter and called him to step out of the boat, Peter’s faith had to be put into action. And Peter suddenly found himself literally walking on the water, toward Jesus.

It was only when Peter looked at the water through his natural eyes, and he began to doubt, that he started to sink.

By speaking, we tell God that we have faith. By doing, we show Him that we have faith.

Let’s show God that we have faith in Him, not just with our words, but with our actions also.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-12-18 – When We Do It Our Way

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of our wonderful Savior! 

God has many things that He wants us to do in our lifetime. Some of those things are small, while others are not so small. 

Whatever the size, God will always give us instructions to follow as to how He wants us to do something. Whether we follow those instructions or not is up to us. 

This is the topic of our latest video. 

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When we choose to do something our way, instead of the way He wants us to, it can have a big effect on our lives. And it’s not usually anything good. 

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And in today’s video, we discuss some people in the Bible who chose to do it their way, and what happened when they did so. 

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

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-11-18

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Galatians 6:7 (NKJV) 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

We all ask things of God. We have needs and desires. So we ask God to supply those needs and those desires. And we wait on God to answer on His end.

But, did you know that we can actually tie God’s hands and prevent Him from answering us or supplying us with what it is that we’re asking for? Yes. It’s a Biblical truth that we can tie God’s hands.

How? By not sowing any seeds to reap from. Let’s take a look at how this can happen.

If we plow the ground for a garden, but we never sow any seeds into that garden, we will not reap a harvest. It’s common sense that nothing will grow there that’s worth anything unless we first plant seeds.

God works the very same way. We have to sow if we expect to reap. The only thing God gives us freely, without us deserving it, is His love for us. His love is unconditional. Pretty much everything else is give and get. We give, God gives back a harvest according to what we have given.

No, this is not the prosperity gospel. This is simple Biblical truth. The measure by which we sow will also be the measure by which we reap. Jesus Himself said this.

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

God has even told us to give when we’re in desperate need, seemingly too poor to be able to afford to give.

Mark 12:42-43 (NLT) 42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. 43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions“.

Just as the wealthy give out of their abundance, so we must also give out of our poverty or our lack. And when we do this, we have given much more than a wealthy person can ever think of giving.

Giving in this way shows God that we trust Him completely with everything, including our finances and our sustenance.

So, if we’re waiting on a breakthrough for a very long time, and we’re not seeing anything happen, we need to ask ourselves if maybe we missed something. Are we sowing? Are we planting seeds in our garden from which we can reap a harvest?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-10-18

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James 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Taking time out to pray for each other is a must. To pray for family, friends, work, relationships and other things that arise throughout our day needs to be a priority.

Prayer helps many people; people that have no hope, no trust, no knowledge at times.

Prayer helps usher in healing for sick people. Prayer helps bring direction and protection in many situations. Prayer stops spiritual battles and so much more.

Through the name of Jesus, we have been given authority and we can lift up any given situation to Abba Father and He will hear our prayer, our need or someone else’s need.

Don’t stop praying. Fit it in daily and go with it. Lift up our cares and concerns and entrust them into the hands of our Daddy, through the name of Jesus Christ.

Things turn around through time spent in prayer. Families and marriages are restored through prayer. Healings take place through prayer. Children are changed through prayer. Financial breakthrough comes through time spent in prayer.

Pray, pray and pray some more.

Rejoice today in knowing that when we pray we are heard. And answers come! Amen.

Psalm 34:17 (NKJV) 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-9-18

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2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV) 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

For many centuries people have wondered and asked why God is taking so long for Jesus to return. After all, the world is a mess. Morals have decayed terribly. Violence is at all-time highs around the world. And so many other things are happening that make the world a challenging place to live.

So why is it that God has kept His people waiting here on earth for so very long, having to endure trials and hard times?

Because He is patient and doesn’t want anyone to perish without the chance to repent.

This may make no sense whatsoever to our minds. It may be hard for us to understand. In fact, we may not be able to understand it at all with our intellect.

But as we learn to know and hear God’s heart, we will begin to understand it a little at a time.

As humans, we tend to get angry with what we see happening around us. This can lead to frustration and may even cause us to have feelings toward others that we know God doesn’t want us to have. This brings us to a place where we need to lean on God every single day, to guide us and teach us to live by the Spirit and not by the flesh.

There is also the very major factor of God’s plans and the things that need to be carried out before He can return. There are many things that He has spoken of through His prophets that must happen. Only He knows the timing of those things.

But one thing is for sure. When the time is right, God will bring everything into order. In due season, He will put everything in its proper place.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

So, don’t lose heart and don’t lose hope. God is faithful to do what He said He will do when He knows the time is right.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-8-18

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Numbers 23:19 (NKJV) 19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

We want to encourage you all today. God is God!

He is not a man that should say one thing and do something else. He sticks to His promises. He tells us what He would like to do for us. And then as we trust Him, He does it the way it needs to be done.

Look at Abraham and Sarah. They were very old. She was well past her child-bearing days. But, God said He would give them a child, and He gave them Isaac. He is faithful in what He says He will do.

Genesis 17:21 (NKJV) 21 But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.”

As God’s children, we have to get used to things being done differently than how we might expect them to be done. But, don’t get scared that they will never come or that it won’t happen.

Don’t get negative or disappointed when we don’t see anything changing right away. Be strong, stand firm, keep trusting and thanking Him just the same. He takes what He says serious.

Matthew 7:9 (NKJV) 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-7-18

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Proverbs 16:24 (NKJV) 24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Our mouths speak many, many words on a daily basis. What comes out of them is driven by what’s in our hearts. And what’s in our hearts is based on where we’re at in our walk with God.

Obviously, not a single one of us is perfect, even if we wish that we were. We will have good days and bad days, good hours and bad hours, and even good moments and bad moments.

But as a whole, it’s important that we allow God to mold us and shape us so that when we speak, the words that leave our mouths are pleasing to Him. If they’re pleasing to Him, they will be the best words that could be spoken.

This doesn’t mean that we should never say things that might offend someone. Sometimes the truth offends those who need to hear it. But it’s not due to the way it’s said. It’s due to fact that it’s said, because it contains truth.

Jesus spoke words that offended many simply because He addressed things that needed to be addressed and confronted people who needed to be confronted. The important part, though, is that He spoke things with love, not with a haughty or judgmental attitude.

So should our words be spoken, pleasant like honeycomb, albeit through the somewhat tainted heart of a less-than-perfect human being, but ultimately giving sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-6-18

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Matthew 5:14 (NKJV) 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

We are the light of the world. Why? Because as we let God’s Spirit live in us, we are full of His life. Abundant life!

Can we even comprehend the magnificence of His Spirit living in us? Maybe not. Our minds aren’t that big. But if we just have the faith and trust, He will do things right before our very eyes.

How AWESOME to have the Spirit of the Son of the living God, living, moving and breathing, not just in us, but through us.

Now, to be the light of the world we must let Him move through us each day. Yes, some days we are tired and not as willing. But, the days that we are willing, He will open doors for us to walk through that are amazing!

For example, it could be a phone call from someone that needs encouragement. It could be someone standing in line at the grocery store that just needs someone to be patient with them. It could be a little child that may need someone to sit with them and read them a story. It’s not hard or complicated, but comes naturally to us as children of God.

Don’t always look for that BIG thing that we think God will use us for. Stay open to what the Holy Spirit aligns us with at that moment and go for it. He will put in our mouths and hearts what is needed at that time. Just be open minded with whatever He would like to do and shine that light, sister and brother!

With Christ in us we are destined to shine. It’s up to us to agree with the Holy Spirit and let Him be free in us.

Rest in Him, have fun, and let the world know who we are in Christ!! Full of life. Amen.

John 10:10 (NKJV) 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-5-18

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Please click to watch the video now.Good day!

We pray that your walk with God is growing and flourishing.

Where does your hope lie?

That’s the question we want to ask you today. And that’s the topic of our brand-new video.

Sometimes we unknowingly shift our hope from being rooted in God, to the things we’re hoping for. We don’t do it purposely. It just kind of happens. And when this happens it can cause problems in many ways.

Once we realize this is happening, it’s not difficult to fix. And once it’s fixed, it will be easy to keep it from happening again in the future.

We hope that this new video will give you some fresh insights.

Be mightily blessed in Him.

Sincerely,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-4-18

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Matthew 16:15-16 (NKJV) 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

He was the Christ, the Son of the living God! He lived among man and He was perfect. He was pure. He was righteous and miraculous in His life here!

The work that was done through Jesus Christ was done solely by the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 1:32 (NKJV) 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

The Holy Spirit remained upon Jesus throughout His work here on this earth.

It is impossible for any man or woman to minister, in the way God has intended for us, without the anointing of the Holy Spirit. And it is impossible to live the life God has intended for us individually without the Holy Spirit moving through us.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

We need our Helper. We need to be taught, prompted and reminded constantly throughout our day of the things we need to hear, do and say.

Some of us have been trying so hard to get things right. Our hearts are willing, but we keep failing because we lack what it will take to get it done. It takes the Holy Spirit.

Today, ask Him to come and help us in our decisions, in our trials, in our raising and training up of our children, in our ministry and in our everyday walk.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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