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Bible Verse of The Day – Dabbling in Spirits – 4-15-18

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Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

We hope that you are being blessed in your walk with God and drawing closer and closer to Him each day. 

The new video that we have for you today is a bit different than usual. Why? Because it deals with a topic that we don’t hear much about. It’s also a topic that absolutely needs to be discussed and taught on. 

We are spiritual beings. God created us with a spirit because He wants our spirit to commune with Him. But there are many counterfeits that try to pass themselves off as the Holy Spirit. And our new video talks specifically about them. 

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Many people will be surprised when we talk about these things and give examples of them. But most of us are at least vaguely familiar with most of them. 

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Others of us have dabbled in some of them off and on during our lives. And we talk about this in the video also. 

So we hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch this very informative, important teaching, so you’ll gain understanding when it comes to these things that can so greatly affect our lives. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day. 

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 – 4-14-18

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Matthew 6:1 (NKJV) 1 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

When we do good things, and no one else knows what we did, know that God is watching. It brings Him great pleasure. It means a lot to Him!

If we are a parent, an Aunt, an Uncle, a guardian or any kind of leader, we know what it feels like when our child, our student or someone dear to us does a good thing. It’s a blessing. It brings satisfaction and joy to our hearts!

Imagine, if we feel like this, how our Father in Heaven feels when we, His children, act in such a manner.

Pleasing our Father brings satisfaction and a peace to our hearts.

I hear God saying to you today…

“Keep up the good work. You are doing great!  Don’t worry if no one else noticed what you have done and what you continue to do. I see you and I love it! You are a blessing to My heart and your reward will come from Heaven.”

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 – 4-13-18

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Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV) 17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Accountability is something that not many of us think about when it comes to our walk with God. Especially when it comes to being accountable to others.

Oh, most of us understand that we need to be accountable to God. After all, He is the ultimate authority.

But, when it comes to being accountable to man, those people around us, some of us turn and run.

Accountability is something that the Bible takes very seriously. The verse above tells us that we are like iron sharpening iron when we keep ourselves accountable to others.

And there are many other verses like it, that teach us to be accountable to our brothers and sisters in Christ.

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.

Additionally, we are also told that we are to be accountable to those in authority over us. We are to obey the laws of the land in which we live. By doing so, we represent Christ favorably to others, not causing them grief or hardship.

Hebrews 13:17 (NKJV) 17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Choosing not to be accountable to others, being stubborn, or choosing not to obey the laws of the land we live in is rebellion. Some may take this lightheartedly and think that it’s no big deal. But God looks at it very seriously.

God considers rebellion to be equal to witchcraft! And He says stubbornness is a type of idolatry!

1 Samuel 15:23 (NKJV) 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry…

If we pay attention, we will notice that rebellion will always be accompanied by chaos. Those who are stubborn and rebellious will always have a buzz about them. There is never peace, and there will almost always be some kind of crisis going on in their lives.

It’s critical that we, first and foremost, submit ourselves to God. And secondly, we submit ourselves to those in authority over us. Without doing this, we will never have God’s peace in our lives. And we will likely spend most of our time bouncing from one crisis to another, to another.

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 – 4-12-18

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Isaiah 53:5-6 (NKJV) 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Another word for iniquity is sin. He took the rap for all our sin. He was bruised, whipped and mocked. He was beaten beyond recognition and nailed to a cross.

Who would do this for us?  Who would ever put us before their own needs and desires? Jesus Christ, the Son of God. A Man that was born of a virgin.

Even though He was the Son of the Most High God, He still felt pain, He still had emotions and He still wept, like we do. His heart ached at different times and He felt loneliness, just like us.

I overlooked these things as a child and just took it for granted, that because He was God’s Son, God protected Him from the pain of the crucifixion. I had it in my head that He could do what He did for me with no problem. I neglected to realize and understand that He was still a Man of flesh, just like us.

He felt it all. Don’t think He didn’t. He felt the stripes. He felt the nails. He didn’t get away with anything because of being the Son of God. What this man did for each one of us was priceless. It was beyond our human understanding of love.

What does He ask for in return? He asks for us to receive Him and His love. And to love others like He loves us.

His love changes hard hearts and makes them soft and new. His love brings life!

John 13:34-35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Thank you, Jesus, for what you did for us. We are ever so grateful and humbled!

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 – 4-11-18

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

Kindness seems to have gone out of style for so many. The world is a very busy place, and our lives have gotten busier and busier.

In all of our hustle and bustle, we can tend to get edgy and cranky. And this can make it easy for us to lash out at others over the smallest little things.

Here’s what we all need to understand; everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes we just get hurrying around and make choices in a split second. And those kinds of choices can have drastic outcomes from time to time.

We can say something with the wrong tone that causes conflict or hurts someone’s feelings.

We can make a quick move that puts us or others in danger, like maybe not paying close enough attention while driving a car.

We can make an irrational decision, the outcome of which has lasting effects on our life and the lives of others.

It’s critical that we heed God’s word and sow kindness, tenderheartedness and forgiveness to others. Why? Because God has done the very same for us, through Jesus.

So, let’s slow down, make decisions and choices with a sound mind and the Spirit of God guiding us. And heed His promptings.

Our lives and the lives of others will be much better for it, as we shine His light and sow His kindness to those around us each and every day.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-18

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Matthew 9:17 (NKJV) 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

When we outgrow things, it brings change. Just because we have done something the same way for a long time, that doesn’t make doing it differently wrong.

When things are fun and they go well, we like to have them happen the same way over and over again. Why not? After all, it went well!

But, sometimes when seasons change we try to force things to go the same way. And what happens? It doesn’t feel the same. It doesn’t go the same, and we don’t get the same results. We can feel that something has changed.

We can automatically think there is something very wrong. But, that’s not always the case. Sometimes it just simply means that we outgrew the old; it’s time for change and time for the new to come.

If we are not careful we will be negative about it and we will never get to see how God wants to use it. But, if we let it flow and we let God lead us in it, eventually we will see why things had to change and it will all turn out to be very good.

New things come in at times, and usually when we least expect it. We need to embrace them and let God show us what He wants to do with them!

Don’t try to mix it up with the old stuff. The new and the old don’t usually mix well. If anything, it can ruin things.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-9-18

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1 John 4:19 (NKJV) 19 We love Him because He first loved us.

As believers, we may sometimes go through seasons where we feel like we’re in a rut. No matter what we do, it all just feels like a routine, a ritual, a mechanical repetition of what we know how to do.

We may even start to doubt our faith, as we begin to lose touch with God and as His presence seems to wane.

When this happens, the first thing we need to understand is that God has not gone anywhere. He is always near. He is always right where we left Him.

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) 10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

When we feel like this, it’s always something amiss on our end, not on His. It might be due to choices we’ve made. It might be due to things that have happened to us. It might be due to our lives being too busy. It might be due to many, many different things.

But there is one thing for sure, God never, ever leaves us. He is omnipotent, all powerful. He is omniscient, all-knowing. He is omnipresent, in all places at all times.

Our spiritual fatigue isn’t due to overworking our spirit. It’s due to undernourishment of our spirit. It’s due to lack of exercise for our spirit. It’s due to lack of knowledge in our spirit.

Hosea 4:6 (NKJV) 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…

And, ultimately, it all comes down to one thing. We don’t fully understand or comprehend God’s love for us. If we did, we would never, ever struggle again in our walk with Him.

Once we begin to understand His love for us, really understand it, we will begin to fall so deeply in love with Him that nothing will be able to pry us away from Him. In fact, we will develop a longing to be closer to Him than we could ever imagine.

Our faith will grow. Our desire to pull closer and closer to Him will grow. And whatever doubts we have will slowly fade away.

If our spirit is hungry for Him, we need to feed it. But not with religion and tradition. We need to feed it with Him. His word. His presence. His joy. Giving Him thanks. And showing Him gratefulness for all that He has done for us.

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 – Walk On The Water – 4-8-18

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Greetings in the name of Jesus, 

We hope you are enjoying your day. 

The apostle Peter was a special breed of person. He was bold, he was outspoken. And yet he was also the one who denied Jesus while under pressure. 

Today’s video talks about one of Peter’s moments of victory, as he got out of the boat and walked on the water. 

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As believers, we’d like to think that we would have the same faith as Peter, allowing us to walk on water each and every day of our lives. 

And do you know what? That’s exactly how God wants us to live, having that very same faith. 

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Life puts us to the test each and every day. We’re up, and then we’re down. One minute we’re walking on the water, and the next we’re crying out for Jesus to keep us from drowning. 

We hope today’s video will give you some new insight on how to spend more time on top of the water than sinking under it. 

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Stay close to God in all things. 

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 – 4-7-18

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Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

There are a lot of intimidating people and situations in this world that we may have to deal with from time to time, and it’s not always easy. Sometimes we will find ourselves panicking because we are not sure what steps to take in handling it properly.

When we panic it causes us to become stressed and anxious. It can exhaust us to the point where we are tired and we may even get depressed. We are worn out and can’t do a thing. We feel we have lost control.

The enemy loves when we reach this point. He thinks he has us eating out of the palm of his hand. This is how he tries to defeat us, as long as we follow along.

As soon as we begin to feel stress and anxiety trying to kick in and take over, that is when we need to be strong, not be afraid, and do our best to resist it. How? We stop letting it control us, and we realize where the attack is coming from. And we say NO!

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

The quicker we pick up on the attack against us, the better our days will be. We can’t let the enemy defeat us.

Be strong, rebuke him in Jesus’ name and enjoy your day. God is with you!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-6-18

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Luke 23:21 (NKJV) 21 But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

Why? Why would people want to crucify a perfect, loving and kindhearted man, someone that they knew did wonderful and miraculous things?

Luke 7:22 (NKJV) 22 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.

These are the things Jesus was doing. These are the things that the religious leaders were threatened by, causing them to stir the people up to hate Him and want Him crucified.

Wow! How can this be? How can something so good be turned around and made to look bad?

It’s all about our hearts. Our hearts speak what is truly in us.

Matthew 15:19 (NKJV) 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

For people to want to crucify a man that was doing such marvelous things, it shows us the power of the heart and what’s in it.

While on the cross, this same Man that they crucified cried out to His Father, “forgive them, for they do not know what they do”.

Luke 23:34 (NKJV) 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

Our heart can obstruct our vision and mind, causing us to make absurd decisions and judgments at times. We need Jesus and the change He brings to our hearts! He helps us to see things clearly in this world that we live in.

Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-5-18

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Ephesians 5:30-33 (NKJV) 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

As members of His body, we are one with Him.

Just as we are one with Him, we are told that a man will leave his mother and father and become one with his bride. The two shall become one flesh.

To the human mind, two people becoming one flesh is very mysterious and hard to understand. But when we begin to look at it through spiritual eyes, and through God’s word, we can see that the relationship between a husband and his wife is symbolic of the relationship between Christ and His bride.

As we draw near to God and learn of Him, we begin to become one with Him on many levels.

As a husband and wife come together, both in physical intimacy and in every other aspect of their lives, they also become one on many levels. With couples who have been together for a very long time, it’s usually very easy to see how united they are as we watch them interact with each other.

It’s truly a miracle and a mystery of God to see, and to live out.

We can personally attest to this in our own marriage. God has truly brought us together and shown us how to become “one flesh” in every area of our relationship.

He has blessed us with a bond that can only be explained by the phrase “one flesh”.

We recently celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary, on March 12. It was a huge milestone for us, not just in our marriage, but in our lives in general, as He has walked us through so much. We were very excited about it!

And despite some of the things we have faced over the years, it was our unity through the bonds that God created that kept us moving forward without so much as a small hiccup in our marriage. And for that, we give God all of the glory and honor.

It’s very fitting that the first verse of Ephesians chapter 5 starts off by telling us to be imitators of God, and the last verse gives us instructions telling husbands and wives to love and respect each other.

And as we become imitators of God, everything about our marriage relationship will become stronger, and our love and respect for each other will grow in ways we could never have imagined. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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