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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-8-18

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Psalm 37:23 (NKJV) 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. 

Many people ask how to know if they are following God’s plan for their life. It’s one of the most common questions we get. 

There are many different things we could say about this. But for today, let’s stick with the text of this particular verse. 

It says that the steps of a good man (person) are ordered by the Lord.  So, what does that tell you? Whose steps are ordered by the Lord? Those of a good man! 

So, based on this, we know that if we want to know God’s plan for our lives, and know that we are walking on the path He has chosen for us, we need to be “good”. 

What does God mean by good? Righteous. 

God orders the steps of a righteous man (or woman). It’s important to understand that there are two forms of righteousness. 

First, we are made righteous by the blood of Jesus. When we put our faith and trust in Jesus, His blood washes us and makes us clean. We instantly become righteous, by His blood. 

Second, we live righteously by following God’s word, applying it on a personal level and walking it out daily. 

It’s the second part that helps us to “find His path” and discern what the steps are that He has ordered for us. 

As we walk this out, we ultimately begin to walk in the steps God has ordered for us. And the funny part is that it tends to happen without us even realizing it. It’s gradual, a little at a time. 

And then one day we look back and we see where God has brought us from. And we begin to see and understand that the steps we took were not ours. They were His. 

And what’s better than this? The fact that God delights in our way! 

Amen. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-7-18

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Isaiah 64:8 (NKJV) 8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.

Surrendering it all to God is the most powerful position to be in.

When we can say, “God, you can have me and everything I own”, we are setting ourselves up for His great and mighty work to be done, in us and through us. But we are also getting ready for a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Him than we have ever experienced.

Getting to this point requires us to take steps ahead of time that will help us to see that we truly need to surrender everything. And the only way to get there is to start at the beginning.

  • We need to give God the room He needs in our daily routine. That means we can plan out our day, but we need to listen and stay alert to God’s promptings. Sometimes God will warn us about specific things. He may see danger for us, and through His promptings He will cause us to think twice about heading in that direction. Listen to those little promptings, so we don’t have to change our plans over and over again.

I’ve done this many times, and I’ve learned from my errors. It’s better to go to Him first and ask about certain occasions, rather than having to change things up after we’ve made plans and spent money, etc., to carry it out.

  • We need to spend personal one-on-one time with Him. And yes, we have to do this even when we have a busy day. God should be the first One we talk to every day. He will start us off on the right track.
  • We need to pick up our Bible and read it. His word will change us. That is a promise. Even if we don’t understand it word for word, it’s OK. The Holy Spirit will help us and bring understanding. He’s Amazing!

When we begin to let God into our daily routine, we will see the importance of surrendering to Him. And our hearts won’t regret it or fight it, but we will welcome our Potter even more.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-6-18

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Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Kindness goes a long way in many situations. Kindness doesn’t cost us anything to give out to others. And it spreads the love of God with very little effort.

Strangely, kindness seems to have gone out of style in many places, including in the body of Christ.

Some people can be very “snappy” if someone does something that bothers them, even if it was done unintentionally. Lacking God’s grace and His discernment, they lash out at people in a split second.

This can hurt people. But, more importantly, it can push people away from God if the person being lashed out at knows that the other person is a believer.

Yes, we all have bad days. And sometimes we can say something very quickly, without thinking beforehand. This is why it’s so important that we are slow to speak, quick to listen and slow to anger.

James 1:19 (NKJV) 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Jesus told us that others would know that we are His disciples by our love for others, so it’s imperative that we exercise patience with others and show them the love and kindness that we have been told to show.

John 13:35 (NKJV) 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

So, let’s exercise patience and kindness with those we come into contact with. The kindness we show them may make the difference between a good day and a bad day for them in the short run.

And in the long run it just might mean the difference between drawing them toward God or pushing them away.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-5-18

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Mark 11:24 (NKJV) 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

One of the things people have the hardest time with is believing that God would actually want to help us in our situation. Maybe that’s why we try so hard to do things on our own and get stuck in a rut, because to think someone wants to helps us is almost unheard of these days.

People seem to all have their own problems, their own issues and their own life to live. This is true, but one of the things we need to remember is that God is God, a loving and very caring Father. He enjoys and truly wants to help us.

He will bring certain people around to be just that; a helping hand in time of need. It could just be a word of encouragement, or a word of wisdom. It could be a hot cooked meal, or a card containing a financial blessing.

We don’t know what God will do, or how He will do it. But we must believe for His help to come to us in the right way and the right time.

Believe God today. He wants to be the One to carry us through. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – Gaining Victory and Not Losing Ground (Part 3) – 2-4-18

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Greetings! 

Trials, tribulations, seasons of famine; we all experience them. And not a single one of us enjoys them! 

But, as we press in to God and let Him lead us through those tough times, He will teach us a lot, if we let Him. 

We published a new video today where we discuss this in great detail. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Today’s video is the final in a set of three where we share things that we learned while going through a 5-year-long season of trials that God used to teach us how to lean on Him, press in to Him, listen for His leading, and then to follow Him. 

And wow! The things we learned were incredible. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

All of these things will benefit others as we share them because it’s not about us. It’s about what God did and how He did it. So there’s something here for everyone to learn. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it and share it with others who might benefit from it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-3-18

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John 6:9 (NKJV) 9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”

God uses people who are in the right place, with the right goods, at the right time, to fulfill His miracles.

Look at this boy and what he had to offer; five loaves of bread, and two fish. Was it enough to feed all 5,000 people? No, not alone.

However, Jesus took it and He gave thanks. He then gave it to the disciples to distribute among the people. And there was PLENTY! More than enough, with 12 baskets left over. Praise be to God!

John 6:13 (NKJV) 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

This young boy, with his 2 fish and 5 barley loaves, was in the right place at the right time.

Have we ever thought that where we are right now, or what we have in our possession may be exactly what God may use to do a miracle?

Maybe we have never thought that God will use us in doing such a thing. But He may. He may use what we have; our goods, our gifts, our compassion, our prayers, etc. We just don’t know, do we?

God is God. He does miracles. Would we be open and willing, like this boy, to give to God what He is asking in that moment?

We never know when we will be part of a miracle that God is performing for someone. Just be ready to say yes.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-2-18

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Proverbs 4:25 (NKJV) 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.

Cleaning our plates of the things that are not for us to do helps us to focus on the things that are for us to do. We have more oomph, so to speak, to do more and go further.

Helping others is important, to be sure. But we must remember to listen to God, to know who He wants us to help. We can’t just help everyone. We can only be stretched just so far.

Helping the wrong person at the wrong time can cause a huge distraction, and it might even cause us to miss out on helping someone we were supposed to help.

We need to stay focused and learn to say that very little, very powerful word at times, when needed; “NO”.

If we spend our time doing things that are not meant for us to be doing, we may actually be doing things that should be for someone else to do. And the person that should be doing it is getting out of their responsibilities.

So, even though it may look like we are helping, we may really be hurting or making the situation worse.

We don’t say that to discourage anyone from helping others. We say it so that we will be prayerful when we are asked, or when we feel the need to help.

Sometimes we just know and we go. That’s fine, because everything in us is saying help. They need it.

But those moments when we are not sure, we need to listen to what we are feeling. Take the time needed and pray about it. God will guide us in the things He wants us to take on.

Stay focused.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-18

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Genesis 22:1 (NKJV) 22 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Tests. Each one is different, but they all have one thing in common; we need to pass them if we wish to be promoted to the next level.

Very few of us like tests. But they’re a part of life, whether we’re school children or adults who have long since graduated school.

In school, we are given many, many tests. We have quizzes, tests and exams. Each type has increasing levels of difficulty and requires more preparation to get a sufficient grade to pass it. And when we pass all of the required tests, we get promoted to the next grade.

And so it is also with God. We get tested. We pass or we fail. If we pass, we move on. If we fail, we get to take that same test over again.

The tests God puts before us can be of many varieties. Some might test our faith. Others might test our obedience. And still others might test us to see if we have learned a specific thing that He is trying to teach us; finances, relationships, humility, etc.

We can usually tell if we have failed a specific test because we will find ourselves going through the same kind of situation repeatedly. If we make the wrong choices, we get to do it again. If we make the right choices, and we pass that test, we get to move on.

So, are we finding ourselves going through the same kind of situations over and over again? Does the thing we’re facing right now look like the thing we faced last month or last year?

Are we making the same choices and decisions we made in the past? And do we keep getting the same results as we have always gotten?

Maybe it’s time to change some things up, brush up on our listening skills and ace this test we’re taking over and over, so we can pass it and graduate!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-31-18

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Psalm 145:8-9 (NKJV) 8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.

This verse came to me yesterday as I was crying out in prayer for someone dear to me. I felt very helpless at the time for this particular situation. Within my own understanding I just didn’t know how, nor could I even see a way out for them. I was terribly saddened and feeling a heaviness at that particular moment.

After praying, I opened my Bible and this is the first verse I saw. It was my answer!

This verse right here spoke volumes to me.

I had received a phone call on this day and I needed to go out and help someone with their situation. It was a bittersweet moment. I was happy to be able to be there to help, but the things I saw saddened my heart.

As I prayed for this person, their situation became real to me and I truly felt for them. I hurt for them. I wept for them and I tried to put myself in their place. I was asking myself what would I do and how would I handle it, if that was me.

To be honest, it was a very hard situation, and from my own understanding I drew nothing but a blank.

How many of us are drawing a blank today? It’s OK to admit this. Because God will come and He will fill in those blanks with His word.

The scripture above says He is gracious. This showed me that no matter how far down we get, His hand can reach us.

He’s slow to anger, and great in mercy. It’s not over for us. Don’t even think we’re done. He will help us fix this.

He is good to all. That means you, me and anyone going through trials and who calls on His name. His mercies are over all of His works!

Be encouraged today. God has our back! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-30-18

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Matthew 9:23-25 (NKJV) 23 When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 

Jesus had the crowd put outside. Why? Because He knew they doubted Him. 

Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. We want to believe. We want to see God move. But we don’t really believe. We doubt. 

Doubt is the number one enemy when it comes to seeing God move on our behalf. 

You see, Jesus knew that if He allowed those people to stay in the room, the little girl would not be healed and resurrected. He knew they doubted Him. They actually ridiculed Him when He spoke. 

By having the doubters removed, He created an atmosphere that was conducive to faith, and free of doubt. 

Sometimes it is hard to believe. Sometimes doubt can be so big in our face that it’s hard to see past it. 

But it’s up to us to ask God to help us with our doubt. He just wants us to cry out and ask Him! God won’t turn us away because of it. On the contrary, He will help us believe! 

Mark 9:24 (NKJV) 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” 

We urge you today, let God help your unbelief. Don’t struggle all your life with doubt and unbelief, tossed like a wave on the sea. 

James 1:6-8 (NKJV) 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 

Just cry out to Him, saying “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”. Amen. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-29-18

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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.

When the thief comes and tries to knock us down, he will resort to some pretty low tactics.

For example, maybe we received negative news regarding our health, or a situation didn’t turn out the way we had hoped for. Maybe our kids are rebelling, or we lost our job, etc.

When these things are happening, we need to rebuke satan and his threats, in Jesus’ name.

Take whatever negative report we are getting and bring it to God. Talk to Him. Tell Him your concerns. He can turn things around. He can bring good things out of the worst situations, if we trust Him with it.

The Lord has come to give us life and to give it more abundantly! Amen. And living a life of fear is not abundant life. It’s just barely making it! Something needs to change.

In some situations, we may not even want to get out of bed because of what we have to face each day. God knows, though. And He is waiting on us to turn it over to Him. There is no way we can handle this stuff on our own, and God does not expect us to.

The sooner we realize this, the quicker things will start to turn around. That’s not saying that we will always see things happen right away with our natural eyes. But in the spiritual realm, things will begin to shift.

And as we press into God and trust Him with it, and we continue to obey His leading, walking out the steps He gives us, we will see things move in the natural also. And victory will eventually come.

Exodus 15:2 (NKJV) 2 The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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