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Bible Verse of The Day – Gaining Victory and Not Losing Ground (Part 2) – 1-28-18

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Greetings, brothers and sisters in Christ! 

Victory is something we hear a lot about. And we all want to have victory in our lives, especially when it comes to pushing through trials in our lives. 

Today’s video is part 2 of our series titled Gaining Victory and Not Losing Ground. 

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When we face trials, it’s important that we don’t let the trial push us away from God or cause us to back off in our relationship with Him. In today’s video, we discuss why that’s so important. 

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Victory comes with perseverance, and with listening to God and obeying what He tells us to do (and not do). 

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We love you all and we pray for victory in your lives, in the name of Jesus! 

Be brave and strong in Him! 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-27-18

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Psalm 73:28 (NKJV) 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works.

Be encouraged today. Life is wonderful! We serve an awesome and mighty God who cares for us.

Things may not be perfect for us right now, but nothing stays the same forever. Change comes, new seasons come and breakthroughs happen. God is faithful!

We are praying for you, and we know that God will turn your situation around as you obey His voice in the decisions that need to be made.

If we walk closely with Him, our life will be blessed! For His yoke is easy and His burden is light. We will see His mighty hand working in ways we could never imagine. Just follow.

Matthew 11:30 (NKJV) 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

When we are walking with Him, there will be times when we want to jump out of bed in the morning, with great anticipation. Because we know that our Father in Heaven is taking care of every detail, and He will guide our steps to do whatever our part is in it. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-26-18

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Ephesians 5:33 (NKJV) 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.

Husbands, love your wife. And wife, respect your husband.

Love and respect in any marriage is what keeps that marriage growing strong. Pray for each other, hold each other dear to your hearts, and sacrifice for each other when needed.

As couples, we need to protect our marriage. We need to watch out for our spouse. If our spouse is struggling, we need to make sure we are there for them. Everything else can wait.

Overtime or extra work can wait. The kid’s activities can wait. The meetings can wait. Our social hour with friends can wait. Our sports can wait. Our shopping can wait. Everything else gets put on hold when it comes to our marriage.

When our spouse is struggling, we shouldn’t spend our time nagging at them for the things they are doing wrong. We don’t need to be reminding them of the things they might have done in the past. Leave the past in the past.

They need us to lift them up, encourage them and help them through their tough days. Stand with them and be there for them.

Sometimes we have to humble ourselves and be reminded of our own weaknesses and the struggles that we have, so we can be compassionate towards them during this time.

Love should get stronger when tough times come. Love doesn’t give up. Love sees what may appear to be an ugly situation and helps it to become beautiful, stronger and successful.

Renew our love today for each other by stopping everything. Sit down. Remind each other about our vows and what God says in His word.

Tell each other that we are there for them and will enjoy the good times and walk through the tough times together. And whatever it takes, we will come through and out the other side, for God is with us.

Romans 8:31 (NKJV) 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-25-18

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2 Thessalonians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.

Some days it can feel like doing good is impossible.

We have been commanded by God to do right by everyone, to do all things as unto Him, and to love everyone we encounter.

Most times this isn’t a problem. But then there are those times when it feels like doing good is a huge fight.

This might be because we have been fought so hard. It might be because the person we are trying to do right by is mean and wicked in their ways. Or it might just be that we are tired… worn out from trying.

But God has told us not to grow weary in doing good. So how do we do that? How do we continually do good without reaching a point where we simply want to throw our hands up in the air and walk away?

There’s only one way. We need to make sure we’re doing things by the Spirit of God, not by our own natural strength.

Let’s face it; Our flesh is weak. It will only take us just so far before it wants to give up and sit down.

But God’s spirit is strong and mighty. So we need to let God teach us how to live and move by His spirit, not by our flesh or our emotions.

This takes time, but it will happen if we put forth the effort and have the desire for it. We need to draw near to God, and as we do so, He will strengthen our spirit.

Psalm 73:28 (NKJV) 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works.

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 – 1-24-18

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Revelation 2:3 (NKJV) 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.

Hang in there today. Push through. Put one foot in front of the other and don’t look back. It’s a new day, with a new start, and God is for us! Amen.

We are not laboring in vain when we put God first.

When we obey God’s word, rather than doing what we want, we are setting ourselves aside and our hearts are humbled before Him as we carry on with His plan.

We have given up those things that we once considered to be ours, and placed them in the hands of our King, and we press on to serve our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV) 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

All your hard work, your sacrifices, and efforts are seen. God knows our hearts. Keep moving forward.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-23-18

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Isaiah 43:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

Sometimes, as we move through life, there are certain events or even certain seasons that tend to stick out in our minds.

Sometimes they stick with us because they were very good, and we liked it that way. Other times it can be due to something bad that happened during that time, and we are left with sad or hurtful memories.

Either way, God never wants us to spend all our time looking back. It’s not wrong to reminisce or reflect on things of old. But we should never dwell there.

God is a forward mover. He doesn’t want us to constantly be looking back, longing for the past, fretting over things that happened in the past, or thinking about how much better things might have been back then.

If we get caught up in the times and events of our past, it seriously hinders our ability to look forward. God wants to move in our lives in a way that will help us overcome those things that might have happened in the past, and to put our energy into the things that He has for us in the future.

Don’t hold onto the past. Don’t fret over missed opportunities. And don’t let the wounds of the past destroy what God wants to do with our future.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-22-18

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Mark 4:19 (NKJV) 19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

How is our walk with God today? Have we lost Him somewhere in the shuffle? Is our heart so bogged down with the cares of the things around us that He seems far away, off in the distance somewhere?

Time to put on the brakes, slow down and pull back on some things. Time to put first things first, get back on track and stop toying with things that are only there to distract us from what we really need to be doing.

It happens. The cares of the world try to take over. It’s up to us to stop it from happening!

We need to be seeking God, first and foremost. Everything else will work its way out as we do this.

He is our Anchor. He is our Rock. He holds us together. Don’t let Him be the One that is lost. Everything else comes after Him.

Today, let’s make a decision within our hearts to slow it down and get back on track. He is our #1 priority, before anyone or anything else.

Let’s not lose Him in the shuffle.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – Gaining Victory and Not Losing Ground (Part 1) – 1-21-18

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Hello! 

Trials are just part of life. But, as children of God, victory is also part of life! 

In our newest video, we talk about moving forward to victory, without losing ground or going backwards in some areas of our lives. 

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Many times, when trials hit, we tend to shrink back in certain areas of our lives because we think it will help alleviate the trial. Most times, though, this isn’t true. 

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God always wants us to move forward, looking to Him for the understanding, discernment, wisdom and strength we need to keep going in the right direction. 

We talk about all of these things in this new video, so we hope you will watch it and share it with others too. 

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Enjoy 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 – 1-20-18

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Deuteronomy 28:2 (NKJV) 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God…

God wants to bless us. He wants to pour out many different blessings on our lives.

We all want to be blessed. There is not a single person who can honestly say that they do not want to be blessed by God.

The question, though, is this; are we willing to do what God requires us to do so that He can bless us?

Some may think of this as legalistic, or counting on our works as a means of gaining blessings. In reality, though, it is simply following the truth of God’s word.

We are taught throughout His word that we reap what we sow. And so it is with God. We sow, we reap. We obey. We are blessed.

Is that legalistic? Not at all. It’s basic Biblical principals at work. God tells us what to do, why we should do it, and what will happen when we do it.

Then, we do it. And God keeps His promise. Plain and simple.

God speaks only truth. It’s up to us to do what He says. And when we do it, we see results. It’s not us manipulating God or twisting His word.

It’s simply the body of Christ doing what God says we should do. Nothing more, nothing less.

So, do we want to be blessed? Do we want to walk in the abundance of God in every aspect of our lives? Do we want to see God move in every way that He wants to move?

It’s up to us. We choose. We decide how much, or how little, God can move on our behalf and bless us.

We do not follow God simply to receive blessings. But as we do follow God, and we obey the voice of the Lord, He will be faithful to bless us, as He has promised in His word.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-19-18

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

Have we ever felt depressed to the point where we don’t want to make a move one way or the other?

We find ourselves sighing, over and over again. We are so down that nothing seems fun anymore. Nothing makes us happy or joyful. We have no desire to do anything.

We just want to be alone. And if we could, we would just sleep it all away, hoping that when we wake up, the pain, sorrow, sadness, and torment will all be gone and we will feel better.

Today we want you to know that no matter how down things seem or how low you feel right now, you’re going to make it. God has a way of wiping that dark cloud away when we cry out to Him. When we finally lay all those things down that are troubling or concerning us, when we let them go, He will turn things around and make it better over time.

Don’t lay there wondering any longer. Get up, and know that today is going to be different! Put one foot in front of the other and move forward a little at a time. Things will get better as we take that first step.

Psalm 40:2 (NKJV) 2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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John 13:5 (NKJV) 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

Foot washing is something that we don’t see much of or hear much about these days. It seems to have been all but forgotten. But, despite being forgotten, it’s still relevant today.

Jesus took the time to wash the feet of His disciples after eating dinner with them for the last time. He did this to demonstrate servanthood.

Having your feet washed is a very humbling experience. It’s not something that you will soon forget if someone does it for you. There’s something about having someone wash your feet that can’t even be accurately put into words.

And washing the feet of someone else will cause us to lay ourselves aside and do something kind and soothing for someone else.

Why is foot washing so uncommon today? Why is it that the vast majority of us have never experienced this?

Could it be that the body of Christ has largely lost the servant’s heart that God wants us to have? Have we become more focused on ourselves than on others?

Jesus taught clearly that even He was sent 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.”

It would benefit all of us to ask God to give us a servant’s heart and show us how to be humble and reach out to others, to help them and to serve them when they are in need.

Sometimes serving others helps us more than it helps them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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