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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-27-17

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Psalm 67:1 (NKJV) 67 God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us…

If we want to change the way things are going, we may need to change our attitude and the way we see things.

We might need to change the way we look and feel toward certain people, and stop blaming them for the things that we are going through in our personal life.

Let the past be in the past. We can’t allow it to ruin our future any longer.

God is merciful toward us and He blesses us as we walk in His example and do the same for others, no matter how they treat us. And as we do this, things will begin to change.

Pray for them, bless them and move on. Start today by letting go of the things we have held onto for years. Let the wounds in our heart heal as we take this step today.

Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you…

This verse contains a lot of action words, and no one said any of them would be easy. But if we want change, these are the steps we need to work toward.

Dear God in Heaven,

I come to You today and ask for your help. I want to do what is right. I have been hurting for a long time, and today I want to be free and let my heart heal.

Forgive me for holding onto things that I should have let go of a long time ago. I want to be able to sincerely walk out Matthew 5:44. I can’t do this on my own. I know that I need You, your strength and your compassion to take these steps. You know me best. I ask for Your help in fixing me up so I can let go and move on. I truly want to love like You.

Thank You. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-26-17

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1 Samuel 2:2 (NKJV) 2 “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.

Today’s word is “better days are coming”.

The past few years for my family it has been one thing after another. I am not complaining or ungrateful at all. God has been our provision, our escape and we have seen miraculous things happen right before our very own eyes.

But we have been through a lot of things that have been very trying and very tough.

It has been bittersweet at times. But the best thing is to know that whatever we were faced with, God was close by! He was right there with us.

Having such an Anchor standing with us when we were faced with hard news made it all much better. It kept us grounded even when our first instinct was to take off running from it all.

If you are going through a lot, we know how you feel. We are here with you.

We want you to know that you are going to come through this, and better days will come your way as you continue to press in to your Rock.

Our Lord God Almighty is our Rock. He will calm the storm for you! Amen.

​​​​​​​Psalm 107:29 (NKJV) 29 He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-25-17

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Luke 2:11 (NKJV) 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

God is good! We all have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for. But the most important and greatest gift of all is the gift that was freely given to us from our Heavenly Father.

God gave us His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Through His sacrifice on the cross, those that believe and receive Him are set free. When their earthly body dies, their soul lives on in heaven, with their heavenly Father and His Son.

It doesn’t matter who we are or what position we might hold. It doesn’t matter what kind of success we have. It doesn’t matter what nationality or skin color we are. It doesn’t matter if we are rich or poor. It doesn’t matter if we are a thief, a lawyer, or a doctor, etc. It doesn’t even matter how old or young we are.

If we have put our faith and trust in that name, Jesus Christ, and we ask Him to forgive us of our sins, and we receive Him as our Savior, we become His child!

John 1:12 (NKJV) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name…

This Man, Jesus Christ, came to save us.

Merry Christmas!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – Moving Forward With God – Part 2 – 12-24-17

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Greetings in the name of our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ! 

It’s the day before Christmas and the world is bubbling with excitement to celebrate His birth. Immanuel, God with us. 

We have a very powerful video for you to watch today. There is much in this one that will help anyone who is in a relationship, whether it’s a marriage, a couple who is courting, seriously dating or engaged. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Relationships can be very rewarding, especially if we know and understand how to make them that way. And God has given us what we all need to do that. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Even if you’re not married or in a serious relationship, this video still has something for you, so please don’t ignore it just because it deals with relationships. 

And, last of all, please be sure to share it with others. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Be blessed in Him. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 12-23-17

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Psalm 44:21 (NKJV) 21 Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

Family can be very hard to understand and relate to at times. Sometimes it can seem like they are deliberately trying to be hurtful toward us.

And we are usually harder on them than we are on others. Why? Because we expect more out of them. They are our family.

We tend to excuse people outside of the family when they are hurtful toward us. We think it’s alright for them to be that way. We think that’s normal. But when family does something to us, we have no patience. We have no tolerance and we definitely don’t put up with it.

We have to understand that family members are human too. They go through seasons and trials in their own lives, just like we do. Family is not perfect.

They will make mistakes. So, yes, we need to give them time and space. We need to be understanding with them as well.

But there are also times when we need to say enough is enough and put our foot down. Just because they are family doesn’t mean that we can let them walk on us or misuse us whenever they feel like it.

There is a balance to this, and God will help us to know what to do at certain times. He knows the secrets in the heart of man, and if they are using and abusing us He will not allow it for long.

Listen to His direction. He will give us clarity and He will guide our steps.

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

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 – 12-22-17

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Psalm 121:7-8 (NKJV) 7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.

Sometimes we think we are all alone. No one really knows what is going on inside us or how we feel. No one knows the things we come up against; those things we have had to deal with in our past, or continue to deal with now.

Sometimes it feels like no one cares.

That’s what the enemy would like for us to think. And if he can get us to believe it, he knows he can get us to give up. And if we give up, we will fail.

We want to remind you today that the great and MIGHTY King has you. He will preserve you. He will keep you safe from harm or injury. He will keep you from destruction if you will follow Him.

Don’t listen to the lies of the enemy any longer. Rebuke him in Jesus’ name. And claim the verse above over your life today. Amen!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-21-17

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Luke 6:31 (NKJV) 31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

If we want respect, we have to give it. It’s as simple as that.

This is hard to maintain when we are around those that drive us crazy. But even in those moments when we don’t care for a particular person, their actions, or their attitude, we can still do right by showing respect, no matter how we feel.

We have to do good by everyone. We can’t just pick and choose who we want to do it for. We have to remain respectful, even to those that get on our nerves, under our skin or irritate us.

This doesn’t mean we have to be best buds with them. There is a difference. It doesn’t mean we have to spend a lot of time around them. But, it does mean that when we are around them, we need to honestly be respectful.

There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. If we want people to respect us, we need to show respect. That’s just how it works.

If we can’t do this with a sincere heart then we need to check ourselves. God needs to have a little time with us and help us get to the bottom of it. It’s always fun getting to the bottom of something, because then there’s only one way left to go, and that’s up. We can begin to move forward again.

If God is speaking to our heart today, know that it is for our own good. We need to respect others, no matter how they have treated us. They will have to answer for their actions, just as we will answer for ours. So, let’s treat others the way we want to be treated.

Dear God in Heaven,

I come to You with all sincerity in my heart, and I ask for Your help in learning how to respect others. Even those that have done me wrong, mistreated me and are just hard to deal with. Please help me Lord to understand why I need to respect them. I’m sorry if I have been functioning in a bad manner. Please forgive me. I want to make things right in my heart today with those people that I have a hard time respecting.

I ask You to help me, Lord, to get past this, and that my actions may be pleasing to You.

Thank you. In Jesus’ name I ask. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-20-17

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Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Trusting God with little things causes us to use and have little faith and get little results. Trusting God with bigger things will cause our faith to grow, getting us bigger results.

What are we waiting for? Are we comfortable with the things we are handing over to Him, and that is as far as we want to go with our walk? That’s OK if that is where we want to stay. But remember Who we are walking with. There is much more if we are willing to surrender more.

God is a faithful God. The deeper we go with Him, the more exciting things get.

We can choose to be comfortable, and have control over the way things go, and keep on doing it the way we are used to.

But if we like excitement and challenges, we need to step out as God leads and go for it.

He will rock our world with His creativity if we let Him!! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-19-17

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Proverbs 3:9 (NKJV) 9 Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

This is the key to our financial stability.

If we want God to bless and protect our finances, we need to allow Him to do so. We need to unlock the door, so to speak.

If we are not honoring Him, there is no way He can honor us.

This one simple principal will save us from financial ruin if we just follow it wholeheartedly. It can’t be a part-time thing. It can’t be done with a motive. It must be done with the right heart.

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NKJV) 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Those who “get” this will nod knowingly, with a smile on their face as they read it. Sadly, though, this simple truth is often overlooked or ignored, usually because it’s not convenient.

Why is money something that many of us struggle so badly with letting go of? Because we “earned it”. So, we should be able to hang onto it and do what we want with it. Right?

Well, not really. Here’s where we get it mixed up a bit.

You see, everything we have been blessed with has come by way of God’s hand of provision. It’s His. He has just let us hold it for a while. How we handle it is up to us.

In light of this, wouldn’t it be best to do with it what pleases God? Shouldn’t we honor Him with it by using it in the way He’d want us to?

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.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-17

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Proverbs 9:6 (NKJV) 6 Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

Be careful of getting involved with foolishness. We can’t let it tie up our time. Don’t let it cause us to lose sleep or cause our minds to get distracted with petty things.

Foolishness is not for us. We have to acknowledge it for what it is when we see it coming, and keep on walking past it. Don’t let it get ahold of us.

We can waste a lot of valuable time because of foolishness. Foolishness will try to sneak in and catch us when we are not paying attention.

Get God’s understanding. Let Him keep us alert to such things. He knows what the enemy is up to and will give us the understanding we need to discern these things.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-17

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Proverbs 9:6 (NKJV) 6 Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

Be careful of getting involved with foolishness. We can’t let it tie up our time. Don’t let it cause us to lose sleep or cause our minds to get distracted with petty things.

Foolishness is not for us. We have to acknowledge it for what it is when we see it coming, and keep on walking past it. Don’t let it get ahold of us.

We can waste a lot of valuable time because of foolishness. Foolishness will try to sneak in and catch us when we are not paying attention.

Get God’s understanding. Let Him keep us alert to such things. He knows what the enemy is up to and will give us the understanding we need to discern these things.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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