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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-27-25

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James 4:6 (LSB) 6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

The word of God is full of references to pride and the problems associated with it.

And there are many accompanying people in the Bible whose lives were destroyed by pride.

You see, pride leads to the fall of even the strongest believers if it is left unchecked.

Conversely, humility is rewarded.

The verse above states clearly that God opposes the proud but gives grace to those who are humble. That verse alone should be enough to have us running as far from pride as we can get.

But sometimes we fail to see our own pride.

Why?

Because pride can be very subtle. It creeps in and dwells in us without us knowing it or, at the very least, acknowledging it.

And there it makes a comfy home until we recognize it for the evil that it is, and we evict it.

We must learn to walk humbly before God.

James 4:10 (LSB) 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

We can see the contrast between humility and pride in the lives of King David and King Saul.

One had a heart after God. The other allowed himself to be consumed by pride.

One, David, was promised that his dynasty would be carried out for generations. The other, Saul, had the kingdom torn from him because of his pride and disobedience.

1 Samuel 15:28 (LSB) 28 So Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

Pride always precedes destruction.

Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Let us humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He might be exalted in our lives, and our pride be cast away from us all our days.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-26-25 – When Our Heart Cries Out

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Please click to watch the video now.Good day! 

Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus, our Redeemer. 

We have a message for you today; there is joy and freedom in God’s presence! 

We recently recorded a new video, and in this video, we teach about those times and moments when we just long to be in God’s presence, and why this happens. 

We hope this new video, When Our Heart Cries Out, will bring God’s joy springing up in you and it will encourage you greatly. 

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We love you all greatly ❤️ 

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Love in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

401-439-3780 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-25-25

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Daniel 6:3 (NKJV) 3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.

As we obey God, we are going to experience a spirit of excellence working in and through us! Who is this spirit of excellence?

The Holy Spirit!

As we walk in His guidance, paying attention is crucial.

He will alert us, warn us, correct us, teach us, and prompt us at times when we least expect it.

For example…

One recent day, I went to the store to grab some balloons. As I approached the woman at the register, she came over to give me a hand with the balloons.

But then she quickly left me standing there and went to help someone who had come to her cash register. I waited a bit, and she then took another customer. Her line just kept growing.

I thought, “she is busy, let me help her.”

So, I started to grab my own balloons out of the drawer so that they would be ready for her to fill them up when she was ready to do so.

She then turned to me and said, with a very impolite tone, “you’re not supposed to touch the balloons.”

I looked at her with a smile on my face and said, “well then, come help me!”

But she didn’t laugh. And she did not come to help me. Someone else eventually came over to assist me, and I left the store after paying for the balloons.

Later that day, I was reminded of the incident. God was teaching me about reflections. It’s not about who’s right or wrong; it’s about how I, His child, respond to any given situation.

No matter what we do or how we handle it, it reflects on Him.

I realized I could have done better, and I repented for the way I handled it. I told Him, “when I go back, I promise to make it right with her.”

A few days later I needed some items. And when I got to the store, she was working.

I got the items I needed, and I went to her register. While putting my items on the the belt, I noticed she wouldn’t make eye contact with me. And I could tell she was a little tense when I showed up in her line.

I took a deep breath and said the first thing that came to mind; “I love your necklace!”

She looked at me and with a big smile began to tell me she made it herself. It was probably the best thing I could have said to her. And everything got better from there.

That’s the Holy Spirit! He knows. He will lead us to say or do the right thing at the right time if we listen.

Walk in His excellence, child of God!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-24-25

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2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (LSB) 14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died. 15 And He died for all, so that they who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

As we study God’s word, particularly the writings of Paul to the Corinthian Christians, it becomes abundantly clear that He wanted them to fully understand the sacrifice that Christ made for them (and us), and how that sacrifice should manifest itself in their lives.

Let’s look more closely at this.

Paul stated in verse 14 that one died for all; Christ.

Jesus died a sacrificial death on the cross for you, and for me. This was His purpose; to offer redemption to mankind through the shedding of His pure, holy blood that washes away all sin.

Therefore, since He died for all, all who are in Him (following Him by faith) also die.

What does that mean to us?

That since He died for all, we who live (in Him) should no longer live for ourselves.

We should no longer spend our lives for self, but for Him who died and rose again on our behalf.

This can be a wakeup call to many of us.

It is very easy to get caught up in our own stuff; our wants, our needs, our concerns in life.

But God has a better way; a path that teaches us to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.

A way that leads to life, not death.

And a way that brings glory and honor to Him; the One who loves us so much that He gave His Son to save us from our sins.

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-23-25

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2 Timothy 1:6 (NKJV) 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Are you bored with your walk with God? Are you feeling like it has become stale; more of a routine than alive and thriving?

Paul told Timothy to stir up the gift that was in him. How do we stir up gifts? We exercise our faith by putting them to work.

Maybe you love to pray for others. But you have gotten so busy and caught with other things that your gift has become almost dormant. Wake it up! Begin to pray more; join a prayer group or put some time at home aside for prayer hour.

Maybe you love to sing, but something has happened and you lost your song.

Don’t let it die when problems arise, or tribulations hit close to home. Push through this painful season and open your mouth. Let that song come out.

You may want to put some time aside at home just to sing, or maybe God is calling you to help out and join a worship team.

Maybe you love to teach but you feel like you have been there and done that. Maybe you think you are too old for it.

We are never too old to teach. Find a place that needs help or start a small group in your home and invite people to come; have coffee and share the Bible.

Get exercising that gift!

Break free from boredom and let the gift that God has given you be used and come alive in you again!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-22-25

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2 Corinthians 1:8 (NLT) 8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.

As Paul penned these words, he wanted the people to understand the desperation they had faced while in Asia.

He did this, not to garner sympathy, but to make known how bad it really was.

He stated that they were crushed and overwhelmed beyond their ability to endure it.

They quite literally thought they would never make it out; they thought they would die.

Knowing this, why would he write this? Why would he paint such a dire image for the Corinthians to read?

Paul did not have impure motives. He was being brutally honest in his presentation of the events that had unfolded.

He spoke these words with a purpose; to show God’s faithfulness, and His ability to rescue them from certain death.

Read what he had to say in verse 9!

2 Corinthians 1:9 (NLT) 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

Amid this dire situation, they learned to stop relying on themselves, and to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

What a lesson for us to learn from Paul!

While facing terrible trials, aren’t we all guilty of relying on ourselves; doing everything we know to do before we finally surrender and rely on God; the One who raises the dead?

This is not unique to us. Even Paul admitted his shortcomings in this.

Let us learn from Paul’s words and his experiences, that we might stop relying on ourselves, and start relying on God; the One who raises the dead and is able to do abundantly more than we can think or ask.

Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-21-25

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Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) 31 But those who wait on the Lord  Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Giants; we all have one in our life.

If I asked you today what your number one problem is, I bet you’d come up with something pretty quickly. We know what the giant is that we face.

What is a giant?  A giant is big, strong, and scary. It’s intimidating to us, and it keeps us in fear.

There is something that is a constant battle for us all. Every day we face this giant; a weakness within us. Every day we work hard to rise above it.

If we don’t overcome the giant, it will destroy us.

And yes, it may be a work in progress.

You see, it takes time to overcome some weaknesses. It takes a constant willingness on our part to do whatever is required to build that muscle up by resisting the temptation.

And overcoming some weaknesses doesn’t necessarily happen all at once.

Not fainting while doing so is big!

We will win if we don’t give up during the process. We will mount up with wings like eagles if we wait on the Lord. He will give us the strength we need to overcome any giant.

Let us stand together and pray for each other, that we will overcome our weaknesses and slay that personal giant once and for all.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-20-25

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1 Corinthians 15:10 (LSB) 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain…

As I was shaving one recent morning, I had a thought pass through my mind very quickly about how much God has changed me through His transformative power.

I was also listening to my Bible app on my phone at that time; again, something I do every morning.

And within just a minute or two after pondering how much God has changed me as a person, the Bible app read a scripture out loud that matched the exact thought I’d had, almost word for word. It was the scripture above, but in the NLT translation, below.

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NLT) 10 But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out His special favor on me—and not without results.

This was a confirmation that what went through my mind was not just a mere human thought, but God dropping it into my spirit so I can share it with others.

You see, part of the process of us maturing as a believer is realizing and understanding God’s transformative power.

It is by this power that He takes us as we were and makes us who He desires us to be.

He does His part flawlessly.

Our part is to humble ourselves and submit to His will, allowing Him to mold us and shape us into a vessel through which He can flow, pouring Himself out onto those we encounter in our lives.

It is only His grace, and the Holy Spirit working in us, that can accomplish something so miraculous.

It cannot be done by human will. For our hearts are far too dirty to allow us to accomplish this by our own strength.

So, we encourage you today to submit and surrender wholly to God. Let Him work His will in you and transform you by His grace and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Amen 🙏

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-19-25 – The Humble and The Proud

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Please click to watch the video.Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ, our risen Savior! 

We pray that you are growing in your walk with God 🙏 

We have a new video for you today, in which we teach about the dangers of pride, and what the Bible says about pride vs. Humility. 

This is a message that we all need to hear and take to heart so we can understand the importance of walking humbly before God. 

The video is called The Humble and The Proud, and we hope it speaks to your heart. 

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We love you all, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-18-25

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Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We show our faith by the peace we have no matter what state we are in or what trials in life we go through.

If we are going through something today, let’s stop and take a look at how we are carrying ourselves.

How are we holding up?

Are we going around spewing our sorrow and frustration to everyone? Or are we holding it together, carrying on and trusting God for His answer and His timing?

If we are that person that can’t think or talk about anything else other than our problems, and it’s all that is on our minds all day and all night, more than likely our faith is not in God, but in ourselves trying to figure and work it out.

We can’t just walk in faith when things are going well for us. It’s when things are in shambles that our faith is tested.

We must remember that we are not alone. Let the peace of God guard your heart as you walk through the valley of death.

When trials come, let His peace guide your steps.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-17-25

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Acts 16:30-31 (NKJV) 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.

In Wednesday’s devotional, we referred to the word believe, and what is inferred by that word in verses such as the one above, and in other verses like John 3:16.

We mentioned that “believe” in these contexts means more than just believing that something is true.

We stated that the type of belief referred to in these verses is much deeper, implying a deep trust.

Today, we’d like to do a little deep dive into this word, believe, so we can all understand it better.

To truly understand “believe” in the context of these verses, let’s look at the Greek word that is used, and see what we can glean from it that will help us grow in our understanding.

In English, “believe” often suggests a cognitive agreement or simple acceptance that something is true.

πιστεύω (pisteuō) is the Greek word used for “believe” in these verses. πιστεύω carries a much deeper meaning than just believing something is true.

πιστεύω suggests a deep-seated trust, reliance on, and adherence to the person being believed.

It is relational (significantly meaningful) vs. transactional (casual, social in nature, or based on reciprocal give & take).

When we get this understanding, it changes us. And it changes our walk with God because we now see clearly what it means to believe from a Biblical perspective.

This causes our relationship with Him to become deeper and more intimate.

So, let’s remember that it is not enough to simply believe that something is true. But that our belief must be one that is rooted in a deep trust that spawns a deeper intimacy with Him. 🙏

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