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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-26-16

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Genesis 37:10-11 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” 11 And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

There will be times when people won’t understand what God is trying to show us or do for us.

When Joseph shared his dream with his family, he did not get a very good reaction from them. They reacted by rebuking and envying him, which is not what anyone wants to hear, see or go through.

Have we ever been excited about what God did or was doing for us, and in that moment of excitement we ran and shared it with others? But in return they did not react the way we thought they would. The very ones that we cared deeply about, those we thought would understand and be happy for us got angry, jealous and pulled away from us instead.

Don’t let the reactions of others discourage us, stop us or cause us to look differently at what God wants to do in our life. Don’t let them make us feel awful on the inside. Instead, be even more determined to go after God and His plan.

When God wants to do something in us, whether changing our hearts to be more kind, loving, or considerate, or whether He is opening doors for us to get another position in a company or leading us down a road to do things maybe a little different than the norm, it’s a GOOD thing. Don’t let anyone talk us out of it by the way they may make us feel through their reactions toward it. Let Him complete His good work in us!!

Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-25-16

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Mark 15:38 (NKJV) 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

As Jesus took His last breath and died, there were many things that happened all at once.

The Bible says that the earth shook, the skies were darkened and rocks were split. But there was one other very significant thing that took place at that same moment; The veil of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

Why was that so significant? Let’s take a look and see.

The veil of the temple was used to separate God’s presence from man. The only people who were allowed to enter into the holy of holies were the priests. Every so often, a priest would go through a series of cleansing rituals to make him clean.

After going through those rituals, the priest would approach God inside of the holy of holies. If he had prepared properly, he would do what needed to be done and make his way back out. But if something had been missed, and he was unclean, he would die and have to be pulled out by a rope that was tied around his waist!

But when Jesus died and the veil of the temple was torn in two, it meant that God was now accessible to us! We no longer need priests to go to God for us. In fact, not only can we approach God directly, but we can approach Him boldly!

Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

We are no longer isolated from God. We have direct access to Him through Jesus. And we can go to Him at any time, even approaching Him boldly.

So take your needs to Him today. Don’t depend on someone else to do it for you. Talk to Him. Listen to Him. And most of all, trust Him and obey Him!

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 – 10-24-16

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Hebrews 6:14 (NKJV) 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

This is God’s promise to Abraham, that He would bless him and multiply him.

Has God spoken to our hearts and told us what He would like to do with us and for us? Is He reminding us today that those things which He has spoken to our hearts He has not forgotten? And yes, it may have been a while, and time has passed by, but He is faithful to do exactly what He has said He will do.

Let Him prepare us as we wait on Him. When all is right, the time will come and we will look and see the GOODNESS of our Heavenly Father.

Hold tight to Him. Continue to press in and draw close. He has not forgotten His personal word to us.

Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV) 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;

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 – Growing Into Your Calling and Destiny in God – 10-22-16

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Who does God want you to be? We all wonder about that from time to time. In fact, this is probably the most frequent question we get asked. So, we have recorded a new message today to help you discover the answer.

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Understanding our calling can sometimes seem confusing and frustrating. But there are a few things we need to understand. And once we understand those things, everything becomes much clearer for us.

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And if you’re waiting on God for a breakthrough or an answer to prayer, you might be wondering why it’s taking so long. We can get impatient when the answer doesn’t seem to come fast enough. So please be sure to check out this newest message and get a new level of understanding about who God wants us to be and how to get there.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-22-16

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Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

The desires of your heart.

How many times do we hear people talk about God giving us the desires of our heart? It’s safe to say that we hear it a lot! After all, who doesn’t want this? If we’re honest, we will all admit that we want God to give us the desires of our heart.

And God has told us that He will do this. So why does it seem that sometimes we get them and sometimes we don’t? And why do some people seem to have it happen more often than others?

The key to unlock that “secret” is in the first part of the verse shown above; “Delight yourself also in the Lord”.

You see, if we are delighting ourselves in Him, then the desires of our hearts will slowly change and shift. And what we desire will no longer be based solely on our wants. But, instead, we will now have more godly desires, revolving around His will and not ours.

This doesn’t mean that we will never get something that we want. It just means that many of the things that we want will no longer be the same as they once were.

Delight yourself in the Lord!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-21-16

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Matthew 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Material things. Stuff. Possessions. There are lots of different names for what we own. What’s important is not what it’s called, but what place those things hold in our hearts.

There’s no doubt that we live in a materialistic world. It’s all around us, no matter where we look. And we’re constantly inundated with advertising that touts the latest and the greatest of products.

But as followers of Christ, we need to let the Holy Spirit help us discern when it comes to the things we buy and the things we spend our money on.

So many times we’re not satisfied unless we’re constantly getting bigger and better things. We buy homes that have more rooms than we know what to do with. Or we keep adding on and/or improving them so they feature the newest and best in amenities.

And the cars we drive get more and more expensive, sporting the newest in luxuries, the fastest engines or the latest and greatest in technology.

Are these wrong? Not necessarily. That’s between us and God. We need to seek Him any time we spend the money He has blessed us with. After all, it’s not really our money. He has simply entrusted us with it, to be good stewards of it.

But we all need to understand that living lives of excess isn’t good stewardship. We need to know when “enough is enough”. Again, knowing and understanding this is always between God and each individual.

There is no magic line that we cross that suddenly says “you have too much”. But as we grow and mature as believers, we will be able to see these things more easily and make wiser choices.

Where do our treasures lie?

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 – 10-20-16

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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 can give us rest. Rest from planning and trying to figure things out based on our own knowledge and understanding.

Let us not confuse resting with being lazy and unproductive.

Trusting God and resting in that which He tells us to do is a very good thing and healthy for both the natural and the spiritual man.

When God says “trust ME”, we can have peace, knowing that He will work on our behalf and He will guide us in what we need to do on our end. We will stop dwelling on those things that we have NO control over. We will stop trying to force things to happen. We will be OK with letting God do what only He can do and wants to do for us.

God wants to do the impossible for us. He wants us to experience HIM in a personal way, by leading us through challenges and difficult times and teaching us to see things through more than just our natural eyes and natural understanding.

Will we trust Him?

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 – 10-19-16

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Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning!

Today we want to speak to those of you who are going through a season of trial or tribulation.

You feel like darkness has surrounded you and there is no sign of light anywhere. You may even feel hopeless right now, ready to give up.

But we’re here to tell you that this season isn’t forever. It will end and your joy will be restored.

Hold tightly to your faith. Focus, with everything in you, on God’s hope and His deliverance. He is faithful, and He will bring you through this time of trouble.

And be sure to follow His leading when he directs you. Sometimes our periods of darkness last longer than they should because we miss His instructions or we ignore them.

Heed his instruction and run toward Him, not away! His ways are perfect.

Look up, children of God! Your deliverance draws near.

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 – 10-18-16

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Psalm 31:3 (NKJV) 3 For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me.

This very day is here once in our lifetime. God made this day for us to enjoy, for us to be a blessing to others, to make a good or positive difference wherever we go. Wherever we step foot, we are to be a light, to bring life and hope into any dark area.

As we let God lead us today and throughout the week, listen for the voice that is crying out for help. Watch for the one that is lonely and helpless. Look beyond what we may be going through in our own personal lives and let God show us the things we are missing out on; loving others.

Don’t pass by, hoping that someone else will do it. Step up to the plate and be who God made us to be.

Romans 8:37 (NKJV) 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

That’s right, through Jesus Christ, we are more than conquerors. We will get through what we are dealing with and help others to get through theirs as well!

For God is our ROCK and Fortress. He will lead 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 – 10-17-16

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Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Transform – to change (something) completely, usually in a good way.

Transforming and renewing our minds from the way we used to think and do things, to a new way of thinking and doing things, can take time. Sometimes we will do well and other times we may feel like we didn’t do as well as we could have or should have.

Be patient and don’t get discouraged. One step at a time, God will help each one of us. Remember, no one is perfect but Jesus Christ Himself.

Keep trying and know that it’s not going to be done on our own, but with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 10:27 (NKJV) 27 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”

We need God! He has sent us a Helper and that Helper is the Holy Spirit. Allow Him to prompt us and guide us. Be open to Him and listen to Him.

The one thing we need to remember is that the Holy Spirit will never ask us to do something contrary to the word of God. The Holy Spirit and the word of God are One.

Let Him transform and change us, from the inside out.

You are doing a good job. Stay with it and keep trying, no matter how you feel at times. 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 – A Call to Unity in The Body of Christ

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Have you ever wondered about the different denominations in the body of Christ? We have a new message for you on this critical topic.

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Over the centuries, many things have sprung up, trying to divide believers and keep us from accomplishing what Jesus told us to accomplish. So how do we overcome this?

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Many of us don’t understand the importance of this topic. But in the end, it could be a matter of eternal life or death for millions of people across the globe.

We hope you’ll take a few minutes of your time right now and listen to this very important message. It will change your heart if you let it.

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
PO Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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