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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-6-16

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1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NKJV) 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

We all need to be comforted at times, but today we are going to emphasize on men.

They need encouragement! They need gratitude. They need to hear “thank you” once in awhile. Their role as leader, head of the home, bringing in the income and taking care of the family is not an easy one and at times can be stressful, heavy and overbearing.

We may wonder at times why they are not fulfilling their duty as a man. It’s not always because they are neglecting it on purpose, or because they’d rather play or do something else. Sometimes they are just too tired, overwhelmed, overworked, scared and want to run.

Just because they are men it does not mean they don’t have feelings, emotions, and fears. They are human and they need help at times, just like anyone else.

They need our prayers. They need us to check up on them. They need to be asked at times if they’re OK or if they need some help.

Don’t take him for granted. Love, respect and pray for him.

May God guide us women in knowing how to help at times; To know when he is down in the dumps and clamming up, not saying a word because he feels that his role is to be strong all the time.

Men need to know it’s OK to let go and let God lead those around them to bring comfort and edification in times of need.

A prayer for men:

Dear God,

I feel tired today. My heart is weary, my strength is weak and I need you to bring me some comfort and edification. Forgive me for holding out and trying to do it all. I need you. And whatever you have to help me this day, I receive it and thank you for it.

In Jesus’ name I pray. 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 – 7-5-16

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Acts 20:35 (NKJV) 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

“I pray that God blesses you”.

“God’s blessings over you!”.

“May God bless you abundantly”.

How many times have we spoken these kinds of words to someone? We want God to bless them because of something they’ve done, either for you or someone you know. They’ve been generous, helpful or kind and you want God to somehow reward them. It’s happened to all of us.

But here’s a challenge for everyone today!

If we’re impressed that someone should be blessed, we need to consider the fact that maybe, just maybe, we’re the one that God wants to use to bless them!

That’s right. Us. You & me.

For some odd reason, we always hope someone will be blessed, but we fail to ever consider the fact that maybe God wants to use us to do the blessing. We always expect someone else to do it.

When we do this, we cause someone else to lose out on a blessing. We also lose out on a blessing ourselves, because we’ve disregarded or ignored God’s promptings.

Most times we do this because of a lack of understanding. Sometimes we do this because we don’t want to let go of our money or our possessions. Either way, it’s something that we may need to check ourselves on and let God show us where to make changes.

But it’s important that we do make the necessary changes. Because knowing that God requires something of us and not doing it is never a good situation to be in.

1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV) 22 So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

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 – 7-4-16

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Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV) 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Tough times and the enemy of our soul will sometimes make us think that there is no way we can win… no way we can have victory in our walk with God.

Sometimes it can feel like we’re slipping away, ultimately heading toward an unsure destiny. But this is exactly what the enemy wants.

Know this: Nobody can steal your destiny, your eternal position with God. You are loved by Him with an immense, unexplainable love. End of story.

Think about this. God’s love is the only thing that is 100% unconditional.

There is nothing on this earth or in the heavens that can stop Him from loving you. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or where you’ve come from. You are loved.

So as you face the obstacles in front of you, the accusations against you, the consequences for choices you’ve made, never, ever think that God’s love for you is somehow dependent on what you’ve done, what you’re doing or what you’re going to do.

Rest in knowing that His love for you is irrevocable and never-ending.

You Are Loved!

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 – 7-2-16

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Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) 10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Fear is very strong. It can be a life-changing problem for some people, if it is not overcome and put in its place.

God has never intended for any of us to live in fear of anything. Yes, there are things we should fear, in a healthy kind of way. But living in fear is not what God wants for us.

So how do we overcome fear and move forward with our lives?

First, we need to understand what we’re fearing. Most times we’re fearing something that has no power over us whatsoever. What do I mean by that? Let me explain.

We typically fear things that aren’t even in existence, such as possible scenarios, possible outcomes or possible results. These types of things can cause us to worry and be fearful.

Here’s what Jesus said about this:

Matthew 6:25-27 (NKJV) 25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

Sometimes we can be harassed or tormented by a spirit of fear. This is demonic in nature. Once we understand that this is what’s bothering us, we need to rebuke that spirit, in the name of Jesus. We have the authority, as a believer, to command it to leave. And it has to listen.

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

But whatever it is that’s causing us to be fearful, we need to recognize it and do whatever is necessary to deal with it, putting it behind us and moving forward with God’s authority, strength, joy and peace.

It can take time to overcome fear completely. But it is possible, through Christ.

Today, look that thing in the face that’s causing you to be fearful. Speak to it and tell it that you will no longer live under it. And push it aside, in the name of Jesus. Victory is yours.

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 – 7-1-16

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1 Corinthians 12:14-18 (NKJV) 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.

Just as each part of our human body plays a significant role in being able to function as a whole person, so do the different parts in the body of Christ play a significant role in reaching the world.

Even in the body of Christ, we have our uniqueness; our strong areas, our weak areas, etc.

Consider a few of the different denominations.

I was saved and baptized in one denomination. In another denomination, I grew strong in other areas of my walk with God. Yet, in another denomination I grew even more strong and closer to God.

Each denomination taught me some very important things, helping me to have a wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. I’m so grateful for each one of them.

It’s not wrong for people to belong to different denominations as long as they are biblically correct in their teachings. We can grow and learn, taking good things from each one of them.

I remember as a child, if you dared to go to another denomination, you were looked down on. Why?

I remember a pastor saying to me one time, when I had left his church to begin attending another one, “I won’t be back to visit you and don’t come around my people.”

We have to rise above this kind of behavior if we want to reach the world for Christ!

Each denomination has their strengths and operates in them. We can not frown or look down at others because they don’t do things the way we do them.

If we see that some things are wrong or misleading, pray for them. Ask God to help them find the truth.

Sometimes we see things go wrong and we immediately have a negative attitude toward the situation.

No one is perfect. Not a church, no pastor, no priest, no evangelist, and NO Christian, etc. There is always going to be room for learning and growing no matter who we are and what we’ve been taught.

The body of Christ needs to come together through prayer, love, and compassion for each other.

Psalm 133:1 (NKJV) 133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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 – 6-30-16

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Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Jesus came to give us life. As part of that, He wants us to bring our burdens and our heaviness to Him and give them to Him.

Most of us tend to carry way too many things on our shoulders for way too long. We have a tendency to think we need to fix everything ourselves.

Yes, there are things we need to do, but many things are beyond our control. And those are the things we need to lay at the cross and give to God.

There are many things that can weigh us down. Emotional wounds are one of them. Maybe someone has hurt us at some point in our past and we’re carrying those wounds with us. Those types of things can weigh us down for years, if we let them.

As a child of God, we need to learn to let God show us how to handle them. We need to give them to Him and let Him show us how to forgive and then let Him help us heal.

This isn’t always an easy process, but if we take the first step to get it started, we will be much better off. God has a way of healing things that we could never figure out ourselves. And He doesn’t just put bandages on our wounds. He fixes them the right way!

And when everything is said and done, that burden is lifted from us and we can move on with our life, minus the burden that we’ve been carrying.

So go to Him today. Give it to Him. Lay it down and let Him teach you how to let it go. And ask Him to help you forgive those who have hurt you. And then take one day at a time as you let Him help you with this.

Go ahead. Let Him give you rest.

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 – 6-29-16

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Matthew 7:12 (NKJV) 12 “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

This verse will help us to learn discipline. It will teach us a very important lesson. Because it doesn’t say only do this to men that are treating us right.

It’s easy to do good things to those who are kind to us. But we all know that there are those who will come along and get us going and strike a nerve, causing our emotions and feelings to want to react.

Learning how to treat others the way we want to be treated, instead of the way they are treating us, causes us to cross over into an area where we put ourself, our emotions and our feelings aside to do what is good and what is right, no matter how we are being treated.

This is what makes people take a second look and say, “there is something different about them”. This is when they see God’s light, His love and His discipline in us.

Know that God will help us with these tough cases, to do what is right, as long as we don’t react out of our emotions and feelings. Instead, we need to stay calm and let Him guide our hearts in treating them how we would want to be treated.

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 – 6-28-16

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2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NKJV) 3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

God put His seed in Mary, a virgin. And that seed became our Messiah and He brought salvation to this world.

It was a seed sown in a virgin, a miraculous work indeed!

Jesus Christ, our Lord was birthed, the Son of the MOST high God, Who is our way, our truth and our life.

John 14:6 (NKJV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

We can not get to our heavenly Father unless we believe in His Son first.

Jesus Christ lived with us, a pure, righteous and holy life and He became a living sacrifice for each one of us. By choice, He took on the most cruel death, the cross, so that we may be free from sin and have life, and life more abundantly!

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.

In the verse above, “they” that Jesus is referring to are those who believe and put their faith in Him as their Lord and Savior.

His love, protection and guidance is greater than any man would ever have toward us. He deserves our praise and worship today.

Take some time, lift Him up in our hearts, thanking Him and giving Him the GLORY that He so deserves!

He is FAITHFUL!

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 – 6-27-16

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John 16:33 (NKJV) 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Have peace. Be of good cheer.

These very words were spoken by Jesus Himself, telling us that we can rest in Him, no matter what’s going on in our lives.

It’s important that we stay joyful in our lives, not letting the things of the world and the trials we face bring us down and cause us to be depressed or disappointed.

Life will throw stuff at us that can sometimes be pretty difficult to handle. And sometimes it can try to pull us off the path that God has set us on. It can play games with our minds, causing us to get distracted. And when we get distracted, we can become weak in our faith.

But Jesus promised us that He will give us rest when we’re tired, weary and heavy with the burdens of life. We don’t have to walk around feeling defeated and beaten down.

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Letting Him carry our burdens isn’t always the easiest thing to do, but once we hand them over to Him, our lives change for the better, since we’re no longer weighed down with cares and worries.

It can take some time for us to get used to the idea of handing our troubles over to Him, but once we get the hang of it, it gets easier and easier. And when we begin doing this on a regular basis, we will feel so much freer and more joyful than we have ever felt in our lives.

So let Him give you peace, and be of good cheer, for He has overcome the world!

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 – Video Update – 6-26-16

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We’re happy to let you know that our newest video is live!

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Faith is something that’s misunderstood by many people. It has been hyped up to the point where it’s tough to tell the truth from the hype many times. So today’s video helps break this subject down and make it easier to understand.

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God promised Abraham he would be the father of many nations when Abraham was 100 years old and didn’t even have a child of his own yet. So Abraham needed very real faith to be able to believe God for this huge promise.

And so it goes for all of us. We need real faith to believe God and follow the steps He has for us in order to see those promises fulfilled.

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We hope you enjoy this video and it helps everyone in their faith walk.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
PO Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-25-16

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Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

There are many things that vie for our time and attention.

As a follower of Christ, our walk with God should always come first. Everything we do should revolve around our relationship with God. The choices we make, the things we do, the things we spend our time on and the thoughts we think should all have God right smack in the center of them.

God should be the center of each and every life decision we make. But sometimes we can get a bit off kilter. If we’re not careful, we can get busy with too many things and before we know it, we’ve pushed God aside in favor of other things.

This doesn’t usually happen intentionally. It just sort of creeps up on us.

Where our priorities are at will dictate how our life goes. When God is first in our life, everything else about our life will be in its proper place. We will have peace and joy, no matter what we face.

This doesn’t mean that we will live a perfect life, free of problems and trials. It means that as we face those things that come against us, we will have His peace to walk us through them.

And it means that our relationship with Him will stay strong, giving us a firm foundation to build our life on.

And, as part of that strong walk with God, our mind will be filled with thoughts that are edifying and pleasing to Him.

Philippians 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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