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Bible verse of The Day – 1-21-16

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Psalm 139:14 (NKJV) 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

Sometimes I stop and think about the miracle of the human body.

I think about how everything about our bodies is intricately created and put together with extreme precision.

Think about it. Our eyes are marvels of engineering. Our pupil expands and contracts automatically, to control the amount of light that gets let in.

Our hearts are strong pumps that beat 24 hours per day, with no rest as they circulate the blood throughout our bodies.

Our lungs take in the air we breathe. They expand and contract with each breath, filtering the air and dividing it so our bodies can use it efficiently.

Our nervous system is a complete miracle in itself. We move our muscles and members simply by willing it to happen. We feel, hear, see and smell all because of the different nerves and sensory components in our bodies.

If we get cut, the wound closes up and heals. If we pull a muscle, it fixes itself. If we get sick, our body has its own built-in system for fighting off bacteria and healing itself. It also creates antibodies that will help to keep us from getting that same sickness again.

And the entire conception and birth process is something that can never be explained by simple logic.

We, as God’s creations, are awe-inspiring and incredible. His handiwork in us alone is mind-boggling.

Give God thanks today for His miraculous wonders. He is beyond comprehension, and nothing in the world can compare to 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 – 1-20-16

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James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

We had a reader write to us, asking about how to yield to God and what it means to do so. We thought this would make a great topic for today’s teaching, so here it is 🙂

Yielding to God is something that encompasses your entire life, not just when someone is praying for you or laying hands on you.

Yielding to God means that we submit to Him in every aspect of our lives. We reach a place where we understand that our lives are not our own, but belong to Him fully.

The choices and decisions we make are His. The words we speak are His. The thoughts we think are His. Everything we do is about Him.

This doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time and effort on our part, to let God teach us how to submit to Him in everything.

As we learn and grow, it becomes second nature and we don’t have to think about it much any longer. We’ll eventually find ourselves considering God in everything we do and every choice or decision we make. And as we do this, our trust and faith in Him grows tremendously.

It’s actually something that’s hard to describe. And it’s not like we suddenly cross a line and reach that goal. It just happens over time. And one day we realize that we’re not the same person any longer. We have a new purpose and new drive in our life. It’s no longer all about us.

So keep moving forward. Keep pressing in to Him. Keep letting Him grow your faith and your trust. You’re on an incredible journey and the final destination is 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 – 1-19-16

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1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Temptations come. But there is always a way to escape them.

The key is that we have to want to escape it. We have to want to do the right thing.

There are some things we just simply love doing and this makes it very hard to turn away when we are tempted.

The enemy sees our weaknesses. He will try to torment us with them. When this is going on, there is a constant battle going on inside of us and it can wear on us. That is his plan, to get us so tired that we give up fighting and give in.

Don’t let this battle continue on. Go to your Pastor or leader, prayer partner or someone you can trust, and let them know what is going on.

There is nothing wrong with admitting that we are weak in an area. What is wrong, and can hurt us badly, is if we try to handle it on our own, we deny we have a weakness, or we try to hide it.

Cry out to God. His Spirit will go to battle for us and help us get past it.

Romans 8:26 (NKJV) 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

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 – 1-18-16

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2 Timothy 3:1 (NKJV) 3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

We are living in perilous times.

I look back on my 53 years of life and I see such a contrast when I compare today to when I was a child. Things have changed so vastly… so drastically.

I look back to when our own children were small, and I see such a stark contrast to the days we live in now.

Things have accelerated greatly during the last several years. The world as a whole has changed, declined, deteriorated.

There seems to be so little good in the world, as evil pervades society, in every aspect of it.

Today we learned of an elderly Australian couple who has been kidnapped by terrorists. This was a couple who have spent years and years of their lives helping people. Things like this are senseless, yet have become commonplace in today’s world.

As I see and hear of these types of things, I am always so torn. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. I know how badly they must hurt. I try to understand the frustration they must be feeling, as they struggle to make sense of these senseless acts of violence and rebellion.

My natural side, my flesh, wants to lash out at the perpetrators. Especially as a man, and the protector of my own family. I want to speak words of harm against them.

But deep inside, I know that speaking evil words against evil people will never fix anything.

Instead, God prompts us to pray for the victims and their families. Pray for healing. Pray for peace and solace. Pray that they will seek Him and press into Him. And pray that, somehow, some good will come from these things.

And pray that the workers of these terrible acts of evil will see the error of their ways and repent, falling on their knees before God and begging for His forgiveness.

Yes, we are living in perilous times. But they are also times of great opportunity for us to press into God and seek His will in every aspect of our lives and the lives of those around us.

The enemy would like nothing better than for us to repay evil with evil. But as followers of Christ, we need to live, walk and speak by His spirit.

So, today, as we are continually barraged with evil from all sides, let’s speak words of healing. Let’s pray for each other and for those across the globe who need God’s healing touch, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

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 – 1-16-16

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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.

As we wrote about yesterday, sometimes we need to wait on God. Sometimes the waiting can be painful. Sometimes it can feel like forever.

And while we’re waiting, we can get pretty caught up in our emotions. They can seem like a rollercoaster, up and then down, and then up again.

And in all of this, things can sometimes seem so unsure. But we need to remember something, and that is this; God’s favor is for life. Weeping may last for the night. But joy comes in the morning!!

This season of struggle that you’re going through is not forever. This trial that you’re facing will not destroy you. This time of drought that you’re in won’t last forever.

We can cry our tears and we can lay on our faces before God, asking Him to take this thing away that’s so daunting in front of us.

But when everything is said and done, our tears and our weeping will only be for a short time. And then joy will return!

So hold fast to His promises and don’t give up hope. Wipe the tears from your eyes and look up. Morning is coming soon.

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 – 1-15-16

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Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Are we getting ready to make a huge move? If we can hold out and wait on the Lord, He will strengthen our hearts and help us to make the right choice.

Are we tired today, feeling like we are just done with it all? Are we stressed and worn out from waiting, and then waiting some more?

We may need to remind ourselves of all the other times that God was there for us and He answered our prayers.

This time is no different. It may be a little different situation, but He is the same God that helped us last time. And He will be there for us this time as well.

Be of good courage and wait!!

Don’t let anxiety take over and sweep us off our feet. It will distract us and take us down the wrong road, if we let it. Anxiety, or anxiousness, is a wearing out tactic the enemy loves to use on us all.

The Lord is faithful. Wait. 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 – 1-14-16

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Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

It’s good to make sure that in all our busyness we take time to stay healthy and whole, both physically and spiritually. If we are suffering today from any kind of illness, seek God for direction in getting His proper care.

If we are overweight and need help with eating habits or getting exercise, don’t wait until we begin to have health issues. Acknowledge it, and ask God to guide us in where to find the help we need, and to help us have self discipline, saying no when we need to.

Is the stress from all that we do eating away at our insides day and night? Do we suffer from acid reflux, indigestion, migraines and achy back etc?

Ask God for a healthy balance in showing us how to turn off the mind and slow things down. Maybe it’s time for a rest, time to take a vacation, or simply to get outside and take a walk. Get away from it all, having some NO-thinking and NO-phone time.

Healthy downtime or play time is so important and can bring healing to our natural bodies, mind and our relationship with Christ.

We can try to push through the pressures of our everyday needs and the necessities of life, work, the kids, the house, the ministry, etc. We can try ignoring the very truth about how we feel on the inside and the effects from it on the outside. But we need to remember that our bodies, minds and souls are important to God.

It’s up to us to take the necessary steps, and if we don’t know how or we don’t have the strength, we need to ask for help from Him. He will guide our steps and point us in the right direction if we let Him.

Jeremiah 17:14 (NKJV) 14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.

God cares. It’s OK to take a healthy step today toward caring for ourselves. Whatever the cost may be, it is worth it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-13-16

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Hebrews 12:14 (NKJV) 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

Pursue peace with all people; that’s a piece of scripture that often gets overlooked. So let’s talk about it for a few minutes.

We know that with all of the frailties and idiosyncrasies of humanity, complete peace will never be a reality here on earth. It’s just not possible.

But, with God’s help and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we, as followers of Christ, can make every effort to live at peace with those around us. Here’s how.

First, we need to remain humble. God’s word tells us to be clothed with humility and be submissive to one another.

1 Peter 5:5 (NKJV) 5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility…

So as we let God teach us to be humble, and we consider others, our tendency to always want to be right will diminish. This alone can save us lots of stress and friction in our lives.

And the largest part of this is learning to understand ourselves and others with regard to personalities. We are all unique, and this uniqueness has good and bad sides to it.

As we mature and grow as believers, we should also begin to be able to see ourselves more clearly and where we can help our relationships and interactions with others by making sure that we’re paying attention to the things we say and the way we say them.

We may not always understand why others react the way they do or why they do things in a certain way, but if we let God guide and teach us, we will begin to learn these things. And in learning, we will find ourselves interacting with people in a new way that helps us be at peace with people, instead of at odds with them all the time.

And the more we let God teach us, the easier this will get. It won’t happen overnight, but it’s more than worth the effort it takes.

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 – 1-12-16

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Mark 11:25 (NKJV) 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Forgiveness is something that comes to us all at one time or another. We may have to forgive ourselves for something we have done. Or maybe we need to forgive a friend, parent, child, spouse, teacher, or even a Minister, for something they have done against us.

We will not be free from the memory or torment of it until we forgive that person or ourselves. We can’t just stuff it down and forget about it, because it will rise its head every so often.

It will affect our daily lives, leaving us insecure and scared at times. It can make us afraid to make certain moves, because of our bad experience.

A lot of people suffer from lack of forgiveness. They simply don’t realize that deep inside they are still holding on to a piece of it.

Let Christ help today in showing us what we are still holding onto. Let Him take the fear and insecurity from us and exchange it for healing and restoration. This will allow us to be strong and steady again, having victory in all situations we face.

Psalm 86:5 (NKJV) 5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Forgive and live again!!

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 – 1-11-16

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Proverbs 1:5-7 (NKJV) 5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, 6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Wisdom is such an important, yet overlooked part of life.

Many times people tend to think that if we’re followers of Christ, we just need to be super spiritual and let God lead us by His spirit, and that we don’t need to think for ourselves.

And while we do need to be led by His spirit, every single day, we also need to heed wisdom and wise counsel in so much of what we do. The two go hand in hand quite often.

There will definitely be times when conventional wisdom doesn’t seem to line up with what God’s spirit is telling us or showing us. We’ve taught on that a lot. But if we’re not getting clear direction from God’s spirit about a situation or a decision, we need to follow wisdom.

The Bible clearly says that if we despise wisdom, we are fools. I don’t know about you, but being a fool is not one of my lifetime goals.

So, as hard as it might seem sometimes, it will always benefit us to wait on God and listen, and seek wise counsel in those decisions that are critical and important.

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 – 1-9-16

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John 7:38 (NKJV) 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

Why at times do we get invited to functions that aren’t really something we care to go to?

Why, when we walk into a room, do people gravitate to us? Why, at times, do people come up to us and start talking to us, and we don’t even know them?

Why at times do we catch people staring at us and saying, “do I know you from somewhere,” even though we have never met them before?

Because Christ’s light, love, and life shines through us. It draws them to Him and He lives in us.

It is His living water that draws people.

The next time we get invited to something and we have no idea WHY, don’t be so quick to throw out the invite. Pray about it.

It may very well be a place that is dry and needs God’s living water.

Sometimes all it takes is for us to just show up with Christ who lives in us, and smile.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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