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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-8-16

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Romans 8:31 (NKJV) 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Sometimes we all just need a bit of encouragement. Things can come against us and we can get worn down from the onslaught of the enemy.

But fear not, for God is with us! And if He is for us, who can be against us?

So, today we want to encourage everyone with the following passages, direct from the Word of God. Read them and take them to heart. And apply them to your life and your situation.

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.

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

Psalm 23:4 (NKJV) 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Ephesians 6:14-16 (NKJV) 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

God is our Rock and our Fortress. He is the One we run to for shelter!

Please be praying for Pastor Ellie. She has tested positive for Lyme Disease. We are believing for complete healing, in the name of Jesus. The enemy will not have victory.

God is our physician and our Healer. 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 – 1-7-16

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Luke 15:7 (NKJV) 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance

God loves when we come and repent, confessing our sins to Him.

We may struggle with going to Him, but we shouldn’t be afraid. He welcomes us with open arms. He listens to us and then He forgives us and cleanses us from unrighteousness.

We all fall short at times. Just the other day I was  constantly aggravated over things that really were out of my control. It really affected my attitude throughout most of the day. Later that night as I laid in bed, I felt terrible. I wasted a good day, feeling aggravated.

I asked God to forgive me and help me to stop trying to fix problems that are out of my control. After I unloaded and repented for my behavior and attitude, I was able to rest, knowing that God understands. As I confessed to Him, I felt light again.

The heaviness that comes with sin is draining.

1 John 1:9 (NKJV) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Rest in knowing that God’s arms are open to us no matter what kind of day we have. He’s ready to listen, He’s ready to speak and ready to forgive.

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 – 1-6-16

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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 calls us to Himself. Why? To give us rest. What does He mean by that?

He wants to give us rest from the things that wear on us. He wants to give us rest from the things that try to destroy us.

Most of all, He wants to give us rest from the sin that tries to wreak havoc with our lives.

Sin will destroy us if we let it. Sin will cause us stress. Sin will make us sick. Sin will kill us at a young age, if we let it.

Jesus came for the sinner, not for the righteous. Way too many times we think that we need to clean ourselves up before we can come to Jesus. This is a lie! And this lie will send people to eternal condemnation if it isn’t rebuked and corrected.

Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Jesus is the cleanup specialist! He takes us; broken, dirty, shameful. And He makes us brand new!

He forgives the sin. He wipes away the guilt and shame. He cleans us up. And He teaches the truth and value of repentance and humility.

If you’ve been waiting to come to Jesus until after you get your act together, stop waiting!

If you’ve been waiting to come to Jesus until after you get yourself cleaned up, stop waiting!

Jesus is the Master Physician. He is the Master Cleaner. And He is the Master Builder.

Let Him take away the guilt and shame, clean you up and make you brand new.

Today’s the day.

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 – 1-5-16

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Psalm 37:11 (NKJV) 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Meek does not mean weak!

We want to make sure that everyone understands the difference between meek and weak.

meek: having or showing a quiet and gentle nature: not wanting to fight or argue with other people

Notice that it says nothing about being weak?

Similar words might be “humble” or “unpretentious”. Again, nothing about being weak.

Jesus was meek. He was humble and avoided conflict, yet He was the epitome of power and authority!

Jesus taught His disciples to exercise restraint when it came to conflict with others. He set the example by using the power of words and the power of the Holy Spirit to do battle in the spirit realm. But He never battled In the natural. Not once.

He rebuked Peter when he cut off the ear of one of the soldiers who came to take Him captive, just prior to His crucifixion.

And yet, while teaching us to be meek, He also promised that we would receive power.

Luke 24:49 (NKJV) 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

As followers of Christ, we are to be meek (humble), but powerful. We are to be strong but not overbearing, obnoxious or confrontational.

Our battles are to be fought in the spirit realm, not in the natural.

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (NKJV) 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds…

So let’s remember; meek does not mean weak. And the power that we have been given is to be used to battle the spiritual forces of darkness, to defeat the enemy and his demons.

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 – 1-4-16

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Luke 9:54-55 (NKJV) 54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.

The disciples spent lots of time with Jesus so He could teach them and raise them up.

As He spent more and more time with them, they began to understand some things very well, but their humanity would show itself sometimes, as with the example in the verses above.

They had visited a Samaritan village, but the people there didn’t receive Jesus. Seeing this, 2 of the disciples asked Jesus if He wanted them to call down fire from heaven.

Jesus immediately rebuked them and told them that they didn’t understand which spirit they were speaking by when they said this.

You see, sometimes we can honestly believe we’re speaking by the Holy Spirit, but in fact we are speaking by a spirit of the enemy. Such was the case with James and John, above.

We need to be constantly checking ourselves and letting God show us whether we’re speaking by His spirit or not, when we say things.

It’s imperative that we do this because great harm can be done if we speak to people by the wrong spirit, while thinking we’re speaking by the spirit of God.

The same goes for those who we allow to speak into our lives. It’s important that we measure what we’re told against the word of God so we will know if what we’re hearing is really of God or not.

There is a lot of stuff floating around the airwaves, written in books and published on the internet that sounds good on the surface, but it is really not of God’s spirit when we start looking closely at it.

So remember; if the disciples, who spent 3 years with Jesus, could get it wrong, so can we and many others.

Be diligent and seek God in everything we say and everything we hear, to make sure it’s His spirit that’s speaking through us and to us.

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 – 1-2-16

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Psalm 63:7 (NKJV) 7 Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

God will help each one of His children, individually and personally.

When we are in trouble, we don’t always need to run to a person for help and we don’t need to be afraid to go to God with it.

He will show us the steps we need to take to fix things. He will open doors for us and make provision. He will surround us with the right material things and the right people.

Sometimes it may be only a few people we can confide in. God knows who they are. Trust Him.

Whether we are in trouble or whether we are doing good, He is with us.

Be encouraged. Your Helper is with you. We are “SAFE” no matter what we face.

Rejoice in the shadow of His wings today!

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 – 1-1-16

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Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

God is the same, yesterday, today and forever. He doesn’t change. He is constant and steady.

Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) 6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change…

As we begin the year 2016, the world will put their hopes in a new year. Somehow, over the centuries, we have been convinced that January 1 represents great new opportunities to excel, to prosper, to start fresh in so many areas.

But God says His mercies are new every morning!

Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

So we don’t need to wait for or rely on a new year for new opportunities and new reasons to rejoice!

God isn’t affected or contained by a date on a calendar. For Him, a day is like 1000 years and 1000 years is like a day.

So, let’s not put our hopes in a number, 2016, that comes from a manmade calendar, but in the One who created the day and the night, and all that we see!

And let’s give Him thanks as we rise each morning. And ask Him what opportunities He will put in front of us each and every day, to bring glory and honor to His name.

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 – 12-31-15

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James 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Prayer is the tool that God has given to each one of His children to help us in our situations; to help bring people out of trials, to help people get healed, to help people find Him. It’s through prayer that God will reach down from His throne and help us.

We can invest our time in all sorts of things; work, kids, family, church, etc., but the most important investment we can make is in time spent at the feet of Jesus Christ.

Through Salvation He has made a way for us to come and pray to the Father. There, laying down our concerns and our troubles, we can cry out for others and to get God’s answers.

It takes one person with a strong desire, to unite with God and see His change for whatever situation we find ourselves in.

Praying is up to us to do. It’s up to us to take hold of and invest our time in prayer. It’s more powerful than we could ever know. But if we don’t see it in this light, if we don’t see the importance and the power that it carries through Christ Jesus, we will just leave situations and circumstances on the table and watch them fall into the hands of the enemy.

We have a powerful tool that sits within us. What good will it do if we just leave it dormant?

Mark 1:8 (NKJV) 8 I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

He has given us a way to be accurate in our prayers. Understanding and knowledge lives within us, through His spirit. He gave us what it takes to go to battle, by the power of the Holy Spirit. We need to ask the Lord to baptize us in the Holy Spirit and to lead us in our prayers.

If you are the only man or woman in your country that prays, you can begin to turn that place around. If you are the only man or woman on your job that prays, you can turn that place around. If you are the only man or woman in your home that prays, you can turn that home around. And if you are the only man or woman in your church that prays, say it with us, I can turn that place around!

As we let the Holy Spirit guide us in our prayers, we will make a difference right where we are at today!! Invest our time each day in prayer God will turn things around.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-30-15

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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.”

We had someone write in to us one day, asking us to pray that their financial situation would change, so that they would be able to give.

On another occasion, we had a person tell us that what they really wanted from God was to be able to give abundantly.

In our own lives, understanding the power that lies within giving was one of the major things that helped us to come out of a huge financial situation many years ago.

After listening to a teaching on giving one day, we realized we were in the mess we were in, not because of anyone else’s fault, but our own. We needed to obey God and His word, even in our giving.

If we don’t obey God’s word we cannot expect to receive His promises. So, that day we made a commitment to give to God, first and foremost, from that day forward.

We didn’t know how we were going to pay everything else. We just took a huge step of faith and gave to God first, every time our check came in. Things got paid and it worked! We saw His promise happen right before our eyes!

For others, it may be different. The way we did it may not be the way you should do it. The best thing to do is acknowledge where you are at and go from there.

Pray and ask God where and how you should start. He will guide your steps.

We want this coming year to be a wonderful year for you; the beginning of change in your financial situation. As we hold on to God’s promise, we must begin somewhere. Pray and ask God to bless you so that you may be able to give.

When He gives to you, or should we say when He opens the door for it to come in, don’t spend it on other things. Because that does happen a lot.

Take it, put it in a safe place and give it to where and whom He guides you to.

We are not saying that trials won’t come against you and that everything will always be smooth sailing. But we are saying that when they do come, you will have protection.

Malachi 3:11 (NKJV) “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts;

There is NO doubt that it changes our situation as we obey God in our giving. 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 – 12-29-15

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Matthew 6:34 (NKJV) 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Worrying is something we all struggle with at one or time or another.

Human nature likes to be able to see everything that’s ahead.

But God wants us to learn to live by faith in Him, not by faith in what we can see in front of us.

Learning to really live by faith is a tough transition for us, after being used to living by sight. But that’s God’s ultimate goal for us, to live and walk by faith in Him.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

If we’re constantly worrying, it means that we’re doubting Him, His word and His provision. That might sound harsh, but it’s the reality of it. When we look truthfully at worry, it is an outward manifestation of inward doubt.

Worry causes stress. Worry can cause us to lose faith and say things that we would not otherwise say. And worst of all, most of the things we worry about never actually happen.

So, as hard as it might seem, we need to let God build our faith in Him. We need to let Him strengthen our faith and help it grow, so we can learn to walk, trusting Him in everything we do.

So it’s time for us to stop doubting. And it’s time to let God take us by the hand and lead us, even through those places where we can’t see in front of us.

Matthew 14:31 (NKJV) 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

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 – 12-28-15

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Luke 12:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

How many times a day do we get dragged into people’s quarrels, arguments, or discussions, that have nothing to do with us?

Jesus tells this man right out, “who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” In other words, He’s not getting in the middle of this because it doesn’t concern Him.

Just as Jesus didn’t let this man drag Him in, we should not let people drag us into conversations or situations we don’t need to be involved in.

We need to keep moving forward in the things we need to be focused on. Things like this can bring distraction and a lot of emotional involvement that is unnecessary.

Just because we are Christians doesn’t mean we are judges or arbitrators over anyone.

Keep moving on, pass by those things that are a distraction and focus on those things that God wants us to be doing.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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