Author: Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-7-14

Ephesians 5:33 (NKJV) 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Love and respect are the two things we need to focus on in our marriage. We have to stay balanced in this, being reminded that these are the secrets to a strong marriage.
If the husband is slipping up in loving his wife as himself, then the wife is going to struggle in having respect for him.  We are not giving any excuses for either one to not do their part, but it will make it complicated if these two things are not at work in a marriage.

There are days when we need to give our spouse some slack if they are having a bad day, etc. Everyone has a bad day now and then.

As the husband works at loving his wife in such a way, it will bring great pleasure to the wife to have love and respect for him.

No one marriage is perfect and we will have our bumps in the road, but if we remember and hold fast to this scripture, through the good and the bad times, we will make it through, causing our love for each other to grow even deeper.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-6-14

Luke 12:24-25 (NKJV) 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

Are you worried about anything?

Are you facing a big decision or some kind of major change in your life, and you’re feeling uncertain about how it might turn out?

I think we can safely say that most of us are in this boat, to one degree or another. And some of us may be at a very major crossroads in our lives, not knowing which way to turn. And the thought of making the wrong choice gives us a sinking feeling.

Well, at the risk of sounding cliché, stop worrying about it.

We know that might not be very comforting, but trust us when we tell you that worrying about it will only make things worse for you.

Now, this doesn’t mean that we should be nonchalant about everything, not caring whether we do the right thing or not. But this is where our faith comes in and we learn to pull on God and lean on Him, listening ever so intently for the voice of the Holy Spirit… that “still small voice”.

As we wrestle with these kinds of decisions, it is God’s leading that will give us peace in the midst of our storm and show us which way to go when it seems oh so dark ahead of us.

We can say this with absolute confidence, because God has led us through some very trying times these past two years, and on to victory. It wasn’t always easy to hear Him, but we did our best to be diligent and heed His voice.

And in the end, we truly saw that worrying never helped us one little bit.

Trust Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-5-14

Romans 6:10-11 (NKJV) 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

He died once for all.

Jesus, the son of God, came to earth as a human being and walked among men for 33 years.

He didn’t come to put on a show. He didn’t come just to be known as a good person. He didn’t come just to show people that He could teach others.

Jesus, the Christ, came to earth to redeem us from our sin. He came to bring us life to the fullest. He came to pay the price for our sinful ways and bridge the gap between mankind and God… the gap that was created by sin.

Jesus hung on a cross, held there by three large nails through his wrists and feet. He endured the cruelest of deaths as payment for the things that you and I have done; The terrible, shameful sin that we all commit throughout our lives.

Now, this isn’t being written to make you feel guilty, ashamed or condemned. Jesus took that shame and guilt onto Himself on the cross. And when He died, He offered you the chance to have your guilt and shame wiped away.

You just need to ask. You just need to reach out to Him and tell Him that you know you’re guilty of the sins you’ve committed. And ask Him to forgive you and make you new.

It’s that easy… that straight forward. Reach out and take the gift being offered to you by God, through Jesus, and be made whole and new. Done deal.

And then turn from your sinful ways and walk in life as a new creation in Christ, dead to sin and alive in Christ.

Don’t wait. Don’t put it off any longer. Today is your day. Take that step right now.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-4-14

Proverbs 11:2 (NKJV) 2 When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.

Pride is a destroyer. Contrary to what most people are taught these days, it is not good to be proud.

Yes, we should take pride in our work with regard to doing it to the best of our ability, but this just means that we do what we should be doing. God wants us to work in all things as though we’re doing it for Him.

But pride can creep into so many areas of our lives and if we don’t recognize it, it will ruin us.

And pride can be oh so subtle. It starts a little at a time and then grows, until it has become a monster ready to devour us.

God wants us to be humble. Humility is a good thing because it allows us to hear God and accept correction when we need it.

Take a minute today to ask God if you might be getting prideful in any areas of your life. And then let’s listen intently and with an open heart for His answer.

Pride can only hurt us if we let it. So let’s root it out before it’s too late.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-2-14

(Proverbs 29:25 NKJV)  The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.

The definition of safe is: not able or likely to be hurt or harmed in any way: not in danger, not able or likely to be lost, taken away, or given away.

We can all agree that we like to be SAFE! In order to be completely safe we must put our trust in the Lord alone and not fear what man may say or try to do to us.

Being fearful of man brings a snare.

What’s a snare? It’s a position or situation from which it is difficult to escape.

None of us want to be in this type of position. To avoid it, we must trust in the Lord, even if at times we can’t fully understand Him.

Trust in Him and what His word says and eventually He will bring understanding.

There is safety for all those that trust Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-1-14

Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart – These, O God, You will not despise.

This is such an important statement. Having a contrite heart is critical to our salvation.

CONTRITE: feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming

Until we are broken before God and remorseful for our past, we can never approach Him and ask Him to forgive us.

But once we understand our lost and sinful state, and our heart is broken (contrite) before Him, we have no trouble at all falling at His feet and asking Him to forgive us and take us on as His own child.

So many of us battle with pride and our ego and it can cause us to push away from God, instead of pressing in to Him.

So let’s listen to the Holy Spirit and heed His words, and come before God humbly and with a contrite heart, and surrender to Him in every aspect of our lives.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-31-14

Ecclesiastes 8:12 (NKJV) 12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.

Every day we see and hear more and more about the evil that’s pervading the world we live in. Some days it can be downright discouraging if we let it be.

If we’re not careful, we can become very cynical and negative and we can even begin to question God as to why He allows evil people to continue doing what they do.

How many times have we maybe thought “why do you continue to let them live, God, while they’re spreading such evil and doing such harm to people?”.

This is a common thing. Many people ask this question.

But we need to let God be God and let Him worry about such things. They are not ours to be concerned with.

All we need to know is that if we fear God, all will be well with us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-30-14

(Psalm 30:12 NKJV) To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Being thankful is something we have to be conscious of every day. Have you ever gotten preoccupied with something that you are determined to get done, that you almost forgot about all the other things going on around you? This is something that is very easy to do.

I have to make myself stop, first thing when I wake up. Instead of jumping out of bed and running right downstairs to get my cup of tea, I force myself to take a few minutes and thank God for His goodness.

Sometimes throughout the day I have to force myself to sit for a moment and look around and breathe the fresh air and think. I don’t think about what’s for dinner, I don’t think about work, I don’t think about playtime, I don’t think about tomorrow or next week.

I stop and think about all the good things that are around me, and I begin to speak them out to God and thank Him for them. Most importantly, I thank God for Him and His love, His compassion, forgiveness, and His Salvation.

I think of all the family He has brought me. Some are blood family and some are not blood related, but might as well be. I think of how thankful I am for good friends that are so wonderful to me.

The world, in and of itself, is so beautiful, and it’s all for us to enjoy! I’m not talking about movies, restaurants, cruises or vacations, although they are good and fun too. Those things are pricey and we can’t always afford to do those things. That doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy life. So many wonderful things are free to enjoy, every single day!

Sometimes I just sit outside and look up at the stars and the sky itself. What a sight! I love to listen to the sea and the ocean; such beautiful sounds of the streams, or crashing of a wave.

The birds and their sounds are amazing, if you really listen to them closely. Oh, the sunset and the sunrise every one of them is so breathtaking.

Not to mention the flowers; they are all so different and unique, with lovely aromas.

And there are my grandchildren’s little voices and the pleasure of watching them grow up!

Oh I could go on and on… it’s ALL so good!

Give thanks to Him today!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-29-14

Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV) 27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery’.28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

Lust has been around since man began to populate the earth. It’s not anything new.

But I dare to say that lust is a much bigger problem these days than it was even 100 years ago. Changing trends in society have created a healthier environment for lust to breed in.

Computer technology has made it easier for immoral material to be distributed and propagated.

Fashions have changed drastically, creating new ways for members of both genders to display their flesh for the opposite sex to see and lust after outside of the privacy of our homes.

It has become hard to go into public places without seeing people with their private body parts partially or even near-fully exposed, parading around like there’s nothing wrong. Even the clothing itself leaves little to the imagination.

This presents a two-fold problem for believers. First, seeing people in this state of dress can make it very easy to lust after someone. So we need to be careful to train ourselves not to have wandering eyes, looking at things that can lead us to temptation.

And on the other hand we, as believers, need to make sure we’re not following the fashion trends and causing others to lust. Clothing keeps getting smaller and more revealing. What we wear in the privacy of our homes, with our spouse, is our own business. But when we’re in public, we need to keep ourselves accountable to God and follow His leading.

So please take this as a gentle reminder that this is an area where we can all use a little nudge once in a while to keep us on track. Let God speak to you when it comes to what we wear and what we look at.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-28-14

(Psalm 20:6-7 NKJV)  Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand. {7} Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Prayer should be the way of life for every believer. It is the most important time of our day, every day. We go to God for anything and everything, not just when we are in trouble. Not just when someone we know is in trouble. We go to God for anything at all, talk to Him and listen for Him.

When trouble comes our way, we don’t run to our family, friends or anyone else first; we go to God. We wait on Him for His answer; He will show us how to get out of the trouble we are in. Then we simply trust Him to lead us and we take the steps He shows us to take.

We don’t take things into our own hands, and try to fix it or figure it out without Him. We wait on Him.

(Isaiah 40:31 NKJV)  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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-26-14

Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV) “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

It seems that we always hear about how the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. But we never hear about the last half of this verse.

Knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Now there’s something that we can all use; understanding!

There is so much truth packed into this short portion of scripture that it could be expounded upon for a very long time.

But for the sake of keeping it short, here’s what we need to know.

As we press in to God and draw near to Him, spending time in His word and learning who He is, we begin to get understanding.

We get understanding of more than just the things of God, but of so many important life-related things.

And when we have understanding of more things, we can make better choices, which leads to a better life.

And, more importantly, we can please God to a higher degree because we know what He wants for our lives.

The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. So let’s get understanding!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please enter your email address in the box near the upper right corner of this page!

Tagged with: , ,