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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-14-15

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Luke 8:43-44 (NKJV) 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

Many of us are familiar with this story. The woman was afflicted with a flow of blood that hadn’t stopped for 12 years. She had been seen by many doctors and had spent much money on trying to be cured. None of it worked. To be blunt, she was desperate!

As Jesus passed through her town, this woman heard about it and decided to do something radical. She determined in her heart to do whatever it took to press in, push through the crowd surrounding Jesus, and touch the hem of His garment.

Her desperation drove her to do something that would put her at risk, in light of the fact that Jews viewed women who were bleeding as unclean.

But she pushed her fear aside and then pushed through the crowd and touched the Master, instantly receiving her healing.

Now what about us? How willing are to risk everything to press in and touch Jesus, or even the hem of His garment?

This isn’t just about healing. And it’s not even just about faith. It’s about our willingness to push aside the buzz and busyness of our lives and sit at His feet, giving Him the time He deserves.

Remember, this woman put her life at risk to do what it took to touch Jesus and get what she needed.

Are we willing to be that radical? Can we push aside all of the things that try to hold us back and keep us from our Master?

If we are ever to grow in our walk with God, we need to recognize those things that are coming between us and God, and do whatever we need to do to break through them and touch the hem of His garment.

There, in His presence, we will find exactly what we need.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-13-15

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1 Corinthians 13:11(NKJV) 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

We can not stay babies forever. There comes a time when we need to mature and grow in the things of God. Just as a little child grows up and changes the way he/she does things, so do we mature and grow up in the things of God.

How do we mature in the things of God? One way is by holding our tongue when everything in us wants to talk. This works that muscle of maturity.

Then there may be times when we need to do the opposite, we need to speak up and say something even when we don’t want to or like what we have to say.

There have been times when God has shown us some things and it was so good, but we couldn’t say a word to anyone about it. We had to hold it and pray. We had to keep it between us and God.

When God gives us eyes to see things it does not mean we run with it. Maturity causes us to run to Him and say “what do you want us to do with it Lord?”, and then wait for His leading or His promptings.

Holding back at times when God shows us things and being still can be the hardest thing to do, but that is a big part of maturing and we will learn to wait on God’s leading as we grow in Christ.

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 – 1-12-15

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Philippians 4:11-12 (NKJV) 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Human nature (the natural man) seems to cause us to always be looking forward, searching for “the next big thing” in our lives.

We are always working toward that new job, bigger home or nicer car. There are lots of things that we chase after in the natural realm.

So many times, though, we are so busy looking forward, that we forget to recognize, and be thankful for, what we have right now, at this moment.

We all have much to be thankful for, regardless of what kind of situation we might currently be in.

Sometimes we have plenty, and I believe we can all agree that times of abundance can be pretty enjoyable.

But then we may go through a time of lack, a drought, so to speak, and the natural man tends to be frustrated and angry when this happens. But as we draw close to God, we learn to be thankful no matter what things look like at the moment. And we stop always looking forward, searching for that next big thing, and being content with what we’re blessed with.

This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t work to improve our circumstances, but as we do so, let’s be careful not to be ungrateful for what we already have and letting the time slip by us without stopping to sit at God’s feet and honor 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 – 1-10-15

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Proverbs 3:1-2 (NKJV) 1 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; 2 For length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.

These words were written to be used as guidance for young people, and they are so very good for a young person to abide by.

But for those of us who are not a young child any longer, they are also still very powerful words!

If we were to look at these words from an adult point of view, they might mean something like this; Even as you grow older, always remember to stay close to God and walk in His ways. And even as the waves of life’s storms beat against you, you will have peace and your life will be full.

People of God, press in to Him and learn of Him. He is our source, not just for wisdom, but for everything that makes this life worth living.

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 – 1-9-15

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Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

God changes our heart first, and then good habits will follow. When He says He will give us a new heart, He will do just that. His word is true and He is faithful.

What are our habits like today? Are there some bad ones mixed in there with the good ones? It’s OK. We can admit it. God already knows, and none of us is perfect.

But, if we acknowledge our habits, maybe we will be more apt to let God help us in turning the bad habits into good ones.

Once He changes our heart, a good way to tell that it has really changed is that we’ll notice our habits changing. Old, bad habits will begin to drop off and they will be replaced with good habits that are pleasing to God.

The key to keeping good habits is to not spend time in bad company.

1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) 33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

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 – 1-8-15

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Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Let us not grow weary.

What a powerful word from God!

The world wants to beat us down, wear us out and cast us aside after it has used us and abused us.

There is pressure and stress coming from all angles; our jobs, our finances, our families. It never seems to end.

But God has not created us to live in fear or torment. In fact, quite the opposite.

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.

As we walk through this life we’ve been given, God has told us to do good, and not to grow weary of doing it. And it is only by His spirit that we can accomplish this. Because in reality, our flesh often wants to give up and lash out when the people we’re trying to help hurt us.

But God tells us that if we don’t lose heart and give up, we’ll reap a harvest in due season.

“In due season” means when God sees that we’re ready for it, not when we think we’re ready!

So, today, as you push forward, continuing doing good in the name of our Creator, and don’t give up.

For a season of reaping is ahead if we don’t lose heart.

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 – 1-7-15

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John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

That’s right. God so loved the world, not one of us is without love from our Father. He loves us all, each one of us, individually.

He loves us, and He loves the person that we look at as our enemy, the person that irritates us and picks at us. He does not love what they do to us, but He loves them and wants them to come to know Him and have everlasting life.

Through getting to know Him, their hearts will change. We can’t expect people to treat us right if they don’t know God and His love doesn’t live in them. They know nothing of His wisdom, His knowledge, His understanding, His grace, etc.

God loves the one that sits across the table at lunch time all alone with nobody to talk to. He loves the one that seems to always mess up and can’t ever seem to do their job right. He loves those that may seem like they are never going to change, always saying things to cause an uproar, etc.

God loves us all, and He sent His only begotten Son for each one of us, that as we believe in Him we will not perish, but have everlasting life.

It is the sick that need a physician.

Matthew 9:12 (NKJV) 12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Let’s go after the sick and bring them in to the Great Physician, Jesus Christ, that they may be healed and delivered. 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 – 1-6-15

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1 Corinthians 9:24 (NKJV) 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

We are all running in a race.

We have our eye set on the prize, or at least we should have our eye set on the prize, our eternal home in heaven with our Creator.

God’s word tells us to run in such a way that we may obtain it!

So let’s look at something for a minute. Have you ever watched people running a race and one of them suddenly falls down? I would dare say that any of us who has ever watched any kind of race has seen someone fall. It just happens.

But what did you see next? Did that runner just lay there and let the race finish as they laid there?

Absolutely not! They got up and ran even harder, to try and make up for the time they lost while they were down. And most times you will hear the crowd cheer them on to try to encourage them to catch up with the rest of the runners.

Stuff happens in all our lives. We move ahead and then something comes along that knocks us down or pushes us backwards. None of us likes it, but it’s just a part of life.

The question, though, is “what will we do when we’ve fallen?”. Will we stay down and roll around in the dirt a little? Or will we get up, brush ourselves off and then move forward again?

Well, if we follow God’s leading, we won’t just get back up. We’ll get back up and run hard, in such a way that we may still obtain the prize.

Just as that crowd cheers for the runner who has fallen and gotten back up, so God is encouraging us when we fall and then get back up, to keep our eye on the prize and run in such a way that we may obtain it.

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 – 1-5-15

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Exodus 20:3 (NKJV) 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.

It’s the beginning of a new year!! A good time to check ourselves and make sure we are not putting anyone or anything before God.

Just the other morning I got up bright and early, and most mornings I will go directly into what I call my “prayer chambers.”  In reality, it’s just a spare room, where the phone gets shut off, and there are NO interruptions. God gets my undivided attention.

But on this particular morning, I jumped out of bed to run to the gym. I had a plan; I wanted to beat the crowd and get back home.

As I was getting up I heard these words; “What about Me?”

You see, it means a lot to God when we take time out for Him. Our time together is more important to Him than beating the crowd to the gym. He wants to know what’s more important to us.

He doesn’t want anything or anyone to come before Him. Not the gym, not our job, our children, not even our church ministry, not our finances, not our friends and the pressure to go out and have fun times with them. Nothing can come before Him.

Let’s focus this year on loving God most and putting Him first by being sensitive to what He wants for us.

Let Him be our God. 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 – 1-3-15

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Romans 1:16 (NKJV) 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

The gospel of Christ.

It is this life-saving gospel that has brought millions upon millions to repentance over the centuries.

If you are a Christian, a follower of Christ, it is only because of the gospel of Christ that you can say so.

It is only because of the gospel of Christ that you can lay claim to freedom from sin and death.

It is only because of the gospel of Christ that we came to be aware of our sinful condition and asked for God’s forgiveness, putting our faith and trust in Him.

And it is only because of the gospel of Christ that we have freedom in this life, leading us to a life forever with our Creator.

The gospel of Christ is powerful and life-changing.

Let Him change your life today, too. 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 – 1-2-15

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Revelation 1:8 (NKJV) 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, ”says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

We don’t need to be afraid of anything today.

Our Father is the Alpha and the Omega!! He has given us what we need to defeat any giant that stands against what He is trying to do in us or through us.

He has given us wisdom, power and might through the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we can do what He calls us to do.

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

Even though we may know there are things we need to do, it doesn’t necessarily mean we can just start doing them right away. We need to get ready first, through training and preparation. Don’t just jump in head first. Let it happen in God’s time and in God’s way.

Do we think that David took out the giant with his own might, strength and knowhow?

1 Samuel 17:45 (NKJV) 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

No. David came to him in the name of the Lord, the One who taught him and trained him. David was being trained to fight this giant while doing what he was supposed to be doing in the fields, tending the flocks. His everyday stuff.

God taught Him, first, how to trust Him, by delivering him from his enemy, right on his job! So when it came time to fight the giant, he was ready and prepared. He had a knowing and a trust in the Lord because He had seen it for himself, firsthand.

1 Samuel 17:37 Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”

Being teachable is a big part of learning how to take out the giants in our lives. As we listen, and obey God, we experience it firsthand and it becomes a way of living!! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries

P.O. Box 272

Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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