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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-8-14

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James 5:13 (NKJV) 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

We can all agree that prayer is powerful! It is the power that Jesus Christ has given to each believer; those who have put their faith and trust in Him, repenting of their sins and following Him. When we’ve done this, we now have that power living in us.

We can communicate through the Holy Spirit to the Father on a daily basis, multiple times a day. That is Amazing!

What is it today that is concerning us? Is it the economy? Is it the children that are hungry and dying of sickness and starvation? Is it the many abortions that take place each day? Is it the illnesses and diseases that are taking peoples lives? Or is it the direction the world is heading, etc? Maybe it’s all of these things and more. These concerns are legitimate.

But there is good news! It is the power of prayer that pushes back darkness and it is the power of prayer that brings healing and deliverance and we have that power living in us!

Let us pray for the things that concern us and don’t stop believing for God to answer those prayers!  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 – 9-6-14

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Job 1:1 (NKJV) 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. 

Today, we’d like to tell you a story. This is a story about a man who lost everything he had. He was a very wealthy man. The loss that he incurred was no fault of his own. 

He was a righteous man who loved God and honored Him in everything he did. Even while he was worshiping God and honoring Him, severe calamity stuck and in a matter of a few hours, he lost all of his earthly possessions and every, single one of his children. The only family member who remained was his wife. 

Job went from what most people would consider to be the ideal life, to complete devastation, in less than 24 hours, without doing a single thing wrong, and with no warning whatsoever. 

Maybe you’re reading this today and you can relate to this. Maybe you’ve been going through a severe trial. Maybe you’re in the midst of a famine right now. The well has run dry and you don’t know where to turn or how you’re going to survive. 

Maybe you’ve lost someone who was very close or dear to you and you don’t know why it happened or how you’re going to make it through without them. 

Take heart. We’re here to tell you that what you’re going through is only for a season. Seasons come and seasons go. None of them last forever. Yes, sometimes they can seem like they last forever, but they truly don’t. 

Job endured extreme hardship and yet he chose to bless God and worship Him in the midst of it all, even while covered in excruciatingly-painful sores. He had people telling him to just give up, curse God and die. And yet he chose to ignore them and worship God anyway. 

What will we do in the midst of our hardships and trials? What will we do while we’re mourning the loss of a loved one? We have to choose. Yes, we are human and we are allowed to mourn. It’s part of how God made us. 

But when the time comes to pick ourselves up and get moving, we better do just that! It may take us some time to get back on our feet, but God will give us strength and help us, if we let Him. 

What’s awesome, though, is how the story of Job turned out, after all of the intense persecution and incredible loss. 

Job 42:10 (NKJV) 10 And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. 

So don’t give up! Hold onto God and let Him be your source. Let Him be your light during this dark time. 

This season of trials and turmoil won’t last forever. Let Him lead you out, and bless Him even in the midst of it all. 

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 – 9-5-14

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Exodus 16:35 (NKJV) 35 And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

The Israelite’s goal was to reach the promised land. We will all have goals to reach, but there are things to be careful of when trying to reach them.

The Israelites were so focused on getting to the promised land that they missed God’s blessings on the journey. Instead of being thankful, at times they complained.

God fed them manna for forty years. This manna was bread from Heaven.

John 6:31 (NKJV) 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’

That is a huge blessing, and not just for one day but for forty years.

Numbers 11:9 (NKJV) 9 And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

Every night this took place! That’s something to see and be thankful for! But yet their eyes were so focused on the promised land, the end result, that they missed out on the blessings and miracles that God did for them along the way.

One of the things I had to learn was that while trying to reach my God-given goals, that I do not forget to enjoy the journey and the blessing on the way.

Enjoy the journey and celebrate when you reach your goal!! 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 – 9-4-14

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John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Jesus came to set us free. Apart from Him, there is no true freedom.

If we are followers of Christ, we should be free. Period.

If we are not free, it is usually because we have allowed ourselves to become entangled in things. That list of “things” could cover a very wide range.

It could be things that we become addicted to. It could be things that consume our time. Or it could be things that cause us to worry constantly. And the list could go on.

If we are worried constantly, it’s usually because we have not given it over to God. We are trying to handle it ourselves. Sometimes it’s because we haven’t used wisdom when making choices and we’ve gotten ourselves in over our heads in one way or another.

Being free isn’t always easy. It means we have to shake off those things that bind us and hold us captive. And in this world we live in, that can be very difficult at times.

And please don’t mistake this message as us saying that we ourselves are perfect in this. We are definitely not! But we have learned a lot over the last few years in this area. And God has shown us where we could have done things differently. It was very humbling and educational, to say the least.

But we do know this; that God wants us to be free. And in most cases, we are the ones who choose whether we will be free or not.

So I ask you today, “are you free?”. If not, let God show you where you’re in bondage and how to get out of it. Sometimes His answers will surprise you. In all of our earthly wisdom, we do our best to figure things out, but when God gets His hands on things, they can take on a whole different direction than we would ever imagine.

So let the words of Jesus, below, speak to your heart and begin to deliver you from your captivity today.

Luke 4:18 (NKJV) 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;

We proclaim this over you in the name of Jesus.

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 – 9-3-14

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Psalm 68:35 (NKJV) 35 O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

Who do we stand for today? Jehovah, El Shaddai, Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, Alpha and Omega, Adonai, Yahweh.

Oh Mighty God is He!!

Bless Him while eating breakfast. Bless Him on our way to work. Bless Him on our lunch break. Bless Him in the middle of our day and bless Him in the evening, for He is Awesome!!

It is He who gives us our strength and power. It is He who has our back. It is He who picks up the broken pieces and puts it all back together again. It is He who gently helps us each day!

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 – 9-2-14

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Hosea 4:6 (NKJV) 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…

The truth is that there are times when we can destroy God’s good intentions for us by not listening to Him. We suffer, and others around us may suffer for us not listening.

God’s Word brings knowledge. It brings clarification, healing, deliverance and victory to any given situation. He speaks to us at different times and in different ways.

Sometimes God may want to use a person to speak through, at a particular moment or time in our life. If we shut them out of our life, for whatever reasons, we may be shutting out God’s way of reaching us at that particular time, for that particular reason.

None of us are perfect in hearing or knowing God’s voice, and it takes time and we will make mistakes trying. God knows this and He works with us as we continue to try to do what’s right. But there are those times when we are just being stubborn. We know what He wants from us and we ignore or run from Him or from anyone He may be using.

The book of Jonah shares about how Jonah was a man that ran from what God wanted him to do. He didn’t want to listen to God and the plan that God had for him.

Jonah ended up going through some unnecessary circumstances in his life until he decided to do what God was asking him to do.

Some of us today are going through some unnecessary things in our lives simply because we don’t want to listen to or do what God is saying.

We need to stop blaming our circumstances, our hurt, our losses and our errors on everyone and everything else, and let Him help by speaking to us from His Word and through others that He has sent to help bring clarity to our situation. 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 – 9-1-14

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Psalm 119:37 (NKJV) 37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.

To be revived means: to make (someone or something) strong, healthy, or active again.

We need to be revived in the things of God.

We do this by reading, praying and digging deeper into His Word. By drawing closer to God and letting Him touch areas in our lives that we want control over, and give the control to Him.

He will help us turn our eyes from looking at worthless things; the things that keep us distracted, those things that take up all our time and do nothing for us.

He will revive our hearts and make us strong, healthy and active in the things that mean the most to Him; those things that He knows will be good for us.

Be revived!!

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 – 8-30-14

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

There are times when we just need to be thankful. Thankful for our health, even if we may have a lot of negatives regarding it; be thankful for the things that are working.

Be thankful for our children, even if they may be going through some hard times. Be thankful for our parents, even if they don’t understand us. Be thankful for our job, even if it isn’t the pay or the position we wanted, etc.

Being consistently thankful will take being alert to all the things going on around us; the good and the not so good things.

If we spend too much time and focus on the not so good, we will miss out on the good things that we could be enjoying while waiting for God to help us with the not so good things happening in our lives.

Let’s not waste one minute of our lives not being thankful. God is so worthy of our thanks!

Thank Him 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 – 8-29-14

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Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Has your world been turned upside down recently? Have you had something happen to you that you just don’t understand?

Does it feel like your heart has been ripped out and you’re about to die?

I don’t like clichés. I think they are way overused and even abused. I think people get tired of hearing them too. So I’m not going to sit here and tell you that everything happens for a reason.

God’s word never says that. God never says that we won’t go through tough times. He never promised us that.

But what He did promise is that when those trials and hard times do come, He will help us through them. He will be the rock on which we stand. He will be that strong fortress where we take refuge when we’re in trouble.

Psalm 18:2 (NKJV) 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

So go to Him. Cry out to Him. Tell Him how much you hurt, how broken your heart is right now. You can even tell Him if you’re angry. He can handle it!

And then do your best to lay it all at His feet and leave it there. Let Him give you comfort and rest.

You are loved very, very much.

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 – 8-28-14

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Matthew 6:15 (NKJV) 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Forgiveness is a topic that could be taught on every day of the week and still it would not be often enough.

We all need to learn to forgive more often and more readily. It’s too easy to hold onto things and harbor unforgiveness in our hearts.

Everyone who is reading this has been hurt by someone. Everyone.

There isn’t a single person who hasn’t had something traumatic happen to them at the hands of another person. Some of us may have had some major hurts, while others might only be minor. But we have all been hurt.

The question now is; “What will we do with it?”.

We have two choices. Hold onto it and become angry and bitter. Or forgive the person, give it over to God and move on with our lives. There is no middle ground.

Some people are much quicker to forgive and move on. A lot of it is related to our personalities. But regardless of our personality type, God has told us that we must forgive if we want to be forgiven.

That may seem harsh, but I like the fact that God doesn’t beat around the bush. He lays it out before us and says “the choice is yours”.

I will admit that this is an area where God has had to do considerable work in me. I hate injustice and I hate when something goes unresolved. So when someone hurts me, it’s a lot tougher for me to simply lay it down and move on.

I’d rather try to fix it and work everything out to make it “perfect”. But this is real life and not everyone wants to resolve problems. Some people are happier to hold onto anger and let it turn into bitterness.

But if God says we need to forgive, then we need to forgive. Period. We need to lay our own preferences aside and do what we’re told by our heavenly Father.

We have been given much regarding our own forgiveness. God saw fit to forgive us for every sin we ever committed when we asked Him to. Therefore, we have definitely been given much. So if we have been given much, then much is required of us.

Luke 12:48 (NKJV) 48 …For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.

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 – 8-27-14

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Proverbs 22:4 (NKJV) 4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.

Humility. It’s something that’s talked about and taught throughout the Bible, God’s word.

Being humble is very often misunderstood. Humility has nothing to do with our physical size, personality type, financial status, how big or small our house is, what kind of car or truck we drive, whether we own a boat or not or where we live.

It has everything to do with our heart. And what’s in our heart will show in our attitude.

Being humble means that we don’t know everything. We can be taught or corrected without thinking we always have the answer. Sometimes we might have the answer, but we may still be better off to listen to someone, rather than prove that we’re right.

Being humble means saying we’re sorry when we’ve done something stupid. It means that we take responsibility for the mistakes we’ve made and we don’t try to pass the blame onto someone else, even if they have made mistakes too.

Being humble means that we come before God with our heart soft and broken, willing to listen to Him and accept admonishment for our mistakes. It means that we listen to Him and then we do what He tells us to do, without questioning Him.

Humility is the foundation of our walk with God, because being humble means that we recognize Him as the Head of everything we do in life.

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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