Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-13-14

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Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

As believers, followers of Christ, God should be at the top of our list of priorities. In everything that we do, God should come first.

It can be hard for some people, even some believers, to grasp this. Sometimes people just float through life and never realize that God is the pinnacle of everything.

But as we grow in our faith, God naturally begins to climb to the top of our lives in just about every aspect. It doesn’t happen instantly, but over time it takes place as we grow closer to Him.

Maybe you’re reading this and you’re wondering if God is really first in your life, before everything else. If that’s the case, He probably isn’t. But it doesn’t mean that you’re without hope!

Press in to God. Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you.

James 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

You see, it requires effort on our part first. If we put forth the effort, He will give the increase, and our hearts and lives will begin to change, putting Him first more and more often, in more areas of our lives.

And when that happens, we will see remarkable changes in ourselves, as we allow Him to shape us and mold us into who He wants us to be.

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 – 8-12-14

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Ephesians 6: 11 (NKJV) Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

It is not by our strength that we can stand against the wiles of the devil. We don’t have what it takes, and if we think we do then we will lose.

It will take having the whole whole armor of God to obtain victory to when we are battling.

A spiritual battle is draining, both emotionally and physically. From the time we wake up until the time we lay our head on our pillow, it is nonstop. It is exhausting to the human body, mind and soul!

It’s not easy and God knows this. That is why He tells us to put on the WHOLE armor, for it brings a great deal of protection!

What is God’s armor? Ephesians 6:14-18 (NKJV) 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

You may be going through a battle today and maybe you didn’t even know that’s what it was, but you’re realizing now it is an attack directly against you, your family, your job, your finances, your relationship with God, your relationship with your spouse, etc.

It’s not the time to get scared and run. Now is the time to get serious, focused and to put on the armor. It’s time to trust God’s answer for you and let Him help you through it. Have faith, pray and stay close to Him.

We are praying for you and believing you will come out victoriously! Giving God all the glory. 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 – 8-11-14

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

We are not our own.

We do not belong to ourselves.

If you are a believer, a follower of Christ, you do not belong to yourself. Let me say this again: We do not own ourselves.

There are a lot of implications that come from this… a lot of things that we have to take into consideration as we walk through our lives.

As we go through our daily lives, as we’re faced with decisions and choices, we should always put God first and know that whatever direction we take should line up with what God wants us to do.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s finances, job choices, relationships, where we live or anything else. We are not our own.

We were bought at a price and it was a very high price indeed. Jesus laid down His life for us, to buy us, to redeem us from our sins. We are now His.

Romans 14:7-8 (NKJV) 7 For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

So as you face the day today, do so knowing that you belong to God and that He deserves our all. He deserves our very best. We belong to Him, body and spirit.

Give Him your best.

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 – 8-9-14

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Luke 18: 15 – 16 (NKJV) Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

The disciples were the ones that rebuked the children. They were the very ones that Jesus spent a lot of time with while walking this earth, teaching them and training them about the things of God.

You would think that they would have been the ones to know it would be alright to bring the children to Jesus, but they didn’t. Not until Jesus Spoke up.

Some priests, pastors, ministers, and other leaders that are supposedly close to Jesus have also rebuked things and have forbidden them from being allowed in the church. These things are scriptural; things that Jesus wants to be taught, that it may help the church, that it may help His children.

We all need to be careful to know the heart of Jesus, to know what His Word says and to feel free to walk in it, and to not rebuke something quickly because we don’t think it’s right or allowed.

If we’re not sure of some things, or we don’t understand it, we need to pray and ask God for His help and understanding.

There are many of His children being pulled away from Him because of a lack of understanding. Let Jesus speak up today. If there is learning to be done, He is the GREATEST Teacher!  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 – 8-8-14

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Proverbs 2:3-5 (NKJV) 3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, 4 If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; 5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

Discernment. It’s something every believer needs to have to live a godly life, but also something that so few of us really understand the importance of.

Probably the most common question people ask when it comes to discernment is “how do I get better discernment?”.

The answer is simple, but not necessarily easy. But here it is in a nutshell.

Spend time with God and in His word.

There you have it. We need to spend time in God’s word each and every day.

This doesn’t mean that we have to spend 2 or 3 hours studying every day, learning Greek and Hebrew and understanding every single thing there is to understand in His word. But we need to spend at least some time in it each day, even if it’s just 10-15 minutes, taking it in and letting it become a part of who we are.

As we do this, we will naturally spend more time communicating with God because we will hear Him more clearly. And we will get a clearer understanding of who He is and who He wants us to be.

And in this, we will develop razor-sharp discernment. Why? Because we will no longer be guessing about things. We will know what’s right for us in God’s eyes.

So take the time and make the effort, and reap the benefits of having sharper discernment.

It’s right there for us. We just have to want it badly enough to reach out and grab hold of 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 – 8-7-14

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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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-6-14

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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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-5-14

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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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-4-14

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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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-2-14

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(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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-1-14

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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

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