Author: Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-7-13

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

Hold onto to God’s Word, follow His statutes, and His promises and stand strong in His might!

What is changing? Well, the World for one. There are a lot of changes happening all around us right now that may have affected us to some degree. And if it hasn’t affected us, then maybe it has affected someone we know.

Changes can sometimes cause distractions. But remember that God is there with us no matter what kind of change comes, good or bad. There is NO changing He who remains the same!!

Change sometimes brings worry. What does worrying do? It wears on us, tires us out, causes us to lose our JOY. It can cause us to lose sight of what we are supposed to be doing.

Today, let us stand together in this changing world, and together may we hold onto the One thing that will never change; God’s Word to us!

Get close to Him, spend time praying, time listening, time loving on Him and time taking the necessary steps that are so important at this time in our lives.

(Hebrews 10:23 NKJV)  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-6-13

(Luke 1:34-35 NKJV)  Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” {35} And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

These verses still blow my mind to this day; the fact that Mary had a child, without being with a man. Her child was conceived by the Holy Spirit! What an amazing thing! There is so much in these verses.

You know, we hear about this and read about it and at times, because we have heard it over and over again, it seems so nonchalant to us. Do we understand what really happened here?

God in Heaven birthed His Son, for us, through a woman that was a virgin. The woman had a baby without ever having sexual intercourse with a man. Wow!

This woman was pregnant and carried a child, God’s child! This is a miracle. Jesus Christ was born to a virgin. The birth of Christ is simply Amazing!!

Our God is Mighty, He is Powerful and He is with us! He came to us in a way like no other!!

He is our Lord, “Special” and worthy to be praised! Hallelujah!!

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 – 11-4-13

Acts 16:23-25 (NKJV) 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Paul and Silas were in prison. Not only were they in prison, but they had been thrown into the inner-most parts of the prison, just to be sure they wouldn’t escape.

Now, prior to being thrown into the deepest, darkest parts of the prison, Paul and Silas had been beaten and whipped. They were not in very good shape at this point.

But look at what these verses say that they did, after receiving beatings and being put in stocks to keep them secure. They prayed and sang hymns to God! And the other prisoners heard them singing!

Do you feel like you’ve been beaten and thrown into prison? Do you have heavy burdens on you right now? Are your going through struggles in your life? I think that every one of us can answer yes to this in one way or another.

So the question now is this; how are we handling our “time in the inner prison”? Are we having a pity party? Are we whining to everyone about how bad off we are? Do we want the whole world to know about our situation, with the hope that someone will bail us out?

Or are we praying and singing hymns to God, praising Him and thanking Him for who He is?

We could expound further on this and talk about what happened to Paul and Silas next, and how they won a great victory, but we want to stop right here and let God’s Spirit work on each and every one of us.

Are we whining or are we winning?

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 – 11-4-13

(Mark 16:17 NKJV)  “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

One morning as we were preparing for the day, we received a phone call from a mother of a young lady. The young lady was 15 yrs. old. Her mother explained her daughter’s condition to us.

Her daughter was acting like a little girl, crawling around the house and saying things like Mama, Dada. In the same breath, she would say the alphabet backwards, in Spanish. The girl had almost no knowledge of the Spanish language.

She was having very violent outbursts toward her parents, telling them that she hated them and trying to physically hurt them.

They didn’t know what to do with her, so they took her to the hospital. The hospital admitted her to the Psych ward. At the Psych ward, she would throw herself off the bed onto a hard floor, trying to kill the baby that was growing inside of her.

When we received the call, we knew immediately that we needed to go to her. Before going, we knew we needed to prepare ourselves for what was about to take place that evening. We entered into a fast and prayed that God would go before us.

Later that evening, as we arrived, we saw this 15 yr. old girl in a chair with a tray across her lap, to lock her in place. She was slouched way down. She had black circles under her eyes and she was cold to the touch. She looked up at us, and in a very slow, weak voice, with every little bit of energy she had in her, she sighed, help me.

We took her into a private room and began to pray with her. As she looked at us, the pupils in her eyes went from tiny to huge. We knew at that point what we were dealing with as God gave us wisdom.

After praying and casting the demonic spirits out of her, she prayed the prayer of Salvation. This 15 yr. old girl was saved at that moment.

Her countenance immediately began to change and a peace came over the room. It wasn’t long before they released her from the hospital.

Today that young lady is a mother of a beautiful teenage boy and she works with the elderly as a Certified Nursing Assistant!

Praise be to God Almighty. He is Good!

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 – 11-2-13

Genesis 3:4 (NKJV) Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.

As Eve looked upon the fruit on the tree in the middle of the garden… the fruit that Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat, the devil tried to convince her that God had lied to them.

Before she knew it, Eve had taken the fruit from the tree and taken a bite. Then she gave it to Adam so he could also eat of it.

The deception was successful and the course of man was forever changed.

Here we are thousands of years later and the devil is still whispering in the ears of men and women across the world. He whispers to you and he whispers to me.

He tempts each and every one of us, every single day.

When he tempted Eve, she gave in and ate the fruit. Today, when you and I are tempted, we don’t have to fall into the traps he lays for us. We have a weapon to fight against his wiles.

That weapon is the Holy Spirit. God’s spirit lives inside of each of us, giving us everything we need in order to have victory over the enemy. He tells us right from wrong and cautions us when temptation is coming our way. All we need to do is listen and obey His voice.

If we can do this, we will find ourselves having victory over sin instead of falling prey to temptation, over and over again.

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 – 11-1-13

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Salvation is given to us as a free gift, through God’s grace.

This grace is also something that we cannot earn or work for, no matter how hard we might try.

I love the fact that God puts every, single one of us on a level playing field, by eliminating “the favor factor”. He doesn’t view what you’ve done as worse than what I’ve done or what I’ve done as worse than what you’ve done!

We are equal in God’s eyes. Period.

Some of us struggle with this, trying so hard to earn God’s grace and favor. But we need to realize that everything we need with regard to God’s grace was already paid for on the cross.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a new Christian or if you’ve been saved for most of your life, or even if you’re searching for God and don’t know anything about Him, God’s grace is freely given to each of us.

So stop struggling, trying to work hard to earn what God has already freely given. All the hard work in the world won’t get more grace for you.

Dropping our pride and kneeling at the feet of God in complete humility, repentance and reverence is what He truly wants from 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 – 10-31-13

(Proverbs 22:6 NKJV)  Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Just the other day I enjoyed lunch time with my mom & dad! They have taught me so much throughout my life… I am so grateful!

One of the most important things they taught me was love. They showed me how to be a good parent and a good person by the way they loved all 10 of us kids, teaching us to never give up on your children no matter how they turn out or what direction they’ve taken.

They are always there for each one of us! Their example has taught me how to love, not just my children, but how to love others as well.

With love, came discipline. We were scolded when we needed it. We were hugged when needed it. We were encouraged and humbled at times when needed. It was the love that they had for us that prompted them to discipline us and teach us God’s way.

I truly believe that this love, this example, should be demonstrated in the home. Children should not have to go to school to be taught this. They should not have to go to church to learn it in Sunday school.

This love should not have to be learned by spending time with someone else’s family or by watching certain television shows. The foundation of love should by taught by us parents.

I love because my parents loved me; they were examples of it. With this love, they taught me right from wrong.

God is speaking to parents today; be an example. Raising our children is an important ministry in itself!

If we want this world to change, then we have to start in our own homes, with our own children first.

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 – 10-30-13

(John 15:7 NKJV)  “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

How do we abide in Him?

We stay close to Him by reading His word and praying (talking with Him) each day. Abide means to stay or live somewhere.  If we stay or live somewhere, then we spend quality time there.

Our desires are met through this Abiding in each other (us and Jesus), as we ask through the precious name of Jesus Christ.

Let the desires of our heart come forth today as we abide in Him and Him in us!

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 – 10-29-13

Genesis 2:3 (NKJV) Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

He rested from all His work. God, the creator of heaven and earth and the giver of life, rested.

He sanctified and blessed the seventh day. This is pretty significant and it’s something that we all need to pay attention to.

Now, I am not going to get into the debate about which day is the actual seventh day. This is something that way too many people get caught up in and it can seriously distract us from things that are more important.

The important thing here is the fact that God Himself rested and blessed that day as a day of rest.

We need to follow God’s leading. We need to pick a day each week to rest. This means no working! This means spending time with our family. This means not letting things income-related pull on us.

Our minds and bodies need rest. It’s critical. It’s necessary. It helps us stay healthy and maintain our peace of mind.

We want to encourage you today, no matter what your situation, take time to rest. Take time to relax and do something that’s not work or income-related. You need it and God wants you to do 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

(Revelation 3:22 NKJV)  “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

The Spirit of God is speaking to the church. His words can be so clear; we just have to take the time to listen.

We need to put aside our agendas, our routines, what we think we have to do to get His attention, and stop long enough to listen. (1 Kings 19:12 NKJV)  and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

To hear a still small voice, we have to be quiet and listening.

Sometimes in the evening, while we’re sitting in our chairs, we might hear something outside. We both stop what we are doing and sit real still for a moment and listen intently as we try to figure out where that sound came from or what it was. If we kept doing what we were doing we would miss it.

It’s the same with God. Sometimes we just need to stop in our tracks and stay still long enough to know or learn what is going on.

We can get going so fast it’s hard to hit the brakes and slow down, never mind come to a complete stop. But there are times God will call us into a quiet time with Him and we need to be able to pull back and listen.

Each one of us makes up the church, the body of Christ. We need to take His words today and let them penetrate our hearts, giving us wisdom and understanding to help ourselves in our situation.

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 – 10-26-13

(Revelation 3:20 NKJV)  “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me

I find this verse to be very encouraging and exciting today, knowing that if we open up our hearts to Jesus Christ, He, the Messiah, our Savior, Healer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, will come in and DINE with us! That’s how close He is to us. Right there in us; you really can’t get any closer then that.

Do we fully comprehend the One we have dining with us today? How blessed are we to have such an opportunity? What a privilege and HONOR.

Let us acknowledge the One who lives in us today by giving Him praise from our hearts. How good and GREAT is our God!

He dines with us! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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