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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-14-14

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(James 5:17-18 NKJV)  Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. {18} And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

This is just an example of what praying earnestly can do. If we want things to happen in our home, with our family, in our church, our schools and in our country, we must pray and pray earnestly.

God will answer our prayers. It may not be exactly the way we thought it would be answered or in the timing we had expected, but things change when we pray.

God is faithful and willing to help us in whatever we are concerned about. We have to trust and believe that He will answer us.

Don’t think just because things don’t happen or change right away that He didn’t hear our prayer. And don’t have any preconceived ideas of how He will answer. Be open to Him and willing to do whatever it takes on our end.

Don’t give up on praying…it works!

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 – 5-13-14

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Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

In today’s society, debt has become something normal for everyone, including followers of Christ.

The pressures of the world to compete for status and keep up with the high cost of owning lots of things has led to most people making debt a way of life. Sadly, this comes at a very high price for everyone.

Debt is nothing more than modern slavery. Debt will rob you of your hard-earned money, your peace of mind and your joy.

Being in debt makes you a servant to the one who let you borrow the money or extended credit to you. You may not think of it like this, but it’s a fact.

Debt is destroying the finances of millions of people, business and even governments. Once you’re in debt, it can seem nearly impossible to get out of.

But we’re here today to tell you that it can be done. It’s not always easy, but with hard work, perseverance, and determination, you can overcome the debt monster.

God tells us not to live in debt to anyone.

Romans 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

And the scripture at the top clearly tells us that if we are in debt, we are a slave or a servant to the creditor.

Today, make a determination in your heart and mind to put an end to debt in your life. Start small and work your way up, paying it all off as you go.

It won’t happen overnight. But no goal worth pursuing comes easy.

Stop being a slave to debt. Get free today, and never go back to it 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 – 5-12-14

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(Psalm 27:10 NKJV)  When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me.

It’s a hard thing for a child, or even an adult, to go through life thinking their parents don’t want to be around them or love them. It’s just not right. Nobody should ever feel this way. Everyone should feel loved.

This is not God’s plan for anyone. This is man and their sinful nature. God sent His word to those that need to hear this and be taught or reminded.

The Lord is so good and caring that even if our parents want nothing to do with us He is there waiting with His arms open!

Today if you feel alone and without parents, maybe they want nothing to do with you because of your love for Him. Maybe they aren’t alive, or maybe they just don’t think they have the time and they refuse to make time to spend with you, etc.

Hold on to this verse and know that the Lord will care for you. He will be there for you and help you through thick and thin. He will fill that emptiness. He is your Daddy.

You are not alone. Praise be to God!

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 – 5-10-14

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Proverbs 21:20 (NKJV) There is desirable treasure, and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man squanders it.

Our prayer for everyone reading this today is that you would be blessed with God’s wisdom in your lives.

Most people pray for God’s blessings and His abundance in a financial sense, but we have learned through the years that blessings without God’s wisdom to handle it properly lead to ruin. For where we lack wisdom, we spend foolishly (squander what we have been blessed with).

So, today, seek God’s wisdom first and ask Him to lead you in everything. Ask Him how to handle all of the things that He blesses you with and that your ways would be pleasing to Him.

In this your homes will be filled with desirable treasure and oil (plenty to eat).

May God bless each and every one of you today with His wisdom and understanding.

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 – 5-9-14

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(Proverbs 1:33 NKJV)  But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”

Sometimes we just don’t want to hear or learn one more thing pertaining to certain subjects, because once we’ve learned it we are now accountable for it and when we make our decisions, we now know the right thing to do.

Remember our parents telling us when we’ve done wrong, they’d add “and you KNEW better!” Why is that? Because they had spoken to us previously about it, explaining the consequences and didn’t want us to repeat it again. We needed to listen.

Listening to God brings safety to our life. If we are a parent listening to God as He teaches us how to parent, it brings safety to our children. If we are ministers listening to God, it brings safety to our congregation or those we minister to, and if we are a husband listening to God, it brings safety to our wife and family, etc.

When we follow God and do what He says, we need to be listening to all of it not just some. We can’t be just picking and choosing the things we like to hear or do, but truly listening and following Him in everything. Then we will dwell safely, and we will be secure and without fear of evil.

Shhh… listen today. What is God saying to you?

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

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Genesis 41:57 (NKJV) So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

Famine. It’s a word that brings fear to the hearts of men and women. It’s a word that conjures up images of many different things in our minds, and none of them are good.

But even in times of famine, God moves and teaches us so much.

We need to understand that a famine is only temporary. They don’t last forever. They might seem like they last forever, but they are just a temporary setback.

The worst thing we can do when a time of famine hits us is to try to find an easy way out. Most times, what appears to be the easy way will result in more problems further down the road.

The key to going through a famine and coming out victoriously is to stay close to God throughout the entire time.

We should be listening to God and following His leading before the famine ever hits. If we are heeding His directions on a daily basis, we will be sowing into His kingdom and using our resources very wisely during the times of plenty so He can bless us. This will allow us to “build up our storehouses” so that when famine arrives, we will have what we need to make it through.

Now, in reality, most of us are very bad about “saving for a rainy day”, and when famine arrives, our resources can become depleted very quickly. It is then that we see what we are really made of and where our trust really lies.

When this situation comes, which it will for every single one of us, we need to trust God with every fiber of our being and cling to Him, listening for His voice. We need to stay open to His leading and be willing to obey when He speaks to us.

God will always bring us through these tough times if we let Him. The important thing is that we don’t put God in a box and expect Him to help us in a way that we have preconceived. God can and will move and work in the way that’s best for us based on His wisdom, not ours.

So prepare for the famine during times of feast. And when the famine does hit, stay close to Him and trust Him. Victory will come if we don’t give up!

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 – 5-7-14

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Titus 2:11-12 (NKJV) 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age…

Have you ever wondered how to please God, or how God would like us to represent Him in this world?

The two verses above put it all together in a neat, tidy little package.

This small tidbit of wisdom from God’s word can be a real challenge for all of us at different times, no matter how righteous we might think we are. But we can do it by sticking close to God and paying attention to what the Holy Spirit tells us to do or not to do.

The easiest way to do this is to move slowly and cautiously in everything, being careful to obey God’s leading.

If we do this, it will be much harder for the enemy to fool us or lure us into his traps.

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 – 5-6-14

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

On our own, we might be able to accomplish some things. We might be able to use our brain power to reach some goals. This isn’t an insult to Christ. It’s a testament to the human brain, which God created and blessed us with.

But on our own we are limited. We are limited to the finite capabilities of that same human mind. We are limited to our own understanding of things. And when we compare that to the wisdom and understanding of God, we are very limited!

But with Christ, the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit and the anointing of God, we can do anything that God directs us to do.

Notice I didn’t say anything that we set our minds to? That’s because our minds are limited, but God isn’t. With God leading us, through Christ, we can do anything.

We can accomplish things in our lives that we would never imagine possible. We can even accomplish things that we never even thought we would be doing!

Once God plants a seed in us to perform a specific task or do a certain job for Him, as long as we follow His plan, we can accomplish it and fulfill His desires for our lives.

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 – 5-5-14

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(Psalm 110:1 NKJV)  The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

God will make our enemy our footstool. We don’t have to chase our enemy down nor think of ways to destroy him. God will take care of our enemy.

Who is our enemy? Is it the person at work that is trying to steal our position, making us look bad to our employer? Is it our spouse, not caring for us or giving us the attention we need? Is it our children taking the wrong path in life? Is it our family and friends gossiping and sharing things that aren’t true or even our neighbors causing problems and making life difficult for us?

Let us not forget who our enemy is: (1 Peter 5:8 NKJV)  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

The devil is our enemy, and he will use people’s weakness to get to us and try to devour us.

Don’t look at the person that he may be using, and take it personally. Look beyond them, and see what the root of it is. Our enemy is not that person you see, but the devil working through them.

God will make our enemy our footstool!! That should cause us to run to God when we see things stirring up, because it is His battle and He will turn it around!

In Joshua 10:24-25 Joshua had all the men of Israel come out and put their foot on the necks of the kings. These Amorite kings were their enemy. This was to show what the Lord will do to all their enemies that came against them.

Are we ready to win the battle today? Sit, remain close to Him and let Him protect us. His way is righteous and brings victory!

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 – 5-3-14

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(Matthew 11:28 NKJV)  “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Sometimes we just need to stop! Stop worrying, stop working so hard, stop trying to make things happen that we have no control over, just stop and rest.

We need to rest, not in our parents, not in our best friend, not in our spouse, and not in our pastor. We need to rest in God.

How do we find rest in God? We tell Him what it is that has us all in an uproar, thank Him for helping us through it and praise HIM… for we know He’s got it!!

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 – 5-2-14

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

We recently had a reader write to us and ask us some questions about a situation she has in her life.

We won’t give details as to what her exact situation is, but she had written regarding a verse and teaching we had sent out about husbands loving their wives. She ultimately asked us to define love and asked us for scriptures to give her a better, clearer understanding of how love should be acted out.

We’d like to share with you the answer that we gave her, to hopefully help everyone else who might need to read and learn about these same things. So below is part of our answer to her questions. We gave her the scripture reference above and then included our feedback and counsel. This might be a little lengthy, but we want to share the entire thing so that nothing gets left out and it leaves no question unanswered.

“Love implies action, even if it isn’t used as a verb. If we love someone, it is something that we feel, as well as something that we show the person we love. With love, there comes commitment. This can be a commitment to some kind of action or a commitment to a life together, etc.

Some people are way better than others at showing love and acting it out. A lot of this has to do with our emotional and spiritual condition. People who struggle with a lot of different emotional baggage are not usually good at showing love to others. The same could be said for people who’s spiritual life is a mess. If they’re not right with God, and they are full of negativity, anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, etc., they will usually not be good at showing love to people.

On the contrary, they are usually better at sowing anger, bitterness, discontentment and even hatred. Sometimes it might seem to ooze from them, as they try to sort out their miserable condition and come to terms with who they are as a person.

The hardest part is for those around them to keep loving them, even when all that person seems to be able to do is hurt everyone else.

As for the definition of love? Different people will define it differently, but here’s they way we should see it, being followers of Christ.

Love is caring for someone so deeply that we put them before ourselves. Love is making sacrifices for those that you love, even if it means doing without something so that the other person can have it. Love is showing a person how much you care, whether through a hug, a smile, a gentle touch or a kind, encouraging word. Love is all of these and more. Love is not based on just how we feel at any given moment. Love is something we learn how to do, over our entire lifetime. As we grow and mature, we should learn how to love more deeply and without having to think about it.

Now, with all of that said, love should be a two-way street, not just one-way. When one person loves and gives their all and the other person fails to live up to their end of the bargain, it hurts and it can cause anger or resentment. And if the person on the hurting end isn’t careful, they can become bitter and hard, causing them to step way outside of where God wants them to be. And before they know it, they are full of anger. Anger can blind us and cause us not to be able to see things clearly and it can cause us to miss out on things that God might be trying to show us or teach us in our everyday lives.

Although there are other scriptures that talk and teach about love, this one is pretty much the summation of all the others.”

So if there is someone in your life that you love, love them like you mean it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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