Author: Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-26-13

(Matthew 14:16-20 NKJV)  But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” {17} And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” {18} He said, “Bring them here to Me.” {19} Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. {20} So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.

Jesus shows us how it’s done, by simply using what they had to work with. He knew that five loaves and two fish couldn’t possibly feed all five thousand-plus people. There had to be a miracle take place. But, the miracle did not happen until He took what they had, blessed it, broke it and gave it.

There are many people today that cannot feed their family. They can’t pay their bills. They can’t get clothes for their children. There are ministries that can’t do all that they feel led to do for the lack of finances.

The question is, are we letting God bless what we have to work with? Are we then doing what He wants us to do with it? Are we breaking it up accordingly and giving it the way He wants us to give it?

What do we want today? Are we looking for a miracle?

We need to work with what we have. Don’t wait till we “have enough”, to do what God is asking us to do.

God will multiply as we obey Him, as we trust Him, and follow Him. 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 – 7-25-13

James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

This is a topic that we touch on fairly frequently.

It’s so very important that each and every one of us, regardless of our age, has a good understanding of this truth.

Not a single one of us is promised a tomorrow. It’s imperative that we live our lives as though today is our last day. This is not morbid or odd. It’s just good sense.

We need to love those around us with all that is in us. We need to look at each and every day with a passion that so many of us lack.

We need to love God with all our hearts, shining His light wherever we go.

And at the top of our list of priorities should be this: make amends with those who we are at odds with, if at all possible. There are some who will choose not to reconcile with you. But we need to be sure we have made an honest effort to lay all differences aside and repair those broken relationships.

Remember… our lives are but a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Let’s make the most out of ours!

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 – 7-24-13

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

It is not hard to love God, for He loves us so much. What’s hard is showing Him how much we love Him.

If we can learn to follow His commandments throughout our daily lives, this will show Him how much we truly love Him.

Following God’s word will cause us to look different in the eyes of others. We will stand out at times. Sometimes people will get upset with us, even though we never did a thing to them. Other times, loving God will cause us to take a stand in certain situations, causing us to walk alone. We can’t let this distract us.

If we want to be popular among people and be well-liked, then this walk will be a struggle. Loving God with all our heart and soul will make it uncomfortable for certain people to be around us at times; close friends, family members, co-workers, etc.

Remember… we are not alone when we take a stand and love God with all our hearts. We are alone if we love people and what they think of us more than we love God.

(John 14:15 NKJV)  “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

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 – 7-23-13

Matthew 18:18 (NKJV) “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

As believers… followers of Christ, we have been given spiritual authority here on earth.

We have the ability to bind (to arrest) and the ability to loose (to set free). This is not a small matter or something to be taken lightly.

Sadly, the vast majority of the church, Christ’s body, knows little or nothing about this. Many people have been convinced that spiritual gifts no longer exist, therefore anything related to deliverance from demonic spirits or anything remotely related to the moving of the Holy Spirit in our lives is non-existent.

But Jesus told us that what we loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (meaning, in the spiritual realm) and what we bind on earth will be bound in heaven. And we need to take this seriously!

So as we go through each day, if we let God sharpen our discernment, He will show us where demonic influences are in operation, and we will be able to bind those spirits and loose God’s freedom, His Joy, His peace, etc.

Church, we seriously need to get this. In the times we’re living in, it is not optional. It’s a necessity!

So ask God to open your eyes to these things and give you razor-sharp discernment to know when to bind and when to loose something or someone. He is faithful to give us what we need.

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 – 7-22-13

(John 5:18 NKJV)  Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

Jesus and God are considered equal, the SAME; they are ONE!

This is the difference between heaven and hell, right here. If we can accept this truth, this is our way into Heaven. We have to believe that Jesus is who He says He is, the Son of God, and that they are equal. If we look at Jesus as being any less than God in the flesh, then we truly don’t understand.

(John 14:6 NKJV)  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. We cannot get to God unless we go through His Son, Jesus Christ.

We can live the life of doing all wonderful and good things for people but as hard as it is to swallow, we must know that this will not get us into Heaven.

If we are asking God for things but not going through His Son, He can not hear us. It is His Son that makes the way for communication between us and God. It is His blood, His pureness that can reach and touch the heart and ears of the Father.

This is very to the point and some may not understand at first because of all the different teachings and denominations out there.

If we take all we have been taught and surrender ourselves and our understanding to God, in the name of Jesus Christ His Son, His equal, He will bring understanding and wisdom to help us grasp such truth, regardless of what we might have been taught previously.

(1 John 5:12 NKJV)  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Get life today, through the Son, Jesus Christ!!

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 – 7-20-13

(Psalm 119:103 NKJV) How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

David is comparing God’s words to honey and he is saying it is sweeter than HONEY!!

Do you know how good honey tastes? Oh… it is so good. but God’s Word is even better!! His Words are always there for us. We just have to seek Him and listen.

God may be portrayed to us differently, depending on each individual speaker, pastor, priest etc., but we can find God ourselves by reading His Word and listening to His voice. He will lead us, guide us and teach us His statutes.

If we think of God being this strict and harsh Father, then we really need to spend some one-on-one time with Him. He will show us how much He cares about us and loves us.

We shouldn’t cringe when we are asking God for an answer to something; we should run to Him and embrace Him, knowing that His words are sweeter than honey to our mouth.

We challenge you today to go after God and get His words for you and your 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 – 7-19-13

James 4:3 (NKJV) You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

We all ask God for something.

We have wants, needs and desires that we bring before Him. Sometimes we get exactly what we asked for. Other times we get something close to what we asked for. And yet, other times we don’t get anything. In fact, sometimes we wonder if God is even hearing us at all.

Sometimes there is no clear-cut explanation for this. We wonder why we’re not getting what we asked for. We wait. We pray some more. But still no answer.

Many times when we ask God for something, we ask with a motive. Human nature can be very slick, and sometimes we ask for something under the guise of “using it for the kingdom of God”. But in reality, we have selfish motivations.

We should be thankful that God sees our motives for what they are! Despite the fact that we get our feelings hurt when we don’t get what we want, it’s usually a good thing when God sees fit not to answer our selfish requests. It’s for our own good.

If we all take a look back on our lives, it would be pretty safe to say that every single one of us can recall times when we got something we wanted, only to find out later on that it ultimately hurt us instead of helping us.

So if we’re not getting what we’re asking God for, let’s be honest and ask Him to show us if maybe we’re asking amiss. The truth can hurt sometimes, but it’s the truth that sets us free.

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 – 7-18-13

Hebrews 10:38 (NKJV) Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

The just shall live by faith. We probably hear this all the time, but what does it mean?

This isn’t necessarily a call to “super Christendom”. It’s a call from our Creator to look to Him for everything we need in this life and the life beyond.

It’s a word from our Father, telling us to push forward, even when our mind can’t comprehend how.

It’s a loving Father taking us by the hand and picking us up when we fall down, brushing the dirt off of us and nudging us to get up and try again.

And it’s a look from a firm Daddy, letting us know that anything less than faith displeases Him.

God never expects perfection from us. He just wants us to trust Him with everything in us and let Him lead us, every single step of the way.

It’s not always easy to do, but reach out, take His hand and let Him show you the next step to take.

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 – 7-17-13

(John 14:26 NKJV)  “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

There are times in life when material things can help us to get over a hump or past a particularly rough time that we might be going through. For instance, sometimes when we are bummed out, we might go watch a movie, or go out to lunch with some friends. Even shopping or a nice day out on the boat, etc., will help us at times.

The problem with material things is that they can only help to a certain degree. But in order to get rid of troublesome things that keep coming back, we need to get to the root of the problem and make some changes.

Change will take time and effort to make it happen and some days we may even ask ourselves, did we do the right thing?

God gave us a very special person to help us in matters like these. In fact, He will teach us in all things, and He will remind us if we forget. This person is the Holy Spirit.

This Helper can do more for us than any human can do and He will not leave us if we mess up or if we don’t get it right the first time, or even the second or third time.  He doesn’t give up on us. We just need to be sure we don’t stop listening to Him.

Ask the Holy Spirit to be your Helper today and help you to get to the root of things that keep trying to bring you back to the same place 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 – 7-16-13

(Galatians 5:17 NKJV)  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

You know the feeling you get on the inside, when you know you’ve done something wrong and you hope it goes away, but it doesn’t? It keeps on prodding you until you do what’s right. It’s like a struggle between good and evil taking place on the inside of you.

This is the feeling of war, and it is very draining. These are things we don’t ignore but, instead, press in to God and find out what is going on if we don’t know.

Our flesh will try to get its own way 100% of the time. But just so we all know, the flesh is not what Christian’s should follow. (Galatians 5:24 NKJV)  And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

The flesh is what we walked in before we knew God. But after we’ve received Him as our Savior, we need to crucify the flesh and all of its wrong desires, and let God’s Spirit lead us.

If there is a war going on inside of us today, we need to figure out what we are doing wrong. When we crucify the flesh, the Spirit will lead us and peace will come. This is a hard one to do because at times we like what the flesh likes.

Remember… we don’t always do what we wish to do, we do what is RIGHT.

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 – 7-15-13

James 4:7 (NKJV) Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

In everything about our lives, God has given us the freedom to choose.

We have the privilege of choosing right or wrong. We have the privilege of choosing to follow God’s leading for our lives or not.

We have the freedom to choose how we spend our time. We have the freedom to choose how we spend our money.

So the question today is this: Are we honoring God with our decisions and our choices?

Some things are so basic and pretty easy to figure out. But some choices are a little tougher. Sometimes we have to seriously stop and ask God “which choice will please you?”.

Much of what we decide is related directly to where we’re at in our walk with God. The depth of our relationship with Him will greatly effect the choices we make.

Sometimes what might seem like the most straight forward decision to make can be much more intricate when we seriously consider how God would want us to carry something out. Despite the fact that common sense plays a huge part in a lot of our decisions, sometimes God’s “logic” will fly in the face of human logic.

This might seem to be confusing at first, but as we press into God and submit ourselves to Him, and learn His ways and what He wants for our lives, it will begin to become more clear. And as each decision or choice comes along, it will become easier and easier for us to make “God” decisions versus “good” decisions.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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