Author: Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-17-24

Zechariah 14:9 (LSB) 9 And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; in that day Yahweh will be the only one, and His name one.

As I approach my 62nd birthday, I tend to reflect a lot more than I used to, looking back not just on my own life, but on the world we live in.

I do not do this to reminisce, but to ponder on the things I have seen and that I see now.

I see the world through different eyes than I did when I was young. I am no longer naïve, nor am I spiritually blind any longer.

I recognize evil for what it is. I see its far-reaching effects, and the havoc that it wreaks in the lives of those who embrace it.

And it is with this understanding that I say with the utmost confidence that there is only one name that matters to me. It is Yahweh. He is my God and my Rock.

His name is forever, and His plans are true and trustworthy.

And it is in His plans that I rest, knowing that if I follow Him and His leading, I cannot go wrong.

The world will pass away, even as it is now decaying before our eyes, rotting with the evil that is consuming it.

He is my Safe Haven, the shelter that I run to for my peace and assurance.

He is my Provider, ever faithful to bring me through whatever storms I may face.

And He is my Redeemer, the Forgiver of my sins as I repent and trust Him with everything about my life.

My God, I love You, adore You, and worship You with all my heart.

I look toward the day when you will be King over all the earth, destroying evil once and for all.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-16-24

1 John 2:6 (NKJV) 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

The only way to know how He walked is to study and learn of Him through His word.

In His word, He gives us advice on everything we may encounter. He gives real-life examples throughout each book.

Taking the time to read and study the scriptures will help us stay strong and think the way He thought.

We will learn to act based on situations and things we encounter, instead of reacting out of fear, emotion, or our own intellect.

His teachings will hold our feet to the fire, so to speak, keeping us accountable.

He is calling each and every one of us into a clean, righteous walk with Him. A journey of being renewed in our hearts and minds. A road of transformation.

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Boot camp for life as you will.

Yes, in areas where we are weak, we will gain His strength through abiding in Him and be transformed in the way we think and act.

Are we ready to walk like Him?

Only we can make that happen by spending time drawing close to Him through learning who He is and how He functioned in everyday situations while He walked the earth in human flesh.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-15-24

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NKJV) 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

While these verses mention afflictions and are frequently used to give hope and encouragement regarding those afflictions that we all face from time to time, today we are going to look at something other than afflictions or trials.

Look at that last sentence!

First, it says that we are not looking at things that are seen, but those things that are not seen, reminding us that tangible, earthly things should not be our focus.

We are also reminded that earthly things are temporary. They are here one moment and gone the next.

Hope placed in earthly things is misplaced hope that can be shattered in a split second.

And look at those last several words; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

We live in a tangible world, but we are not of this world.

We frequently build our lives around the here and now, expending great energy on earthly things that crumble without warning, leaving us rushing to find something to hold onto.

As followers of Christ, we have much available to teach us on this topic, as Jesus was faithful to teach His disciples these same truths. And it was some of these very same things that they wrestled with so badly as they learned to discern between the natural and the spiritual realm.

Paul summed it all very neatly when He said the following:

Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Let us continue to learn and grow, growing to recognize and discern between the natural realm and the things of the spiritual realm, that we do not waste our time chasing after things that wither and fade away.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-14-24 – Stability In Him

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings, precious brothers and sisters in Christ! 

We serve a faithful, compassionate, mighty, and merciful God. 

And with all those attributes, He creates a solid foundation for us to build our lives on. 

That foundation allows us to find stability in a world that is upside down with evil and corruption. 

In today’s new video, Stability In Him, we teach about finding our stability in God instead of searching for it in the things of the world. 

We hope this video will bring you hope and comfort in these dark times. 

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We love you all very much. 

Enjoy your day. 

Sincerely in Him, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-13-24

Genesis 19:4-5 (NKJV) 4 Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.”

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah came because of the sinful behaviors of the people. The entire city was destroyed.

Only Lot and his two daughters, made it out alive.

When the angels of the Lord came to get Lot and his family out, the men of the city tried to get at the angels of the Lord. They insisted on them coming outside so they could “know them carnally”; have sexual intercourse with them.

God addressed this sinful behavior that they willingly practiced in their lives. And He will address it in ours as well.

Leviticus 18:22 (NKJV) 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

Today, if we are sleeping with people of the same sex, we must know the truth about what God says about it.

It is considered an abomination. We need to get His help and come clean.

Just like other sins, this one will destroy us if we continue in it.

We need to do whatever it takes to get out of it. God is faithful, and He will guide our steps.

He will give us strength, courage, and steadfastness to get out if we are sincerely wanting to change.

Fasting and praying is a good place to start when it comes to getting deliverance, healing and direction. But we need to be in it for the long haul; not giving up even if we fall back into it when we are tempted.

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

We must be willing to pull ourselves together and push forward by resisting the temptation and submitting to God. Start over again if we must.

Be willing to change our habits and make sacrifices by removing those people around us who keep us from doing the right thing.

Sin will destroy us if we do not stop laying down with it.

If we still have breath in us, we must keep fighting for righteous living, keep standing strong, giving it every necessary effort.

We stand with you in prayer and fasting. You can win this battle, in Jesus’ name!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-12-24

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

This is a reminder for you today that Jesus came to set us free.

And there is nothing too big for Him to free us from.

There are no chains too strong for Him to break.

There is no addiction too powerful for Him to deliver us from.

There is no sickness that He cannot heal.

There is no situation too big or too terrible for Him to overcome.

There is no sin too terrible for Him to redeem us from.

He walked on water. He spoke and the winds and waves ceased.

He gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and speech to the mute.

He raised the dead. He healed the lepers. He set the demon-possessed free.

He is no different today. He never changes.

He is still in the business of setting people free!

Whatever you may be facing right now, it is never too big for our God.

Reach out in faith. Trust Him with your dilemma, your addiction, your sickness, or your broken heart.

Give it to Him in complete submission and surrender.

Let Him take it from you, in the mighty name of Jesus.

Lay it at His feet and walk away free, by the power of His name and the blood that he shed for you and for me.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-11-24

Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

The great part about being God’s child is that we can be totally honest with Him.

That’s right! We can tell Him everything.

We can tell Him how we feel, what we are thinking, and our concerns. We can even tell Him if we are doubting the things we have done.

Sometimes we just don’t know what is happening based on the things we see.

Just the other day, I was waking up from a deep sleep. A thought immediately came into my mind about a decision we had made. It brought doubt with it.

I prayed, dear God; I hope we did not make the wrong choice. Please forgive us if we did.

God quickly, and I mean within seconds, reassured me that we hadn’t. That everything was good.

You know those times when if you don’t see change right away, or you see things going in a different direction than you thought, you immediately blame yourself for something?

These are the times you can cry out to God and ask Him, Lord, did I do something to cause this change or is it something else going on here?

I love that we can be upfront with Him. I love that He doesn’t look down at us. That He doesn’t form an opinion about us if we have doubts or questions at times.

I want to encourage you today. If you do have doubts or questions, it’s more than OK to go to Him. Be open and honest and tell Him your concerns. He will comfort you; I promise.

Call to Him and He will answer you.  Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-10-24

Exodus 34:29 (LSB) 29 Now it happened when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him.

When Moses came down the mountain and he approached the people of Israel, Aaron and the others were startled by what they saw.

They were afraid to come near him due to his face being radiant and bright.

Moses had just spent forty days on Mount Sanai, speaking and communing with God. The effects of this included the face of Moses glowing in a way that the others could not comprehend.

This was the invisible Spirit of God emanating from Moses in a visible manner. Because they had never witnessed anything like this, it caused them to stay at a distance, afraid to approach him.

This glowing radiance was the manifestation of God’s presence on Moses. He had been touched by God’s Spirit in a way that people could see. And it caused them to be fearful.

Moses assured them that everything was OK, and that there was nothing to fear. Then they approached him, and he spoke with them.

When we spend time with God, we change. It becomes visible in our lives.

It is impossible for us to spend time with Him and not be noticeably changed.

This is why it is critical for us to pull away, just as Jesus did, and be alone with Him.

We need the quiet time where we can speak to Him and listen for His voice, hearing what He wants us to hear, gaining His insights, His understanding, His peace, and His joy in our lives.

Without this, we will never know God in the way He desires us to know Him. And we will never grow and mature into who He wants us to be.

Make time each day to dig into His word, spend quiet time with Him, and learn of Him.

We may not visibly glow like Moses, but the impact on our lives will be visible in many ways.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-9-24

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Be still and know that I am God.

He has a way of calming us with His Word.

What about this, Lord and what about that?

Why am I going through this? Why do I feel scared?

How are things going to turn out? When will the change come?

I’m tired, God. I’m not going to make it, Lord.

Lord, where are You?

Oh, how we long at times to know things. How we long for answers.

And when we don’t get the answers, how we keep pushing for them.

And what if we do get the answer and it is not what we expected?

Will it cause us to stop moving forward?  Cause us to faint and not trust?

Maybe we don’t know things because we are not quite ready for the answer.

Sometimes what we are facing will cause us to be still.

We must stop worrying. Stop trying to make up an answer. Stop trying to keep things going on our own. Stop trying to be who we are not. Stop trying to put on a good show.

We can face our situation and know that God will help us through it. Obey His direction and trust Him through the journey.

As we obey. He will work it out. He will bring victory. Things will change!

Let us be still, knowing that He is God.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-8-24

John 10:10 (NKJV) 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

As Jesus spoke, He was contrasting Himself with the devil, who He referred to as the thief.

He stated that the devil had come to steal, kill, and destroy, but He had come that we might have life abundantly.

But what exactly is the abundance Jesus was referring to?

Many people will immediately think of monetary wealth or material possessions.

This is a popular viewpoint among some believers and teachers since Jesus didn’t specify the type of abundance He was referring to as He spoke in this situation.

But if we were to look at the teachings of Jesus overall, viewing the bigger picture, we would see that He was not speaking at all about monetary or material abundance.

You see, Jesus spoke frequently about why He had come. Never did He state that He had come to make people wealthy or to help them store up an abundance of material goods.

For anyone to teach that this was His purpose would be terribly incorrect. It would, in fact, be bordering on heresy.

Jesus did speak many times throughout His ministry about riches, wealth, storing up treasures on earth, etc. But not once did He speak of these things in a positive light.

In fact, He stated that the possibility of a rich man entering heaven was as difficult as a camel passing through the eye of a needle.

Matthew 19:23-24 (NKJV)23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

When His disciples questioned Him further, Jesus told them that with man it is impossible, but with God all things are possible, clarifying that a rich man entering the kingdom of heaven is only possible if that man submits everything about his life to God, including his wealth.

To be clear, the abundance Jesus came to bring was not material wealth. It was spiritual wealth.

It is the redemption and salvation of mankind that He offers to all who will accept it.

It is the healing power that comes by way of faith in Him.

And it is the forgiveness of our sins by the washing of them in His blood, making us new creations in Him.

Any teaching that claims Christ died a cruel, terrible death on the cross for mankind to become wealthy is false and needs to be seen as such.

Turn away from such teachings and embrace the true gospel that states we must take up our cross and deny ourselves.

Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

And let us find true treasure in our relationship with the one, true God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-7-24 – When Seasons Change

Greetings. 

Jesus is alive and the Father is still on His throne! 

We have a new video for you today that we think will offer a little bit of help to everyone. 

We speak frequently about changing seasons in our lives because it is a topic that we all deal with. 

In today’s new video, When Seasons Change, we teach about recognizing changing seasons and learning how to handle each change that comes our way and transition from one season to another. 

No two seasons are the same. And the transition from an old season to the new one is always different. 

We hope this video will help each of you in some way. 

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We love you all! 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
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401-439-3780 

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