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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-8-24

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Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

Many times, we will hear this verse being used to encourage us to do all things, especially those things unrelated to our walk with God, to the fullest of our ability, as though we are doing them for God.

And rightly so. This is part of how we set an example, showing God to others through our actions.

Conversely, let us consider how we do those things that are part of our walk with God; the things we do to directly serve Him.

God tasks each of us with certain things; purposes to walk out in our lives.

We may not always know what these things are immediately, struggling to “find ourselves” as a child of God.

But over time, as we spend time in His word and we diligently seek Him, He unfolds it all for us a little at a time.

And as we walk it out, especially over the long haul, we must be careful to not allow it to become ho-hum, ordinary or habitual to us.

Our walk with God should never be mechanical or rote.

This can happen to anyone, and it can put our walk at risk of becoming stale or less meaningful. It often happens slowly, over time, making it hard to detect until it is deeply entrenched and needs to be rooted out.

But if we serve God wholeheartedly, remembering that we do it not unto men, but unto Him, it will help us keep things in their proper perspective.

If we look at the original language of the verses above, we will see that “heartily” literally means “from the soul”.

And “the reward of the inheritance”, literally means “consisting of the inheritance”.

Knowing this, we understand that as we do everything heartily, from the soul, as though we were working for the Lord, we know that from the Lord we will receive the reward, consisting of the inheritance, for we serve the Lord Christ.

Let us not allow our walk with God to become mundane or ritualistic. But let it be vibrant and full of life, allowing that life to spill out onto every aspect of each day we live!

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 – 5-7-24

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Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

I must remind myself of this truth continually.

I can be going along one day, strong in my walk, and then wake up another day with my mind and emotions getting the best of me, and I start to doubt.

I know I’m not alone in this. I have learned we need God even in our thinking process.

Spending too much time thinking is not good. Our thoughts can sometimes hinder our walk with God.

We must balance it.

We should take time to ponder on things. We need to recognize the reality of things. But we should not “over-ponder” them.

There is a line we cannot cross. If we do, we then go into worrying.

How do we know when we have crossed that line?

It’s easy. We can tell by the way it is affecting us that we crossed the line.

When we start to worry or be concerned to the point where it is all we think about, or when we see it is consuming us, we’ve gone too far.

We need to pull ourselves together, lay it down at the cross, and walk by faith.

Praising God despite not having all the answers is huge.

Praising God in the midst of a storm will move mountains.

If we choose to praise God when everything around us is causing us to doubt, it’s in these moments that God sees our hearts and how much we truly trust Him.

Praise Him today, no matter what it is that is trying to take us down.

Praise Him, by knowing Who He is in this storm; our strength and song.

Exodus 15:2 (NKJV) 2 The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-6-24

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Proverbs 25:21-22 (NIV) 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

If only we could get this right. How different our lives would be.

When we view someone as an enemy, we tend to have a “standard set” of reactions within us, stored up and ready for that moment when they are needed to inflict reciprocal harm or punishment on those who would hurt or harm us or our loved ones.

It is a natural human reaction.

It is not, however, a Holy Spirit-led reaction. It is our flesh acting out.

God’s word tells us plainly that we are not to repay evil with evil.

1 Peter 3:9 (NIV) 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

In fact, Jesus told us that if someone strikes one cheek, we are to turn the other cheek to them.

Matthew 5:39 (NKJV) 39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

This flies in the face of every human emotion that rises in us when we are treated in ways that are less than what we expected.

But it is what God expects of us; treating others as we would like to be treated, even when they have acted to the contrary.

It is seldom easy. We absolutely need to lean on the Holy Spirit, allowing Him to lead us in actions that conflict with what our flesh wants to do.

But though it may be difficult, we can do this, through Christ, who strengthens us.

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

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-5-24 – He Heals The Brokenhearted

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!

We serve a mighty, compassionate, merciful God. 

He is our Healer and our Great Physician. 

We have a new video for you today, He Heals The Brokenhearted. 

In this new video, we teach about God’s faithfulness in healing our broken heart. 

We hope this video will speak to you and bring healing where you need it. 

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Be sure to bring your brokenness to God and let Him heal your heart in ways that no man or woman can do for you.

We love you all dearly.

Sincerely,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-4-24

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John 13:37 (NKJV) 37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.”

Peter was sincere in what he said. He really did want to do the right thing. He loved the Lord dearly.

Sometimes we say something with all sincerity, but when the time comes for what we said to be put to the test, and the circumstances are different, the results may be different than what we said would happen.

I’m speaking from experience today. Sometimes the very thing I want to get right, I still find myself slipping. Why is this?

Because we aren’t perfect and we know the right way, but our imperfected flesh will fail.

Peter had every intention in his heart to be true to Jesus, but the rest of him needed to line up. He ended up denying Jesus, not just once, but 3 times.

John 13:38 (NKJV) 38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.

We, too, may make statements at times as to how we will do this or do that, and really want to hold true to our words. But we will find our imperfect flesh overriding our heart if we don’t take the time and align them with the Holy Spirit.

Maybe today we are feeling terrible about some things we have promised to the Lord and failed to follow through on.

For instance, “I’ll never do that again if you get me out of this mess. I’ll give you everything if you save my marriage. I’ll give you my full attention if you save my child. I’ll tithe from my check if you get me this job”.

These are probably sincere promises, and maybe at first we did start to do what we promised. But over time we stopped and went back to the way things were.

Today is a new day, and we can repent. And those promises we spoke to the Lord, we can still carry them out.

We can start over and ask Him to help us and our flesh to walk out the things we know we need to do.

We can’t just give up if we did the opposite of what we said we would do.

Make it right. Tell God we are sorry, and try again. With His help, we can do all things that we purpose in our heart.

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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 – 5-3-24

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1 Peter 1:6 (NLT) 6 So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.

Be glad; truly glad.

In its original language, this (literally) means to be exceedingly glad, exuberantly jubilant.

What is it Peter is telling his readers to be exuberantly jubilant (celebratory) about?

He wants them to be joyful about their relationship with the eternal God.

He reminds them that their troubles are temporal, lasting but a little while. But their relationship with God is eternal.

Trouble lasts for a season. It serves a purpose. It comes in various forms.

But in all this, we should never lose our joy because of these troubles, for there is joy ahead!

Our joy should never be found in our earthly situations or circumstances.

Our foundation, and the source of our hope, is God Himself and the eternal promises given to us through the blood of Christ.

Sometimes our flesh has a little trouble remembering this and putting it into real-life practice.

Often, we need to change our perspective, the way we look at things.

When we are self-centric, we can easily become disappointed, or even depressed.

But when we put God at the center, we will begin to see things differently. Our outlook on life in general changes. And the rough patches we hit from time to time will not rattle us as badly as they once did.

So, let us allow God to teach us to look past the trials we are walking through, looking to Him for our joy, our stability, and our security.

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 – 5-2-24

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Acts 5:40 (NKJV) 40 And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go.

The apostles were beaten for speaking the name of Jesus.

Jesus does not guarantee perpetual happiness if we agree to serve Him. But He does promise us so much more; peace, love, joy, and eternal life!

Some of the hits we take, and the pressures we can face may make us question whether or not we did the right thing by following Jesus.

They may even cause us to shrink back from time to time.

In this case, the apostles did not let it affect the work they were called to do. In fact, it caused them to go even stronger and preach that much more.

Acts 5:41-42 (NKJV) 41 So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Are you feeling persecuted today because you took a stand and won’t back down? Are you being bullied because people sense Jesus’ Spirit in you and know what and Who you stand for?

You are not alone. He is with you.

When you feel the pressure and tension in the atmosphere, call on His name. He will give you the strength to endure.

2 Peter 1:3 (NKJV) 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue…

It is through His power we have what it takes. 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 – 5-1-24

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Proverbs 15:4 (NKJV) 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Words.

We speak them by the thousands each day; many without consideration beforehand as to what their ramifications will be, what fruit they will bear.

As I have lived these 60+ years, I have learned more each day about the consequences of words; sometimes by the words I have spoken, and other times by the words spoken by others.

And in all this learning, one conclusion has become abundantly clear; words spoken in haste or based solely on emotion will seldom bear good fruit.

Often, those words can do great harm and result in irreparable damage, and many times death. It may not be death of the physical kind, but death, nonetheless.

Conversely, words spoken with contemplation and by God’s leading, words of love and truth, tempered by the Holy Spirit, bring healing and life.

The tongue is a great, untamed beast constrained only by the lips of its owner. It appears small but wields mighty power.

That power is ours to do with as we choose.

James states without apology that the tongue is untamable by man. And it is, in fact, an unruly evil that is full of poison.

James 3:8 (NKJV) 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Will you join me in allowing the Holy Spirit to help us tame our tongues?

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 – 4-30-24

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Acts 5:32 (NKJV) 32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Our Helper is the Holy Spirit. If we let Him have a place in us, He will guide us and lead us to do great things!

How many of us want that kind of life? A life of doing things we never thought we could do.

The question is, will we let Him be our Helper?

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 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.

We may say, “well, it’s hard because we are so used to  making our own decisions based on what we know. We are in the habit of just following our own instincts. After all these years, how do we drop what we know, let the Holy Spirit teach us, and follow Him?”

These are great questions!

How do we follow Him?

With our spiritual eyes and ears open to see and hear Him, and our heart open to trusting Him.  We watch, listen, and then take action, by faith.

Sometimes we may not be sure of what we are doing, or why we are doing what we feel like we are impressed to do. But if what we are doing lines up with God’s word, we are most likely safe and being led in a very good plan for our life.

Most times when the Holy Spirit is guiding us, it is not something we had planned to say or do. It’s usually unknown to us. And many times a little scary.

We can’t let that deter us. We are supposed to do what? Walk by faith!

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Follow His leading. Trust Him in everything. He never steers us wrong.

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 – 4-29-24

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Mark 2:17 (LSB) 17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need for a physician, but only those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

It is funny how we, followers of Christ, often forget that we were once lost and unsaved, wallowing in our own dirt and sinfulness.

And as we grow, putting distance between ourselves and our past, we begin to look down on those who are in that same sinful state now.

How terrible it would be for us if God had not seen fit to save us!

If we were to take seriously what Jesus said about the well not needing a doctor, we just might begin to look at many things quite differently.

Maybe those whom we look down upon would be sitting next to us in the church pew.

Maybe those we shun would feel less like outsiders when they are around us.

Maybe those we “cast stones” at would feel less condemned in our presence.

If we keep ourselves open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, we will be much less likely to “act like pharisees” and more likely to recognize this tendency in ourselves when it happens.

It is only then that God can change this in us.

As Jesus said in Matthew, 19:26, “With men, this is impossible. But with God all things are possible!”

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 – 4-28-24 – Being a Christian is Not a Cake Walk

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus! 

We hope you are enjoying your day so far. 

We have a new video that we hope will make your day even better 😊 

The video is called Being a Christian is Not a Cake Walk. 

In this new video, we teach about the things that God may ask us to do, and the difficulties sometimes associated with some of those things. 

We hope you can take a few minutes and watch it.

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We hope the video encourages you! 

We love you all. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

401-439-3780

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