Category: Doing The Right Thing

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-30-16

1 Peter 3: 13-14 (NKJV) 13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”

As we draw closer to Christ and we take His Word seriously we will begin to change. Our hearts will desire to do good and will work hard to discern and choose the right thing to do in every situation.

It doesn’t mean that we will be perfect, because everything we do is in part; Part flesh and part spirit. So there will be times when we may be having a hard day and we will act from the flesh. Those are the moments we usually know pretty quickly that what we just did we wish we could undo or take back.

Even though we can’t take it back, because it was already done and played out, we can own up to what we did and ask God to forgive us for it.

There may still be repercussions because of it, but at least we got it straightened out with God. And if we ask Him, He will help us with the rest as well.

Doing the right thing is important. Even if we fail at times, we can still turn things around by taking the right actions and trying to get it right.

Good is the way to go no matter what kind of day we are having or what situation we are in.

We are still blessed!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-12-13

(Galatians 5:24-25 NKJV)  And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. {25} If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Doing God’s will, vs.our own will, can be very complicated if we are not letting ourselves be led by the Spirit.

At times our flesh will desire something and the Spirit of God is saying “No”! But because we love what the flesh is wanting or what it desires, we will ignore the Spirit and His promptings and give in to the flesh.

After the fact, we always feel terrible for not listening and wished we had made the right choice.

This is very common in the lives of all believers, having to fight off the desires of the flesh so that we can be led by the Spirit. Sometimes the fight is a little easier than others, depending on how badly we want what we can’t have.

Keep that flesh crucified and we will eventually see why God does what He does when He does 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 – 6-7-13

(1 Peter 2:11-12 NKJV)  Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, {12} having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

We are in a war daily with fleshly lusts against our soul.

Have you ever noticed at times, even after being a Christian or child of God for some time, that we still get tempted to act out in a way that we know God would not approve of?

This is because our flesh lusts after things and it is up to us to shut it down. No matter what comes our way, we have the final say; we are in charge of what we do.

That is why it’s so important that we keep ourselves close to God; the closer we are, the more sensitive we are to Him. When we mess up we stop what we are doing, and right then and there, we repent.

It is never too late to stop the flesh, even if we don’t realize until we are in the middle of it. God makes a way for us to get out and fix things because He loves us.

It is our good works that many will observe and by this we will glorify 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 – 6-5-13

(1 Peter 2:20 NKJV)  For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

Who wants to suffer and be punished when we didn’t do anything wrong? This verse will challenge us and cause us to grow in Christ, because walking this out takes strength, discipline and a lot of leaning on Him.

We have to remember that God knows and sees everything. Even though we may be going through a difficult time, paying the price for something that wasn’t our fault, we need to have a good attitude about it. By doing so, our reward and praise will come from Him.

If you are going through this situation today, this word is for you. God is saying to you that He sees it and you will be commended by Him. Don’t give up, for your deliverance is here!

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 – 6-4-13

(Philippians 4:8 NKJV)  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things.

There are so many things that can occupy our thoughts. It’s easy to get caught up in thoughts that aren’t pleasing to God.

As followers of Christ, we need to keep track of what influences our thoughts and take charge of those things, in the name of Jesus.

Are we seeing things on TV, in magazines, on the internet or in movies that aren’t pure?

Are we hearing things on the radio, in conversations or in other places that are causing us to think things that aren’t pleasing to God?

Days fly by and it can sometimes be hard to keep track of everything. But let’s make a serious effort to do what God asks of us. Let’s watch and listen for those things that are offensive to God and do what is necessary to kick them out of our thought life.

Today, spend time thinking on things that are pure, true, lovely and so much more.

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 – 11-27-12

(Matthew 7:12 NKJV)  “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Going by this scripture are we to only do good to those that do good to us, those that treat us right or show us attention, those that know us and are in our group? No. We need to treat people the way we would like them to treat us, whether we know them personally or not.

For instance, I used to clean for this company. The owner trained me and taught me when you go in to the homes/business you are to move fast and just wipe things down. Spray with Windex but don’t take to much time. She would give me an allotted amount of time.

When I went in to clean for the customers, I couldn’t do it that way, it felt wrong to me. They were paying really good money. So, I would work faster and harder to do a more thorough job and give the customer what they were paying for, and my boss couldn’t tell because I would be done in the time she allotted me.

The day came when the customers started to request for me to come and clean for them instead of her or others that she would send. It was not my intention for this to happen, but it did.

Time went by and she had to stop working and let go of the business. Guess who ended up with the whole business? ME! What a blessing for me! I wasn’t just getting a paycheck but I was getting a business. For what? For doing unto others as I would want done to myself. Amen!!

Don’t think that your efforts are going unseen…God is faithful!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-14-12

(Colossians 3:23 NKJV)  And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men…

I love this verse! This is a great reminder for each and every one of us to do everything we do to the best of our ability and with passion.

God wants us to do things as though we are doing them directly for him. It doesn’t matter if we’re at work or at home, whether we’re running a machine in a factory, filing paperwork in an office, mowing our lawn at home, cleaning our house or whatever else we might be doing.

God wants us to do it as though we are doing it for Him. Why? Because we are doing it for Him!

We are His hands and feet here on earth. We are the light of the world. We might be the only “Jesus” some people get to see. We might be the only light shining in a dark place. So we need to make sure our light doesn’t get dimmed by doing something half-heartedly, leaving a bad impression of God for someone else to remember.

God love us and wants His light to shine through us, so let’s make sure it shines as brightly as it can!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-7-12

(Mat 5:8 NKJV)  Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

The pure in heart…what does that mean? How do we become “pure in heart” in God’s eyes?

There are two aspects to this. There is the spiritual side, the things that aren’t tangible. And there is the natural side, the things that are tangible.

I will try to keep this brief, so please bear with me as we walk through this together.

When we become followers of Christ, when we accept Him in faith as our savior, we become pure in heart (in a spiritual sense) simply because we’re washed in the blood of Jesus.

But in the natural, we can still be very impure in our hearts. This is where we need God to help us clean ourselves up. This is where it takes God’s spirit, God’s teaching and God’s correction to help us see the things in our lives that need to be changed, so we become pure in heart in a natural sense.

So what does this mean, and how do we do it?

We do it one little step at a time! It starts with little things, like maybe watching what comes out of our mouths. God helps us clean up our language and the way we talk. This would include things like swearing, gossiping, etc.

Then He might show us something else that He wants to help us with, like the things that we take in with our eyes and our ears. Movies, TV & Music play a huge part in our lives these days. TV and movies are no longer family-friendly and most of it isn’t God-friendly.

I know these are touchy subjects with a lot of people, but the impact that these things have on our lives is incredibly huge. And many of us don’t fully realize how big the impact is. We also don’t realize what we’re subjecting ourselves to.

Now think about this and take this very seriously, because it’s vital to us becoming pure in heart! If we have accepted Christ as our savior, this means that we have the Holy Spirit (God’s Spirit) living in us. He is with us everywhere we go. He sees everything we see and He hears everything we hear.

So we need to understand fully that if we watch a movie or a TV show with immoral images, we’re subjecting God to this. If we hear or listen to things in a movie, a TV show or in music that are contrary to God’s word or are not pleasing to God, we are subjecting God to it too.

Once we really start to get understanding in this, and we truly want to please God, we will start being more careful about what we watch and what we listen to.

Now don’t take this wrong. We are not saying that Christians shouldn’t watch movies or listen to music artists that aren’t Christians, but it does mean that we need to use discernment and let God guide us when it comes to what we choose to watch or listen to.

Our choices in these areas will go a very long way toward helping us to become pure in heart, even in the natural!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-2-12

(Gal 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.

We often wonder why we did the very thing that we have repented for, over and over again. This scripture explains how the flesh will war against the Spirit because they are opposite of each other. The flesh is not good; it has the desire to sin, it loves sin. It is an ongoing battle if we do not learn how to crucify it.

The only way to stop the flesh is to kill it… crucify those fleshly desires. How do we do this? We tell it NO! We ask God to deliver us and take the desire away. As we surrender them to God, He will help us.

What are the desires of the flesh?

(Gal 5:19-21 NKJV)  adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, {20} idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, {21} envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

We may try to hide it from our friends and loved ones, but God knows and sees it all.

What are the desires of the Spirit?

(Gal 5:22-23 NKJV) love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness, self-control.

In order to walk in the Spirit we have to kill, or crucify the desires of the flesh daily! (Gal 5:24 NKJV)  And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

So in this daily battle with our flesh, how do we defeat it? We simply need to learn to say NO!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-24-12

(Mat 10:36 NKJV)  “and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’

Are we going through family turmoil in our homes, within our church family, or in our work place, etc.? Well, don’t let it take you by surprise. God’s Word shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find enemies; they can be right in our own backyard.

It’s very hard when we have family members, close friends or co-workers that cause trouble for us, simply because they don’t agree with who we have chosen to be in Christ or how we choose to handle things.

It’s possible they are just plain jealous because good things are happening in our lives and they can’t handle it. But we can’t let them stop us from doing what is right and being all that Christ calls us to be.

We have to be alert, stand our ground, be who God has called us to be, and keep moving forward with love!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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