Category: Overcoming Sin in Our Lives

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-5-25

1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Let’s remember today that Jesus didn’t come to give us salvation alone, but He rescued us from continuing to fall into sin every day.

We have been made holy by His blood, to live holy. To be His own special people and to shine brightly on this earth that others may see the goodness of God in us and through our actions.

We have been set free from sinful behaviors, and free to do the good things of God.

He has called us out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Living holy is the response of God’s chosen and special people.

Let us evaluate ourselves today. Are there things that we continue to do that are sinful and repetitive?

Of course we are not going to be perfect..

But let us encourage you today that you are not alone, and we all must work at this holy living. Know that we have been given the power to resist temptation and be free.

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

We have been called out of those ways, and into the goodness of God. Let us join together in prayer for each other to address the sin in our lives that continues to pull us backwards.

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 – 5-3-25

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

People today have become very desensitized to sin and the ways of the world.

Many children of God have even fallen in line with the crowds and are actively participating in ungodly things with little or no conviction on their part.

This message may be just a gentle reminder to some. But to others it may be an eye opener.

If we are Christians, followers of Christ, we need to remember that our bodies are no longer ours. He bought us with His precious blood that was shed on the cross. His Spirit lives in us.

If we allow Him to, He will help us and give us the strength to overcome the lusts of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Knowing that He dwells in us, we must understand that if we don’t overcome these sins in our lives, and we continue to participate in them, we are involving Him in, and exposing Him to, what we are participating in.

We need to understand that the choices we make will either glorify Him or grieve the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:30 (NKJV) 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Let us ponder the things we do each day.

We must examine our routines, our habits, and our entertainment, knowing that the Holy Spirit lives in us. We literally take Him with us wherever we go.

Are there changes we can make, even in the smallest areas?

We are responsible for keeping our temples clean. Let us continue to walk in His Spirit daily that we will glorify Him in our bodies!

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 – 4-26-25

Genesis 4:7 (NKJV) 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

Sin would love to rule us all. And it can if we let it. If we yield to it, it will eat us up.

But God has given us what we need to rule over sin. He has set us up to win!

Even if we are a believer, we will struggle with sin if we don’t develop a strong desire to rule over it.

But we don’t have to struggle with sin any longer. We need to let God strengthen us and give us what we need to overcome it.

Jesus Christ says He has overcome the world!

As we all know and see right before our eyes, this world is full of sin! We need Him if we also want to overcome it and win.

John 16:33 (NKJV) 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

In Him is peace. No matter what we face, His peace will sustain us.

Choose to let Jesus Christ guide us through each day and do well! 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 – 2-25-25

Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

It is usually easy to spot the weaknesses of others just by watching them, or hearing them speak at times.

Doing this, it doesn’t usually take long to see where others may be weak.

But what about our own weaknesses? Do we see them?

Is there a weakness in us that causes us to do the wrong thing every time?

Do we see it? Or have we just accepted it as part of who we are?

We try to justify it by saying, “that’s just the way I do things. ” And we keep right on walking in that weakness.

But God wants to give us power in those areas. And where we have no might, He wants to increase our strength, that we may be able to overcome that weakness with His help.

Today, if we are struggling with weakness in some areas of our life, we must acknowledge it for what it is; weakness.

We cannot just sit back and let it ruin us. We can’t let it take us down that path of feeling like we will never get free from it, or that we will never be strong in that area.

He gives power to the weak. He increases our strength. Can we do it on our own? No! We need His help.

Dear God in Heaven,

I’m feeling weak in many areas. I feel at times like I want to conquer it, but when I try I fall back again and again. Today I want Your help. I need your strength and might to help me overcome the areas where I’m weak. Please, give me strength to do the right things in the areas where I’m weak. Your word says that Your strength is made perfect in weakness. May Your power rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

I pray in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 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 – 5-29-23

James 4:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

I recently watched a short video of a woman who was talking about people who struggle for long periods of time with specific sins.

In her video, she compared this with crucifixions. Her analogy described the long, torturous death of crucifixion with the long struggle of breaking free from a specific sin that has been hard to shake.

As part of her analogy, she used the example of someone who is married but struggles for a long time to stop desiring others after they are married.

While I understand her analogy, I disagree with it vehemently.

Here’s why.

Long struggles with a specific sin are almost always the result of us not completely submitting to God.

I know. Some who are reading this are disagreeing with me right now.

They are saying, “but you don’t know how hard it can be sometimes to shake certain things”.

And here is my response to that.

We wrestle with sin at length because we do not wholly submit to God. Not submitting to God makes it hard for us to resist the sin.

The word of God is plain and clear; Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from us.

This may seem oversimplified. But it is not.

It is 100% true, accurate and effective counsel.

Sin that plagues us for long periods of time can only do so if we fail to take ALL steps necessary to defeat it.

Some may think that this is alluding to many steps; a long, painful process of breaking free and claiming victory.

But it’s not.

The road to get there can be very long and painful for many. But this is not due to God’s weakness or lack of sovereignty.

It is due to our own weakness and our own unwillingness to RESIST the devil.

Resisting the devil doesn’t require a specific program. It does not require someone to lay hands on us and pray for us. It does not require us to confess our sin to someone else for moral support.

Those things may help. But until we passionately decide within ourselves that we are done with that sin, and we commit fully to defeating it, it will continue to hound us and plague us.

Two words are the key; submit, resist.

We need to humbly submit ourselves to God, our Creator and Redeemer, admitting that we can’t do it on our own.

And we need to ask and allow God to help us resist the devil when he comes to lure us into another snare.

It is only when we do this that we will end the struggle that swallows so many of us up as we try again and again to overcome long term sin.

Submit. Resist. Defeat Sin.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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