Sowing and Reaping

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-27-19

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Matthew 13:8-9 (NKJV) 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

We want to thank you all for your giving, helping this ministry to grow and reach all over the globe with God’s life-changing message of hope and love!

Your support is a blessing to us, and we are in awe when God touches your heart and you act on that heartfelt touch. You are not only sowing a heartfelt seed, but a seed of obedience into God’s kingdom.

Every life that is touched, changed, saved, delivered or healed, your seed has helped provide for God’s word of love to reach them wherever they are.

We know that God is going to take care of you as He does for us in so many ways. We have no doubt that if you are having any kind of concerns about money, health, family issues, business or ministry situations, etc., God is faithful to meet our needs according to His riches in glory.

Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

The things that we may be facing today can easily be turned around as we obey Him in whatever He is asking us to do. And if it is to sow, don’t ever hold back.

When we obey that which He is asking us to do, that seed will be sown and it will grow and multiply back to us up to a hundred-fold.

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 – 8-11-18

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Galatians 6:7 (NKJV) 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

We all ask things of God. We have needs and desires. So we ask God to supply those needs and those desires. And we wait on God to answer on His end.

But, did you know that we can actually tie God’s hands and prevent Him from answering us or supplying us with what it is that we’re asking for? Yes. It’s a Biblical truth that we can tie God’s hands.

How? By not sowing any seeds to reap from. Let’s take a look at how this can happen.

If we plow the ground for a garden, but we never sow any seeds into that garden, we will not reap a harvest. It’s common sense that nothing will grow there that’s worth anything unless we first plant seeds.

God works the very same way. We have to sow if we expect to reap. The only thing God gives us freely, without us deserving it, is His love for us. His love is unconditional. Pretty much everything else is give and get. We give, God gives back a harvest according to what we have given.

No, this is not the prosperity gospel. This is simple Biblical truth. The measure by which we sow will also be the measure by which we reap. Jesus Himself said this.

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

God has even told us to give when we’re in desperate need, seemingly too poor to be able to afford to give.

Mark 12:42-43 (NLT) 42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. 43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions“.

Just as the wealthy give out of their abundance, so we must also give out of our poverty or our lack. And when we do this, we have given much more than a wealthy person can ever think of giving.

Giving in this way shows God that we trust Him completely with everything, including our finances and our sustenance.

So, if we’re waiting on a breakthrough for a very long time, and we’re not seeing anything happen, we need to ask ourselves if maybe we missed something. Are we sowing? Are we planting seeds in our garden from which we can reap a harvest?

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 – 12-8-16

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2 Corinthians 9:6 (NKJV) 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

This verse is a little gem. It says so much with so few words.

We just want to say thank you so very much for the seeds that you have sown into this ministry. It is helping us to be able to reach out to others, sharing the gospel all over this world.

My Bible Verse of The Day is not only hitting the USA hard but also many other countries. Tonga, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Uganda, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and China are just a few of those places.

It is reaching throughout the Seven Seas and beyond. It is doing exactly what God has called it to do, reaching the lost, hurt, sick, abused and unloved. And bringing them a fresh, Spirit-filled and alive WORD that meets them right where they are at each day.

Thank you. Your seed is doing much work and producing good fruit.

We are trusting God that you will reap from the seeds you are sowing. We are praying and believing that you are being blessed in ways you have never expected. That your situation is being changed. That your health is getting better. That your marriage is being healed, your children are being restored to God, and your relationship with Christ is growing stronger.

God bless you. We love you all!

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 – 9-17-15

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Galatians 6:7 (NKJV) 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Sowing. It’s a word that farmers are intimately familiar with.

Farmers know that if they don’t sow, they won’t reap their harvest. It’s just a basic principle that will never change.

If they expect to reap, they know that they must spend the time and effort sowing. And they know that whatever they sow, that they will also reap. If they sow corn, they will reap corn. If they sow soybeans, they will reap soybeans.

And so it is with us, even if we’re not farmers or don’t grow our own fruits or vegetables. Whatever we sow in life, we will also reap.

If we sow joy, we reap joy. If we sow kindness, we will reap kindness. If we sow finances, we will reap finances And so it goes with everything.

So many of us are looking to reap a financial harvest. But are we sowing finances? Or are we just secretly hoping that God will drop a bag of money into our laps? So often we fail to understand that we will get what we give. Yet we walk around expecting to find a bag of cash laying somewhere that we can use to pay all of our bills.

Sowing is a necessity if we expect to reap! It’s something that we can’t change and we need to understand if we ever hope to grow in our lives, not just financially, but in every way.

And to disarm any critics, please understand that this is not a prosperity message. It’s a word of truth that the body of Christ needs to understand if we are ever going to climb out of our financial holes and get free from the chains of debt and poverty!

If we are constantly in a state of lack and always looking for that next dollar (or whatever currency your country uses), maybe we need to take a look at our giving and see if it measures up, or if it even exists at all.

If we’re saying that we don’t give because we can’t afford to, we need to realize that we can’t afford not to give!

There is so much more that could be shared on this topic, but we don’t want this to be too lengthy.

So, please, let’s do ourselves a huge favor and sincerely ask God if we’re sowing enough, or if we’re even sowing at all. Because once we get this right, so many other things in our lives will start to fall into place for us.

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 – 7-2-12

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(2 Cor 9:7 NKJV)  So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Being a cheerful giver is something God loves! So, with that in mind we have to purpose or be determined within our hearts that when we give we are going to be happy about it. Giving can be a lot of fun!

One night I had a dream. My husband and I were in this home and we both received a big boulder-sized chunk of gold. We went from room to room and in each room we both would break off a little bit of our gold and give it for whatever need there was in that room.

We were happy and smiling and really having fun!! We went through the whole house, and ended up back in the same room together. We looked down at our hands and in them was not a single piece of gold left. We looked at each other in surprise and thought, “OH NO, we gave it all away!” But, as we both looked up, Jesus was smiling at us and we knew He was happy with our choice.

He then walked us over to the edge of a cliff. There below us were tons of people, so many people, and they were happy to see us. Those people were all the people that we helped through our giving. God was showing us that we would reap from our sowing and that everything was going to be OK.

What we give today is what we will receive from tomorrow. We can’t be stingy or miserable when we give, wishing we could just keep it to gain more for ourselves.

Be a cheerful giver today!!

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-15-12

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(Gal 6:7-8 NKJV)  Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. {8} For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

If only more of us could grasp this very important biblical truth, how very different our lives would be!

Most of us immediately think of money or finances when anyone teaches on sowing and reaping, but it covers so much more than this.

Finances definitely are part of this principle, but so are a lot of other things that we can sow. God had a little chat with me a couple of days ago and was reminding me of all the things He wants us to sow, so I want to share them with you.

So here we go: finances, kindness, love, forgiveness, patience, compassion, mercy, generosity, and the list could go on even further. But I think these are enough to make the point!

Sometimes when we sow, we might not necessarily reap right away. In fact, sometimes it can seem like it takes a very long time. But other times, we reap a harvest very quickly.

So if we’re lacking in an area of our lives, maybe we need to take a serious look at what we’re sowing in that area. Do we need to step up our sowing a little?

God will be honest to tell us if we ask Him and sincerely want an answer.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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