Category: Staying the Course

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-23

Matthew 11:6 (NKJV) 6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”

This very short verse is one that’s easy to read and keep going, not paying much attention to it.

Upon closer inspection, though, it warrants spending some time on, being sure to get its full meaning and implications for followers of Christ.

Jesus starts off with the word, “blessed”.

Many tend to use this word, pronouncing it as two syllables, bless-ed. This usage infers some kind of special status for the person it is referring to; holy or worthy of reverence.

This use, however, is not what was intended, especially in the New Testament.

Let’s look at that word in the context it was used in.

Blessed: given or shown favor by God, happy because of God’s favor, fortunate, enlarged.

So, in this context, the person is happy/joyful because of God’s favor upon their lives.

What is it in this instance that causes them to be blessed/favored?

Not being offended because of Him.

This is where it get’s interesting.

What does the phrase, “not offended because of Me” mean?

Offended in this example refers to stumbling or falling away.

Jesus, and faith in Him, are referred to as a “stumbling block” or “stumbling stone” in many places throughout scripture.

He was a stumbling block to the Jews of His day, causing many of them to stray from God’s intended path for them to find salvation through the long-awaited Messiah, whom they flat-out rejected when He arrived.

He may also be a stumbling block to many who choose to follow Him, due to the persecution we may have to endure as believers.

That same persecution may just cause some to turn away, ultimately denying their faith in Him.

Jesus states plainly that those who endure and (deliberately, purposely) choose not to stumble or turn away are blessed, receiving God’s favor.

Let us stay the course, enduring till the end, holding fast to our faith in Him no matter the cost.

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 – 1-2-22 – Stay The Course

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

We hope you’re enjoying your day and thanking God for His blessings. 

We have begun to settle into our new location, and yesterday we took the time to record our newest video, Stay the Course. 

In this new video we teach about how tough or unfamiliar situations can show us who we are and what we’re made of, and how that relates to our walk with God. 

This video is short and informative, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Walk closely with Him! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 11-13-21

1 Kings 19:12 (NKJV) 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

Is our breathing tight today? Have we lost sleep over things that are constantly on our minds?

Do we feel like our hands are tied?

That’s probably because they are.

There are times when there isn’t anything we can do about certain things. And our mind will not like it at all. It will wrestle with us and exhaust us to the point of doubting that God is even there.

But the thing we must continue to do is stay focused. Be content in Him even when we don’t know what’s ahead.

Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Don’t give in to negative thoughts and talk. Know that God will never forsake us.

Stay the course, and breath throughout the journey.

He is there with us every step of the way. His voice may be still and small, but He is there and He will let us know if we need to do something on our end.

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 – 10-5-21

Psalm 98:1 (NKJV) 1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.

A lot of change has happened for us all, and it will continue to happen in the weeks and months to come.

It’s not time for us to lay down and cry. We can for a moment, but we must get up and push forward.

The path of our lives, and sometimes the lives of others, depend on whether we give up or keep standing.

Sometimes we feel like just saying, “why bother? Things seem to be getting worse instead of better”.

We know that feeling very well. And we can honestly say, “don’t believe it, because we will win in the end!”.

If this is speaking to your heart today, you need to know one thing; you are not going to lose, because we have Someone Who has already won all there is to win for us.

He has won every battle there is to win. And believe me, there are no new ones that catch Him off guard.

He fights for us.

Don’t let go of, or take your focus off of Him. He is our winner, and through Him we have the victory!

We don’t have to wait until we see it to sing a new song. We have to shout and sing beforehand because it’s already been WON by His right hand and holy arm!

Stand on the mountaintop and shout out your victory song today, if you believe He has won.

Show it in our actions. Let our voices be heard. God has gone before us!! 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 – 3-10-17

Proverbs 4:25 (NKJV) 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.

We have to work at staying focused. It seems that the enemy fights the most at trying to get us off track.

Why? Because if we know the direction we need to go and we stay on course, we will reach our destination. And we will have completed the race that we are called to run.

Winning any race that is put before us requires us to have accurate directions, and the timing is crucial. So staying focused is a BIG part of winning!!

Has God asked us to do something specific? Have we felt like no matter what we try, we can’t seem to get it done? Are there distractions that seem to come and take us off course?

Learning to shut off the distractions is probably one of the hardest things to do in this walk with Christ. Because every day, without a doubt, the enemy will fight us and try to bring up new and better ways to pull on us. Those things will tug at our hearts and minds and whatever else might work. If he can keep us distracted, guess what. He did his job and succeeded at causing us to lose.

Focus. Pull it together by simply saying no to the distractions, even if they seem like nice ones. If they are interfering with the plan that God has for us, they are considered a distraction.

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 – 2-13-16

1 Corinthians 9:24 (NKJV) 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

Do we receive our diploma if we drop out of school and never take the final exam? If we are in a race and we give up before we reach the finish line, do we still receive a medal? Of course not.

We must always finish what we start and give it our all, or there is no prize and no reward.

Some people think that they can go on this journey with Christ and when things get hard, temptation comes, tiredness sets in, boredom or whatever else may try to come, they can just back out.

That is not how we obtain the prize.

We run in this race with all that we have and if what we have isn’t enough, we ask Him to help us with the rest.

There is no giving up or pulling out. If we want to obtain our prize, we have to hang in there and push through. We are in it for the long haul.

We will reach the finish line if we don’t give up! 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 – 1-8-15

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Let us not grow weary.

What a powerful word from God!

The world wants to beat us down, wear us out and cast us aside after it has used us and abused us.

There is pressure and stress coming from all angles; our jobs, our finances, our families. It never seems to end.

But God has not created us to live in fear or torment. In fact, quite the opposite.

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

As we walk through this life we’ve been given, God has told us to do good, and not to grow weary of doing it. And it is only by His spirit that we can accomplish this. Because in reality, our flesh often wants to give up and lash out when the people we’re trying to help hurt us.

But God tells us that if we don’t lose heart and give up, we’ll reap a harvest in due season.

“In due season” means when God sees that we’re ready for it, not when we think we’re ready!

So, today, as you push forward, continuing doing good in the name of our Creator, and don’t give up.

For a season of reaping is ahead if we don’t lose heart.

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 – 12-23-14

Revelation 2:3 (NKJV) 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.

We want to encourage you today to keep going.

Keep moving forward by doing the right thing, no matter how much pressure or intimidation there is. Stay strong and persevere.

You are a blessing to all those around you, even if they don’t realize it and at times make wise remarks against you.

Let the joy of the Lord be upon you and God’s light shine through you.

Let the Holy Spirit guide your words and your actions, in spite of how you may be treated or how people may look at you.

Mark 16:15 (NKJV) 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Do not grow weary. Keep pressing in with love and compassion. Keep praying for the weak, for the suffering, and keep reaching out, speaking God’s truth. God is faithful to turn things around in His timing.

You’re doing a great job!!​

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 – 10-23-14

Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…

God has a race for each one of us to run.

It’s not a race we run by ourselves. He sent us a Helper, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will help us at all times, if we let Him.

He will prompt us at times, warn us at times, comfort us and make sure we are doing the right thing and making the right decisions. He knows everything we need to know to get us to that finish line.

The one thing we must do when running God’s race is to stay the course, no matter what it feels like, no matter what it looks like and no matter how long it takes. Stay the course.

Why do some of us feel like we never reach that finish line? Most of the time it’s because we don’t stay the course. Either we get tired, we get bored, or maybe we get scared, etc.

Whatever the reason is, it’s because we step off the course that God has for us, maybe to see if there is an easier way or quicker route.

God says to stay the course…don’t try to make it happen quicker. Don’t try to find an easier way.

Run with endurance and finish the race. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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