Category: The Holy Spirit

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-25-19

Colossians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

Bearing and forgiving are two very hard and challenging things for all believers to work on.

We cannot do this on our own. We need our Helper. If we think we are going to be able to do these kinds of things without the Holy Spirit, we are wrong and very deceived.

We need all that God has for us. His strength. His Wisdom. His understanding and perseverance. It takes more than what we have.

God knew this. And the Holy Spirit was made available to us for our daily walk and the challenges that we face.  We must not only give Him a place in us, but we need to let Him move freely.

John 16:7 (NKJV) 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

Some people may have never heard that they have a Helper, the Holy Spirit. Jesus said He would send Him to us. It’s like someone handing us a wonderful assistant to help us get a job done. But if we don’t let the assistant do their part, we will be stuck in the same dilemma over and over again.

If we are struggling with trying to forgive others or bearing with them, it’s not uncommon. Many Believers do.

Even when we try to be patient and stand with them in their difficult time, we can’t always understand or get past why they do what they do. And because of it they end up in the same predicaments over and over.

If we have a hard time getting past their faults, we are most likely not giving the Holy Spirit room to move, to teach, or to touch those areas in us that need healing, understanding and wisdom.

He has a way of helping us to understand and bring light to any given situation so we can forgive or stand with others, with the right heart.

Holy Spirit, come and teach us, that we may be able to do the things that are beyond our power, thoughts and understanding. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-12-19

1 Corinthians 2:12 (NKJV) 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

There may be many things that we can’t understand about God with our natural minds. This is perfectly normal, since we are carnal and God is spiritual.

As believers, God wants to change that. He wants us to learn to see beyond what our natural eyes can see and understand beyond what our natural minds can comprehend.

Now, that may sound a bit strange to some. After all, we live in a natural world, inside of a natural body of flesh and bone, with a brain made of natural, tangible matter. How can we possibly expect to understand beyond our natural abilities?

Easy. We need to let God teach us to look beyond the natural, into the world behind the scenes; the spiritual world.

God has given us the Holy Spirit, whom He sent to be our Helper.

The Holy Spirit helps us to see and understand the things that our natural mind can’t even begin to fathom. With the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit, we can learn to live by the Spirit 24/7.

And as we grow and mature in living by the Spirit, we will begin to instinctively see past the things right in front of us and see what’s happening behind them.

God has ordained it to be so. It’s part of walking with Him!

Romans 8:14 (NKJV) 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

It may seem strange and foreign to us at first. But, over time, and with effort on our part, we can learn to live by the Spirit, see past the flesh, and get understanding that’s only available to sons and daughters of God.

Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-4-18

Matthew 16:15-16 (NKJV) 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

He was the Christ, the Son of the living God! He lived among man and He was perfect. He was pure. He was righteous and miraculous in His life here!

The work that was done through Jesus Christ was done solely by the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 1:32 (NKJV) 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

The Holy Spirit remained upon Jesus throughout His work here on this earth.

It is impossible for any man or woman to minister, in the way God has intended for us, without the anointing of the Holy Spirit. And it is impossible to live the life God has intended for us individually without the Holy Spirit moving through us.

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 need our Helper. We need to be taught, prompted and reminded constantly throughout our day of the things we need to hear, do and say.

Some of us have been trying so hard to get things right. Our hearts are willing, but we keep failing because we lack what it will take to get it done. It takes the Holy Spirit.

Today, ask Him to come and help us in our decisions, in our trials, in our raising and training up of our children, in our ministry and in our everyday walk.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-21-17

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.

Let us get on the right track today by taking the things we messed up on yesterday and working on getting them right today.

Sometimes we say the wrong things. Other times we may have a bad attitude and it shows in our actions. Maybe we just love drama and love to repeat negative things, etc.

Whatever we may have done in the past, today is a new day. We can learn from those things we did or said wrong yesterday, and turn them around. How? By not repeating those same mistakes.

That’s all that God asks for, is that we realize our error, repent of it and work at fixing the things that cause us to keep doing it.

There is a disappointing feeling that comes when we continue doing wrong over and over again, no matter how hard we try to get it right. But, be encouraged today and know that we can overcome it with God’s help.

God understands our frailty as humans. He knew we needed to have help to resist temptation, break bad habits and undo learned behavior. He has provided a way for us.

Our help comes through receiving the Holy Spirit and letting Him guide us. He gives us discernment and discipline to shut those things down when they begin to rise against us.

We cannot avoid temptation on our own. We need an EXPERT to help us, and to remind us of the right things to do and say in that moment. He will give us what it takes to do it right. Ask God to send our Helper, the Holy Spirit. And He will come.

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Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-31-17

Matthew 1:21 (NKJV) 21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

Notice in the verse above that it says, “His” people.

Who are His people? His people are all those who believe and trust in Him as their Messiah. It’s sad, but not all people will accept Him or His gift of salvation.

Jesus asked Peter, “who do you say that I am?”.

Mark 8:29 (NKJV) 29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

This had been revealed to Peter by the Holy Spirit, not because of intellectual understanding or logic.

It is important that we don’t just know who Jesus is intellectually, by reading and studying about Him, but that we know Him personally.

We do this by accepting the free gift of salvation, and then by listening for and following His direction and correction in our life. We walk with Him daily, acknowledging that He is with us and understanding that He wants to be a part of what we do.

We might ask how. How do we have this personal relationship with Him? How is He with us?

After Jesus left this earth, His Father did a wonderful thing for us all. He sent the Holy Spirit, our Helper. The Holy Spirit knows all things. But we have to be sensitive to Him and give Him a place within us to live and to be free to move, in order for Him to work.

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.

He will remind us of the right things to do. He will help us with discipline and strength when we need it. He will give us the determination to stick with things when our flesh wants to give up.

There is so much He will do to help us. Even in those seemingly small and insignificant situations that we get ourselves into, they are important to Him and He wants to help us sort them out.

The Holy Spirit will help us have a personal, one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-19-17

Luke 11:13 (NKJV) 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

It’s a fact that we need the Holy Spirit if we want to be guided and led by God. The Holy Spirit is the One who will guide us in all truth.

Here’s an example of how He works in our lives. Someone comes up to us and starts to talk to us. They tell us things, and some of what they are saying may be true. We listen and we think in our minds “they seem legit in what they are saying”.

But, it is the Holy Spirit who helps us to discern things on a deeper level; things we can’t see or know on the surface, including the real motive or agenda behind something.

Without Him and His guidance we can fall for a lot of things that seem right on the surface but are off in some way.

That’s why people, including Christians, go through some of the stuff we go through. If we will let the Holy Spirit guide us, we won’t have to go through some of the trials and problems we experience.

The thing we have to understand is that the Holy Spirit will come when we ask God for Him. And He will move in us, and on our behalf, when we give Him the freedom to do so.

But if we never ask for Him and we don’t give Him room to move, then we can’t expect Him to be able to help us.

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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-14-17

John 1:1 (NKJV) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word, God Himself became flesh through a virgin. His name is Jesus Christ. The life Jesus offers is eternal and for all sinners, if we repent from our sins and give ourselves to Him.

His grace and His truth will touch every part of our being. He is the only begotten Son, in the very bosom of the Father.

John 1:17-18 (NKJV) 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

After we ask God to forgive us of our sins and we invite Jesus to come into our lives, there is another very important step we must take as God’s children. This step will help us walk in His ways and His teachings. We cannot do that on our own strength. Many of us have tried and failed.

Problems with addictions, anger, rage, insecurities, fear, doubt, anxiety, lust and greed are some of the things we can wrestle with. These problems don’t always instantly go away upon receiving Christ. That would be nice if they did, but our flesh needs to be taught and we need to grow to love the things of God.

Dealing with them on our own is impossible. We need our Helper, the Holy Spirit. He reminds us of the things of God. And as we yield to Him, He gives us the strength to get past them.

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.

As much as we want to do the right thing, without our Helper, we will almost always fail in our efforts.

There are places where this very important piece of God’s word is not taught. Why? Because they have a lack of understanding or a lack of knowledge when it comes to the Holy Spirit. They never experience Him in His fullness in their lives. So they don’t know how to teach about Him.

They received Jesus as their Savior. There is no doubt about their salvation. And they have the very best intentions. But they walk in their own understanding and they move based on intellect much of the time.

God is so serious about this that He tells us “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”. Note that he says HIS people.

Hosea 4:6 (NKJV) 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…

We need knowledge, children of God. His knowledge!

When we are lost for words, feeling alone, abandoned, craving that addiction, or whatever it may be. We cannot rely on our head knowledge to get us through. We need the help of God’s spirit.

God help us today. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit. Come and baptize us, Your people, Your bride, with Your spirit!

We need YOU if we are to run this race that is set before each one of us. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-5-16

Mark 1:8 (NKJV) 8 I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

When my eyes pop open early in the morning I know it’s a fresh start, a new day! A chance to take what I learned yesterday and either add to it, or try to get it right, if for some reason I failed.

It’s  another day to see the good things of the Lord and watch Him move in our lives. It’s another day to show Him how much we love Him. Another day to be happy and content with what He is doing in our lives and the lives of those around us.

Life is a beautiful thing! It’s all in how we take it in.

We have the chance to look at things that are happening positively or negatively. It’s truly up to us. Some things can be devastating as we learn of them and it can be impossible for us to handle. Some of life’s challenges that we face are just simply too much for us.

It is God’s Spirit who is our Helper in this life; the Holy Spirit. He will lead us, speak to us and speak through us and give us the knowhow to handle things each day.

Mark 13:11 (NKJV) 11 But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 

The Holy Spirit gives to us what we need that hour, that moment and in the very time we need it. Let the Holy Spirit be free in us today.

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 – Holy Spirit Power in Our Daily Lives – 10-2-16

Have you ever wondered how to let the Holy Spirit move in power in your daily life? We thought you might, so we recorded a new message on this very topic 🙂

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So many times we let our habits and routines determine the outcome of our day to day lives. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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The Holy Spirit wants to move in us every day, not just on Sundays or when we’re in Church.

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-22-16

Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Jesus is speaking to the disciples in this verse. They needed power to do what He asked them to do. He’s telling them that they cannot do it on their own, or by intellect. They needed Holy Spirit power; power from on High.

So what makes us think we can do these same kinds of things without the help of the Holy Spirit?

This is why we find ourselves giving up, not completing what we started. We find ourselves tired, beaten down, walked on, overworked, and simply irritated and exhausted.

How will we touch the lives of those who need Christ like this?

Jesus told them they would receive POWER. We also need this power, strength, and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

We, His children, His body, every person, every denomination and every people group need the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to fall on us, so we may do the things God asks us to do.

Cry out to God for the filling of the Holy Spirit today that we too may be full of strength and power to be all that He wants us to be, to do the work that He has called us to do unto the ends of the earth.

Acts 2:4 (NKJV) 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Dear God in Heaven,
We come to You and ask for your filling of the Holy Spirit that you promised us.  Come and fill us and help us walk this walk. We can’t do it on our own and forgive us for trying. Empower us with your Spirit, our Helper. We receive Him today In the name of Jesus Christ.

Let Him fill us today. He is faithful! 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 – 4-15-16

Matthew 9:12 (NKJV) 12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Following the example of Jesus, we too need to help those that need Him.

We need to help those that are spiritually dead. They are without Christ, empty, lost and without help. They are trying to make it, trying to succeed, and trying hard to pull it together on their own.

It’s important that we allow God to help us know how to reach those that are ready and willing. That we may move in such a way that it is life-changing and it touches them in the deepest part of their heart.

How does one reach that deep part of the heart of man? Through the help and guidance of God Himself. Just as He anointed His Son, Jesus, it’s important that we too have help.

Luke 4:18 (NKJV) 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor;

Jesus did the things He did through the power and the anointing of God’s Spirit. God’s anointing moved on Jesus and miracles happened, along with healing, deliverances, etc.

God sent us a Helper so that we too can be led according to His will, His timing, His accuracy, and with His strength. Our Helper is the Holy Spirit.

The church is not going to see miracles, deliverance, healing, or breakthroughs, etc. if we don’t have the Holy Spirit helping us.

Bride of Christ, children of the most High, we encourage you today, if you have not asked The Holy Spirit to come and fill you and be your Helper, today is your day.

Jesus was anointed to do the things He did. The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4) and we need this Helper in our lives if we want to see a difference in ourselves and in those that we reach out to. Amen.

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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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