Bible Verse of The Day – 9-11-26

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1 Peter 1:5 (NLT) 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

As we walk this walk of faith, we must remember who our Father is.

And with that knowledge, we must understand that He protects us.

Why is He protecting us?

Because He wants to walk us through the trials and temptations of life, upholding us and keeping us by His power until we receive the salvation we have embraced through Jesus Christ on the last day.

Think about that!

We live from day to day, navigating life’s hurdles and obstacles, resisting the temptations and snares placed in our path by the enemy and his cohorts.

And through it all, He has His hand on our lives.

We are not orphaned.

We are not left alone.

We are not abandoned.

All we are required to do is obey Him and follow Him as He leads us.

No, it won’t always be easy. But as we obey His voice, and we heed His instructions, He shows us the way.

And as we take each step, we are moving closer and closer to Him and His kingdom.

And that is worth everything.

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 – 9-10-26

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John 1:12 (NKJV) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

Today I want to focus on the words “received Him”.

What does it mean for us to receive Him?

When I was a young child, I heard the gospel taught. It touched me right in my little heart, and I felt compelled to give my life to Jesus.

In that childlike heart of mine, I put my faith in Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Savoir on that day.

I loved Jesus like I had known Him all my life.

I knew without a doubt He was real.

He came to save me, He was God’s son, and what He did for me on that cross was real!

Did I know how to walk with Him at that age? No. But I embraced Him.

Did I know exactly what to do at that age? No. But, I took the very first step by opening up my heart to Him!

The “know hows” came step by step as I grew in Him.

The most important thing I must fight for is to stay with Him and let Him direct me.

Be encouraged today.

We are all learning together as He directs our steps. And it is worth every moment of walking this out.

Don’t give up on Him!

Psalm 119:133 (NKJV) 133 Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.

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 – 9-9-26

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Psalm 34:15 (LSB) 15 The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry for help.

Life in this human skin brings difficulties, trials, and seasons of change that test our faith.

These kinds of things can sometimes cause us to want to throw our hands in the air and give up, walking away from everything thinking that this would somehow solve our problems.

But perseverance is built through those very trials and difficult seasons.

The eyes of God are toward the righteous!

And as children of God, we are made righteous by the blood of Christ.

We are not alone. Nor are we without help.

Because of the righteousness we walk in by the blood of Christ, God’s eye is on us.

And what else?

His ear is open to our cry for help!

It is meant for us to persevere, to stand when we fail like we could faint, and run when we feel as though we can barely walk.

Of course we can’t do this by our own strength. Our flesh is weak. And it will fail if we allow it to dictate to us whether we give up or stand up.

And it is for this reason that we must not live by that flesh, but by the power of the Holy Spirit living in us!

He will hold us up just as Aaron and Hur held up the arms of Moses in the desert (Exodus 17:12), bringing victory to the Israelites.

All we need to do is allow Him to!

We encourage you today to stand in the face of whatever adversity you are facing.

Don’t rely on your own strength. Rely on the strength of God within you!

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 – 9-8-26

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Psalm 42:5 (NKJV) 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.

Are you fighting discouragement or feeling downcast? Are you exhausted from waiting on God’s hand to move in your situation?

Great men of faith like David and Job felt the same way at times.

That feeling of growing weary or being about to faint is normal, especially if we are carrying a heavy burden for quite some time and not seeing any relief.

Why my soul are you downcast? Why are you depressed?

It’s important that even at times like this we cry out to the Lord and ask Him to renew our strength, help us not grow weary, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

God does not disappoint His children. He will come when we least expect Him.

He knows how much we can take, how long we can wait.

Trust His timing. And let Him renew our strength today!

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 – 9-7-26

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Mark 10:6-8 (AMP) 6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother [to establish a home with his wife], 8 and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but [are united as] one flesh.

As Jesus addressed the religious leaders who were questioning Him, He spoke the words above, quoting from the Old Testament scrolls, in Genesis 2:24-25.

While the discussion they were having revolved around the topic of divorce, what He said to them has a much larger application than just that topic.

The verses He quoted implicitly state that a man and a woman are joined together in marriage. And that relationship is designed to cause them to become one.

With the moral decay of society in recent years, we are seeing this truth challenged as the world embraces what it calls “same sex marriage” between pairs of homosexual males or homosexual females.

There has been a mass concerted effort over the last 2 decades to dissuade society from accepting Biblical truth and push them to embrace this terrible perversion.

And, sadly, it has worked to some degree, as we see an increasing percentage of the population embrace this “social deviation” that the Bible plainly calls sin.

This has put followers of Christ in some very awkward situations, specifically when it comes to people of the same sex getting married.

Wedding invitations arriving in our mailboxes to attend and witness a homosexual ceremony force us to make what is undeniably a difficult decision for many people.

Most Christians are torn when these invitations arrive. And the big question is always, “should we attend a wedding for a relationship that we know is Biblically wrong?”.

And while there is an emotional element that pulls on us, we must look at this outside of our emotions, looking at it by the spirit, and not through the lens of fear or intimidation.

Here is the bottom-line truth that must be digested, which may make it easier to choose what to do.

Understand why people attend weddings.

We are there to witness, celebrate, and show support to the couple getting married.

Our attendance is a way of giving that marriage our stamp of approval as we witness the sharing of the wedding vows and the joining of that couple.

Just looking at it from that point of view should help us make the decision that we may be wrestling with.

No one can tell us which choice to make. We must choose.

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 – 9-6-26 – Choose Mercy

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

We want to let each of you know that we love you all tremendously. 

And with that said, we also want to tell you about our new video, “Choose Mercy”. 

In this new video, we teach about the importance of showing mercy to others and being careful not to look down at them because of their sin. 

This is something we all need to be reminded of from time to time, so we hope it speaks to your heart. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 

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 – 9-5-26

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Genesis 45:8 (NKJV) 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

These words are very powerful.

Joseph was speaking to his brothers, explaining that despite the things they had done, they didn’t put him where he was.

It was God who wanted him there for this moment in time.

Joseph had a very hard and challenging life before his current position as ruler of Egypt, next to Pharaoh.

Oh, how painful it must have been to accept the fact his own brothers sold him into slavery. And if that wasn’t bad enough, he spent years in prison for being falsely accused.

And all the while, Joseph stayed the course and trusted God. And wherever he ended up, God gave Joseph favor.

Genesis 39:21 (NKJV) 21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

What his brothers did to him was wrong.

What Potiphar’s wife did to him was wrong.

But God took what was meant for evil and brought good out of it all.

All of what Joseph went through brought him to a place where God could use him to save many lives during a severe famine in the land.

Genesis 50:20 (NKJV) 20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

Joseph’s life is an example of how God can and will take certain things that happen to us throughout our lives that were meant for evil and, if we stick with Him and don’t give up, He will use them for good.

Are you going through trials today?

Are you in a place where you’ve been falsely accused, or you’ve done nothing wrong to deserve what you are dealing with right now?

Difficult seasons help us to lean on God more than ever and experience His faithfulness through it all.

Stand tall in your faith. Walk out each day accordingly, and see what God will do!

Nahum 1:7 (NKJV) 7 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

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 – 9-4-26

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Matthew 11:28 (LSB) 28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

Are you weary?

Are you burdened with things that are heavy?

Do you feel like you have more questions than answers?

Are the worries of this world bringing you down?

I’d like to remind you today; I know Someone.

You probably know Him too.

His name is Jesus.

He came to take your sins, your burdens, your cares, and carry them for you.

He bore your sins on the cross.

He was beaten for our transgressions.

He was bruised for our iniquities.

And not once did He complain.

In fact, He did it all willingly. He laid His life down for you, and for me, voluntarily.

And He wants you and I to remember this fact. He wants us to go to Him with our burdens, our cares, and our concerns.

And He wants us to allow Him to hand them off to Him so He can set us free once and for all.

It’s not hard.

In fact, the hardest part is allowing Him to convince us to let these things go and let Him take them.

But that is exactly what we must do; give them to Him.

Psalm 55:22 (NKJV) 22 Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

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 – 9-3-26

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Deuteronomy 31:6 (NKJV) 6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.

When God works to correct something in us, we should know it’s going to happen in the way He sees is best, provided we are willing to surrender.

He will even help us in doing what He is asking us to do, but only if we melt at His feet and say, “yes, Lord.”

You see, there is always going to be human-intellect-part of us that wants to know what He will do, how it’s going to affect us, and whether we will be able to do it or not.

Just the other morning, I woke up and was going to run down and use the community pool in our neighborhood. But on this particular day I felt that I needed, instead, to get into my room that I call my “Prayer Chambers”.

When I knelt to pray, I had no idea that God was going to be so specific this day. He started right off the bat and began touching my heart in a strong and powerful way.

I cried, cried, and cried so more.

The thing about God is that He never stops us from sobbing.

He won’t call us a crybaby, tell us we are weak, or that we can’t do what He is requiring of us.

No. Because, if we love and obey Him, all things work out; even the things we have no idea how to do.

Romans 8:28 (NKJV) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

You see, when we say we love God more than anything else, it may be tested at times when He asks us to let go of those things He tells us to let go of.

And for me that day I had to let go of something very deeply rooted in me. Something I never thought He would ask of me. I will admit that I don’t know if I will pass this test. But I’m willing to try.

When God touches us and tells us what is best at this time in our lives, we must listen, follow His lead and give Him a fully surrendered heart.

He has already gone ahead of us to work out the details. We just have to let go of whatever He is asking us to let go of.

And He will take care of the rest.

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 – 9-2-26

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2 Peter 1:10 (NLT) 10 So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.

As we read through these two verses, it becomes very apparent that Peter was strongly urging the believers who were the recipients of his letter to grow spiritually, that they might become productive and fruitful to God’s kingdom.

Let’s break this down a bit so we can be sure to understand it clearly.

In verse 10, he urges the readers to “work hard” to prove that they are among those God has called and chosen

It’s important to note that he is not in any way at all referring to working for their salvation. He is simply implying that their salvation should be evident in their day-to-day lives by the things they do.

Things get a bit more interesting, though, in the next line, in which he says if you “do these things, you will never fall away”.

There is an important point here that we need to touch on.

We need to know what “things” he is telling them they must do.

For that, we must look at verses 5-7, where Peter urges believers to walk in moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.

And look at what he tells them will happen if they walk in these things.

They will be “neither useless nor unfruitful in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”.

These are words that can sting when we first hear them. But it’s important that we see and accept the truth that if we do not grow and obey God, we are not useful or fruitful (productive) to the kingdom of God.

We cannot walk in these attributes or characteristics without allowing the Spirit of God to transform us.

And this happens only when we choose to make it happen.

May we take this seriously and apply it to our lives daily 🙏🏻

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 – 9-1-26

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1 Kings 18:44 (NKJV) 44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’

This rain that Elijah had been praying for, and that was about to come, would end a 3 year drought!

This demonstrates the power of persistent prayer!

When I first moved to NC, God laid a person on my heart to pray for. Oh, they had quite a story and a very hard situation.

Raised in a divorced home, with both parents on drugs and alcohol, this person was heading down the same road.

It was very difficult for me to hear the stories of what they were doing and not be able to say much at the time.

I just listened and prayed as the Holy Spirit led.

There were times I would be prompted to say something regarding God, but mostly I was there to hear them out.

It’s been almost 5 years now, and this same person is attending church on a regular basis, and going to Bible studies.

They are also reading their Bible every day, and trying hard to make better choices.

I can testify that they are changing. The one thing they tell me over and over again is “thank you for not giving up on me”.

Another person that God had laid on my heart to pray for over a period of many years was a prison convict. They’d been in and out of jail many times.

They have lost just about everything they had, and still they look to alcohol for their escape.

But just last night, I was told that they are admitting themselves into a rehab.

I know… it’s going to take more than this to get them to overcome it. But it’s a start; a huge step in the right direction, indicating a change of heart on their part.

I see the little cloud the size of a man’s hand in the sky today, and the rain is about to fall on some lives!

Prayer, people of God. Prayer is the answer to everything.

Believe in the mighty Son of God and follow His leading. And together we will move mountains.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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