Bible Verse of The Day – 12-13-12

(Psalm 17:7 NKJV)  Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them.

Do you know that having to trust God for something isn’t a bad thing?

When we share with people about what we are trusting God for, we shouldn’t be sad or doom and gloom about it. We may think, “but I have been trusting God for a new home for some time now. I have been trusting God to save my sister, and my family members.”

Some of us may be trusting God for a new job or financial breakthrough. Maybe we are trusting God for a healing over ourselves or someone dear to us.

It’s a good thing that we are trusting God and not anyone or anything else. It is He that will bring us victory over our situation or our circumstances. If we are not trusting Him for something then something is wrong.

Trusting God for something should be exciting!! Waiting on Him to reveal His plan should cause us to rejoice even more, because we are not waiting on just anyone…we are waiting on the ONE! The Omnipotent, Jehovah, the Alpha & Omega, the Creator of this World! This is who we put our trust in.

Find something today to trust God for either for yourself or for someone else. Find a need and trust God to fulfill it. He will save us from those situations or problems trying to rise up against us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-12-12

(Genesis 12:1 NKJV)  Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you… 12:4  So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Go into a land that I will show you.

Can you imagine God speaking to you right where you are, at this moment in time, and telling you to leave and go away, but then not telling you where to go to?

How many of us would trust God enough to actually do what He tells us to do?

I believe that no matter where we think we’re at in our walk with God, if He told us to leave and go somewhere, but He didn’t tell us where we were to go, we would probably freak out and run the other way.

Faith can be a funny thing. So many times we think we’re walking in faith. We’re sailing through life and sincerely believing we are walking by faith, but then something unexpected comes our way and suddenly our “faith walk” stumbles and falls down!

Faith isn’t something that we can easily define or understand. It’s something that comes as we move forward with God and learn to trust Him. But it is something that we can ask God to help us grow.

Let’s ask God to help us grow our faith.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-11-12

(Acts 12:8 NKJV)  Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”

To gird yourself means to prepare (oneself) for action. Peter was in prison when the angel came to him and told him to gird himself. Peter did what the angel told him and he walked right out of the prison.

Can you imagine being in that place and having an angel come and lead you out? Wow! I would hope that I wouldn’t be in total shock and miss my opportunity. Peter did what the Angel told him to do even though part of him was not sure what was happening, (Acts 12:11) he didn’t try to figure it all out… he just listened and moved and walked right out of the prison, undetected and untouched.

Today, what is God trying to tell us? Is He trying to set us free from what is keeping us in prison, bondage, slavery, etc.? And are we so busy trying to figure it out, that we aren’t moving, we aren’t girding ourselves? Are we still in prison, locked in chains because the way God wants to set us free doesn’t make sense to us?

We need to gird ourselves today, prepare for action and move forward, following Christ’s plan for our release.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-10-12

(2 Tim 2:19 NKJV)  Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

As I sat here today, searching for a topic for the Bible Verse of The Day, I wanted to do a message that was positive, encouraging and uplifting. We know that many people are going through tough times right now and there seem to be battles on every front.

But no matter where I looked, I kept seeing the same theme and the same message, over and over again. And it was not something that most people would consider to be “uplifting”, in the natural sense of the word.

What I kept seeing was this: Let the body of Christ depart from her sinful ways… let her keep herself pure.

So I gave in and submitted to God to share this with you today.

We are His bride. We belong to Him. He desires for us to be pure… removed from iniquity in our lives. This might not seem like a very encouraging word at first. It might seem heavy or condemning. But it’s truly not either of those things.

God wants the very best for us! Now that is encouraging. He wants our lives to be the very best they can be and that is not possible when they are full of sin, the very thing that separates us from Him.

Be encouraged today… encouraged in the fact that God loves enough to tell us what’s right for us and what’s not.

So let’s examine our lives, sincerely and honestly, and let God show us those things that He wants removed. Then we can move forward knowing that we are pleasing Him in every possible way.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-8-12

(Gen 39:2-3 NKJV)  The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. {3} And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.

The way to prosperity is through submission… submission to God, wherever He puts us and whoever He puts us under. Submission, that wonderful word, means – “an act of submitting to the authority or control of another”.

In the book of Genesis we read how Joseph prospered. Joseph was very submissive to God and those God put him under.

Take some time to read about Joseph’s life, starting at Genesis 36:3. Joseph went through some hard times in his life, but in the end it all worked together for good.

Here is just a little summary. Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him and wanted to kill him, but they ended up selling him into slavery instead. He was bought for a man name Potiphar and Joseph served him. Potiphar was Joseph’s master.

Potiphar’s wife made false accusations against Joseph and Joseph was sent to prison. He eventually got released from prison by interpreting a dream for Pharaoh and Joseph was eventually set up in charge of all of Egypt.

No matter where Joseph was or what he was doing, he prospered. Even in the not so good places. Joseph did not run from his situation, but stuck it out and waited on God to deliver him. Submission brings Victory!!

Today you may be struggling and want to run from the place God has you in. But, these are the times we need to submit and see our situation through to the end.

God will prosper us in His timing and when He sees we are ready.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-7-12

(Jonah 4:6 NKJV)  And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

God provides so much for each of us. Are we grateful for what we have and for what He has provided us with?

Sometimes it can be very easy to forget what we have been blessed with and become caught up in what we don’t have. We can become frustrated and dissatisfied. Sometimes we even grumble about what we don’t have.

One of the things we have learned over the years is that when we are lacking in an area we need to be careful to continue to be grateful for what we have and stay thankful and appreciative. And not get focused on what we lack.

If we get negative and start to get a bad attitude it just seems to take much longer for things to turn around. Our words and our attitudes can play a big part in how our lives go.

If we take each day for what it is, being careful to thank God for what He has given us, it will make the tough times much easier and will many times help us to get through to the next season more easily.

Be grateful today and let God know it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-6-12

(Heb 13:2 NKJV)  Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Does it really hurt us to say hi to someone without them saying hi to us first?

Does it hurt us to let someone go before us in line even though we were already there?

Can we find it in our hearts to sit and listen to someone share about their day without having to be the one speaking?

Can we take some time out of our busy schedule to do a kind deed for someone we don’t even know?

Kindness goes a long way… we never know who we are helping.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-4-12

(2 Peter 2:1-2 NKJV)  But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. {2} And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

False teachers. They are more numerous than we know.

Some are obvious to the wise and discerning, but others are smooth and subtle, blending into the body of Christ undetected, bring with them spirits of darkness, such as division, false teachings, idolatry and more.

Some will stand and preach what sounds like good words, encouraging people, even speaking of God, but watering down the truth until it is barely truth anymore.

Others will bring “new revelations” into the church, sharing with the body “what God has revealed to them”, capturing people’s attention.

Sadly, many of these “new revelations” are just old, pagan or outright demonic  teachings being brought into the church under the guise of being Biblical.

We need to be ever so vigilant today, discerning every little thing that comes our way, testing it and comparing it to God’s word. If it deviates from the foundations of truth laid out in the Bible, we need to turn and walk away from it.

We don’t have to go far to find any of these teachings. They’re everywhere; on TV, on the internet, in magazines and on the bookshelves of many stores. And they all carry the label of “Christian” on them.

Test the spirits. Look for the fruits. Seek God. He is faithful to show us if we’re faithful to ask Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-3-12

(Isaiah 9:6 NKJV)  For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I love this time of year. It is fun and exciting!

Some of us may think “well, this year is so hard, the finances are little and there is not a lot of extra money to spend on gifts”.

We want you to know that if you think buying gifts and spending a lot of money at Christmas time is what it is all about, you are in for a big surprise.

Christmas time is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. Put everything else aside. It is His day.

We don’t have to spend lots of money and cause ourselves to go into debt or become all stressed out. Man-made traditions will put us in bondage if we don’t put a stop to them.

Break the chains off and let God show us how to celebrate His Son’s birth.

What would He like us to do on His day? We guarantee you that if you follow His leading, you won’t go overboard with gifts and it won’t cause you to go broke. There will be peace and love in your home at Christmas time.

Rejoice! For a Child is Born… unto us a Son is given!!

Merry Christmas.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-1-12

(1 Peter 5:7 NKJV)  casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Casting all our care upon Him…what an awesome God to tell us to cast them all.

He doesn’t just want the huge cares, or the average ones, not even just the small ones. He wants us to cast them all, right down to the little bitty cares… the things we don’t think God cares to hear about. Those are the things He wants us to cast on Him, along with the others.

He wants all of our concerns, so we don’t have to worry. He wants to help us fix things so we don’t have to be burdened with them any longer.

I find it so exciting and humbling when God takes care of the simplest things for me. I guess because He is so magnificent, I expect Him to pay attention to the big things that I need, but for some reason I think that He doesn’t care about those little things.

But, He does… He really cares. He cares about all the things that concern us.

Why? Because He loves us and wants to help us through them. He wants us to rejoice with Him as He helps us get to the end of our problems.

Today, let’s do as He asks and cast all our cares. Trust that He will pick them up and work it out.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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