Tag: Bible verses about growing our relationship with God

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-30-21

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Over the years, as I have grown and matured as a believer, the truth and reality of what Jesus said has become more and more real and more apparent to me. Without Him I can do nothing.

In fact, without Him, not only can I do nothing, but I am nothing.

I have seen that God is my source. He is my everything. He is the very reason I exist.

As the last 40+ years have gone by, since I became a believer, God has shown me in great depth how we need Him.

It is when we get this revelation and we truly begin to understand it, that we begin to see Who He is and why we are in such desperate need of Him in our lives.

You might ask, “how do I get that revelation myself?’.

There is no magic formula. But I will say this; it comes as we begin to understand our own weakness and the depravity of humanity in general.

It is then that our spirit cries out and asks God to commune with us and truly make us His own, cleansing us from the inside, out, as He purifies us as one refined in the fire.

I know that may sound a bit over the top to some. It might even sound religious. But trust me when I tell you, I am one of the least religious people you will ever meet.

I just know that God is sovereign and I need Him. Period.

It is that simple understanding that has helped me grow my relationship with Him to where it is now.

And here’s the cool part; I’m not special. You can do the very same thing.

You too can grow and mature as a believer, drawing closer to God and gaining the understanding that without Him, you also can do nothing. And are, in fact nothing.

So, what does that require?

A sincere heart and a willingness to put forth a consistent effort to get to know Him on a personal level.

It’s not complicated at all. And with dedication on our end, we can all walk with Him in a beautiful relationship that flourishes and changes our destiny.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-19-21

1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NKJV) 4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

Our hearts are constantly in awe at what God is doing.

It’s a terrifying thing to have God entrust you with something, yet not tell you exactly what that thing is, except day by day.

But we endeavor to do what God has given us to do, in a way that pleases Him and edifies the body.

We consider ourselves nothing more than His servants, used by the Holy Spirit to teach, encourage, exhort, feed, counsel, lead, guide and direct His people, one day, one step at a time.

In this, we want to thank you, His people, for your faithfulness in receiving what He has given us to say, for your prayers, for your support and for your encouragement.

We have seen so many of you grow in your walk with our heavenly Father and the Son, Jesus Christ.

It is evident in the emails, phone calls, cards and letters we receive. And it brings a special kind of joy to our hearts as we have watched so many of you move forward as children of God and soldiers in Christ.

We tell you this today, not to revel or glory in what God is using us for, but to encourage you to keep it up; keep pushing ahead, even when it gets tough to do so.

We know that this is a very tough season, but we are here right now because this is why God has made us, for such a time as this.

Let us be the Esthers, the Davids, the John the Baptists, the Elijahs and the Daniels in the spirit, holding fast to God and standing boldly in the face of the enemy, doing battle in the spirit realm, pushing back the darkness that so blatantly taunts us.

We can do this, by God’s strength alone.

Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep leaning in. Keep letting God mold you and shape you.

We love you all very much.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-5-21

1 John 1:6 (NKJV) 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Walking in darkness is not something we should do.

Yes, we might occasionally make a wrong choice that leads us to do or say something we shouldn’t do or say. But this should be the exception, not the rule.

As children of God, we are told that we are to walk in the light (1 John 1:7). Doing so shows evidence of our repentant heart and the fact that we are truly His.

As each of us grows in our walk with Him and our spiritual maturity, we will all be in a different place in this.

This comes over time, as we learn of God and allow Him to touch our hearts and change them, from the inside, out.

His love will transform us as we surrender to Him in various areas of our lives.

And as the years go by, we will eventually reach a place where we may no longer even recognize ourselves when compared to who we once were.

This is a process. It takes time. It doesn’t happen overnight.

We need to make the effort and be diligent in walking it out. And we need to learn to be patient as God works it out in us.

It may sometimes seem like we’re not growing as fast as we would like to be. But if we are faithful and diligent, God’s mercy and grace will shape us and mold us into a faithful servant with a heart that longs more and more to be like Him.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of the Day – 10-16-20

1 Kings 8:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; 23 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

These two verses were a small part of a lengthy prayer spoken by Solomon before the people of Israel. Solomon spoke this prayer after the ark of God had been transported and moved into the temple that he had built for God.

Today we want to focus on the last of the two verses, and more specifically, the last part of that verse; “Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts”.

As Solomon spoke before the people, he reminded them that God is faithful, as he reflected on God setting His people free from slavery in Egypt.

He then went on to address God Himself, stating that “there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You”.

And then he qualified that statement with this: You keep your covenant and mercy with Your servants.

But he stated that God kept His covenant and mercy with a specific group or type of servant. Who were they? They were those servants “who walk before You with all their hearts”.

Now, this is not to insinuate that God always ends or nullifies His covenant, or removes His mercy, if people are unfaithful to Him. There are examples in His word where He did exactly that if He saw it was warranted.

But the emphasis here is that Solomon wanted people to understand that people whose hearts were wholly dedicated to God would receive God’s blessings in their fullness, not just in part.

This is the message we so frequently try to convey to the body of Christ. It is what we want so badly for all believers to understand.

To be clear, it isn’t even about the blessings. It’s more about that incredible walk with God that He wants us to have, so that we experience Him in His fullness and in a way that is truly life-changing.

So, we urge you today to walk before God with all your 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 – 9-14-20

Hebrews 5:12 (NKJV) 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

Growing and maturing as a believer is a serious topic that we all should ponder and seek God about.

When we are born again, it is implied by various passages and texts in God’s word that we, as believers, should grow and mature.

Nowhere is it ever implied that we should remain as spiritual infants, lacking maturity or growth.

In Paul’s letter to the Corinthian believers, he scolded them for being immature. He told them plainly that he should be able to give them meat, but due to their lack of maturity he was forced to still be feeding them milk.

1 Corinthians 3:2 (NKJV) 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

Not growing as a believer is due to a few different factors.

One, we don’t fully understand or appreciate what Christ did for us. And, two, we don’t have someone to properly teach us beyond the basics of Christianity.

It’s up to us to learn and recognize what God has done for us through His grace and His mercy, offering forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. Getting understanding of this alone will usually be enough to cause us to want to learn more and more of Him, spurring up forward in our growth and maturity.

It is also up to us to dig in and learn God’s word in a way that helps us grow in our everyday lives as believers.

Most times this works best when we sit under someone (a person or organization) who can lead us and guide us in getting understanding of God’s word so it can be properly applied to our hearts and lives.

Having someone to guide us in our learning is important, as it can help us navigate through whatever parts of God’s word that we may have trouble understanding.

It also helps us when we can glean pieces of wisdom and understanding from them as they share things they have learned as they have walked through various things in their lives.

Most importantly, all of this can help us gain insight and discernment as we learn to see God move and hear Him speak to our spirit, leading and guiding us every step of the way.

If you’re interested in learning more about this, we have created a three-part video series on this topic. You can view video #1 here: The Process – Part 1.

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 – 9-13-20 – The Process – Part 3

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

We hope you are being blessed by God and maturing as a believer. 

Speaking of growing, we have released our latest video in our 3-part series, called “The Process – Part 3”. 

In today’s video, we wrap up our teaching on growing and maturing as a believer. We discuss why we should grow and how God has equipped us to grow. 

We do hope you’ll take the time to watch it and then share it with others. 

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We love you all more than you know. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 9-6-20 – The Process – Part 2

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

We hope you enjoyed last week’s video and that it helped bring some understanding in the area of growth and maturity of believers. 

In today’s video, The Process – Part 2, we continue teaching on this topic, diving in a bit deeper and bringing to light the 2 most important factors when it comes to growing and maturing as a believer. 

We believe that these two factors are what people need to understand in order to get beyond the basics and become a strong child of God. 

We hope you will take a few minutes and watch this video. 

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Enjoy your day and trust God in all that you do. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 8-30-20 – The Process – Part 1

Please click to watch the video.Greetings! 

Did you know that our walk with God is a process? It’s a process that never ends, at least not until we leave this earth. 

In today’s video, The Process (Part 1), we discuss how all of this comes together as we walk with God, and how it impacts our growth and maturity as a believer. 

We have to admit that the first few minutes of the video took an unexpected turn and caught us a bit off guard. But it all turned out good! 

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch this and then share it with others that might benefit from it. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-20

1 John 4:9 (NKJV) 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

Living through Him comes when we allow Jesus to change us and the way we look at things in life.

We live through Him by having our minds and hearts transformed.

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

People may think that when Jesus changes us, our life comes to a complete stop. We can’t have fun. We have to be serious; we can’t have a sense of humor, etc.

There is no laughter. We have to be dressed just so and carry ourselves a certain way.

Basically, we think we have to walk around looking like there is no joy in life as a child of God.

But let me say, all that I have experienced in life through Christ has been most excellent in every way.

He brings such peace!

He brings a joy and love that we can’t experience without Him! He is satisfying to every inch of our being and in every area of our life.

He brings healing and restoration in those areas where we were once hurt, abused, scarred and left empty.

When we live though Him, we become more confident and stable, meaning we have purpose and direction.

Thank you, God, for your love for us, and for sending your only begotten son, that we may live through Him! It truly is the most awesome thing anyone could have done for us.

We love you, Papa!

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 – 4-27-20

Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

If there is one thing that God has shown me over and over again, it is this; You have to have your own faith and your own walk. Nobody can believe for you or walk the walk for you.

So many of us look at others around us and like what we see. We long to have what they have when it comes to their faith or their relationship with God.

While that might seem innocent, it really means that we are either lacking terribly in our walk with God, or it means that we are coveting what someone else has because we don’t think we can have it.

Here’s the good news, though!

We don’t need to want someone else’s walk with God. Why? Because He wants us to have one of our own that’s even better!

This doesn’t mean that our walk with God will be better than theirs. It means that our walk with God will be better for us because it will be ours, not theirs.

God wants us to build our relationship with Him so we can commune with Him in a way that’s meaningful and helpful to us. If all we do is mimic someone else, we will be left wanting. We will never feel complete, and our spirit will not be getting the nurturing and sustenance that it needs to thrive and grow.

How do we do this? We let God feed us and nurture us through His word.

We feast on His word daily. We take it in. We digest it. We ponder on it. We let it soak into our spirit. And we let it permeate our very being.

Then, a little tiny bit at a time, it will begin to change us, from the inside, out.

And, in time, it will not only become something that we can’t live without, but it will change almost everything about us in ways that we never even dreamed possible.

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 – 3-15-20 – What Are You Doing?

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

Today we have a question for you; What Are You Doing? 

That’s the title of our latest video, where we discuss what we should be doing as believers, when it comes to our walk with God. 

This was a fun video to record, and we cover some really key things to consider when it comes to growing our relationship with God. 

We do hope you’ll take the time to watch it! 

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We love you all very much! 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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