My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-13-25
Jesus Only
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie teach about some of the various things that many believers say, do, and partake of without realizing what is behind those things. Many of these things have become very common to hear.
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My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-12-25
Isaiah 32:8 (NKJV) 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.
To devise means to use knowledge and imagination to think of or to plan something.
The generous man thinks about how and what he will do for others. Or he devises ways he can give to help organizations that help others.
Being generous is something that stands out and draws attention. Most people that are very generous don’t want any recognition regarding the things they do for others. They just want to do it and go unnoticed.
They mostly just want to see that happy smile and the joy that often shows up on the one that is getting help or on the receiving end.
That is a reward in and of itself. It brings great satisfaction and joy to the generous one that money or recognition could never provide.
Maybe we are not the type of person to give randomly, or at all. Can we learn to become generous?
Absolutely!
There are many ways we can start.
First and foremost, we should be very generous with our sowing to God. That is giving of what we earn.
After giving to Him from our firstfruits, if we still have excess that we wish to give, ask Him to show us other areas or ways to share in being generous with others.
If we are serious in wanting to be generous, He will provide ways of being able to give.
Proverbs 11:25 (NKJV) 25 The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.
We can enjoy the blessings that we will reap as we are faithful in being generous and doing it with the right heart.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-11-25
John 14:1 (NKJV) 1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
Jesus came in human form, not in power and might, but in meekness and humility.
He was all God, yet all man, that He might show us His compassion.
Jesus did not live in a castle or mansion. In fact, He said He had no place to lay His head.
Matthew 8:20 (NKJV) 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Jesus did not do signs and wonders to show that He could dominate.
He did signs and wonders to show God’s love to humanity.
Jesus did not spend time with the rich and powerful, looking to gain favor with them.
He spent time with sinners; liars, thieves, and adulterers, that His words might lead them to repentance.
Jesus did not use His authority to overthrow kingdoms.
He practiced love and compassion to bring the kingdom of God to earth.
Jesus did not use His intimate knowledge of people’s hearts to shame them.
He used it to cause them to repent and seek forgiveness.
Jesus did not defend Himself when questioned by Pilate.
He used that moment to speak truth to Pilate, telling him that he only had whatever authority had been given to him by God.
And Jesus did not use His great power to escape the beatings and the cruel punishment He endured on the cross.
He humbly, willingly laid down His life for the entirety of humanity, demonstrating God’s incredible, unfathomable love for you and for me, that we might have the opportunity to embrace the gift of God’s mercy and gain eternal life with God.
If you are troubled today, consider the greatness of these things and what God has done for you.
Ponder His great love, compassion, and mercy over your own life, and where you would be without Him.
Thank Him and give Him praise for His faithfulness. And then lay your troubles at His feet and surrender it all to Him.
He can handle it much better than we can.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-10-25
John 15:9-10 (NJKV) 9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
As we obey the word of God and keep His commandments in our lives, our lives will abide in His love.
Now, we know that only Jesus Christ is perfect in doing this.
But as we allow the Holy Spirit, our Helper, to lead us each day, we too can keep His commandments.
It’s not easy living in a world full of sin, prancing its stuff right in front of us every day. But no one said it would be easy to do what is right.
His word says, “if you keep My commandments”. That’s a big if. We need our Helper to do what is undoable by human standards!
As we obey God and the things He says to do, He promises us that we will abide in His love.
The most important thing we can do is ask Him to help us by filling us with the Holy Spirit. He will teach us all things and remind us of things in His word.
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.
Thank you, Lord. Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-9-25
1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
If one thing is abundantly clear throughout God’s word, it is that God cares more about the condition of our heart than He does about our appearance.
It is what resides inside us that matters most.
The words in the verse above were spoken as the prophet Samuel viewed the many sons of Jesse while searching for the man he would anoint as the next king of Israel.
Jesse had brought all his sons out, except for David, because of their physical appearances. But in the end, David was chosen.
Why did God choose David? Because he had a heart after God.
Here are the words of Samuel when he informed Saul that God was removing him as king over His people.
1 Samuel 13:14 (LS 14 But now your kingdom shall not endure. Yahweh has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart…
We must understand that at the foundation of our walk with God is one major variable; the condition of our heart.
That one thing will govern every aspect of our relationship with God.
God knows our heart. He knows us better than we know ourselves.
Psalm 139:1-3 (LS 1 O Yahweh, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Jesus, being God in the flesh (Immanuel, God with us), also knew the hearts of the people He encountered.
In Mark 8:11-12, the pharisees challenged Jesus, seeking a sign from heaven.
Knowing their hearts and their intentions, Jesus rebuked them, saying in Mark 8:11-12 “no sign will be given.”
While teaching His disciples, Jesus said the following, explaining it is what lies on the inside of a man that makes them unclean:
Matthew 15:18-20 (NKJV) 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
So, let us remember the importance of our heart’s condition and the motives behind what we do and what we ask for.
It really does matter.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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