My Bible Verse of The Day - 12-21-24

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

There isn’t anything God can’t help us past. In fact, He wants us to get past the things that are holding onto us.

Maybe we don’t think we are good enough to have Him help us. Maybe we haven’t lived right, or we have not obeyed Him in some areas of our lives.

But He is still there, waiting for us to let Him help us through the impossible.

You see, He isn’t like that person that walked out on us, that person that abused or hurt us. He isn’t like that one that got fed up with us and wouldn’t give us another chance.

He is our good Shepherd! He gave His life of us.

John 10:11 (NKJV) 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

He will go out of His way because He loves us. He wants us to lean on Him for everything, and trust Him to do beyond what we ever could imagine.

Dear God in Heaven, help us today to trust You to do the impossible. We thank you, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. 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 - 12-20-24

Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV) 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Life.

We live each day. We follow our routines. We do what is necessary. We go through the motions.

And we try to find things that we can enjoy or be enthusiastic about.

And for a while it works. We get excited and find happiness and joy in the things we do.

Decades pass by. And we eventually lose our enthusiasm for those things that once meant so much to us.

Sometimes we try desperately to hold onto things that we were once so passionate about. But the joy we once felt seems to be gone. These things no longer satisfy us or get us excited.

We are no longer passionate or zealous about them. And we wonder why.

This is more common than most people realize. As children of God, as we grow and mature, the things of the world begin to fall off, one by one. They no longer hold the place in our heart that they used to hold.

Our passion for God and His kingdom grows as we mature in Christ. In turn, our passion for worldly activities and possessions slowly loses its hold on us.

This does not mean that if we are a child of God, we must suddenly withdraw from everything we used to do.

But, over time, as God changes our heart, we will find ourselves letting go of things voluntarily.

So, if we are struggling to try to understand why earthly life holds less of a grip on us than it used to, this is typically why that happens.

There is nothing wrong with us. In fact, if we are losing our zeal for the things of this world, and our focus is more toward God, everything is right with us.

Our priorities have simply been transformed by the Holy Spirit working in us.

That, my friends, is exactly what the Holy Spirit does as we allow the blood of Christ to permeate our very being.

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 - 12-19-24

Philippians 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

If we want to live with a peaceful mind we must think about the right things. We can’t just let anything stick. Doing so will cause us to be in constant chaos; overwhelmed and irritated.

The things that we spend a lot of time pondering on will determine our attitude and our character.

If we are always thinking of the worst, guess what; we are going to be very negative in our thoughts and our conversations.

If we take in a lot of gossip, we will always be spending time thinking of things that really aren’t any of our concern or our business.

If our minds are caught in the wrong things, we will waste a lot of time doing nothing and feeling constant exhaustion before we even start our day.

Keeping our minds lined up with whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, and praiseworthy will help keep our mind at peace. And we will be able to focus more and produce much fruit.

May God bless us today with a peaceful mind. 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 - 12-18-24

Matthew 13:22 (NKJV) 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

The cares of this world.

What an enormous concept that phrase encompasses!

Life is vastly unique for each of us. We all face different things. We live in varied situations where greatly different scenarios play out each day.

But there is one thing that we all have in common; our wrestling match with the cares of this world.

The cares that we wrestle with may be different for each of us, but they are truly the same at their core.

At each day’s close, we have spent our time chasing the cares of the world, or we have spent our time pursuing righteous endeavors and the Creator by whom we will all be judged at our life’s end.

Most of us tend to walk a fine line, balancing both of the above; cares of the world and righteous endeavors.

It is something many of us fail to recognize in our lives until God brings it to light.

But once it has been made known, we become acutely aware of it. And it will forever be lodged in our conscience as we navigate each day’s tasks, allowing the Holy Spirit to guide our steps to make righteous choices and spend each day’s minutes as though they are precious, heavenly currency that God has invested into our lives.

Because, if we are to be honest, He has invested something much more precious than heavenly currency in us. He has invested the precious blood of Christ; that cleansing flow that takes away the sins of those who apply it.

Let us wage war on the cares of the world, making every effort by God’s Spirit to overcome them and defeat their war against us, that we not be like the seeds that fell among the thorns.

Let our lives be fruitful for His kingdom, living powerfully by the word of God and the Holy Spirit at work in us.

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 - 12-17-24

Acts 14:9-10 (NKJV) 9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked.

The verses above show us that we must have faith to be healed. That’s what it takes. Faith!

Paul saw it in the man as he observed him intently.

Some godly people today are struggling with believing God for healing.

Maybe you feel like you don’t deserve it. Or maybe you don’t think what you have can be healed. Maybe you are scared and your faith has been shaken.

It happens to us all at times.

You are not alone. We are standing with you for healing.

Know that all it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed.

Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

Get in God’s word and He will fill you with truth, strength, and boldness like never before. And your faith will grow as you do so.

God can heal you, and He can walk you through the process.

Trust Him today!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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