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  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 15, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   There are people in this world that I can learn so much from.   People who have gone through hard times and have strengthened their faith.   People who have been Christians for years and are so...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 15, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day James 1:5-6 NKJV If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed ...

  • Breathing into Aging

    Posted September 14, 2022 by Kevin Quiles, MDiv, M.A.

    Recently, I shared with someone that because of my previous years working with the aging and dying, I feel like I've aged and died a few times. Today at 59 and with Medicare looming closer to my name, I don't have to reach far back to understand this thing called aging. We live in a culture that pu...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 14, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Real Goal Wednesday, September 14, 2022   You're in your car, you're late, and the person ahead of you is going really slow. You say, "Come on, step on it, buddy! I have to get to service, and the teaching is really important. It's called 'Be Still and Know That I am God'."...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 14, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Seed of the Woman And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed, He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. Genesis 3:15   Jesus is the Seed of the Woman who judged Satan. After Adam and Eve sin...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 14, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Please search me and know my heart...   Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my anxieties, And see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting. Psal...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 14, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 139:23-24 NKJV Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.   Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everyt...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 13, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Other Katzeer Tuesday, September 13, 2022   The Lord sent the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the Hebrew Feast of Shavuot. It's also called in Hebrew - Khag Ha Katzeer - the Feast of Harvest. In Israel the wheat harvest begins in the early summer with Shavuot-Pentecost. Eve...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 13, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: A Prophet Without Honor So, they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." Matthew 13:57   When Jesus returned to His hometown, the people did not receive Him; ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 13, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for providing a way for me to move from death to life...   For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 13, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 6:23 KJV For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.   2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteous...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 12, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The day of Oaths Monday, September 12, 2022   The Holy Spirit came on Pentecost; the Feast of Fifty days. Its Hebrew name was Shavuot which means weeks. The Feast of Weeks or rather the Feast of Sevens. Shavuot refers to the seven weeks that began with Passover. That's very sig...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 12, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Truth And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him, but you know Him, f...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 12, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   Help me to never be found lacking integrity...   May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you. Psalm 25:21   I pray that You would work in my life ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 12, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 25:21 NIV May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, LORD, is in you.

  • Faith Can Move Mountains

    Posted September 11, 2022 by Minister Christina Forestieri

    Faith Can Move Mountains For me, this is exactly what happened. Matthew 17:20 “Faith can move mountains.” I went from the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania to the Smokey Mountains, Tennessee. I was lost, then found, I was down every rabbit hole and toxic behavior...

  • Spirituality & Impermanence

    Posted September 11, 2022 by Kevin Quiles, MDiv, M.A.

    Looking back at fifty-nine to my work as chaplain, minister, and in military, I realize that it is too sobering for any mind to think of things--life, us, and events--as just going on and on. It even feels like we will live forever...well, almost. Perhaps this is why spiritual traditions throughout ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 11, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Sacrifice for Sins But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. Hebrews 10:12   Jesus is the Sacrifice for Sins; you don’t have to worry about sins again. When Jesus gave Himself for your sins,...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 11, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord,   Thank You for Your mercies, Your compassions, and Your faithfulness which are new every morning...   Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new eve...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 11, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Lamentations 3:22-23 NKJV Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Advocate My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the w...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for being my Advocate when I am in need of help.   I admit that I fall short of Your glory.   I confess my sins to You and I thank You for Your forgiveness.   Jesus, ple...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Joshua 1:8-9 NKJV This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be stron...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Meta Story Friday, September 9, 2022   Are you complaining and blaming others for your problems, and how your life is going? Anytime we blame someone for our problems, we are ultimately blaming God. He is in charge of everything; He is in control. Even your problems are und...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Jehovah The spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands. Judges 15:14   “Spirit of Jehovah” is a...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord,   What do You want to achieve through my life today?   Is there a special calling, a greater purpose than what I am aware of?   Please guide me, speak to me and show me.   I want to live ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 12:24 NKJV Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The yud Step Thursday, September 8, 2022   Messiah said not one jot or tittle will perish from God's word. Jot was the Hebrew letter "Yud." It's like an apostrophe. It's the letter that begins the word Israel--Yisrael, Yehovah, Yeshua, some of the most important words in Hebrew...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Almighty “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8   Jesus’ name “Almighty” comes from El Shaddai, which ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, The Almighty,   I find comfort and security in Your strong embrace, the place of Your love and protection.   It is so good to know that You care for me.   It is so good to know that You can protec...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Journey of up Wednesday, September 7, 2022   Several decades ago, at this time of year, Israel became a nation again, with Jewish people returning to their ancient homeland. They made "Aliyah." Aliyah tells you where your life is to be heading. The Gospels always speak of Y...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Amen And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, "These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God." Revelation 3:14   Jesus is the Amen, the final word on everything that is done by God. The A...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I praise You for who You are,   You are the Alpha and the Omega,   The Beginning and the End,   My Savior and my Lord,   Creator of all,   Thank You fo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 7:24-25 NKJV “Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Baal Ha Halamote Tuesday, September 6, 2022   One of the most beautiful foreshadows of Messiah in Hebrew scripture is the foreshadow of Joseph. Even the rabbis saw that as parallel when they spoke of Messiah as being Mashiach Ben Yosef or Messiah the son of Joseph. In the Bible...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Supplication And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication, then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Zechariah 12:10   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Suppli...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for the strength you give to me each day...   I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13   Thank You my Lord Jesus for Your strength and salvation which yo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 7:24-25 NKJV “Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did...

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 5, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Secret Kings & Queens Monday, September 5, 2022   Did you know that Joseph and Mary, or Yosef and Miriam, were royalty? They had to be since they were in Messiah's genealogy. Even Joseph was of the royal line from David. And Mary was a royal princess. You might be thinking ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 5, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Son of Man No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3:13-14   Jesus is the Son of Man. On Earth, Je...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 5, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This prayer is based upon Proverbs 29:22-27   Dear Father in Heaven,   Let me never be an angry person who stirs up strife nor a furious person who abounds in transgression.   I pray that I will NOT be so filled w...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 5, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Proverbs 29:22-27 NKJV An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression. A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to t...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: A Deposit God, who sealed us has also given us the Spirit in our hearts as a deposit that there are more good things coming. (author’s translation) 2 Corinthians 1:21-22   When you became a Christian, you received the Holy Spirit as ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Loving Father in Heaven,   Today I lift up all teachers to You.   I pray for Your anointing upon their lives, their work and their ministries.   Please give them wisdom, knowledge, guidance, patience, love, p...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 NIV Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 2, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Lion Heralds Friday, September 2, 2022   With Messiah's first coming, He called His disciples to have a key part, to go with Him throughout Israel to spread the word of salvation to all the earth. Messiah is coming again. And just as the original disciples were chosen in Hi...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 2, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: A Stone of Stumbling Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious, but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. 1 Peter 2:7-8   Jes...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 2, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God,   Thank You for this new day.   It is good to give thanks to the Lord , And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, Psalm 92:1   Thank You for the beautiful sunshine.   I am i...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 2, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 92:1 NKJV It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High

  • Sapphries

    Posted September 1, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    THE RETURN OF THE GODS Thursday, September 1, 2022   Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission...   It will be the most explosive book I have ever written. What will happen? I can't say - it could be banned. But I knew I had to write it. It...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 1, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The King of Righteousness To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “King of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace.” Hebrews 7:2   Melchizedek had the title “...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 1, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Righteous God,   I ask You to teach me of what James writes in his New Testament letter...   Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patienc...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 1, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day James 1:2-4 NKJV My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Departed Wednesday, August 31, 2022   In the New Testament we are told that we are children of Abraham. It doesn't matter if you are Jewish or gentile; if you are born again, you are a child of Abraham. Abraham is the first person in scripture to be called a Hebrew. Now the...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: Floods Upon the Dry Ground For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and floods upon dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessings upon thine offspring. Isaiah 44:3   The Holy Spirit is Floods upon the Dry Ground. ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Mighty God,   Let Your Holy Spirit pour Your rain upon my thirsty soul...   Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning, He will come to us like the rai...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hosea 6:3 NKJV Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Secret of Vanishing Tuesday, August 30, 2022   In Acts 15, the Council of Jerusalem had to make a decision regarding circumcision for gentiles. But Acts 15 is also the very last time Peter is mentioned in the historical account of the Bible. Though he turns up in Paul's let...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: King of the Jews Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His Star in the East and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:2   Julius Caesar had put King Herod on the throne; so when Caesar was killed, Herod was threatened and ran quick...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I ask You to give me the grace to be a faithful witness for You during times of blessing as well as during lean and difficult times.   I pray that I will be a consistent witness for You “in season ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day II Timothy 4:2 NKJV Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 29, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Yellow Lights of Your Life Monday, August 29, 2022   You're driving somewhere, and you're late. The light is green, but it's turning yellow, and you are a believer. Like many of us, you floor the gas pedal. A hint of red is coming up, so you go through it. It wasn't red, no...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 29, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Light of Men In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4   There are all kinds of light—sunlight, moonlight and the light from a fire, candle or light bulb. Satan "transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 29, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I know that You want me to be like a light on a hill, so that others will be drawn to You, as Jesus taught...   You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do peo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 29, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 5:14-16 NIV “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same w...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 28, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: Divided Tongues as of Fire Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. Acts 2:3   The Holy Spirit is Divided Tongues as of Fire that came upon the disciples in the Upper Room on the Day of Pentecost. Th...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 28, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Almighty,   Please empower me by Your Holy Spirit today.   I do not want to do anything out of my own might and power...   'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord Almi...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 28, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Zechariah 4:6 NIV So, he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Lord and Savior For so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:11   Jesus is both Lord and Savior. He is the Lord of the universe, because He created everything. He is the L...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord and Savior Jesus,   You love all the children of the world…   Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world.   And You love all the people of the world.   You ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Mark 10:14-16 NKJV But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Through the Logos from Philo Friday, August 26, 2022   In the beginning of the Book of John, it is written, "In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, the Word was God, and all things were made through Him, and apart from Him, nothing was made that has been made." T...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Messiah And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined. Daniel 9:26 ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for Your sacrifice on the cross which you accomplished to forgive my sins.   Thank You for being the Messiah Prophet to bring the message of God and His love to me and to all people.   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Daniel 9:26 NKJV “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the w...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Avram's Road Thursday, August 25, 2022   Avram, you probably know him as Abram. Abram became Abraham when he answered God's call. He was called by God to leave his homeland and leave his old life. He walked by faith. He believed God's word and he acted on it. He walked and he k...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: Everlasting God (El Olam) Then Abraham planted a tamarisk [oak] tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. Genesis 21:33   The Lord is El Olam, the God of mystery who is unknown to you. His name “Olam” means &...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    This prayer is based upon the prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10 Most gracious heavenly Father, I call to You in prayer. I pray that you would bless me indeed. Please enlarge my territory. I ask that Your hand would be with me Please keep me from evil.  I pray that ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I Chronicles 4:10 NKJV And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So, Go...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    From all Things Wednesday, August 24, 2022   In Acts 13:39, it says something like this, "Through Him, everyone who believes is freed from all things, from that which you could not be freed through the law of Moses." It means that whatever that bondage is in your life, that it ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Mercy Seat And above it [the Ark of the Covenant] were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Hebrews 9:5   And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:2   The Lord ha...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I confess that I fall short of Your measure of holiness.   And I regularly experience the consequences of my sins.   My wrongdoing impacts my health, my relationships, my work, my future, my tes...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Peter 1:14-16 NIV As obedient children do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Born for Adversity-What it Means to you Tuesday, August 23, 2022   "Akh" in Hebrew means "brother." Proverbs 17 says, "A friend loves at all times, and a brother (Akh) is born for adversity." A brother is born for hard times, not just good times. A true brother is born in times...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Meek Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29   Jesus called Himself Meek because He personified meekness. He calls us to a life of meekness instead of a life of arrogan...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   Too often I think of myself more highly than I should.   I’m sorry for when I’ve been guilty of the sin of pride...   God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble....

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Galatians 3:28 NKJV There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Consider it Pure joy Monday, August 22, 2022   In the book of James it says, "Consider it all joy my brethren when you encounter various trials, knowing the testing of your faith produces endurance. The word in Greek is "peripipto," meaning when you find yourself surrounded by ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: A New Spirit Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19   The Holy Spirit is the New Spirit that enters a person’...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This prayer is based upon 2 Corinthians 9:8-10   Dear Lord God,   You are able to make all grace abound toward me,   That I, always having all sufficiency in all things,   May have an abundance for ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    II Corinthians 9:8-10 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Now...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Master (Epistates) And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. Luke 5:5   Jesus sat in Peter’s boat and preached to a large crowd. When He fi...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Please forgive me for the times I have not obeyed You.   Help me to completely obey Your teachings.   I need You miracle-working power in my life.   I bow in worship of You becau...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Not a Malefactor They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. John 18:30   Those who had Jesus arrested called him a Malefactor, which means “evildoer.” They had to bribe their witn...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted August 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for loving me...   For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 3:16 NKJV For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.   I John 4:8 NKJV He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

  • What's Heaven All About?

    Posted August 19, 2022 by Rev. Dr. David May ThD.

     Pastor David May What's Heaven All About?   Someone asked me once, "What's Heaven All About?" I replied; "Imagine a place designed for you by someone who loved you so much He gave His Son to die for you?" The truth is, we are limited in our knowledge of the details about Heaven. God ha...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The lot Principle and What it has to do With you Friday, August 19, 2022   Proverbs says that in the casting of lots, contentions cease. But what does that mean? It means that arguments can be resolved by the casting of lots, which is like flipping a coin. Suppose you have an a...