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• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 12, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Oil of Gladness You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. Psalm 45:7   The Holy Spirit is the Oil of Gladness. When He is rubbed into your wo...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 12, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I know You are able...   to move mountains, to heal the sick, to save the lost, to restore relationships, to speak life into existence, and to meet every need I have today. I fully...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 12, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. Psalm 45:7

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2021
  The Priest's Crown & Your Life Monday, October 11, 2021   In Hebrew the way you communicate ownership is by using the word "to". The high priest of Israel wore a crown on which were the words Kadosh L'Adonai - Holy to the Lord. That means that the high priest was not only holy,...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2021
  Jesus: A Stumbling Block But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1:23   Jesus was a Stumbling Block to many of the Jewish people of His day, although many other Jewish people chose to follow Jesus...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   The Book of James tells me all about the power of my words and of my tongue in James 3:1-12, including these three verses...   But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and c...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2021
  Jesus: He Who Has the Sharp Sword with Two Edges These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges. Revelation 2:12   Jesus is He Who Has the Sharp Sword with Two Edges. The Sword is the Word of God, which cuts two ways—it ministers to both believe...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for giving me a purpose for my life and for telling me what Your plans are for me through Your Holy Word, The Bible.   "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “pla...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuf...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Power of the Highest The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Luke 1:35   The Holy Spirit is the Power of the Highest, the One responsible for the virgin birth of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the active ag...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord,   I am so thankful for Your love and that You have chosen me for Your salvation and You have called me for Your purpose on this earth...   But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren belove...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtain...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2021
  The Land Outside Yad Vashem Friday, October 8, 2021   Yad Vashem is the memorial to the Holocaust. Inside it is very moving, sorrowful and a dark place never to forget. When you leave, you walk outside and the sun is shining, there are birds and grass, towns and villages, mount...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2021
  Jesus: He Who Was Dead and Is Alive These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life. Revelation 2:8   Jesus is He Who Was Dead and Is Alive; He will be with you in persecution because He understands suffering. He took the bitter drink of death for...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Please help me to focus on You and all that is positive in Your Kingdom.   There are so many bad things going on in the world.   There is increasing persecution of Christians.   O...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:19

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 7, 2021
  Moonlight on Golgotha Thursday, October 7, 2021   In the Bible, the full moon marks key dates on the ancient calendar. The full moon fell in the middle of the month so it was the fullness of the moon in the fullness of the month. In the Hebrew marriage, the groom visits the hou...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 7, 2021
  Jesus: He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. Revelation 2:1   Jesus is He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand. These stars we...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 7, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   I praise Your name, which is above all names...   Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name Philippians 2:9   I lift up to You all...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 7, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name Philippians 2:9

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 6, 2021
  The Angelic day Wednesday, October 6, 2021   You have heard of the angels Gabriel and Michael, but have you heard of the other angels? Do you know that you are supposed to be an angel? The Hebrew word in the Bible for angel is Malachi and the Greek word is Angelos. John the Bap...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 6, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Same Spirit of Faith And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak. 2 Corinthians 4:13   The Holy Spirit gave you the gift of faith when...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 6, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Sometimes I get frustrated and angry when I believe someone has wronged me, not lived up to their promises or let me down.   Help me to remember that people are not perfect.   I pray that I will...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 6, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 5, 2021
  The Redemption of Vasilescu Tuesday, October 5, 2021   This is a true story of Richard Wurmbrand, a Jewish believer who was imprisoned for his faith in communist prisons in Romania. There was a young man named Vasilescu, a criminal in Romania, who was put in charge by the commu...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 5, 2021
  Jesus: The Lord Strong and Mighty Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Psalm 24:8   Jesus is the Lord Strong and Mighty. Come to Him when you’re afraid and losing the battle. Lean on Him when you’re weak. He knows that th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 5, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Oh, how I praise You Lord!   You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.   You count the number of the stars and call them all by name.   Great are You, Lord, and mighty in power.   Your u...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 5, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Psalm 24:8

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 4, 2021
  His Mercy: The Womb Monday, October 4, 2021   In John 3, Messiah says to Nicodemus, "You must be born again." Nicodemus says, "But how can I? Can a man go back into his mother's womb and be born?" The word for womb is rechem. That's also the word from which we get the word merc...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 4, 2021
  Jesus: Prophet The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear. Deuteronomy 18:15   Jesus is called a Prophet; this was a title given to Him by Moses, who predicted Jesus’ coming into th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 4, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God,   Today I want to ask for Your protection and blessing for my Christian sisters and brothers around the world.   Please give us all wisdom and guidance, and surround us with Your guardian angels...   For...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 4, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11   "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in a...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 3, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Adoption For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." Romans 8:15   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Adoption who placed you in the fam...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 3, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   There are so many couples who long to have children.   I pray for those families, that you will anoint them and bless the desire of their hearts.   And, there are many children who long to...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 3, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Trust in the Lord , and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord , And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord , Trust also in Him, And He shall ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2021
  Jesus: The Desire of All Nations "I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory," says the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:7   Jesus is the Desire of All Nations. At the present time, the nations ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Why do the nations rage...? ...the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed? Psalm 2:1-2   Lord Jesus, the Psalmist recorded that God the Father has spoken to You....

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Why do the nations rage...? …the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed? Psalm 2:1-2   Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth f...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 1, 2021
  THE DECLINE OF THE CHURCH Friday, October 1, 2021   Shalom, Last month I shared a recent poll that revealed a stunning explosion in the numbers of Generation Z declaring themselves to be not heterosexual, but LGBT. A recent Gallup poll found that the numbers of Americans ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 1, 2021
  Jesus: The Bridegroom He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. John 3:29   Jesus is the Bridegroom. When you received Jesus Christ as Savior, you b...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 1, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   What a privilege to be the apple of Your eye, loved beyond comprehension and nurtured to grow into that prized fruit of Your making.   I thank You and praise You for Your lovingkindness and Your protection... ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 1, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against the...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 30, 2021
  Gates of Praise Thursday, September 30, 2021   Jerusalem, the city of peace or shalom; it had walls and gates. Isaiah said that in the day when Jerusalem will be redeemed, your walls will be called salvation and your gates praise. Gates open so things can go in and out: riches ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 30, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Counsel The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 30, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord,   I am so thankful that You have called me to Your purposes on this earth.   I am grateful for Your salvation in Jesus and the comfort You have given me through Your Holy Spirit.   As I start t...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 30, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God's heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 29, 2021
  Islamic Angels and Muslim Devils Wednesday, September 29, 2021   Islamists maintain that the Quran, their holy book, is pure Arabic given right from heaven by the divine. The Quran is Arabic, but not quite pure. The language reveals borrowings. Example: the word in the Quran fo...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 29, 2021
  Jesus: A Life-Giving Spirit The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45   Jesus is a Life-Giving Spirit because He was victorious over death and the grave; He now has power to give life to everyone who belie...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 29, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I praise You and thank You for this new day of Your blessings.   You are the mighty God, the creator of the universe, the lover and sustainer of all.   You are my awesome Heavenly Father. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 29, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 28, 2021
  Ordaining Your Shark Tuesday, September 28, 2021   Jonah was the prophet who went against God's will. He ran away, went on a ship, and was thrown overboard. In the original Hebrew, it says, "The Lord ordained a great fish." This wasn't just your average fish. This was seminary ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 28, 2021
  Jesus: Him Who Is and Who Was and Who Is to Come Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come. Revelation 1:4   Jesus is the One called Him Who Is. He is alive, and because He lives, you can enjoy His life. Are you afraid of something tha...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 28, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Great are You Lord, and most worthy of praise.   You are A Mighty Fortress...   God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear... Psalm 4...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 28, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear... Psalm 46:1-2   The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. Psalm 18:46

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 27, 2021
  The No-Answer Answer Monday, September 27, 2021   In John 18:38, Pilate asked, "What is truth?" I remember in philosophy class my teacher said Jesus didn't answer, he walked away. He didn't walk away, He was a prisoner. Yet it's such a good question, why didn't the Lord answer ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 27, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Knowledge The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2   The Holy Spirit is the Spiri...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 27, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your holy words which I read in my BIble...   How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103   I pray that the words that go forth out ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 27, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103   Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 26, 2021
  Jesus: Intercessor But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:24-25   Jesus is you...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 26, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I am so grateful for Jesus, my Intercessor, my Savior, my Lord, my Friend.   Thank you for loving me so much that you would sacrifice so much.   Thank you for giving me your strong foundation to...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 26, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and co...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 25, 2021
  Jesus: I Am He Who Lives I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. Revelation 1:18   Jesus said, “I am He who lives” (Revelation 1:18), for in His death and resurrection He overcame sin and death. Even though you...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 25, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for all of Your promises, especially Your promise of abundant life...   I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly, John 10:10   Thank You...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 25, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2021
  The Salt & The Rotten Friday, September 24, 2021   Now sometimes at home I smell something not quite right. I'll go to the refrigerator and hunt through it until I find something. It might be a Tupperware dish to open up. It was something else in another life; but it died. This...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit Who Dwells in You But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11   The Spirit W...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I feel so busy and stressed at times.   There is so much to do ... working at home and outside my home, activities at church and school, taking time to exercise, appointments, family obligations, invitat...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. James 4:7-10

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 23, 2021
  The Transparent in Heart Thursday, September 23, 2021   Messiah said, "blessed are the pure in heart." The word used in Greek not only means pure, but it means clear. In fact, it's used to mean heaven, the glass-like appearance of heaven. Blessed are the clear in heart, blessed...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 23, 2021
  Jesus: He Who is Holy and True These things says He who is holy, He who is true. Revelation 3:7   Jesus is called “He who is holy” (Revelation 3:7). Great revivals in past centuries began when believers saw God’s holiness. It was then that believers saw t...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 23, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God,   Thank You for this beautiful new day.   I come before You and humbly ask that You will create in me a clean heart, and forgive me of my sins and failures, as David prayed...   Create in me a clean hear...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 23, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2021
  Your Divine Fiance Wednesday, September 22, 2021   When you deal with couples who are getting married, as a pastor, you need to encourage them to prepare. They end up preparing for the wedding but not for the marriage. That's what it's all about. The wedding is just one day, bu...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit Whom He Has Given Us Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. 1 John 3:24   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit Whom He Has Given Us. He is...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I pray that all of the interactions I have today, that I will be obedient and dependent upon You and Your Holy Spirit in me.   I desire to give You all praise and glory.   May the people I meet ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 21, 2021
  The First of Loves Tuesday, September 21, 2021   The very first mention of love in the Bible - where is it? The Hebrew word for love is Ahava. It's found in Genesis 22. Ahava is first mentioned when God said to Abraham, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love (Ahava) and o...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 21, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2   The Holy Spirit i...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 21, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I am Your grateful servant.   I look forward to the day when I am no longer held by the chains of human frailty and earthly concerns.   Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his f...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 21, 2021
  Precious in the sight of the Lordis the death of his faithful servants.Truly I am your servant, Lord;I serve you just as my mother did;you have freed me from my chains. Psalm 116:15-16

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 20, 2021
  The Passover Lamb New Year's Connection Monday, September 20, 2021   Here in the West, we begin the New Year in January. But in the Bible it wasn't that way. The biblical New Year wasn't January nor was it September as many think. It was in the Spring. It came with the month in...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 20, 2021
  Jesus: Praying in My (Jesus') Name If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:14   “Jesus” is the name through whom you get your prayers answered. God created humans to have daily needs; that way, they will depend on God and cry out daily to Him. &ld...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 20, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Your Word teaches that faith without works is dead...   Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17   Please give me the wisdom and motivation to ste...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 20, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 19, 2021
  Jesus: Our Hope By the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope. 1 Timothy 1:1   Jesus is your Hope when things go wrong; He can change circumstances when you pray. Jesus is your Hope when you’re in a hole and it seems you can’t ge...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 19, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord,   If tomorrow never comes for me on this earth, I pray that I will leave behind a testimony that points to You.   Please help me to live as if today was my last before entering eternity with You, for I know not what t...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 19, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 18, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Might The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 18, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Almighty God,   Please increase my faith in You today.   Help me to understand what your Holy Bible says about faith...   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 18, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 17, 2021
  The Return of The Falashas Friday, September 17, 2021   In Africa, there lived a people known as the Falashas who call themselves Beta Yisrael, the House of Israel. They are descendants of Jewish people who ultimately intermarried. But they were removed from the rest of the Jew...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 17, 2021
  Jesus: The Beginning and the End "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 is the Beginning and the End; He was the Creator of all thing...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 17, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Today I pray and ask You, and depend on You, to be the source of victory in my life.   I put my hope in You and I praise You today...   Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 17, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5   He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 16, 2021
  The Mystery of Beit Lechem Thursday, September 16, 2021   Bethlehem - in Hebrew is really two words: Bet and Lechem. Bet means house. Lechem means bread. Bethlehem means - THE HOUSE or PLACE - OF BREAD. What is the Bread of Life? It's what we need more than anything else. If yo...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 16, 2021
  Jesus: The Son of the Blessed But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" Mark 14:61   During the trial of Jesus, the high priest asked Him, “Are You . . . the Son of...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 16, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for the example You gave us while You walked on the earth.   There were times when Your silence was powerful.   Other times Your wise questions and Scripture responses spoke volumes. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 16, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the lif...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 15, 2021
  Messiah B.C. Wednesday, September 15, 2021   Jesus was born before Christ! We know through the writings of Josephus that Herod the Great died in the year 4 B.C. Therefore Messiah had to be born B.C., before Christ, no later than the year 4 BC. How did that happen? A monk made a...