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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2021
  Settling Down in Sodom Friday, January 29, 2021   Abraham's nephew, Lot, chose to live in Sodom. One day he's visited by two angels. The people of Sodom were so perverted that they followed the angels to Lot's house. In an attempt to protect the angels, Lot basically tells the ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2021
  Jesus: Savior For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11   Jesus is the Savior, a title that means “deliverer” and “preserver.” Jesus has many names, but the most important name may ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray for those who are grieving today.   I pray for those who have lost loved ones.   I pray for those who have lost relationships.   I pray for those who have had to surrender th...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2021
  The Private and the General Thursday, January 28, 2021   In an army, you can be many things: a private, lieutenant, corporal, captain, colonel, or general; each rank has its own rights, status, and responsibilities. You might be looking at your rank in life, your status, your s...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2021
  The Trinity: The God Who is Near (Elohay Mikarov) "Am I a God near at hand," says the LORD, "And not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him?" Jeremiah 23:23-24   Do you act as if God were far off? If you understood...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that today Your Holy Spirit will remind me that all of my hope comes from You.   You are my daily help and the light that illuminates my path.   Please help me to trust You more today. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 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 January 27, 2021
  The Blasphemer's Testimony Wednesday, January 27, 2021   Rabbi Shaul, commonly known as the apostle Paul, wrote an amazing thing at the end of his life: "Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy. Messiah came into, the world to s...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2021
  Jesus: Rabboni Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). John 20:16   Jesus is Rabboni, an unusual descriptive term for the usual word “Rabbi,” or “teacher.” The ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that You will lead me to live today as You desire...   And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8   L...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2021
  The Faithfulness of King Tuesday, January 26, 2021   There was a Collie named King. King's master, Del Plato, was close to the dog. Del Plato was killed in a car accident. King stood by as the casket was lowered into the ground. Every day King went to the cemetery to visit his ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2021
  Jesus: Carpenter's Son Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55   Jesus was a Carpenter’s Son; Joseph, His stepfather, was His legal guardian. Jesus was born of the...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Today I lift up the churches in my city.   I pray that Your Holy Spirit be powerfully present in each church and that You will minister to eacb congregation and each church staff person.   I pray ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2021
  Rabbi Joden's Christmas Monday, January 25, 2021   Rabbis don't talk about the virgin birth in the synagogue. Most Jewish people are raised believing that the virgin birth is totally un-Jewish. Hidden in the writings of the Rabbis is an amazing thing. Rabbi Joden, speaking abou...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: Oil Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness. Hebrews 1:9   The Holy Spirit is the Oil of gladness. The Lord said, “I see the oppression of My people. I hear their cry. I know their sorrows” (Exodus 3:7). Just as...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I am so thankful that nothing can separate me from Your love...   For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love o...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 24, 2021
  Jesus: The Lord Jesus Christ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants —things which must shortly take place. Revelation 1:1   Our Savior’s composite name is “Jesus Christ,” the name Christians called Him at ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 24, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Mighty God,   I am in desperate need of Your peace today.   Let Your Holy Spirit pour rain upon my thirsty soul, renewing me for this season of my life.   Let Your Holy Spirit fall afresh on me this morning. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 24, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ...But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2021
  Jesus: Rabbi Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi." John 1:38   Jesus is Rabbi. The title is a transliteration (the letters cross over into English, letter for letter) of the Aramaic word for &l...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for Your generosity and kindness to me.   I look to You as the perfect example of how to give with a generous heart.   I want to be more generous and giving, as Paul encourages al...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2021
  The Matchmaker and Your Circumstance Friday, January 22, 2021   There was a young Jewish man, a Jewish matchmaker proposed that he marry a certain young woman. The man says, "No, she's blind!" "You call that a fault?" said the matchmaker, "On the contrary, it's a virtue. She wo...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2021
  The Father: The Very God of Peace And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23   When you search for peace, ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for Your unconditional love for me and for the sacrifice that Jesus made for me.   I am in awe of You and I desire to draw nearer to you with a pure heart. James 4:8   I want to live a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2021
  The Many Voices of God Thursday, January 21, 2021   Look at the Book of Jonah, only four chapters and yet it's amazing how many ways God speaks - through His word, through circumstance, through adversity, through a sign, through trouble, through events, through a direct revelat...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2021
  Jesus: Precious Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious. 1 Peter 2:7   Jesus is Precious. A diamond is called a precious stone. As the best diamond in the world would cost you everything to purchase, so Jesus is Precious, because His death cost Him everything. Y...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for being the creative God, who created all life and who inspires me to look at the world through Your creative eyes.   I look up to the sky and I see Your beautiful creation.   I look a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret,...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2021
  The False Sinai Wednesday, January 20, 2021   I was doing a tour in Israel a while back. We went to Mt. Sinai... was it the real Sinai? We don't know. There are about 20 mountains people claim as Sinai. It's a major problem discerning what Sinai is from what is not. The Orthodo...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2021
  Jesus: A Column of Smoke And the LORD went before them by day in [a column of smoke] to lead the way, and by night in [a column of fire] to give them light. Exodus 13:21 Author’s Translation   God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2021
  Jesus: A Column of Smoke And the LORD went before them by day in [a column of smoke] to lead the way, and by night in [a column of fire] to give them light. Exodus 13:21 Author’s Translation   God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for entrusting me with Your Kingdom resources.   Whatever my earthly portion may be, whether it is my creativity, my spiritual gifts, my generosity, or my compassion, Lord, please make known to me wh...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Luke 10:2

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2021
  His Name is a Sentence Tuesday, January 19, 2021   In Hebrew the word for "God" is EL, as in Elohim. The word for "us" or "our" is NU or Ahnu or Aynu as in Elohaynu and Avinu. And the Hebrew word for "with" is EEM. Put them together and you have - El Eem Anu Or Eem Anu Ayl - Im...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2021
  The Trinity: The God of the Beginning (Elohim Kedem) The God of the beginning is your refuge, and His eternal arms are under you. Deuteronomy 33:27, Author’s Translation   God is the God of the Beginning. He started time. Before the events of the first verse in...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for this new day.   Each and everyday the Earth spins on its axis and the sun shines light on every living thing, all created by You.   The light You provide, in the day and through the ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2021
  The Zoroastrian Heart Monday, January 18, 2021   Who were the Magi? The Magi were a special caste of Persian priests. They were astrologers. They practiced that which God condemned. No believer has any business with astrology, horoscopes, fortune tellers, psychic hotlines, or t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2021
  Jesus: Wonderful For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful. Isaiah 9:6   Jesus is called Wonderful, a noun in the Hebrew language that Isaiah used as His name. Through...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Today I lift up those who are lacking a home to live in.   I pray for those who find themselves displaced and alone.   Help me to live a life that is worthy of what You have called me to, to love ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2021
  Jesus: The Preeminence And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18   “Preeminence” means “first,” and Jesus wants to have f...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your everlasting love.   You are my God, and I will ever praise You.   Please help me to draw near to You today, I long for you to draw near to me (James 4:8).   I pra...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:1-2

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: Rain He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, like showers that water the earth. Psalm 72:6   The Holy Spirit is Rain to those who are famished; He gives refreshing life. He is Rain to those who have stopped growing; He can rep...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your presence in my life today, that as I draw near to You, You are so good to draw near to me. James 4:8   Lord, when I struggle to know Your nearness, I pray that You will renew my faith and my a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord , my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2021
  The Caterpillar's Doubt Friday, January 15, 2021 What if you went up to a caterpillar and tried to tell it the truth about its life? You'd say something like: "Listen I know it looks like you're a worm, it feels like you're a worm, and you're pretty much living a worm's life, but... you're n...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2021
  Jesus: The Way Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6   Jesus is the Way to Heaven; there is no other way to get there. Will you follow the Way today? Because Jesus is the Way, He invited some fishermen, &...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for being my Advocate and my Counselor. Please help me to navigate my day with Your wisdom. I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me to be slow to anger and slow to speak. Lord, may I see the world around me thro...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2021
  The Eyes of Joshua & Caleb Thursday, January 14, 2021 Joshua and Caleb never pretended that there weren't giants in the land. They knew full well what they were up against. In fact, Joshua would become the general to defeat those giants. Then what was it that separated Joshua and Caleb from ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2021
  Jesus: The Vine 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.  John 15:5   Jesus is the Vine, the source of your spiritual life. Abide in Him, and you’ll have a fruitful life. You are the bran...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Today I surrender all that I am to You. May I speak words that bring healing and encouragement today. May my actions reflect the great mercy and love that You have shown to me. May my attitude be like Yours, my King Jesus. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord , my God. Jonah 2:6   For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2021
  The Huppah Wednesday, January 13, 2021 In Isaiah 4:5, it says: "Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night, and over all the glory will be a defense." But the original Hebrew behind the word "...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2021
  The Father: The Father of Lights Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.  James 1:17   God is the Father of Lights who originally created physical light, includin...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for filling Your creation with awe-inspiring beauty. Help me to see Your glory today as it is displayed in Your creation. Please help me to recognize the works of Your hands all around me. Your goodness is gr...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day O Lord , You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. Psalm 139:1-2

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 12, 2021
  Times of Great Change Tuesday, January 12, 2021 People will sometimes ask me how old my computer is. If I answer, "It's seven months old." They reply, "Then it's a dinosaur." "Oh really?" I reply, "And what kind of computer do you have?" "Well, I'm just about to purchase a new computer with ...
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• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 12, 2021
  Jesus: The Door of the Sheep Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep."  John 10:7   During the time of Jesus, a sheepfold was an enclosure to keep sheep from wandering or getting lost. It usually had rock walls, and sometimes it...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 12, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I desire to meditate on Your Words and to live in Your holy presence throughout this new day. Thank You for my salvation, for rescuing me from my sins and from my brokenness. I bow at Your feet my Lord for I know that my ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 12, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2021
  White Sins & Vaccinations Monday, January 11, 2021 In Isaiah 1, it's written, "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." An amazing thing. How can sins become white as snow? When God forgives a sin, and when we receive it, our past sins become as white as snow. What w...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2021
  Jesus: The Bread of God For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33   Jesus is the Bread of God. Just as bread gives us strength for our daily activities, so Jesus gives us mental and spiritual strength to live for Him. Just as brea...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You give the Bread of God, Your precious son Jesus, to every person in the world. You are the hope for the hopeless and You are unwavering in Your love for me. Lord, I lift up all the anxiety that I am harboring...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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 Christ Jesus. ​Philippians ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2021
  The Trinity: His Voice The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice.  Psalm 18:13   God speaks in many ways. In the Bible, some audibly heard His voice, and others inwardly heard it. At other times He spoke through prophetic utterances. He also spoke thr...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for the ways that You have blessed and guided me in the past. At times it is hard for me to hear Your voice, but I look to my past to remember that You have been faithful in guiding and blessing me all the days of my l...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.  Psalm 27:14

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2021
  Jesus: The Truth Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6   Jesus is the Truth; He cannot lie. He will always tell you what is right; He will not deceive you. When you read His Word, it will always give you...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for being the truth in this world. Please open my eyes so that I may seek and know Your truth in my life, in the difficult moments, and that I would recognize Your truth in this world.. Please continue to be the...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand. Isaiah 41:10...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2021
  The Festival of the Brave & the Free Friday, January 8, 2021 Chanukah is one of the few holy days that would not have existed without courage. Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Greek-Syrian Empire decided to wipe out the Jewish faith. He defiled the Temple of Jerusalem, darkened its lamp, an...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2021
  Jesus: The Light Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."  John 8:12   Jesus is the Light; He can show you where to walk today. He was the Light that shined into your h...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You for loving me. I want to be more like You my Lord. Please open my eyes so that I may see You more clearly. Jesus said "I am the light of the world." John 8:12 Jesus told his followers, "You are the Lig...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "I am the light of the world." John 8:12 Jesus told his followers, "You are the Light of the World." Matthew 5:14

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2021
  The Winter is Over Thursday, January 7, 2021 In the Song of Solomon, the Groom says to his Bride: "Arise my beloved, my beautiful one, and come away. For behold the winter is gone." It's written that God is our Bridegroom, and we who have said "yes" are His Bride. These are also the words of...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2021
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Living God Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.  2 Corinthians 3:3   The third Person of the ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, You are worthy of all my praise. Thank You for Your provision in my life. Lord, there is power in Your name and through Your Holy Spirit. I ask for Your divine wisdom for my life. Thank You that Your Holy Spi...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2021
  Ephesians: The Unlikely Prison Letter Wednesday, January 6, 2021 When you read the Book of Ephesians, it's hard to imagine that it was all written in jail. That's what makes it so amazing. In the natural, Ephesians would go like this: "What a dump this place is! The food is terrible. I could...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2021
  Jesus: The Name of Jesus Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.  Colossians 3:17   There’s power in the Name of Jesus. Remember that signs and wonders are done through the Name of Jesus (Acts 4:30). The Name of Jesus cleansed the lepe...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new year and Your continued blessings of the loved ones You have placed in my life. I ask You for a new year of health and healing, both spiritually and physically, for my life and for those who surround ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:  The old has gone, the new is here!  2 Corinthians 5:17

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2021
  The Adequacy of Being Inadequate Tuesday, January 5, 2021 At the beginning of the Book of Acts, before the Holy Spirit descended, it says that the apostles were in prayer. Why? They had just been told to go out and spread the word to all nations. Why did they spend their time in prayer? No d...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2021
  Jesus: A Name Above Every Name Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name.  Philippians 2:9   The name of Jesus is a Name Above Every Name. It is more excellent than that of Adam, the first man, because Jesus is the Alpha and the...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You do not give me a spirit of fear... For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 May I possess only what You give to me. I need Your power, Your love and the so...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2021
  My own Firework Display Monday, January 4, 2021 Because I had a friend who had a dramatic experience coming to the Lord, I thought that this is how it was for everyone's salvation - that when you come to the Lord, you get some kind of sign indicating you made it in. So when I prayed to recei...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2021
  The Father: The God of my Fathers But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.  Acts 24:14   Paul worshiped the God of His Fathers, th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2021
  Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for carrying my burdens and for walking with me each day... I am the Lord your God,who brought you out of Egyptso that you would no longerbe slaves to the Egyptians;I broke the bars of your yokeand enabled you to walkwith heads held high.Leviticus 26:13 ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high. Leviticus 26:13

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2021
  Jesus: Worthy You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.  Revelation 4:11   Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory an...