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• 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...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Please help me to choose You today, above all else. Help me to know how to follow You. Please help me to be wise with how I spend my time and where I place my affections. Remove any selfish ways that You see in me. I p...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing! Revelation 5:12

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2021
  Jesus: A More Excellent Name Having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.  Hebrews 1:4   Jesus has a More Excellent Name than the angels. The angels were ministering spirits sent to help the heirs of salvation...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I pray for Your peace to surround me in this new year. I ask that Your Holy Spirit will help me to see Your kindness in each new day. Please help me to be patient and kind, even when I am afraid. I pray that You will go bef...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91:1 NKJV

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2021
  The Trinity: The Lord, My Shepherd (Jehovah Roi) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  Psalm 23:1   The Lord is your Shepherd; He can lead you to green pastures where you can lie down for rest. There you can feed on green grass to regain your strength. He will l...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2021
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, As I begin this new year, I ask that You will create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 I pray that Your Holy Spirit will sow into me the seeds of Your love and presence. Lord, may You be ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 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. Galatians 5:22-23

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2020
  The Two Mysteries of the Adelphos Thursday, December 31, 2020 In the New Covenant writings, Messiah is called "our brother." But the actual word used in the Greek for brother is "Adelphos." Adelphos comes from the Greek root word "Delphos" which means "womb." Why? A brother is someone who is...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2020
  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 t...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2020
  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 understanding is infinite. You lift up the hu...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2020
  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 December 30, 2020
  The Season of the Bikureem Wednesday, December 30, 2020 2000 years ago, on the Day of Pentecost, the Spirit fell on a gathering of Jewish believers. In the Bible, Israel is spoken of as a fig tree. The fig tree puts forth early figs and late figs. The early figs are called the bikureem - or ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 30, 2020
  Jesus: He Who Comes Down from Heaven For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33   Jesus is He Who Comes Down from Heaven; He is the only Person to ever have preexistence. He lived in Heaven before He was born. Jesus said “...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 30, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You that Your mercies are new every morning... Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 Th...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 30, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2020
  The Flag of Messiah's Tallit Tuesday, December 29, 2020 The flag of Israel consists of the Star of David and two stripes, all in blue on a white cloth. Why is that? It's because the flag of Israel is modeled after the Jewish prayer cloth - the tallit. The tallit is white with stripes on each...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Him Who Raised Up Jesus 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   Did you see the T...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I thank You for Your Holy Spirit who raised up Jesus. Thank You for dwelling within my heart and giving me the gift of Your presence. I look to You as this year comes to a close. I pray for a renewal of my he...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2020
  Before Leaving The Mayflower Monday, December 28, 2020 They had come across the Atlantic Ocean through rough seas and storms, 66 days, locked up in small quarters and the storm tossed. Finally they came to solid ground. It was Saturday afternoon. Despite their eagerness, hunger, sea-sickness...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2020
  Jesus: The Fruit of Mary's Womb Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!’ Luke 1:42   Jesus is the Fruit of Mary’s Womb. The Holy Spirit supernaturally conceived Jesus in the virgin Mar...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your Word, The Bible, and the truth it provides. Please help me to spend time with You each day in Your Word, in prayer, in worship, in Your presence and with Your Holy Spirit. Let me focus on You an...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day ...whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things... practice these things, and the God...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit Who Is from God Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:12       On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was s...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Your love and power goes beyond my understanding. In a time when hope can seem dim, I know that Your light is brighter than any darkness in my life. I look to You for my hope for today and for my future with You... So we ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.  For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,  as we look not to the things...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: He Who Sanctifies For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren.  Hebrews 2:11   Jesus is He Who Sanctifies you. The word “sanctify” means &l...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I desire to be more like You. Thank You for The Bible and for Your Holy Spirit and how they help me to know You and to draw near to You each day... Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8 Please us...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  The Withdrawing of the Cloud Friday, December 25, 2020 Have there been times in your life and walk when you just didn't feel the presence of God... or His love... or His favor... or His blessings? Maybe you felt He was distant... or withdrawing from you. But there's a blessing you may be mis...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  Jesus: The Babe And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.  Luke 2:12   Jesus is The Babe; born in Bethlehem, the One born to a virgin. He did not come in a spaceship, nor by some aberrant or bizarre entrance into...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I call upon Your name today in humble admiration. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit that I may worship You in my words and actions. Today, I celebrate Jesus's birth and the fact that He came down to Earth as a babe. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.  Matthew 2:11

• A Christmas Eve Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  A Prayer of Thanks on Christmas Eve for Christ Our Savior Wonderful Savior, thank you for incarnating on earth to save the world. Through your redemptive earthly life that began on Christmas Eve and finished on the cross, you have made it possible for me – and all of humanity – to con...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Seeking What you Have Thursday, December 24, 2020 Did you ever buy something and afterwards you realize you already had it? I've done that a few times. I've actually ordered something out of a magazine, only to discover later that I already had it. I must have forgotten. Or it must have look...
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• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Jesus: Horn of Salvation And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David.  Luke 1:69   The title for Jesus “Horn of Salvation” was a Hebraism that meant “a son” or “heir.” When King Hezekiah had no male hei...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You on bended knee in awe of the sacrifice that my Lord Jesus made for me. Sending Your beloved Son to Earth so that He may live a sinless life, only to take my sins upon the cross, is such a beautiful act of love......

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  The President's Dream Wednesday, December 23, 2020 We were in a Red Sea situation. Our landlord had set to demolish our house of worship. We had to search for a new building and fast. My wife and I walked into a large furniture warehouse that was above any expectations we had. The president ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Voice of Thunder The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightning’s lit up the world;  The earth trembled and shook.  Psalm 77:18   The Holy Spirit speaks in the voice of thunder to warn of approaching storms. When lightning fla...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I lift my hands in prayer to You on this new day... Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God... 1 Timothy 2:8-9 MSG

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  The Tabernacle of His Peace Tuesday, December 22, 2020 In the ancient Hebrew prayer and chant called the "Hashkiveinu." These words are spoken: "Spread over us the Tabernacle of your peace" - or, in Hebrew, the "Sukkah" of your shalom. It's a strange prayer and a strange picture. Those prayi...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  Jesus: The Anointed of God Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever.  1 Samuel 2:35   The kings of the earth set themselves, a...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I thank You for Your presence. Thank You that Jesus came for me so that I could be with You for eternity.   Thank You for the sacrifice of Your Holy Son so that I can enter Your presence and spend time with You ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He has shown you, O man, what is good; 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 December 21, 2020
  Messiah Garden of Death Monday, December 21, 2020 When sin entered the world on the day of man's fall, God took man out of the garden, a garden of life. On the day when sin was put to death, the opposite happened - man brought God down from the cross and into a garden, a garden of death - th...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus The Holy Spirit: Water For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.  Isaiah 44:3   The Holy Spirit is Water for thirsty people. Some people t...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I pray that You will put people in my path today that I can encourage and care for.   Let me be one who offers the Water of Your Holy Spirit to those who are thirsty.   For I will pour water on him who is thi...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.  Isaiah 44:3

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2020
  Jesus: The Chief Cornerstone Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 1 Peter 2:6   Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. Ephesians 2:20 ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I ask that You will be near to those who feel far from You, that You would draw them to Yourself this Christmas... Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8 I ask that You will show me ways to reach out to ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “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 not fall, for it was found...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Wind The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8   Just as the Holy Spirit originally blew breath into the lifeless clay body o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, How holy is Your name. This song is my first request to You this new day... Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. May I go about my day aware of Your presence over me. I thank you that Your mercies are new eve...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  The Ant Hero & The Dumb Ant Friday, December 18, 2020 I was once attempting to show mercy... to an ant. I was trying to lead it around its obstacles to freedom outside. I was trying to be an ant hero. But the problem was I was dealing with an especially dumb ant. It kept going the wrong way,...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  Jesus: Lord (Despotes) But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.  2 Peter 2:1   Jesus i...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You said that You are "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6). Your Word tells me that Your ways are higher than my ways... As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  The God Coin Thursday, December 17, 2020 Messiah asked those who were testing him about taxes, "Whose image is on this coin?" They answered, "Caesar's." To which He responded, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and render to God the things that are God's." In other words, i...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Voice of the Lord The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, You spoke to the Prophet Elijah in a 'still small voice'... And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kings 19:12 In my hectic life, may Your...