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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want most 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... ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  We Didn't Design the Hour by Max Lucado   Hollywood would recast the Christmas story! Joseph’s collar is way too blue. Mary is green from inexperience. The couple’s star power doesn’t match the bill. Too obscure. Too simple. The story warrants some headliners....

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. Psalm 95:6 NIV   A Time to Think All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ. —David Jeremiah, author   ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  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 ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 ESV   A Time to Think To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.—C...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2019
  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 h...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2019
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  Resentment by Max Lucado Resentment is a prison. When you’ve put someone in your jail cell of hatred, you are stuck guarding the door. If you’re out to settle a score, you are never going to rest. How can you? For one thing, your enemy may never pay up.   As mu...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 NIV   A Time to Think...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  The Wells Of The Bride Friday, December 20, 2019 The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca is, among other things, a beautiful picture of salvation, of the marriage of God, Messiah, and us, the Bride. The most crucial events of the story take place by a well. What is it about the well? The well ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  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 Y...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  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 ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  The Arrival by Max Lucado   God had entered the world as a baby.   Yet, were someone to chance upon the sheep stable on the outskirts of Bethlehem that morning, what a peculiar scene they would behold.   The stable stinks like all stables do. The ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 NIV   A Time to Think The light in a child's eyes is all it takes to make Christmas the mag...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  The Secret Of William Booth Thursday, December 19, 2019 In the early days of the Salvation Army, the biologist and skeptic, Thomas Huxley, launched an all-out attack on the Salvation Army and its founder, William Booth. Booth’s son Bramwell, was greatly upset over it. But William B...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  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 ov...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  He Lives Within You by Max Lucado   The virgin birth is more, much more, than a Christmas story; it is a picture of how close Christ will come to you. The first stop on his itinerary was a womb. Where will God go to touch the world? Look deep within Mary for an answer. &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34 NIV   A Time to Think The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel but also in our quiet hopes and la...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  The Hand Through The Fire Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Once when I was planning a mission trip to China, I went home after a service and laid down to nap. I dreamed I saw a Bible burning in someone’s hand. When I woke up, I saw a fax that had just come in. The fax was about believe...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  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 ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  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 15, 2019
  The Time Of The Fig And Olive Tree Monday, December 16, 2019 The sacred Hebrew year is a prophetic picture of the age. It ends in autumn with the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and The Feast of Tabernacles – all linked to the end of the age. The autumn is the time when th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for coming to give to me with Your love and Your grace.   Thank You for making a way for me to be restored to You.   Please help me to love You and to love all others...   Jesus sa...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Following the Star by Max Lucado   Suppose you could give a gift to Christ, what would it be? How could you possibly select a gift for the One who not only has everything but who made everything?   The Wise Men did. They can be an example for us. In addition to t...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. Luke 2:14 KJV   A Time to Think Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.—Peg Bracken.   A Time to Act Whe...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   I thank You for coming to us as Immanuel, God with us, as Isaiah prophesied and as Matthew wrote in his Gospel...   Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14   “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2019
  The Meek Were Kneeling by Max Lucado   “Blessed are the meek,” Jesus explained. Blessed are the available.   That’s why the announcement went first to the shepherds. They didn’t ask God if he was sure he knew what he was doing. Had the ang...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. Matthew 1:24 NIV   A Time to Think At Christmas, all roads lead home.—Marjorie Holmes   A Time to Act As you refl...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   Your perfect love is greater than I can ever imagine.   I present myself to You as a living sacrifice, as the Apostle Paul urged...   I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercie...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2019
  He Makes a Difference by Max Lucado   We get what sin is. But, what we struggle with is how to make up for it?   To put it simply—we’re not good enough! If I lose my temper in traffic, can I make up for it by waving at the next four cars? If I’m greedy...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity. Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV   A Time to Think Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. —Charles Schulz   ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2019
  Hell & The Neverending Banquet Friday, December 13, 2019 There’s an old Twilight Zone episode where a criminal dies and wakes up in a mansion, the paradise of a lifetime. A man in a white suit appears to grant him his every wish. Whatever the criminal wishes, he gets. Money, women,...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord,   Thank You for all Your blessings and provisions in my life, especially the wisdom I receive from Your Holy Spirit.   And thank You that I don't need to worry about anything.   Just as You care...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why d...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2019
  The House Of Broken Branches Thursday, December 12, 2019 From ancient times, God promised He would raise up the fallen tabernacle of David. The word in Hebrew for David’s “tabernacle” is “sukkah.” What is a sukkah? It’s a dwelling specifically made of ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2019
    It's Christmas Night. The house is quiet. Even the crackle is gone from the fireplace. The last of the carolers appeared on the ten o’clock news. The last of the apple pie was eaten by my brother-in-law. And the last of the Christmas albums have been stored away having dutifully ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me. Hosea 14:8 NLT   A Time to Think The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.—Burton Hillis   ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Today, let me meditate on the words the angel spoke to the shepherds...   For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. Luke 2:11-12

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2019
  Prosphatos The Freshly Slain Way Wednesday, December 11, 2019 In Hebrews 10:19-20, it’s written – Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Yeshua, Jesus, by a new and living Way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is &n...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2019
  Gabriel by Max Lucado   “Gabriel.”   Just the sound of my King’s voice stirred my heart. I left my post at the entryway and stepped into the throne room. To my left was the desk on which sat the Book of Life. Ahead of me was the throne of Almigh...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son. Galatians 4:4   A Time to Think The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. –C.S. Lewis, author   A Time to Act Extend your love, share a ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I want more of You in my life.   Please help me to hear Your voice in my day to day routines...   Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2019
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2019
  The Greatest Gift by Max Lucado   My dad repaired oil-field engines for a living and rebuilt car engines for fun. Dad loved machines. But God gave him a mechanical moron…a son who couldn’t differentiate between a differential and a brake disc. My dad tried to teach...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NIV   A Time to Think Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. —Winston Churchill   A Time to Act If...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2019
  His Doulos Tuesday, December 10, 2019   One of the Greek words used in the New Testament to speak of a minister of God is the word “doulos.” “doulos” means “a servant,” “one who is bound,” “one in submission,” “o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I praise You in this Christmas season as I celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, my Messiah.   Please open my eyes to Your presence in my life today.   Let me use this Christmas season to f...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Acts 4:31 English Standard Version (ESV) 31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.   Eng...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2019
  The Book Of Radical Light Monday, December 9, 2019 I came to the Lord while in college. My college, as most secular colleges tended to be, was hostile to the faith and was very spiritually dark. Many professors and students despised the Gospel. I would never go there without taking along...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2019
  Take a Look at Baby Jesus by Max Lucado   If you want to see people on the edge of insanity, just watch the way families treat their babies at Christmastime! The poor child has no warning! Red furry stocking cap, goofy elfish shoes that curl at the toes. And the pictures we ta...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank you for Your generous Holy Spirit.   Because of Your great love for me, You have given me everything I need.   Because of Your loving Generous Holy Spirit within me, I will in turn lo...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2019
  One Step is Enough by Max Lucado   Arthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of the New York Times during the Second World War. Because of all the world conflict, he found it almost impossible to sleep. He was never able to set aside worries from his mind—until he adopted ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Please help me to be careful about what I say and to follow Your instructions...   Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 7, 2019
  Key to Spiritual Growthby Max Lucado  The key to spiritual growth isn’t increased church attendance or involvement in spiritual activities. People don’t grow in Christ because they’re busy at church. They grow in Christ when they read and trust their Bibles. Desire...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 7, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice; and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigns! 1 Chronicles 16: 31   A Time to Think I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. –Ha...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 7, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Holy Father,   Thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit to be my helper.   You know how much I need Your strength in my times of weakness.   I am so encouraged by what Paul wrote of his encounter with Jesus... ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 7, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for, My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinth...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2019
  Neos & Kaheenos Friday, December 6, 2019   There are two words for “New” in the New Testament Greek. The first is “Neos,” which means new in the sense of order, as in an event that comes after another. But “Neos’ is not the word used for the ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2019
  Changing Our Nature by Max Lucado   My dog Molly and I aren’t getting along. The problem is not her personality. A sweeter mutt you will not find. She sees every person as a friend and every day as a holiday. I have no problem with Molly’s attitude. I have a proble...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 42:11 NIV   A Time to Think Faith is believing that God is going to take you places before you even get the...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Today's prayer is based upon Psalm 147...   Dear Heavenly Father,   Oh, how I praise You, my Lord!   You heal the brokenhearted and You bind up their wounds.   You know the number of the stars and ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 147 New King James Version (NKJV) Praise to God for His Word and Providence 1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2019
  God is in the Crisis by Max Lucado   Do you recite your woes more naturally than you do heaven’s strength? No wonder life’s tough. You’re assuming God isn’t in this crisis.   Isabel spent her first three and a half years in a Nicaraguan or...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2019
  The New Israeli Identity Thursday, December 5, 2019 When God brought the first Jewish settlers back to Israel, they were largely from Russia and Eastern Europe. Many were raised in a world of books and rabbinic Judaism. Now they had to roll up their sleeves, get shovels, plows, hammers, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise. Psalm 51:15 AMP   A Time to Think Every day can be like Christmas in its love and its peace if our hearts open up and make room for love. The holy child is waiting to be born in e...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Father God.   As I look forward to this day, I want to start by thanking You for all of the many blessings that You have given to me.   The little things that I so often take for granted, like having food, clothing,...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’... For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom o...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 4, 2019
  God Came Nearby Max Lucado It all happened in a moment, a most remarkable moment. God became a man! Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious one in a human womb. Jesus came, not as a flash of light or as an unapproachable conqueror, but as one whose first cries were heard by a p...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 4, 2019
  The Enemy’s Soil DepletionWednesday, December 4, 2019Matthew 13 calls the Word of God “good seed.” God sows good words – good seed. But the enemy sows bad words – bad seed. As God sows seeds of life, the enemy will seek to sow seeds of death and darkness: doubt, despair...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 4, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise. Psalm 51:15 AMP   A Time to Think Every day can be like Christmas in its love and its peace if our hearts open up and make room for love. The holy child is waiting to be born in e...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I ask You to give Your angels charge to watch over me and the people around me...   For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands, they shall bear yo...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands, they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. Psalm 91:11-12

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2019
  Let God Define Good by Max Lucado   Nothing in the Bible would cause us to call a famine good or a heart attack good or a terrorist attack good. These are terrible calamities, born out of a fallen earth. Yet every message in the Bible compels us to believe that God will mix the...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 ESV   A Time to Think Peace is not a season... it is a way of life. When the spirit of ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2019
  Ten Days And Judgment Monday, December 2, 2019 There are ten days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement. These were the days, given to Israel and heralded by the sounding of Trumpets, to prepare to meet the Lord. They are known as the Yomim Noraim, the Days of Awe, or Th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   I love this song which tells of Your love for all children...   Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world…   I pray that all of the people whom You have created ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 19:14 New King James Version But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things. Jeremiah 33:3 NASB   A Time to Think Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for. —Norman Vincen...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Creator of Life,   So much is happening in this world today.   Not a day goes by that we don't hear of lives taken away out of anger, desperation and pure evil.   Life is a precious gift that You...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2019
  Rejoice in the Lord's Sovereignty by Max Lucado   The next time you fear the future, rejoice in the Lord’s sovereignty. Rejoice in what he has accomplished. Rejoice that he is able to do what you cannot do. Fill your mind with thoughts of God.   “He i...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you. Philippians 2:13 MSG   A Time to Think Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller   A Time to Act Keep a Bible nea...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your promises to me.   Thank You for opening Your arms and welcoming me to come to You for forgiveness, to find rest in You, to find freedom in You, to have abundant life in You.   I...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2019
  The Wrong Card Friday, November 29, 2019 Once, before my wife and I were married, we went to a fairly nice restaurant. When the meal was over, the waitress brought over the check. I looked at it and pulled out my credit card to pay. I then discovered that instead of bringing my credit ca...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2019
  I Love Christmas by Max Lucado Let the sleigh bells ring! I love Christmas. Let the carolers sing. The more Santas the merrier. I don’t complain about the crowded shops. I don’t grumble at the jam-packed grocery store. Well—it’s Christmas.   I love ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. Isaiah 33:17   A Time to Think Don't let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of God. –Author Unknown   A Time to Act Concentrate on serving God in whatever ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are my Shepherd.   You watch over me.   You tend to the needs of my heart and my life.   Help me to trust Your guidance in times of uncertainty.   It is so hard ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day …my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Psalm 91:2

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2019
  Thanklessness & Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28, 2019 In eastern thinking there’s no real distinction between God and creation—the creation is God and God is the creation. So there can be no real relationship; no giving, no receiving, no giving of thanks for having receive...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2019
  You Cannot Save Yourself by Max Lucado   You work hard, pay your dues, and “zap”—your account with God is paid in full. Jesus says, “No way.”   What you want costs far more than you can pay. You don’t need a system of payment, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11   A Time to Think In daily life, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. –Brother David Steindl-Rast ...