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Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

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  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for all the children of the world.   Each child is a precious gift from You, and each child is highly valued by You...   But Jesus called (the children) to Him and said, “Le...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But Jesus called (the children) to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God." Luke 18:16
  • Sapphries

    You Have To Be Better Than Demons Friday, February 21, 2020 In the Scriptures, Messiah commanded unclean spirits. They heard His command once and immediately obeyed. The demons were more responsive to the Lord than a lot of believers are today. Many believers struggle with obeying the Lo...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Lord God 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 t...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I worship You today and I lift up my praise to You.   Thank You for covering me with Your love and grace.   Please open my eyes that I may see and always be mindful of what I may be holding back...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
  • Sapphries

    Dropping Your Nets Again Thursday, February 20, 2020 In Matthew 4, Messiah was walking along the Sea of Galilee and saw Simon and Andrew fishing. He said, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. Why did they immediat...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: King of Kings and Lord of Lords And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:16   Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the absolute, sovereign Ruler of the universe. Today He has given peo...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Let me experience Your love and share Your love with others...   Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 &...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7
  • Sapphries

    Zechariah And Elisabeth Wednesday, February 19, 2020 In Luke 1:55 and 1:73, Mary and Zechariah make references to an oath that God made. Zechariah means God has remembered. His wife’s name, Elisheva means His oath. Put together, it says, God has remembered His oath. What oath did G...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The Shadow of a Great Rock A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, and a cover from the tempest, as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. Isaiah 32:2   Just as a person struggling through the desert need...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1   Dear Lord God,   I thank you for Your beautiful creation of everything in the world around me.   I pray that you will send resto...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:13
  • Sapphries

    The Devil’s Fear Tuesday, February 18, 2020 In Mark 1:24, the demons say to Messiah, “Have you come to destroy us?” Sometimes we think that demons are scary things, but they don’t scare Messiah. Rather, He scares them! It’s a legion, and yet they’re to...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    The Father: Creator Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28   The Lord is the Creator; without Him, nothin...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for all of the special people You have placed in my life to surround me with support and encouragement.   Thank You for creating me to live out my life in community with You and with others. &nb...
  • Verse of the Day

    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

    The Unlimited Messiah Monday, February 17, 2020 Paul says an amazing thing in Philippians 3. He says, “That I might gain Messiah.” It’s amazing because if anybody had Messiah, it was Paul. He had Him for years. He’s one of the chief teachers in the New Testament. ...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: Redeemer For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth. Job 19:25   Jesus is the Redeemer. Before you were saved, you were owned by sin and the Devil, but Jesus bought you with a special redemptive price. “You were not redeem...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You have promised that Your grace is sufficient for me...   And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8
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    Jesus: The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8   Just as Jesus was present in New Testament times to lead His disciples, so He is ready to guide you today. Jesus is the Beginning and the End, so He&rs...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I know that You sent Jesus into the world so that I could have eternal life with You.   As Jesus said...   For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that wh...
  • Verse of the Day

    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. John 3:16
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    The Trinity: The King (Jehovah Melek) Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the king, the lord of hosts. Isaiah 6:5   The Lord is Jehovah Melek, the K...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for this new day.   Thank You for the little things that I often take for granted.   I’m blessed because You are a loving, forgiving and understanding God.   You hav...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
  • Sapphries

    Separating The Leprosy Friday, February 14, 2020 In Mark 1:42, a leper was healed by Messiah, but it doesn’t say the man was healed of leprosy. It says, “the leprosy left” him as if the leprosy was something separate and other than the man. It’s natural to associa...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The Rock And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18   Jesus is the Rock on which the Church is built. Some have mistakenly thought that in Matthew ...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Your great love is everlasting and far-reaching...   Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your fa...
  • Verse of the Day

    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. I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait f...
  • Sapphries

    The Kadosh L’Adonai Thought Life Thursday, February 13, 2020 The high priest of Israel wore holy garments. What he wore on his head had to match the holiness of his garments. Thus, he was commanded to wear a gold crown that said: “Kadosh L’ Adonai - Holy unto the Lord.&...
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    Jesus: The Son of Joseph Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets wrote— Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." John 1:45   Jesus is called the Son of Joseph because Joseph was His earth...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I praise You on this new day.   You are the Creator of the universe and you know all things...   Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of t...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28
  • Sapphries

    The Man Who Crashed Into The Table Wednesday, February 12, 2020 At the end of our first mission trip to India, we saw around 70,000 people pray to dedicate their lives to the Lord. It was a tremendous spiritual victory. We decided to celebrate with a thanksgiving victory dinner. Just as ...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    The Holy Spirit: A Sound from Heaven And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts 2:2   The Holy Spirit was like a Sound from Heaven when He came upon the disciples at ...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I often ask You for help with my plans.   Please teach me to wait upon You my Lord and to seek Your plans for my life...   But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
  • Sapphries

    The Position Of Victory Tuesday, February 11, 2020 In a critical moment in Jehoshaphat’s reign, God gives His people a prophetic Word. He says this: “You need not fight in this battle, station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf…” I...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The Son of the HighestHe will be great,and will be called the Son of the Highest;and the Lord God will give Himthe throne of His father David.Luke 1:32 Jesus is the Son of the Highest, as no human can be. The name “Most High” in the original Hebrew language is El Elyon, which m...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Each day I make countless decisions.   Some are big decisions, most are small.   Please help me to approach these choices with wisdom and to come to You for guidance.   Please rem...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; Proverbs 2:6
  • Sapphries

    The Eyes Of Jehoshaphat Monday, February 10, 2020 In the battle of Jehoshaphat, the people of God are in what appears to be a hopeless situation – outmanned and out-armed. They pray: “We are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us. And we don’t k...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: That Spiritual Rock For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4   Jesus was that Spiritual Rock from which the Israelites drank when they thirsted in the wilderness as they traveled from Egypt. T...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Revelation 5:12   Worthy is my Lord Jesus, the Lamb whose loving and obedient sacrifice redeemed me and gives me hope for today and every day.   My heart r...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Revelation 5:12
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    The Trinity: The Shadow of the Almighty He who dwells in the secret place of the Most-High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1   A shadow can be both good and bad. A threatening shadow may warn of an approaching storm. When we see a shadow in the...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Today I desire to live fully aware of Your presence.   I welcome Your Holy Spirit to fall afresh on me.   As I work through my to-do lists and projects, I will seek You above all else, recognizing...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." Mark 14:36
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    Jesus: A Nazarene And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene." Matthew 2:23   Two cities are especially important to the baby Jesus. He was born in Bethlehem, ...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   You are my refuge and my strength...   In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge is in God. Psalm 62:7   I run to You for shelter and You fill me...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge is in God. Psalm 62:7
  • Sapphries

    Priestly Ears Friday, February 7, 2020 The priests of Israel were called to minister for God. In order to minister, something unique had to happen - to their ears. Their ears had to be anointed with blood. The blood of the sacrifice sanctified their ears. The minister of God could only m...
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    Jesus: The Author of Our Faith Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2   Jesus ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for this beautiful new day.   Your voice is so important to me, I listen now, expectantly...   My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27 ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
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    The Return Of The End Thursday, February 6, 2020 In 1999, they made an apocalyptic action/horror movie called “End of Days.” This expression comes directly from the Hebrew Scriptures – from the Hebrew words, “Akhareet Ha Yameem.” We tend to think of the end ...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The Light of the City The city had no need of the sunor of the moon to shine in it,for the glory of God illuminated it.The Lamb is its light. Revelation 21:23 When we get to Heaven, we won’t need the sun that shines in our solar system. Jesus will be the&nbs...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You are my light in the darkness.   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.” ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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
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    By Sending The Messiah Wednesday, February 5, 2020 In Romans 8, Paul writes this: “For what the law could not do…God did by sending His own Son… in order that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us...” In this is a secret. The law testified of a rig...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The All and in All Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. Colossians 3:11   Jesus is the All and in All. When you become a member of His Church—the...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I reach out to You with my hands lifted high.   I am in pain and every day feels like a battle to get through.   I am weary from heartache and I need Your presence to get through the murky...
  • Verse of the Day

    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 ...
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    Throw The Wrench Into The Works Tuesday, February 4, 2020 During WWII, the Japanese would broadcast the words of “Tokyo Rose” to throw a wrench in the morale of the Allied Forces. During the Cold War, the “Voice of America” broadcasted ideas of freedom and samples...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The Young Child And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I want You to form me and to shape my life.   I am Humbled as I approach You, knowing that I need You to be the center of my life.   Sometimes I find myself living like my old self, living from ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day put off (my) old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires... and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24
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    Pesikta Rab 54A Monday, February 3, 2020 Genesis 22 gives the account of Abraham offering up his son Isaac: The father takes the son on a donkey into the land of Moriah. He places the sacrificial wood on his son’s shoulders and leads him up the mountain. There on the mountaintop, h...
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    The Holy Spirit: A Dove And immediately, coming up from the water, He (Jesus) saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Mark 1:10   The Holy Spirit is like a dove, coming to rest gently on you this day, just as He rested on Jesus at...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for Your unending grace, love, and freedom.   Let me abide in the words of Jesus...   If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31-32
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    Jesus: The Triumphant Lamb And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne . . . stood a Lamb as though it had been slain. Revelation 5:6   Jesus is the Triumphant Lamb who was slain to give you victory. When no one else could open the Book of Life, His dea...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your mercies which are new every morning. Lamentations 3:22-23   Thank You for removing my transgressions from me as far as the east is from the west. Psalm 103:12   Help me to live ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Lamentations 3:22-23 New King James Version (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies, we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Jesus: The Unspeakable Gift Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15   Jesus is the Unspeakable Gift; receive Him as you would receive any gift. Remember, a gift is free; if you have to work for it, it’s not a gift. You can’t pay for a g...
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  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that I will remember that You are the God who brings life from tiny seeds buried in the soil.   You designed the butterfly who waits in a chrysalis while a transformation takes place.   Hel...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He who has begun a good work in you will complete it... Philippians 1:6
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    The Mirror To The Sun Friday, January 31, 2020 Messiah called us to be the light of the world. But God is, by nature, the light of the world – not us. So how do you become a light? By reflecting His light. How? How does a mirror reflect the sun? By turning its face away from everyt...
  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    The Father: The Father of Mercies Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3   When you call God Father, it’s not just His name that you’re calling upon. “Father” indicate...
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  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for loving me.   Thank You for filling the earth with Your glory.   I surrender all to You today.   May Your Holy Spirit repair, refine, and refresh me so that I may serve...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 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.
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  • Sapphries

    The Dark Elohims Thursday, January 30, 2020 The word for God in Hebrew is ‘Elohim.’ But it is not a singular noun – it’s plural. This undoubtedly is linked to the mystery of God’s triune nature. But there’s more – the word is also translated to m...
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    Jesus: Shiloh The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. Genesis 49:10   Jesus is Shiloh, which means “peacemaker.” He can give you peace ab...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that You will anoint me so that I can join with Jesus...   ...to proclaim good news to the poor. ...to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. Luke 4:18-19   Please inspire and sen...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day .to proclaim good news to the poor. ...to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. Luke 4:18-19
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    Bringing The Answer To The Problem Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Song of Solomon 2:10 says, “My beloved answered and said to me, ‘Arise, my love, my beautiful one….’” Why is that strange? Because the beloved answered – with no question asked. This revea...
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    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 ...
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    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

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4
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    The Secret Of The Victorious Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Which is harder? To stop a car when it just starts rolling on the top of a hill – or to stop it when it’s gained full speed heading down the hill? The answer is obvious – it’s easiest to stop it when it’...
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    The Trinity: The God Who is Near (Elohim 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...
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    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. ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
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    Your Tent Of The Appointed TimeMonday, January 27, 2020God gave Israel a way to receive His presence in their midst. It was called ‘The Tabernacle.’ But the Tabernacle had another name. It was called in Hebrew, the Ohel Moed. The phrase means “the Tent of Meeting.” But the wo...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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