Recent Entries

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  2020 – WHAT WILL IT BRING? Wednesday, January 1, 2020   I closed 2019 with a word concerning what had been and what lay ahead. As we begin 2020, I’m led to continue that word. What will the year 2020 bring? What are the signs? First, we are in a critical period...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  Laws of the Lighthouse by Max Lucado   The first of the year is known for three things: black-eyed peas, bowl games, and lists. Some don’t eat black-eyed peas. Others hate football. But everybody likes lists.   The Bible certainly has its share of lists. M...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV   A Time to Think We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is calle...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   As I begin this new year 2020, 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 pre...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  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, 2019
  Removing Your Funeral Wrappings Tuesday, December 31, 2019 The Bible tells us that we are to live in the power of the resurrection. What is the power of the resurrection? When Messiah was placed in the tomb, he was buried with funeral wrappings and pounds of spices. On the day of the res...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Today, on this last day of 2019, I reflect on the passage of time and I remember that You are outside the limits of both time and space.   You move in mysterious and transcendent ways.   Lo...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jeremiah 29:11 New King James Version (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.   New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture is take...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Mirrors & Flashlights Monday, December 30, 2019 If you take out a mirror and hold it up, it will reflect everyone and everything around it. In the darkness, it will reflect darkness. If it’s cloudy, the mirror will reflect the clouds. If it’s sunny, the mirror will reflect th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  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 You...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 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 29, 2019
  A Friend in High Places by Max Lucado   God has put all things under the authority of Christ. (Eph. 1:22)   Christ is running the show. Right now. A leaf just fell from a tree in the Alps. Christ caused it to do so. A newborn baby in India inhaled for the ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalm 39:7 NLT   A Time to Think Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu   A Time to Act Spend time with Go...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  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.   ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Acts 2 Tree of Life Version (TLV) The Ruach Fills the Disciples 2 When the day of Shavuot[a] had come, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the whole house wher...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  God's Higher Purpose   No moment, event or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV). He isn’t making up this plan as ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you. Philippians 2:13 MSG   A Time to Think Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.—Smiley Blanton   A Time to ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  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 and in Your presence and with Your Holy Spirit.   ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  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 thin...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  God's Higher Purpose   No moment, event or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV). He isn’t making up this plan as ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 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...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  The Altar Of Infinity Friday, December 27, 2019   The Tabernacle, the Temple of Jerusalem, and the path into the Holy Place all existed on an east-west plane. This is something very profound. For unlike north and south, east and west have no beginning or end. The east-west plan...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Your 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 fut...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  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 lo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Builders And Wreckers Thursday, December 26, 2019 Have you ever watched the demolition of a building or house? It doesn’t take a lot – maybe just a wrecking ball or some explosives – and it’s all done. It doesn’t take much skill. It doesn’t take much c...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Unceasing Prayer by Max Lucado   Unceasing prayer may sound complicated, but it needn’t be that way. Do this. Think of prayerless as an activity for God and more as an awareness of God. Seek to live in uninterrupted awareness. As you stand in line to register your car, th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NIV   A Time to Think Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, the joy you give to others is the joy that comes back to you. –John Greenleaf Whit...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  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 nea...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 KJV   A Time to Think I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, w...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  The Magi’s Secret Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Matthew 2 speaks of “wise men” from the east. But how could they know that the King of Israel would come at the time he did just by seeing “His star”? The answer is in the Book of Daniel. Daniel was made Chief o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  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 dow...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Matthew 2:11

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  25 Questions for Mary by Max Lucado   A teacher friend of mine asked her students to make a list of questions they would like to ask Mary. Their responses included: What was Jesus’ first word? Did he ever get sick? Did Jesus ever misbehave? All legitimate questions. The f...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  Or Is That Cheating? Tuesday, December 24, 2019 This is an actual prayer written by a little child to God in the form of a letter, “Dear God, I have a spelling test on Tuesday. I never get all the words right. Maybe you could help me this time...or is that cheating?” Of cours...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV   A Time to Think The most obvious lesson in Christ's teaching is that there is no happiness in having or getting anything, but on...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  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 ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  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 th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2019
  The Epiphanes Syndrome Monday, December 23, 2019   In the story of Chanukah, Antiochus Epiphanes was a shadow of the anti-Christ. He went into the Temple and defiled the Holy of Holies. As the anti-Christ will do, Antiochus opposed and exalted himself over everything that was o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2019
  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 most is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hand...

• 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...
  comments

• 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 ...
  comments

• 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...
  comments

• 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 ...