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• 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 ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, This passage from Psalm 51 is my prayer to You today...   Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 27, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13   A Time to Think A relationship with God is the most important relationship you can have. –Author Unknown   A Time to Act ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 27, 2019
  The German Dichotomy Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Before WWII, much of German culture, politics, and religious life held an underlying belief that there were two spheres of life – the religious and the secular. And that each sphere did not affect the other one. Holiness was somethi...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Please give me a desire to be generous today and in the days to come as I follow Your example   You freely gave to me the very special gift of Jesus because of Your love for me.   Please help me...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 27, 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. John 3:16

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 26, 2019
  The Prisoner’s Love Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Annmarie was a young Slovak Christian imprisoned for her faith in Communist Eastern Europe. While imprisoned, her main desire was to see her torturer saved. So she spoke of the beauty and love of the Lord. Her torturer responded with m...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 26, 2019
  A Done Deal and a Daily Development by Max Lucado   Are a bride and groom ever more married than they are the first day? The vows are made and the certificate signed—could they be any more married than that? Imagine fifty years later. They finish each other’s senten...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 26, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. 2 Corinthians 1:20 ESV   A Time to Think Sometimes the only means of transportation is a leap of faith. —S...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 26, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You are the Wisdom of God, the One who knows everything.   I don't want to strive against You by my own self-efforts.   I want to totally depend on You.   Please increase my ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 26, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 25, 2019
  God's No-Tolerance Policy by Max Lucado   Hypocrisy turns people against God, so he has a no-tolerance policy. Let’s take hypocrisy as seriously as God does. For starters, expect no credit for good deeds. None! If no one notices, you aren’t disappointed. If someone ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 25, 2019
  Your Heavenly Genes Monday, November 25, 2019 When I was 5 years old, I saw a girl extremely tall for her age, and we were the same age. My mother told me the reason she was so tall was because of her genes. I thought to myself, “Why would she be tall just because of the pants she ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 25, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16   A Time to Think God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world, the bett...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 25, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I present to You my body as a living sacrifice unto You.   Please help me to be holy and acceptable to You...   I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you prese...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 25, 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 November 24, 2019
  He is Preparing a Place by Max Lucado   God’s purpose from all eternity is to prepare a family to indwell the kingdom of God. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 24, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1–2 NIV   A Time to Think Every burden...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 24, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   Please help me to develop a deeper longing for time with You in worship, prayer and reading my Bible.   I want to spend more time with You EVERY day.   Please help me to be aware of Your p...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 24, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works. Psalm 26:7

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 23, 2019
  God Knows More by Max Lucado   A young woman wrote to me, “My boyfriend and I split up. I applied for a job and was rejected. Is God even listening to me?   You need to know that God knows more about life than we do! And, yes, He’s listening! One day, my then...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 23, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, and that’s why you’re worshiped. Psalm 130:3–4 MSG   A Time to Think Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 23, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, You created this world to be a beautiful place; a place where You would come and fellowship with Your beautiful creation.   But I and every person have disobeyed You and given in to the deceitful voice of Satan's temptation to S...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 23, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2019
  He Loves to Be with the Ones He Loves by Max Lucado Holiday travel. It isn’t easy. Then why do we do it? Why cram the trunks and endure the airports? You know the answer. We love to be with the ones we love.   The four-year-old running up the sidewalk into the arms o...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2019
  Leaving The Bird’s Nest Thursday, November 21, 2019 Proverbs 27: 8 says, ‘Like a bird wandering from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.” There are many truths in this Scripture, some for the individual, and some, much larger; true not only of men but of civil...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. Mark 4:18–19 NLT &...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God and Savior,   Jesus, You are my Day Star, how I love the hope and the light You bring into my life.   Your love is boundless.   Your example is perfect.   Your strength is mighty. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2019
  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

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 2019
  Signs Of The Blessing Wednesday, November 20, 2019 When I was a little boy, my great uncle began bringing me strange gifts. First, it was a dog leash. Then it was a six-pack of dog food. It went on like that for some time until one day, when I was six, I came home and there waiting for m...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 2019
  What You Were Made to Do by Max Lucado   Many people stop short of their destiny. They settle for someone else’s story. Grandpa was a butcher, Dad was a butcher, so I guess I’ll be a butcher. Everyone I know is in farming, so I guess I’m supposed to farm. Cons...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in hi...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 2019
  Dear Father in Heaven,   I need Your peace in my life today.   Jesus promised to give me peace...   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 ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 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

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 19, 2019
  The Miracle Bread & The Changed Past Tuesday, November 19, 2019 What does Scripture mean when it says that Messiah multiplied bread? In order to have bread, you need bakers. For the bakers to bake, they need to have flour. To have flour, there must be first those who grind the grain. In ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 19, 2019
  Two Fathers, Two Feasts by Max Lucado   The following is an excerpt from In the Eye of the Storm.   Being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father (Col....

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested. Hebrews 2:18 NRSV A Time to Think Prayer trumps panic. Every. Time. —Rachel Wojo...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 19, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Your Word gives me so much wisdom and so many precious promises from You that I can trust and cling to.   I especially love this promise from Jesus...   Whoever serves me must follow me; ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 19, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. John 12:26

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 18, 2019
  Spill Your Heart Before God by Max Lucado As a member of God’s family, come to Him— not as a stranger, but as an heir. Earnestly make your requests known to him; not because of what you have achieved, but because of what Christ has done! Jesus spilled his blood for you. You c...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 18, 2019
  Bait And Switch Monday, November 18, 2019 There’s a deceptive sales practice called “Bait and Switch.” It consists of this: the seller offers a great bargain or savings. Then, when the customers come in, they try to sell them something more expensive. The enemy uses the...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 18, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. John 6:46   A Time to Think We may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 18, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I want to thank you for being such a loving heavenly father to me.   You know the challenges that all parents face.   You know the needs of all children.   I pray that you will he...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 18, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I want to thank you for being such a loving heavenly father to me.   You know the challenges that all parents face.   You know the needs of all children.   I pray that you will he...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 18, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 17, 2019
  A Big View of God by Max Lucado   Exactly what is worship? I like King David’s definition in Psalm 34:3, “O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.” Worship is the act of magnifying God, enlarging our vision of him, and observing how he w...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 17, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection From his fullness, we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16 ESV   A Time to Think Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the n...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 17, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   Today I want to ask for Your special protection and blessing upon the people who work in Children’s Ministries in my church and in churches and schools around the world.   Please continue to work t...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 17, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But Jesus called them 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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 16, 2019
  You at Your Best by Max Lucado Call it what you wish. A talent…a skill set…a gift. The terms are different, but the truth is the same. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 12:7, “The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others.”   You aren&r...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 16, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. Jeremiah 31:3 NIV   A Time to Think We savor these moments when we are conscious of love's presence, these holy moments of gratitude. And that is grace. —An...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 16, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord,   I am so thankful that You have rescued me and called me to Your divine purpose on this earth.   I am grateful for Your salvation in Jesus and the power You have given to me through Your Holy Spirit... &...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 16, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 15, 2019
  The Man In The Dungeon Friday, November 15, 2019 If you went to the castle of Herod Antipas at the beginning of the fourth decade of the first century, you would find the king living in luxury while a man in nothing but a garment of camel’s hair languished down below in the dungeon...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 15, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 NRSV   ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Are there any areas in my life that have not come under the lordship of Christ?   Is there any lack of obedience that will prevent me from being used fully by You?   Search me, God, and know my heart; ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-34

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 14, 2019
  The Lord, Your Goel Thursday, November 14, 2019 The Hebrew Scriptures reveal the laws of the Goel. If a woman’s husband died leaving her no children, his brother or nearest male relative could redeem her life by marrying her and by giving her children. He would be called the &ldquo...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 14, 2019
  Dealing with Difficult Relatives by Max Lucado Does Jesus have anything to say about dealing with difficult relatives? Is there an example of Jesus bringing peace to a painful family? Yes, there is.   His own.   It may surprise you to know that Jesus had a ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 14, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord,   I am aware of how the devil picks at me and tries to trap me all the time.   Please help me to stand strong against the schemes of the devil...   Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil ...