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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2019
  The Kitchen: God's Abundant Tableby Max Lucado "Give us this day our daily bread…" Your first step into the house of God was not to the kitchen but to the living room, where you were reminded of your adoption. "OurFather who is in heaven." You then studied the foundation of the house, where...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2019
  Phronaymah – The Secret Of A New Mind Thursday, February 28, 2019 We tend to think of our minds as a set thing. But the Bible says differently. One of the words for the mind in the New Testament Greek is the word ‘Phron-ay-mah.’ It’s used in the New Testament for ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionYour eyes will see the King in His beauty. Isaiah 33:17 A Time to ThinkDon't let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of God. –Author Unknown A Time to ActConcentrate on serving God in whatever way He directs. A Time to PrayLord, may all that I ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2019
  Dear Father God,   Thank You for Your Word and for the guidance and truth it speaks into my life.   I want to know You more with each day, setting aside time to read my Bible and to let Your words rest on my lips and in my heart...   Your word is a lamp...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2019
  A Tale of Two Trees by Max Lucado   Formless masses. Floating. Disconnected.   Divine artist. Earthly dream.   Light! Sun rays piercing through jungle trees. Sunsets that are volcanic with explosions of gold. Soft sheets of moonlight soothing a we...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2019
  A Hand Full Of Fruit Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The Feast of Sukkot was the last great feast of Israel during the sacred year. In order to celebrate it, you had to bring the fruit of your fields to Jerusalem to present to the Lord. The Lord specifically told them not to go up to Jerusa...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Today is a fresh new start from You. Thank You for Your unending mercy and new beginnings. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;old things have passed away;behold, all things have become new.2 Corinthians 5:17 Lord, I need Your help to live in the present. Time...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2019
  Virtually Entering The Holy Tuesday, February 26, 2019 I have a program on my computer that gives a virtual tour of the Temple Mount. It takes you through the Temple Gates, the Temple courts, and into the Holy of Holies. So I started going into the virtual Holy of Holies. Then one day I ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2019
  The Greenhouse of the Heartby Max Lucado Proverbs 4:23 advises us, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Think of your heart as a greenhouse and consider your thoughts as seed. We must be selective about the seeds we allow to come into the greenhouse. To...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionI remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to ThinkOur greatest comfort in sorrow is to know that God is in control. –Lynn Thornton, writer A Time to ActCast your cares on the Lord for He cares. A Time to PrayDear God, hold our hands as we j...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2019
  Dear Lord Jesus, There are challenging relationships and arguments that I am struggling with. I have let some of these issues grow into resentment and bitterness and my heart has become hard in these areas. I look to you, how you gave your life on the cross, forgiving me of my sins. Thank you, L...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 25, 2019
  He Wants to Comfort Youby Max Lucado My child’s feelings are hurt. I tell her she’s special. My child is injured. I do whatever it takes to make her feel better. My child is afraid. I won’t go to sleep until she is secure. I’m not a hero. I’m not a superstar. I&rsquo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 25, 2019
  Holy As A Verb Monday, February 25, 2019 We think of holiness as a noun. Holiness is a state of being holy. It’s true. But in Hebrew, there’s much more to it. In Hebrew, the word Holy is ‘Kodesh.’ It’s a noun or adjective. But it comes in another form &ndash...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 25, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Rid yourselves of all malice. 1 Peter 2:1   A Time to Think Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears. –Rudyard Kipling, writer   A Time to Act Learn to think calmly and confidently, no matt...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 25, 2019
  Dear Heavenly Father, Your ways are higher than my ways... “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your ways,And My thoughts than your thoughts.Isaiah 55:8-9 I come ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 24, 2019
  Problems Have a Purpose Max Lucado   Trust me in your times of trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory. Psalm 50:15 NLT   God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems. My...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 24, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionArise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1 A Time to ThinkTake my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless prayer. –Frances Havergal, poet and hymn writer A Time to ActUse today as an opportunity to listen t...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 24, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your gift of Christian covenant marriage, as Jesus taught... "But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one fl...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 23, 2019
  God's Loving Pursuitby Max Lucado "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." ~~ Psalm 23:6 Dare we envision a God who follows us? Who pursues us? Who chases us? Who tracks us down and wins us over? Who follows us with "goodness and mercy" all the days of our lives? Isn't...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 23, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionTherefore with joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:3 A Time to ThinkBegin each day renewed, refreshed and glad to be alive. –Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Guideposts founder A Time to ActBelieve God loves you and is present in every aspect o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 23, 2019
  Dear Father God, Thank You for this beautiful new day. I come to You and humbly ask that You will create in me a clean heart, and forgive me of my sins and failures. 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 You...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2019
  The Awakened SleepersFriday, February 22, 2019There’s a famous movie called “Awakenings” based on a true story of a group of people who succumbed to a “sleeping disease” in the 1920s. And they fell asleep. They fell asleep for days, weeks, months, years, decades. And de...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2019
  Lavish GraceMax Lucado Romans 3:23 says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Worry is falling short on faith. Impatience is falling short on kindness. The critical spirit falls short on love. So, how often do you sin, hmm… in an hour? For the sake of discussion, let’...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionRejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. Romans 12:12 A Time to ThinkUnwrap the hidden beauties in an ordinary day. –Gerhard E. Frost, author A Time to ActFind joy where and when it surfaces. A Time to PrayDear Lord, please hel...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 21, 2019
  Dear Father God, Thank You for all of the children in the world. Each child is a precious gift from You. 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 I pray for protection, guidance...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 21, 2019
  Oh, how I praise You, Lord!   You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.   You count the number of the stars and call them all by name.   Great are You, Lord, and mighty in power.   Your understanding is infinite.   ...
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• Faith to Faith

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 20, 2019
  Joy: A Very Real Force The joy of the Lord is your strength. – Nehemiah 8:10 Joy. It's not a warm, happy feeling you're supposed to have now and then when things are going well. It's much more than that. Joy is one of the most powerful spiritual forces in the world. Look again at Nehemiah ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 20, 2019
  Who Says We Can’t Change?by Max Lucado Here’s some good news. You aren’t stuck with today’s personality. You aren’t condemned to “grumpydom.” You are tweak-able! So what if you were born a bigot? You don’t have to die one. Where did we get the idea w...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 20, 2019
  He Led You In The WildernessWednesday, February 20, 2019We often think of being in the wilderness as a place of being stuck, like being in a holding pattern. But in Deuteronomy 8, Moses tells the Israelites “You shall remember all the ways the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness.&rdquo...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 20, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionWho is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." 1 Peter 3:13-14 A Time to ThinkFaith expects from God what is beyond all expectation. –Andrew...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 20, 2019
  Dear Father God, I want to know You more. You are an awesome God. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to lead me so that I would take time each day to sit before You in quiet, to study Your Word in order to know You more intimately and to develop an ear to hear Your voice and to commune with You in prayer...
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• Faith to Faith

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2019
  Put the Word First Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. – Proverbs 4:5-6 Recently, God has been raising up ever-growing numbers of people who are hungry. Hun...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2019
  Let Him Fix It by Max Lucado I’m sure you’ve had an appliance you may have tried to fix, but with no success. So you took it to the specialist. You explained the problem and then…offered to stay and help fix it? or hovering at the workbench asking questions about the p...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2019
  The Good Samaritan ExperimentsTuesday, February 19, 2019An experiment: You’re driving in your car, you’re on the main road, there’s another line of cars turning into your lane, and the people ahead of you aren’t letting them in. Here’s the experiment. Let the person com...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSo do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 A Time to ThinkBelieve that you can and you're halfway there. –Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Presid...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2019
  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1   Dear Lord God,   I thank you for Your beautiful creation of Earth.   With pollution, natural disasters and the countless alterations we make to our rainforests and natu...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 18, 2019
  The Lord Is My Shepherdby Max Lucado We, humans, want to do things our way. Forget the easy way. Forget the common way. Forget the best way. Forget God’s way. We want to do things our way! And according to Isaiah 53:6 that is exactly our problem. “We all have wandered away like sheep; e...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 18, 2019
  The Anti-Sin Secret Of Proverbs 5Monday, February 18, 2019There’s a powerful secret to overcoming sin and temptation in the Book of Proverbs. You’ll read many warnings against the adulteress. But in Proverbs 5:8, it says, “Stay far away from her door.” This is a critical and ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 18, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMy soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5 A Time to ThinkOur prayers lay the track down on which God’s power can come.–Watchman Nee, church leader, and Christian teacher A Time to ActBelieve you can do anything you want...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 18, 2019
  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. I pray now for those who are struggling to find close friends and community. Ple...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 17, 2019
  Use a Portable Prayerby Max Lucado Some people excel in prayer. They are the SEAL Team 6 of intercession. They would rather pray than sleep. Why is it I sleep when I pray? It’s not that we don’t pray at all. We all pray some. Surveys indicate one in five unbelievers prays daily. Just in...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 17, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionAll the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 NIV A Time to ThinkFaith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller A Time to ActAlways be ready to learn and grow. A Time...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 17, 2019
  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 work. 2 Corinthians 9:8  ...

• Faith to Faith

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 17, 2019
  Welcome to the Big Leagues   Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 15, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionStand still and consider the wondrous works of God. Job 37:14 A Time to ThinkWere there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts and no one to thank. –Christina Rossetti, poet A Time to ActApproach today with a grateful heart. A Time to Pra...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 15, 2019
  A Hope-Filled Heartby Max Lucado You and I live in a trashy world. Unwanted garbage comes our way on a regular basis. Haven’t you been handed a trash sack of mishaps and heartaches? Sure you have. May I ask, what are you going to do with it? You could hide it. Pretend it isn’t there. Bu...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 15, 2019
  The Mute Button TestFriday, February 15, 2019If you press the mute button on your remote control, the sound is removed. You would think that this would hide what’s happening – but it can actually be revealing. If you’re watching a video of a liar, and you press mute, you won’...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 15, 2019
  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 forgiving and understanding God.   You have done so much for me.   I have w...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2019
  Let's Major in Godby Max Lucado David just showed up this morning. He clocked out of sheep watching to deliver bread and cheese to his brothers on the battle-front. That’s where David hears Goliath defying God... Read the first words he spoke, not just in the battle, but in the Bible: “...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2019
  The Season Of HidingThursday, February 14, 2019In the Song of Solomon, the Groom says to his Bride: “Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, and come away. For behold, the winter is gone.” As believers, God is our Bridegroom, and we are His bride. Thus, these are His words to us. So what do...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionGod has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5 A Time to ThinkOpen your hearts to the love God instills . . . God loves you tenderly. What He gives you is not to be kept under lock and key, but to be shared. –Mother Teresa A Time to ActReach out and help ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2019
  Dear Father God,   Your 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 faithfulness. I say to myself, “...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2019
  Find Your True Homeby Max Lucado The journey home is nice, but the journey is not the goal. I prepared part of this message on an airplane. As I looked around at fellow passengers, I saw content people. Thanks to books, pillows, and crossword puzzles, they passed the time quite nicely. But suppose ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2019
  The Tallit FlagTuesday, February 12, 2019The flag of Israel consists of the Star of David and two stripes, all in blue on a white cloth. Why is that? It’s because the flag of Israel is modeled after the Jewish prayer cloth – the tallit. The tallit is white with stripes on each side in bl...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionFor God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33 A Time to ThinkWorry is a thin stream of fear that trickles through the mind, which, if encouraged, will cut a channel so wide that all other thoughts will be drained out. –Author Unknown ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2019
  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. You know my deepest needs and I trust that You will answer my prayers in Your perfect timing and in Your divine way. Help me to ask, seek and knock as Jesus ta...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 10, 2019
  Do You Trust Him?by Max Lucado I know God knows what's best.I know I don't. I know he cares. Such words come easily when the water is calm. But when you're looking at a wrecked car or a suspicious-looking mole, when war breaks out or thieves break in, do you trust him? Scripture, from Old Testame...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 10, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionCall unto to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. Jeremiah 33:3 A Time to ThinkIsn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? –L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables A ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 10, 2019
  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 rejoices in the worship of my Savior, my ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2019
  Your God is a Good God by Max Lucado Use your uniqueness to take great risks for God! The only mistake is not to risk making one. Such was the error of the one-talent servant. Did the master notice him? Indeed, he did. And from the third servant, we learn a sobering lesson. “Then he who had...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2019
  How To Avoid A CrashFriday, February 8, 2019It was the last day of summer camp. I was ‘going steady’ with a girl named Madge, and we were ‘in love.’ As she was leaving, I was waving goodbye and walking away; waving and walking, looking at her in one direction and walking in t...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionAnd whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 A Time to ThinkGood morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen. –Norman Grubb, missi...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2019
  Dear Father God, You are my refuge and my strength.Psalm 62:7 I run to You for shelter and You fill me with peace. You are the only one who is totally trustworthy. You are great, mighty and awesome. You will never fail me. With You, I am never alone. Please protect me, protect my mind and my ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 7, 2019
  The Gift of Hopeby Max Lucado The aspiring young author was in need of hope. More than one person had told him to give up. “Getting published is impossible,” one mentor said. “Unless you are a national celebrity, publishers won’t talk to you.” Another warned, “Wr...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 7, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!" 1 Chronicles 16:31 A Time to ThinkGreat opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. –Sally Koch, author A Time to ActBlos...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 7, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for this beautiful day. Your voice is so important to me, I listen now, expectantly. I know You call some Christians to serve You in other countries. Other Christians are passionate and motivated to shine Your light in their workplaces. Please renew my heart that I may ...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2019
  The Father’s EmbarrassmentWednesday, February 6, 2019When my father was a child and his parents took him out to a restaurant, he would sneak off and go to other tables and beg for their food. When my grandparents realized what was happening, they were embarrassed. It made it seem as if they we...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 A Time to ThinkYou will find it is necessary to let things go, simply for the reason that th...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2019
  Dear Heavenly Father, You are my light in the darkness. You know my deepest thoughts and desires, and yet You love me. When I come to You, I can rest in the truth that I am fully known and loved by You... For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.Psalm 139:1...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 5, 2019
  Dear Lord God, I reach out to You with my arms lifted high. I am in pain and every day feels like a battle to get through each moment. I am weary from my heartache and I need Your presence to get through the murky waters ahead. I look to You, my strength has failed. Please forgive me for the ti...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 4, 2019
  Take Up Your Cross by Max Lucado   The phrase “take up your cross” has not fared well through the generations. Ask for a definition, and you’ll hear answers like, “My cross is my mother-in-law, my job, my bad marriage, my cranky boss, or the dull preache...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 4, 2019
  Thirteen Thousand British Soldiers Monday, February 4, 2019 In 1864, Emperor Tewodros II of Abyssinia imprisoned a representative of the British government named Cameron along with his staff and several missionaries in a mountain fortress called Magdala. When the Emperor refused to relea...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 4, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMake every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 A Time to ThinkThere is no place so awake and alive as becoming. —Sue Monk Kidd, author A Time to ActAsk God to give you the grace to know Hi...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 4, 2019
  Dear Father God, I want You to shape my life. Humbled, 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 a place of selfishness and shame. But You have called me to "put off (my) old self, which is being corrupted ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 3, 2019
  Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your unending grace and patience. Jesus said, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32 Jesus, You are the Truth and I will follow You every day of my life. Each morning when I rise, let Your name and Your praise be the first w...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 3, 2019
  God Runs Toward Youby Max Lucado Brighten your day by envisioning God running toward you. When his patriarchs trusted, God blessed. When Peter preached or Paul wrote or Thomas believed, God smiled. But he never ran. That verb was reserved for the story of the prodigal son. “But when he was ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 3, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:12   A Time to Think The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is th...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 2, 2019
  God Listensby Max Lucado You can talk to God because God listens. Your voice matters in heaven. He takes you very seriously. When you enter his presence, the attendants turn to you to hear your voice. No need to fear that you will be ignored. Even if you stammer or stumble, even if what you have to...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 2, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBe doers of the word and not merely hearers.— James 1:22 A Time to ThinkLove is the story and the prayer that matters the most. —Brian Doyle, author A Time to ActBe willing to take lovingly each small gift of life. A Time to PrayGod, thank You for the momen...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 2, 2019
  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 in the freedom that Your grace provides. Please help me to remember that You know me, not...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 1, 2019
  Dear Lord God, I pray that I will remember that You are the God who brings life from tiny seeds buried in soil. You designed the butterfly who waits in a chrysalis while transformation takes place. Help me to trust You as You mold me into a display of Your splendor. Thank You for Your promise to...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2019
  He Understands by Max Lucado   I know I’d read that passage a hundred times. But I’d never seen it. Maybe I’d passed over it in the excitement of the resurrection.   But I won’t miss it again. It’s highlighted in yellow and underlin...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV) &nb...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2019
  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 You.   Please help me to...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 30, 2019
  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 send me to "bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release ...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2019
  The Other Way To LoveTuesday, January 29, 2019Ephesians 5:25 says, “Husbands love your wives as Messiah loved the church and gave Himself up for her.” It doesn’t say, “husbands love your wives your own way,” because how you love may leave much to be desired. But your lo...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2019
  How Do I Have a Quiet Time?by Max Lucado I’m a new Christian who is trying to figure out how to grow closer to God. Friends tell me I need to have a quiet time with God each day, but I can’t figure out exactly what to do. Denalyn and I like to go to the same restaurants over and over a...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionTo everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV A Time to ThinkPut your trust in God and just calmly go your way. —Dr. Norman Vincent Peale A Time to ActRecognize that your faith will lead you to great things. A...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2019
  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 their dreams. I pray for all who have experienced loss of hope and loss of innocence. I pray that You will...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2019
  Loved by a Faithful Godby Max Lucado "I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ...”Philippians 3:8 Peer through the small window in the wall of the Roman jail. See the man in chains? The aging fellow with the stooped shoulders and hawkish nose?...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2019
  But I Say To YouMonday, January 28, 2019Messiah said, “You have heard it said... but I say to you”. Notice, the first phrase, “You have heard it said,” is speaking of an event that takes place in the third person. It’s said to somebody by someone, somewhere. The second ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionCast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 NKJV A Time to ThinkFaith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don&rsq...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2019
  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. Help me to choose Your ways over my desires and to resist my selfish habits. Help me to love...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2019
  Oh, how I praise You, Lord! You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. You count the number of the stars and call them all by name. Great are You, Lord, and mighty in power. Your understanding is infinite. You lift up the humble. I praise you, Lord, you who covers the heavens with ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2019
  Healing Prayerby Max Lucado In my med school class, we discussed the place of prayer in the hospital. As you can imagine, we heard strong opinions on both sides. What are your thoughts? What is the purpose of healing prayer? We tend toward one of two extremes on this subject: fanaticism or cynicis...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionRemind them . . . to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. Titus 3:1, 2 A Time to ThinkYour prayer for someone may or may not change them, but it always changes you. –Craig Groeschel, pastor A Time to ActConcentrate on helping others and grasp eve...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2019
  Dear Father God,   Nothing can separate me from Your love...   For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 24, 2019
  All Things Work for Good by Max Lucado   And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28   We know…There are so many things we do not know. We do not know if the ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 24, 2019
  Dear Mighty God, I am in desperate need of Your presence today. Let Your Holy Spirit pour rain upon my thirsty soul, renewing me for this season of my life. I will let Your Word fall afresh on me this morning. I want to truly live the words which Jesus spoke... Do not worry about your life,what...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet all you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14 A Time to ThinkFaith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author A Time to ActBe willing to take lovingly each small gift of life. A Time to PrayLord, day by day, help m...
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