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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2019
  You Have Captured God's Heart by Max Lucado Just look at the gifts he has given you: He has sent his angels to care for you, his Holy Spirit to dwell in you, his church to encourage you, and his word to guide you. You have privileges only a fiancée could have. Anytime you speak, h...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2019
  The Old Quaker’s Paradox Wednesday, May 22, 2019 An old Quaker advertised that he would give away 40 acres of good farmland to anyone who was perfectly satisfied with what he had. One day, a man seeking the land came up to the Quaker and said, “I would like to have the land.&...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8   A Time to Think You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving. –Amy Carmi...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I pray that You will give me an understanding of how to use the blessings You have given to me for Your glory.   Whether those blessings are my spiritual gifts, my talents, my abilities, and my resources, let...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 13:8-10 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the Torah.   9 For the commandments—“You shall not commit adultery, you shall not mur...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2019
  The Touch of God by Max Lucado   In Scripture Matthew 8:2 is symbolic of the ultimate outcast: infected by a condition he did not seek, rejected by those he knew, avoided by people he did not know, condemned to a future he could not bear. And in the memory of each outcast must ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2019
  The Cup Of Crushed Fruit Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Adam fell through the partaking of a fruit. Messiah came as the second Adam to undo his fall. As Adam partook of the fruit of the trees, so Messiah, on the sixth day, also partook of fruit as He drank the cup of the fruit of the vine. This t...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1   A Time to Think Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will of God. –...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God of Heaven and of Earth and of all creation,   I'm thirsty for more of You.   I'm thirsty for Your anointing on my life, and for Jesus' Rivers of Living Water...   Whoever drinks of the water that I s...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 4:14 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 14 But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty. The water that I give him will become a fountain of water within him, springing up to eternal life!”   Tree of ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19, 2019
  The Winsomeness of Holiness by Max Lucado John the Baptist would never get hired today. No church would touch him. He was a public relations disaster. He “wore clothes made from camel’s hair, had a leather belt around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey” (Mark 1:6...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 A Time to Think Keep praying, but be thankful that God's answers are wiser than your praye...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day James 3:17-18 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical.   18 And the fruit of righteousness is s...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19, 2019
  Dear Father God, Why do I doubt and worry? I know in my heart that You will never leave me and You will never forsake me. Let me learn to live as the writer of Hebrews says... Keep your life free from love of money,and be content with what you have,for He (God) has said,"I will never leave you...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2019
  The Beggar and the Bread by Max Lucado A beggar came and sat before me. “I want bread,” he said.   “How wise you are,” I assured him. “Bread is what you need. And you have come to the right bakery.” So I pulled my cookbook down from my s...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2019
  The Lesson Of King Hashnu Friday, May 17, 2019 A Japanese story: One day, a stonecutter named Hashnu became miserable and discontent while cutting stone, despising his life as a stone-cutter. As he complained, the king rode by on his horse. “If Hashnu only a king could be,” s...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. Matthew 6:8   A Time to Think Faith will lead you where you cannot walk. Reason has never been a mountain climber. –E. W. Kenyon, pastor   A Time to Act ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I thank You that You are the Rock of my salvation...   The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation! 2 Samual 22:47   I thank You that my...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 2 Samuel 22:47 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 47 Adonai lives! And blessed be my Rock! Exalted be God—the Rock of my salvation!   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 201...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16, 2019
  Begin. Just Begin! by Max Lucado   What difference will my work make?   God’s answer: “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin” (Zech. 4:10).   Begin. Just Begin! What seems small to you ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16, 2019
  Asking The Word Thursday, May 16, 2019 In Acts 17, it’s recorded that Paul speaks to the people of Berea. It’s then recorded that the Bereans searched the Scriptures daily to see if the things Paul said were indeed true. The Greek word, translated as “searched,” c...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17   A Time to Think The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is unbelief. –Leslie Weatherhead, Christian theologian   A Time t...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   Thank You that for every hurt, every fear, every worry, every need, there is a remedy — through the power Jesus and of the Resurrection He offers, through the power and presence of Your Holy Spirit, and through Y...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:28-30 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 28 Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.   29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 2019
  The Iconoclast Wednesday, May 15, 2019 In English, we have the word “iconoclast.” An iconoclast is someone who goes against the flow and breaks the rules or traditions. The word goes back centuries. It comes from a great controversy which took place in the middle ages in the ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 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...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do nothing out of selfishness or conceit, but with humility consider others as more important than yourselves, looking out not only for your own interests but also the interests of others. (TLV) Philippians 2:3-4

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2019
  The Russian Hospital Tuesday, May 14, 2019 We took a mission trip to Russia soon after the doors of freedom were opened. We entered a hospital unplanned and told them we wanted to share the Gospel. Immediately, they summoned all the patients and gathered everyone into one large meeting r...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3   A Time to Think Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea around us. Most of all, He cal...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Please calm my heart, my mind, and my spirit today.   Please forgive me for worrying about the people and circumstances that surround me.   I want to live with Your confidence and hope fill...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 4:6-8 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 6 Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.   7 And the shalom of God, which surpasses all...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 13, 2019
  The Other End Of The Leash Monday, May 13, 2019 When I was growing up, I used to take my dog Pudgy for walks. Whenever Pudgy saw something of interest, she would take off after it— or at least try. I was on the other end of the leash, and it was my job to restrain her. Either I was...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 13, 2019
  Hucksters & Hypocrites by Max Lucado Some years ago I was in the Miami airport to pick up a friend. As I walked through the terminal, a convert of an Eastern cult got my attention. You know the kind I'm talking about: beads, sandals, frozen smile, a backpack of books.   "S...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 13, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2   A Time to Think Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-se...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 13, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to draw near to You as I prepare now for what I will face today.   But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 13, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 73:28 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 28 But for me, it is good to be near God. I have made my Lord Adonai my refuge. So I will tell of all Your works.   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2019
  When Fishermen Don't Fish by Max Lucado   Bread is eaten daily. Some fruits are available only in season. Some drinks are made only on holidays. Not so with bread. And not so with Jesus. He should be brought to our table every day. We let him nourish our hearts, not just in cer...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26   A Time to Think When God thought of mother, He must have laughed with satisfaction... so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, power, and beau...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I want to KNOW You.   You are so great and You do great things.   I want to spend more time with You.   Help me to make time to sit before Your throne in quiet places,  ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Ezekiel 28:25-26 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 25 Thus says Adonai Elohim: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered and show my holiness through them in the eyes of the nations, then they will live i...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2019
  Bumping Life Off (Self) Center by Max Lucado   Blame the bump on Copernicus.   Until Copernicus came along in 1543, we earthlings enjoyed the center stage. Fathers could place an arm around their children, point to the night sky, and proclaim, “The universe...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2019
  Lentils & Flattery Friday, May 10, 2019 The philosopher Aristippus lived a comfortable life by flattering the Greek tyrant Dionysius. He looked down on his less prosperous fellow philosophers. One of them was Diogenes. A story is told that one day Aristippus saw Diogenes washing some len...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33   A Time to Think First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.—Dr. Norman Vincent Peale   A Time to Act ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I praise You for sending Jesus to rescue me.   And I praise Jesus, the Sent One, for coming to rescue me.   Jesus has sent me into the world, just as You sent Him, to tell my friends and family ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Proverbs 31:10-31 Tree of Life Version (TLV) A Woman of Valor 10 An accomplished woman who can find? Her value is far beyond rubies. 11 Her husband’s heart trusts in her, and he lacks nothing valuable. 12 She brings hi...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2019
  Have You Heard the Clanging Door? by Max Lucado   Nine-year-old Al trudges through the London streets, his hand squeezing a note, his heart pounding with fear. He has not read the letter; his father forbade him to do so. He doesn’t know the message, but he knows its desti...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2019
  Missing His Appointment Thursday, May 9, 2019 Did you ever wake up and realize you had overslept and missed an appointment? Maybe you’ve missed appointments by getting distracted with something else. Many people in the Gospel accounts also missed their appointments – with Mes...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:12   A Time to Think To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle. –Walt Whitman, poet   A Time to Act Approach tod...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Abba Father, I am moved by the realization that there are children of all ages, babies through adults, whose parents are absent — whether through work demands, abandonment, prison, death or any other reasons.   I pray for comf...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:1-2 Tree of Life Version (TLV) Life in the Spirit 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Messiah Yeshua.   2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has set you free from the law of s...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2019
  A Cloak Of Love by Max Lucado   Do you own a cloak of love? Do you know anyone who needs one? When you cover someone with concern, you are fulfilling what Paul had in mind when he wrote the phrase "love... always protects" (1 Cor. 13:4-7 NIV).   The Theological D...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Colossians 3:13   A Time to Think Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes ri...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2019
  Where Is It Written? Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Once when I was over at my sister’s house, I picked up one of my nieces to play with her. At this point, the other niece cried, “Pick me up! You picked her up, you have to pick me up!” I replied, “Where is it written tha...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 31:20 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 20 How great is Your goodness, which, You have stored up for those who fear You, which, You have given to those who take refuge in You, before the children of men.   Tree of Life ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I praise You, O Lord, for You are awesome and holy.   I thank You for the life which You have given to me.   I appreciate the beautiful blessings that You have provided to me and the simple, but...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 7, 2019
  Making The Best Of It Tuesday, May 7, 2019 There was a young artist who had a strong desire to travel the world, but she was unable to go anywhere because she had to stay home and support her parents. Instead of seeing the wonders of the world, she could only look out from her basement s...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 7, 2019
  Running Away from the Father by Max Lucado   When I was seven years old, I ran away from home.   I'd had enough of my father's rules and decided I could make it on my own, thank you very much. With my clothes in a paper bag, I stormed out the back gate and marche...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 7, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection We have known and have believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who remain in love remain in God and God remains in them. 1 John 4:16 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Faith is the root of all blessings. Believe, and...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 7, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank you for Jesus who saved me from my sins.   It is only through the blood of Jesus that my sins are forgiven and washed away, redeeming my soul from the curse of death.   I'm reminded ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 7, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Ephesians 1:7-9 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 7 In Him, we have redemption through His blood—the removal of trespasses—in keeping with the richness of His grace 8 that He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight, 9 He made known to us the ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 6, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   You are my refuge and my fortress.   You are the only one who is totally trustworthy.   You are great, mighty and awesome.   You will never fail me.   Please protec...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 6, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Proverbs 3:5-6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 5 Trust in Adonai with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding.   6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.   Tree of Life V...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2019
  Open Arms by Max Lucado If you ever wonder how in the world God could use you to change the world, look at the people God used to change history. A ragbag of ne’er-do-wells and has-beens who found hope, not in their performance, but in God’s proverbially open arms.  ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The sower sows the word. Mark 4: 14   A Time to Think I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. –Max Lucado, best-selling author, and preacher a...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Please help me to learn the lessons You desire for me, in the circumstances of my life and in on the journeys which I travel.   Thank You for being my Oasis that I can look to for refreshment in Your presence....

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 4:5-7 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 5 Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.   6 Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  One Decision Away from Joyby Max Lucado In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus promises joy nine times! But this joy is not cheap. Observe the sequence. First, we recognize we are in need… we are poor in spirit. Next, we repent of our self-sufficiency… we mourn. We quit calli...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33   A Time to Think Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones. And when you have finished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. m t...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 2 Chronicles 7:14 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 14 when My people, over whom My Name is called, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land....

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  The Unseen Clothes Friday, May 3, 2019 In Exodus 28, the Lord gives instructions concerning the priest’s garments. These instructions covered not only the outer clothes but the undergarments as well. The undergarments were the most private and secret part of the priestly garments, ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  Your Promised-Land Life Max Lucado Think about the Christian you want to be. What qualities do you want to have? More compassion? More conviction? More courage? What attitudes do you want to discontinue? Greed? Guilt? Endless negativity? Here’s the good news. You can. With God&rsqu...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I present my body as a living sacrifice to You...   Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Go...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 12:12 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in distress, persisting in prayer,   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Fam...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  The Law Of Trees Thursday, May 2, 2019 In Leviticus 19:23, Israel is given what could be called “The Law of Trees”. The Scripture, in a fascinating use of words in the original Hebrew, tells the Israelites to consider the fruit of the tree “uncircumcised and untouched&r...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  There's a Better Way by Max Lucado Anxiety weighs down the human heart (Proverbs 12:25 NRSV). But there’s a better way. Invite God to speak to the problem. “Capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5 NCV).   Slap h...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7   A Time to Think Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask.–Reverend Billy Graham, author, and evangelist ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Today is The National Day of Prayer in the USA and millions of people will gather in churches, businesses, city halls, schools, neighborhoods and other places for public prayer. In one voice, they will lift a single prayer request to God, that we would "Love...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day1 John 5:14-15 Tree of Life Version (TLV)14 Now, this is the confidence we have before Him—that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have the requests we have...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Anvil Time by Max Lucado On God’s anvil. Perhaps you’ve been there.   Melted down. Formless. Undone. Placed on the anvil for…reshaping? (A few rough edges too many.) Discipline? (A good father disciplines.) Testing? (But why so hard?)   I ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7   A Time to Think In a world where you can be anything, be kind. —Seen on a bumper sticker in Northborough, Massachusetts   A...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   As I think back through the years, I am thankful for the times and the places where I have met with others to worship You.   God, Your house should be a safe haven from the world, a sacred and special pl...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 11:6 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 6 And without trusting, it is impossible to be well pleasing to God, because whoever approaches him must trust that he does exist and that he becomes a Rewarder to those who seek him out.   Com...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  God's Vision in God's Landby Max Lucado Joshua 21:45 says, “Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.”  Joshua and his men went from dry land to the Promised Land, from manna to feasts, from arid deserts to fertile ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Paper-Like A Knife Monday, April 29, 2019 A piece of paper is one of the weakest and most flimsy of substances. But paper can be dangerous. Have you ever had a paper cut? How can something as fragile as a piece of paper cut you as if it were a knife? It’s because the edge of the pa...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8   A Time to Think To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I confess that I have sinned against You and others.   Please have mercy on me and please forgive me.   I pray that You would guide me to be a person who lives a life that is pleasing to Y...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 19:9-11 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 9 The precepts of Adonai are right, giving joy to the heart. The mitzvot of Adonai are pure, giving light to the eyes.   10 The fear of Adonai is clean, enduring forever....

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2019
  Stop Being Uneasy about Your Life by Max Lucado   Worry has more questions than answers, more work than energy, and thinks often about giving up. There’s not enough time, luck, credit, wisdom, or intelligence. We’re running out of everything it seems, and so we worr...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for Your promises, Oh God my Father!   Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8   I want to draw near to You.   Please let me know Your presen...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 2:5-8 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 5 Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua,   6 Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped.  ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Confess and Believe by Max Lucado   Can we know we are truly saved? The Bible says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9). Confess and believe&helli...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5   A Time to Think Prayer is more than words. It is listening, seeing, feeling. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author, and minister   A Time to Ac...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 19:10 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Most High God,   You know my heart and my heartaches.   You have showered me with blessings and You have carried me through the valleys of pain and sadness.   Thank You for the godly influenc...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  The Shadow of a Doubt by Max Lucado   Sunday mornings. I awake early, long before the family stirs, the sunrise flickers, or the paper plops on the driveway. Let the rest of the world sleep in. I don’t. Sunday’s my big day, the day I stand before a congregation of p...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  Waiting For The Bride Thursday, April 25, 2019 When I got married, there was a hairdresser who volunteered to do the hair for all the bridesmaids. The problem was that she didn’t exactly know what she was doing and they ended up looking like the bride... of Frankenstein. So I was w...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. Proverbs 8:17   A Time to Think Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. –Mother Teresa   A Time to Act Be...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer (this prayer is based upon Psalm 8)   O Lord, my Lord,   How majestic is Your name in all the earth.   You have set Your glory in the heavens.   When I look at Your heavens, at the work of Your f...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Peter 1:18-19 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 18 You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down from your ancestors—not with perishable things such as silver or gold,   19 but with precious blood like that...