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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 23, 2018
  The Secret Of The GreatestMonday, July 23, 2018 Yochanan the Immerser or John the Baptist was in a sense the last of the Old Testament prophets. He was also a priest, a Nazarite, and Messiah called him the greatest of those born of women. Yet he said “I immerse you with water for repentance, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 NIV   A Time to Think I don't think that we're meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith. –Nicholas Sparks, auth...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 19, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Throw all your anxiety onto him, because he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. –Corrie ten Boom, author   A Time to Act Rejoice, the future is full of pro...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 19, 2018
  The Genesis Of Love Thursday, July 19, 2018   The word Ahavah is Hebrew for love. In Genesis 22:2 God says to Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering...” It’s the first appearance...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have something against anyone, forgive so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your wrongdoings. Mark 11:25 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Not only do we not know God except through Jesu...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 18, 2018
  More Than Forgiveness Wednesday, July 18, 2018   Luke 6:37 says, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” The Greek word translated as forgive in that Scripture is apoloo’oh. In Acts, the same word is used to speak of the disciples ‘sending away’ the o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6   A Time to Think If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer. –Frank Bianco, U.S. journalist, and photographer &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Because, my Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of faithful love for all those who cry out to you.  Psalm 86:5 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think God expects to hear from you before you can expect to hear from Him. –William Gurnall, author, ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 11, 2018
  Titanic And Lifeboats Wednesday, July 11, 2018   The Titanic was called the unsinkable ship. It was almost a world unto itself- luxurious, ornate, elegant, and majestic. The idea of it sinking was so unthinkable that they didn’t even provide enough lifeboats for the passengers. And the...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher, and a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 5, 2018
  Duped By The Stuffed Bear Thursday, July 5, 2018   When I was growing up the carnival would come to town every year. They had games that were rigged to make it nearly impossible to win the prize. They had a basketball with a hoop so small that it was almost impossible to get th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord’s Spirit is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Freedom comes by filling your mind with God's thoughts. –Erwin Lutzer, pastor, and author   A Time to Act Pr...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 4, 2018
  The City On The Hill And You Wednesday, July 4, 2018   A word on America’s true foundation: The foundational vision and symbol of American civilization came from the lips of Messiah who said: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Yet those...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Look at the birds of the air: they neither reap nor gather into bards, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 A Time to Think God sa...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 27, 2018
  The Sons Of DeityWednesday, June 27, 2018 Greek mythology tells of supernatural beings who were children of the gods. There was Hercules, son of Zeus, and Perseus, another son of Zeus. Of course, it’s all a myth. The amazing thing is that something even more supernatural than this actually do...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 25, 2018
  The Mystery Of The Manger Monday, June 25, 2018 It’s written in Psalm 147 that God gives to every creature ‘food’. The Hebrew word for food is lechem. Lechem means food, but it also means bread. There’s a town in Israel called the House of Bread. The Hebrew word for house i...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21   A Time to Think You are a creation of God unequaled anywhere in the universe... Thank Him for yourself and then for all the rest of His glorious handiwork. –Norman ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 20, 2018
  Interrogating The Interrogator Wednesday, June 20, 2018   Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned for his faith by the communist government of Romania. He was interrogated and tortured day in and day out. One day he said to his interrogator, “You interrogate me all the time. Now I want to int...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17   A Time to Think Trust in the Redeemer’s strength…exercise what faith you have, a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 13, 2018
  How To Develop A Poor Memory Wednesday, June 13, 2018   My great uncle Jack was losing his memory. During our conversation at a family gathering, he said to me, “Who are you?” I replied, “Your nephew. You don’t know me?” He said, “No.” I felt a bit d...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 12, 2018
  The Room Of Nails Tuesday, June 12, 2018   An imprisoned Christian in communist Bulgaria was put into a tiny cell with nails inside that pressed into him at the slightest movement. When his captors closed the door, he prayed, “Father, forgive them for they know not what t...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet’s come before him with thanks! Let’s shout songs of joy to him! Psalm 95:2 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to ThinkAll the world is an utterance of the Almighty. Its countless beauties, its exquisite adaptations, all speak to you of Him. –Phillips Bro...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17   A Time to Think Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us. It pulls us up to Him. – Billy Graham, evangelist ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 4, 2018
  The Origins Of General Booth Monday, June 4, 2018   A young preacher in England who had a heart for the poor and unsaved was offered a preaching position in a local Methodist church. His health was very poor and his doctor advised against it, but he decided to glorify God in his weakness and...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6   A Time to Think God takes life's pieces and gives us unbroken peace. –W. D. Gough, poet   A Time to Act Pray for God to help you ke...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionI remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to ThinkPrayer is the pulse of life. –Andrew Murray, writer and pastor A Time to ActAsk God to stay with you in difficult situations and affirm that He is helping you now. A Time to PrayLord, help m...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 1, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionIt was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 A Time to ThinkThe highest form of thinking is prayer. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minister A Time to ActBelieve that Jesus Ch...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 1, 2018
  THE SEAL OF ISAIAH Friday, June 1, 2018   One of my favorite streams of news is that of biblical archaeology. In the skepticism of modern times, it seems the Lord has ordained that the stones would cry out to bear witness to the truth of His Word. In a time when scholars w...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection John 14:6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 6 Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me.   A Time to Think Let God's promises shine on your problems. –Corrie ten Boom, aut...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 31, 2018
  Living By The Temple StandardThursday, May 31, 2018 In Israel, there’s a place called the House of Caiaphas. There, you can see ancient measures and standards of weights. In Bible times, Israel used weights and measures to determine price and value. They had to be geared to the Temple or Sanc...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionFixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith . . . Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkWorship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher and author A Time to ActDo your best and leave the rest to God. A Time...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30, 2018
  Prisons And PrisonersWednesday, May 30, 2018 In Acts 12, an angel is sent to release Peter from prison. The first thing the angel had to do was see Peter as a man who happened to be in prison. If he had seen Peter as a bound and hopeless case instead of a person who happened to be in prison and who...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBlessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence.        Jeremiah 17:7 A Time to ThinkI would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. –Mary Gardiner Brainard, poet A Time to ActPray fo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29, 2018
  The Royal Food Tuesday, May 29, 2018   In a beehive, the larvae are pretty much the same. But what the larvae becomes depends on its food. If it eats royal jelly, it becomes a queen. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. It’s all in what it eats. So, you might think you ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4 NIV A Time to Think Relying on God has to start all o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling. Psalm 91:1 NIV A Time to Think The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep disco...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2018
  Victim Or Victor   Tuesday, May 22, 2018   We live in a victim culture where few take responsibility for their lives. People live as victims of their parents, their society, rejection, abuse, or of behavior they can’t control. Even God’s people often walk around with life...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2018
  The Pentecostal On Mt. Sinai Monday, May 21, 2018   Moses was a Pentecostal. In fact, Orthodox Jews are Pentecostal. Pentecost is a Jewish Holy Day given to Moses in the wilderness. God told the Israelites to count seven weeks after Passover and then celebrate a special holy da...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 21, 2018 The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 A Time to ThinkWe can't always withdraw to quiet hillsides to pray, but Christ will meet with us in the quiet places o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 20, 2018   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 ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 18, 2018
  Dada, Tata, Papa, And Abba Friday, May 18, 2018 The word father comes from the Greek word ‘pater.’ It is linked to the ancient Sanskrit name ‘tata.’ In other languages, it becomes dada, baba, or papa. In Hebrew, it becomes ‘abba.’ What joins all these words? The...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 15, 2018   For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.  I Peter 3:12   A Time to Think Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 2018
  How To Hear The New Tuesday, May 15, 2018   It takes time for sound waves to travel through space. It takes time as well for your mind to process the sound. So, no matter how close you are to somebody speaking, there’s always a delay between what they said, and when you hear what you t...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2018
  A Nation The Size Of New JerseyMonday, May 14, 2018 In 1948, ancient prophecy was fulfilled as Israel was raised from the dead. I’m writing these words in New Jersey. It’s a tiny state with only 8,000 square miles, almost identical in size to Israel. That’s where the comparison en...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 12, 2018   All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.  Psalm 139:16 NIV   A Time to Think What would our lives look like if we really did live with our life's brevity at the forefront of our mind? Would ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 11, 2018
  The Answer Before Her EyesFriday, May 11, 2018 Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene, was standing by a tomb weeping over the death of her Rabbi. When she turned around and saw Him, she didn’t realize it was Him. Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Tell me where you put Him and I&rsquo...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 10, 2018 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to ThinkFirst thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.—Dr. Norman Vincent Peale A Time to ActStart another day just right, with a ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 8, 2018   But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17   A Time to Think When you live with hope in your heart, mind, and spirit, you have discove...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2018
  Dealing Head On Tuesday, May 8, 2018   We are called to be peacemaker or makers of shalom. We’re to bring God’s shalom, His peace, fullness, wellbeing, and joy into the world – even into our lives. We do this by following the way of the greatest peacemaker: Messiah. He made...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 6, 2018 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to ThinkSpirit is the part of you that feels like hope. —Caroline Myers, author A Time to ActAsk God to stay wi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 5, 2018 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 A Time to ThinkGod laughs in the sunshine and rejoices in the songs of springtime birds. -Bruce Barton A Time to ActAwaken the spring in your soul. A Time to PrayDear Lord, today I celebrate Y...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 4, 2018   Make 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 Think There is never a wrong time to pray. —Kelly Johnson   A Time to Act Use today a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2018
  He Who Is In Went Out Friday, May 4, 2018   As teenagers, most of us were concerned about what was in and what was out - clothes, music, the crowd. Even as we get older, we tend to conform to the “in” way of doing things in our culture. In first century Judea, Jerusalem was in an...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 30, 2018   Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Hebrews 12:2   A Time to Think It is fo...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 29, 2018   The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.  Psalm 119:130   A Time to Think I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. –Mary Gardiner Brainard, poet   A Time ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 28, 2018   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 H...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 25, 2018   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 an in...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2018
  The Arm That Reaches Down Wednesday, April 25, 2018   Hinduism teaches that salvation comes when man merges back into God through the cycle of reincarnation and karma. Islam teaches that the way to heaven is by obeying Sharia law. Buddhism teaches that one must extinguish all the desires and...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 24, 2018    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17   A Time to Think There is never a wrong time to pray. —Kelly Johnson  ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2018
  The Impossible People You Need Tuesday, April 24, 2018   I know of ministers whose basic attitude is, “I could have a very successful ministry…. if I just didn’t have to deal with people.” In the same way, you might be saying, “I want to be loving, forgiving, a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 23, 2018
  The French Revolution And GodMonday, April 23, 2018 In the late 18th century, the kingdom of France was overthrown. The new revolutionary government proclaimed there was no God, and declared France to be a nation of atheists. What came out of this was called ‘The reign of terror.’ Thous...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 22, 2018   Then he said to them, "Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." Nehemiah 8:10   A Time to Thi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 21, 2018 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 A Time to ThinkWhat gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me strength for whatever I face, kno...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 20, 2018 God has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5 A Time to ThinkHope is a daring seed that you plant with prayer again and again. —Ann Voskamp A Time to ActAlways maintain hopefulness, especially when the going is hard. –Dr. Norman Vin...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2018
  The Apostle Who Prayed For YouFriday, April 20, 2018 In Ephesians 3, Paul prayed for the believers of Ephesus that Messiah would dwell in their hearts and that they’d be rooted and grounded in love so that they would know the love of God and be filled with all His fullness. But Paul’s d...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 19, 2018 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chronicles 16:11 A Time to ThinkLife isn't always about finding yourself. More often than not, it's about discovering who God created you to be. —David A. R. White A Time to ActLearn the gr...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2018
  Bob Dylan And The Day Of PentecostThursday, April 19, 2018 In the sixties, Bob Dylan wrote a song that became a kind of anthem for that generation. The chorus went, “the answer is blowing in the wind.” You might not think those words are biblical, but in Hebrew, the word for wind is rua...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 17, 2018   Do you yet understand? Don't you know by now that the everlasting God, the Creator of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary? No one can fathom the depths of his understanding.   Isaiah 40:28   A Time to Thin...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2018
  The Child And The Father’s Plan Tuesday, April 17, 2018   As a little child, you didn’t need to carry around a daily planner. You didn’t have to figure out what you had to do. Everything was planned for you by your parents or your guardians- your activities, your education,...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 16, 2018 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 (ESV) A Time to ThinkFaith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author A Time to ActPractice believing that as you pray you are ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2018
  Your Secret ProfessionMonday, April 16, 2018 My last name is Cahn. In Hebrew, it means priest. It comes from the name given to the sons of Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. When I was a child, my father told me that I was of the line of the priests. I had very little idea of what that meant. ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 14, 2018 In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 13, 2018   Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17   A Time to Think Anything is a blessing which makes us pray. –C. H. Spurgeon, preacher and author ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 13, 2018
  The Message Of Akko Friday, April 13, 2018   On the coast of Israel north of Haifa is the exotic seaport city of Akko. Tourists come from all over to see its exotic buildings and streets. But the importance of Akko is found in the book of Judges. It was given to the tribe of Asher. But the t...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 11, 2018   Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6   A Time to Think Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be fee...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2018
  The Father’s BeggarWednesday, April 11, 2018 A homeless man got off the train at the Pennsylvania depot. For years, he lived as a beggar on the streets. He touched a man on the shoulder and said, “Mister, can you please spare a dime?” The man turned around and the beggar recognize...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 9, 2018   I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11   A Time to Think The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. –Louis Pasteur, French chemist   A Time to Act ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2018
  The Wars Of Jerusalem Monday, April 9, 2018   What is the most attacked city on earth? Jerusalem. And yet Jerusalem is the City of God. Many believers think that if they belong to God, and if they’re in God’s will, then everything will always go smoothly for them. That sounds nic...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 7, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 7, 2018   I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid. John 14:27   A Time to Think Flowers grow out of dark moments. –Sister Mary Corita Kent,...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 6, 2018 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to ThinkIf we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.—...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2018
  The Strange Case Of West Side BaptistFriday, April 6, 2018 On March 1, 1950, choir practice was scheduled for 7:20 at the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Most of the choir members normally arrived around 7:15. The pastor, about to head to church with his wife, discovered that his da...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 5, 2018 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 A Time to ThinkAn optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author A Time to ActLook for an opportunity to make a positive difference. ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2018
  Morse Code In The Dungeon Thursday, April 5, 2018   I knew a man who was put in prison for preaching the gospel under Communist rule. He was kept in a cell with no windows, isolated in chains to prevent him from sharing the gospel. All he could see for years were four walls of his prison cel...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2018
   The Bethlehem Principle Tuesday, April 3, 2018   'No room at the inn' is one of the most famous phrases from the Bible. When Yoseph and Miriam came to Bethlehem walking in the center of God's will, about to fulfill the ancient prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures, the door slammed in th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 3, 2018   And without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.  Hebrews 11:6   A Time to Think One of the best ways to demonstrate God's ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 1, 2018   And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9 ESV   A Time to Think Now Jesus Christ says that there is nothing in this world—sin,...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 31, 2018    God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8   A Time to Think We focus on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, but we forget to pause in the stillness of the days between...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 30, 2018   When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.  Matthew 27:31 NLT   A Time to Think The greatest pain of the cross was the pain of sin...
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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2018
  The Sabbath As A Verb Friday, March 30, 2018   Messiah didn’t just die on Friday, He died on the Sabbath. The word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word for resting - Shabbat. The Sabbath comes from God’s action for resting on the seventh day. Messiah died on that day, He rested on ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 28, 2018   Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22   A Time to Think What God brings you to, God takes you through. –Reverend Sharon Conno...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2018
  Born Yesterday Wednesday, March 28, 2018   The children of Israel were told to celebrate the Passover every year so that they would remember and never forget how the Lord saved them out of Egypt. Rabbi Shaul/Paul at the end of his life called himself the biggest sinner. True, he had once opp...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 27, 2018 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 A Time to ThinkCourage is born at the point where God's grace and human effort interse...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2018
  Clear Paths And SerpentsTuesday, March 27, 2018 I was looking through a manual on how to avoid being bitten by a snake in the wild. It said: walk on clear paths as much as possible and avoid tall grass. So the enemy is like a serpent. If you walk on a path that’s not clear, you’ll get b...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 26, 2018   Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  John 14:6   A Time to Think Humans may be social beings, but solitude has been shown to have great societal value. Jesus was a...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2018
  The Two Most Jewish Things Monday, March 26, 2018   Growing up, I never saw Palm Sunday as Jewish. What could be Jewish about a man named ‘Jesus Christ’ riding a donkey over palm branches? But He rode into Jerusalem. For the Jewish people, Jerusalem is the city of c...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 25, 2018 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart... Luke 6:45 A Time to ThinkTo be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has given us everything. –Thomas Merton, writer, and poet A...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 24, 2018   A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11   A Time to Think Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly great.   A Time to Act ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 22, 2018   In the day when I am afraid, I will have confidence in Thee. Psalm 56:3   A Time to Think Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown, motivational speaker   A Time to Act Turn your d...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2018
  Right Beside You Thursday, March 22, 2018   Luke 24 records that two disciples on the road to Emmaus received perhaps the most amazing Bible study ever given; Messiah Himself leading them through the entire Hebrew Scriptures showing what was written concerning Himself. And just as amazing is...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 21, 2018   Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Psalm 95:6   A Time to Think Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise- then you will discover the fullness of your life. –Brother David Stein...