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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2018
  You’re Being Followed Wednesday, March 21, 2018   An American believer visiting England was taken to see the great royal coach used by the royal family on state occasions. In the back of the coach were two little seats. He was told they were seats for the royal footmen. The royal footm...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 20, 2018   O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2   A Time to Think It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -Anonymous   A Time to Act Confidently trust God to handle things beyond your...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2018
  How To Write Tuesday, March 20, 2018   Your Own GospelWithout exception, the authors of the Gospels refused to lift themselves up or give themselves any good press. Matthew’s Gospel records that Matthew was a sinner and a tax collector. John’s Gospel records that John was one of ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 18, 2018   But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. Psalm 22:19   A Time to Think Only God can turn a mess into a message, a test into a testimony. –Joyce Meyer, author   A Time to Act Place your hope an...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 13, 2018   But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44   A Time to Think Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. —H. Jackson Brown   A Time to Act Never dwel...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2018
  Why Is It Even In The Bible? Tuesday, March 13, 2018   In John 7:33, Messiah said, “For a little while longer I’m with you, then I go to Him who sent me. You will seek Me, and will not find Me, and where I am you can’t come.” Messiah is speaking about going back to th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 12, 2018   Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12   A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, somethi...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 12, 2018
  Your Barucha For Everything Monday, March 12, 2018   Barucha is Hebrew for blessing. The Jewish people have many baruchas or blessings. In Jewish culture, there’s a blessing for everything. At a Bar Mitzvah, there’s a blessing over the boy, over his parents, over the bread, over ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 11, 2018   Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12   A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, somethi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 10, 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 In times of hardship, you have to stop asking God, "Why?" and ask, "What next" —Anonymous   A Time to Act ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 9, 2018   Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12   A Time to Think We are all wounded. But wounds are necessary for ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2018
  Asking Big Friday, March 9, 2018   The story is told of a philosopher who came seeking financial aid from Alexander the Great. Alexander ordered his treasurer to give the man his request, which was the equivalent of ten thousand pounds. The treasurer was shocked. But Alexander replied, &ldqu...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 8, 2018 He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. Proverbs 19:8 A Time to ThinkThe Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2018
  The Holy Breath Thursday, March 8, 2018   “Ruach” is Hebrew for breath. It’s the most basic thing you need for life, even more, basic than food or water. From birth to death, every moment of your life must be filled with breath or else you die. Ruach also means Spirit. So, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 7, 2018   It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33   A Time to Think Sometimes, all it takes is just one prayer to change everything. —Anonymous   A Time to Act When you pray, release your worry and ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2018
  Priests Of The Light Wednesday, March 7, 2018   In ancient Israel, the priests were in charge of lighting the lampstand of God. But they weren’t just those who lit the lights, they were in charge of keeping the light burning. As God’s priests, we now have to learn to be keepers o...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 6, 2018   So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself.  Genesis 1:27 NLT   A Time to Think Jesus tends to His people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience His care...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 6, 2018
  The Monument Of Wasted Riches Tuesday, March 6, 2018   In Cleveland, Ohio stands a building known as The Society of Savings. Much of the money that enabled this magnificent building to be built came from accounts of poor people who never claimed their money before they died. After waiting ye...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 4, 2018   Consider it pure joy, my brothers, and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.  James 1:2   A Time to Think Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. –Margaret Shepard, author   A Time to A...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 3, 2018   Rejoice evermore. 1 Thessalonians 5:16   A Time to Think A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.—Janette Oke   A Time to Act Pray ab...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 2, 2018   Give us today our daily bread.  Matthew 6:11 NIV   A Time to Think Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness. –Barbara Johnson, writer   A Time to Act Ask for God’s wisdom to guide yo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 2, 2018
  The Law Of The Lots Friday, March 2, 2018   Purim is the holiday celebrated to remember the events of the Book of Esther. The word Purim is Hebrew for the lots that were cast to determine the fate of the Jewish people. And so, the Book of Esther appears to be about the law of lots and chance...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 1, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 1, 2018   He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17   A Time to Think In those times I can't seem to find God, I rest in the assurance that He knows how to find me. –Neva Coyle, writer  ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 1, 2018
  A PROPHETIC MILESTONE: THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION Thursday, March 1, 2018   It was an event that caused the world to go into an uproar and the United Nations to declare it ‘null and void’. Jerusalem was again in the news. Donald Trump had done what several American presidents had ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 28, 2018   Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. Isaiah 33:17   A Time to Think Don't let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of God. –Author Unknown   A Time to Act Conc...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2018
  The Pilgrim’s Key Of Escape Wednesday, February 28, 2018   In the book, Pilgrim’s Progress, the lead character named Christian decides to depart from the main highway and follow another path which seems easier. This path leads him into the territory of a giant name ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 27, 2018 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to Think A relationship with God is the most important relationship you can have. –Author...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2018
  The Strategy Of The Sheep Tuesday, February 27, 2018   Messiah spoke of wolves and sheep. If you belong to Him, you’re a sheep, not a wolf. Wolves are carnivores that hunt in packs. Wolves are considerably stronger, more cunning, and more ferocious than sheep. The Lord describes the en...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 26, 2018   I remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3   A Time to Think Our greatest comfort in sorrow is to know that God is in control. –Lynn Thornton, writer   A Time to Act Cast your cares on the Lord for He cares...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2018
  From The Mouth Of A Shark Monday, February 26, 2018   In 1799, the captain and crew of an American ship named the Nancy was put on trial for smuggling. Before capture, their illegal cargo and ship’s records were thrown overboard and a faked set of records were substituted. Just when th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 25, 2018   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 th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 24, 2018   Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1   A Time to Think Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless prayer. –Frances Havergal, poet and hymn writer   ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 22, 2018   Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. Romans 12:12   A Time to Think Unwrap the hidden beauties in an ordinary day. –Gerhard E. Frost, author   A Time to Act Find joy where and when ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2018
  The Challenge Of The 80 Year Old Man Thursday, February 22, 2018   Moses went into the wilderness to avoid Egypt. Decades later at 80 years old, he encounters God. When you’re an 80-year-old Jewish man, you’d rather move to Miami and play bingo. But God told Moses to go to Egypt ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 21, 2018   Generous persons will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.   Proverbs 11:25 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world, the bette...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 21, 2018
  The Blue World Mission Field Wednesday, February 21, 2018   If you aren’t sharing the love of God with those who are lost because you don’t believe you’re called to evangelism or the mission field, I want to reveal an incredible thing about your life. You are called to the ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 19, 2018   So 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 Think Believe that you can and you're halfway ...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2018
  The Ambition Of The Great Monday, February 19, 2018   As believers, we often consider ambition to be a bad and worldly thing. But Messiah said, “He who would be greatest among you must be the servant of all.” In other words, the desire for greatness isn’t wrong in itself, o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 18, 2018   My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5   A Time to Think Our prayers lay the track down on which God’s power can come.–Watchman Nee, church leader, and Christian teacher   A ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 17, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 17, 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 Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller   A ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 16, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 16, 2018   Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7   A Time to Think If you have a song of faith in your heart, it will be heard by the look on your face. –Anonymous   A ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 16, 2018
  November 29, 1947, & The Dead Sea Scrolls Friday, February 16, 2018   On November 29th, 1947, an archeologist named Eliezer Sukenik was deciphering the writings of some parchments he’d just obtained from Bethlehem. On the other side of the globe in Flushing Queens, the ne...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 14, 2018   God has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5   A Time to Think Open 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 T...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2018
  The Bird In The Secret Place Wednesday, February 14, 2018   The Song of Solomon is about a bride and groom in love. More than that, it’s about God’s love for you. The Groom calls the bride away as a dove to the cleft of the rock, to the secret place for a time of intimate love. S...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 12, 2018   For God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33   A Time to Think Worry 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 ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2018
  Messiah’s Override Monday, February 12, 2018   Imagine you’re an Orthodox Jew and you hear a fellow rabbi say, “You have heard it said…” He then repeats a verse from the Law of Moses, but then he adds, “But I say to you…” Can you imagine what...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 11, 2018   Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14   A Time to Think In the end, nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another. &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 10, 2018   Call 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 Think Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 9, 2018   Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Jam...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 9, 2018
  The Power Of The Mohar Friday, February 9, 2018   In ancient Israel, when a man was to marry a woman, he’d have to give her what was called the ‘mohar’; ‘the bridal price’. It was a sign of his love for her. When he paid it, it signaled the end of her old life a...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 8, 2018   And 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 Think Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it?...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2018
  Immanuel Forever Thursday, February 8, 2018   ‘Em Anu El’ means God is with us. From that Hebrew sentence comes the name Immanuel. Messiah is called Emmanuel. There’s no indication in the Bible that His name will ever be changed. He’ll still be Emmanuel; God is with u...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 6, 2018   For 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 Think You will find it is necessary to let th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2018
  The Cleansing Of The Lake Tuesday, February 6, 2018   Sometimes you think you’re doing well in the Lord when all of a sudden, you stumble on some sin you thought was long gone and feel disgusted with yourself. But instead of letting it be a great step backward in the Lord, you can turn...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 31, 2018   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 ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2018
  The Abundance Of Ministry Wednesday, January 31, 2018   I’ve often run into people who are waiting for their ministry. If only those in charge would see their gifts in the Lord and recognize their calling. If only… Messiah said the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 30, 2018   For with God nothing will be impossible. Luke 1:37   A Time to Think God never made a promise that was too good to be true. –Dwight L. Moody, evangelist and publisher   A Time to Act Lean on the One who cares.   A T...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 30, 2018
  Lord Of The Mountains Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Isaiah 52:7 says, “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of Him who brings good news”. This is ultimately a prophecy about Messiah. He gave the ‘Sermon on the Mount’, was transfigured, taught, slept, and was betraye...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 29, 2018   To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.  Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV   A Time to Think Put your trust in God and just calmly go your way. —Dr. Norman Vincent Peale   A Time to Act Recog...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2018
  The Price Of God Monday, January 29, 2018   The Gospels tell of the temple priests paying Judas thirty pieces of silver to obtain Messiah. Zechariah 11 prophesied that the sign of Israel’s rejection of their God would be 30 pieces of silver. Those 30 pieces weren’t just given as ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 27, 2018   Remind them . . . to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. Titus 3:1, 2   A Time to Think Your prayer for someone may or may not change them, but it always changes you. –Craig Groeschel, pastor   A Time to ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 26, 2018   The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29   A Time to Think Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher, and author   A Time to Act Remember that ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2018
  The Spider Webs Of Zeus Friday, January 26, 2018   The ancient Greeks worshiped a pantheon of gods represented by statues to which they bowed down and offered gifts. Zeus, the king of their gods, was considered strong, fierce, lusty, capricious, and not to be messed with. The Greeks feared h...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 25, 2017   Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3   A Time to Think Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welco...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 23, 2017   Let all you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14   A Time to Think Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author   A Time to Act Be willing to take lovingly each small gift ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2018
  Nurturing Your Salvation Tuesday, January 23, 2018   Psalms 127:3 says, “Children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” That’s why there’s so much joy when a baby’s born because it’s a gift. But right after the baby’s born the p...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 22, 2018 What is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27 A Time to Think Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right. –Max Lucado, author, and preacher A Time to ActBelieve that Jes...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2018
  Remember To Count Your Unblessings! Monday, January 22, 2018   If you want to live a joyful life in God, learn the secret of treasuring your unblessings. Unblessings are all the things you don’t have. Instead of being depressed because you’re not living in the house of your dream...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 21, 2018   Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13   A Time to Think As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list. –Rick Warren, pastor, and author ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 20, 2018   He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17   A Time to Think A chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. –Maralee M...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 16, 2018 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. Psalm 63:3 A Time to ThinkThe safest place to be is within the will of God –Author Unknown A Time to ActFace your challenges with determination and resiliency. A Time to...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2018
  Perishing Is Not The End Of The World Tuesday, January 16, 2018   Esther struggled with a problem. In trying to save the life of the Jewish people, she risked losing her own life. Finally, she said, “if I perish, I perish.” Now, what kind of statement is that? It’s a very J...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2018
  Nobody Plans Rotten Things Monday, January 15, 2018   Nobody plans a rotten relationship with their spouse or goes to premarital counseling on how to put together a bad marriage. Bad marriages are not planned. You don’t have to plan to be selfish, take the other person for granted, or ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 14, 2018   Call 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 Think Weave in faith and God will find the thread. –Proverb   A Time to Act Believe ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 13, 2018   The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14   A Time to Think God enters by a private door into each individual. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher, and poet   A Time to Act Cultivate the c...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 12, 2018   When I awake, I am still with thee.  Psalm 139:18 KJV   A Time to Think This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before. —Maya Angelou   A Time to Act Keep this Scripture close to your heart. It is the secret to...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 11, 2018   Shout His praise with joy! For great is the Holy One. Isaiah 12:6 NLT   A Time to Think Trials...may come in abundance. But they cannot penetrate into the sanctuary of the soul when it is settled in God, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 10, 2018 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward. Philippians 3:13-14 ESV A Time to ThinkProblems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughe...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2018
  The Monster And The Baby Wednesday, January 10, 2018   In the late 19th century, a customs service worker in the Austrian Empire fell in love and married his cousin, Klara, who gave birth to 3 children, all of whom died as infants. Her fourth child, a son, survived. He was her ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 9, 2018 Every word of God is flawless. Proverbs 30:5 NIV A Time to ThinkThe Bible is the only book whose Author is always present when one reads it. –Author Unknown A Time to ActAllow God’s love to heal old wounds. A Time to PrayHeavenly Father, re...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2018
  Why It’s Important That Moses Is Dead   Tuesday, January 9, 2018   The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah. The Torah ends commending Moses, but the very next book opens with God saying, “Moses, My servant, is dead.” Without the Book of Joshua, the Bi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 6, 2018   Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT   A Time to Think “Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. I s...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 5, 2018   A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30 (NIV)   A Time to Think Enjoy the blessings of a new year, in Christ, one day at a time! –Debbie Carroccio...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2018
  The Pantheist Christian Friday, January 5, 2018   The basis of Eastern and New Age religion is that ultimately everything and anything is God - pantheism. When people in the Lord put “Thus sayeth the Lord”, “The Lord told me”, or “The Lord spoke to...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 4, 2018   For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. Isaiah 55:8   A Time to Think Be willing to give yourself, and there will be new life for you in this New Year and in every y...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2018
  The Expert Witness… You! Thursday, January 4, 2018   How do you witness? It’s much simpler than you think. Witnessing comes down to simply bearing witness. It doesn’t mean you have to be impressive or eloquent, you just bear witness. Imagine you’re on a...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 3, 2018   Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles. Psalm 103:2,5   A Time to Think Eight thousand, seven hundred ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2018
  The Year Of His Favor And Will Wednesday, January 3, 2018   Messiah began His ministry reading Isaiah 61:1, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me …to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” He came to fulfill this Scripture, but His ministry didn&rsquo...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 2, 2018   Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 107:1 ESV   A Time to Think As you step into this new year, be bold enough and daring enough to believe in the abundant ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2018
  The Year Of Second Chances Tuesday, January 2, 2018   The English word ‘year’ is pretty simple. But the Hebrew word for ‘year’ holds many mysteries – the word is ‘Shannah.’ One of its meanings is ‘the second.’ So each New Ye...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 31, 2017   I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 NIV   A Time to Think Christ was born to bring new Life. May the New Year renew new Life in you. –Author ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 30, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 30, 2017   My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline and don’t be upset when He corrects you. Proverbs 3:11 NLT   A Time to Think The New Year is a time to learn to rely more heavily on the grace of ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2017
  The Power Of The Lamb Friday, December 29, 2017   Here in the West, we begin the new year in January. But the biblical new year wasn’t in January, nor was it in September as many think. It came with the Hebrew month of Nisan in the spring. Nisan was the month of the Passo...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 29, 2017   And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalm 39:7 NLT   A Time to Think Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu   A ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 27, 2017   Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11   A Time to Think In daily life, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy....

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2017
  The On-Time Lateness Of God Wednesday, December 27, 2017   I’ve often had a problem being late. To compensate, I would set my clocks ahead. But then I would compensate by doing math calculations to arrive at the actual real time. God has the same problem. He said, “...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2017
  Performing Your Enemy’s Funeral? Tuesday, December 26, 2017   Messiah said “love your enemies”, a seemingly impossible command. How do you love someone who’s against you or the one you’re against? But if your enemy dies, if your enemy doesn’t...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2017
  The Terror Of The Nativity Monday, December 25, 2017   In the 30s, Boris Karloff dressed up as Frankenstein and it was reported that women literally fainted in fear. In the 60s was a movie called Psycho that caused women to pass out in the theater. What does this have to do wit...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 25, 2017   For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 KJV   A Time to Think I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs,...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 23, 2017   And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 KJV   A Time to Think Keeping Christmas is good,...