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• Max Lucado

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

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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 10, 2019
  Dear Father God,   Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Revelation 5:12   Worthy is my Lord Jesus, the Lamb whose loving and obedient sacrifice redeemed me and gives me hope for today and every day.   My heart rejoices in the worship of my Savior, my ...
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• Max Lucado

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

• Sapphries

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

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

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

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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

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

• Daily Prayers

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

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

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

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

• Daily Prayers

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

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

• Sapphries

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

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

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 4, 2019
  Dear Father God, I want You to shape my life. Humbled, I approach You, knowing that I need You to be the center of my life. Sometimes I find myself living like my old self, living from a place of selfishness and shame. But You have called me to "put off (my) old self, which is being corrupted ...

• Daily Prayers

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

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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

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

• Max Lucado

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

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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 2, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your mercies which are new every morning. Lamentations 3:22-23 Thank You for removing my transgressions from me as far as the east is from the west. Psalm 103:12 Help me to live in the freedom that Your grace provides. Please help me to remember that You know me, not...
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• Daily Prayers

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

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

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

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2019
  Dear Lord God,   Thank You for loving me.   Thank You for filling the earth with Your glory.   I surrender all to You today.   May Your Holy Spirit repair, refine, and refresh me so that I may serve You.   Please help me to...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 30, 2019
  Dear Lord God,   I pray that You will anoint me so that I can join with Jesus "to proclaim good news to the poor...to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." Luke 4:18-19   Please send me to "bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release ...
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• Sapphries

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

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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

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

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2019
  Dear Lord God, I pray for those who are grieving today. I pray for those who have lost loved ones. I pray for those who have lost relationships. I pray for those who have had to surrender their dreams. I pray for all who have experienced loss of hope and loss of innocence. I pray that You will...
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• Max Lucado

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

• Sapphries

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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

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

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 28, 2019
  Dear Lord God, I pray that today Your Holy Spirit will remind me that all of my hope comes from You. You are my daily help and the light that illuminates my path. Please help me to trust You more today. Help me to choose Your ways over my desires and to resist my selfish habits. Help me to love...

• Daily Prayers

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

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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

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

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

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

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

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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2019
  Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for Your generosity and kindness to me.   I look to You as the perfect example of how to give with a generous heart.   Because of Your Holy Spirit within me, I can learn to love and give generously.   Ple...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2019
  Jesus Heals a Blind Man by Max Lucado “As [Jesus] passed by, He saw a man blind from birth” (John 9:1). This man has never seen a sunrise. Can’t tell purple from pink. The disciples fault the family tree. “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born bl...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2019
  The Shepherd Or The Butcher Monday, January 21, 2019 An Israeli tour guide was telling his group that in the Middle East, shepherds don’t drive their sheep from behind, they lead them. To their amusement, one of the first sites they saw was a flock of sheep, but the man was in back...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1   A Time to Think If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. –Martin Luther King, Jr.   A Time to Act ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2019
  Dear Lord God,   Thank You for being a creative God who inspires me to look at the world through Your eyes.   I look up to the sky and I see Your canvas.   I look at the flowers in the field and I see You tenderness and beauty.   Lord, pl...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2019
  Who is God?by Max Lucado So who is God? Can I trust Him to take care of me? How much time do you have? The weather changes—but God is UN-changing! Fashion changes. Even change changes. But Hebrews 6:17 says God is always the same—yesterday, today, and tomorrow. So can we trust God? Is...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionHe shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17 A Time to ThinkA chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. –Maralee McKee, author A Time to ActPray and re...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2019
  Dear Father God, Thank you for entrusting me with Your resources. Whatever my earthly portion may be, whether it is my creativity, my spiritual gifts, my generosity, or my compassion, Lord, make known to me what you desire of me and my resources. By knowing my gifts, talents, abilities, and resou...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2019
  Everything You Needby Max Lucado Are you hoping that a change in circumstances will bring a change in your attitude? If so, you are in prison, and you need to learn a secret of traveling light. What you have in your Shepherd is greater than what you don’t have in life. May I meddle for a mom...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionWhat is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27 A Time to ThinkAt least at times of loss, we are reminded of our priorities, of our many blessings. In times of gain, we can so often lose our way. –Mindy Starns Clark, author A Time to ActTake comfort k...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 19, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new day. Each day the Earth spins on its axis and the sun sheds light on every living thing, all created by You. The light You provide, in the day and through the night, brings life and rhythm to me. It is in You that I live and move and have my being. I cannot...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2019
  The Measurable MiracleFriday, January 18, 2019Acts 1:3 says Messiah appeared and presented Himself by many convincing proofs. This verse separates our faith from every faith of the ancient world outside of Israel. None of the ancient gods presented themselves with many convincing proofs. But Yeshua,...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2019
  Loved with a Steadfast Loveby Max Lucado The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.Lamentations 3:22–23 RSV Jeremiah was depressed, as gloomy as a giraffe with a neck ache. Jerusalem was under siege, h...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionFight 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 ThinkOur prayers run along one road and God's answers by another, and by and by they m...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 18, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Today I lift up those who are lacking a home to live in. I pray for those who find themselves displaced and alone. Help me to live a life that is worthy of what You have called me to, to love and serve others in Your name. Please reveal to me the needs that You have equipped me to...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2019
  Dancing With God Thursday, January 17, 2019 Have you ever watched a married couple who’ve been dancing for years out on a dance floor? Every move they make is perfectly synchronized. The man leads, the woman follows, and you can hardly distinguish between the leading of the dance a...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2019
  Judas, The Man Who Never Knew by Max Lucado   I’ve wondered at times what kind of man this Judas was. What he looked like, how he acted, who his friends were.   I guess I’ve stereotyped him. I’ve always pictured him as a wiry, beady-eyed, sly, w...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOr don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you? Don’t you know that you have the Holy Spirit from God, and you don’t belong to yourselves? 1 Corinthians 6:19 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to ThinkWe fail in the work of gra...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 17, 2019
  Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your everlasting love.   You are my God, and I will ever praise You.   Please help me to seek You today.   I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me to set my eyes on things above.   I pray th...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2019
  No One Compares to Himby Max Lucado Psalm 89:6 asks the question: “Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord?” And the answer is, any pursuit of God’s counterpart is vain. No one and nothing compares to him. No one advises him. No one helps him. You and I may have power. ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBecause 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 PrayLord, help us...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your presence in my life today, that as I draw near to You, You are so good to draw near to me. James 4:8 Lord, when I struggle to know Your nearness, I pray that You will renew my faith and my awareness that You will never leave me nor forsake me. Hebrews 13:5 Someti...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2019
  The Fear of Life’s Final Momentsby Max Lucado This is the promise of Christ: “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a pl...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2019
  The Ploughed LifeTuesday, January 15, 2019Plowing is a process of breaking up and turning over the soil. Soil needs plowing so it doesn’t become hard, dry, and unreceptive to growing life. What’s true for soil is also true for your heart. The heart left on its own tends to become hard. T...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNow faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 A Time to ThinkFaith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. –Martin Luther King, Jr. A Time to ActBelieve in God's power to transform you and...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2019
  Dear Lord God,   Thank You for being my Advocate and my Counselor.   Please help me to navigate my day with Your wisdom.   I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me to be slow to anger and slow to speak.   Lord, may I see the world around...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2019
  Can We Believe the Bible?by Max Lucado Can we believe the Bible? How can we know it is anything more than a collection of sayings and stories? Can we truly believe that the Bible is the Word of God? There are many reasons I believe in the Bible. Here are a few: Composition. It was composed over s...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionCall unto to Me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. Jeremiah 33:3 A Time to ThinkWeave in faith and God will find the thread. –Old Proverb A Time to ActBelieve in the sun even when it's not shining. A Time to ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2019
  Two Messiahs For OneMonday, January 14, 2019The prophets foretold Messiah would come in glory, riding on the clouds, subduing the nations and reigning forever. The prophets also said He would come in humility, riding on a donkey, that He’d be rejected, suffer, and die for sins. The rabbis coul...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Today I surrender all that I am to You. May I speak words that bring healing and encouragement today. May my actions reflect the great mercy You have shown to me. May my attitude be like Yours, my King Jesus. Help me to walk in humility and faith. You are the God who rescues me ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 t...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2019
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for filling Your creation with awe-inspiring beauty. Help me to savor Your glory today as it is displayed in Your creation. Please help me to see the work of Your hands all around me. Your goodness is greater than I can imagine. May Your Holy Spirit give me eyes to see ...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2019
  The Shevat Of God Friday, January 11, 2019 Genesis 2:2 says, “And the Lord rested on the seventh day...” The word ‘rested’ is the Hebrew word ‘shevat’ from which we get the English word, ‘Sabbath.’ Hebrews 4:9 promises that for the people o...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionShout His praise with joy! For great is the Holy One. Isaiah 12:6 NLT A Time to ThinkTrials...may come in abundance. But they cannot penetrate into the sanctuary of the soul when it is settled in God, and we may dwell in perfect peace. –Hannah Whitall Smith, author...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2019
  Dear Father God, You give life to all of You beautiful people in this world. You are the hope for the hopeless and You are unwavering in Your love for me. Lord, I lift up all the anxiety that I am harboring in my body, the worries of providing for my needs and the feelings of inadequacy that can ...
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• Spiritual Warefare Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2019
  A Prayer for those in Spiritual Warfare Today I need your supernatural power, Lord, to stand strong and not surrender. Physical force won't help, because you've said the weapons of our warfare are different from those in this world. As believers, ours are powerful and can demolish strongholds and li...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2019
  The Greatest Act Of RepentanceThursday, January 10, 2019Teshuvah is Hebrew for repentance. Most believers think that repentance is done when they first come to the Lord or when they recommit their life to Him. Others think repentance is something one does in response to a particular sin. All these t...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2019
  Blast a Few Walls by Max Lucado   The cross of Christ creates a new people, a people unhindered by skin color or family feud. A new citizenry based, not on common ancestry or geography, but on a common Savior.   My friend Buckner Fanning experienced this firstha...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2019
  Dear Lord God,   Thank You for the ways that You have blessed and guided me in the past.   At times it is hard for me to hear Your voice, but I look to the past to remember that You have been faithful in watching over me.   Today, I lift up my deepest n...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2019
  He is Waiting in the Midst of the Stormby Max Lucado Peter knows he is in trouble. The winds roar down onto the Sea of Galilee like a hawk on a rat. Lightning zigzags across the black sky. The clouds vibrate with thunder. The rain taps then pops, then slaps against the deck of the boat until every...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2019
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionEvery 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, replace my pain wit...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2019
  Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for being the truth in this world. Please open my eyes so that I may seek your truth in my life and in the difficult moments. Please continue to be the rock-solid foundation upon which I build my life. With you as my unshakeable foundation, all of my hopes, dreams, amb...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2019
  The Woodcutter's Wisdom by Max Lucado Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before—such was its splendor, its majesty, its stre...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2019
  There Was No Book Of Acts In The Book Of Acts Tuesday, January 8, 2019 What was it like to live inside the Book of Acts? For the people of the Book of Acts, there was no Book of Acts, just acts. It hadn’t been recorded yet. It wasn’t a book. It wasn’t something they jus...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection In peace, I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 NIV   A Time to Think A well-spent day brings happy sleep. —Leonardo da Vinci   A Time to Act Before you go to sleep, commit ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2019
  Dear Father God,   Thank You for loving me.   I want to be more like You my Lord.   Please open the eyes of my heart so that I may see You more clearly.   Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12   Jesus told hi...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2019
  The Chaldean Comic Monday, January 7, 2019 Have you seen any Hittite or Amorite comedians lately? Have you consulted with a Chaldean injury lawyer, gone to an Akkadian doctor or a Babylonian dentist? No? Why not? These are the people of the ancient world, the great peoples of antiquity. ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For to the snow He says, “Fall on the earth.” Job 37:6 ESV   A Time to Think To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. —Aristotle   A Time to Act Reflect on God&rsquo...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are worthy of all my praise.   Thank You for Your provision in my life.   Lord, there is power in Your name and from Your Holy Spirit.   I ask for Your divine wisdom for my life...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2019
  The Choice by Max Lucado   IT'S QUIET. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.   In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 say that one a lot. Thank you expr...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord God, Thank You for this new year and the continued blessings of the loved ones You have placed in my life. I ask You for a new year of health and healing, both spiritually and physically, for my life and for those who surround me. Please renew my desire...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You do not give a spirit of fear.   May I possess only what You give me.   May I contain only that which promotes Your kingdom.   Holy Spirit, You see the contents of my heart. ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2019
  When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado The sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.—John 10:3 WHEN I SEE a flock of sheep I see exactly that, a flock. A rabble of wool. A herd of hooves. I don't see a sheep. I see sheep. All alike. None...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2019
  Shimon The Young Friday, January 4, 2019 Luke tells of a man named Simeon, or Shimon in Hebrew. He was a remarkable man. Simeon was old. Most older people are looking for peace and quiet. Generally, we do our seeking when we’re younger, then we just try to hold on to what we have w...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 of yourself, and there will be a new life for you in this New Year and every year. –Norman Vincent Peal...
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