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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 28, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 28, 2017 The right word at the right time—beautiful! Proverbs 15:23 (MSG) A Time to ThinkWe’re prone to want God to change our circumstances, but He wants to change our character. We think that peace comes from the outside in, but it comes from the insi...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 28, 2017
  The Passenger Beside You Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Believers travel on planes next to unbelievers for hours and don't say anything, then ask God for opportunities to serve Him. What a perfect opportunity- you have a captive audience. We're praying for the Lord to use us, to fulfill our callings, ou...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 27, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 27, 2017 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 ThinkGod says we don’t need to be anxious about anything; we just need to pray...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 27, 2017
  The Secret Of The Kiddushin Tuesday, June 27, 2017 There are many different ideas as to what holiness is: not going to the movies, going to church, not dancing, not being part of the world, etc. But the Hebrew word for holy is kadosh. From that same word comes the word kiddushin, the Hebrew betrot...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 24, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 24, 2017 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him. Psalm 100:4 A Time to ThinkLove others the way that God has loved you, with tenderness. –Mother Teresa A Time to ActOpen your heart to the kindness of others...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 23, 2017 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 A Time to ThinkGrace means that God already loves us as much as an infinite God can possibly love. &n...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 23, 2017
  The Demoniac Roadblock Friday, June 23, 2017 The demoniac in the tombs of Gadara hindered anyone from passing by. That area was on a cliff where he could look down and come running out, terrorizing anyone trying to pass. The people just accepted that the road was blocked. Ultimately, it was the en...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 22, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 22, 2017 So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though the going is rough for a while down there. 1 Peter 1:6 A Time to ThinkJoy is really a road sign pointing us to God. Once we have found God...we no longer need to trouble ourselves so much about th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 22, 2017
  Moses On The Couch Thursday, June 22, 2017 As end-time believers, we have to be careful because there are more distractions now than ever in human history- television, the internet, social media. It isn't all bad, but much of it is, and that's a good argument for staying away from it. We weren't p...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 21, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 21, 2017 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Matthew 10:30 A Time to ThinkYou 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 Vincent Peale, best-se...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 21, 2017
  Your Pilgrimage Life Wednesday, June 21, 2017 I visited my cousin who lives in Israel and he took me on a tour of the Holy Land. Then he came to New Jersey to see me. I figured I owed him a tour in return, so I took him on a tour of New Jersey. He saw factories, traffic jams, overcrowding...I aske...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 20, 2017 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 A Time to ThinkGod’s friendship is the unexpected joy we find when we reach His outstretched hand. –Jane...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 20, 2017
  Living Kosher Tuesday, June 20, 2017 In the vision Peter had on the rooftop, God said, "What I have cleansed do not call unclean" or "what I have made kosher do not call unkosher anymore". He's speaking of the gentiles from beyond Israel, from all the nations. God didn't just cleanse them, He clea...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 19, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 19, 2017 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 ThinkWe do not understand the intricate pattern of the stars in their courses, but we know that He who created them does, and that just as sure...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 19, 2017
  Getting Into The Love Story Monday, June 19, 2017 Have you ever noticed how many stories or movies are based on the same theme: boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, boy kisses girl? There are some variations, but it's basically the same theme. God's story is a love st...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 18, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 18, 2017 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) ...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 17, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 17, 2017 My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14 NIV A Time to ThinkLook deep within yourself and recognize what brings life and grace into your heart.... You are loved by God. –Christopher de Vinck, author A Time to ActRelax and...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 11, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 11, 2017 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8 A Time to ThinkGod's mercies are new every morning. Receive them. —Max Lucado, best-selling author and preacher A Time to ActTake comfort knowing ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 10, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 10, 2017 Let’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. &nda...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 7, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 7, 2017 For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation. Psalm 149:4 KJV A Time to ThinkGod delights to meet the faith of one who looks up to Him and says,“Lord, You know that I cannot do this—but I believe that You ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 7, 2017
  The Broken Vessel Of God Wednesday, June 7, 2017 After 2000 years, on June 7, 1967, the Jewish people regained their holy city of Jerusalem. Compared to other cities, Jerusalem is hardly the most beautiful, sitting on the barren rocks of Judea. Yet, the Bible is filled with promises to rebuild it,...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 4, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 4, 2017 Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6 A Time to ThinkGod takes life's pieces and gives us unbroken peace. –W. D. Gough, poet A Time to ActPray for God to help you keep your focus on Him and off your prob...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 3, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 3, 2017 I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17 A Time to ThinkPrayer 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 and author A Time to ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 2, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJune 2, 2017 It 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...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 2, 2017
  The Torchbearer Friday, June 2, 2017 Olympic runners are charged to carry the flame from the place the last Olympics occurred to the place of the next Olympics. What a task. You and I are the real torchbearers. We carry the torch of the gospel, the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the great com...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 31, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 31, 2017 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 ThinkLet God's promises shine on your problems. –Corrie ten Boom, author A Time to ActRecognize that your faith will lead you...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 31, 2017
  The Proof of Pentecost Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Pentecost is the Greek name of the Hebrew Feast of Weeks – Shavuot. Shavuot was the holy day that launched the reaping of the summer harvest. It was also the feast during which the Holy Spirit fell, the disciples spoke in tongues, and three thou...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 29, 2017 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 A Time to ThinkCourage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. –Reverend Billy Graham, author and evangelist A ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29, 2017
  The Middle-Aged God Monday, May 29, 2017 In Greek Mythology, Zeus was married to the goddess Hera, and their marriage needed a lot of help. He continually cheated on her, even taking on animal forms to do it. According to the mythology, he became a swan, a bull, and a cuckoo bird. He had issues. T...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 28, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 28, 2017 Blessed 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 for God to help...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 27, 2017 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 ThinkTo be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has given us everythin...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 26, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 26, 2017 "But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.” Proverbs 1:33 A Time to ThinkGod is the best listener. You don’t need to shout nor cry out loud because he hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere heart. –An...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 26, 2017
  Grasshoppers   Friday, May 26, 2017   One of the greatest lessons of faith is that of Joshua, Caleb, and the 10 spies. They went to the promised land to spy it out. Ten of the spies came back saying, "There were giants in the land… and we were like grasshoppers." What do we kn...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 24, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 24, 2017 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. Proverbs 8:17 A Time to ThinkPrayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. –Mother Teresa A Time to ActBe an instrument of God's love in this wor...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 24, 2017
  The Evil Witness Of God Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Atheists and skeptics argue, "If there's a God, how could there be all this evil in the world? If there's evil in the world, there can't be a loving God." The truth is exactly the opposite. Evil doesn't speak against God, it speaks against the world....

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 21, 2017 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 ThinkSometimes God redeems your story by surrounding you with people who need to hear your past so it doesn't become ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 20, 2017 I 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 Pr...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 19, 2017 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 A Time to ThinkKeep praying, but be thankful that God's answers are wiser than your prayers. –William Culbertson, pastor A Time to ActBe assured that God is...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19, 2017
  The Missionaries Who Forgot Who They Were Friday, May 19, 2017 Imagine missionaries going to New Guinea . They’re there to love the cannibals. Things are tough and the native peoples are against them, but they keep rejoicing. One day, two tribesmen hit them with rocks and the missionaries fo...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 17, 2017 Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. Matthew 6:8 A Time to ThinkFaith will lead you where you cannot walk. Reason has never been a mountain climber. –E. W. Kenyon, pastor A Time to ActFace every situation with faith in yo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 17, 2017
  The Fuel Of Love Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Messiah told the Pharisees, “He who is forgiven much, loves much. He who has been forgiven little, loves little”. We’re all separated, infinitely distant from God and we infinitely need His infinite forgiveness. It’s not a matter of ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 14, 2017 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 ThinkSometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea around us. Most of all, He calms the storm ins...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 13, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 13, 2017 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2 A Time to ThinkFaith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minis...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 12, 2017 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 ThinkChoosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. –...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2017
  The Tent Of The Moed Friday, May 12, 2017 The Tabernacle was the place of God's dwelling, where He met with His people and where Moses encountered God face to face. In Hebrew, it was called the Ohel - Tent of Moed, meaning The Meeting or The Fixed Time. If you want to meet with God, you have to ha...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 9, 2017 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith . . . Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkEvery person’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers. –Hans Christian Andersen, author and poet A Time to ActSurrender your life to God a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 9, 2017
  Smashed Altars And Reviv Tuesday, May 9, 2017 When Josiah became king of Judah, the kingdom had fallen into gross idolatry. The people had built altars to the Canaanite gods on top of the hills and mountains where they offered up their treasures, their offerings, and even their children. King Josi...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 7, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 7, 2017 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 ThinkBiblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 6, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 6, 2017 Let all you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14 A Time to ThinkOften a healing takes place in ourselves as we pray for the healing of others. –Michael E. DeBakey, surgeon A Time to ActConcentrate on helping others and grasp every opportunity to ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 5, 2017 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… Ecclesiastes 3:1 A Time to ThinkGod never disappoints anyone who places his trust in Him. –Basilea Schlink A Time to ActDo not let fear stop you from reaching your go...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2017
  How To Camp Friday, May 5, 2017 I once went on a camping trip with a few people. There was one sister that brought a bed, cabinets, dressers, and a large mirror. She was living better in her tent than most of us did at home. Some people are really into camping. They're prepared for anything- with ...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 4, 2017 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 A Time to ThinkPrayer is a means of bringing you to a point where you will accept what God wants. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-sel...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2017
  A Case Of Cultural Leprosy Thursday, May 4, 2017 We have a culture and value system that increasingly seeks to avoid pain at any cost. It even affects Christian culture. We may not realize it, but this is a form of leprosy. The greatest danger of leprosy is that it destroys the nervous system so t...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 2, 2017 Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Colossians 3:13 A Time to ThinkLife becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier....

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2017
  Living Inside The Triunity Tuesday, May 2, 2017 God contains everything. God is one, and yet triune, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. That means that God can even pray to God – and God can answer those prayers. God can call to God. God can seek God, and thank God, and praise God. So beca...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 25, 2017 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. Luke 21:14 NIV A Time to ThinkWorrying is like praying for what you don't want. –Author Unknown A Time to ActFree your mind from self-centered worry. A Time to PrayTeach...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2017
  The Power Of The Fallow Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Believers talk about going back to the Book of Acts - God's Spirit pouring out miracles and power. Why was it so powerful? The Book of Acts was to 100% fallow ground-ground that hadn't been touched, to people and a world that had never before heard t...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2017
  The World Beyond The End Thursday, April 20, 2017 Peter stands atop a house by the sea in Joppa praying, surrounded by the wind and smell of the ocean. This is where he has the vision saying that the Gentiles are to be saved too. If you’re not Jewish, then today you’re saved through th...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 20, 2017 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 ThinkIf you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape. –Anon...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 19, 2017 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 A Time to ThinkWhen God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords. –Charles Swin...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2017
  The Anointing Of Your Tears Wednesday, April 19, 2017 A woman weeps at Messiah’s feet and wipes them with her hair. Where did those tears come from? She was a sinner - rejected and condemned by people all around who looked down upon her. She probably looked down upon herself, until all her w...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 18, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 18, 2017 I stretch out my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. Psalm 143:6 A Time to ThinkWe're concerned with how things turn out; God seems more concerned with how we turn out. –Philip Yancey, author A Time to ActTrust that there i...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 18, 2017
  I Shall Not Want Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Psalm 23 says, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." The blessing of God's children is to live a life of 'I shall not want.' There are two ways to applying this: 1) you try to get everything you want so that you don't want anything else, or 2) you le...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 17, 2017 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 A Time to ThinkGod has not changed; and His ear is just as quick to hear the voice of real prayer, and His hand is just as long and strong to save; as it ever was. —R.A. Torrey ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2017
  Friday Through Sunday's Eyes Monday, April 17, 2017 Why is Good Friday called Good Friday? It's the day of Messiah's death. It is good because He was dying for our sins. But it didn't seem good at the time. It seemed to be a horrible Friday. The disciples were crushed, broken, confused, in mournin...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 16, 2017 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6 A Time to ThinkOn Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer. –Douglas Horton, religious leader A Time to ActToday, carve out some add...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 14, 2017
  The Radical Anti-Tree Friday, April 14, 2017 In the Garden of Eden there was a living tree- the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And from this tree came death. On the mountain of Jerusalem, there stood another tree with no roots, branches, leaves, or fruit - The Cross. It was a dead tree, y...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 14, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 14, 2017 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 1 Peter 3:18 A Time to ThinkOur old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 13, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 13, 2017 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7 A Time to ThinkDon't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 13, 2017
  The Centurion Of Israel Thursday, April 13, 2017 Messiah blessed and brought a miracle into the life of a centurion. Out of the many centurions stationed in Israel, this one loved the Jewish people, not just with his heart but with his deeds. He blessed Israel and built them a synagogue. God promi...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 12, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 12, 2017 Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:11 A Time to ThinkThe best result of prayer is awareness of the presence of God, which allows us to face life with fortitude and dignity. –Sheba Ross Delaney,...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 12, 2017
  The Miraculous Death Of Memory Wednesday, April 12, 2017 In Exodus 12, there's a command to sacrifice a male lamb. In following the commandment, the Hebrews were spared during the final plague of Egypt. We know that the lamb is a symbol for Messiah, but it's more complex than the fact that He was ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 10, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 10, 2017 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 ThinkIf you have been grasping onto something, try to let it go. Your empty ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 10, 2017
  The Yeshua Entrance Monday, April 10, 2017 Jerusalem has seen many armies and generals enter through its gates - Nebuchadnezzar, Titus with the Romans, the Muslims and Crusaders in the Middle Ages, General Allenby in WWI, Moshe Dayan in the Six Day War - but the most famous entrance of all wasn't ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 9, 2017 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 A Time to ThinkWorry often gives a small thing a great shadow. –Swedish proverb A Time to ActFocus not on your fears but your strengths. A Time to PrayLor...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 7, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 7, 2017 Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6 A Time to ThinkPrayer is a choice. For us to pray to give thanks, or to voice our questions and doubts shows that we are choosing to leave an opening in our spirits. Witho...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 7, 2017
  Letting Go Of The Donkey Friday, April 7, 2017 Imagine: You're sitting in your house and you hear your car start. Looking outside, you see a bunch of men. They shout to you, "The Lord needs your car!" A similar thing happened two thousand years ago, but with a donkey, not a car. What if you were t...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 5, 2017 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. &ndash...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2017
  Your Pain, His Pain Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Scripture says you are Messiah’s body. When your body hurts, you feel it; when it’s sad, you have tears. If you’re His body, then when you’re wounded or rejected, He is too. When you’re alone, He’s alone along with yo...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 4, 2017 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Psalm 104:1 A Time to ThinkAn optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author A Time to ActLook for an opportunity ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2017
  Dealing With Your Mother-In-Law Tuesday, April 4, 2017 You never hear about Peter's home life until Messiah comes to his house— then you hear about his sick mother-in-law. Maybe Peter didn't know how to deal with the situation. But Messiah's coming caused it to be dealt with. Is there someth...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 2, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 2, 2017 It 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 ThinkGod has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask. –M...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 1, 2017 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Matthew 6:27 A Time to ThinkWe're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. —Japanese Proverb A Time to ActNever outgrow fun. A Time to PrayOn this April Fool’s Day, Lord,...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 31, 2017 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 ThinkFaith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller A Time to ActThink of your day as...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2017
  The Exposition Of Him Friday, March 31, 2017 Synagogue centers on the reading of the Torah. The rabbi reads from the appointed section of the Torah - called the Parashah. Then he expounds on it. We have Yeshua; Jesus. He's the Grand Rabbi of the universe. He expounds on the Torah, God's word, bett...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 30, 2017 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...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2017
  Paul With No Training Thursday, March 30, 2017 Soon after Saul, or Paul, comes to the Lord, we find him already teaching and preaching with no real training. He didn't wait to know everything before preaching, he just started. How do you learn to encourage someone, to lead someone to the Lord, to ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 29, 2017 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11 A Time to ThinkKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. –Mother Teresa A Time to ActMake someone's day. Tell them how much you ap...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2017
  The Leper's Solitude Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Leviticus 13 says, "The one with leprosy shall wear torn clothes, uncover his head, cover his upper lip, and cry unclean…. He's to dwell alone." The leper in the bible is a picture of how we are spiritually, dwelling in this world as spiritual ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 28, 2017 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Psalm 95:2 A Time to ThinkPrayer helps us to respond to misfortune with courage, to react with confidence and to rebound with enthusiasm. –William Arthur Ward, author A Tim...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2017
  Beit Ha Knesset Tuesday, March 28, 2017 The house of parliament in Israel is called the Knesset, which means the meeting place or the gathering. It's also translated as the word synagogue. Messiah's ministry is also connected to the word synagogue. It was there that Messiah's ministry began, where...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 27, 2017 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 ThinkNow Jesus Christ says that there is nothing in this world—sin, hate, frustration,...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2017
  Preparing For Your Marriage Monday, March 27, 2017 Most congregations have premarital counseling. Marriage is sacred, thus, ministers counsel the couple on how to prepare for married life. Preparation makes a big difference. Premarital preparation has been shown to greatly increase the chances of ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 25, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 25, 2017 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 ThinkFaith is realizi...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 24, 2017 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And so said all the disciples. Matthew 26:35 A Time to ThinkSomewhere in every crown of suffering, God has implanted a bud of strength that can burst open, releasing extra ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2017
  The Charootz Factor Friday, March 24, 2017 You need hedges in your life. They're meant to protect you. The word in Hebrew is charootz - which means a hedge or a trench, but it also means a decision or determination, as in digging in. It's a decision, as if you're digging a trench, of what will be ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 23, 2017 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." Matthew 28:18 A Time to ThinkSome people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at al...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 22, 2017 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues from generation to generation. Psalm 100:5 A Time to ThinkNo pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the hu...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2017
  The Waters Of Bitterness Wednesday, March 22, 2017 In the beginning, darkness was over the face of the deep and the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. But after the fall of man, there's darkness, confusion, void, fear, bitterness...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 20, 2017 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2 A Time to ThinkIt is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. –Anonymous A Time to ActConfidently trust God to handle things beyond your efforts. A Time to Pra...