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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2023
  Sunday & The Cosmos Thursday, April 6, 2023   We think of Sunday as a religious day. Yet, Sunday has one of the most incredible mysteries. The universe was created on Sunday, and that is the mystery of the week. We don't think of that, but every week is a recreation of the crea...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2023
  The Holy Spirit: The Finger of God Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them. Exodus 8:19   The Holy Spirit is the Finger of God. He is the One used by the Father and Son ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for listening when I pray to You.   I know that You hear my prayers, and that You will answer my prayers, as Jesus promised...   If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 1...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 145:18 NIV The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2023
  In and out of The Garden Wednesday, April 5, 2023   In the creation, God brought man into a garden. When? On the sixth day. In Hebrew, the sixth day begins Thursday night. In the new creation, Messiah suffered and died to redeem us. How did it all begin? It began in a garden, t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2023
  Jesus: The Light of the Knowledge of the Glory of God For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6   Je...
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• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for The Bible and how it so clearly presents Your love and Your truth for all people.   Please teach and guide me as I read You Holy Word, The Bible.   Help me to commit Bible ver...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23   Hebrews 4:12 NIV For the word of God is alive and active. Shar...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2023
  The Lion-Hearted Tuesday, April 4, 2023   Messiah came the first time as a lamb. But when He comes again, He is coming as a lion - bold, strong, mighty, roaring, and unstoppable. He is coming as the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Revelation 5:5 says "Weep not, behold the Lion of t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2023
  Jesus: The Lion of the Tribe of Judah One of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals." Revelation 5:5   Jesus is the Lion of the ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for creating this fruitful and beautiful earth.   I thank You for Your good creation, the many ecosystems and forests around the world, please let them thrive and grow.   Then God saw ev...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Genesis 1:31 NKJV Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.   Psalms 119:90 NIV Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2023
  Monday, April 3, 2023   There once was an Orthodox Jew, a student, studying the Torah in Yeshiva. He had plans for his life. He was going to become a great rabbi. But life didn't follow his plans at all. Instead, his life was interrupted by a blinding light. This Orthodox Jew was Sh...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2023
  The Father: Our Father in Heaven When you pray, say: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Luke 11:2   You should pray, “Our Father in Heaven.” This is the phra...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You have called me to Your purposes.   Please ignite a passion in my heart for the work that You have given to me.   Please bring Your light into my home and bring Your significance into my...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Colossians 3:23-24 NKJV And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.   Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV Follow Go...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2023
  The Perfection of Shalom Thursday, March 30, 2023   Messiah said, "Be ye perfect." The word for Perfect in Hebrew is Shalom. It not only means perfect, but complete. To become perfect you have to become complete. When you're complete, you're not looking out for yourself anymore...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2023
  Jesus: The Man Christ Jesus For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5   Jesus was human because He was born of the virgin Mary. He is the Man Christ Jesus; therefore He understands your desires and dreams...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God,   You are the one who watches over me and who provides for all of my needs...   The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1   Thank You for all of the blessings You have given to me a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2023
  The Sacred Ceasing Wednesday, March 29, 2023   When we think of the Sabbath, a day of peace comes to mind. In Hebrew, Sabbath comes from the word Shabbat. It is a verb; a doing word. It means to cease. As with other verbs, it is something you choose to do. You choose to pray, t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2023
  Jesus: The Judge of the Living and the Dead And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. Acts 10:42   Jesus is the Judge of the Living and the Dead. This means that He i...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You came to set us free from darkness, pain and from our sins.   Today I lift up the men, women and children around the world who are enslaved in any way.   Lord, help each one to find freedom a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 4:17-19 NIV and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to pr...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2023
  The Script and The Heart Tuesday, March 28, 2023   A man who wants to be a good husband can learn how to act like one by knowing all the right things to say. "I love you. That dress looks good on you. Did you lose weight?" Problem is he's doing it all by rote, he's acting; it's...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2023
  The Holy Spirit: The Breath of the Lord The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. Isaiah 40:7   The Holy Spirit is the Breath of the Lord; He breathes life into all living things. It is the Bre...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Today I pray for the children in my family, in my community and for children all around the world.   The pressures and stresses that have been brought on by social media alone are strong.   ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2023
  Luke 2:52 NKJV And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2023
  Divine Eugenics Monday, March 27, 2023   Rabbi Shaul, the Apostle Paul, went to Berea and preached. The Bible says the Bereans were noble. They received the word. The Greek word here for noble is eugenees. We get the word Eugene and eugenics from it. "Eu" means well and "genees...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2023
  Jesus: The King Eternal Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen 1 Timothy 1:17   Jesus is the King Eternal. Just as an earthly king rules his kingdom through his laws, so Jesus rules t...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You have overcome death.   I desire Your life and holy presence to renew me today...   Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 12:1-2 NIV Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2023
  Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua) Jesus: The Foundation Which is Laid For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11   Some people ask, “WWJD?” (What Would Jesus Do?). There is no other foundat...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You have given me new life.   I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20   Thank You for the scars on Your hands, on...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Galatians 2:20 ESV I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.   Psalms 84:10...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 25, 2023
  The Father: The Witness of God If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 1 John 5:9   The Witness of God was the words the Father spoke at the baptism of Jesus: “...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 25, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for taking on the form of a servant and bearing my sin upon the cross.   I love You with all that I am...   Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 25, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 22:37 NKJV Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’   John 1:29 ESV The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, &...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2023
  Inbred Christianity Friday, March 24, 2023   Royal families of Europe only associated with and married each other. This led them to becoming inbred. It's not healthy to intermarry. Families become weaker and vulnerable to diseases. Likewise, a congregation can become inbred. Wh...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2023
  Jesus: The Hope of Israel Because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Acts 28:20   Jesus is the Hope of Israel. God’s people—the Jewish people—have suffered throughout history. Because God has promised to bless the people of Israel, t...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You are my daily bread...   Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11   My Lord Jesus, You are the one who sustains me...   I am the bread of life. He who comes to ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11   I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. John 6:35   For the bread of God is He wh...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 23, 2023
  Minding Your Mind Thursday, March 23, 2023   We treat our thought life as if it's something that just happens. The Bible says, "Take every thought captive." This tells us that God has given us the ability to have charge over our thought life. You have the ability to bind and lo...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 23, 2023
  Jesus: The Beloved To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:6   Jesus is the Beloved, the object of His Father’s love. Throughout His life on the earth, Jesus acknowledged His Father’s love for...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 23, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You are the Beloved Son of the Holy Father God.   You are my hope and my salvation...   LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments. Psalm 119:166   It i...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 23, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments. Psalm 119:166   It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:26

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2023
  Removing Training Wheels Wednesday, March 22, 2023   When I was little, I had a bike with training wheels and wanted to learn how to ride. My sister tried to teach me, but the bike kept falling. One day I decided it was about time I learned to ride a bike. I took out the two-wh...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2023
  Jesus: The Firstfruits But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:20   The Jewish people brought an offering to God during the Feast of Firstfruits. It was the first they harvested. Som...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your grace and for providing my salvation.   You sent Jesus to Earth to teach us and to accomplish what we could never accomplish...   …by taking the form of a servant, b...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 2:7-8 ESV but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2023
  The Serpent's Twist Tuesday, March 21, 2023   God gives His word to Adam and Eve, the first command; do not eat of that tree. The serpent asked, did God really say that? What's he doing? He is putting doubt and attacking the word. The woman goes on what she sees. The woman said...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2023
  Jesus: The Son of David And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’" Mark 10:47   Jesus is the Son of David, His human ancestry and authority for ministry. God the Father had p...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You are the creator of the Earth and of the Heavens and of all living things.   You brought into being every creature on this earth and every plant that sprouts up from the soil.   Lord, I ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 66:2 ESV All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2023
  Sin as a Bacterium Monday, March 20, 2023   Do you know why you are not dead right now? Because God made something in you called the immune system. Your immune system doesn't wait until you get sick to start fighting or until you have a major threat in your life. It fights at t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2023
  Jesus: The Stone Which the Builders Rejected The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. Psalm 118:22   Jesus is the chief Cornerstone of God’s plan, but He is also the Stone Which the Builders Rejected. There are many reasons why th...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for Your great sacrifice on the cross.   Please prepare my heart for this Easter as I seek new life in You.   Please help me to set aside the concerns and stresses of this day so I can...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 3:8 ESV Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 19, 2023
  The Holy Spirit: The Down Payment The Holy Spirit of Promise is the down payment on our inheritance until God redeems us at the rapture as the possession He has purchased. See Ephesians 1:13-14   The Holy Spirit is the Down Payment that guarantees you will o...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 19, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for sending Your only Son to earth to rescue me.   I am humbled by the sinless life which Jesus led, as He overcame all temptations and then he gave His life to pay the price for my sins.  ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 19, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 9:23-24 NIV Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 18, 2023
  Jesus: The Sower Behold, a Sower went out to sow. . .  He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. Matthew 13:3-37   Jesus is the Sower of the seed of the Word of God into the hearts of people. Yet, the Sower in the parable is an application of every Christian ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 18, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for giving me the joy of my salvation made possible through the loving sacrifice and resurrection of my precious Lord Jesus.   My Lord Jesus, thank You for coming to save me and to save all people who ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 18, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 3:16-17 NKJV For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through H...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 17, 2023
  A Treasure of Righteousness Friday, March 17, 2023   Can you picture the stock traders on the floor of the Stock Exchange when stocks are quickly rising or falling? It's crowded, chaotic, competing, desperate, nerve-racking. Everybody in this world crowds in to get hold of a go...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 17, 2023
  Jesus: My Beloved Son And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" Matthew 3:17   Jesus is the Beloved Son of the Father. When Jesus was baptized, the Father spoke from Heaven, “This is My beloved Son&r...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 17, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for forgiving my sins and for saving me through the love and sacrifice of Your beloved son Jesus.   You are the great I Am, always near to me...   For (Jesus) Himself has said, ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 17, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 13:5 NKJV Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”   John 14:27 NKJV Peace I leave with you, My peac...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 16, 2023
  Emotions and Lilies Thursday, March 16, 2023   The word in Hebrew is Shoshanim. It is a pretty word. It means lily. The Lord said consider the lilies of the field; they don't spin, they don't labor, yet Solomon in all his glory wasn't dressed like these. We should consider lili...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 16, 2023
  One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesians 4:6   There is One God and Father of all. Many people deny God’s existence, reject His invitation to salvation or even refuse to recognize Him; but the God of the Bible is s...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 16, 2023
  Dear Lord God,   You are the God of truth...   Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. Psalm 31:5   Thank You for Your Holy Bible and how it leads me to know You and Your truth more deeply.  ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 16, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 31:5 NKJV Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.   Psalms 119:105 NKJV Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 15, 2023
  Narrow up a Child Wednesday, March 15, 2023   A famous scripture, Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go and even when he is old, he will not depart from it." In Hebrew it doesn't just say train, the word is narrow. It means narrow a child in the way. Nar...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 15, 2023
  Jesus: Our Passover Therefore, purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 1 Corinthians 5:7   Jesus is our Passover. Once each year, Jewish families cele...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 15, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God of Wonders,   You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples. Psalm 77:1   Thank You for Your beautiful creation.   As I take time today to read Your Word, I...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 15, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 77:14 NKJV You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples.   1 John 3:2 NIV Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that w...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 14, 2023
  Tuesday, March 14, 2023   In Isaiah 41 it says, "I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your hand and says to you, don't fear, I'll help you. Don't be afraid... I'll help you, says the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel." A beautiful promise, but it is even more beautiful ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 14, 2023
  Jesus: Resurrection Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live." John 11:25   Jesus is your Resurrection, which means that He gave new life to you when you were saved. You can know that Jes...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 14, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are my loving and forgiving Father in Heaven.   Thank You for giving me Your unconditional love that...   …always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 C...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 14, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Veres of the Day Luke 15:22-24 NKJV “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it and let us eat and be merry; for this my s...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2023
  Nietzche's Devil Monday, March 13, 2023   In 1888 Frederick Nietzsche wrote a book called The Anti-Christ. It follows the premise that "The worst thing to happen to humanity is Christianity." The next year, he suffered a mental breakdown and ultimately died insane. There was a ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2023
  The Trinity: The Lord of Hosts (Jehovah Sabaoth) The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46:11   The Lord of Hosts is Jehovah Sabaoth. His title “Sabaoth” means “a host ready to serve or ready to fight.” The Lord is...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for my church family and for providing a place for us to come together every week in Your presence to love and encourage each other and to worship You...   And let us consider one another in ord...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 10:24-25 NKJV And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approachi...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 10, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for creating me and for opening Your arms wide whenever I come to You.   Please, forgive me for the sins that I have committed, I confess them to You now...   Have mercy upon me, ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 10, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 2 Peter 3:18 NIV But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2023
  The God of Who? Thursday, March 9, 2023   Jacob wrestled the angel, or God, and said, "Please tell me your name." The being did not reveal his name. God changed Jacob's name during that wrestling match to Israel. Israel was Jacob himself. Later when he offered up a sacrifice, h...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2023
  Jesus: The Child Jesus The parents brought in [to the Temple] the Child Jesus... And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. Luke 2:27-40   Jesus did not enter the world as a spirit; nor did He ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Today I pray for the Christians and churches that are being persecuted around the world.   My prayer is that they will remain steadfast in their faith and that they will know Your love, peace and protection. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 51:12 NKJV Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.   2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NIV We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not aba...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2023
  Zeus' mid Life Crisis Wednesday, March 8, 2023   In Greek mythology, the king of the gods was Zeus. He was married to Hera. Zeus was always carrying on affairs with gods and mortals. He actually would take human form and animal form. This was Greek religion. Gods of the ancient...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2023
  Jesus: The Serpent in the Wilderness And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3:14   The Serpent in the Wilderness was a sign of the people’s sin. It was a brass sculpture of a snake that was placed on ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Desire of All Nations,   As You declared...   '...and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Haggai 2:7 NKJV and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts.   Matthew 28:19 NKJV Go therefore and make disciples of all th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2023
  The Olah Offering Tuesday, March 7, 2023   The most radical offering in ancient Israel was called the Olah - the burnt offering or whole offering. It's translated into Greek as holocaustos, from which we get the word holocaust. Olah means simply to go up. Messiah is the Olah, t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2023
  The Father: God our Father To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:7   God our Father is your Heavenly Father—He is the One who knows you personally an...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for being my everything.   Each day when I wake up, I choose to trust You and to follow You.   Show me what it means to live each moment of each day for You.   Please al...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2023
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Job 34:4 NIV Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.   James 1:5 NKJV If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given t...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 6, 2023
  Leah's Yahudah Monday, March 6, 2023   Jacob had two wives, Rachel and Leah. Rachel was loved. Leah was unloved. Rachel was beautiful, but apparently Leah was not. Yet, God looked down and blessed her. He gave her children. One of them named Judah, or in Hebrew, Yahudah, which ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 6, 2023
  Jesus: The Finisher of Our Faith Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2   Jesu...