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  • Sapphries

    Posted January 12, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The one who Blesses Thursday, January 12, 2023   The word for Jew in Hebrew is Yehudi. Yehudi comes from Yehudah which means to thank, to praise. So, if you are born again, the Bible says you are a fellow citizen of Israel, you are Jewish in spirit, a Yehudah in spirit. That me...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 12, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I desire to meditate on Your Words and to live in Your holy presence throughout this new day.   Thank You for my salvation, for rescuing me from my sins and from my brokenness.   I bow at Your f...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 12, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 139:12-14 NIV even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully ...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 11, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Wilderness Leading Wednesday, January 11, 2023   In Mark 1:12 it says, the Spirit compelled Him. That's Messiah, Yeshua, Jesus. The Spirit compelled Him to the wilderness. People preach that God always leads us to earthly blessing, and if we are in the wilderness, something...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 11, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Bread of God For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33   Jesus is the Bread of God. Just as bread gives us strength for our daily activities, so Jesus gives us mental and spiritual strength to live fo...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 11, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   You give the Bread of God, Your precious son Jesus, to every person in the world.   You are the hope for the hopeless and You are unwavering in Your love for me.   Lord, I lift up all the anxiet...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 11, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 10, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Magnetic Principle Tuesday, January 10, 2023   I am sure you have seen magnets. The thing about a magnet is that if it is not attached, it's going to draw all sorts of metal to it. It's going to get weighed down, but if it's attached to something else, then the other things...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 10, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: His Voice The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice. Psalm 18:13   God speaks in many ways. In the Bible, some audibly heard His voice, and others inwardly heard it. At other times He spoke through prophetic utterances. He also ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 10, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for the ways that You have blessed and guided throughout my life.   I look to my past to remember that You have been faithful in guiding and blessing me all the days of my life...   The ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 10, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 23:1-3 NKJV The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 9, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    That They Might be With Him Monday, January 9, 2023   It says in Mark 3:14, He appointed the twelve that they might be with Him. The Lord chose the disciples to teach them, to minister to them, to teach them to minister and to send them out to preach. The first reason it says t...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 9, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Truth Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6   Jesus is the Truth; He cannot lie. He will always tell you what is right; He will not deceive you. When you read His Word, it w...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 9, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for being the truth in my life and in this world. John 14:6   Please open my eyes so that I can seek and know Your truth in my life, in the difficult moments, and that I would recognize Your truth in...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 9, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 7:24 NKJV “Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 8, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Light Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12   Jesus is the Light; He can show you where to walk today. He was the Light that shin...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 8, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for loving me.   I want to be more like You my Lord.   Please open my eyes so that I can see You and Your beauty more clearly.   Jesus said "I am the light of the world....

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 8, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 8:12 NKJV Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.”

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 6, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Living God Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:3   The t...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 6, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are worthy of all my praise.   Thank You for Your provision in my life.   The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1   Lord, there is power in Your name and thro...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 6, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day II Corinthians 3:3 NKJV clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 5, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Forbidden Tree Thursday, January 5, 2023   There are many books about things that God didn't reveal in the Bible. Consider Eve eating the fruit of the tree in the Garden of Eden. God gave Adam and Eve every tree to eat from; only one did He forbid. Eve focused on that one o...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 5, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Name Above Every Name Therefore, God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name. Philippians 2:9   The name of Jesus is the Name Above Every Name. It is more excellent than that of Adam, the first man, because Jesus is the...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 5, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Please help me to overcome my fears...   For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7   May I possess only what You give to me...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 5, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day II Timothy 1:7 NKJV For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 4, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Throwing Jonah Wednesday, January 4, 2023   We read about Jonah through Jonah's perspective. But we can learn something more through another's perspective - the crew. The crew had problems--the boat, the wind, the storm. But their real problem was Jonah. Once they realized that...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 4, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Father: The God of my Fathers But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. Acts 24:14   Paul worshiped the Go...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 4, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for walking with me each day and for carrying my burdens...   I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians, I ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 4, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Leviticus 26:13 NIV I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 3, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Your bag of Miracles Tuesday, January 3, 2023   A farmer has a bag of seeds filled with things such as the promise of life and fruitfulness. If the farmer doesn't put the seed into the soil, it remains like a promise unfulfilled. The Bible is a bag of many seeds. Every seed or ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 3, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Worthy You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. Revelation 4:11   Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and st...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 3, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Please help me to choose You today, above all else.   Help me to know how to best follow You.   Please help me to be wise with how I spend my time and where I place my affections.   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 3, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 9:16 NLT So, it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 2, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Choice of Your Shannah Monday, January 2, 2023   The word in Hebrew for year is Shannah. But the word Shannah comes from the Hebrew for the number two. And the word year in Hebrew means "the second time, the repetition, the repeat" - for each year is like a repeat of the ye...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 2, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: A More Excellent Name Having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Hebrews 1:4   Jesus has a More Excellent Name than the angels. The angels are ministering spirits sent to help the heirs...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 2, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray for Your peace to surround me in this new year.   I ask that Your Holy Spirit will help me to see Your goodness in each new day.   Please help me to be patient and kind, even when I am afra...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 2, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 6:10 NKJV Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 1, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: The Lord, My Shepherd (Jehovah Roi) The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1   The Lord is your Shepherd; He can lead you to green pastures where you can lie down for rest. There you can feed on green grass to regain your strength. He will l...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 1, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   As I begin this new year, I ask that You will create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10   I pray that Your Holy Spirit will sow into me the seeds of Your love.  ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 1, 2023 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Heir of All Things (God) has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds. Hebrews 1:2   Jesus is the Heir of All Things, because at the end of this age, all things will be...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Today, on this last day of this year, I reflect on the passage of time and I remember that You are outside the limits of both time and space.   You move in mysterious and transcendent ways.   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 1:2 NKJV has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Open Yad Friday, December 30, 2022   The word for worship or thanksgiving in Hebrew is yad or yadah, which means the open hand. A worshipful person is someone with an open hand, a hand that gives. It's an open hand, an open heart, an open spirit that worships God. An open h...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: He Who Comes Down from Heaven For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33   Jesus is He Who Comes Down from Heaven; He is the only Person to ever have preexistence. He lived in Heaven before He was born. Je...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You that Your mercies are new every morning...   Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning, Great is You...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 30, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Lamentations 3:22-23 NKJV Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I come to You on bended knee in awe of the sacrifice that my Lord Jesus made for me.   Sending Your beloved Son to Earth so that He may live a sinless life, only to take my sins upon the cross, is such a ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    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...

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Age Changer Friday, December 23, 2022   Imagine someone was born today and because of his birth, every calendar would be changed; all dates of history would be rewritten. Everything afterwards would be dated in relation to this birth. Events beforehand dated in relation to ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Voice of Thunder The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind, The lightning’s lit up the world, The earth trembled and shook. Psalm 77:18   The Holy Spirit speaks in the voice of thunder to warn of approaching storms. When lightning...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I lift my hands in prayer to You on this new day...   Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy ha...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Timothy 2:8-10 MSG Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray—not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not p...

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The One Behind The Wall Thursday, December 22, 2022   In the Song of Solomon, the beloved says, "My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall." The word in Hebrew is Kotel. Today in Israel the holiest place is called the Kotel or the Western...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Anointed of God Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever. 1 Samuel 2:35   The kings of the ear...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You that Jesus came for me so that I could be with You for eternity.   Thank You for the offering of Your Holy Son so that I can enter Your presence and spend time with You as I read my Bible, as I pray...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Micah 6:8 NKJV He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Returning to David Wednesday, December 21, 2022   In Hosea it says, "The children of Israel will abide many days without a king or prince, without sacred stone or sacrifice, ephod or idols. Afterward, the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their King. ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: Water For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground, I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. Isaiah 44:3   The Holy Spirit is Water for thirsty people. Some people thirst bec...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that You will put people in my path today that I can encourage and care for.   Let me be one who offers the Water of Your Holy Spirit to those who are thirsty.   For I will pour water on h...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 44:3 NKJV For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Living In Yerushalayim Tuesday, December 20, 2022   Jerusalem is an amazing word. In Hebrew, the word is Yerushalayim, which doesn't mean Jerusalem, but Jerusalems. It's plural. But the Hebrew word doesn't just mean plural, it means two. Yerushalayim means there are always two ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Chief Cornerstone Therefore, it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 1 Peter 2:6   Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corne...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I ask that You will be near to those who feel far from You and that You would draw them to Yourself this Christmas...   Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8   I ask tha...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 7:24-25 NKJV “Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did...

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Only Voice Left Monday, December 19, 2022   A woman, caught in adultery, is surrounded by people whornwant to stone her to death. Just imagine being her. She's hearing voices of condemnation, rejection, accusation and hatred. Then Messiah comes and says, "Let the one who is...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Wind The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8   Just as the Holy Spirit originally blew breath into the lifel...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   How holy is Your name.   This song is my first request to You on this new day...   Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me.   May I go about this day aware of Your presen...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Lamentations 3:22-23 NKJV Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 18, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Lord (Despotes) But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 Peter 2:1 ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 18, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You said that You are "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6).   Your Word tells me that Your ways are higher than my ways...   As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 18, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayIsaiah 55:9 NIV“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 17, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You spoke to the Prophet Elijah in a 'still small voice'...   And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kings 19:12   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 17, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Kings 19:12 KJV and after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.  

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 16, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Closest Generation Friday, December 16, 2022   We are living in the last days, living in light of His coming. We are closer to the Lord's coming than any other generation of believers in history. The Lord is coming to reign as King and to judge the earth. If a Judge was com...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 16, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Lamb These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful. Revelation 17:14   Lambs provided three basic contributions to J...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 16, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for pursuing me with Your love and Your grace.   Thank You for making a way for me to be restored to You.   Please help me to love You and to love all others...   Jesus...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 16, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 22:37-40 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.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love...

  • Matthew 5

    Posted December 15, 2022 by Larry Makinson

    MatthewChapter 5   1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are&...

  • Sapphries

    Posted December 15, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Blessing of Looking up Thursday, December 15, 2022   Acts 7 speaks of the Sanhedrin who surrounded the disciple, Stephen. They were furious and were about to stone him to death. But the Bible says that Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw glory. Jus...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted December 15, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit Sent From Heaven Those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. 1 Peter 1:12   The third Person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit Sent from Heaven. He came upon the believers in the Upper Room on the Da...

  • Choose your Gift

    Posted December 15, 2022 by Rev. Dr. David May ThD.

    I see the countless Christmas trees around the world belowWith tiny lights, like Heaven's stars, reflecting on the snow.The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away that tearFor I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this yearI hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dearBut the soun...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted December 15, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   I thank You for coming to us as Immanuel, God with us, as Isaiah prophesied and as Matthew wrote in his Gospel...   Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted December 15, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 7:14 NKJV Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.   Matthew 1:23 NKJV “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted November 4, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Only Begotten Son 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. John 3:16   Jesus is the Only Begotten Son, an Old Testament title declaring that He was ete...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted November 4, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are my hope and my eternal friend.   I pray that You will give me the patience I need to wait upon Your will and Your plans for me...   But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their st...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 4, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 40:31 NKJV But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

  • Sapphries

    Posted November 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Life on The Screen Thursday, November 3, 2022   The problem with most of the media is when you spend your time in front of the TV set or in front of entertainment, your life becomes ruled by them. The more you spend time watching, the more you will determine that nothing is hap...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted November 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Last Adam The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45   Jesus is the Last Adam. Just as Adam was the head of the human race, so Jesus is the Head of those He has redeemed. The first Adam, as head ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted November 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Oh, how I praise You!   Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful... Psalm 147:1   You heal the brokenhearted and Yo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 3, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 147:1 NKJV Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted November 2, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   As You did for Your first disciples, please fill me with Your Joy and fill me with Your Holy Spirit today...   And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Acts 13:52   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 2, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Leviticus 11:44 NKJV For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

  • Sapphries

    Posted November 1, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    THE BROKEN ALTAR Tuesday, November 1, 2022   Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission...   When God brought revival to ancient Israel, the sign that it had come was not church revival services, tent meetings, or gospel crusades - but somet...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted November 1, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The King Immortal 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 Immortal. The word “immortal” means “not subject to mortality,&rd...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord,   Today I pray for the spouses and families of those who are ministers, pastors, elders, deacons, teachers and others serving in my church.   I pray for healing, where needed; for protection from harm, evil, a...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:1 NKJV There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

  • Sapphries

    Posted October 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    God Enthroned and The Secret of joy Monday, October 31, 2022   What does the Bible say about heaven? In the Book of Revelation, heaven is described as the place of God's throne. Isaiah 66:1 confirms it: "Heaven is My throne." It is the place where John saw God seated on the thr...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The King Invisible 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 Invisible; you can’t see Him, but He’s there with you all day, every day. ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 31, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   It is true...that I may be the only "Bible" someone ever reads.   Please help me be a clear witness to others for You.   Please help me to be a light and an encouragement for my family, friends, n...