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  • Morning Prayer October 23, 2024

    Posted October 23, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before Y...

  • Reflections on Psalm 2:7-9

    Posted October 22, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    I will declare the decree of the Lord: He said to me, "You are My son; this day have I begotten you. Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession. You will break them with a scepter of iron; you will dash them in pieces like a potter'...

  • Morning Prayer October 22, 2024

    Posted October 22, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before Y...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 22, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Heaven's Gate and Your LifeTuesday, October 22, 2024What will the kingdom of God be like? Isaiah 60:11 says, "Your gates will be open continually; they will not be shut day or night." Revelation 21:25 says, "And the gates of it will not be shut at all by day: for there will be no night there." One o...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 22, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: A PriceFor you were bought at a price;therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit,which are God’s.1 Corinthians 6:20Jesus is the complete Price that was paid to redeem you from sin. Salvation was not free; He...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 22, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord Jesus,You paid the greatest price, and You paid it all...Jesus paid it all,All to Him I owe;Sin had left a crimson stain,He washed it white as snow.You made the greatest sacrifice.You are spotless and without sin.You took my sin, and everyo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 22, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayThen Jesus said to His disciples,“If anyone desires to come after Me,let him deny himself,and take up his cross,and follow Me."Matthew 16:24

  • Reflections on Matthew 1:20-21

    Posted October 21, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for He who is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His...

  • Morning Prayer October 21, 2024

    Posted October 21, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before You. ...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 21, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Origins of General BoothMonday, October 21, 2024A young preacher in England who had a heart for the poor and unsaved was offered a preaching position in a local Methodist church. His health was very poor and his doctor advised against it, but he decided to glorify God in his weakness and trust t...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 21, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The Lord of the HarvestThe harvest truly is plentiful,but the laborers are few.Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvestto send out laborers into His harvest.Matthew 9:37-38The Holy Spirit is the Lord of the Harvest; ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 21, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,More and more I am concerned with my physical fitness and good health.And what about my spiritual fitness?I know You made me and You want me to take care of my body, and more important is my spiritual health.I pray what Paul wrote to ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 21, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayTrain yourself to be godly.For physical training is of some value,but godliness has value for all things,holding promise for both the present lifeand life to come.1 Timothy 4:7-8.

  • Evening Prayer October 20, 2024

    Posted October 20, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before You. ...

  • Morning Prayer October 20, 2024

    Posted October 20, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven, Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before You. There is...

  • Reflections on John 1:2

    Posted October 18, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    He was in the beginning with God. John 1:2, Modern English Version (MEV)   As we might imagine, all of this was a lot to take in for those who knew Jesus and had been around Him for very long. John was driving home the point that yes, this Word, Jesus, the One they had been around day ...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 18, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Living by The Temple StandardFriday, October 18, 2024In Israel, there's a place called the House of Caiaphas. There, you can see ancient measures and standards of weights. In Bible times, Israel used weights and measures to determine price and value. They had to be geared to the Temple or Sanctuary ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 18, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The PromiseYou shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.For the promise is to you and to your children,and to all who are afar off,as many as the Lord our God will call.Acts 2:38-39Peter, on the Day of Pentecost, ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 18, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,Here I am, in awe of Your eternal love and power...I am persuaded that neither death nor life,nor angels nor principalities nor powers,nor things present nor things to come,nor height nor depth,nor any other created thing,shall be abl...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 18, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayI am persuaded that neither death nor life,nor angels nor principalities nor powers,nor things present nor things to come,nor height nor depth,nor any other created thing,shall be able to separate (me) from the love of God which is in Christ Jesu...

  • Reflections on Proverbs 1:4

    Posted October 17, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    ... to give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion— ... Proverbs 1:4, Modern English Version (MEV)   In Clarke's Commentary we find:   “To give subtilty to the simple — The word simple, from simplex, compounded of sine, without, a...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 17, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Prisons and PrisonersThursday, October 17, 2024In Acts 12, an angel is sent to release Peter from prison. The angel first had to see Peter as a man who happened to be in prison. If he had seen Peter as a bound and hopeless case instead of a person who happened to be in prison and who could otherwise...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 17, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua) Jesus: The Branch I am bringing forth My Servant the branch. Zechariah 3:8   Jesus is the Branch, an Old Testament title given to the Messiah. The name comes from the Hebrew word tsemach, which refers to a green s...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 17, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father in Heaven,Thank You for Your Son Jesus, the Creator of all things from whom all life flows, the Light that shines in the darkness...In the beginning, was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 17, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayIn the beginning, was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God.All things were made through Him,and without Him, nothing was made that was made.In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.And...

  • Morning Prayer October 17, 2024

    Posted October 17, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before Y...

  • Reflections on Romans 1:6

    Posted October 16, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    ... among whom you also are called by Jesus Christ: ... Romans 1:6, Modern English Version (MEV)   Paul was commissioned by Jesus to take the Good News to the Gentiles, and guess what? That includes all of us! Jesus called us to himself, and He is calling everyone who has ears to hear ...

  • Morning Prayer October 16, 2024

    Posted October 16, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before Y...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 16, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Create post     Bud Stilwell Friends The Royal FoodWednesday, October 16, 2024In a beehive, the larvae are pretty much the same. But what the larvae becomes depends on its food. If it eats royal jelly, it become...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 16, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Today's prayer is based upon Psalm 147... Dear Heavenly Father, Oh, how I praise You my Lord!   You heal the brokenhearted and You bind up their wounds. You know the number of the stars and You call them all by name. Great are You, Lord, and mighty in power. Your understanding i...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 16, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayPsalms 147:3 NKJVHe heals the brokenheartedAnd binds up their wounds.

  • Evening Prayer October 15, 2024

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before Y...

  • Eyes That Do Not See

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    We have eyes and do not see. Kempis, The Imitation of Christ   Do any of us really see what is in front of our faces, or have we grown so used to everything that blind to almost everything? We get is such a hurry, and so focused on some task we need to accomplish, that we don't really ...

  • Reflections on Psalm 2:4-6

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord ridicules them. Then He will speak to them in His wrath and terrify them in His burning anger: "I have installed My king on Zion, My holy hill." Psalm 2:4-6, Modern English Version (MEV)   Those of us who are disciples of Christ tend to g...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    If He is not Faithful to Israel . . .Tuesday, October 15, 2024Many believers believe that the New Covenant nullifies God's calling on Israel. But the New Covenant is first spoken of in Jeremiah 31:31. Then right after that God says that the Jewish people, the children of Israel, will never cease fro...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerToday's prayer is adapted from Psalm 119:1-8...Blessed are the undefiled in the way,Who walk in the law of the Lord!Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,Who seek Him with the whole heart!They also do no iniquity;They walk in His ways.You have c...

  • Morning Prayer October 15, 2024

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before Y...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 15, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayPsalms 119:1-8 NKJVBlessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways. You have commanded us To kee...

  • Reflections on Matthew 1:18-19

    Posted October 14, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way: After His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, had in mind to divorce her privately. Mat...

  • Morning Prayer October 14, 2024

    Posted October 14, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • Evening Prayer October 13, 2024

    Posted October 13, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • Afternoon Devotional - October 13, 2024

    Posted October 13, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    The more you know and the better you understand, the more severely will you be judged, unless your life is also the more holy. Do not be proud, therefore, because of your learning or skill. Rather, fear because of the talent given you. If you think you know many things and understand them well e...

  • Morning Devotional - October 13, 2024

    Posted October 13, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Many words do not satisfy the soul; but a good life eases the mind, and a clean conscience inspires great trust in God. Kempis, The Imitation of Christ   It is so easy for us to get so wrapped up in striving for more that we forget to take time to enjoy what we have and thank God for...

  • Morning Prayer for October 13, 2024

    Posted October 13, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 11, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Radical RighteousnessFriday, October 11, 2024Ayin is Hebrew for eye. Messiah said if your eye causes you to stumble, then take it out. Some translations read, tear it out or pluck it out, and throw it away. I've never seen even one picture illustrating this teaching. The reason, of course, is that i...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 11, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: A Stumbling BlockBut we preach Christ crucified,to the Jews a stumbling blockand to the Greek's foolishness.1 Corinthians 1:23Jesus was a Stumbling Block to many of the Jewish people of His day, although many other Jewish pe...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 11, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Lord God, The Book of James tells me about the power of my words in James 3:1-12, including these three verses... But no man can tame the tongue.It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.With it we bless our God and Father,and with it we curse men,who have been made in the similitude...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 11, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. M...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 10, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Process of BeautificationThursday, October 10, 2024In the ancient Hebrew marriage, the bride and groom would stay separated for a year. The groom would prepare a place for the bride and the bride would prepare herself for the groom, making herself beautiful. Anyone who's witnessed a woman gettin...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 10, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: He Who Has the Sharp Sword with Two EdgesThese things saith he which haththe sharp sword with two edges.Revelation 2:12Jesus is He Who Has the Sharp Sword with Two Edges. The Sword is the Word of God, which cuts two ways&mda...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 10, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You for giving me a purpose for my life and for telling me what Your plans are for me through Your Holy Word, The Bible..."For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the Lord,“plans to prosper you and not to har...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 10, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such, there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions ...

  • Morning Devotional for 10/10/2024

    Posted October 10, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit ...

  • Morning Prayer for October 10, 2024

    Posted October 10, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • Evening Prayer for October 9, 2024

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • A Devotional

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    The teaching of Christ is more excellent that all the advice of the saints, and he who has His spirit will find in it a hidden manna. Now, there are many who hear the Gospel often but care little for it because they have not the spirit of Christ. Yet whoever wishes to understand fully the words of...

  • Reflections on Proverbs 1:1-2

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding, ... Proverbs 1:1-2, Modern English Version (MEV)   Why should we bother with Proverbs? It is, after all, the Old Testament, and aside from its cutesy and folk...

  • Reflections on Romans 1:2-4

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    ... which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. ...

  • A Devotional

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    "He who follows Me, walks not in darkness," says the Lord. (John 8:12.) By these words of Christ we are advised to imitate His life and habits, if we wish to be truly enlightened and free from all blindness of heart. Let our chief effort, therefore, be to study the life of Jesus Christ. Kempi...

  • Morning Prayer for October 9, 2024

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Victim or VictorWednesday, October 9, 2024We live in a victim culture where few take responsibility for their lives. People live as victims of their parents, their society, rejection, abuse, or of behavior they can't control. Even God's people often walk around with lifelong hurts, wounds, self-pity...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The Power of the HighestThe Holy Spirit will come upon you,and the power of the Highest will overshadow you.Luke 1:35The Holy Spirit is the Power of the Highest, the One responsible for the virgin birth of Jesus. Th...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesDaily PrayerGood morning, Lord,I am so thankful for Your love and that You have chosen me for Your salvation and called me for Your purpose on this earth, as the Apostle Paul wrote...But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the L...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 9, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesVerse of the DayBut we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the...

  • Evening Prayer for October 8, 2024

    Posted October 8, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    Father in Heaven,   Holy are You, Lord God Almighty! You alone are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. You are our Rock, our refuge, our shelter in times of storm. We stand in awe and wonder before...

  • Reflections on Psalm 1:6

    Posted October 8, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly will perish. Psalm 1:6, Modern English Version (MEV)   It is a failing that far too many of those who follow the One who is the Christ have the belief that we are somehow better than everyone else. We will, of course, pr...

  • Reflections on Matthew 1:12-16

    Posted October 8, 2024 by Russ Hjelm

    And after they were brought to Babylon,Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud,Abiud the father of Eliakim,and Eliakim the father of Azor.Azor was the father of Zadok,Zadok the father of Akim,and Akim the father of Eliud.Eliud wa...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 8, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: He Who Was Dead and Is Alive These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life. Revelation 2:8 Jesus is He Who Was Dead and Is Alive; He will be with you in persecution because He understands suffering. He took the bitter drink of death...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 8, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesDaily PrayerDear Father God,Please help me to focus on You and all that is good in Your Kingdom.There are so many bad things going on in the world.Our Christian faith is being attacked, as Jesus told us...If you were of the world,the world would love its own.Yet ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 8, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesVerse of the DayIf you were of the world,the world would love its own.Yet because you are not of the world,but I chose you out of the world,therefore, the world hates you.John 15:19

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 7, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Pudgy's DanceMonday, October 7, 2024When I was a child, my dog Pudgy hated baths. But afterwards, she'd run around jumping for joy. Even the dog knew this truth - after a bath, you feel great. You may not run around and jump on the couch, but it's a great feeling. If we feel that good after taking a...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 7, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand These things says Hewho holds the seven stars in His right hand,who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands.Revelation 2:1 Jesus is He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand. These stars were the seven ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 7, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord Jesus,I praise Your name, which is above all names...Therefore God also has highly exalted Himand given Him the name which is above every name...Philippians 2:9I lift up to You all those who are weary in their labors.I pray for strength, en...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 7, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name... Philippians 2:9 NKJV

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 4, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    A Nation The Size of New JerseyFriday, October 4, 2024In 1948, an ancient prophecy was fulfilled as Israel was raised from the dead. I'm writing these words in New Jersey. It's a tiny state with only 8,000 square miles, almost identical in size to Israel. That's where the comparison ends. During the...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 4, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: ProphetThe LORD your God will raise up for youa Prophet like me from your midst,from your brethren.Him you shall hear.Deuteronomy 18:15Jesus is called a Prophet; this was a title given to Him by Moses, who predicted Jesus&rs...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 4, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear God,Today I want to ask for Your protection and blessing for my Christian sisters and brothers around the world.Please give us all wisdom and guidance, and surround us with Your guardian angels...For He shall give His angels charge over you,To k...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 4, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day"But you shall receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you;and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,and in all Judea and Samaria,and to the end of the earth.”Acts 1:8 NKJV

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 2, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Silent TruthWednesday, October 2, 2024In John 18, Messiah is standing before Pontius Pilate on trial for His life. Pilate asks Him, "What is truth?" It's a question man has been asking from the beginning. What was the Lord's response? As far as the Scriptures are concerned, He never said anythin...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 2, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Desire of All Nations"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.Haggai 2:7Jesus is the Desire of All Nations. At the present...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 2, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord Jesus,Why do the nations rage...?...the rulers take counsel together,against the Lord and against His Anointed?Psalm 2:1-2Lord Jesus, the Psalmist recorded what God the Father has spoken to You...Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations f...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 2, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayWhy do the nations rage...?...the rulers take counsel together,against the Lord and against His Anointed?Psalm 2:1-2

  • Sapphires

    Posted October 1, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    THE ELECTION, THE TURNING POINT AND YOUTuesday, October 1, 2024Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission... Messiah told us that we are the light of the world. Lights are not passive. They are active agents, affecting, impacting, transforming their surroundings. We are all and...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted October 1, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The BridegroomHe who has the bride is the bridegroom;but the friend of the bridegroom,who stands and hears him, rejoices greatlybecause of the bridegroom's voice.John 3:29Jesus is the Bridegroom. When you received Jesus Chris...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted October 1, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerThis Prayer is based upon David's Psalm 17:6-8Dear Lord God,What a privilege to be the apple of Your eye.Thank You for hearing me when I call to You.I praise You for Your lovingkindness and Your salvation.I pray with King David that you will hide and...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted October 1, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayI have called upon You, for You will hear me,O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in YouFrom those who rise up against them.Keep me as the apple of...

  • Sapphires

    Posted September 30, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Risk of The RighteousMonday, September 30, 2024Some people are bold risk-takers. Others are timid and cautious. You need to be cautious in the areas of temptation, sin, and what you accept as truth. But in order to grow in the Lord, you also have to step out, leave the old, and walk in the newne...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 30, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of CounselThe Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledgeand of the fear of the LORD.Isaiah 11:2The Holy Spirit i...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 30, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerGood morning Lord, I am so thankful that You have called me to Your purposes on this earth.I am grateful for Your salvation in Jesus and the comfort You have given me through Your Holy Spirit.As I start this new day, I join the Apostle Paul in prayin...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 30, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayObserve and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.Deuteronomy 12:28

  • Sapphires

    Posted September 27, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    He who is in Went outFriday, September 27, 2024As teenagers, most of us were concerned about what was in and what was out - clothes, music, the crowd. Even as we get older, we tend to conform to the "in" way of doing things in our culture. In first century Judea, Jerusalem was in and everything else...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 27, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of KnowledgeThe Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledge andof the fear of the LORD.Isaiah 11:2The Holy Spirit...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 27, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord God,Thank You for Your holy words which I read in my Bible...How sweet are Your words to my taste,Sweeter than honey to my mouth!Psalm 119:103I pray that the words that go forth out of my mouth shall be pleasant words, like honey to the peo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 27, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayPleasant words are like a honeycomb,Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.Proverbs 16:24

  • Sapphires

    Posted September 26, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Believe and you will StandThursday, September 26, 2024Isaiah 7:9 in the KJV reads, "If you will not believe surely you shall not be established." The NASB reads "If you will not believe, you surely shall not last." But the NIV hints at something special going on in Hebrew. It reads "If you do not st...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 26, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: IntercessorBut He, because He continues forever,has an unchangeable priesthood.Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him,since He always lives to make intercession for them.Hebrews ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted September 26, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,I am so grateful for Jesus, my Intercessor, my Savior, my Lord, my Friend.Thank you for loving me so much that you would sacrifice so much.Thank you for giving me your strong foundation to build my life upon, as Jesus taught us...Whoe...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted September 26, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day II Corinthians 1:21-22 NKJVNow He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

  • Sapphires

    Posted September 25, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Suns, Rivers, and TreesWednesday, September 25, 2024Why did God make you? God made the sun to give light. And He made you to give the light of the Gospel to those in need. God made the rivers to give life. And He made your heart to flow in the river of His Spirit to give life to those around you. He...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted September 25, 2024 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: I Am He Who LivesI am He who lives,and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore.Amen.Revelation 1:18Jesus said, “I am He who lives” (Revelation 1:18), for in His death and resurrection He overcame sin and dea...