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• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM 13 hours ago
  JURASSIC PARK BECOMES REALITYTuesday, July 1, 2025Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission... In 1990, science fiction writer Michael Crichton wrote a novel about a zoological park that employed genetic engineering to bring back extinct dinosaurs from the dead. Now thirty-fiv...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM 14 hours ago
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: Rock of Spiritual RefreshmentAnd by a miracle,God sent them food to eat and water to drinkThey are in the desert,They drank the water that Christ gave them.He was there with themas a mighty Rock of spiritual refreshment.1 Cor...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM 14 hours ago
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord Jesus,My Rock of Spiritual Refreshment, I am thirsty.I'm thirsty for Your Living Water of life my Lord Jesus...He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.John 7:38Please increase my hu...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM 14 hours ago
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. John 7:38

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Mon at 6:51 AM
  Paul's Magnificent FailureMonday, June 30, 2025While Paul was in Athens, he sought to preach the Gospel. It was the city council that was in charge of granting such permission. We don't know that he ever obtained that permission, and we have no record of him spreading the Gospel throughout the city....

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Mon at 6:36 AM
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: He Who Has the BrideHe who has the bride is the bridegroom;but the friend of the bridegroom,who stands and hears him,rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. John 3:29The Bride is the Church—born-again believ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Mon at 6:28 AM
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear God,I praise You today for who You are.I come to You in prayer today for married couples.​You created marriage, as Jesus taught us...And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made th...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Mon at 6:24 AM
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayHe who has the bride is the bridegroom;but the friend of the bridegroom,who stands and hears him,rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. John 3:29

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 24
  The Lesson Of King HashnuTuesday, June 24, 2025A Japanese story: One day, a stonecutter named Hashnu became miserable and discontent while cutting stone, despising his life as a stonecutter. As he complained, the king rode by on his horse. "If Hashnu only a king could be," said Hashnu. A voice said,...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 24
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: Jesus of NazarethPhilip found Nathanael and said to him,"We have found Him of whom Moses in the law,and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." John 1:45When you use the title "Jesus of Nazareth,...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 24
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,Today I want to ask for Your special blessing upon the people who minister in Your name to Children at home, in churches, in schools, and around the world.Please continue to work through each one of these Your servants are to spiritua...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 24
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day"Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me,and do not forbid them,For of such is the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 19:4

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 23
  Asking The WordMonday, June 23, 2025In Acts 17, it's recorded that Paul speaks to the people of Berea. It's then recorded that the Bereans searched the Scriptures daily to see if the things Paul said were indeed true. The Greek word, translated as "searched," can also mean "asked," "questioned," or ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 23
  God: The Father  Behold what manner of lovethe Father has bestowed on us,that we should be called children of God!Therefore the world does not know us,because it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1 The Father in Heaven is likened to an earthly father who loves his chi...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 23
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord God,The hymn Faith of Our Fathers inspires me to follow the examples of Christians throughout history and, like them, to trust You, my Father in Heaven...Faith of our fathers, living still,In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword,Oh, how our he...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 23
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayBehold what manner of loveThe Father has bestowed on us,That we should be called children of God!Therefore, the world does not know us,because it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 18
  Missing His AppointmentWednesday, June 18, 2025Have you ever woken up and realized you had overslept and missed an appointment? Maybe you've missed appointments by getting distracted by something else. Many people in the Gospel accounts also missed their appointments with the Messiah. Some because t...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 18
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: I AmNow, when He said to them,"I am He," They drew back and fell to the ground. John 18:6Jesus is the I AM, the eternal, all-powerful LORD. Moses asked the Lord what His name was. The Lord answered, “I AM WHO I AM&helli...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 18
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Heavenly Father, Too often, I beg You for help with my plans.Please teach me to submit my plans to You and to seek Your wisdom and direction for my life...Commit your works to the Lord,And your thoughts will be established.Proverbs 16:3I want to...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 18
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayNow, when He said to them,"I am He," They drew back and fell to the ground. John 18:6

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 17
  Where Is It Written?Tuesday, June 17, 2025Once, when I was over at my sister's house, I picked up one of my nieces to play with her. At this point, the other niece cried, "Pick me up! You picked her up, you have to pick me up!" I replied, "Where is it written that just because I picked up your siste...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 17
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The Fullness of GodTo know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge,that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19The Holy Spirit is the Fullness of God. He is sent into your life by the Fathe...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 17
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father in Heaven,I want to be holy like You......it is written,'Be holy, for I am holy' 1 Peter 1:16Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit.Please lead me to live for You in holiness. Help me to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Yo...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 17
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayThere is neither Jew nor Greek,There is neither slave nor free,There is neither male nor female,For you are all one in Christ Jesus.Galatians 3:28

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 16
  Making The Best Of ItMonday, June 16, 2025There was a young artist who had a strong desire to travel the world, but she was unable to go anywhere because she had to stay home and support her parents. Instead of seeing the wonders of the world, she could only look out from her basement studio at thre...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 16
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Commander of the Hosts of the LordSo, He [Jesus] said,"No, but as Commander of the army of the LORDI have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped,and said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His se...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 16
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father in Heaven,I am so thankful for your love for me as my heavenly Father.Because of Your great love for me, You sent your only Son, Jesus, to save me and to show me Your love.Jesus is the great I AM, without beginning and without end...&ldqu...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 16
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Oh, come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Psalms 95:6

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 13
  The Law of TreesFriday, June 13, 2025In Leviticus 19:23, Israel is given what could be called "The Law of Trees". The Scripture, in a fascinating use of words in the original Hebrew, tells the Israelites to consider the fruit of the tree "uncircumcised and untouched" for three years. But in the four...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 13
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Deliverance of ZionAnd it shall come to pass that whoever calls onThe name of the LORD shall be saved.For in Mount Zion and in JerusalemThere shall be deliverance,as the LORD has said,among the remnant whom the LORD calls...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 13
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord God,Thank you for Your mercies and compassions that 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 Your faithfulness.Lamentations 3:22-23Tha...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 13
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayAnd it shall come to pass that whoever calls onThe name of the LORD shall be saved.For in Mount Zion and in JerusalemThere shall be deliverance,as the LORD has said,among the remnant whom the LORD calls. Joel 2:32

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 12
  Pursuing God: Present Tense Thursday, June 12, 2025   Proverbs 21:21 says, "He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life". The word used for 'pursue' is a Hebrew word that also means 'to hunt'. We are to hunt after righteousness and mercy, to pursue it with all our hearts, to even...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 12
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Consolation of IsraelAnd behold, there was a man in Jerusalemwhose name was Simeon,And this man was just and devout,Waiting for the Consolation of Israel,And the Holy Spirit was upon him. Luke 2:25Jesus was the Consolatio...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 12
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,You know my name, my thoughts, my emotions, and my fears...Search me, O God, and know my heart,Try me, and know my anxieties,And see if there is any wicked way in me,lead me in the way everlasting.Psalms 139:23-24You have showered me ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 12
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayI remember this to my mind, so I hope.Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,Because His compassions fail not.They are new every morning,Great is Your faithfulness.Lamentations 3:21-23

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 10
  How to Perform The ZarakTuesday, June 10, 2025In the sacrifices of the Bible, there was often a special act performed at the end of the offering. It was called the "Zarak". It was the sprinkling or the applying of the blood. On Yom Kippur, the blood of the sacrifice had to be sprinkled on the Mercy ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 10
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The LawgiverThere is one Lawgiver,Who is able to save and to destroy.Who are you to judge another? James 4:12The Lord Jesus is the Lawgiver; He runs the world through natural laws such as the law of gravity. No one can break ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 10
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father in Heaven,Thank you for giving us Your laws to protect us, to keep us safe, and to help our lives to be more blessed, secure, and happy.Today, please help me to focus on Jesus, the Lawgiver...There is one Lawgiver,who is able to save and ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 10
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayYou will show me the path of life;In Your presence is fullness of joy;At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.Psalm 16:11

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 9
  Waiting for The BrideMonday, June 9, 2025When I got married, there was a hairdresser who volunteered to do the hair for all the bridesmaids. The problem was that she didn't exactly know what she was doing, and they ended up looking like the bride... of Frankenstein. So I was waiting for my bride and...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 9
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The LifeJesus said to him,‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.No one comes to the Fatherexcept through Me.' John 14:6Jesus is the Life; He is the source of life. He embedded the world with His life when He created it...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 9
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Heavenly Father,Thank You that Jesus paid the price to save me and to give me eternal life with You...For the wages of sin is death,but the gift of God is eternal lifein Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 6:23Thank You for Your generous gift of eterna...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 9
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayThen He who sat on the throne said,“Behold, I make all things new.” Revelation 21:5

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 5
  The Passover BuffetThursday, June 5, 2025The "Lord's Supper" was a "Passover Seder", the same meal the Jewish people partake of every year at Passover. However, the Passover is not just a meal; it's a service. The one who leads it is the one who serves the matzah and all the other required foods. It...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 5
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Father: The Father of SpiritsFurthermore, we have had human fathersWho corrected us, and we paid them respect.Shall we not be much more readily in subjectionto the Father of spirits and live? Hebrews 12:9When you worship the Fat...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 5
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayEvery time we think of you, we thank God for you.Day and night you’re in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love, and your patience of hope in following our Master, Jesus Christ, before God our Father. It is cl...

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 4
  The Scare House Wednesday, June 4, 2025   Did you ever go through an attraction that was supposed to scare you? It may have been called a scare or haunted house, and as you rode or walked through it, it was dark. Sound's better like this - as you rode through it in the dark, you might ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 4
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Head of the BodyAnd He is the head of the body, the church,who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,that in all things He may haveThe preeminence. Colossians 1:18Jesus is the Head of the Body; the One who gives d...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 4
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,I need to learn to take one day at a time and not to worry about tomorrow.Jesus reminds me...Therefore, do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’....

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 4
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayTherefore, do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’...For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.But seek first the kingdom of God and His...

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 3
  You Are Not What You Don't EatTuesday, June 3, 2025You've heard the expression, "You are what you eat." Of course, it's true. Whatever you eat, that's what you are. That's true in both the physical and spiritual realms. If you partake of spiritually bad food, if you receive into your heart what is i...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 3
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Hidden MannaHe who has an ear, let him hearwhat the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomesI will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone,and on the stone a new name writtenwhich ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 3
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,Please help me to develop a greater thirst for more of Jesus, as He taught us..."...whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water spring...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 3
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayHe who has an ear, let him hearWhat the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomesI will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone,And on the stone, a new name was writtenwhich no one knows excepthim who recei...

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 2
  Hollywood's Broken HedgeMonday, June 2, 2025Hollywood used to have something called the "Production Code". It stated, among other things, "No film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith. Ministers of religion in their character as ministers of religion should not be used as comic chara...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 2
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Father: Father of the FatherlessA father of the fatherless,a defender of widows,is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5God is the Father of the Fatherless; He cares for the poor and needy. The Father cares for those who can&rs...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 2
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Heavenly Father, You are Father of the Fatherless...A father of the fatherless,a defender of widows,is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5I pray for those who have a void in their lives where a father's love should be present.I pray for those...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM Jun 2
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayA father of the fatherless,a defender of widows,Is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30
  The Fruit of Adam and MessiahFriday, May 30, 2025In Genesis, we read of the fall of man. It centered on the partaking of the forbidden fruit. All sin comes from this act- the partaking of the fruit. What do you think about redemption? Before He gave His life to bring redemption, the Messiah celebrat...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30
  House of Israel Lighthouse Ministries Coffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: The Breath of the AlmightyThe Spirit of God has made me,and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4The Holy Spirit is the Breath of the Almighty; He gives life to all living things. When Adam was origina...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father in Heaven,I join with all creation to praise You...Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Psalms 150:6As You breathed life into Adam, please breathe life into me today...And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and br...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayThe Spirit of God has made me,and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29
  The Zeroah of Israel's GatheringThursday, May 29, 2025In Ezekiel 20, it's written, "I will bring you out from the nations and will gather you out of the nations from which you are scattered... with an extended arm, and with fury poured out." This is a prophecy of the regathering of the Jewish people...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Just OneWhich of the prophetsDid your fathers not persecute?And they killed those who foretoldThe coming of the Just One,of whom you have now becomeThe betrayers and murderers. Acts 7:52Stephen preached a convicting sermo...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord God,Please use me today and guide me so that I will have the mind of Christ in all I do. I Corinthians 2:16Please help me to not do anything out of selfish ambition or conceit...Let nothing be done through selfish ambitionor conceit, but in...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 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.A...

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 28
  There is no CountryWednesday, May 28, 2025At the end of the Civil War, the Southern Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, was being pursued by the Union general, Ulysses S. Grant. Lee told his associate he could not surrender his country, meaning the Confederacy. The associate replied, "There is no co...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 28
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,You are the Almighty God who sent His only Son Jesus, who is Mighty in Deed and Word...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 3:16Th...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 28
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”Zephaniah 3:17

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27
  The Marriage Bed & The Sexualized CultureTuesday, May 27, 2025Modern culture is inundated with sexuality. Sexuality permeates television, film, music, magazines, commercials, the internet - every facet of modern media. Our culture is sexualized. Sexuality has always been part of life, but where did ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27
  The Father: His Name is Father I have come in My Father's name,and you do not receive Me;if another comes in his own name,him you will receive. John 5:43 His Name is Father; this means that “Father” is more than a title. Men on earth are called by the title &...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Heavenly Father,Thank you for the amazing teachings of Jesus, including...Greater love has no one than this:to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.John 15:13Just like Jesus, I want to put the needs of others ahead of my needs, and ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayKings of the earth and all peoples;Princes and all judges of the earth;Both young men and maidens;Old men and children.Let them praise the name of the Lord,For His name alone is exalted,His glory is above the earth and heaven.Psalm 148:11-13

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 23
  Treasures of The Morning LightFriday, May 23, 2025An ancient fable tells of three merchants who were crossing a desert. One dark moonless night, they came to the bed of a dried-up creek. There, they heard a voice tell them to gather stones and travel as far away as possible, and in the light of morn...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 23
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: A Refiner's FireBut who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fireand like fullers' soap. Malachi 3:2Jesus is the Refiner’s Fire to judge those who call themselv...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 23
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord,Please wake me each morning, and open my ears to hear from You...The Sovereign Lord has given mea well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listenlike one being instr...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 23
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayThe Sovereign Lord has given mea well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakes me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listenlike one being instructed. The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious...

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22
  Churches of GhostsThursday, May 22, 2025Proverbs 21:16 says, "The man who wanders off from the way of understanding will dwell in the congregation of the dead." The Hebrew word for 'congregation' is the word 'kahal.' When translated into Greek, it becomes 'ecclesia,' which means 'church.' So it coul...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: A Ransom for ManyEven as the Son of man camenot to be ministered unto,but to minister,and to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28 A ransom is the price paid to release someone who is captured or kidnapped. Satan te...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God, Please show me how to receive the blessings which You have given to me, and how I can use them for Your glory, and to bless others.Your abundant blessings given to me include my spiritual gifts, my talents, my abilities, and my resou...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayAnd the King will answer and say to them,‘Assuredly, I say to you,Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these, My brethren,You did it to Me.Matthew 25:40

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21
  ShamelessWednesday, May 21, 2025Messiah gives us a picture of a neighbor knocking on the door, asking for a favor in the middle of the night. The word used in the original Greek to describe that neighbor is 'ana-e-diah.' It means 'impudent,' 'importune,' or 'shameless.' You may think that we're supp...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Holy Spirit: Rivers of Living WaterIf anyone thirsts,let him come to Me and drink.He who believes in Me,as the Scripture has said,out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. John 7:37-38The Holy Spirit is Rivers of Living...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear God of Heaven and of Earth and of all creation,I want to know You more, to love You more, to serve you more.Please increase my hunger for Your Word and for Your presence in my life.I'm thirsty for the water that Jesus gives...Whoever drinks of t...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayWhoever drinks of the waterthat I shall give himwill never thirst.But the water that I shall give himwill become in him a fountain of waterspringing up into everlasting life.John 4:14

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20
  The Power of The BrokenTuesday, May 20, 2025In the account of Gideon, we learn the power of broken pitchers. When Gideon's men smashed their vessels, the light of their torches shone forth, and they were given the victory. In the Gospels, we learn the power of broken containers as a broken vessel of...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: A Stronghold in the Day of TroubleThe LORD is good,a stronghold in the day of trouble;and He knows those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7Ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed the command of God, there has been trouble on Earth. There ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,Thank You for opening Your arms and welcoming me to come to You, to receive Your forgiveness, to find rest in You, to live in freedom with You, to have abundant life through You.I cry out to You now for those who are heavy on my heart...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayThe LORD is good,a stronghold in the day of trouble,And He knows those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19
  The Realm of RitualsMonday, May 19, 2025 Most born-again believers aren't fond of rituals. They look at the older, more traditional denominations and note the lifelessness in most of their traditions, rituals, and rites. Many rituals, though not all, are indeed without life. That's because you can ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19
  Jesus: Strong ConsolationThat by two immutable things,In which God can't lie,We might have strong consolation…This hope we have as an anchor of the soul…where our forerunner has entered for us. Hebrews 6:18-20Jesus is your Strong Consolation to overcome doubts. Don’t worry about ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father God,Why do I doubt and worry?Whatever happens, I know that You are with me.I know in my heart that You will never leave me or forsake me. Let me learn to live as the writer of Hebrews teaches.Keep your life free from love of money,and be ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 19
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you,says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil,to give you a future and a hope.Jeremiah 29:11

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16
  The Stumps of JesseFriday, May 16, 2025In Isaiah 11, it's prophesied that a shoot will spring forth from the root of Jesse. But the Hebrew is more explicit. It literally says, "a shoot will spring forth from the stump of Jesse." The word is specifically about a tree that has been cut down. That's a ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)Jesus: The Bearer of SinSo, Christ was offeredonce to bear the sins of many.To those who eagerly wait for HimHe will appear a second time,Apart from sin, for salvation. Hebrews 9:28Jesus carried the cross of Calvary until He was no ...

• Daily Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Father in Heaven,Thank You that there is a remedy for my every sin, hurt, fear, worry, and need—through the power of Jesus and through the forgiveness and Resurrection He offers.Thank You for the power and the presence of Your Holy Spirit,...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 16
  House of Israel/Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayAnd we know that all things work together for goodto those who love God,to those who are the called according to His purpose.Romans 8:28

• Sapphires

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15
  Mordecai UnbowedThursday, May 15, 2025The Feast of Purim and the Book of Esther revolve around the plot of Haman to destroy the Jewish people, all because Mordecai would not bow to Haman. Esther 3:2 says, "...but Mordecai bowed not nor paid homage." The Hebrew words for bowed and homage mean to sink...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15
  House of Israel/Lighthouse MinistriesCoffee Time with Jesus (Yeshua)The Trinity: The Lord Will Provide (Jehovah Jireh)And Abraham called the name of the place,The-LORD-Will-Provide [Jehovah Jireh];as it is said to this day,“In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”Genesis 22:14The ...