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Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

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  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You do not give me a spirit of fear...   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

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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   The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will q...
  • Sapphries

    The Return of The Falashas Tuesday, January 4, 2022   There has long lived in Africa a people known as the Falashas who keep the Biblical traditions and call themselves Beta Yisrael, the House of Israel. It appears that the Falashas are descendants of Jewish people who came to ...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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...
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    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

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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. Leviticus 26:13
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    The Paradises of Hell Monday, January 3, 2022   Hitler promised to usher in a thousand-year kingdom of glory for the Aryan people and 6 million Jews died. Stalin promised a worker's paradise on earth and took the lives of 40 million. Mao, likewise, promised China a people's par...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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...
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    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

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. Romans 9:16
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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...
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    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 afr...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Hebrews 1:4
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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...
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    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

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

    The Four Unendings Friday, December 31, 2021   Take a look at the end of the four gospels and how they end. Matthew 28, Messiah commissions them to go into all the earth making disciples of all nations. Mark 16, "Go into all the world and preach the good news, then Messiah was ...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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...
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    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

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day (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
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    The Gap & The Glory Thursday, December 30, 2021   Now when you were a child, your parents bought you clothes. Most of the time they bought you clothes that were a few sizes too large because they knew you were growing and you would fit into them eventually. Believers do that to...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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. J...
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    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

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
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    The Anti-Semite who Came up With a Hebrew Holiday Wednesday, December 29, 2021   Purim is the Jewish holiday, the festival of lots, the casting of lots. Do you know that holiday is named after the enemy of the Jewish people? It was Haman who came up with it. He decided that lot...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Him Who Raised Jesus But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11   ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I thank You for Your Holy Spirit who raised up Jesus.   Thank You that your Holy Spirit fills me and all followers of Jesus, giving us the gift of Your constant presence.   I look to You as this y...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11
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    The Exile or The Sowing Tuesday, December 28, 2021   In the Book of Acts, chapter 8 describes how the believers were scattered. They were persecuted so they were scattered. The word in Greek is "Diaspora." We get the word dispersed or dispersion from that. It's the same word us...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: The Fruit of Mary's Womb Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!’ Luke 1:42   Jesus is the Fruit of Mary’s Womb. The Holy Spirit supernaturally conceived Jesus in...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your Word, The Holy Bible, and the truth it provides.   Please help me to spend time with You each day in Your Word, in prayer, in worship, in Your presence and with Your Holy Spirit.   ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day ...whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these thin...
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    The Gift of Timay Monday, December 27, 2021   In 1 Peter it says, "Husbands, give your wife honor". What does that mean? The word in Greek is timay which also means preciousness. Husbands, give your wife preciousness. See her as precious and you will never take her for granted ...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit Who Is from God Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:12   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit Who...
  • Daily Prayer

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Your love and power goes beyond my understanding.   In a time when hope can seem dim, I know that Your light is brighter than any darkness in my life.   I look to You for my hope for today and f...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So, we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we l...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: He Who Sanctifies For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren. Hebrews 2:11   Jesus is He Who Sanctifies you. The word “sanctify” means &ldquo...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I desire to be more like You.   Thank You for The Bible and for Your Holy Spirit and how they help me to know You and to draw near to You each day...   Draw near to God and He will draw nea...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ Matthew 25:21
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: The Babe And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. Luke 2:12   Jesus is The Babe; born in Bethlehem, the One born to a virgin. He did not come in a spaceship, nor by some aberrant or bizarre ent...
  • Daily Prayer

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I call upon Your name today in humble gratitude.   Fill me with Your Holy Spirit that I may worship You in my words and actions.   Today, I celebrate Jesus's birth and the fact that He came to E...
  • Verse of the Day

    They saw the child with Mary his mother,and they fell down and worshiped him. Matthew 2:11
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. let it shine, let it shine, let it shine...   Dear Father God,   Today, want to let the light of Jesus shine through me so that others will come to know Jesus, the li...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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   “You are the light of the world. A city...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: Well of Water But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14   The Holy Spirit is a Well of...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I'm thirsty for more of You and Your Holy Spirit.   I'm thirsty for Your living water of life, for Your anointing on my life and my ministry to others in Your name...   ...Jesus stood and ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If 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 7:37-38
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    Jesus: God Manifested in the Flesh God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory. 1 Timothy 3:16   Jesus was God Manifested in the Flesh. If you...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   I join with Apostle Thomas and declare that You are my Lord and my God. John 20:28   Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet h...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayJesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”John 20:29
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    The Gym Teacher & The Lunch Lady Friday, November 5, 2021   In Proverbs 11:12 it says, "He who despises his neighbor lacks sense but he who has wisdom keeps silent." I remember in junior high there was a gym teacher who must have said something to the lunch lady about her hairn...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Understanding The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2   The Holy Spirit is the S...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I desire a deeper relationship with You.   I want to hear Your voice, to know Your presence, to walk with You each and every day.   Help me to put You first in my life, as Jesus taught us... ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33   ...fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one min...
  • Sapphries

    Tracing Messiah Thursday, November 4, 2021   Did you ever have to draw something in school and you tried and got a mess? But then you see the masterpiece. You trace a picture and put the masterpiece behind your paper; follow the lines and soon you have a pretty good image. In 1...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    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 Prayers

    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 s...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 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. Isaiah 40:31
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    The Lily Command Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Messiah said, "Consider the lilies." Now that's a command. Have you obeyed it? Messiah is teaching us a lesson. Lilies don't have to worry about clothes, or money, or working; lilies don't spend their days worrying, toiling or struggling. So l...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    esus: 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 o...
  • Daily Prayers

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Today's Prayer is based upon Psalm 147   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 ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful... Psalm 147:1
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    Echad & Ashray Tuesday, November 2, 2021 The Lord said, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Purity is linked to oneness - being one hundred percent pure. The word in Hebrew for oneness, singleness of mind and heart, is Echad. It says, the Lord our God is Echad, ...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Lord The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the Lord is the Holy Spirit, who does the actual wo...
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    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 Help me to bring glory to God The Father and ...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Leviticus 11:44 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Acts 13:52
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    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. ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   It's true...that I may be the only "Bible" someone ever reads.   Please help me be a living testament to others for You.   Please work through me to be Your witness and help me to be a light and a...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But you shall receive power when 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   Then the eyes of those who see will no longe...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: Spirit of Revelation That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Ephesians 1:17   Revelation is needed for the things you can’t know until God...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank you for sending so many special people into my Life.   I can think of many people who have meant so much to me and who have been such an encouragement and inspiration to me.   I appreciate t...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Joshua 1:5
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    The Lender Friday, October 29, 2021   A king sought to find out which of his two sons was worthy of wearing the crown. He gave them each the same amount of money to see which one would end up with more money at the end of five years. The older son bought expensive possessions a...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: The Root and Offspring of David I am the Root and the Offspring of David. Revelation 22:16   Jesus is the Root and Offspring of David, the greatest king of Israel. Just as a tree gets strength and life from its roots, so David’s accomplishments and strength ca...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   There are days when I feel weak and uninspired.   And there are days when I am full of the life and hope that You have given to me.   Please help me to remember that my strength comes from You.....
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. Psalm 37:39   If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteo...
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    When God Comes in Thursday, October 28, 2021   In Galatians 4:4, it says that in the fullness of time, God sent His son. Some people argue about the right time, having the Roman peace, the law, the Greek language and culture uniting. You had the Jewish Diaspora so the gospel co...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: The Faithful Witness Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come,... and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Revelation 1:4-5   Jesus is the Faithful Witness; He will give a faithful testimony to build you up. When ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I realize that because I am a follower of Jesus, as a Christian I am in “Full-Time” Christian service.   Some Christians are called to other nations.   Thank You that I am called to mi...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come,... and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Revelation 1:4-5
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    The Priests of Kora Wednesday, October 27, 2021   Among the Bantu languages in Africa, the creator is called Kora. One tribe speaks of Kora as having a son. When the missionaries first reached these people, the tribesman told them Kora sent word to our forefathers that he alrea...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    The Holy Spirit: The Eternal Spirit How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Hebrews 9:14   The Holy Spirit is the Etern...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You that You are the God of mercy, grace and second chances.   I thank You for forgiving me and for welcoming me back during the times of my life when I strayed from You and when I was disobedient to You...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. Luke 15:20
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    Stepping Outside of you Tuesday, October 26, 2021   Did you ever look at a photograph of yourself? There's something about it; you can't fool yourself. But when you see a photograph, and you don't realize it's you at first, and that person looks overweight - you may be seeing y...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: The Firstborn From the Dead And from Jesus Christ, …the firstborn from the dead. Revelation 1:5   Jesus was the Firstborn from the Dead, which means He was the first to be generated—or given life—from the dead, to never see death again and to...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I seek You and Your Kingdom first with all my heart as Jesus taught us...   Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to You. Matthew 6:33 &n...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to You. Matthew 6:33   …but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where...
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    There it Goes Again! Monday, October 25, 2021   You've had this happen to you. Something goes wrong and you say, there it goes again! Something happens and you say whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. But, when things go right, do you ever stop and say, hey, there it goes agai...
  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Jesus: The Holy One For You will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. Acts 2:27   Jesus is the Holy One of God. He was the Father’s Representative sent to Earth to redeem the sinful race. When Adam sinned, all humanity ...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I want to thank You that the Christian faith continues to grow throughout the world as Jesus declared...   And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nat...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
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    The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit of God And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30   The Holy Spirit of God comes to you from God because the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. The Fath...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for this beautiful new day.   Thank You for the seasons that change and the awesome wonder of Your creation that You have given to us today.   Thank You for cool breezes at the en...
  • Verse of the Day

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1
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    Jesus: A Son Over His Own House But Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. Hebrews 3:6   Jesus is the Son over His Own House. Just as Levi was the first priest in I...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for showing me how to live my life in a world full of conflicting ideas...   Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge Proverbs 23:12   I’m tr...
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    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
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    The Holy man in the Center Friday, October 22, 2021   There was a holy man who went to dinner. The host brought him to the most honored seat. In humility, the man refused, and instead sat by the door. Other honored guests came and were brought to the seats where the holy man wa...