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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2020
  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 look not to the things...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2020
  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 &l...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2020
  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 near to you... James 4:8 Please us...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  The Withdrawing of the Cloud Friday, December 25, 2020 Have there been times in your life and walk when you just didn't feel the presence of God... or His love... or His favor... or His blessings? Maybe you felt He was distant... or withdrawing from you. But there's a blessing you may be mis...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  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 entrance into...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I call upon Your name today in humble admiration. 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 down to Earth as a babe. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.  Matthew 2:11

• A Christmas Eve Prayer

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  A Prayer of Thanks on Christmas Eve for Christ Our Savior Wonderful Savior, thank you for incarnating on earth to save the world. Through your redemptive earthly life that began on Christmas Eve and finished on the cross, you have made it possible for me – and all of humanity – to con...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Seeking What you Have Thursday, December 24, 2020 Did you ever buy something and afterwards you realize you already had it? I've done that a few times. I've actually ordered something out of a magazine, only to discover later that I already had it. I must have forgotten. Or it must have look...
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• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Jesus: Horn of Salvation And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David.  Luke 1:69   The title for Jesus “Horn of Salvation” was a Hebraism that meant “a son” or “heir.” When King Hezekiah had no male hei...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You on bended knee in awe of the sacrifice that my Lord Jesus made for me. Sending Your beloved Son to Earth so that He may live a sinless life, only to take my sins upon the cross, is such a beautiful act of love......

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  The President's Dream Wednesday, December 23, 2020 We were in a Red Sea situation. Our landlord had set to demolish our house of worship. We had to search for a new building and fast. My wife and I walked into a large furniture warehouse that was above any expectations we had. The president ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Voice of Thunder The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightning’s lit up the world;  The earth trembled and shook.  Psalm 77:18   The Holy Spirit speaks in the voice of thunder to warn of approaching storms. When lightning fla...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I lift my hands in prayer to You on this new day... Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God... 1 Timothy 2:8-9 MSG

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  The Tabernacle of His Peace Tuesday, December 22, 2020 In the ancient Hebrew prayer and chant called the "Hashkiveinu." These words are spoken: "Spread over us the Tabernacle of your peace" - or, in Hebrew, the "Sukkah" of your shalom. It's a strange prayer and a strange picture. Those prayi...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  Jesus: The Anointed of God Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever.  1 Samuel 2:35   The kings of the earth set themselves, a...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I thank You for Your presence. Thank You that Jesus came for me so that I could be with You for eternity.   Thank You for the sacrifice of Your Holy Son so that I can enter Your presence and spend time with You ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Messiah Garden of Death Monday, December 21, 2020 When sin entered the world on the day of man's fall, God took man out of the garden, a garden of life. On the day when sin was put to death, the opposite happened - man brought God down from the cross and into a garden, a garden of death - th...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus The Holy Spirit: Water For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.  Isaiah 44:3   The Holy Spirit is Water for thirsty people. Some people t...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I pray that You will put people in my path today that I can encourage and care for.   Let me be one who offers the Water of Your Holy Spirit to those who are thirsty.   For I will pour water on him who is thi...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.  Isaiah 44:3

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2020
  Jesus: The Chief Cornerstone Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 1 Peter 2:6   Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. Ephesians 2:20 ...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I ask that You will be near to those who feel far from You, that You would draw them to Yourself this Christmas... Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8 I ask that You will show me ways to reach out to ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was found...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Wind The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8   Just as the Holy Spirit originally blew breath into the lifeless clay body o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, How holy is Your name. This song is my first request to You this new day... Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. May I go about my day aware of Your presence over me. I thank you that Your mercies are new eve...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2020
  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

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  The Ant Hero & The Dumb Ant Friday, December 18, 2020 I was once attempting to show mercy... to an ant. I was trying to lead it around its obstacles to freedom outside. I was trying to be an ant hero. But the problem was I was dealing with an especially dumb ant. It kept going the wrong way,...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  Jesus: Lord (Despotes) But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.  2 Peter 2:1   Jesus i...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You said that You are "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6). Your Word tells me that Your ways are higher than my ways... As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  The God Coin Thursday, December 17, 2020 Messiah asked those who were testing him about taxes, "Whose image is on this coin?" They answered, "Caesar's." To which He responded, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and render to God the things that are God's." In other words, i...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Voice of the Lord The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, You spoke to the Prophet Elijah in a 'still small voice'... And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kings 19:12 In my hectic life, may Your...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 17, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kings 19:12

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 16, 2020
  The Cup Strategy   Wednesday, December 16, 2020 A famous evangelist was dining with his acquaintances. One of them asked how to overcome sin. The evangelist filled his glass with water and asked, "Can you pour your drink into this glass?" "No," the one answered, "how could I? The g...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 16, 2020
  Jesus: The Lamb These will make war with the Lamb,and the Lamb will overcome them,for He is Lord of lords and King of kings;and those who are with Him arecalled, chosen, and faithful. Revelation 17:14 Lambs provided three basic contributions to Jewish life. Lambs provide...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 16, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for coming to me with Your love and Your grace. Thank You for making a way for me to be restored to You. Please help me to love You and to love all others... Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 16, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2020
  Exceeding The Orthodox Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Orthodox Jews live under the law of Moses. Virtually everything in their life is governed by one law or tradition or another. Think of how zealous they are, how careful, how vigilant they are in following what they know of God. How does that ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit Sent From Heaven Those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.  1 Peter 1:12   The third Person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit Sent from Heaven. He came upon the believers in the Upper Room on the Day of ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, I thank You for coming to us as Immanuel, God with us, as Isaiah prophesied and as Matthew wrote in his Gospel... Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His na...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2020
  The Father's Legacy Monday, December 14, 2020 They did a study of men who ended up in therapy: 23% of them had physically absent fathers, 29% had psychologically absent fathers, 18% had disapproving fathers, 15% had dangerous fathers, only 15% had fathers who were nurturing. Thus, 85% of men...
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• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2020
  Jesus: A Sacrifice to God And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.  Ephesians 5:2   Jesus is a Sacrifice to God for the sins of the world. When He sacrificed His life for the entire w...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Your perfect love is greater than I can ever imagine. I present myself to You as a living sacrifice, as the Apostle Paul urged... I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present ...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Wisdom 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 Spirit of...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord, Thank You for all Your blessings and provisions in my life, especially the wisdom I receive from Your Holy Spirit. And thank You that I don't need to worry about anything. Just as You care for the birds of the air and a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about cl...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2020
  Jesus: Ruler But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.  Micah 5:2   Jesus is the Ruler in Israel. As Ruler, He...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Today, let me meditate on the words the angel spoke to the shepherds at Jesus' birth... For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior,  who is Christ the Lord.  And this will be ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. Luke 2:11-12

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  The Lips of a Cohayn Friday, December 11, 2020 I was sitting in a diner when I was asked to go into full-time ministry. I went into my car and turned on the radio. The man speaking was quoting from Malachi. He said this: "The lips of a priest are to preserve knowledge and men are to seek...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: His Voice For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.  Psalm 95:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts."  Hebrews 3:7-8   The Holy Spirit is the Voice of ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I want more of You in my life. Please help me to hear Your voice in my day to day routines... Your ears shall hear a word behind you,  saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Your ears shall hear a word behind you,  saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21   Therefore Eli said to ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  Reclining on the Soccer Field Thursday, December 10, 2020 I remember one high school gym class, they had us play soccer. They assigned me and some others to play on defense along with the goal keeper. But the other players on our team were so good that all the action took place down at the o...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  Jesus: A Stone Cut Out of the Mountain Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold— the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I praise You in this Christmas season as I celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, my Messiah. Please open my eyes to Your presence in my life today. Let me use this Christmas season to focus my heart on You and Y...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 10, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold— the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2020
  King Christian's Stand Wednesday, December 9, 2020 During the Second World War, the Danish monarch, King Christian X, spotted a Nazi swastika flying over a public building. "Take it down," demanded the king to a German officer guarding the building. The officer indignantly refused. "The flag...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: Generous Spirit Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous spirit.  Psalm 51:12   The Holy Spirit is the Generous Spirit of God. He gives freely to you, because it’s His nature to give. He gives eternal life, because...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for Your generous Holy Spirit. Because of Your great love for me, You have given me everything I need. Because of Your loving Generous Holy Spirit within me, I will in turn love and give generously to You a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous spirit.  Psalm 51:12

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2020
  The Infinity Equation Tuesday, December 8, 2020 The "Trinity" or the "triune nature of God" is one of the most controversial of doctrines. People, nonbelievers, and cult leaders have argued against it for ages. And even believers struggle with it. The simple truth is when it comes to mat...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: A Man Approved by God Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know.  Acts 2:22   Jesus was a Man...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Please help me to be careful of what I say and to follow Your instructions... Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benef...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 8, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: The Lord Strong and Mighty Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.  Psalm 24:8   Jesus is the Lord Strong and Mighty. Come to Him when you’re afraid and losing the battle. Lean on Him when you&...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer 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 ar...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 147:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV) 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Your Father But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;  for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. Matthew 10:19-20 ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Father God. As I look forward to this day, I want to start by thanking You for all of the blessings that You have given to me. The little things that I so often take for granted, like having food, clothing, and shelter; being able...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore 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 righte...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  What Rembrandt Didn't Know Friday, December 4, 2020 He went bankrupt, lived in poverty, and died in obscurity. He didn't have enough money to pay for his own funeral. A friend put up the money - the equivalent of five dollars and twenty cents. Who was this unknown impoverished man? Rembrandt...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: The Savior of the Body ...Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.  Ephesians 5:23   Salvation means that you are in Jesus and He is in you. At your conversion, Jesus came into your heart to become a part of your life....

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I ask You to give Your angels charge to watch over me and the people that I love... For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you das...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.  Psalm 91:11-12

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  The Source of Time Thursday, December 3, 2020 Modern life is filled with time saving devices and instant everything. We have washing machines, dishwashers, microwave ovens, instant coffee, oatmeal, pudding, banking, computer shopping, fast food - fast, instant everything. It's amazing how mu...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Same Spirit But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.  1 Corinthians 12:11   The Holy Spirit is the Same Spirit who delivered salvation to you, and He is also the Same Spirit who gave you spi...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 3, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Please give me an insatiable desire and thirst for more of Jesus and for more of Your Word, The Bible. Your mercy is what I need, Your Salvation is what I long for... Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord — ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord — Your salvation according to Your word. Psalm 119:41

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2020
  The Colleges of the Puritans Wednesday, December 2, 2020   Harvard College was founded in 1638 by Puritans, for the purpose of training missionaries for the gospel. Up until the year 1700, over half of its graduates went into ministry. By the mid-19th century, the last members ...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2020
  Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: A Merciful and Faithful High Priest Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.  Hebrews 2:17   ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, I remember this song which tells of Your love for all children... Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world… I pray that all of the people whom You have created will put away their prejudices a...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.  Hebrews 2:17

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2020
  THE ROCK OF AGES Tuesday, December 1, 2020   Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission...   As we approach the close of the most dramatic and traumatic year of our lives, here's something to remember and hold to.   When every...
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• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2020
  The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Life For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Life who gives eternal life to all who believe in Jesus Christ. Unsaved people will foll...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Creator of Life,   So much is happening in this world today.   Not a day goes by that we don't hear of lives taken away through sickness or out of anger, desperation and pure evil.   Life is a pr...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2020
  Bad Bible Interpretation And The Nazis Monday, November 30, 2020 In Germany, the Protestant Reformation began and the Word of God was lifted up as the sole authority in matters of faith. Later the school of Higher Criticism developed. Higher Criticism said that you can't take the Bible liter...

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2020
  Jesus: Your Holy Servant For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together.  Acts 4:27   Jesus is the Holy Servant, whom the Father has anointed. Jesus assumed the...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2020
  Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your promises to me. Thank You for opening Your arms and welcoming me to come to You for forgiveness, to find rest in You, to find freedom in You, to have abundant life in You. I cry out to You now for those who are heavy on my heart, for those who are going through t...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

• Coffee Time with Jesus

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2020
  Jesus: Blameless He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has now been set apart from sinners, and he has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.  Hebrews 7:26   Jesus was Blameless. He lived a blameless life. N...