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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2020
  He is Waiting in the Midst of the Storm by Max Lucado   Peter knows he is in trouble.   The winds roar down onto the Sea of Galilee like a hawk on a rat. Lightning zigzags across the black sky. The clouds vibrate with thunder. The rain taps then pops, then slaps ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Every word of God is flawless. Proverbs 30:5 NIV   A Time to Think The Bible is the only book whose Author is always present when one reads it. –Author Unknown   A Time to Act Allow God’s love to heal old wounds....

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for being the truth in this world.   Please open my eyes so that I may seek and know Your truth in my life and in the difficult moments.   Please continue to be the rock-solid foundati...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayTherefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine,and does them, I will liken him to a wise manwho built his house on the rock...Matthew 7:24

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2020
  Destroying The Bridges Wednesday, January 8, 2020 In World War II, there were elite military units among the allied forces specifically in charge of destroying bridges throughout Europe. Why was destroying bridges so important? The reason was the Nazis used the bridges in order to carry ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2020
  The Woodcutter's Wisdom by Max Lucado   Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before—such was its splendo...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For to the snow He says, “Fall on the earth.” Job 37:6 ESV   A Time to Think To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. —Aristotle   A Time to Act Reflect on God&rsquo...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for loving me.   I want to be more like You my Lord.   Please open the eyes so that I may see You more clearly.   Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12 ...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 8, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12   Jesus told his followers, "You are the LIght of the World." Matthew 5:14

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2020
  Set Your Compass in the Right Direction by Max Lucado   The problem is not that God hasn’t spoken but that we haven’t listened.   Imagine your reaction if I were to take a telephone book, open it up, and proclaim, I have found a list of everyone who&...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For to the snow He says, “Fall on the earth.” Job 37:6 ESV   A Time to Think To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. —Aristotle   A Time to Act Reflect on God&rsquo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2020
  Our Culture And Frankenstein Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Most people who know the story of Frankenstein miss the point of the story. “Frankenstein” was not primarily a horror or monster story, but a morality tale. Dr. Frankenstein attempts to play God and create life from death....

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are worthy of all my praise.   Thank You for Your provision in my life.   Lord, there is power in Your name and through Your Holy Spirit.   I ask for Your divine wisdom for my l...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 7, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayIf you remain in meand my words remain in you,ask whatever you wish,and it will be done for you.John 15:7

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2020
  Your Problem In View Of Him Monday, January 6, 2020 Do you have problems you’re focused on in your life right now? Ten years ago or even five years ago, you probably had problems, challenges, crises, concerns, and worries you were dwelling on that seemed so big. But if I asked you ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2020
  The Choice by Max Lucado   IT'S QUIET. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.   In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT   A Time to Think “Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expr...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for this new year and Your continued blessings of the loved ones You have placed in my life.   I ask You for a new year of health and healing, both spiritually and physically, for my life and for those...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2020
  “Treat Me As I Treat My Neighbor” by Max Lucado   Are you aware that this is what you are saying to your Father? Give me what I give them. Grant me the same peace I grant others. Let me enjoy the same tolerance I offer. God will treat you the way you treat others. ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30 (NIV)   A Time to Think Enjoy the blessings of a new year, in Christ, one day at a time! –Debbie Carroccio, writer   A Time to...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2020
  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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2020
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2020
  When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado   The sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. —John 10:3   WHEN I SEE a flock of sheep I see exactly that, a flock. A rabble of wool. A herd of hooves. I d...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. Isaiah 55:8   A Time to Think Be willing to give yourself, and there will be a new life for you in this New Year, and in every year. –Norman Vincent Pea...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for carrying my burdens so that I can walk with You each day...   I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2020
  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

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  Heavenly Eyes And The Final Story Friday, January 3, 2020 The story is told of a man who was taken up to heaven and allowed to stay on the condition that he could not indulge in his habit of criticizing whatever he saw. He saw a cart stuck in the mud, with one pair of horses yoked to its...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Please help me to choose You today, above all else.   Help me to know how to follow You.   Please help me to be wise with how I spend my time and where I place my affections.   Rem...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  The Love Test by Max Lucado   Have you ever made decisions about your relationships based on your feelings instead of the facts? When it comes to love, feelings rule the day. Emotions guide the ship. Goosebumps call the shots. But should they? Can feelings be trusted? Can a re...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  So Shall He Sprinkle Thursday, January 2, 2020 On the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the high priest of Israel enters the holy of holies with the blood of the sacrifice. He then sprinkles the blood on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant, as he makes aton...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  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 kindness in each new day.   Please help me to be patient and kind, even when I am afra...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 139:7 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  2020 – WHAT WILL IT BRING? Wednesday, January 1, 2020   I closed 2019 with a word concerning what had been and what lay ahead. As we begin 2020, I’m led to continue that word. What will the year 2020 bring? What are the signs? First, we are in a critical period...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  Laws of the Lighthouse by Max Lucado   The first of the year is known for three things: black-eyed peas, bowl games, and lists. Some don’t eat black-eyed peas. Others hate football. But everybody likes lists.   The Bible certainly has its share of lists. M...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV   A Time to Think We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is calle...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   As I begin this new year 2020, 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 and pre...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 1, 2020
  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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2019
  Removing Your Funeral Wrappings Tuesday, December 31, 2019 The Bible tells us that we are to live in the power of the resurrection. What is the power of the resurrection? When Messiah was placed in the tomb, he was buried with funeral wrappings and pounds of spices. On the day of the res...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Today, on this last day of 2019, 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.   Lo...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jeremiah 29:11 New King James Version (NKJV) 11 For 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.   New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture is take...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Mirrors & Flashlights Monday, December 30, 2019 If you take out a mirror and hold it up, it will reflect everyone and everything around it. In the darkness, it will reflect darkness. If it’s cloudy, the mirror will reflect the clouds. If it’s sunny, the mirror will reflect th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  A Friend in High Places by Max Lucado   God has put all things under the authority of Christ. (Eph. 1:22)   Christ is running the show. Right now. A leaf just fell from a tree in the Alps. Christ caused it to do so. A newborn baby in India inhaled for the ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalm 39:7 NLT   A Time to Think Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu   A Time to Act Spend time with Go...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I thank You for Your Holy Spirit who raised up Jesus.   Thank You for dwelling within my heart and giving me the gift of Your presence.   I look to You as this year comes to a close.   ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Acts 2 Tree of Life Version (TLV) The Ruach Fills the Disciples 2 When the day of Shavuot[a] had come, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the whole house wher...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  God's Higher Purpose   No moment, event or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV). He isn’t making up this plan as ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you. Philippians 2:13 MSG   A Time to Think Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.—Smiley Blanton   A Time to ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your Word, The Bible, and the truth it provides.   Please help me to spend time with You each day in Your Word, in prayer, in worship and in Your presence and with Your Holy Spirit.   ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 28, 2019
  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...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  God's Higher Purpose   No moment, event or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV). He isn’t making up this plan as ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11   A Time to Think In daily life, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. — Brother David Steindl...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  The Altar Of Infinity Friday, December 27, 2019   The Tabernacle, the Temple of Jerusalem, and the path into the Holy Place all existed on an east-west plane. This is something very profound. For unlike north and south, east and west have no beginning or end. The east-west plan...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Your 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 for my fut...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2019
  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 lo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Builders And Wreckers Thursday, December 26, 2019 Have you ever watched the demolition of a building or house? It doesn’t take a lot – maybe just a wrecking ball or some explosives – and it’s all done. It doesn’t take much skill. It doesn’t take much c...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Unceasing Prayer by Max Lucado   Unceasing prayer may sound complicated, but it needn’t be that way. Do this. Think of prayerless as an activity for God and more as an awareness of God. Seek to live in uninterrupted awareness. As you stand in line to register your car, th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NIV   A Time to Think Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, the joy you give to others is the joy that comes back to you. –John Greenleaf Whit...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  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

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... James 4:8

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 KJV   A Time to Think I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, w...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  The Magi’s Secret Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Matthew 2 speaks of “wise men” from the east. But how could they know that the King of Israel would come at the time he did just by seeing “His star”? The answer is in the Book of Daniel. Daniel was made Chief o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  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 dow...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Matthew 2:11

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  25 Questions for Mary by Max Lucado   A teacher friend of mine asked her students to make a list of questions they would like to ask Mary. Their responses included: What was Jesus’ first word? Did he ever get sick? Did Jesus ever misbehave? All legitimate questions. The f...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  Or Is That Cheating? Tuesday, December 24, 2019 This is an actual prayer written by a little child to God in the form of a letter, “Dear God, I have a spelling test on Tuesday. I never get all the words right. Maybe you could help me this time...or is that cheating?” Of cours...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV   A Time to Think The most obvious lesson in Christ's teaching is that there is no happiness in having or getting anything, but on...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I come to You on bended knee in awe of the sacrifice that my Lord Jesus made for me.   Sending Your beloved Son to Earth so that He may live a sinless life, only to take my sins upon the cross, is such a ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 24, 2019
  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 th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2019
  The Epiphanes Syndrome Monday, December 23, 2019   In the story of Chanukah, Antiochus Epiphanes was a shadow of the anti-Christ. He went into the Temple and defiled the Holy of Holies. As the anti-Christ will do, Antiochus opposed and exalted himself over everything that was o...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2019
  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 most is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hand...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want most 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... ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  We Didn't Design the Hour by Max Lucado   Hollywood would recast the Christmas story! Joseph’s collar is way too blue. Mary is green from inexperience. The couple’s star power doesn’t match the bill. Too obscure. Too simple. The story warrants some headliners....

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. Psalm 95:6 NIV   A Time to Think All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ. —David Jeremiah, author   ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  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 ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2019
  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

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 ESV   A Time to Think To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.—C...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that You will put people in my path today that I can encourage and care for.   Let me be one who offers the Water of Your Holy Spirit to those who are thirsty.   For I will pour water on h...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 21, 2019
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  Resentment by Max Lucado Resentment is a prison. When you’ve put someone in your jail cell of hatred, you are stuck guarding the door. If you’re out to settle a score, you are never going to rest. How can you? For one thing, your enemy may never pay up.   As mu...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 NIV   A Time to Think...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  The Wells Of The Bride Friday, December 20, 2019 The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca is, among other things, a beautiful picture of salvation, of the marriage of God, Messiah, and us, the Bride. The most crucial events of the story take place by a well. What is it about the well? The well ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  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 Y...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2019
  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 ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  The Arrival by Max Lucado   God had entered the world as a baby.   Yet, were someone to chance upon the sheep stable on the outskirts of Bethlehem that morning, what a peculiar scene they would behold.   The stable stinks like all stables do. The ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 NIV   A Time to Think The light in a child's eyes is all it takes to make Christmas the mag...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  The Secret Of William Booth Thursday, December 19, 2019 In the early days of the Salvation Army, the biologist and skeptic, Thomas Huxley, launched an all-out attack on the Salvation Army and its founder, William Booth. Booth’s son Bramwell, was greatly upset over it. But William B...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  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 ov...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2019
  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

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  He Lives Within You by Max Lucado   The virgin birth is more, much more, than a Christmas story; it is a picture of how close Christ will come to you. The first stop on his itinerary was a womb. Where will God go to touch the world? Look deep within Mary for an answer. &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34 NIV   A Time to Think The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel but also in our quiet hopes and la...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  The Hand Through The Fire Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Once when I was planning a mission trip to China, I went home after a service and laid down to nap. I dreamed I saw a Bible burning in someone’s hand. When I woke up, I saw a fax that had just come in. The fax was about believe...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You said that You are "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6).   Your Word tells me that Your ways are higher than my ways...   As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 18, 2019
  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 15, 2019
  The Time Of The Fig And Olive Tree Monday, December 16, 2019 The sacred Hebrew year is a prophetic picture of the age. It ends in autumn with the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and The Feast of Tabernacles – all linked to the end of the age. The autumn is the time when th...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for coming to give 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 sa...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2019
  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...