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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  One Decision Away from Joyby Max Lucado In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus promises joy nine times! But this joy is not cheap. Observe the sequence. First, we recognize we are in need… we are poor in spirit. Next, we repent of our self-sufficiency… we mourn. We quit calli...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33   A Time to Think Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones. And when you have finished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. m t...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 2 Chronicles 7:14 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 14 when My people, over whom My Name is called, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land....

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  The Unseen Clothes Friday, May 3, 2019 In Exodus 28, the Lord gives instructions concerning the priest’s garments. These instructions covered not only the outer clothes but the undergarments as well. The undergarments were the most private and secret part of the priestly garments, ...
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  Your Promised-Land Life Max Lucado Think about the Christian you want to be. What qualities do you want to have? More compassion? More conviction? More courage? What attitudes do you want to discontinue? Greed? Guilt? Endless negativity? Here’s the good news. You can. With God&rsqu...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I present my body as a living sacrifice to You...   Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Go...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 3, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 12:12 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in distress, persisting in prayer,   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Fam...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  The Law Of Trees Thursday, May 2, 2019 In Leviticus 19:23, Israel is given what could be called “The Law of Trees”. The Scripture, in a fascinating use of words in the original Hebrew, tells the Israelites to consider the fruit of the tree “uncircumcised and untouched&r...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  There's a Better Way by Max Lucado Anxiety weighs down the human heart (Proverbs 12:25 NRSV). But there’s a better way. Invite God to speak to the problem. “Capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5 NCV).   Slap h...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7   A Time to Think Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask.–Reverend Billy Graham, author, and evangelist ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Today is The National Day of Prayer in the USA and millions of people will gather in churches, businesses, city halls, schools, neighborhoods and other places for public prayer. In one voice, they will lift a single prayer request to God, that we would "Love...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day1 John 5:14-15 Tree of Life Version (TLV)14 Now, this is the confidence we have before Him—that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have the requests we have...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Anvil Time by Max Lucado On God’s anvil. Perhaps you’ve been there.   Melted down. Formless. Undone. Placed on the anvil for…reshaping? (A few rough edges too many.) Discipline? (A good father disciplines.) Testing? (But why so hard?)   I ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7   A Time to Think In a world where you can be anything, be kind. —Seen on a bumper sticker in Northborough, Massachusetts   A...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   As I think back through the years, I am thankful for the times and the places where I have met with others to worship You.   God, Your house should be a safe haven from the world, a sacred and special pl...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 11:6 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 6 And without trusting, it is impossible to be well pleasing to God, because whoever approaches him must trust that he does exist and that he becomes a Rewarder to those who seek him out.   Com...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  God's Vision in God's Landby Max Lucado Joshua 21:45 says, “Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.”  Joshua and his men went from dry land to the Promised Land, from manna to feasts, from arid deserts to fertile ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Paper-Like A Knife Monday, April 29, 2019 A piece of paper is one of the weakest and most flimsy of substances. But paper can be dangerous. Have you ever had a paper cut? How can something as fragile as a piece of paper cut you as if it were a knife? It’s because the edge of the pa...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8   A Time to Think To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   I confess that I have sinned against You and others.   Please have mercy on me and please forgive me.   I pray that You would guide me to be a person who lives a life that is pleasing to Y...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 19:9-11 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 9 The precepts of Adonai are right, giving joy to the heart. The mitzvot of Adonai are pure, giving light to the eyes.   10 The fear of Adonai is clean, enduring forever....

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2019
  Stop Being Uneasy about Your Life by Max Lucado   Worry has more questions than answers, more work than energy, and thinks often about giving up. There’s not enough time, luck, credit, wisdom, or intelligence. We’re running out of everything it seems, and so we worr...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for Your promises, Oh God my Father!   Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8   I want to draw near to You.   Please let me know Your presen...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 28, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 2:5-8 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 5 Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua,   6 Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped.  ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Confess and Believe by Max Lucado   Can we know we are truly saved? The Bible says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9). Confess and believe&helli...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5   A Time to Think Prayer is more than words. It is listening, seeing, feeling. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author, and minister   A Time to Ac...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 19:10 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Most High God,   You know my heart and my heartaches.   You have showered me with blessings and You have carried me through the valleys of pain and sadness.   Thank You for the godly influenc...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  The Shadow of a Doubt by Max Lucado   Sunday mornings. I awake early, long before the family stirs, the sunrise flickers, or the paper plops on the driveway. Let the rest of the world sleep in. I don’t. Sunday’s my big day, the day I stand before a congregation of p...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  Waiting For The Bride Thursday, April 25, 2019 When I got married, there was a hairdresser who volunteered to do the hair for all the bridesmaids. The problem was that she didn’t exactly know what she was doing and they ended up looking like the bride... of Frankenstein. So I was w...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. Proverbs 8:17   A Time to Think Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. –Mother Teresa   A Time to Act Be...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 25, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer (this prayer is based upon Psalm 8)   O Lord, my Lord,   How majestic is Your name in all the earth.   You have set Your glory in the heavens.   When I look at Your heavens, at the work of Your f...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Peter 1:18-19 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 18 You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down from your ancestors—not with perishable things such as silver or gold,   19 but with precious blood like that...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2019
  Hope Restored Along the Way by Max Lucado   What would it take to restore your hope?   What would you need to reenergize your journey?   Though the answers are abundant, three come quickly to mind.   The first would be a person. Not...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2019
  The Evangelist To The Interviewers Wednesday, April 24, 2019 When I graduated from college, I went on job interviews. It was in the middle of a deep recession and there were no openings. Finally, while in the waiting room for an interview, I decided to change my strategy. I wouldn’...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 A Time to Think There is neve...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 24, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You breathed the breath of life into me as you have with all the people who have ever lived...   And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2019
  On Saturday by Max Lucado John didn't know on that Friday what you and I now know. He didn't know that Friday's tragedy would be Sunday's triumph. John would later confess that he "did not yet understand from the Scriptures that Jesus must rise from the dead" (John 20:9).   ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8   A Time to Think We focus on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, but we forget to pause in the stillness of the days between. Find tim...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 55 “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”[a]   56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Torah.   57 But...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven,   I know in my heart that Jesus is the Word of Life who gives eternal life.   I want to read and hear Jesus' Words.   I want to remember Jesus' Words and hide them in my heart, to weave them...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 Tree of Life Version (TLV)   20 But now Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.   21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead al...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2019
  Simon from Cyrene Carries Jesus' Cross by Max Lucado “A man named Simon from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was coming from the fields to the city. The soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross for Jesus” (Mk. 15:21)   Simon grumbles beneath his bre...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2019
  The Passover Buffet Friday, April 19, 2019 The “Lord’s Supper” was a “Passover Seder”, the same meal the Jewish people partake of every year at Passover. However, the Passover is not just a meal, it’s a service. The one who leads it is the one who serv...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. Matthew 27:31 NLT A Time to Think The ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are clothed in majesty.   They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works. Psalm 145:5   Please focus my thoughts on...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 18, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 18:32-37 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 32 For who is God, except Adonai? And who is a Rock, except our God? 33 God girds me with strength and makes my way straight. 34 He makes my feet like those of deer and makes me stan...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 18, 2019
  The Cradle of Hope by Max Lucado   Christ rose first; then when Christ comes back, all his people will become alive again. 1 Corinthians 15:23 TLB   Let’s go to the tomb, for Jesus lies in the tomb.   Still. Cold. Stiff. Death has claime...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 18, 2019
    The Scare House  Thursday, April 18, 2019 Did you ever go through an attraction that was supposed to scare you? It may have been called a scare or haunted house, and as you rode or walked through it, it was dark. Sound’s better like this - as you rode through it in the...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 18, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord,   You are my Shepherd.   You watch over me.   You tend to the needs of my heart.   Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Corinthians 1:18-20 Tree of Life Version (TLV) Whose Wisdom Is Foolish? 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.   19 For it is written, ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2019
  The Sign on Christ’s Cross by Max Lucado   John 19:19 says, "Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross: 'Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews.'"   Why is a sign placed over the head of Jesus? Could it be that this piece of wood is a picture of Go...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2019
  You Are Not What You Don’t Eat Wednesday, April 17, 2019 You’ve heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” Of course, it’s true. Whatever you eat, that’s what you are. That’s true in the physical realm and also in the spiritual. If you partake...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23   A Time to Think Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh ins...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God of All Creation,   I rejoice in how You created me.   For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:1   You created everything and You brought all l...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 13:8-10 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the Torah.   9 For the commandments—“You shall not commit adultery, you shall not mur...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2019
  Many Gifts of the Cross by Max Lucado   Much has been said about Jesus’ “gift of the Cross.” But what of the other gifts? What of the nails, the crown of thorns? The garments taken by the soldiers? Have you taken the time to open these gifts? He didn’t h...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2019
  Hollywood’s Broken Hedge Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Hollywood used to have something called the “Production Code”. It stated, among other things, “No film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith. Ministers of religion in their character as ministers of r...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Throw all your anxiety onto him, because he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to Think Don't pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Please give me the ability to be a godly leader.   Please give me Your divine wisdom and knowledge.   Let Your Holy Spirit guide me in my decisions, choices, and actions.   L...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 12, 2019
    The Radical Secret Of The Garden Tomb   Friday, April 12, 2019   The Garden Tomb... did you ever realize how strange, unique, contradictory, and radical it is? What’s a Garden? A place where life begins. What’s a Tomb? A place where life ends. So what&rsqu...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 12, 2019
  Just for You by Max Lucado   Behold the sun! Every square yard of it is constantly emitting 130,000 horsepower, the equivalent of 450 eight-cylinder car engines. Consider the earth! Our globe’s weight is estimated at six sextillion tons—that’s a six with 21 z...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 12, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. James 2:26 A Time to Think Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. –Emory Austin, moti...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 12, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You overcame all of the evil in this world.   You overcame all temptations and You overcame death itself.   When I look at the world around me, I see injustice and evil, but in the end, You will p...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2019
  Jesus' Burialby Max Lucado When Pilate learned that Jesus was dead, he asked the soldiers if they were certain. They were. Had they seen the Nazarene twitch, had they heard even one moan, they would have broken his legs to speed his end. But there was no need. The thrust of a spear removed all doub...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2019
    The Fruit Of Adam And Messiah   Thursday, April 11, 2019   In Genesis, we read of the fall of man. It centered on the partaking of the forbidden fruit. All sin comes from this act- the partaking of the fruit. What about redemption? Before He gave His life to bring red...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Cease striving and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 NAS A Time to Think The tendency of the world is down – God's path is up. —Dwight L Moody A Time to Act Be assured ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Cease striving and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 NAS A Time to Think The tendency of the world is down – God's path is up. —Dwight L Moody A Time to Act Be assured ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   My soul exalts You.   My Lord Jesus, I want to abide in You, Thank You for abiding in me...   Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear the fruit of itself, unless it abides i...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 10, 2019
  What We Do to Himby Max Lucado How we treat others is how we treat Jesus. The soldiers bowed before Jesus, making fun of him, saying ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ They spat on Jesus. They began to beat him on the head. Then they led him away to be crucified.” (Mark 15:18-19). The so...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 10, 2019
    The Zeroah Of Israel’s Gathering   Wednesday, April 10, 2019   In Ezekiel 20, it’s written, “I will bring you out from the nations and will gather you out of the nations from which you are scattered… with an extended arm, and with fury poured ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 10, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection You will surely forget your trouble. Job 11:16 A Time to Think You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are. –...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 10, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You fill and bless all areas of my life.   Even in the darkest parts of my heart, Your presence brings light, hope, and redemption.   Lord, protect me from the lies the enemy tells me. ...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2019
  Daily Deeds of Kindness by Max Lucado “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16   In the final days of Jesus’ life, he shared a meal with his friends Lazarus, Martha, and M...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2019
  There Is No Country Tuesday, April 9, 2019 At the end of the Civil War, the Southern Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, was being pursued by the Union general, Ulysses S. Grant. Lee told his associate he could not surrender his country, meaning the Confederacy. The associate replied, &l...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10   A Time to Think God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which He must work. Only to know th...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for the trees and flowers that bud, blossom, and bloom in the sunshine.   I praise You for this season that brings new life.   Please bring new life and passion into my heart.  ...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 8, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 5:8 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.   Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright &cop...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 8, 2019
  Simon from Cyrene Carries Jesus' Cross by Max Lucado   “A man named Simon from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was coming from the fields to the city. The soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross for Jesus” (Mark 15:21)   Simon grumbles ben...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 8, 2019
  The Marriage Bed & The Sexualized Culture Monday, April 8, 2019 Modern culture is inundated with sexuality. Sexuality permeates television, film, music, magazines, commercials, the internet - every facet of modern media. Our culture is sexualized. Sexuality has always been part of life, ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 8, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8   A Time to Think Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow. –Swedish proverb   A Time to Act Focus not on your fears b...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 8, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Your perfect love for me "keeps no record of wrongs." 1 Corinthians 13:5   You have cleansed me of all my sins even though I am so undeserving.   Thank You for Your forgiveness.   ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 4, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for creating this fruitful and beautiful earth.   I thank You for Your creation, the ecosystems and forests around the world, please help them to thrive and grow.   I ask that You instil...
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• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 2, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 13:1-3 Tree of Life Version (TLV) Brotherly Love in the Community 1 Let brotherly love continue.   2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers—for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it....
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• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 2, 2019
  He Wants Your Heart Whole by Max Lucado God gives us more by going deeper than we ask. He wants not only your whole heart—He wants your heart whole. Why? Hurt people hurt people. Think about it. Why do you fly off the handle? Why do you avoid conflict? Why do you seek to please eve...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 2, 2019
  Treasures Of The Morning Light Tuesday, April 2, 2019 An ancient fable tells of three merchants who were crossing a desert. One dark moonless night, they came to the bed of a dried up creek. There, they heard a voice tell them to gather stones and travel as far away as possible and in th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 2, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I am leaving you with a gift--peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid. John 14:27   A Time to Think Flowers grow out of dark moments. –Sister Mary Corita Kent, art...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 2, 2019
  Dear Father God, Your love knows no bounds. You entered the homes of sinners and You placed Your healing hands on those who were untouchable. Your love redeems the broken ones and Your grace and mercy are unending. Today, I lift up the men and women who are involved in jail and prison ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jeremiah 1:5-10 New International Version (NIV) 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”   6 “Alas, Sovereign L...

• Max Lucado

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2019
  Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet by Max Lucado   It has been a long day. Jerusalem is packed with Passover guests, most of whom clamor for a glimpse of the Teacher. The spring sun is warm. The streets are dry. And the disciples are a long way from home. A splash of cool water w...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2019
  AN EXPLOSION OF WITCHES Monday, April 1, 2019 Soon after Donald Trump won the presidential election a strange story appeared in the news. Gatherings of witches were being held under the crescent moon across America and the world to cast spells against the new president. This past autumn,...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to Think Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial the...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank you for the healing transformation that your presence provides to me.   Please continue to be the foundation of my life during my hardships, my every day, and in my times of rejoicing.   Ple...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 31 March 2019 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23   A Time to Think An optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author   A Time to Act ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 53:5-6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 5 But He was pierced[a] because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities. The chastisement for our shalom was upon Him, and by His stripes, we are healed.   6 We ...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for Your Word, The Holy Bible, and for how it always points towards Your love for me.   I ask that You release my mind from all distractions today so that I can focus on Jesus and those around m...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2019
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And without faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6   A Time to Think One of the best ways to demonstrate God's love is to...
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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 29, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You came to set us free from darkness, pain and our sins.   I lift up the men, women, and children around the world who are enslaved in any way.   Lord, help them to find freedom and justice. ...

• Verse of the Day

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2019
  Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 62:7-9 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 7 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my strong tower—I will not be moved.   8 On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. My refuge is in God.   ...
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