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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 1, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 1, 2018   He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17   A Time to Think In those times I can't seem to find God, I rest in the assurance that He knows how to find me. –Neva Coyle, writer  ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 1, 2018
  A PROPHETIC MILESTONE: THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION Thursday, March 1, 2018   It was an event that caused the world to go into an uproar and the United Nations to declare it ‘null and void’. Jerusalem was again in the news. Donald Trump had done what several American presidents had ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 28, 2018   Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. Isaiah 33:17   A Time to Think Don't let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of God. –Author Unknown   A Time to Act Conc...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 28, 2018
  The Pilgrim’s Key Of Escape Wednesday, February 28, 2018   In the book, Pilgrim’s Progress, the lead character named Christian decides to depart from the main highway and follow another path which seems easier. This path leads him into the territory of a giant name ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 27, 2018 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to Think A relationship with God is the most important relationship you can have. –Author...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 27, 2018
  The Strategy Of The Sheep Tuesday, February 27, 2018   Messiah spoke of wolves and sheep. If you belong to Him, you’re a sheep, not a wolf. Wolves are carnivores that hunt in packs. Wolves are considerably stronger, more cunning, and more ferocious than sheep. The Lord describes the en...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 26, 2018   I remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3   A Time to Think Our greatest comfort in sorrow is to know that God is in control. –Lynn Thornton, writer   A Time to Act Cast your cares on the Lord for He cares...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 26, 2018
  From The Mouth Of A Shark Monday, February 26, 2018   In 1799, the captain and crew of an American ship named the Nancy was put on trial for smuggling. Before capture, their illegal cargo and ship’s records were thrown overboard and a faked set of records were substituted. Just when th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 25, 2018   Rid yourselves of all malice. 1 Peter 2:1   A Time to Think Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears. –Rudyard Kipling, writer   A Time to Act Learn to th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 24, 2018   Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1   A Time to Think Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless prayer. –Frances Havergal, poet and hymn writer   ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 22, 2018   Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. Romans 12:12   A Time to Think Unwrap the hidden beauties in an ordinary day. –Gerhard E. Frost, author   A Time to Act Find joy where and when ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 22, 2018
  The Challenge Of The 80 Year Old Man Thursday, February 22, 2018   Moses went into the wilderness to avoid Egypt. Decades later at 80 years old, he encounters God. When you’re an 80-year-old Jewish man, you’d rather move to Miami and play bingo. But God told Moses to go to Egypt ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 21, 2018   Generous persons will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.   Proverbs 11:25 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world, the bette...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 21, 2018
  The Blue World Mission Field Wednesday, February 21, 2018   If you aren’t sharing the love of God with those who are lost because you don’t believe you’re called to evangelism or the mission field, I want to reveal an incredible thing about your life. You are called to the ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 19, 2018   So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  Isaiah 41:10   A Time to Think Believe that you can and you're halfway ...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 19, 2018
  The Ambition Of The Great Monday, February 19, 2018   As believers, we often consider ambition to be a bad and worldly thing. But Messiah said, “He who would be greatest among you must be the servant of all.” In other words, the desire for greatness isn’t wrong in itself, o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 18, 2018   My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5   A Time to Think Our prayers lay the track down on which God’s power can come.–Watchman Nee, church leader, and Christian teacher   A ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 17, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 17, 2018   All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.  Psalm 139:16 NIV   A Time to Think Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller   A ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 16, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 16, 2018   Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7   A Time to Think If you have a song of faith in your heart, it will be heard by the look on your face. –Anonymous   A ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 16, 2018
  November 29, 1947, & The Dead Sea Scrolls Friday, February 16, 2018   On November 29th, 1947, an archeologist named Eliezer Sukenik was deciphering the writings of some parchments he’d just obtained from Bethlehem. On the other side of the globe in Flushing Queens, the ne...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 14, 2018   God has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5   A Time to Think Open your hearts to the love God instills . . . God loves you tenderly. What He gives you is not to be kept under lock and key, but to be shared. –Mother T...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 14, 2018
  The Bird In The Secret Place Wednesday, February 14, 2018   The Song of Solomon is about a bride and groom in love. More than that, it’s about God’s love for you. The Groom calls the bride away as a dove to the cleft of the rock, to the secret place for a time of intimate love. S...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 12, 2018   For God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33   A Time to Think Worry is a thin stream of fear that trickles through the mind, which, if encouraged, will cut a channel so wide that all other thoughts will ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 12, 2018
  Messiah’s Override Monday, February 12, 2018   Imagine you’re an Orthodox Jew and you hear a fellow rabbi say, “You have heard it said…” He then repeats a verse from the Law of Moses, but then he adds, “But I say to you…” Can you imagine what...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 11, 2018   Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14   A Time to Think In the end, nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another. &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 10, 2018   Call unto to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.  Jeremiah 33:3   A Time to Think Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 9, 2018   Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Jam...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 9, 2018
  The Power Of The Mohar Friday, February 9, 2018   In ancient Israel, when a man was to marry a woman, he’d have to give her what was called the ‘mohar’; ‘the bridal price’. It was a sign of his love for her. When he paid it, it signaled the end of her old life a...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 8, 2018   And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.  Colossians 3:17   A Time to Think Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it?...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 8, 2018
  Immanuel Forever Thursday, February 8, 2018   ‘Em Anu El’ means God is with us. From that Hebrew sentence comes the name Immanuel. Messiah is called Emmanuel. There’s no indication in the Bible that His name will ever be changed. He’ll still be Emmanuel; God is with u...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection February 6, 2018   For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9   A Time to Think You will find it is necessary to let th...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM February 6, 2018
  The Cleansing Of The Lake Tuesday, February 6, 2018   Sometimes you think you’re doing well in the Lord when all of a sudden, you stumble on some sin you thought was long gone and feel disgusted with yourself. But instead of letting it be a great step backward in the Lord, you can turn...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 31, 2018   But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.  1 ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 31, 2018
  The Abundance Of Ministry Wednesday, January 31, 2018   I’ve often run into people who are waiting for their ministry. If only those in charge would see their gifts in the Lord and recognize their calling. If only… Messiah said the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 30, 2018   For with God nothing will be impossible. Luke 1:37   A Time to Think God never made a promise that was too good to be true. –Dwight L. Moody, evangelist and publisher   A Time to Act Lean on the One who cares.   A T...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 30, 2018
  Lord Of The Mountains Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Isaiah 52:7 says, “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of Him who brings good news”. This is ultimately a prophecy about Messiah. He gave the ‘Sermon on the Mount’, was transfigured, taught, slept, and was betraye...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 29, 2018   To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.  Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV   A Time to Think Put your trust in God and just calmly go your way. —Dr. Norman Vincent Peale   A Time to Act Recog...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 29, 2018
  The Price Of God Monday, January 29, 2018   The Gospels tell of the temple priests paying Judas thirty pieces of silver to obtain Messiah. Zechariah 11 prophesied that the sign of Israel’s rejection of their God would be 30 pieces of silver. Those 30 pieces weren’t just given as ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 27, 2018   Remind them . . . to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. Titus 3:1, 2   A Time to Think Your prayer for someone may or may not change them, but it always changes you. –Craig Groeschel, pastor   A Time to ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 26, 2018   The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29   A Time to Think Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher, and author   A Time to Act Remember that ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 26, 2018
  The Spider Webs Of Zeus Friday, January 26, 2018   The ancient Greeks worshiped a pantheon of gods represented by statues to which they bowed down and offered gifts. Zeus, the king of their gods, was considered strong, fierce, lusty, capricious, and not to be messed with. The Greeks feared h...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 25, 2017   Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3   A Time to Think Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welco...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 23, 2017   Let all you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14   A Time to Think Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author   A Time to Act Be willing to take lovingly each small gift ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 23, 2018
  Nurturing Your Salvation Tuesday, January 23, 2018   Psalms 127:3 says, “Children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” That’s why there’s so much joy when a baby’s born because it’s a gift. But right after the baby’s born the p...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 22, 2018 What is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27 A Time to Think Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right. –Max Lucado, author, and preacher A Time to ActBelieve that Jes...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 22, 2018
  Remember To Count Your Unblessings! Monday, January 22, 2018   If you want to live a joyful life in God, learn the secret of treasuring your unblessings. Unblessings are all the things you don’t have. Instead of being depressed because you’re not living in the house of your dream...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 21, 2018   Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13   A Time to Think As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list. –Rick Warren, pastor, and author ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 20, 2018   He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17   A Time to Think A chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. –Maralee M...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 16, 2018 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. Psalm 63:3 A Time to ThinkThe safest place to be is within the will of God –Author Unknown A Time to ActFace your challenges with determination and resiliency. A Time to...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 16, 2018
  Perishing Is Not The End Of The World Tuesday, January 16, 2018   Esther struggled with a problem. In trying to save the life of the Jewish people, she risked losing her own life. Finally, she said, “if I perish, I perish.” Now, what kind of statement is that? It’s a very J...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 15, 2018
  Nobody Plans Rotten Things Monday, January 15, 2018   Nobody plans a rotten relationship with their spouse or goes to premarital counseling on how to put together a bad marriage. Bad marriages are not planned. You don’t have to plan to be selfish, take the other person for granted, or ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 14, 2018   Call unto to Me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.  Jeremiah 33:3   A Time to Think Weave in faith and God will find the thread. –Proverb   A Time to Act Believe ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 13, 2018   The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14   A Time to Think God enters by a private door into each individual. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher, and poet   A Time to Act Cultivate the c...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 12, 2018   When I awake, I am still with thee.  Psalm 139:18 KJV   A Time to Think This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before. —Maya Angelou   A Time to Act Keep this Scripture close to your heart. It is the secret to...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 11, 2018   Shout His praise with joy! For great is the Holy One. Isaiah 12:6 NLT   A Time to Think Trials...may come in abundance. But they cannot penetrate into the sanctuary of the soul when it is settled in God, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 10, 2018 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward. Philippians 3:13-14 ESV A Time to ThinkProblems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughe...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 10, 2018
  The Monster And The Baby Wednesday, January 10, 2018   In the late 19th century, a customs service worker in the Austrian Empire fell in love and married his cousin, Klara, who gave birth to 3 children, all of whom died as infants. Her fourth child, a son, survived. He was her ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionJanuary 9, 2018 Every word of God is flawless. Proverbs 30:5 NIV A Time to ThinkThe Bible is the only book whose Author is always present when one reads it. –Author Unknown A Time to ActAllow God’s love to heal old wounds. A Time to PrayHeavenly Father, re...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 9, 2018
  Why It’s Important That Moses Is Dead   Tuesday, January 9, 2018   The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah. The Torah ends commending Moses, but the very next book opens with God saying, “Moses, My servant, is dead.” Without the Book of Joshua, the Bi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 6, 2018   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 s...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 5, 2018   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...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 5, 2018
  The Pantheist Christian Friday, January 5, 2018   The basis of Eastern and New Age religion is that ultimately everything and anything is God - pantheism. When people in the Lord put “Thus sayeth the Lord”, “The Lord told me”, or “The Lord spoke to...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 4, 2018   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 new life for you in this New Year and in every y...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 4, 2018
  The Expert Witness… You! Thursday, January 4, 2018   How do you witness? It’s much simpler than you think. Witnessing comes down to simply bearing witness. It doesn’t mean you have to be impressive or eloquent, you just bear witness. Imagine you’re on a...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 3, 2018   Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles. Psalm 103:2,5   A Time to Think Eight thousand, seven hundred ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 3, 2018
  The Year Of His Favor And Will Wednesday, January 3, 2018   Messiah began His ministry reading Isaiah 61:1, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me …to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” He came to fulfill this Scripture, but His ministry didn&rsquo...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection January 2, 2018   Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 107:1 ESV   A Time to Think As you step into this new year, be bold enough and daring enough to believe in the abundant ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM January 2, 2018
  The Year Of Second Chances Tuesday, January 2, 2018   The English word ‘year’ is pretty simple. But the Hebrew word for ‘year’ holds many mysteries – the word is ‘Shannah.’ One of its meanings is ‘the second.’ So each New Ye...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 31, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 31, 2017   I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 NIV   A Time to Think Christ was born to bring new Life. May the New Year renew new Life in you. –Author ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 30, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 30, 2017   My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline and don’t be upset when He corrects you. Proverbs 3:11 NLT   A Time to Think The New Year is a time to learn to rely more heavily on the grace of ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2017
  The Power Of The Lamb Friday, December 29, 2017   Here in the West, we begin the new year in January. But the biblical new year wasn’t in January, nor was it in September as many think. It came with the Hebrew month of Nisan in the spring. Nisan was the month of the Passo...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 29, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 29, 2017   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 ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 27, 2017   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....

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 27, 2017
  The On-Time Lateness Of God Wednesday, December 27, 2017   I’ve often had a problem being late. To compensate, I would set my clocks ahead. But then I would compensate by doing math calculations to arrive at the actual real time. God has the same problem. He said, “...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 26, 2017
  Performing Your Enemy’s Funeral? Tuesday, December 26, 2017   Messiah said “love your enemies”, a seemingly impossible command. How do you love someone who’s against you or the one you’re against? But if your enemy dies, if your enemy doesn’t...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2017
  The Terror Of The Nativity Monday, December 25, 2017   In the 30s, Boris Karloff dressed up as Frankenstein and it was reported that women literally fainted in fear. In the 60s was a movie called Psycho that caused women to pass out in the theater. What does this have to do wit...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 25, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 25, 2017   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,...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 23, 2017   And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 KJV   A Time to Think Keeping Christmas is good,...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 22, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 22, 2017   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...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 20, 2017   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 N...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 20, 2017
  The Only Verse He Preached Wednesday, December 20, 2017   Henry Moorehouse began to preach when he was a young man and died at the age of 40. Every time he preached, he gave out as his text John 3:16, and he never ran out of things to say. As believers, we’re prone to see...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 19, 2017   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...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 19, 2017
  Speaking The Memra Tuesday, December 19, 2017   The first words ever spoken, as far as we’re concerned, are found in Genesis 1:1. God speaks and creation begins. Because of this, the rabbis wrote of the memra; the spoken Word of God. They saw it as something divine, for b...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 16, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 16, 2017   Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV   A Time to Think You have not lived today until ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 15, 2017   The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.” Luke 1:19 NIV   A Time to Think Love came down at Christm...
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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 15, 2017
  The Key Of The Kedoshim Friday, December 15, 2017   Kedoshim is Hebrew for saints or holy ones. Most people don’t realize that saints are a Jewish thing. Zechariah 14:5 says, “And the LORD my God shall come and all the saints (kedoshim) with him.” It’s f...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 14, 2017   When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. Matthew 1:24 NIV   A Time to Think At Christmas, all roads lead home.—Marjorie Holmes &...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 14, 2017
  The True Or Ha Olam Thursday, December 14, 2017   The only place in the entire Bible where Chanukah is celebrated isn’t in the Old Testament, it’s in John 10:22. “Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem.” The word Dedication in Hebrew is Chanukah....

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 13, 2017
  How Chanukah Brought You Christmas Wednesday, December 13, 2017   About 130 years before the birth of Messiah, Antiochus Epiphanes, King of the Greek/Syrian Empire, tried to wipe the Jewish faith from the face of the earth. He almost succeeded. If he had succeeded, there would ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 12, 2017   I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me. Hosea 14:8 NLT   A Time to Think The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each othe...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 12, 2017
  God’s Love Is Not A Bucket Tuesday, December 12, 2017   Zechariah 13:1 says, “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.” It doesn’t say, “In that day a b...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 11, 2017   So exercise yourself spiritually and practice being a better Christian. 1 Timothy 4:8 TLB   A Time to Think Christmas, my child, is love in action. –Dale Evans, actress, singer and songwriter  ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 11, 2017
  God And His Baby Monday, December 11, 2017   Have you ever felt like you don’t love God enough? As a parent, it is natural to love your baby. Yet you can’t expect your baby to love you back with the same love. Babies are a constant expense of time, energy, and money...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 9, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 9, 2017   There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 1 Corinthians 12:4 NIV   A Time to Think Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of c...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 7, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 7, 2017   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.” Luke 1:30-31 NIV   A Time to Think Faith...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 7, 2017
  Chicken Everything Thursday, December 7, 2017   It used to be that you went to the supermarket looking for chicken and that’s what you got— chicken. But now when you go to the store to get chicken, you don’t just find chicken, you have a choice: barbeque chick...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 6, 2017   Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11 NIV   A Time to Think Faith is believing that God is going to take ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 6, 2017
  The Lightness Of Messiah Wednesday, December 6, 2017   Most people in America weigh more than they should, or want to. We have all sorts of diets, because it’s not healthy to go through life with a heavy body. Neither is it healthy to go through life with a heavy spirit. ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 5, 2017   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 When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourse...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 5, 2017
  The Failure That Saved A Life Tuesday, December 5, 2017   William Cowper was 32 when he decided to end his life. After several attempts that failed, he tried to hang himself, but was cut down, unconscious but still alive. Then one morning for a reason unknown to him, he reached...