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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 4, 2017
  The Menorah People Monday, December 4, 2017   Israel’s national symbol on their Parliament building and national seal is the seven-branched menorah described in Exodus that stood in the Holy Place. Israel was called to be a light to the nations, a holy vessel filled with ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 2, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 2, 2017   Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6   A Time to Think Believe and have trust and faith that you are really capable of doing what yo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2017
  THE SPECTACLES OF SODOM - Word for the Month Dec.1st: 2 Peter 2:7 Friday, December 1, 2017 In 2 Peter 2:7 it is written that God “delivered righteous Lot who was distressed by the depraved conversation of the wicked.” Lot lived in Sodom. Sodom was a city of depravity. How did Lot deal...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM December 1, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection December 1, 2017   Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things. Jeremiah 33:3 NASB   A Time to Think Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what y...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 30, 2017   That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you. Philippians 2:13 MSG   A Time to Think Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller   ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 30, 2017
  The Seven Year Convert Thursday, November 30, 2017   Adoniram Judson turned down pastoring a large church in Boston for the mission field in India. He arrived in Calcutta in 1812 filled with zeal to preach to the peoples, but the British government gave orders to leave the coun...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 29, 2017   The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heav...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 29, 2017
  The Kokhav Wednesday, November 29, 2017   ‘Kokhav’ is Hebrew for ‘star’. In the northern sky, there’s a star, that for thousands of years has been the most reliable guide for travelers. It’s called Polaris, the pole star, or the North Star. S...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 28, 2017   If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, and that’s why you’re worshiped. Psalm 130:3–4 MSG   A Time to Think Man has tw...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 28, 2017
  The Time Of Fruit Tuesday, November 28, 2017   In today’s world, we’re surrounded by fast food. It’s fast and convenient, and that’s what we like because we don’t like to wait. Unfortunately, fast food isn’t just a food. It’s a culture,...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 27, 2017
  Aliens On Earth Monday, November 27, 2017   ‘Ger’ is Hebrew for ‘stranger.’ Like most of you, I grew up being told “Beware of strangers,” which is good for children to hear. But in the Bible, some of the best people were strangers. Abraham sa...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 24, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 24, 2017   Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:2 NIV   A Time to Think There is blessing hidden in every trial in life, but you have to be willing to open your heart to see them. —A...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 24, 2017
  Making The Perfect Friday, November 24, 2017   Most people spend time seeking the right marriage partner, expecting their mate to be perfect. And the more they do, the more miserable they become. In Biblical times, it was common for marriages to be arranged by parents. They gen...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 23, 2017   Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 106:1 NIV   A Time to Think I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happine...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 22, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 22, 2017   Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3 NIV   A Time to Think God writes straight with crooked lines. —James Martin   A Time to Act When ho...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 22, 2017
  The Nonexistent Existent Father Wednesday, November 22, 2017   One of the greatest lessons you could ever learn about God is from the ‘father of the prodigal son’. He has no past, future, birth, or death because he only exists in the parable. Yet through him, you le...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 21, 2017   The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is prod...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 21, 2017
  The Fought-Over Life Tuesday, November 21, 2017   Tiny Israel is the most fought over land in human history. Fought over by the ancient pharaohs, Amorites, Canaanites, Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Romans, Mohammedans, Mamelukes, Crusaders, Ottomans, French, Br...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 20, 2017   Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16   A Time to Think God shapes the world by prayer. The more p...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 20, 2017
  The God Of Not Monday, November 20, 2017   “Love rejoices not in iniquity.” We take that to mean that we’re not to rejoice over sinful things, and that’s correct. But there’s another way you can apply this. Love does rejoice. It rejoices over what&...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 17, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 17, 2017   From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16 ESV   A Time to Think Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so go...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 17, 2017
  The Worship Of Your Avodah Friday, November 17, 2017   The Biblical Hebrew word for ‘work’ is ‘avodah’. It also means ‘worship’. Often, worship takes work and our works should always be worship. Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, d...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 15, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 15, 2017   Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthian...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 15, 2017
  The Everywhere Name Wednesday, November 15, 2017   While Messiah was in the boat with His disciples, there came a violent storm, waves breaking over the boat threatening to drown them. Messiah was sleeping. He didn’t really have to do anything, because it was enough that ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 14, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNovember 14, 2017 Many are the plans in a human heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 (TNIV) A Time to ThinkFeed your faith and your doubts will starve to death. —Debbie Macomber A Time to ActRelinquish your sense of control and ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 14, 2017
  The Fondling Of Heaven Tuesday, November 14, 2017 When I was little, grown-ups in my family were always patting or rubbing my head. My parents explained that it was an expression of love. They were touching me because their hearts were filled with love toward me. A word used to describe God is &ls...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 11, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNovember 11, 2017 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. Psalm 29:11 A Time to ThinkCourage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. –Reverend Billy Graham, author and...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 10, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNovember 10, 2017 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16 (NIV) A Time to ThinkThe changes we dread most may contain our salvation. —Barbara Kingsolver A Time to ActShare your trials and troubles wit...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 10, 2017
  The World Of 1948 Friday, November 10, 2017 Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated. Communists take over Czechoslovakia. Harry Truman is re-elected. Stalin rules the Soviet Union. Honda motorcycle is created in Japan. Humphrey Bogart stars in Key Largo, and John Wayne in Fort Apache. V8 juice is marketed,...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 9, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNovember 9, 2017 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV) A Time to T...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 8, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNovember 9, 2017 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV) A Time to T...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 8, 2017
  The Shemen Name Wednesday, November 8, 2017 In the Song of Solomon, the bride says to her beloved in Hebrew, “Shemen turak sh’mecha”. “Your name is like pouring oil.” When you’re in love, your beloved has a beautiful name and it pours off your lips like oil. You...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 7, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionNovember 7, 2017 Cease striving and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 NAS A Time to ThinkThe tendency of the world is down – God's path is up. —Dwight L Moody A Time to ActBe assured the Lord gently guides us on the right path, without us needing to force our...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 7, 2017
  The Isaiah 66 World Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Isaiah 66:1 says, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool.’” Sitting in a chair with your feet up on a stool is a divine picture. Heaven is as the chair to God because that’s where He dwells...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 4, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 4, 2017   But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. Matthew 13:16 NIV   A Time to Think A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.—C.H. Spurgeon ...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM November 1, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection November 1, 2017   But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. Psalm 73:28 TNIV   A Time to Think Put your trust in God and just calmly go your way. &md...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 30, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection October 30, 2017   Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Matthew 22:37-39 ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 30, 2017
  Lechem Chaim The Bread Of Life Monday, October 30, 2017   Messiah said He was the Lechem Chaim, the Bread of Life. Bread is a basic simple staple of life. Messiah is the Bread of Life because His love is basic, simple, and essential. You don’t need the caviar of life. The...

• Our Daily Bread

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 30, 2017
  Unraveling the Mysteries   October 30, 2017     Read: Psalm 119:97–104 | Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 20–21; 2 Timothy 4                 00:00    Download MP...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 29, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection October 29, 2017   Jesus wept. John 11:35 NIV   A Time to Think The pain passes, but the beauty remains. —Auguste Renoir, Artist   A Time to Act Find comfort in this verse and knowing that Jesus is with ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 28, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 28, 2017 There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 2:24 ESV A Time to ThinkImagination is what convinces us that there's more to the world than m...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 26, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 26, 2017 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows—light! sunbursts of light! Isaiah 9:2 MSG A Time to ThinkOur lives will always be full if our hearts are always giving. —Anonymous A Ti...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 25, 2017
  The Specificity Factor Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Most believers say they believe that God can do anything. After all, He’s God. But truthfully, most believers don’t really believe God can do anything. When the anything becomes a particular problem or need we’re dealing with, th...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 25, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 25, 2017 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20 NLT A Time to ThinkYou are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. –C.S. Lew...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 24, 2017
  Daily Scripture & Reflection October 24, 2017   You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. Psalm 76:4 NIV   A Time to Think Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth see...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 24, 2017
  The Lakham People Tuesday, October 24, 2017   The biblical Hebrew word for fight is Lakham. When the Jewish people came back to the land of Israel, they had to quickly organize an army for the first time in over 2000 years and learn to fight. It turned out to be one of the most...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 23, 2017 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. Genesis 8:1 TNIV A Time to ThinkWe need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is ne...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 23, 2017
  The Disciple Of The Shalom Master Monday, October 23, 2017 Isaiah 9:6 calls Messiah Sar Shalom, the Prince or Ruler of Peace, but shalom means more than peace. It means completion, fulfillment, well being, wholeness, and prosperity. It also means hello and goodbye. Sar Shalom could also be interpr...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 22, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 22, 2017 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me: thy steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever. Do not forsake the work of thy hands. Psalm 138:8 A Time to ThinkFaith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them. —Elisabeth Elliot A T...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 21, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 21, 2017 If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well. Matthew 9:21 NRSV A Time to ThinkThe most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless. —Billy Graham A Time to ActWhen you are in need of His healing, all you need to do is exten...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 19, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 19, 2017 Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. Leviticus 23:40 NIV A Time to ThinkI'm so...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 18, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 18, 2017 The peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your heart and mind. Philippians 4:7 A Time to ThinkWhen we put our problems in God’s hands, He puts peace in our hearts. —Anonymous A Time to ActWhen you feel anxious say abov...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 18, 2017
  The Fringes Of Your Life Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Kanaph is the Hebrew word for the corner of a garment or the bottom hem. It’s the same word used in Job for the ends of the earth. God commanded His people to wear sacred fringes called tzitzit, tassels that hang down from the corners of t...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 17, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 17, 2017 The Lord… does not become tired or need rest. No one can understand how great his wisdom is. He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are weak.                     ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 17, 2017
  Practicing Your Sovereignty Tuesday, October 17, 2017 In order for Messiah to be King of Israel, He has to be of the royal line of David. His mother was of the line of David, His Father is King of the Universe. Even his stepfather, Joseph, was a descendent of David, poor but no less royal. Kings a...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 16, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 16, 2017 We give thanks to thee, O God; we give thanks; we call on thy name and recount thy wondrous deeds. Psalm 75:1 A Time to ThinkGratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but riche...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 15, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 15, 2017 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 A Time to ThinkWorry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.—Corrie ten Boom A Time to ActBelieve ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 14, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 14, 2017Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against th...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 13, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 13, 2017 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:2 NIV A Time to ThinkDo not strive in your own strength. —Andrew Murray A Time to ActSpread seeds...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 13, 2017
  The Success In The Failure Friday, October 13, 2017 Robert Moffett, a Scottish missionary to South Africa, came back to Scotland to recruit missionaries. He preached a message titled, “Unto You Oh Men, I Call”. It was winter and only a few women, along with a small boy who had come to ...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 12, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 12, 2017 My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14 NIV A Time to ThinkWe are commanded to stop (literally)…rest, relax, let go, and make time for Him. The scene is one of stillness and quietness, listening and waiting before Him...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 12, 2017
  Manifesting Messiah Thursday, October 12, 2017 When I was five, I cut out little pieces of cardboard and pasted them together to make a bus with windows, wheels, and little seats. I put it in my back pocket to bring it to school for show-and- tell. When it was time, I stood up and reached into my ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 11, 2017 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by f...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2017
  The Gathering Of The Royal Wednesday, October 11, 2017 On the 50th anniversary celebration of the United Nations, leaders from all over the world came to celebrate. It was said that there werernmore leaders gathered there at that time than had ever gathered anywhere in the history of man. As impre...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 10, 2017 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3 ESV A Time to ThinkPrayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2017
  The Time Of All Times Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Many of us have a book to schedule the hours and days of our lives. If you’re like me, it fills up quickly. And yet all calendars and planners, all the events of our lives are linked to one event— the birth of the Jewish Messiah. When thi...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 9, 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 ThinkChange always starts in your mind. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you act. &mdash...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2017
  The State Of Tamim Monday, October 9, 2017 Messiah said, “Be ye perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect”. He was speaking Hebrew, and one of the central Hebrew words for perfect is tamim. It also means complete. Your heavenly Father is perfect and not lacking anything. If you want ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 8, 2017 So we continue to preach Christ to each person, using all wisdom to warn and to teach everyone, in order to bring each one into God's presence as a mature person in Christ. Colossians 1:28 NCV A Time to ThinkIf you want to know your purpose, pursue the h...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 6, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 6, 2017 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. Psalm 119:14 TNIV A Time to ThinkWe need to encourage new believers to feed on God’s Word—it is nourishment for the soul. —Billy Graham A Time to ActEach day, make S...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 6, 2017
  The End Party Friday, October 6, 2017 In life there are two parties and two joys. That of the world and that of heaven. The world celebrates beginnings- youth at the beginning of life, the wedding at the beginning of the marriage. They find joy in strength, beauty and sensual pleasure. As time goe...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 5, 2017
  The Dwellings Of Thanks Thursday, October 5, 2017   The Feast of Tabernacles is called Sukkot in Hebrew. It’s plural for sukkah, which means a temporary hut. The Israelites would leave their homes and camp out in huts they made out of branches. They would remember the jou...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 4, 2017
  Message From The Dead Wednesday, October 4, 2017 In the late 19th century, Henry Stanley journeyed to Africa in search of David Livingstone. He was received by King Muteesa of Uganda. One of the king’s wives had a strange dream just before his arrival about the white man’s God and His ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 3, 2017
  The Apostasy Candles Tuesday, October 3, 2017 II Thessalonians speaks of a great falling away. The Greek word is apostasia from which we get the word apostasy. Stasia means state of, and apo means away from. Looking around the world, we see apostasy everywhere, even in some churches. We’re w...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionOctober 2, 2017 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:23 (NIV) A Time to ThinkEverything God does is purposeful. And since God is in each of us, each of us has a purpose. —Iya...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2017
  The Strings Of The Harp Monday, October 2, 2017 Ephesians 5:19 speaks of singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord. The word melody in Greek is psallo, which means to pluck as a harp. Your heart is like a harp made to make holy music, if it’s played right. You might look in your ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 30, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 30, 2017 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. Peter 1-6 (NIV) A Time to ThinkNever doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.—Francine Rivers, author A Tim...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 28, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 28, 2017 The minute I said, “I’m slipping, I’m falling,” Your love, God, took hold and held me fast. When I was upset and beside myself, You calmed me down and cheered me up. Psalm 94:18-19 MSG A Time to ThinkSomething terrible can happ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 28, 2017
  The Break-Out Yom Kippur Thursday, September 28, 2017 Yom Kippur is the most vital day on the Jewish calendar— without any question— because it’s the Day of Atonement. Yom means day and Kippur means the covering or the atonement. For two thousand years, we’ve had a Yom/day ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 27, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 27, 2017 I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out before Him my complaint; before Him I tell my trouble. Psalm 142:1-2 NIV A Time to ThinkIf you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 27, 2017
  The Changed Fate Wednesday, September 27, 2017 God told Jonah to proclaim to Nineveh that they would be overthrown in 40 days. Nineveh repented and at the end of 40 days was doing better than ever. How can that be when God said it would be overthrown? This bothered Jonah, and it’s bothered m...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 26, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 26, 2017 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete. Luke 6:49 NIV A Time to Thi...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 26, 2017
  The Gospel Of Welch Tuesday, September 26, 2017 A young man who’d been accepted to the African missionary field found out that he was unable to serve because his wife physically couldn’t handle the extreme heat. Heartbroken, he resolved himself to make all the money he could to help sp...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 25, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 25, 2017 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 ES A Time to ThinkHope is a stubborn determination to not allow the hardships of life to downsize the bignes...
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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 25, 2017
  The Slightest Bit Monday, September 25, 2017 Did you ever think you’d like to live in the Bible times? In synagogues today, in the center of the bema/podium is an ark/ornamental cabinet which contains the Torah scroll/first five books of Moses. That’s how it was in Bible times. People ...
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• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 24, 2017 Get up, pick up your pallet and walk. John 5:8 KJV A Time to ThinkGod found Gideon in a hole, Joseph in prison, Daniel in a lion's den. Next time you feel unqualified to be used by God, remember: He tends to recruit from the pit, not the pedestal. &md...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 23, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 23, 2017 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 KJV A Time to ThinkDon't fear the journey. —Devin Logan, Olympic athlete A Time to ActLoosen your grip on the idea that you have to control everything and put the future...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 22, 2017 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps. Proverbs 16:9 NIV A Time to ThinkWe may live victoriously, not because we have any power within ourselves, but because when we give ourselves to God, He gives himself to u...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2017
  The End Of The Harvest Friday, September 22, 2017The ancient Israelites went out into their fields to reap the great harvest as summer ended. Then came the beginning of autumn and the first day of the month of Tishrei. We know it as Rosh HaShannah/Feast of Trumpets. The trumpet sound would get the ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 21, 2017
  The Shofar Gathering Thursday, September 21, 2017 The Feast of Trumpets is about the shofar/ram’s horn. When the priests sounded it, Israel would gather to meet with the Lord. When the watchman sounded it, they would gather to prepare for war. When it was sounded at Sinai, Israel gathered ar...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 20, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 20, 2017 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him. Psalm 37:7 A Time to ThinkTo pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say. –Madeleine L’Engle, ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 20, 2017
  The Katharos Of Heaven Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Heaven is characterized by a unique property. Revelation 21 describes heaven as having streets of pure gold like clear glass. The Greek word for both pure and clear is katharos. What is heaven? Heaven is katharos. It’s all the joy of this ...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 19, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 19, 2017 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 A Time to ThinkPray, hope, don’t worry. –Saint Padre Pio A Time to ActExpect great things to happen. A Tim...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 19, 2017
  The Bird Husband Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Courtship isn’t limited to humans. In many species, the male has to show the female he’s a good provider. For example, in some species of birds, the male comes courting the female by bringing her a token of his ability to provide: a dead bug...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 18, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 18, 2017 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 A Time to ThinkYour talent is Gods gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia A Time to ActTurn t...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 18, 2017
  The Athens Christian Monday, September 18, 2017 Ephesians 2:12 says, “Once you were … without God in the world.” The Scripture is saying that the Gentiles were going through their lives as if He didn’t really exist. The Greek word for without God is atheos, from which we g...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 17, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 17, 2017 All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever. 1Peter 1:24-25 A Time to ThinkGod meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will g...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 16, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 16, 2017 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 ThinkI feel it’s healthier to look out at the world through a window rather than through a mirror. With...

• Daily Scripture & Reflection

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 15, 2017
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionSeptember 15, 2017 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.” Psalm 31:14 A Time to ThinkHave a sincere desire to serve God and mankind, and stop doubting, stop thinking negatively. Simply start living by faith, pray earnestly and humbly, and get int...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 15, 2017
  Giving To Your Creditor Friday, September 15, 2017 The inventor, A. A. Hyde, found himself deeply in debt. Believing that because of his debt, any money he had belonged to his creditors, he didn’t tithe. One day, he was impressed with the thought that God was his first creditor and everythin...