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• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 11, 2018
  Dear Lord God,   The Book of James tells me all about the power of my words and my tongue in James 3:1-12, including these three verses...   But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it, we bless our God and Father, ...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2018
  The Miracles You’ve Been Missing Wednesday, October 10, 2018   Have you ever wanted to see a real miracle, like the deaf hearing, the blind seeing, or the dead raised to life? How would it change you? Imagine if you lived in a world of darkness. Then all of a sudden a light appears ris...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 10, 2018
  Dear Father God, Thank You for giving me a purpose for my life and for telling me what Your expectations are for me through Your Holy Word, The Bible. Please help me to be kind-hearted and long-suffering with others, as You are with me. Guide me to handle my disappointments with grace; to remain ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 We cannot change yesterday, but we can hope and pray for a better to...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2018
  The Unexpected Lives Of Ruth Tuesday, October 9, 2018   The Book of Ruth starts out one way and ends up much differently. Naomi - expected to stay in Israel her whole life, see her sons marry Israelites, and give her grandchildren. Ruth- probably expected to remain in Moab, marry a Moabite a...

• Daily Nosh

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 9, 2018
  From Messianic Jewish Alliance of America General Secretary – Joel Chernoff October 9, 2018 (9) But as it is written, “Things no eye has seen and no ear has heard, that have not entered the heart of mankind – these things God has prepared for those who love Him.”...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 8, 2018
  Changing The Plus Into Times Monday, October 8, 2018   God is one God, He exists as one, and yet He exists as three. 1 + 1 + 1 = 3. So, how can three be one? The Father, the Son, and the Spirit do not exist independently of each other, but rather each exists by the other. In mathematics, the...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 7, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionYield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. Job 22:21 NASB A Time to ThinkThe way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this fo...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19 (NIV) A Time to Think Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 3, 2018
  Sabina’s Choice   Wednesday, October 3, 2018   Often in communist countries when men were put in prison for their faith, agents from the state would harass the prisoners’ wife, threatening her, pressuring her to divorce him. Sabina Wurmbrand was one of those women. She re...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2018
  Facebook Twitter Shop Daily Scripture & Reflection It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to Think Not what we say about our blessings, but how...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM October 2, 2018
  The Other Secret Of Your Calling   Tuesday, October 2, 2018   In the Book of Hebrews, we’re told that we’re partakers of a heavenly calling. Yet, we often forget that a calling has two parts. In order to get “to” our calling we must move away “...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionIn 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 Time to ActSurrender t...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to Think God is speakin...

• Tabernacles

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 24, 2018
  Tabernacles - Day 2 You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days after you have gathered in your threshing floor and your winepress. - Deuteronomy 16:13 God has longed to dwell with His people since He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The Creator longs to abide in a...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 22, 2018
  Guideposts Daily Scripture & ReflectionSo God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself. Genesis 1:27 NLT A Time to ThinkPrayer pushes us through life's slumps, propels us over the humps and pulls us out of the dumps. Prayer is the oomph we need to get the answers we seek. &...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionFocus On The FamilyDavid also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." 1 Chronicles 28:20 A Time to ThinkNothing is more important than...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 16, 2018
  Guideposts 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 keep it. A man is powerful on his knees. –Corrie ten Boom...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 15, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBut 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 into the habit of looki...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 A Time to ThinkGod shields us from most of the things we fear, but when He chooses not to shield us, He unfailingly allots grace in the measure needed. —Elisabe...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 12, 2018
  The Good StubbornnessWednesday, September 12, 2018 In the Book of Ruth, Naomi tries to convince her Gentile daughters-in-law Orpah and Ruth not to follow her as she returns to Israel. Orpah finally agrees, but Ruth refuses to go. When Naomi realizes that Ruth is steadfast, she lets Ruth come along....

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 12, 2018
  Dear Father in Heaven, Help me to never be found lacking integrity. I pray that You would work in my life to draw me to You, that I would live rightly and holy unto You. Please help me to always be a person full of integrity. Help me to have an undivided devotion to You. Help me to firmly adher...

• Daily Prayers

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 12, 2018
  Dear Lord,Thank You for Your mercies and compassion, Your faithfulness, which are new every morning...Through the LORD’s mercies, we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.They are new every morning;Great is Your faithfulness.Lamentations 3:22-23Thank You for opening Your arms and ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection   Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24   A Time to Think True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. -He...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkAll labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 3, 2018
  Sgt. Pepper and Biblical Prophecy Monday, September 3, 2018In 1967, the Vietnam War was in full swing. In June of that year, the Beatles released their album Sgt. Pepper. It was into that world of flower power, anti-war protests, the summer of love, glow-in-the-dark posters, and riots that a prophe...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM September 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 A Time to Think Prayer is not pulling God to my wil...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 28, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.   Psalm 84:11 NASB   A Time to Think Grace means that God already loves us as much as an infinite God can possibly love....

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 28, 2018
  The Person Of MizotTuesday, August 28, 2018 In Hebrew ‘mizot’ means ‘who is this?’ Song of Solomon, 6:10 says “Who is this who shines like the dawn?” The Bride’s maidens are inquiring into the identity of the Bride. So, why do they say ‘Who is this?&r...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionWhoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NIV) A Time to ThinkWhen we put our problems in God’s hands, He puts peace in our hearts. —Anonymous A Time to ActUse the difficulties in your life to increas...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3   A Time to Think You may pray for an hour and still not pray. You may meet God for a moment and then be in touch with Him all day. –Fredrik Wisloff, Norwegian theologian and Christian preacher &nb...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 24, 2018
  Lot’s Ungodly LotFriday, August 24, 2018 Abraham’s nephew Lot chose to live in Sodom. When two angels visited him, the people of Sodom were so perverse that they followed them to Lot’s house to molest them. Lot reproved them, “Don’t act wickedly.” Lot was a right...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 20, 2018
  A First-Rate Original Or A Lousy ImitationMonday, August 20, 2018 In one Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown was asked if he’d like to have been Abraham Lincoln. He answers, “I’m having a hard enough time just being me.” When you die, you will not be asked why you weren&rsquo...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionAs for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. 2 Samuel 22:31 A Time to ThinkThe more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. –Louis Pasteur, French chemist A Time to ActBe mindful of the simple everyday blessings God...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBut we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 A Time to ThinkGod’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies.—Hudson Taylor, Christian missionary A Tim...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 14, 2018
  Commemorating Your Midbar Tuesday, August 14, 2018   Midbar is the Hebrew word for wilderness. We usually think of the wilderness as a single place, but it’s really not. There are many Hebrew names for various wildernesses. For instance, there’s Midbar Yehuda; the Wilderness of J...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionAs the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. James 2:26 A Time to ThinkSome days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. –Emory Austin, motivational speaker A Time to ActThink prosperity, abundance, the best of everything. God ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 10, 2018
  My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. THREE YEARS AGO EVER...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 10, 2018
  You Don’t Have To Feel It Friday, August 10, 2018   Many believers want to feel the Lord’s love all the time. But then what’s the point of faith? We shouldn’t wait to feel compassion when the Lord says to be compassionate. He doesn’t tell us to feel holy but to ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 7, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBe on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 A Time to ThinkIt is not the body’s posture, but the heart’s attitude that counts when we pray. –Reverend Billy Graham, author and evangelist A Time to ActFill...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 7, 2018
  Lines And CirclesTuesday, August 7, 2018 A curved line is moving in more than one direction at once. After a while, it will curve back on itself and make some kind of a circle. Making circles is fine when it comes to geometry, but it’s not fine when it comes to your life. When you waver back ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 6, 2018
  The Actual Distance To HeavenMonday, August 6, 2018 How far away is heaven? We often measure distance by time. We’ll say, “The supermarket is 10 minutes away,” “The next city is 30 minutes,” “Your vacation is a 10-hour flight,” “That galaxy is million...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM August 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 A Time to ThinkEvery day is a fresh beginning. Every morn is the world made new. –Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, author A Time to ActDon't underestimate your power to change yourself. A Tim...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkFaith is a belief in what you cannot see or prove ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 31, 2018
  The Power Of Amen Tuesday, July 31, 2018   ‘Amen,’ in Hebrew means ‘so be it’ or ‘yes,’ ‘I agree.’ Amen is one of the most universal words on our planet. And it’s one of the most important. For the word, amen sums up everything we need to...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 23, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionA word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11 A Time to ThinkEvery happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. –Malcolm Muggeridge, journalist A Time to ActPut you...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 23, 2018
  The Secret Of The GreatestMonday, July 23, 2018 Yochanan the Immerser or John the Baptist was in a sense the last of the Old Testament prophets. He was also a priest, a Nazarite, and Messiah called him the greatest of those born of women. Yet he said “I immerse you with water for repentance, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection 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 I don't think that we're meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith. –Nicholas Sparks, auth...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 19, 2018
  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 Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. –Corrie ten Boom, author   A Time to Act Rejoice, the future is full of pro...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 19, 2018
  The Genesis Of Love Thursday, July 19, 2018   The word Ahavah is Hebrew for love. In Genesis 22:2 God says to Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering...” It’s the first appearance...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have something against anyone, forgive so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your wrongdoings. Mark 11:25 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Not only do we not know God except through Jesu...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 18, 2018
  More Than Forgiveness Wednesday, July 18, 2018   Luke 6:37 says, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” The Greek word translated as forgive in that Scripture is apoloo’oh. In Acts, the same word is used to speak of the disciples ‘sending away’ the o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6   A Time to Think If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer. –Frank Bianco, U.S. journalist, and photographer &n...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Because, my Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of faithful love for all those who cry out to you.  Psalm 86:5 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think God expects to hear from you before you can expect to hear from Him. –William Gurnall, author, ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 11, 2018
  Titanic And Lifeboats Wednesday, July 11, 2018   The Titanic was called the unsinkable ship. It was almost a world unto itself- luxurious, ornate, elegant, and majestic. The idea of it sinking was so unthinkable that they didn’t even provide enough lifeboats for the passengers. And the...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher, and a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 5, 2018
  Duped By The Stuffed Bear Thursday, July 5, 2018   When I was growing up the carnival would come to town every year. They had games that were rigged to make it nearly impossible to win the prize. They had a basketball with a hoop so small that it was almost impossible to get th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord’s Spirit is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (The Daily Life Bible)   A Time to Think Freedom comes by filling your mind with God's thoughts. –Erwin Lutzer, pastor, and author   A Time to Act Pr...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM July 4, 2018
  The City On The Hill And You Wednesday, July 4, 2018   A word on America’s true foundation: The foundational vision and symbol of American civilization came from the lips of Messiah who said: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Yet those...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Look at the birds of the air: they neither reap nor gather into bards, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 A Time to Think God sa...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 27, 2018
  The Sons Of DeityWednesday, June 27, 2018 Greek mythology tells of supernatural beings who were children of the gods. There was Hercules, son of Zeus, and Perseus, another son of Zeus. Of course, it’s all a myth. The amazing thing is that something even more supernatural than this actually do...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 25, 2018
  The Mystery Of The Manger Monday, June 25, 2018 It’s written in Psalm 147 that God gives to every creature ‘food’. The Hebrew word for food is lechem. Lechem means food, but it also means bread. There’s a town in Israel called the House of Bread. The Hebrew word for house i...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21   A Time to Think You are a creation of God unequaled anywhere in the universe... Thank Him for yourself and then for all the rest of His glorious handiwork. –Norman ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 20, 2018
  Interrogating The Interrogator Wednesday, June 20, 2018   Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned for his faith by the communist government of Romania. He was interrogated and tortured day in and day out. One day he said to his interrogator, “You interrogate me all the time. Now I want to int...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 13, 2018
  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 Trust in the Redeemer’s strength…exercise what faith you have, a...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 13, 2018
  How To Develop A Poor Memory Wednesday, June 13, 2018   My great uncle Jack was losing his memory. During our conversation at a family gathering, he said to me, “Who are you?” I replied, “Your nephew. You don’t know me?” He said, “No.” I felt a bit d...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 12, 2018
  The Room Of Nails Tuesday, June 12, 2018   An imprisoned Christian in communist Bulgaria was put into a tiny cell with nails inside that pressed into him at the slightest movement. When his captors closed the door, he prayed, “Father, forgive them for they know not what t...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet’s come before him with thanks! Let’s shout songs of joy to him! Psalm 95:2 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to ThinkAll the world is an utterance of the Almighty. Its countless beauties, its exquisite adaptations, all speak to you of Him. –Phillips Bro...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17   A Time to Think Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us. It pulls us up to Him. – Billy Graham, evangelist ...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 4, 2018
  The Origins Of General Booth Monday, June 4, 2018   A young preacher in England who had a heart for the poor and unsaved was offered a preaching position in a local Methodist church. His health was very poor and his doctor advised against it, but he decided to glorify God in his weakness and...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6   A Time to Think God takes life's pieces and gives us unbroken peace. –W. D. Gough, poet   A Time to Act Pray for God to help you ke...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionI remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to ThinkPrayer is the pulse of life. –Andrew Murray, writer and pastor A Time to ActAsk God to stay with you in difficult situations and affirm that He is helping you now. A Time to PrayLord, help m...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 1, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionIt was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 A Time to ThinkThe highest form of thinking is prayer. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minister A Time to ActBelieve that Jesus Ch...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM June 1, 2018
  THE SEAL OF ISAIAH Friday, June 1, 2018   One of my favorite streams of news is that of biblical archaeology. In the skepticism of modern times, it seems the Lord has ordained that the stones would cry out to bear witness to the truth of His Word. In a time when scholars w...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection John 14:6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 6 Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me.   A Time to Think Let God's promises shine on your problems. –Corrie ten Boom, aut...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 31, 2018
  Living By The Temple StandardThursday, May 31, 2018 In Israel, there’s a place called the House of Caiaphas. There, you can see ancient measures and standards of weights. In Bible times, Israel used weights and measures to determine price and value. They had to be geared to the Temple or Sanc...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionFixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith . . . Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkWorship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher and author A Time to ActDo your best and leave the rest to God. A Time...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 30, 2018
  Prisons And PrisonersWednesday, May 30, 2018 In Acts 12, an angel is sent to release Peter from prison. The first thing the angel had to do was see Peter as a man who happened to be in prison. If he had seen Peter as a bound and hopeless case instead of a person who happened to be in prison and who...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionBlessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence.        Jeremiah 17:7 A Time to ThinkI would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. –Mary Gardiner Brainard, poet A Time to ActPray fo...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 29, 2018
  The Royal Food Tuesday, May 29, 2018   In a beehive, the larvae are pretty much the same. But what the larvae becomes depends on its food. If it eats royal jelly, it becomes a queen. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. It’s all in what it eats. So, you might think you ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4 NIV A Time to Think Relying on God has to start all o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling. Psalm 91:1 NIV A Time to Think The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep disco...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 22, 2018
  Victim Or Victor   Tuesday, May 22, 2018   We live in a victim culture where few take responsibility for their lives. People live as victims of their parents, their society, rejection, abuse, or of behavior they can’t control. Even God’s people often walk around with life...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2018
  The Pentecostal On Mt. Sinai Monday, May 21, 2018   Moses was a Pentecostal. In fact, Orthodox Jews are Pentecostal. Pentecost is a Jewish Holy Day given to Moses in the wilderness. God told the Israelites to count seven weeks after Passover and then celebrate a special holy da...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 21, 2018 The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 A Time to ThinkWe can't always withdraw to quiet hillsides to pray, but Christ will meet with us in the quiet places o...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 20, 2018   Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3   A Time to Think Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 18, 2018
  Dada, Tata, Papa, And Abba Friday, May 18, 2018 The word father comes from the Greek word ‘pater.’ It is linked to the ancient Sanskrit name ‘tata.’ In other languages, it becomes dada, baba, or papa. In Hebrew, it becomes ‘abba.’ What joins all these words? The...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 15, 2018   For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.  I Peter 3:12   A Time to Think Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 15, 2018
  How To Hear The New Tuesday, May 15, 2018   It takes time for sound waves to travel through space. It takes time as well for your mind to process the sound. So, no matter how close you are to somebody speaking, there’s always a delay between what they said, and when you hear what you t...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 14, 2018
  A Nation The Size Of New JerseyMonday, May 14, 2018 In 1948, ancient prophecy was fulfilled as Israel was raised from the dead. I’m writing these words in New Jersey. It’s a tiny state with only 8,000 square miles, almost identical in size to Israel. That’s where the comparison en...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 12, 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 What would our lives look like if we really did live with our life's brevity at the forefront of our mind? Would ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 11, 2018
  The Answer Before Her EyesFriday, May 11, 2018 Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene, was standing by a tomb weeping over the death of her Rabbi. When she turned around and saw Him, she didn’t realize it was Him. Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Tell me where you put Him and I&rsquo...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 10, 2018 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to ThinkFirst thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.—Dr. Norman Vincent Peale A Time to ActStart another day just right, with a ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 8, 2018   But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17   A Time to Think When you live with hope in your heart, mind, and spirit, you have discove...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 8, 2018
  Dealing Head On Tuesday, May 8, 2018   We are called to be peacemaker or makers of shalom. We’re to bring God’s shalom, His peace, fullness, wellbeing, and joy into the world – even into our lives. We do this by following the way of the greatest peacemaker: Messiah. He made...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 6, 2018 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to ThinkSpirit is the part of you that feels like hope. —Caroline Myers, author A Time to ActAsk God to stay wi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 5, 2018 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 A Time to ThinkGod laughs in the sunshine and rejoices in the songs of springtime birds. -Bruce Barton A Time to ActAwaken the spring in your soul. A Time to PrayDear Lord, today I celebrate Y...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM May 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection May 4, 2018   Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness, no one will see the Lord.  Hebrews 12:14   A Time to Think There is never a wrong time to pray. —Kelly Johnson   A Time to Act Use today a...