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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 21, 2018 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 A Time to ThinkWhat gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me strength for whatever I face, kno...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 20, 2018 God has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5 A Time to ThinkHope is a daring seed that you plant with prayer again and again. —Ann Voskamp A Time to ActAlways maintain hopefulness, especially when the going is hard. –Dr. Norman Vin...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 20, 2018
  The Apostle Who Prayed For YouFriday, April 20, 2018 In Ephesians 3, Paul prayed for the believers of Ephesus that Messiah would dwell in their hearts and that they’d be rooted and grounded in love so that they would know the love of God and be filled with all His fullness. But Paul’s d...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 19, 2018 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chronicles 16:11 A Time to ThinkLife isn't always about finding yourself. More often than not, it's about discovering who God created you to be. —David A. R. White A Time to ActLearn the gr...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 19, 2018
  Bob Dylan And The Day Of PentecostThursday, April 19, 2018 In the sixties, Bob Dylan wrote a song that became a kind of anthem for that generation. The chorus went, “the answer is blowing in the wind.” You might not think those words are biblical, but in Hebrew, the word for wind is rua...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 17, 2018   Do you yet understand? Don't you know by now that the everlasting God, the Creator of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary? No one can fathom the depths of his understanding.   Isaiah 40:28   A Time to Thin...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 17, 2018
  The Child And The Father’s Plan Tuesday, April 17, 2018   As a little child, you didn’t need to carry around a daily planner. You didn’t have to figure out what you had to do. Everything was planned for you by your parents or your guardians- your activities, your education,...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 16, 2018 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 (ESV) A Time to ThinkFaith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author A Time to ActPractice believing that as you pray you are ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 16, 2018
  Your Secret ProfessionMonday, April 16, 2018 My last name is Cahn. In Hebrew, it means priest. It comes from the name given to the sons of Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. When I was a child, my father told me that I was of the line of the priests. I had very little idea of what that meant. ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 14, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 14, 2018 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 fi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 13, 2018   Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17   A Time to Think Anything is a blessing which makes us pray. –C. H. Spurgeon, preacher and author ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 13, 2018
  The Message Of Akko Friday, April 13, 2018   On the coast of Israel north of Haifa is the exotic seaport city of Akko. Tourists come from all over to see its exotic buildings and streets. But the importance of Akko is found in the book of Judges. It was given to the tribe of Asher. But the t...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 11, 2018   Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6   A Time to Think Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be fee...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 11, 2018
  The Father’s BeggarWednesday, April 11, 2018 A homeless man got off the train at the Pennsylvania depot. For years, he lived as a beggar on the streets. He touched a man on the shoulder and said, “Mister, can you please spare a dime?” The man turned around and the beggar recognize...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 9, 2018   I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11   A Time to Think The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. –Louis Pasteur, French chemist   A Time to Act ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 9, 2018
  The Wars Of Jerusalem Monday, April 9, 2018   What is the most attacked city on earth? Jerusalem. And yet Jerusalem is the City of God. Many believers think that if they belong to God, and if they’re in God’s will, then everything will always go smoothly for them. That sounds nic...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 7, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 7, 2018   I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid. John 14:27   A Time to Think Flowers grow out of dark moments. –Sister Mary Corita Kent,...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 6, 2018 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to ThinkIf we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.—...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 6, 2018
  The Strange Case Of West Side BaptistFriday, April 6, 2018 On March 1, 1950, choir practice was scheduled for 7:20 at the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Most of the choir members normally arrived around 7:15. The pastor, about to head to church with his wife, discovered that his da...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 5, 2018 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 A Time to ThinkAn optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author A Time to ActLook for an opportunity to make a positive difference. ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 5, 2018
  Morse Code In The Dungeon Thursday, April 5, 2018   I knew a man who was put in prison for preaching the gospel under Communist rule. He was kept in a cell with no windows, isolated in chains to prevent him from sharing the gospel. All he could see for years were four walls of his prison cel...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2018
   The Bethlehem Principle Tuesday, April 3, 2018   'No room at the inn' is one of the most famous phrases from the Bible. When Yoseph and Miriam came to Bethlehem walking in the center of God's will, about to fulfill the ancient prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures, the door slammed in th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 3, 2018   And without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.  Hebrews 11:6   A Time to Think One of the best ways to demonstrate God's ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM April 1, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection April 1, 2018   And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9 ESV   A Time to Think Now Jesus Christ says that there is nothing in this world—sin,...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 31, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 31, 2018    God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8   A Time to Think We focus on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, but we forget to pause in the stillness of the days between...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 30, 2018   When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.  Matthew 27:31 NLT   A Time to Think The greatest pain of the cross was the pain of sin...
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• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 30, 2018
  The Sabbath As A Verb Friday, March 30, 2018   Messiah didn’t just die on Friday, He died on the Sabbath. The word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word for resting - Shabbat. The Sabbath comes from God’s action for resting on the seventh day. Messiah died on that day, He rested on ...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 28, 2018   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 Think What God brings you to, God takes you through. –Reverend Sharon Conno...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 28, 2018
  Born Yesterday Wednesday, March 28, 2018   The children of Israel were told to celebrate the Passover every year so that they would remember and never forget how the Lord saved them out of Egypt. Rabbi Shaul/Paul at the end of his life called himself the biggest sinner. True, he had once opp...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 27, 2018 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 A Time to ThinkCourage is born at the point where God's grace and human effort interse...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 27, 2018
  Clear Paths And SerpentsTuesday, March 27, 2018 I was looking through a manual on how to avoid being bitten by a snake in the wild. It said: walk on clear paths as much as possible and avoid tall grass. So the enemy is like a serpent. If you walk on a path that’s not clear, you’ll get b...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 26, 2018   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 Humans may be social beings, but solitude has been shown to have great societal value. Jesus was a...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 26, 2018
  The Two Most Jewish Things Monday, March 26, 2018   Growing up, I never saw Palm Sunday as Jewish. What could be Jewish about a man named ‘Jesus Christ’ riding a donkey over palm branches? But He rode into Jerusalem. For the Jewish people, Jerusalem is the city of c...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 25, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 25, 2018 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart... Luke 6:45 A Time to ThinkTo be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has given us everything. –Thomas Merton, writer, and poet A...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 24, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 24, 2018   A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11   A Time to Think Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly great.   A Time to Act ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 22, 2018   In the day when I am afraid, I will have confidence in Thee. Psalm 56:3   A Time to Think Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown, motivational speaker   A Time to Act Turn your d...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 22, 2018
  Right Beside You Thursday, March 22, 2018   Luke 24 records that two disciples on the road to Emmaus received perhaps the most amazing Bible study ever given; Messiah Himself leading them through the entire Hebrew Scriptures showing what was written concerning Himself. And just as amazing is...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 21, 2018   Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Psalm 95:6   A Time to Think Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise- then you will discover the fullness of your life. –Brother David Stein...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 21, 2018
  You’re Being Followed Wednesday, March 21, 2018   An American believer visiting England was taken to see the great royal coach used by the royal family on state occasions. In the back of the coach were two little seats. He was told they were seats for the royal footmen. The royal footm...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 20, 2018   O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2   A Time to Think It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -Anonymous   A Time to Act Confidently trust God to handle things beyond your...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 20, 2018
  How To Write Tuesday, March 20, 2018   Your Own GospelWithout exception, the authors of the Gospels refused to lift themselves up or give themselves any good press. Matthew’s Gospel records that Matthew was a sinner and a tax collector. John’s Gospel records that John was one of ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 18, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 18, 2018   But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. Psalm 22:19   A Time to Think Only God can turn a mess into a message, a test into a testimony. –Joyce Meyer, author   A Time to Act Place your hope an...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 13, 2018   But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44   A Time to Think Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. —H. Jackson Brown   A Time to Act Never dwel...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 13, 2018
  Why Is It Even In The Bible? Tuesday, March 13, 2018   In John 7:33, Messiah said, “For a little while longer I’m with you, then I go to Him who sent me. You will seek Me, and will not find Me, and where I am you can’t come.” Messiah is speaking about going back to th...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 12, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 12, 2018   Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12   A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, somethi...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 12, 2018
  Your Barucha For Everything Monday, March 12, 2018   Barucha is Hebrew for blessing. The Jewish people have many baruchas or blessings. In Jewish culture, there’s a blessing for everything. At a Bar Mitzvah, there’s a blessing over the boy, over his parents, over the bread, over ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 11, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 11, 2018   Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12   A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, somethi...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 10, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 10, 2018   Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17   A Time to Think In times of hardship, you have to stop asking God, "Why?" and ask, "What next" —Anonymous   A Time to Act ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 9, 2018   Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12   A Time to Think We are all wounded. But wounds are necessary for ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 9, 2018
  Asking Big Friday, March 9, 2018   The story is told of a philosopher who came seeking financial aid from Alexander the Great. Alexander ordered his treasurer to give the man his request, which was the equivalent of ten thousand pounds. The treasurer was shocked. But Alexander replied, &ldqu...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2018
  Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 8, 2018 He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. Proverbs 19:8 A Time to ThinkThe Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my...

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  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 8, 2018
  The Holy Breath Thursday, March 8, 2018   “Ruach” is Hebrew for breath. It’s the most basic thing you need for life, even more, basic than food or water. From birth to death, every moment of your life must be filled with breath or else you die. Ruach also means Spirit. So, ...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 7, 2018   It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33   A Time to Think Sometimes, all it takes is just one prayer to change everything. —Anonymous   A Time to Act When you pray, release your worry and ...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 7, 2018
  Priests Of The Light Wednesday, March 7, 2018   In ancient Israel, the priests were in charge of lighting the lampstand of God. But they weren’t just those who lit the lights, they were in charge of keeping the light burning. As God’s priests, we now have to learn to be keepers o...
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• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 6, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 6, 2018   So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself.  Genesis 1:27 NLT   A Time to Think Jesus tends to His people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience His care...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 6, 2018
  The Monument Of Wasted Riches Tuesday, March 6, 2018   In Cleveland, Ohio stands a building known as The Society of Savings. Much of the money that enabled this magnificent building to be built came from accounts of poor people who never claimed their money before they died. After waiting ye...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 4, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 4, 2018   Consider it pure joy, my brothers, and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.  James 1:2   A Time to Think Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. –Margaret Shepard, author   A Time to A...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 3, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 3, 2018   Rejoice evermore. 1 Thessalonians 5:16   A Time to Think A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.—Janette Oke   A Time to Act Pray ab...

• Daily Scripture and Reflections

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 2, 2018
  Daily Scripture & Reflection March 2, 2018   Give us today our daily bread.  Matthew 6:11 NIV   A Time to Think Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness. –Barbara Johnson, writer   A Time to Act Ask for God’s wisdom to guide yo...

• Sapphries

  by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM March 2, 2018
  The Law Of The Lots Friday, March 2, 2018   Purim is the holiday celebrated to remember the events of the Book of Esther. The word Purim is Hebrew for the lots that were cast to determine the fate of the Jewish people. And so, the Book of Esther appears to be about the law of lots and chance...

• 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...

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  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...

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  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   ...

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  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 ...

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  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...

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  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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  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 ...

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  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...

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  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 ...

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  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 ...