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The Compass Of Purpose Jer 29:11 #RTTBROS #Nightlight  The Compass Of Purpose: Rediscovering Purpose with Christ "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end" (Jeremiah 29:11, KJV). Have you ever felt adrift, lost in a fog of uncertainty and doubt? The compass of purpose seems to spin wildly, offering no clear dir...

Thy God. Deut 4:37#RTTBROS #Nightlight  Our reading today comes from Deuteronomy 4:37- "And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt." This verse reminds us that the Lord our God is a personal, relational God. He refers to Himself possessively as "thy God" in other passages to convey intimacy. The G...

No Repentance No Revival by  Norman Kissinger  #NK #NormanKissinger  #RTTBROS #Nightlight   No Repentance No Revival "Little children, keep yourselves from idols." (1 John 5:21 KJV) Idolatry is a dangerous yet tempting sin that we must vigilantly guard against as believers. Anything we put before God in our lives becomes an idol that distracts us from wholly following Him. Money, relationships, w...

A Lullaby For Your Soul by  Norman Kissinger  #NK #NormanKissinger  #RTTBROS #Nightlight  A Lullaby for the Soul: Cleansing Your Heart with God's Word Psalm 119:9 KJV.  Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Psalm 119:11 KJV Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. King David, in Psalm 119:9, asks a timeless questio...

Swings and Stories Gal 6:10  #RTTBROS #Nightlight  Swings and Stories: Building Bridges from Your Front Porch" "Therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto those who are of the household of faith" (Galatians 6:10, KJV). A front porch can be a bridge for cultivating relationships, just as Galatians calls us to "do good unto all." Open your home and heart to foster...

The Gift Of Perspective  #RTTBROS #Nightlight  The Gift of Perspective "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 (KJV) Life is filled with ups and downs, good times and bad. When we're in the midst of struggles, it can be hard to see the purpose or find meaning. Yet God promises that even our most di...

Hearing His Voice Jer 33:3   #RTTBROS #Nightlight  Hearing His Voice "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV) What an incredible promise! Our loving heavenly Father delights to hear His children's prayers. Let me illustrates this. "A 4-year-old boy who was born hard of hearing due to a genetic disorder got to hear hi...

Blondin Challenge 2 Cor 5:7  #RTTBROS #Nightlight  7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 2 Cor 5:7 Can you imagine a tightrope stretched over a quarter of a mile and spanning the breadth of Niagara Falls?  The thundering sound of the pounding water drowning out all other sounds as you watch a man step onto the rope and walk across! This stunning feat made Charles Blondin famous in the summer of...

IDOLS in the heart Rom. 1:18 #NormanKissinger #NK  #RTTBROS #Nightlight  Idols in the Heart: A Detour from the Divine "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness" (Romans 1:18, KJV).  This powerful verse sets the stage for a critical truth: idol worship isn't just about carved figures and pagan rituals....

Called By Name  Gen 32:28 #RTTBROS #Nightlight   Called By Name "And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Genesis 32:28 (KJV) What's in a name? When God changes Jacob's name to Israel, He is calling out the new identity and nature He wants to develop in Jacob. Though Jacob was a deceiver, God saw pa...

Crazy Train   PS 30:5 #RTTBROS #Nightlight    "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." (Psalm 30:5 KJV) In times of trial and darkness, it can be easy to lose hope. The nights seem to stretch on endlessly, and we wonder if the light will ever return. Yet as Christine Caine reminds us, hope isn't ignoring the darkness - it's remembering that sunrise always comes. No matter h...

Complete Grace Rom 6:1-2  #RTTBROS #Nightlight   "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" (Romans 6:1-2 KJV) Louie Giglio's words remind us of a powerful truth: God's grace is not a license to sin, but rather a source of strength to grow beyond our mistakes. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, "Chea...

The Tango of Trust: 2  COR 5:7 #RTTBROS #Nightlight  The Tango of Trust: Learn To Dance with Doubt  "For we walk by faith, not by sight." - 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) Ah, the elusive dance of faith. We pirouette through life, grasping for invisible handholds, trusting in promises whispered on the wind. But what about the stumbles, the missteps, the times our hearts echo with a deafening "what if"? Ly...

Idols in America Part 3 Acts 17:22-23 #RTTBROS #Nightlight     "And Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you." (Acts 17:22-23 KJV) The intellectuals a...

Come Let Us Isa. 1:18 #RTTBROS #Nightlight    Isaiah 1:18 KJV Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. The snow falls gently, blanketing the ground in pure, pristine white. Its chill bites at our fingers and noses, yet its beauty dazzles our eyes. The fields become...

Idols In America 3 #normankissinger #NK #RTTBROS #nightlight Isaiah 2:8 in the KJV: Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made. Idolatry is a sin that has plagued mankind since ancient times. As Pastor Norman points out, idols originate in the human heart before being expressed through the work of our hands. Anything we elevat...

Idol worship in America 2 Psalm 106:38-39 #RTTBROS #Nightlight #NormanKissinger #NK Idol worship in America 2 Psalm 106:38-39 Ps 106:38-39 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. Idol wo...

Transformation 3  Rom 12:1-2 #RTTBROS #Nightlight Transformation  Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) says "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,...

Transformation 2  Rom 12:1-2 #RTTBROS #Nightlight Transformation  Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) says "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,...

Transformation Rom 12:1-2 #RTTBROS #Nightlight Transformation   Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) says "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, a...

Idolatry and Witchcraft #Nightlight #RTTBROS #Nightlight #NormanKissinger #NK   1 Samuel 15:23 in the KJV: "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king." The focus of this verse is that idolatry is like the sin of witchcraft. Just as witchcraft involves rebellin...

Transfoation Trauma Rom 12:1-2 #RTTBROS #Nightlight  Transformation Trauma The catapillar asking the butterfly: "Is it scary?" Butterfly: "It sure is" Catapillar: "Is it worth it?" Butterfly: "It certainly is!" Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) says "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable servi...

The Empty Promise of Idols PS 115:5-8 #RTTBROS #Nightlight #NK #normankissinger The Empty Promise of Idols PS 115:5-8 idol worship affecting ministry and life, starting with Psalm 115:4-8 (KJV): "Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: Th...

Record To Remember 1 Sam 3:9  #RTTBROS #Nightlight  Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth”.  Adrian Rogers says to Read the Bible with a pencil in your hand, so you are prepared to hear God speak to you, you can preserve the message by writing it down. Don't trust your memory after all a short penci...

Driving A Stick Eph 4:31-32 #RTTBROS #Nightlight  Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you Eph 4:31-32  I came across this powerful story take a few seconds  and read it.   As I was pulling into work, I was foll...