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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to walk with Jesus for the light that we need.
Jesus said to the people in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
This is an open invitation for us to join Jesus on a journey of faith. He is qualified to lead us in the pathway of life.
This is a new life that brings us a fresh start. Our sins are washed away in forgiveness, and we have a new focus to glorify God.
This is an abundant life that overflows with grace, gratitude, and hope.
This is the way of eternal life that leads us to our home in heaven.
Take the daily challenge to walk with Jesus in the light of life on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Praise & Worship Playlist
kristi : February 28, 2021 7:33 am : Kristi Leigh, Staff Pages, UncategorizedThis week’s Praise & Worship Playlist is inspired by my conversation with Brian & Jenn Johnson and their latest songs “God Of Revival” and “Sing His Praise Again”. That means mini-themes of revival and stirring up praise in our hearts to the One who makes a way! Check out the lineup below. And enjoy the video interview right here on my blog or find the podcast on your favorite platform! Here are all the links to this episode on my Instagram page–or find the audio version on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud and more. Or copy this RSS link to search for it wherever you listen to podcasts: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:761337088/sounds.rss
Here is my “Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul)” Spotify Playlist based on Jenn’s song.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zlJJqWp7MrfAKRYLczTmB?si=XTqhWOwsSPWCynw0cImZAA
Here’s a “God Of Revival” Spotify Playlist based on Brian & Jenn’s song:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gyN9yGUkgIJgHei8MVRg4?si=b4cz-uzvRz6ub79MZKU0og
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Love Came Down (feat. Brian Johnson) [Live] | Bethel Live | Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition) [Live] | 2011 |
Selah / All My Life | Hillsong Worship | Take Heart (Again) | 2020 |
I Will Rise (Live) | Bethel Music & Kristene DiMarco | Revival’s In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
I Will Wait (Live) | David Leonard | The Wait: Silence the Noise (Live) | 2019 |
Morning By Morning | Pat Barrett | Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly | 2021 |
My Hands Are Open (Live) | Josh Baldwin | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
Jubilee (feat. Naomi Raine, Bryan & Katie Torwalt) | Maverick City Music | Jubilee | 2021 |
Peace (feat. We The Kingdom) | Bethel Music | Peace | 2020 |
Hallelujah Jesus | Evan Wickham | Mysterious Things | 2005 |
Come On My Soul | Rend Collective Experiment | Campfire | 2013 |
Gratitude | Brandon Lake | House Of Miracles | 2020 |
7AM | |||
Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul) (feat. Jenn Johnson) | Bethel Music | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
Way Maker | Paul McClure | Single | 2019 |
Remember | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Remember – Single | 2019 |
I Wont Forget | Brian Johnson | After All These Years | 2017 |
Promises Never Fail (Live) | Bethel Music & Emmy Rose | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
You Never Fail Me (All My Life) | Mosaic MSC | HUMAN EP (Live) | 2020 |
Your Love Never Fails | Jesus Culture | Your Love Never Fails | 2008 |
You Never Fail (Live) | Hillsong Live | Glorious Ruins (Live) | 2013 |
Make a Way (feat. Jon Egan) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Love Has a Name (Deluxe) [Live] | 2017 |
Make A Way | I Am They | I Am They | 2015 |
You Will Make a Way (feat. All Sons & Daughters) | Stu Garrard | Beatitudes | 2017 |
All Praise (Radio Edit) | Matt Redman | Radio Single | 2020 |
8AM | |||
Goodness of God (Live) | Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Consuming Fire | Tim Hughes | When Silence Falls | 2004 |
Valley (Live) | Chris McClarney | Single | 2019 |
Do It Again | Elevation Worship | Speak Revival – EP | 2016 |
God of Wonders (feat. Caedmons Call) | Mac Powell | City on a Hill | 2000 |
God Of This City | Chris Tomlin | Passion: God Of This City | 2008 |
God of Revival | Brian Johnson & Jenn Johnson | Single | 2020 |
Revive Us Again | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (Deluxe) | 2018 |
Pour Out Your Spirit/Let It Rain | Anthony Skinner | Forever And A Day | 2004 |
Let The Light In | Cody Carnes | Run To The Father | 2020 |
9AM | |||
RATTLE! (Live) | Elevation Worship | Graves Into Gardens (Deluxe) [Live] | 2020 |
Break Every Chain | Jesus Culture & Kristene Di Marco | Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago | 2011 |
Lord Send Revival (Live) | Hillsong Young & Free | All of My Best Friends (Live) | 2020 |
Revivals In The Air | Melissa Helser | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
REVIVAL ANTHEM | Rend Collective | REVIVAL ANTHEM – Single | 2019 |
Send Revival | Philip Herndon | Send Revival EP | 2020 |
Spirit Of Revival (Live) | Life Center Worship | Hope For All | 2020 |
Living Hope (feat. Brian Johnson & Jenn Johnson) [Live] | Phil Wickham | Singalong 4 | 2019 |
Battle Belongs | Phil Wickham | Single | 2020 |
Brian & Jenn Johnson on the P&W Podcast
kristi : February 27, 2021 12:34 pm : Kristi Leigh, Staff PagesBrian & Jenn Johnson of Bethel Music are my latest guests on the Praise & Worship Podcast! This convo is packed with all the latest details: on their song “God Of Revival”, Jenn’s forthcoming book “All Things Lovely”, their encouragement to worship leaders these days and most recent finds, foods, hunts and more! Plus, track Jenn’s brilliant strategy for keeping the kids happy during a Zoom interview. Watch below, on WJTL’s YouTube Channel or my Instagram page–or find the audio version on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud and more.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kb6vnnmlazjiO4imO6dr0?si=JlHtdzLxQmOPToYKOecjyg
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Pray.”
Author Ray Stedman has said that when you take the whole range of Bible teaching on the subject of prayer, you will find that prayer is simply conversing with God. As the famous hymn declares, “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!”
Jesus taught us to how to pray in Matthew chapter 6, verse 9.
“Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts and we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Find encouragement in prayer to the God who made us and loves us in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Mercy.
There are two common meanings of mercy found in the Bible. One way to define mercy is the withholding of punishment for the sins we have committed. Another meaning of mercy refers to compassion.
Both meanings describe God’s heart for those who follow Jesus. He withholds punishment and is deeply compassionate.
God’s mercy is life-changing, taking hatred and bitterness from our heart and replacing those attitudes with love and forgiveness.
Consider the difference that God’s mercy made in the life of Paul the Apostle. He said in Titus 3:3, “At one time, we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.”
Find encouragement in the mercy of God to rearrange our lives in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Daily Challenge-Accept Jesus as the Bread of Life
john : February 24, 2021 3:36 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to accept Jesus as the Bread of life.
One of the ways that God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness was to send them manna from heaven. Without food, our bodies cannot survive. In the spiritual realm, our souls would not survive without the grace of the Lord Jesus.
That is why we need Him. Our souls are dependent on Him for survival. We need Him for every breath, and we need Him beyond our last breath to receive eternal life.
In John 6:35, Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” His grace will forever sustain and satisfy our soul.
Take the daily challenge to embrace Jesus as the Bread of Life on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Worthy.
One of the definitions of worthy is “deserving of honor or respect.”
When we worship God, we are really celebrating His worthiness to be praised and honored and adored.
One of the activities that makes heaven so heavenly is the unhindered worship that happens there.
In Revelation 5:11, the Apostle John heard the voice of many angels, encircling the throne along with the living creatures and elders. In a loud voice they were saying, “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
Find encouragement in the worthiness of Jesus to receive our worship in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | 2011 | ||
Tear My House Down | Chris Renzema | Let The Ground Rest B-Sides – EP | 2021 |
Clear the Stage 2020 | Ross King | Clear the Stage 2020 – Single | 2020 |
Heart of Worship | David Leonard | Open House Sessions – EP | 2020 |
Clean Heart | Matt Maher | Echoes (Deluxe Edition) | 2017 |
Im Listening (feat. Hollyn) | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2019 |
Morning By Morning | Pat Barrett | Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly | 2021 |
Heres My Heart | I Am They | I Am They | 2015 |
Selah / All My Life | Hillsong Worship | Take Heart (Again) | 2020 |
Thin (feat. Kirby Kaple) | Housefires | Single | 2020 |
Revivals In The Air | Melissa Helser | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
Send Revival | Philip Herndon | Send Revival EP | 2020 |
God Of Revival | Brian & Jenn Johnson | Single | 2021 |
7AM | 2011 | ||
Heaven Invade (Live) | Kari Jobe | The Blessing (Live) | 2020 |
Let The Light In | Cody Carnes | Run To The Father | 2020 |
Running To The Light | Brandon Lake | House Of Miracles | 2020 |
All Praise (Radio Edit) | Matt Redman | Radio Single | 2020 |
You Deserve It All (Live) | Josh Baldwin | Live at Church | 2020 |
Worthy of Your Name (feat. Sean Curran of Bellarive) | Passion | Worthy Of Your Name | 2017 |
Way Maker (Live) | Leeland | Single | 2019 |
Defender | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
You Fight My Battles | Jonathan Stockstill | Single | 2021 |
You Reign (Live) | Mack Brock | Single | 2020 |
8AM | 2011 | ||
When You Walk Into the Room | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Kingdom Come | 2013 |
Spirit Break Out | Luke Hellebronth | The Best Praise & Worship Album In the World…Ever! | 2014 |
Graves Into Gardens (feat. Brandon Lake) | Elevation Worship | Graves Into Garders | 2020 |
Thy Kingdom Come (feat. Francesca Battistelli) | Rita Springer | Single | 2020 |
Anchor of Peace (feat. Lauren Lee) | North Point Worship | Anchor of Peace (Live from Decatur City) – EP | 2021 |
Something Has To Break | Red Rocks Worship | Single | 2021 |
Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul) (feat. Jenn Johnson) | Bethel Music | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
Raise a Hallelujah (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
Hallelujah Here Below | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
We Praise You | Brandon Lake | Single | 2020 |
9AM | 2011 | ||
No Other Name | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | 2014 |
Child Of Love (feat. Bear Rinehart of Needtobreathe) | We The Kingdom | Single | 2021 |
Your Voice | Josh Baldwin | Evidence (Deluxe) | 2020 |
Your Nature (Live) | Kari Jobe | The Blessing (Live) | 2020 |
Better Word | Leeland | Better Word | 2020 |
Ways | Sean Curran | Single | 2021 |
Uncomplicated (Acoustic) | Hillsong Young & Free | All Of My Best Friends (Acoustic) | 2021 |
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly | Pat Barrett | Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly | 2021 |
His Mercy Is More | Matt Boswell & Matt Papa | His Mercy Is More | 2019 |
Christ Be Magnified (Live) | Cory Asbury | Single | 2020 |
Living Hope | Phil Wickham | Living Hope – Single | 2018 |
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6I5bUsYotiAppVZKB6dgul?si=2bItbw6cSJu_Z3XiLWsoFg