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Daily Challenge-Be Clothed with Humility

john : July 15, 2021 4:47 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to clothe ourselves with humility.

In First Peter 5 we see that this call of humility is specific toward how we respect church leaders and how church leaders serve those under their care.

Verse 3 is a message to church leaders: “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care-watching over them-not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve, not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.”

Verse 5 has a message for those under church authority: “You who are younger, submit to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud and shows favor to the humble.”

These are the expressions of humility that build a healthy church.

Take the daily challenge to be clothed with humility on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Word of Encouragement-Hope

john : July 14, 2021 5:37 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Hope.

Thomas Fuller was quoted as saying “If it were not for hope, the heart would break.” Hope gives us the courage to press on in the faith through difficult trials, like broken relationships or broken dreams.

Jesus is the source of hope we need to live with real optimism and expectation of better things to come.

In Jeremiah 29:11, the LORD says, “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Romans 5:2 through 5 reveals the journey to hope. “We boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character, and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”

Find encouragement in the hope of God’s promises and the assurance of His love in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Praise & Worship Playlist

kristi : July 11, 2021 6:00 am : Kristi Leigh, Staff Pages
This weekend’s Praise & Worship Playlist is filled with twin spins from Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe, Brandon Lake, Kari Jobe and more. Plus, the brand new releases from Housefires, Cross Point Music and Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music.
Click here to watch Crowder share about his new album on the way this June, “Milk & Honey”!
Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ
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Song Title Artist Album Year
6AM
Waiting Here for You (feat. Robbie Seay) The Worship Initiative The Worship Initiative, Vol. 25 (Live) 2021
Jesus Firm Foundation (feat. Robbie Seay) The Worship Initiative & Shane & Shane The Worship Initiative, Vol. 22 2020
He Is Crowder Milk & Honey 2021
Good God Almighty Crowder Radio Single 2021
Joyful Dante Bowe Single 2021
Wait On You (feat. Dante Bowe & Chandler Moore) Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Old Church Basement 2021
King of Kings Chandler Moore & Essential Worship Single 2021
Beauty in the Death (Live) LCBC Worship Rise – EP 2021
Good News (Live) LCBC Worship Rise – EP 2021
Still God, Still Good (Live) Here Be Lions Still God, Still Good (Live) 2021
Praise Leads the Way (Live) Here Be Lions Still God, Still Good (Live) 2021
This Is The Day Tim Timmons HERE 2021
Roar Tim Timmons Here 2021
Find a Reason (Joyful Joyful) [feat. Brett Stanfill] North Point Worship Find a Reason 2020
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O What a Miracle (feat. Seth Condrey) North Point Worship Hallelujah (Why We Sing) / O What a Miracle – EP 2020
Oh The Cross (feat. Lindy Cofer) [Live] Circuit Rider Music Jesus People (Live) 2021
I Will Praise (feat. Lindy Cofer) [Live] Circuit Rider Music Jesus People (Live) 2021
Lord Send Revival (Live) Hillsong Young & Free All of My Best Friends (Live) 2020
All My Life (Live) Hillsong Young & Free All of My Best Friends (Live) 2020
Run to the Father Cody Carnes Single 2019
Nothing Else Cody Carnes Nothing Else – Single 2019
Your Nature (Live) Kari Jobe The Blessing (Live) 2020
First Love (Live) Kari Jobe The Blessing (Live) 2020
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Returning (Live) Kim Walker-Smith Wild Heart (Live) 2020
Wild Heart (Live) Kim Walker-Smith Wild Heart (Live) 2020
Oh The Wonder (feat. Mike Grayson) Cross Point Music Single 2021
Everything Changes (feat. Cheryl Stark) Cross Point Music Single 2021
Give Me Jesus All Sons & Daughters Prone To Wander: A Collection of Hymns
Great Are You Lord All Sons & Daughters All Sons & Daughters 2014
Bless The Lord At All Times (feat. Nate Moore) [Live] Housefires Housefires VII (Live) 2021
Ill Give Thanks (feat. Kirby Kaple) Housefires Ill Give Thanks 2020
House Of The Lord Phil Wickham Single 2021
Battle Belongs Phil Wickham Single 2020
Come Out of that Grave (Resurrection Power) Brandon Lake Revivals In The Air (Live) 2020
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Gratitude (Live) Brandon Lake House of Miracles (Live) 2021
Praise Upon Praise Pat Barrett Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly 2021
Morning By Morning Pat Barrett Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly 2021
Still Rend Collective Choose to Worship 2020
Counting Every Blessing Rend Collective Good News 2018
Satisfied Chris Tomlin Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP 2018
Who You Are To Me Chris Tomlin Chris Tomlin & Friends 2020
No One But You Hillsong Worship Awake 2019
Take Heart (MMXX) Hillsong Worship Take Heart (Again) 2020
Reign Above It All Paul McClure Revivals In The Air (Live) 2020
Way Maker Paul McClure Single 2019
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Daily Challenge-Pursue Peace

john : July 8, 2021 6:15 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to pursue peace.

This is what the Apostle Paul instructed a young pastor to do in Second Timothy 2:22. Paul was instructing Timothy to be an effective witness for the Gospel.

Pursuing peace was one of those instructions.  Jesus offers us peace with God that is not dependent on favorable circumstances. Just before Jesus died on a cross, He told His disciples in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

Peace is a gift from Jesus that equips us to live at peace with God and with others. First Peter 3:11 shows us how we can be intentional about pursuing peace. “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.”

Take the daily challenge to pursue peace in relationship to God and in our relationships with others on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Daily Challenge-Pursue Love

john : July 7, 2021 6:10 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to pursue love.

This is what the Apostle Paul instructed a young pastor to do in Second Timothy 2:22. Paul was instructing Timothy how to be an effective witness for the Gospel.

Pursuing love was one of those instructions. God’s love is the compelling influence to guide us in the way of love. Through Jesus, God demonstrated the kind of love that He has for us, and wants us to extend to others. It’s the kind of love that is patient and kind, serves others with humility and is willing to make personal sacrifices for others. Let’s look for ways to let God’s love flow through us.

First John 4:19 says, “We love because he first loved us.”  And First John 4:11 says, “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”

Take the daily challenge to pursue love in our way of life on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Daily Challenge-Pursue Faith

john : July 6, 2021 7:24 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to pursue faith.

This is what the Apostle Paul instructed a young pastor to do in Second Timothy 2:22. Paul was instructing Timothy how to be an effective witness for the Gospel.

Pursuing faith is one of those instructions. This is how we can shine for Jesus today-with a testimony of faith that reflects His goodness and grace.

At the foundation of faith, we are trusting Jesus alone to save us from our sins and lead us in the way of righteousness until we reach our heavenly home. Our faith depends on what Jesus has done for us.

First Corinthians 15:3 says, “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” This is the Gospel by which we take our stand and are saved.

Take the daily challenge to follow Jesus and trust Him completely on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

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Praise & Worship Playlist

kristi : July 4, 2021 6:00 am : Kristi Leigh, Staff Pages

Happy Independence Day!

This week’s Praise & Worship playlist has a Freedom & Fireworks theme.

See all the details below and enjoy this highlights version of the playlist you can listen to right here!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LCLCqhCtC1AdiQYvAh622?si=a6b057cc90d3412f

Happy 4th,
Kristi

Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com
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Song Title Artist Album Year
6AM
Christ Has Set Me Free Rend Collective Homemade Worship By Handmade People 2012
Wild and Free Jason Upton A Table Full of Strangers, Vol. 2 2018
Freedom in the Spirit (feat. Adam Agin) Sarah Kroger Bloom 2019
Nothing Holding Me Back Bryan & Katie Torwalt Here On Earth 2011
It Was For Freedom (feat. Jon Egan, Mia Fields) New Life Worship You Hold It All 2011
Refiners Fire Brian Doerksen Songs 4 Worship Ultimate 2011
Refiner (feat. Chandler Moore & Steffany Gretzinger) Maverick City Music Maverick City, Vol. 2 2019
God Ablaze Charlie Hall The Rising 2010
Burn for You (feat. David Brymer) Rivers & Robots Discovery 2018
Like a Fire (feat. Steffany Gretzinger) Sean Feucht The Things We Did at First 2016
Freedom William Matthews For The Sake Of The World 2012
Love Like Fire Hillsong Worship A Beautiful Exchange 2010
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Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is (feat. Christy Nockels) Chris Tomlin Passion: Awakening 2010
Fires Gonna Fall Martin Smith Iron Lung 2019
Burning In My Soul Brett Younker Passion: Let The Future Begin 2013
Flame of Fire, Rushing Wind Bryan & Katie Torwalt Champion 2016
Freedom Song Christy Nockels Let It Be Jesus 2015
Living with a Fire (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live] Jesus Culture Living with a Fire (Live) 2018
Another In The Fire Hillsong United People (Live) 2020
I Am Set Free All Sons & Daughters Season One 2012
Freedom (Live) Urban Rescue City Sessions (Live In Los Angeles) 2017
SING IT FROM THE SHACKLES Rend Collective Single 2020
Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains) Crowder Neon Steeple 2014
Chains Bellarive Before There Was 2014
Im Going Free (Jailbreak) Vertical Worship The Rock Wont Move 2013
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Break Every Chain Jesus Culture & Kristene Di Marco Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago 2011
Liberated Zealand Worship Liberated 2018
Free As a Bird Rend Collective Campfire II: Simplicity 2016
Set Free (feat. Matt Redman) Chris Tomlin Passion: Here For You 2011
Im Free (Hymn) / Washed By The Water (Acoustic Live) Needtobreathe Acoustic Single 2019
Consuming Fire Tim Hughes When Silence Falls 2004
All Consuming Fire (Live) Chris McClarney Everything and Nothing Less (Live) 2015
Hearts Ablaze (feat. Bethany Kuenzli) Philip Herndon Send Revival EP 2020
Freedom Reigns (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) Jesus Culture Come Away 2010
Freedom (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] Jesus Culture Living with a Fire (Live) 2018
I Am Free Jared Anderson 51 Must Have Modern Worship Hits 2007
I Am Found, I Am Free GATEWAY Monuments 2017
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We Are The Free Matt Redman 10,000 Reasons 2011
No Longer Slaves (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser) Bethel Music We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] 2015
Finally Free Rend Collective The Art of Celebration 2014
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) [Live] Shane & Shane Hymns Live 2019
No Chains On Me Chris Tomlin And If Our God Is For Us 2010
Set Me Ablaze (feat. Katie Torwalt) [Live] Jesus Culture Let It Echo (Live) 2016
Burn Like A Star Rend Collective The Art of Celebration 2014
Calling On Fire Bellarive Before There Was 2014
Set a Fire (Live) Jesus Culture Live from New York (with Martin Smith) [Live] 2012
Fires Matt Redman 10,000 Reasons 2011
Where The Spirit of the Lord Is Life Church Death of Death 2019
Free, Amen (Live) We The Kingdom Live At the Wheelhouse – EP 2019
Praise Like Fireworks Rend Collective Experiment Campfire 2013
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Word of Encouragement-Freedom

john : July 2, 2021 3:28 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Freedom.

Galatians 5:1 tells us that it is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

To be free in Christ is to be forgiven by His grace and to walk in His truth.

There are two main obstacles to freedom. One obstacle is trespassing God’s laws, where we disobey God and become slaves to sin. The other obstacle is legalism, where we depend on observing God’s laws to save us.  The truth is that we cannot save ourselves by doing good deeds, but Jesus can save us from our sins. That is why He came to the world. Trusting Jesus to save us will set us free from the control of those obstacles.

Jesus said in John 8:36, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” Because of Jesus, we are set free to walk in an authentic relationship with God.

Find encouragement in the true and lasting freedom that Jesus provides for His followers in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Friday time Capsule-July 05 1999

john : July 2, 2021 1:05 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qzzIJrYJQ3lGNaVms28WH?si=f30c8ca0709a4526

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Daily Challenge-Pursue Righteousness

john : July 1, 2021 6:11 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to pursue righteousness.

This is what the Apostle Paul instructed a. young pastor to do in Second Timothy 2:22. Paul was instructing Timothy how to be an effective witness for the Gospel.

Pursuing righteousness was one of those instructions. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught us to seek first His kingdom and his righteousness. The pursuit of God’s righteousness is to be top priority for our lives. Jesus also said that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, for they will be filled.

In our pursuit for righteousness, Jesus is the answer.

Romans 3:22 tells us “this righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.”  We can trust Jesus to set us free from the guilt of our sin. He will make us right with God, and give us the desire to do what is right in the eyes of God.

Take the daily challenge to pursue righteousness on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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