JOHN SHIRK – There are times when Jesus shook things up to challenge the conventional thought of his day. One of those statements was when he pronounced “woe to those who laugh now”, while pronouncing a blessing on those “who weep now.”

This was not to suggest that there was something inherently wrong with laughter, but there are some types of laughter to guard against. Laughter from obscenity, foolish talk, or coarse joking are out of place for God’s people, according to Ephesians 5. Another kind of laughter to guard against is scoffing or making fun of something that God considers virtuous and true.

Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” He was talking to His followers when He said this. Just before His death, Jesus told His disciples that their tears of grief would be turned into a reunion of joy after He rose from the dead. Another kind of mourning that happens is when we demonstrate sorrow over our sin to the degree that it leads to repentance. James 4:9 is a message to sinners to “grieve, mourn, and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the LORD, and he will lift you up.”

The blessing of mourning is a lesson of faith worth remembering.

Today’s program features 2 themes!  Our 6AM theme is “Beautiful” and our 8AM theme is “Father”.

Get in touch if you have any song questions.

Happy Father’s Day!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

June 14, 15 and 16 (Father’s Day weekend) 2013

5)  2nd Friday in Lititz, tonight (Friday, June 14) 5-9pm. Music, Art, Crafts, Food and local vendors on Main & Broad Streets, Lititz, PA
4) Waystock is a free music and fun fest Sunday (June 16) noon-7pm at Wayside Presbyterian Church in Landisville. The event benefits the Hempfield Area Food Pantry. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate. Six local church praise bands will participate. There will also be picnic games, bounce house and more. Bring your lawn chairs. More info: waysidepc.org

3) Saint Paul’s Lutheran’s Annual Community Bash Sunday (June 16) featuring fun, food and games from 11am-3pm at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in York. There will be a bounce house, art pavilion, games, service vehicles, medivac helicopter, and more. More info: 717-792-1650

2) Kids Free Carnival with Free games and food for kids Sunday (June 16) 10am-Noon at St. John’s UMC in Grantville. Games, rides, bounce house and more. More info: grantvilleumc.org

1) Camp Swatara Family Camp Open House, tomorrow (Sat. June 15)  Boating, Mini-Golf, Swimming, Games and more. Find out about Summer Family Camp. Lisa and Kids Cookie Break Broadcasting live from 9am to noon. More info: campswatara.org

RADIO FRIEND PHIL – After releasing several independent projects, a band called The Reel is making new fans with the title-track to the new compilation project, “Come Back Home.” “Come Back Home” was produced by Phillips Larue and Ben Phillips; the project is a partnership with Courage to Be You, Inc., an international, non-profit organization dedicated to building homes and providing care for underage victims of human sex-trafficking.

The Reel is a 5-piece band from Placerville, California. Lead singer Cameron Stymeist plays acoustic guitar in the band, and is the worship leader at Green Valley community Church. For more on The Reel, go to http://www.wearethereel.com/thereel/. You’ll find the band’s facebook and you-tube pages, a link to buy the disc on iTunes, and more. (Cameron Stymeist will be my guest, on New Tunes at 9, on Tuesday, June 25, at 9pm.)

phil@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today, WJTL remembers the blessing of being poor in spirit.

Jesus told His followers in Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

To be poor in spirit is to recognize our need for God’s grace. We come to the place where we realize that we are inadequate to do anything about our sin and that we are incomplete without God’s love. As a result, we turn to Christ for salvation.

To be poor in spirit is a humble place to be. God makes Himself at home in the heart of the person who is humble before Him. In Isaiah 57:15, the LORD says, “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

The Blessing of being poor in spirit is a lesson of faith worth remembering.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

This morning we talked with Dave and Susan from Red Lion Zion United Methodist Church about their upcoming first annual Alive! Outdoor Music Festival next Saturday and Sunday, June 22nd and 23rd.

The words “music festival” don’t do the event justice; the weekend is jam-packed with food, kids events, a craft show, a movie screening, and of course many wonderful artists. Susan told me how the church had thrown a small music festival a few years ago to benefit one of their congregation members, and about six months ago she started to feel called to put together a larger festival. After much hard work, the Red Lion Alive! Festival started to come together, and now the weekend is going to feature two full days of bands, activities, food and more! The lineup is quite diverse, including Derek Sandtrom, The Keystone State and Delta Road Singers, The Jazz Resurrection Project, Steven Courtney, Rainbow Puppet Ministry, Colleen Sherlock, Tim Storey Magic, and much more!  There will be plenty of activities for the kids, including face painting, crafts, Bible stories and event finger nail painting.  Dave and Susan are excited for the weekend, especially because there is currently no outdoor Christian music festival in York County.  Admission to the entire event is free, and this festival looks like it’s going to be a blast! To get more information, including the entire lineup of events, you can visit redlionzionumc.org.

WJTL will be broadcasting live from Hickory Falls Family Entertainment Center in Hanover on Saturday, June 15th for a benefit mini-golf event.

All proceeds from mini golf from Noon-2pm will be donated to Tender Care Pregnancy Services a non-profit organization serving the Hanover area with free, confidential pregnancy services and support.  Chicken BBQ  from Little Everett’s will be available for lunch.

WJTL’s appearance is made possible by Hickory Falls Family Entertainment Center also featuring laser tag, an indoor play area, water wars, an arcade and new this year…Go Karts!

The WJTL Road Crew will have JTL stickers & giveaways.  You can also sign up to win our contest.

There are 2 themes in today’s program.  First, for all you early risers: the first 2 hours are themed with songs for you!  Then, we’ll wrap up with a 4-song “Knees” mini-theme.  If you have any song questions, theme suggestions or worship leader recommendations, get in touch.  I’d be happy to hear from you.

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

June 7, 8 & 9, 2013

5) A night of Christian Rock with the bands Souls Set Free and Emerson, tonight (Friday, June 7) at Conoy Brethren in Christ Church in Elizabethtown.  Doors open at 6pm.  Concert begins at 7pm. More Info: 717-367-7915

4) Lititz Area Mennonite School Auction tonight and tomorrow (Fri June 7 and Sat. June 8) at the school.   The event kicks off  tonight at 4 with the Down Home Dinner.  Sat. begins with breakfast at 6.  KCB live 9-noon with games, giveaways, free Chick-Fil-A cookies and more!  More info: lamsauction.info

3) Get Outdoors Day, Sunday (June 9th) from 1-5pm at Kings Gap Environmental Education Center in Carlisle. Information and interactive samples of recreational activities at PA State Parks, including: disc golf, geocaching, kayaking, camping, and fishing. There is no pre-registration for this FREE event which will be held rain or shine on the mansion lawn at Kings Gap. More info: (717)486-3799

2) St. David’s Evangelical Congregational Church in Dover is having a Carnival for the Community tomorrow (Saturday, June 8) from noon to 3pm. Fun, food, entertainment, speakers, games, and local community organizations. More Info: 717-764-0033

1) LCBC Church will hold its 14th Annual Motorsports Show & BBQ tomorrow (Sat. June 8) from 9am-2pm at the Manheim Campus. The event is free to vehicle exhibitors and spectators; and features muscle cars, street rods, new & antique cars and motorcycles, scooters, trucks, and RC cars, airplanes and helicopters. More info: 717-653-6266

RADIO FRIEND PHIL – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup. (New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL.) Worship music is alive and well! Bands like Bellarive, Tim Timmons, Citizens and others are leading the way and pushing musical boundaries. Fellowship Creative is another group of artists dedicated to pursuing their craft, and in the process, forging their own identity. Fellowship Creative is comprised of members of the Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas. The band states, “Creativity has been around from the very beginning. We believe we were made in God’s image-the ultimate creator. Therefore, we are creative beings. So the question isn’t ‘if’ we are creative, but how we use our inherent creativity.” To that end, Fellowship Creative presents itself as a multimedia voice for the Christian arts: audio, visual, dance, design and more. Fellowship Creative has released five projects to date. The latest disc, “Always Been About You,” includes 12 tracks, available at their homepage, http://fellowshipcreative.com/. While you’re there, you’ll also find the band’s facebook and you-tube pages, twitter and more.

phil@wjtl.com