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This week’s playlist includes Song Trios: 3-song mini themes, from Psalm 23 to Promises, the Heart of God, Jesus’ Blood and more. See the lineup below, including classics from Delirious, Big Daddy Weave and Brian Johnson. Plus, brand new songs by Catherine Mullins, Dante Bowe, Cody Carnes and more.
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
I Shall Not Want | Audrey Assad | Fortunate Fall | 2013 |
Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy) | Shane & Shane | Psalms, Vol. 2 | 2015 |
Shepherd (feat. Sandra McCracken) | John Tibbs | Single | 2017 |
Nothing Else | Cody Carnes | Nothing Else – Single | 2019 |
Clear The Stage | Jimmy Needham | Clear The Stage | 2012 |
Full Attention | Jeremy Riddle | Full Attention | 2007 |
Hanging onto Every Word That You Say | Michael Hughes Watson | Wait | 2019 |
Word Of God Speak | MercyMe | Spoken For | 2003 |
Red Letters | Crowder | I Know A Ghost | 2018 |
Forever And A Day | Anthony Skinner | Forever And A Day | 2004 |
I Will Worship You | Paul Baloche | Your Mercy | 2016 |
Highs & Lows | Hillsong Young & Free | III | 2018 |
7AM | |||
Yes and Amen (feat. Chris McClarney) | Jesus Culture | Living with a Fire | 2018 |
God of the Promise | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
Promises Never Fail (Live) | Bethel Music & Emmy Rose | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Give Us Your Heart (feat. Melanie Tierce) | The Worship Initiative | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 17 | 2019 |
Know Your Heart | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
Heart Of God | Hillsong Young & Free | III | 2019 |
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] | Hillsong UNITED | Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] – Single | 2019 |
Holding Me Still | Elle Limebear | Single | 2019 |
Hold Me Jesus | Big Daddy Weave | Every Time I Breathe | 2007 |
New Wine (Live) | Hillsong Worship | There Is More (Live) | 2018 |
Broken Vessels (feat. Dinah Wright) | The Worship Initiative | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 17 | 2019 |
Potter and Friend (feat. Jesse Cline) | Dante Bowe | Single | 2017 |
Beautiful Things (Live) | Eddie Kirkland & Lizi Bailey | North Point Live: Here + Now | 2012 |
8AM | |||
The Garden | Kari Jobe | The Garden (Deluxe Edition) | 2017 |
Beauty For Ashes (Live) | Chris McClarney | Everything and Nothing Less (Live) | 2015 |
Wanderer | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
Run to the Father | Cody Carnes | Single | 2019 |
Come As You Are | Crowder | Neon Steeple | 2014 |
Living Hope | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2019 |
King of Kings | Hillsong Worship | King of Kings – Single | 2019 |
Forever | Kari Jobe | Majestic | 2014 |
Seas of Crimson (feat. Brian Johnson) | Bethel Music | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
Jesus Blood | Delirious | Mezzamorphis | 1999 |
Nothing But The Blood (Live) | The Church Will Sing | Single | 2019 |
You Are My Vision | Rend Collective | Homemade Worship By Handmade People | 2012 |
Now I See | Paul & Hannah McClure | Single | 2019 |
9AM | |||
Amazing Grace (feat. Rebecca St. James) | for KING & COUNTRY | My Utmost for His Highest | 2017 |
I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) [Live] | Shane & Shane | Hymns Live | 2019 |
While I Wait | Lincoln Brewster | God Of The Impossible | 2019 |
I Will Wait (Live) | GATEWAY | Greater Than (Live) | 2018 |
Ill Give Thanks (feat. Kirby Kaple) | Housefires | Housefires V (Live) | 2019 |
We Give You Thanks | All Sons & Daughters | All Sons & Daughters | 2014 |
Grateful | Elevation Worship | There Is a Cloud | 2017 |
Sing Like the Battle Is Over | Catherine Mullins | Sing Like the Battle Is Over | 2019 |
Defender | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
Praise Before My Breakthrough | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP | 2018 |
Red Letter Wisdom-Watch Out for False Prophets
john : August 1, 2019 5:56 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 7, verses 15 and 16.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit, you will recognize them.”
Jesus is saying that not everyone who claims to speak for God really does speak for God. Some are false prophets and dangerous to the body of Christ. This is why we need discernment. Look at the fruit of their ministry. Does their teaching line up with the truth of the Bible? Do they encourage us to follow Jesus as Lord? Do they live what they teach? Is the love of Jesus evident in their lives?
These are some relevant questions to explore. Jesus said that every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
The words of Jesus inspire us to use discernment when people claim to speak for God in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Revelation 1:8.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Alpha is the first letter in the Greek alphabet. Omega is the last letter in the Greek alphabet. This reference shows us that Jesus is the Beginning and the End. Jesus was on the throne at the beginning of time, and He will be on the throne at the end of time. He is also on the throne right now. He always has been and always will be God. Jesus was there in the first verse of Genesis, and Jesus is there at the last verse in the book of Revelation.
Jesus is our Creator. He is the Promised Savior, and He will be the returning King in the future. From everlasting to everlasting, He is God. For those who enthrone Jesus as Lord, He is our present reality and our future destiny.
The words of Jesus inspire us to follow Jesus as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Isaiah 40, verses 29 to 31.
The LORD “gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Hope has a way of energizing us, giving us a reason to get up in the morning. Hope in the LORD is not just wishful thinking. It is built on the truth of God’s Word, which affirms that God loves us, He has a plan for our lives, and His plan will bear fruit for His glory as we follow Him. God is our source of wisdom and He is our source of strength. Because Jesus lives, we can live with the confidence that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Through Jesus, we are set free to move forward in our faith with energizing hope.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Morning Song (Acoustic) | Land of Color | Single | 2019 |
Peace Be Still (feat. Lauren Daigle) | The Belonging Co | All the Earth | 2017 |
My Hallelujah | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP | 2018 |
My Refuge | Rivers & Robots | Discovery | 2018 |
Beautiful | Phil Wickham | Cannons | 2007 |
Jesus What a Savior | Housefires | We Say Yes | 2017 |
New Wine (feat. Bethany Barnard) | The Worship Initiative | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 17 | 2019 |
Endless Alleluia (Live) | Bethel Music & Cory Asbury | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
To the End (feat. Amanda Cook) | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
Great Is Your Faithfulness | Martin Smith | Back to the Start (Deluxe Version) | 2013 |
Faithful | Sarah Reeves | Easy Never Needed You | 2018 |
7AM | |||
Who You Say I Am (Live) | Hillsong Worship | There Is More (Live) | 2018 |
No Longer Slaves (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser) | Bethel Music | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
Sons and Daughters (feat. Brett Stanfill) [Live] | North Point InsideOut | Hear (Live) | 2015 |
Wilderness | GATEWAY | Monuments | 2017 |
Shepherd (feat. Sandra McCracken) | John Tibbs | Shepherd (feat. Sandra McCracken) – Single | 2017 |
The Water (Meant for Me) [feat. David Leonard] | I AM THEY | Trial & Triumph | 2018 |
Heart of God (feat. Chris Tomlin) [Live] | Hillsong Young & Free | III (Live at Hillsong Conference) | 2018 |
Bigger Than I Thought (feat. Sean Curran) | Passion | Follow You Anywhere | 2019 |
So Much Better (feat. Tony Brown) [Live] | Housefires | Housefires V (Live) | 2019 |
Follow You Anywhere | Passion | Follow You Anywhere (Live) | 2019 |
8AM | |||
God Is Always Good (Live) | Covenant Worship | Covenant Worship Live | 2018 |
It is Well (feat. Kristene DiMarco) | Bethel Music | You Make Me Brave (Live) | 2014 |
Greater Things | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
Always | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Here For You | 2011 |
King of Kings | Hillsong Worship | King of Kings – Single | 2019 |
Holy, Holy, Holy | Audrey Assad | Inheritance | 2017 |
You Reign | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
Open the Eyes of My Heart (feat. Paul Baloche) | Local Sound | Sunday School – EP | 2019 |
Shout to the Lord | Darlene Zschech | Shout to the Lord | 1997 |
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever | Delirious | The Cutting Edge | 1997 |
The Heart Of Worship (feat. Martin Smith of Delirious) | Matt Redman | I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | 1999 |
Agnus Dei (feat. Skye Reedy) | Michael W. Smith | Awaken: The Surrounded Experience | 2019 |
Let My Words Be Few | Plumbline | Louder Than the World: Burn II | 2006 |
9AM | |||
Raise a Hallelujah (feat. Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
The War Is Over | Josh Baldwin | The War Is Over | 2017 |
Living Hope (feat. Brian Johnson & Jenn Johnson) [Live] | Phil Wickham | Singalong 4 | 2019 |
10,000 Reasons | Rend Collective Experiment | Campfire | 2013 |
Christ Is Risen | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
Death Was Arrested (feat. Seth Condrey) | North Point | Nothing Ordinary | 2017 |
Let There Be Light | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Champion | 2016 |
Now I See | Paul & Hannah McClure | Single | 2019 |
Step Into the Light (feat. Sean Curran) [Live from Passion 2019] | Passion | [Live from Passion 2019] – Single | 2019 |
Here’s to the One (Live) | Hillsong UNITED | People (Live) | 2019 |
Run to the Father | Cody Carnes | Single | 2019 |
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Luke 6:37.
Jesus said, “Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.”
There is one judge who is qualified to evaluate the condition of someone’s soul, and we are not that judge. The role of Jesus’ followers is to be ambassadors for Christ-proclaiming the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
There are three forms of judgment we need to guard against: Number one-Assuming that we know someone’s motives. Number two-giving up on someone as a lost cause. And number three-Self-righteousness-thinking that we are better than others. These forms of judgment keep us from extending the grace of God in our relationships.
The words of Jesus inspire us to be gracious toward others and not judgmental in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Mark 9:33.
Jesus asked His disciples, “What were you arguing about on the road?”
They had just arrived in Capernaum. On their journey, the disciples had been arguing about who was the greatest. But when Jesus asked the question, no one answered Him.
Sometimes, a timely question is a good conversation starter to bring spiritual issues into the light. That is when we have opportunity to deal with sinful habits and ambitions with honesty and humility.
Through this simple question, Jesus was providing an opportunity for the disciples to learn about true greatness in the kingdom of God. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, the servant of all.”
The words of Jesus inspire us to a life of true greatness through the path of serving others in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Red Letter Wisdom-Righteousness
john : July 22, 2019 6:18 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages, UncategorizedJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 5:6.
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
This pronouncement of blessing reflects the craving for more of Jesus in our lives. John the Baptist said about Jesus, “He must become greater; I must become less.” This can be a personal statement for us that expresses the desire for the righteousness of Christ to fill us more and more.
The craving for righteousness will lead to more grace and more truth that will shape our lives to reflect the likeness of Jesus.
The words of Jesus inspire us to taste and see that the Lord is good in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Just Be | Kim Walker-Smith | Single | 2019 |
Be Crowned (feat. Bryan Torwalt) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Living with a Fire (Live) | 2018 |
All Hail King Jesus | Jeremy Riddle | More | 2017 |
Behold the Lamb (feat. Kristian Stanfill) | Passion | Follow You Anywhere (Live) | 2019 |
Defender | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
Tremble (feat. Dinah Smith) | Shane & Shane | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 15 – EP | 2018 |
With Me | Chris Tomlin | Hello Love | 2008 |
Tethered (Live) | Phil Wickham | Singalong 4 | 2019 |
Highs & Lows | Hillsong Young & Free | III | 2018 |
Breakthrough | Red Rocks Worship | spark. (No Other Love) | 2019 |
7AM | |||
To the End (feat. Amanda Cook) | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
God of the Promise | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
God I Look to You (feat. Jenn Johnson) [Live] | Bethel Live | Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition) [Live] | 2011 |
New Stories (feat. Brandon Lake) | London Gatch | New Stories | 2019 |
Jesus, We Love You (Live) | Bethel Music & Paul McClure | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
Spirit Break Out | Luke Hellebronth | Stand Up | 2013 |
This Is a Move | Brandon Lake | Single | 2019 |
Let Your Kingdom Come | Matt & Kim Goss | The Worship EP | 2019 |
When You Walk Into the Room | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Kingdom Come | 2013 |
Heaven Fall | Cody Carnes | Heaven Fall – Single | 2019 |
Sound of Heaven (feat. Chris McClarney) | Tasha Layton | Single | 2019 |
8AM | |||
Here For You | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2011 |
One Thirst and Hunger | Jeremy Riddle | Furious | 2011 |
Risen King (Sons and Daughters) (feat. David Leach) | Life Center Worship | Debut EP | 2019 |
Living Hope | Phil Wickham | Living Hope – Single | 2018 |
King of Kings | Hillsong Worship | King of Kings – Single | 2019 |
Ill Give Thanks (feat. Kirby Kaple) | Housefires | Housefires V (Live) | 2019 |
Oh How I Need You | All Sons & Daughters | The Longing – EP | 2012 |
Now I See | Paul & Hannah McClure | Single | 2019 |
Let It Rain (Is There Anybody) (feat. Mandisa) | Crowder | I Know A Ghost | 2019 |
Counting Every Blessing | Rend Collective | Good News | 2018 |
Stand in Your Love (Live) | Bethel Music & Josh Baldwin | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Breakthrough | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
9AM | |||
All Praise | Sean Curran | Bigger Than I Thought | 2019 |
Greater Things | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
You Make Everything Beautiful | Rebecca St. James | I Will Praise You | 2011 |
I Shall Not Want (feat. Bethany Barnard) | The Worship Initiative | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 17 | 2019 |
Here I Am (feat. Kaycee Hines) | North Point InsideOut | Single | 2019 |
Who You Say I Am (Live) | Hillsong Worship | There Is More (Live) | 2018 |
You Cannot Be Stopped | Phil Wickham & Chris Quilala | Single | 2019 |
Death Was Arrested (feat. Seth Condrey) | North Point | Nothing Ordinary | 2017 |
Wilderness | GATEWAY | Monuments | 2017 |
Endless Alleluia (Live) | Bethel Music & Cory Asbury | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Hallelujah Here Below | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
Exalt | Martin Smith | Iron Lung | 2019 |
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on First Corinthians 10:31.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
This freedom phrase describes a lifestyle of worship that seeks to bring honor to the name of Jesus through our various activities. If we are wondering if it is proper for us to be doing this or that, we can ask ourselves the question, “Is this activity something that God can potentially use to glorify His name?” When we commit our activities to God, faith is moving us to a place of worship.
John Piper has said that “God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in Him.” Delighting in the LORD is the foundation that springs us into action to live for the glory of God.
Through Jesus, we are set free to glorify God in whatever we do.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com