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Q and A-Who was Asaph and what was his struggle?
john : September 13, 2016 5:03 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “Who was Asaph and what was his struggle?”
Asaph was a gifted musician in the time of David, and he used music as a tool to glorify God.
But Asaph lost focus at one point in his life, and he wrote about it in Psalm 73. In his testimony, he recalled, “I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” He started to perceive their lives on the other side of the fence as having no struggles, free from burdens, and with healthy bodies. He said, “This is what the wicked are like-always carefree, they increase in wealth.” This perspective led him to false thinking, and it is the kind of path that might tempt us if we perceive the same things. He said, “Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure.”
But before he went further down this path of envy, something gave him perspective. He entered the sanctuary of God. Then he understood their final destiny. The result was a celebration of being in relationship with God. He said to the LORD, “You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.”
Asaph’s journey shows how an eternal perspective brings clarity when we come to God in a place of worship in the Year of Exploration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
I recently visited the new Butterfly Atrium at the Hershey Gardens with my family. It’s a wonderful place, perfectly setup as a walk-through experience inside a butterfly’s world. There were colorful flowers and plants, a little stream, and big chunks of fruit set out, where butterflies lounged and filled up on nectar. There were all kinds of butterflies: from teeny tiny ones to ginormous. We walked through on the path, watching each step since the butterflies roam free, flitting to and from wherever they please. While may were in flight from here to there at any given time, we found some hanging from flowers, others clung to the windows, and a few liked to plop down right in the middle of the path. Everyone carefully approached to get a close look at their wings and take some pictures of these amazing creatures. I was thinking how special the experience was…and how different it would be if it were any other bug. I mean, nobody wants to visit all sorts and sizes of spiders in their natural habitat! There’s something about butterflies that makes us feel comfortable and even a little mystified. Then…out of no where, a butterfly landed right on my nose! And do you know what happened? Nobody shooed it off. No one rolled up a news paper to swat it. And I had zero urges to flick it away. Instead, everyone responded with incredible delight, treating me as specially chosen by this butterfly. Phones and cameras emerged and we all giggled until it finally detached its sticky little feet from my face and flew away. It would have been so different if it were any other bug.
In the days after that experience, I’ve wondered how people would respond to me if I were a bug. Are there qualities about me that sting like a bee? or smell like a stink bug? or cause concern like a mosquito? Do I have a problem with boundaries like ants at a picnic or drone on loudly like a locust? I hope not! I really want to be like a butterfly. I want people to feel at ease–and even special if I come close. And the good news is: God wants us to be like that, too! The fruit of His Spirit certainly makes us beautifully attractive: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23) None of those are scary or intimidating–and we are marked by those qualities because of Jesus living in our hearts. If you don’t feel like those things describe you very well, I’ve got more good news: Jesus Christ makes us into a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17) The old stuff is gone–and we are transformed. That’s something butterflies can relate to! 🙂
Praise & Worship Show Playlist
kristi : September 11, 2016 6:00 am : Kristi Leigh, music, Staff Pages
Name |
Artist |
Album |
Year |
6:00 a.m. |
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Another Hallelujah |
Lincoln Brewster |
All To You…Live |
2005 |
Hallelujah Jesus |
Evan Wickham |
Mysterious Things |
2005 |
Indescribable |
Laura Story |
Great God Who Saves |
2008 |
Great I Am (feat. Jared Anderson) |
New Life Worship |
You Hold It All |
2011 |
Better Is One Day |
Charlie Hall |
Better Is One Day |
1999 |
Before the Throne of God Above |
Shane & Shane |
Pages |
2007 |
Be Still And Know |
Christy Nockels |
Deeper (Integrity Music) |
2008 |
Lord Have Mercy |
Eoghan Heaslip |
Celtic Worship – Live From Ireland 2 |
2007 |
Revelation Song (feat. Kari Jobe) |
Gateway Worship |
Cover The Earth |
2006 |
Throne Of Praise |
Phillips Craig & Dean |
Above It All |
2015 |
Agnus Dei |
Michael W. Smith |
Worship |
2001 |
7:00 a.m. |
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10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) (feat. Passion) |
Matt Redman |
Passion: White Flag |
2012 |
King of My Heart |
John Mark & Sarah McMillan |
You Are the Avalanche – EP |
2015 |
Ever Be (Live) |
Bethel Music & Kalley Heiligenthal |
We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] |
2015 |
Christ Be All Around Me (Live) [feat. All Sons & Daughters] |
Leeland |
Christ Be All Around Me – Live |
2014 |
Come Thou Fount |
All Sons & Daughters |
Prone To Wander: A Collection of Hymns |
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Good Good Father |
Chris Tomlin |
(iTunes single) |
2015 |
Mighty |
Kristene DiMarco |
Mighty |
2015 |
Let There Be Light |
Bellarive |
Before There Was |
2014 |
Touch The Sky |
Hillsong United |
Empires |
2015 |
God of Miracles (Live) |
Chris McClarney |
Everything and Nothing Less (Live) |
2015 |
Because He Lives |
Matt Maher |
Saints & Sinners |
2014 |
My Victory |
Crowder |
American Prodigal |
2016 |
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) |
Hillsong United |
Zion |
2013 |
8:00 a.m. |
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Children Of Light |
Kristian Stanfill |
Passion: Let The Future Begin |
2013 |
You Are The Fire |
Michael W. Smith |
Sovereign |
2014 |
Endless Hallelujah |
Matt Redman |
10,000 Reasons |
2011 |
Great Redeemer |
Eoghan Heaslip |
Grace In The Wilderness |
2004 |
Great Are You Lord |
All Sons & Daughters |
All Sons & Daughters |
2014 |
Above All Things |
Rebecca St. James |
Rebecca St. James |
1994 |
Came To The Rescue |
Hillsong United |
United We Stand |
2005 |
Forever (feat. Brian Johnson) |
Bethel Music |
Tides |
2013 |
At The Cross (Love Ran Red) |
Chris Tomlin |
Love Ran Red |
2015 |
Remember |
Passion |
Salvations Tide Is Rising |
2016 |
Resurrected One |
SisterBrother |
Into The Light |
2014 |
Holy Spirit |
Bryan & Katie Torwalt |
Here On Earth |
2011 |
9:00 a.m. |
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It is Well (feat. Kristene DiMarco) |
Bethel Music |
You Make Me Brave (Live) |
2014 |
Jesus, Only Jesus |
Phillips, Craig & Dean |
Above It All |
2014 |
One Thirst and Hunger |
Jeremy Riddle |
Furious |
2011 |
Praise Him |
Aaron Gillespie |
Grace Through The Wandering |
2014 |
The Lion And The Lamb |
Big Daddy Weave |
Beautiful Offerings |
2016 |
Your Love Is Wild |
Zealand Worship |
Your Love Is Wild |
2016 |
Unstoppable God |
Elevation Worship |
Wake Up The Wonder |
2015 |
Your Love Awakens Me |
Phil Wickham |
Children Of God |
2016 |
Revive Us Again |
Charlie Hall Band |
The Death of Death |
2013 |
My Glorious-Sing To The King (feat. Laura Story) |
Eoghan Heaslip |
Worship Project H2.14 |
2005 |
Have It All |
Bethel Music & Brian Johnson |
Have It All |
2016 |
Countless Wonders |
Chris Tomlin |
Burning Lights |
2013 |
My Delight Is In You |
Christy Nockels |
Passion: Let The Future Begin |
2013 |
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Playlist for September 9th/11th, 2016
Hour 1
- Okay – LoveLike Violence
- Roses – I Anthem
- Birds Will Never Fly – Come Wind
- You and Me Both – The Classic Crime
- Beyond The Stars – Spoken
- Incomplete – Thousand Foot Krutch
- Oh Lord – NF
- Falling All Over – I Am Spartacus
- Madness – Citizens & Saints
- Unshaken – Attaboy
- Run Devil Run – Crowder
- Reach for the Sky – Red Letter Hymnal
- Bummin’ – Relient K
- Sadie Hawkins Dance – Relient K
- Don’t Bring That Trouble – NEEDTOBREATHE
Hour 2
- Black Honey – Thrice
- Live While I’m Alive – Flagship Armada
- Saved My Soul – Audio Adrenaline
- Anthem Song – Aaron Gillespie
- Way You Love Me – XXI
- Angels & Demons – Disciple
- Hunger Strike – Seventh Day Slumber
- Strive – Found in the Fury
- Someday – Plankeye
- These Hands – Hearts Like Lions
- Feel Invincible – Skillet
- Sweep the Leg – Family Force 5
- Loving Led – ILIA
- Speak – Foreverlin
- Til the Day I Die – TobyMac (FEAT. NF)
Five Fun Free Things To Do September 9-11, 2016
phredd : September 9, 2016 8:53 am : Fred McNaughton, Staff PagesFive Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
September 9-11, 2016
5 East Petersburg Day 2016 tonight and tomorrow (Friday & Saturday, Sept 16 & 17) at East Petersburg Community Park. Musicians, face painting, balloon bending, dance presentations, hoola hoop contest, a TV giveaway, whoopie pie eating contests, a chili cook-off and more. For times and More Info: EastPetersburgDay.com
4 Hershey Farm Restaurant & Inn Annual Whoopie Pie Festival tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 10) 10am-4pm in Strasburg. Over 100 different Whoopie Pie flavors, Whoopie Pie themed games and events, Crafters and artisians and more. More Info: www.whoopiepiefestival.com
3 PRAISE JAM 2016 tonight (Friday, Sept. 9) from 7-10pm at Grace Point Church of the Nazarene. An evening of Praise & Worship featuring local worship teams from the area. Also, ‘Piercing Word’ drama group. Cafe’ will be open and all proceeds will go to ‘Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Center’. More Info: ephratanazarene.org
2 Hempfield’s 18th Annual Community Days tomorrow and Sunday (Sat. Sept. 10 & Sun. Sept. 11) at Hempfield Park. Car show, fireworks, music, crafts, kid zone activities, a variety of foods, and more. More Info: HempfieldTwp.com
1 Landis Homes Fellowship Days tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 10) 9am-3pm at Landis Homes, East Oregon Rd, Lititz. Train Rides, Face Painting, animals, bouncy castle, Lisa and Grandma Landis and Kids Cookie Break broadcasting live in the morning. More Info landishomes.org
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “What is the role of spiritual leadership in the church?”
Ephesians 4:11 tells us that it was Jesus who gave gifts for “some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service.”
The purpose of teachers and preachers is to proclaim God’s word in a way that accurately represents God’s character and mobilizes God’s people to live out the Christian faith in acts of service.
As God’s word is faithfully proclaimed, the church body will grow in a number of ways:
According to Ephesians 4:12, the body of Christ will be built up. This implies that the faith of the church will grow stronger.
According to verse 13, the church will be unified in the faith.
And according to the same verse, the church will become mature in the faith so that we can reflect Jesus in our witness.
Leadership sets the tone for the church to grow together in faith and to express our faith through love in the Year of Exploration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Reason To Believe-People All Over The World
john : September 8, 2016 8:08 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Exploration, today’s Reason to Believe is people all over the world.
Today, there are over 7.1 billion people in the world, and God is the creator of each person who lives on the face of the earth at this time.
Psalm 145, verse 9 tells us that “ the LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.”
The LORD knew about each one of us before we were born, He knew what we needed, and He provided a way for us to live forever with Him when He sent Jesus to the world.
The writer of Psalm 95 acknowledged God as Creator and responded with worship. Verse 6 says, “Come let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God.” Our breathing proves that we exist, but our worship reflects that we thrive for the glory of God.
The people of the world have been made in the image of God, and were made to bring glory to God. The existence of people on the earth is a reason to believe in God’s good news.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “What does it mean to be made in God’s image?”
In Genesis 1:26, God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air.”
Here we see the creation of humans set apart from the animal kingdom. Humans have been uniquely made in God’s image.
That reflection was marred in a moral sense when sin entered the human race, but according to James 3:9, humans are still being made in God’s likeness.
There are several ways in which we are made in God’s likeness. God communicated when He created us. And we have the capacity to communicate by putting our thoughts into words.
God also gave us the capacity to reason. In Isaiah 1:18, He says to humans, “Let us reason together.”
God also gave us the capacity for love. The Bible tells us that God is love, and He also demonstrated His love for us by sending Jesus to the world. First John 4:19 says, “We love because he first loved us.”
These are some of the ways we are made in God’s image in the Year of Exploration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Five Fun Free Family Things To Do – September 2-4, 2016
phredd : September 2, 2016 9:53 am : Fred McNaughton, Staff PagesFive Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
September 2-4, 2016
5 The 159-year-old Perseverance Band of Lebanon will perform on Sunday (Sept. 4) from 4-6pm at Coleman Memorial Park. Lawn chairs recommended. More Info: PerseveranceBand.org
4 Freedom Fall Festival tomorrow, Saturday (Sept. 3) from 10am-4pm at The Freedom Center in Windsor, PA. Car Show, 3 Bands of Live Music, Kids Zone, Food, Crafts, Merchandise Vendors, and more. More Info: TFCWindsor.org
3 The Hospice Labor Day Auction at the Solanco Fairgrounds tomorrow (Saturday, September 3) and Monday, September 5 beginning at 7:30am both days. Family-friendly free event. All proceeds directly benefit patients and families receiving care from Hospice. More Info: HospiceandCommunityCare.org
2 First Friday in Lancaster tonight (Sept 1) – 5 to 9 pm in downtown Lancaster. Discover innovative exhibitions, performances and a few surprises. Art galleries, museums, performing groups, professional theater, and more from Lancaster’s arts community. More Info: VisitLancasterCity.com
1 29th Annual Heart of Lancaster Arts and Craft Show Saturday and Sunday (Sep 3 & 4) 10am to 4pm at Roots Market, Graystone Rd, Manheim. 200 Juried Artists, Live Domonstrations, music and more. Rain or shine, free parking and admission. More Info: HeartofLancasterArtsandCraftShow.com
See the playlist below; and email me if you’d like it emailed to you with all the album details.
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Name |
Artist |
Album |
Year |
6:00 a.m. |
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King of My Heart |
Leeland |
Invisible |
2016 |
Love Song |
Jason Morant |
Abandon |
2004 |
Who You Are |
Desperation Band |
Who You Are |
2006 |
You Alone |
David Crowder Band |
The Lime CD |
2004 |
Revive Us Again |
Charlie Hall Band |
The Death of Death |
2013 |
How He Loves |
John Mark McMillan |
The Medicine |
2010 |
Spirit Break Out (Live) |
Kim Walker-Smith |
Still Believe (Live) |
2015 |
Sovereign Over Us |
Michael W. Smith |
Sovereign |
2014 |
This I Believe |
Hillsong Worship |
No Other Name |
2015 |
Our Father (feat. Jenn Johnson) |
Bethel Live |
For The Sake Of The World |
2012 |
Hallelujah Jesus |
Evan Wickham |
Mysterious Things |
2005 |
7:00 a.m. |
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Holy Spirit |
Bryan & Katie Torwalt |
Here On Earth |
2011 |
Your Glory / Nothing But the Blood (Live) |
All Sons & Daughters |
Live |
2013 |
Great I Am (feat. Jared Anderson) |
New Life Worship |
You Hold It All |
2011 |
Revelation Song (feat. Kari Jobe) |
Gateway Worship |
Cover The Earth |
2006 |
Here Is Love (feat. Brian Johnson) |
Bethel Live |
Here Is Love |
2009 |
Blessed Be Your Name |
Matt Redman |
Where Angels Fear To Tread |
2002 |
Forever |
Chris Tomlin |
The Noise We Make |
2001 |
Faithful |
Sisterbrother |
SisterBrother |
2011 |
Good Good Father |
Housefires |
Housefires II |
2014 |
Simple Gospel (Live) |
United Pursuit |
Simple Gospel (Live) |
2015 |
8:00 a.m. |
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Jesus, We Love You (Live) |
Bethel Music & Paul McClure |
We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] |
2015 |
Heres My Heart |
Crowder |
Passion: Let The Future Begin |
2013 |
My Heart Is Yours (feat. Passion) |
Kristian Stanfill |
Passion: Take It All |
2014 |
Brokenness Aside |
All Sons & Daughters |
Season One |
2012 |
Come Thou Fount (Above All Else) |
Shane & Shane |
The Worship Initiative, Vol. 1 |
2014 |
Sparrow |
Audrey Assad |
Heart |
2011 |
Create In Me |
Rend Collective |
The Art of Celebration |
2014 |
All My Fountains |
Chris Tomlin |
Passion: Here For You |
2011 |
This Is Amazing Grace |
Jeremy Riddle |
Bethel Live: For The Sake Of The World |
2012 |
It is Well (feat. Kristene DiMarco) |
Bethel Music |
You Make Me Brave (Live) |
2014 |
9:00 a.m. |
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10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) (feat. Passion) |
Matt Redman |
Passion: White Flag |
2012 |
Open The Eyes Of My Heart |
Paul Baloche |
The Writers Collection |
2008 |
Sing Along |
Christy Nockels |
Into The Glorious |
2012 |
Jesus Paid It All |
Kristian Stanfill |
Passion: Everything Glorious |
2006 |
You Are So Good To Me |
Third Day |
Offerings 2 — All I Have To Give |
2003 |
Psalm 134 (Bless the Lord) |
Robbie Seay Band |
Psalms LP |
2015 |
Open Up The Heavens |
Meredith Andrews |
Open Up The Heavens |
2014 |
One Thirst and Hunger |
Jeremy Riddle |
Furious |
2011 |
Jesus, Only Jesus |
Matt Redman |
Passion: Let The Future Begin |
2013 |
Heartbeats |
Hillsong UNITED |
Zion (Deluxe Edition) |
2013 |
Sing and Shout (feat. Matt Redman) |
Passion |
Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition / Live) |
2014 |
My Soul Sings |
Delirious |
Kingdom Of Comfort |
2008 |
Beautiful |
Phil Wickham |
Cannons |
2007 |
King Of My Heart |
John Mark McMillan |
The Avalanche EP |
2016 |