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JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “What can we learn from the Bereans?”
There is a brief description of this group of people as Paul and Silas arrived in Berea. According to Acts 17:11, “the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.”
The Bereans would have been hungry for God’s Word, and as they examined the Scriptures daily, God’s Word was getting into them. They were serious students of the Bible, weighing Paul’s teachings in light of what the Bible said. As they took God’s Word to heart, more people were coming to faith in Jesus.
The Bereans are good examples of spiritual discernment. When we hear sermons, listen to music, or engage in conversation, it is good to test what we hear with what God’s Word says. The Bible is the standard of truth because it is the Word of God. Knowing what God’s Word says will help us to know Jesus better and be able to discern truth from error in the Year of Exploration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
FRED MCNAUGHTON – Saturday’s Peter Furler Concert scheduled for The Junction Center has been moved to Lancaster Bible College. That means there are more tickets available now for Saturday’s Peter Furler and Band Concert at Lancaster Bible College beginning at 7pm.
Click Here for Directions to Lancaster Bible College
Today I’m twin-spinning the Praise & Worship Show playlist. The 8:00 hour is be extra special with an acoustic/unplugged song in each pair. It kinda feels like the worship leaders are sitting in your living room, playing the songs just for you and Jesus. See if the live, simplified versions makes those songs come alive a little more for you like it does for me! I particularly am loving the recording of Ginny Owens singing “I Will Praise You” when she played Live at The Junction Center.
Name | Artist | Album | Year |
6:00 a.m. | |||
Facedown | Matt Redman | Facedown | 2004 |
Call to Worship | Matt Redman | Where Angels Fear to Tread | 2002 |
Call To Praise | Jeremy Riddle | Full Attention | 2007 |
Breaking Through (feat. Jeremy Riddle) | Bethel Music | Tides | 2013 |
White Flag (feat. Passion) | Chris Tomlin | Passion: White Flag | 2012 |
Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies) | Chris Tomlin | Burning Lights | 2012 |
Come To The Water | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Let The Future Begin | 2013 |
Jesus Paid It All | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Everything Glorious | 2006 |
Wonderful | Desperation Band | Center Of It All | 2012 |
Make a Way (feat. Jon Egan) | Desperation Band | Banner (Deluxe Version) | 2014 |
This I Believe | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | 2015 |
O Praise The Name | Hillsong Worship | Open Heaven River Wild | 2016 |
Remember | Passion | Salvations Tide Is Rising | 2016 |
7:00 a.m. | |||
We Fall Down | Passion | I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | 2000 |
No Longer Slaves (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser) | Bethel Music | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
Mt. Zion (feat. Jonathan David Helser) | Cageless Bird | Live At Home | 2014 |
Strong God | Meredith Andrews | Worth It All | 2013 |
Open Up The Heavens | Meredith Andrews | Open Up The Heavens | 2014 |
Ever Lifting | Christy Nockels | Into The Glorious | 2012 |
Freedom Song | Christy Nockels | Let It Be Jesus | 2015 |
One Thing Remains (feat. Chris Quilala) | Jesus Culture | Come Away | 2010 |
Fierce (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo (Live) | 2016 |
Your Love Is Wild | Zealand Worship | Your Love Is Wild | 2016 |
Good Good Father (feat. Phil Joel) | Zealand Worship | Zealand Worship – The EP | 2015 |
You Come Running | Travis Ryan | Until My Voice Is Gone | 2016 |
Salvation Is Here | Travis Ryan | Travis Ryan | 2008 |
8:00 a.m. | |||
I Will Praise You (Live From The Junction Center) | Ginny Owens | 2015 | |
Amazing Grace (feat. Ginny Owens) | Jim Brickman | Grace | |
Hosanna (Live From The Junction Center) | Paul Baloche | 2012 | |
Your Name | Paul Baloche | A Greater Song | 2006 |
Anchor (Live On New Tunes At 9) | Dan & Lauren Smith | All My Hope | 2014 |
Alive In You | Dan & Lauren Smith | All My Hope | 2014 |
Let Heaven Come (Live On New Tunes at 9) | Brian Campbell | 2012 | |
The Waking Sound | Brian Campbell | Hearts Wake to the Giver of Life | 2012 |
With Me (Live In WJTL Studio Recording) | Brad & Rebekah | 2012 | |
Oh Great God | Brad & Rebekah | All Youve Done (Deluxe Edition) | 2015 |
Come As You Are/How He Loves (Live From The Junction Center) | Crowder | 2014 | |
Heres My Heart | Crowder | Passion: Let The Future Begin | 2013 |
9:00 a.m. | |||
Here Is Love (feat. Brian Johnson) | Bethel Live | Here Is Love | 2009 |
Have It All | Bethel Music & Brian Johnson | Have It All | 2016 |
Pocketful of Faith | Tim Hughes | Pocketful of Faith | 2015 |
Joy Is In This Place | Tim Hughes | When Silence Falls | 2004 |
Your Love Awakens Me | Phil Wickham | Children Of God | 2016 |
Holy Light | Phil Wickham | The Ascension | 2013 |
All Creatures | Kings Kaleidoscope | Becoming Who We Are | 2014 |
Glorious | Kings Kaleidoscope | Becoming Who We Are | 2014 |
Come Thou Fount | All Sons & Daughters | Prone To Wander: A Collection of Hymns | |
Your Glory / Nothing But the Blood (Live) | All Sons & Daughters | Live | 2013 |
Made for You | Matt Papa | Look & Live | 2013 |
Unto The One | Matt Papa | You Are Good | 2007 |
Here’s your playlist for the July 15th/17th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:
Hour 1
- Black Honey – Thrice
- Someone Anyone – Anberlin
- This Is Not a Test (feat. Capital Kings) – TobyMac
- Sweep the Leg – Family Force 5
- Out of the Fire – Audio Adrenaline
- Beginning To End – Rush Of Fools
- The Change (Feat. Beacon Light) – Bread of Stone
- Lonely Soul – I Anthem
- Feel Invincible – Skillet
- Falling Apart – Spoken
- Not Alone – Attaboy
- Closer Than We Think – The Classic Crime
- Happiness – NEEDTOBREATHE
- Money & Fame – NEEDTOBREATHE
- Bummin’ – Relient K
- Without A Fight – Lybecker
Hour 2
- Wasn’t Enough – XXI
- Fire It Up – Thousand Foot Krutch
- Speak – Foreverlin
- Loving Led – Ilia
- Float – Switchfoot
- Choices – Graceful Closure
- I Just Wanna Know – NF
- Nuthin’ – Lecrae
- Holding On – We Are Vessel
- Live While I’m Alive – Flagship Armada
- I’ll Bleed – Seventh Day Slumber
- Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber
- Run Devil Run – Crowder
Five Fun Free Family Things To Do July 15-17, 2016
phredd : July 15, 2016 8:51 am : Fred McNaughton, Staff PagesFive Fun Free Family Things To Do – July 15-17, 2016
5 National Ice Cream Day Social, Sunday (July 17) from 6:30-8pm at Jonestown Community Park Pavilion. Celebrate National Ice Cream day with a FREE scoop of ice cream and a do-it-yourself toppings bar. Also a summer sing along with Marty’s One Man Band, Bob’s Critters and the Lebanon Dairy Court. Bring a non-perishable food item for JOY Food Pantry. More Info: NLRecreation.org
4 Terre Hill Days in the town of Terre Hill, Northeastern Lancaster County today (Friday, July 15) through Sunday (July 17). Live entertainment, Arts & Crafts Fair, rides, airplane candy scramble, outhouse races and more! Fireworks Saturday at 10 pm. More Info: terrehilldays.com
3 The New Holland Band Summer Concert on the lawn of The Red Caboose Motel in Ronks, tomorrow (Saturday, July 16) from 7pm-8:30pm. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for an evening of classic American patriotic music and train-themed favorites.
More Info: RedCabooseMotel.com
2 Bright Side Summerfest today (Friday July 14) thru Sunday (July 16) at Bright Side Baptist Church & Opportunity Center in Lancaster. 50’s theme festival features Elvis, Lancaster Barnstormers mascot Cylo, Hershey Bears Cocoa, PSU Nittany Lion, contests, silent auction, giveaways, food trucks, kids activities, Classic Car Show and more! More Info and schedule: Brightside OC Facebook Page
1 Cavod Academy Open House in New Holland tomorrow (Saturday, July 16) from 9am-2pm. Free food, prizes, LIVE performances, and more! Lisa & KCB Broadcasting Livein the morning. More Info: CavodAcademy.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “Does the Gospel hold the solution to the racial division that we see in our nation?”
Yes, the Gospel does have the solution if our nation is willing to embrace God’s love and authority over us. It is not compatible to be receptive to God’s love and harbor hatred for people at the same time. The Apostle Paul is a great example of someone who showed disdain for Christians until he became a Christian. Then, his heart became tender, and his focus was to reach out to Jews and Gentiles with the Good news of Jesus Christ.
Likewise, God expanded Peter’s understanding of who He accepts, which led to Peter’s declaration in Acts 10:34: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism, but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.”
God celebrates the variety of people He has made. His love extends beyond borders to reach out to every human on this planet. God so loved the world that He gave us Jesus. Every human being matters to God. His love for us moves us to compassion and respect for others. His love is capable of bringing racial harmony to this nation. Getting our hearts in alignment with God’s heart is the key to making this happen in the Year of Exploration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “What is meant by the phrase that God collects our tears in His bottle?”
In the New Living Translation, Psalm 56, verse 8 reads, “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”
David wrote this Psalm at a time when his enemies held him in captivity. He was in a fearful situation, and yet, expressed his faith in times of uncertainty, saying “When I am afraid, I will trust in you.”
That is the background to David’s expression that God has collected all his tears in a bottle.
The basic idea behind this word picture is that God remembers our sorrows. He is able to retain it in His mind and keep track of the depth of the sorrows we experience. He is able to sympathize with us in our pain, and will vindicate our righteous causes at His appointed time.
In times of distress, we can take comfort in the fact we are on God’s radar. He cares for us. He hears our cries for mercy, and is close to our broken hearts in the Year of Exploration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Exploration, today’s Reason to Believe is the perseverance of the saints.
Church history is filled with testimonies of men and women who endured in the faith, even though their witness for Jesus was the reason for much hardship.
The Apostle Paul described his perseverance in the faith in Second Corinthians 4:8: “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
Paul lived with hope in the midst of life’s harsh realities, because he kept Jesus in view in his faith. He saw the temporary trials of this life as a light burden compared to the eternal glory that awaited him. And so, he said, “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” Hebrews 12:1 encourages us to run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
The perseverance of the saints is a testimony of a faith refined through the fire and is a reason to believe in God’s good news.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Name |
Artist |
Album |
Year |
6:00 a.m. |
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Take Heart |
Hillsong United |
Aftermath |
2011 |
Future / Past |
John Mark McMillan |
Borderland |
2014 |
This I Know |
Crowder |
Neon Steeple |
2014 |
Hallelujah (Friend and King) |
Tim Hughes |
Pocketful of Faith |
2015 |
Only You |
Hillsong Live |
Glorious Ruins (Deluxe Edition) |
2013 |
A Greater Song |
Matt Redman |
Beautiful News |
2006 |
Come Thou Fount (Above All Else) |
Shane & Shane |
The Worship Initiative, Vol. 1 |
2014 |
Almighty God |
Tim Hughes |
Holding Nothing Back |
2007 |
Always |
Kristian Stanfill |
Mountains Move |
2011 |
Sovereign |
Chris Tomlin |
Burning Lights |
2013 |
One Thirst and Hunger |
Jeremy Riddle |
Furious |
2011 |
Beautiful |
Phil Wickham |
Cannons |
2007 |
7:00 a.m. |
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Great I Am (feat. Jared Anderson) |
New Life Worship |
You Hold It All |
2011 |
My Heart Is Yours (feat. Passion) |
Kristian Stanfill |
Passion: Take It All |
2014 |
God of Wonders (feat. Caedmons Call) |
Mac Powell |
City on a Hill |
2000 |
Brokenness Aside |
All Sons & Daughters |
Season One |
2012 |
Let There Be Light |
Bryan & Katie Torwalt |
Let There Be Light – Single |
2016 |
The Fathers Heart |
Bellarive |
The Heartbeat |
2012 |
Crown Him (Majesty) (feat. Kari Jobe) |
Chris Tomlin |
Burning Lights |
2013 |
At Your Name (Forever) |
Tim Hughes |
Love Shine Through |
2011 |
Forever (feat. Brian Johnson) |
Bethel Music |
Tides |
2013 |
Let It Be Jesus (feat. Passion) |
Christy Nockels |
Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition) |
2014 |
Better Is One Day |
Charlie Hall |
Better Is One Day |
1999 |
8:00 a.m. |
|||
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) |
Matt Redman |
10,000 Reasons |
2012 |
King of My Heart |
John Mark & Sarah McMillan |
You Are the Avalanche – EP |
2015 |
It is Well (feat. Kristene DiMarco) |
Bethel Music |
You Make Me Brave (Live) |
2014 |
Hope and Glory |
Tim Hughes |
Pocketful of Faith |
2015 |
Lord, I Need You (feat. Audrey Assad) |
Matt Maher |
All The People Said Amen |
2013 |
In Your Presence (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] |
Jesus Culture |
Let It Echo (Live) |
2016 |
Your Glory |
All Sons & Daughters |
Season One |
2012 |
Holy Spirit |
Bryan & Katie Torwalt |
Here On Earth |
2011 |
Scandal Of Grace |
Hillsong United |
Zion |
2013 |
Day After Day |
Kristian Stanfill |
Mountains Move |
2011 |
Counting On Your Name |
Tim Hughes |
Love Shine Through |
2011 |
Create In Me |
Rend Collective |
The Art of Celebration |
2014 |
Alive |
Hillsong Young & Free |
We Are Young & Free |
2013 |
9:00 a.m. |
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Almighty God (feat. Candi Pearson Shelton) |
Todd Fields |
North Point Live: Here + Now |
2012 |
King of Love |
I Am They |
I Am They |
2015 |
Oh How I Need You |
All Sons & Daughters |
The Longing |
2012 |
Clear The Stage |
Jimmy Needham |
Clear The Stage |
2012 |
Open Up The Sky |
Deluge |
Deeper (Integrity Compilation) |
2008 |
Ever Be (Live) |
Bethel Music & Kalley Heiligenthal |
We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] |
2015 |
Thank You God For Saving Me (feat. Phil Wickham) |
Chris Tomlin |
Burning Lights |
2013 |
One Thing Remains (Studio Version) (feat. Passion) |
Kristian Stanfill |
Passion: White Flag |
2012 |
Fierce (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live] |
Jesus Culture |
Let It Echo (Live) |
2016 |
Mighty |
Kristene DiMarco |
Mighty |
2015 |
Awake My Soul (feat. Lecrae) |
Chris Tomlin |
Burning Lights |
2013 |
God of Miracles (Live) |
Chris McClarney |
Everything and Nothing Less (Live) |
2015 |
With Everything |
Hillsong United |
Passion: Awakening |
2010 |
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Your playlist for the July 8th/10th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:
Hour 1
- Feel Invincible – Skillet
- Resuscitate – Fireflight
- Fight Of Our Lives – Page 2
- Set The Dial – Run Kid Run
- Live While I’m Alive – Flagship Armada
- Staring At the Sun – Roelant
- Falling All Over – I Am Spartacus
- Not Alone – Attaboy
- Wasn’t Enough – XXI
- Darkest Part – RED
- I’m Not Running Away From This – Hearts Like Lions
- Roses – I Anthem
- Mirror – Kutless
- Not What You See – Kutless
- Incomplete – Thousand Foot Krutch
Hour 2
- Float – Switchfoot
- Glow In the Dark – Family Force 5
- Run Devil Run – Crowder
- The River – Decyfer Down
- In Too Deep – Seventh Day Slumber
- Holding On – We Are Vessel
- Colors Run – House Of Heroes
- Running From The Scene – Manic Bloom
- Super Good Feeling – Bleach
- Bummin’ – Relient K
- The Change (Feat. Beacon Light) – Bread of Stone
- Battleground (Featuring Manafest) – Bread Of Stone
- Black Honey – Thrice
- Never Going Back To OK – The Afters