This week our Praise & Worship Playlist is packed with twin spins! We’ll get to sing along with two songs in a row from Phil Wickham, Charity Gayle, Chandler Moore, Hope Darst, Josh Baldwin, Lizzie Morgan and many more!

 

Song Title	Artist	Year
6AM
Run To The Father	Matt Maher	2020
Alive & Breathing	Matt Maher	2020
If The Lord (Live)	Zahriya Zachary	2024
Surrounded By Holy	Zahriya Zachary	2023
Mighty Name Of Jesus	Hope Darst	2025
Hands Of The Healer	Hope Darst	2024
Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise)	Shane & Shane	2021
Youve Already Won	Shane & Shane	2023
FEAR OF THE LORD	Mitch Wong	2025
The Blood (ft. Mitch Wong)	Jenn Johnson	2022
Thank You Jesus for the Blood	Charity Gayle	2021
Endless Praise	Charity Gayle	2021
7AM
Endless Alleluia	Cory Asbury	2018
Christ Be Magnified (Live)	Cory Asbury	2020
Give Me Jesus (ft. Abbie Gamboa)	UPPERROOM	2022
Faith and Wonder (Live)	UPPERROOM	2019
Made To Worship	Aodhan King	2024
My Hallelujah (Live)	Aodhan King & Hannah McClure	2025
Thank You Jesus (Live)	Josh Baldwin	2024
Made For More (ft. Jenn Johnson)	Josh Baldwin	2024
Bless God	Brooke Ligertwood	2023
King Of Kings	Brooke Ligertwood	2023
God I’m Just Grateful	Elevation Worship & Chandler Moore	2025
Lead Me On	Chandler Moore	2024
8AM
Firm Foundation (He Wont)	Cody Carnes	2022
The Cross Has the Final Word (Live)	Cody Carnes	2017
Stand In Awe (ft. Paul & Hannah McClure)	Bethel Music	2022
Holy Hands (Live)	Paul McClure, Hannah McClure	2025
Alleluia	Elevation Worship	2026
Praise (ft. Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore)	Elevation Worship	2023
A Million Times	Patrick Mayberry	2023
How You Love Me	Patrick Mayberry	2021
Let The Alabaster Break (Live)	Lizzie Morgan	2025
Unlearning (Live)	Lizzie Morgan	2025
King Of Hearts	Brandon Lake	0
We Praise You	Brandon Lake	2020
Goodbye Yesterday (ft. Gracie Binion)	Elevation Rhythm	2024
9AM
This Is The Gospel	ELEVATION RHYTHM & Joe L Barnes	2023
Praise Him!	Pat Barrett & Katie Torwalt	2023
Daily Bread (ft. Kari Jobe)	Pat Barrett	2024
Show Me Your Ways (ft. Leeland)	Thrive Worship	2023
Yahweh (ft. Leeland, Taylor Gall)	Thrive Worship	2024
Abandoned	Benjamin William Hastings	2024
Thats The Power (ft. Benjamin Hastings)	Hillsong Worship	2022
The King Is In The Room	Phil Wickham	2025
God of Revival	Phil Wickham	2021
How Good It Is	Chris Tomlin	2025
Holy Forever	Chris Tomlin	2023

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the value of devoted prayer.

Colossians 4:2 instructs us with these words: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

Here we see two elements of devoted prayer. The first is to be watchful. God calls us to a vigilant faith. This means, being in tune with people’s circumstances, being aware of their needs, and being proactive in prayer for them.

The second element is thankfulness. This means that we remember God’s blessings that have been poured out on our lives, and then respond with a heart of gratitude.

Charles Spurgeon once said, “If God has said much about prayer, it is because He knows how desperately we need it….The motto for this year must be….”Continue in prayer.”

The value of devoted prayer is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Micah 7:18.

“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy.”

At a conference room in Britain, various experts were discussing Christianity’s unique contribution among the world religions. They were debating this question for some time until C.S. Lewis entered the room. When he found out the subject of debate, he said in one simple phrase, “Oh, that’s easy. It’s grace.”

Our sin makes us guilty in the eyes of God. But the blood of Jesus has the power to make us clean. That is the power of the Gospel to set us free from the penalty of our sin so that we can experience the joy of God’s salvation. Grace cannot be earned or purchased by us, but it can be received by faith in Jesus Christ and celebrated forever.

Pardon for sin is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the humility of a child.

In Matthew 18:4, Jesus pointed to a little child to make a point about greatness in the kingdom of God.

The disciples asked Jesus, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to Him, and placed the child among them. Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Taking on the humility of a child will have an impact on how we pray to God. We will be honest and transparent. We will recognize God as greater than ourselves and rely on His love daily. We will look to Him to provide for us. Like a child with their earthly father, we can simply go to our Heavenly Father and call him Daddy.

The Humility of a Child is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Psalm 147, verses 1 and 2.

“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.”

This Psalm tells us that God is greatly exalted. He reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.

According to Colossians 1:6, the Gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world. This good news tells a love story of a God who has come to redeem people with sacrificial love. That was what the cross of Jesus was all about. Today, we can live with joy in the Lord’s love and with hope in God’s power to save us for eternal life in His holy presence. This Gospel is an open invitation for the people all over the world to come to Jesus and celebrate Him around the throne in heaven.

The awesomeness of God is a reason to praise Him in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at Paul the Apostle’s urgent plea for prayer.

In Romans 15:30, he said, “I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.”

The Apostle Paul lived with the realization that he needed the prayers of God’s people, and he asked for prayer support. One of the ways we can share in the struggles of a missionary or pastor is to pray for them. What are their struggles? What are their obstacles? What kind of opposition are they facing? We can ask them for specific ways that we can pray for them. As we hear how God is working through them, we can also share in their joys.

Another application of this verse is to be willing to seek prayer support from other believers to join us in our struggles.

Paul’s urgent plea for prayer is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Philippians 2:9 to 11.

“God exalted him (Jesus) to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Jesus came to this earth as a gift from God the Father. He was faithful to His mission. He never sinned. He came in humility to serve and sacrifice Himself for the sake of our salvation. His sacrifice was acceptable to God and sufficient for our greatest need for forgiveness. He suffered on a cross to accomplish God’s redemptive plan.  His love for us wins our allegiance. His faithfulness wins our loyalty. His name is worthy of our praise and devotion.

The Lordship of Jesus is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Luke 7:16.

“They were all filled with awe and praised God. ‘A great prophet has appeared among us’, they said. ‘God has come to help his people’.

Many people who saw the miracles that Jesus performed were responding this way. Their hearts were filled with praise for God. In addition, they were spreading the word about the miracles they were witnessing. News about Jesus was spreading. They were saying that God came to help. That is exactly why Jesus came to this world-to help us and save us. Love moved the heart of God to save us from our sinful condition. The miracle of Christ’s resurrection from the dead confirms the ability of Jesus to forgive us, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to new life in Him.

God’s Help through the appearance of Jesus is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the prayer of a tax collector in Luke 18:13.

His prayer was short, simple, and powerful. “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

There was another man who prayed at the temple that day. He was a religious leader known as a Pharisee. He prayed about himself, and thanked God that he was not like robbers, evildoers, adulterers, and even like this tax collector.”

But Jesus said it was the tax collector, not the Pharisee, who went home justified before God. Jesus said in Luke 18:14, “For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

This humble prayer of a tax collector is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com