JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Gift.”

A gift is a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.

Some gifts are priceless, such as the grace of God. We cannot put a monetary value on grace. It is the gift that saves our soul and lasts forever.

Ephesians 2:8 says, “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”

We cannot buy God’s grace with money or earn God’s grace by good works, but we can receive it as a gift, and enjoy a relationship with God that lasts forever. Revelation 22:21 says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.” That is how the Bible ends, and how things will be in the picture of eternity.

Find encouragement in the gift of God’s grace in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Happy November! This month is a big Season of Gratitude Sunday mornings on WJTL. Every week there will be a special lineup meant to stir up thankful praises. This week the playlist is themed with a focus on remembering God’s faithfulness. It includes songs like “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”, “Faithful To The End”, “You Never Let Go”, “Yes and Amen”, “Promises” and more. Plus, a group of songs from local leaders and worship teams! See all the details below.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jFEs87z2FkYHXYGFrLULK?si=90fb58c1ae0141f1

Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ

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Name	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (feat. Christy Nockels)	Worship Circle	Worship Circle Hymns	2019
You Never Let Go	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Champion	2016
Faithful God	I AM THEY	Faithful God – Single	2020
You Are For Me	Kari Jobe	Kari Jobe	2010
Great Is Your Faithfulness	Martin Smith	Back to the Start (Deluxe Version)	2013
I Still Believe (Faithful Always)	Thrive Worship	A Thousand More	2019
Questions (You Are Faithful)	Matt Redman	Glory Song	2017
Counting On Your Name	Tim Hughes	Love Shine Through	2011
By My Side (Live)	David Leonard	The Wait: Silence the Noise (Live)	2019
You Never Change	Rita Springer	Battles	2017
Day After Day	Kristian Stanfill	Mountains Move	2011
Over and Over	Chris McClarney	Breakthrough	2018
Greater Things	Mack Brock	Greater Things	2018
7AM
Faithful	Chuck Gibson Band	Chuck Gibson	2012
Faithful (feat. Dan & Lauren Smith)	Community Songs	From the Valley – EP	2019
Forever and Always	Clay Collective	Living Stones	2021
Faithful	Sisterbrother	SisterBrother	2011
Your Faithfulness	Worship Center Live	In This Place	2011
Worthy of It All (Live)	LCBC Worship	Rise – EP	2021
Hindsight	Hillsong Young & Free	III	2018
Never Once	Matt Redman	10,000 Reasons	2011
Unfailing	Lifepoint Worship	Holy Spirit Come	2015
You Are Faithful	Carrollton	Breathe In Deep – EP	2014
Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor	Matt Boswell & Matt Papa	His Mercy Is More	2019
Always Good (feat. Rita Springer)	The McClures	The Way Home (Deluxe)	2019
Only Ever Always (Feat. Sandra McCracken)	Rain For Roots	All Creatures	2020
8AM
Great is Thy Faithfulness/ How He Loves	Celtic Worship	Morningtide	2021
Faithful	Rend Collective	Build Your Kingdom Here	2010
Always	Kristian Stanfill	Mountains Move	2011
Faithful Now	Vertical Worship	Grace is on Our Side	2020
How Great Is Your Faithfulness	Matt Redman	We Shall Not Be Shaken	2009
Too Good To Not Believe (feat. Jenn Johnson)	Brandon Lake	Co-Lab Single	2021
He Always Provides (feat. Chandler Moore)	ONE HOUSE WORSHIP	He Always Provides	2021
The Solid Rock	Charlie Hall Band	The Death of Death	2013
Faithful (Live)	GATEWAY	Greater Than (Live)	2018
Unstoppable God	Elevation Worship	Wake Up The Wonder	2015
Take Courage (Kristene DiMarco)	Bethel Music	Starlight (Live)	2017
The Lord Our God (feat. Passion)	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Let The Future Begin	2013
9AM
Promises	Maverick City Music	Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2	2021
I See You (feat. Brandon Lake)	Chris Tomlin	Single	2021
Never Let Go	David Crowder Band	Remedy	2007
He Is Faithful	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Here On Earth	2011
Faithful to the End (feat. Paul & Hannah McClure)	Bethel Music	Have It All
Faithful to Us (Live)	Covenant Worship	Covenant Worship Live	2018
You Never Let Go	Matt Redman	Beautiful News	2006
Never Ever	Kristene DiMarco	Where His Light Was	2017
Promises Never Fail (Live)	Bethel Music & Emmy Rose	Victory (Live)	2019
Yes and Amen (feat. Chris McClarney)	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire	2018
Do It Again	Elevation Worship	Speak Revival – EP	2016
You Never Let Go (Feat. Tammi Haddon)	Tim Timmons	Single	2020
Hes Always Been Faithful (feat. John Marc Kohl)	The Worship Initiative	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 25 (Live)	2021

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5reY1SooXdMAtTrwTBdrZe?si=f80ec25a1591458c

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to do everything for the glory of God.

John Piper has said that “God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes Him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that He really is. This is what it means to be created in the image of God.”

Whenever God’s love moves our faith into action, we have opportunity to draw attention to God’s greatness.  It could be singing a love song to Him, or serving in the children’s ministry at church, or visiting the elderly at a retirement community. It might mean saying an encouraging word to a co-worker having a rough day, or inviting a neighbor to our place for a meal.

First Corinthians 10:31 says, “whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” This is God’s purpose for our lives.

Take the Daily Challenge to do everything for the glory of God on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Stronghold.”

A stronghold is a defensive structure that serves as a fortress of protection.

Spiritually speaking, a stronghold is a safe place to be when we are under the protection of God’s grace.

We are protected from condemnation. He is our source of salvation.

We are protected from the destructive tactics of the enemy. God’s truth sets us free from deception.

We are protected from isolation. The Lord is near to us in our times of crisis. We are not left alone in our distress.

Psalm 37:39 says, “The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.”

Find encouragement in knowing the LORD as our stronghold in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

This week’s Praise & Worship Playlist has a Marvelous Light Theme tying all the songs together. It’s a lineup airing on Halloween, during that time of the year when there’s less sunlight in the day, and we’re still in a heavy season. I want to remind us that God is Light and darkness cannot overcome it. He is the Light of the world and we are called children of the light. There’s a lot of good songs to sing over your situation in this lineup, including “Let The Light In” by Cody Carnes, “Running To The Light” by Brandon Lake, “Shake The Dust Off” by Sean Curran, “Let There Be Light” by Bryan & Katie Torwalt, “Shine On Us” by Cory Asbury and more.

Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

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Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Let The Light In	Cody Carnes	Run To The Father	2020
Shake The Dust Off	Sean Curran	1,000 Names	2021
Brighter Than the Sun (feat. Lucy Grimble)	Rivers & Robots	Discovery	2018
Let It Be So	Kirby Kaple	Single	2021
The Light Will Come	Phil Wickham	Cannons	2007
Songs In the Night (Live)	Matt Redman	Unbroken Praise (Live)	2015
Strike the Dark	Caleb & Bethany Kuenzli	Strike The Dark EP	2020
Running To The Light	Brandon Lake	House Of Miracles	2020
Freedom (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live]	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire (Live)	2018
Heaven Invade (Live)	Kari Jobe	The Blessing (Live)	2020
Light Of Your Grace	Citizens	Single	2021
Sunrise	Meredith Andrews	Deeper (Deluxe Edition)	2016
7AM
Let There Be Light (Live)	Hillsong Worship	Let There Be Light (Deluxe)	2016
Heres My Heart	I Am They	I Am They	2015
Light Breaking Through (feat. Lauren Lee)	North Point Worship	Single	2020
Shine On Us	Cory Asbury	Immersed	2007
Let Me Feel You Shine	David Crowder Band	Give Us Rest-A Requiem Mass In C (The Happiest Of All The Keys)	2011
Father of Lights	Jesus Culture	Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago	2011
Children Of Light	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Let The Future Begin	2013
The Cross Has the Final Word (Live)	Cody Carnes	The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning	2017
Now I See (Live)	The McClures	The Way Home (Deluxe)	2019
Marvelous Light	Charlie Hall	Flying Into Daybreak	2006
Light of the World (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live]	Jesus Culture	Unstoppable Love (Live)	2015
Echoes (Till We See the Other Side) [Live]	Hillsong UNITED	People (Live)	2019
8AM
Step Into the Light (feat. Sean Curran)	Passion	Single	2019
Into The Light	SisterBrother	TBD	2013
Shining	Phil Wickham	Cannons	2007
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Amazing Grace)	Shane & Shane	Hymns, Vol. 2	2019
Let There Be Light	Bellarive	Before There Was	2014
In Your Light	Jeremy Riddle	For The Sake Of The World	2012
See the Light	Hillsong Worship	Awake	2019
Live in the Light	Rita Springer	Light	2020
Into the Light	Red Rocks Worship	Into the Light	2015
Free, Amen (Live)	We The Kingdom	Live At the Wheelhouse – EP	2019
Oh How I Need You	All Sons & Daughters	The Longing	2012
Lamp	Charlie Hall	The Rising	2010
Lord Youre Beautiful	Shane & Shane	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 3	2014
Joyous Light	Chris Tomlin	Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern	2004
9AM
Bright as the Sun	Hillsong Worship	Awake	2019
As Sure As The Sun	Ellie Holcomb	As Sure As The Sun	2015
God of Our Yesterdays	Chris McClarney	Glimpses of Worship	2009
When You Walk Into The Room	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Kingdom Come	2013
Light	Rita Springer	Light	2020
Let There Be Light	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Champion	2016
Take Heart (MMXX)	Hillsong Worship	Take Heart (Again)	2020
Joyful, Joyful	Laura Hackett	Joy (LIVE)	2010
Standing in Your Light	Sarah Kroger	Light	2020
Shine a Light	Elevation Worship	Here as in Heaven	2016
King of Heaven	Mack Brock	Covered – EP	2019
Spotlight (feat. Amanda Lindsey Cook)	Rita Springer	Light	2020
Praise The Lord (Brighter The Morning)	Sean Curran	1,000 Names	2021

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6b2xSMCxn17pOTybgsgm61?si=eeaec08fb7074ef8

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to devote ourselves to the fellowship of the church.

The early church was a thriving church in Acts chapter 2. The Lord was adding to their number daily those who were being saved.

One of the dynamics of the early church was that the people devoted themselves to the fellowship of the church.

Acts 2:46 says, “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. This was a community that met together consistently, as they embraced the “one another” statements of the Bible.

They loved one another, They honored one another. They sought to live in harmony with one another. They accepted one another. They served one another. They encouraged one another. They were kind and compassionate to one another.

What might happen in our church congregation if we consistently live out the “One Another” commands in the Bible?

Take the daily challenge to be devoted to the fellowship of the church on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – This week, our words of Encouragement direct our attention to who we are as a new creation in Christ.

Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Disciple.”

In Matthew 12:49, Jesus pointed to His disciples, and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

A disciple of Jesus simply follows Him. We are students of His Word, learning to live a Christ-centered life. His teachings guide us to do the will of His Father in heaven. Wherever He leads, we follow Him as a beloved member of God’s family.

Find encouragement in following Jesus as one of His disciples in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com