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JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Marvelous.
The meaning of marvelous is “Causing great wonder; extraordinary.” Another definition of this word is “Extremely good or pleasing; splendid”.
The Bible uses the word “Marvelous” to describe the deeds of God.
Psalm 86:9 and 10 says, “All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.”
Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s marvelous deeds. In His death and resurrection, Jesus demonstrated God’s love for the world and gained victory over the grave.
These events have paved the way for our redemption, so that we might saved from our sins. Referring to Himself, Jesus said in Matthew 21:42, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.”
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Find encouragement in the marvelous deeds of the LORD in the Year of Endurance.
Praise & Worship Playlist
Praise & Worship Playlist : October 10, 2021 6:00 am : Kristi Leigh, Staff PagesThis week’s Praise & Worship playlist has a theme: Countless Reasons to praise! The lineup includes “Ways” by Sean Curran, “Counting On Your Name” from Tim Hughes, “Million Little Miracles” by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Worship and a local song from Worship Center Music called “The Reason For Our Hope”!
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
| 6AM | 2011 | ||
| Reason To Sing | All Sons & Daughters | Season One | 2012 |
| For These Reasons | Lincoln Brewster | All to You | 2005 |
| Over and Over | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
| Generous Giver (Live) [feat. Brenton Brown & Giorgi Antinori] | Vintage Worship | Heaven All Around Us (Live) | 2019 |
| Counting On Your Name | Tim Hughes | Love Shine Through | 2011 |
| Remember | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Remember – Single | 2019 |
| Good Good Father | Housefires | Housefires II | 2014 |
| Forever And A Day | Anthony Skinner | Forever And A Day | 2004 |
| I Will Worship You | Paul Baloche | Your Mercy | 2016 |
| Never Once | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2011 |
| So Good to Me | Cory Asbury | Holy | 2008 |
| 7AM | 2011 | ||
| You Are So Good To Me | Third Day | Offerings 2 — All I Have To Give | 2003 |
| Good Reason (Live) | Robbie Seay Band | Robbie Seay Band (Live) – EP | 2003 |
| Everyday Im Blessed | Crowder | I Know a Ghost | 2018 |
| Satisfied | Chris Tomlin | Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP | 2018 |
| When I Think About the Lord | Shane & Shane | Carry Away | 2003 |
| You Give Me Life | Rita Springer | Rise Up | 2004 |
| Great Are You Lord | All Sons & Daughters | All Sons & Daughters | 2014 |
| For No Other Reason (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Living with a Fire (Live) | 2018 |
| Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul) (feat. Jenn Johnson) | Bethel Music | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
| Ways | Sean Curran | Single | 2021 |
| The Reason for Our Hope | Worship Center Music | The Reason for Our Hope – Single | 2021 |
| 8AM | 2011 | ||
| Reason To Praise (feat. Naomi Raine) [Live] | Bethel Music & Cory Asbury | Homecoming (Live) | 2021 |
| Find a Reason (Joyful Joyful) [feat. Brett Stanfill] | North Point Worship | Find a Reason | 2020 |
| Bless His Name (Ive Got That Joy) (feat. Brandon Lake & Andy Cherry) | Seacoast Music | Single | 2021 |
| Desert Song | Hillsong United | Across The Earth – Tear Down The Walls | 2009 |
| House Of The Lord (Live) | Hillsong Young & Free | Out Here On A Friday Where It Began (Live) | 2021 |
| Counting Every Blessing | Rend Collective | Good News | 2018 |
| Count Them All | JJ Weeks Band | As Long As We Can Breathe | 2017 |
| Million Little Miracles (feat. Joe L Barnes) | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | Old Church Basement | 2021 |
| Reason I Sing | Phil Wickham | Hymn Of Heaven | 2021 |
| Countless Wonders | Chris Tomlin | Burning Lights | 2013 |
| We Are Blessed | All Sons & Daughters | The Longing – EP | 2012 |
| A Million Years | Paul Baloche | Behold Him | 2020 |
| 10,000 Armies (Live) | Influence Music & Jonathan Traylor | ages (Live) | 2021 |
| 9AM | 2011 | ||
| A Million Lights | Michael W. Smith | A Million Lights | 2017 |
| A Billion Stars | One Sonic Society | Single | 2017 |
| Hundred Miles | Crowder | I Know a Ghost | 2018 |
| 10,000 Reasons | Rend Collective Experiment | Campfire | 2013 |
| Multiplied (feat.Steve Fee) [Live] | North Point InsideOut | Hear (Live) | 2015 |
| A Thousand Thank Yous | Sarah Kroger | Single | 2020 |
| A Thousand More | Thrive Worship | Single | 2020 |
| Ten Thousand | John Mark McMillan | The Medicine | 2012 |
| O, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing | David Crowder Band | Remedy | 2007 |
| So Will I (100 Billion X) [Live] | Hillsong UNITED | (in the meantime) – EP | 2020 |
| Gratitude (Live) | Brandon Lake | House of Miracles (Live) | 2021 |
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Daily Challenge-Flavor This World With the Gospel
john : September 30, 2021 5:38 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to flavor this world with God’s good news.
Jesus said to His followers in Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth.”
Salt is a preservative. When God’s people live out the Christian life, our influence keeps the world from descending deeper into moral or spiritual decay. The power of God’s love will flow through us to build faith and bring out the best qualities in people.
Salt also adds flavor to food. When God’s people live out the Christian life with acts of service, gracious words, and the attitude of Christ, we give other people the opportunity to taste and see that the Lord is good.
Colossians 4:5 says, “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Take the Daily Challenge to flavor this world with God’s good news on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Harvest.”
This a farming term referring to the gathering of crops after they are fully ripe. It is the time when the farmer reaps what has been planted.
There is a spiritual analogy to this process in Galatians 6:8 and 9.
“A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
We might not always see the fruit of our labor, and in such a situation, the only thing growing in our lives is discouragement. We feel like giving up, but God encourages us to keep pressing on with faithful service. The harvest is coming. Our labor in the Lord is bearing fruit. God’s reward is near when we see Jesus face to face, and hear His words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Find encouragement in the harvest of blessing that is promised for persevering saints in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to be a peacemaker.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Jesus came on a peacemaking mission to restore us to a right relationship with God. He removed the barrier of sin at the cross for all who would call on His name for salvation.
We have a peacemaking mission today to be ambassadors for Christ. We are called to follow Jesus and represent Him while we live in the world. That means, spreading word of His amazing grace to reconcile us to God. The Apostle Paul was one of Christ’s ambassadors. He wrote in Second Corinthians 5:20, “We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Take the Daily Challenge to be a peacemaker as an ambassador for Christ on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Sacrifice.
Today, it is possible to celebrate salvation in Christ because of His sacrifice on the cross 2,000 years ago. There was a sacrificial system of animals in place before Jesus came into the world.
But according to Hebrews 7:27, “unlike the other high priests (in the Old Testament), he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.”
The price was high, and the pain was extreme, but His love for us was deep and wide. The death and resurrection of Jesus are pivotal moments in human history, and they are foundational events to the faith of Jesus’ followers. According to Hebrews 7:25, “He is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.”
Find encouragement in the sacrifice of Jesus to save us from our sins in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Praise & Worship Playlist
Praise & Worship Playlist : September 26, 2021 6:00 am : Kristi Leigh, Staff PagesThis week’s playlist has a mini theme celebrating God Who Makes A Way–and a mega theme dedicated to trusting the God of My Story! Check out details below, including brand new songs from Bethel Music’s “Homecoming” project along with fresh releases from Martin Smith, Christ for the Nations Worship, Andy Cherry and more.
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
| 6AM | |||
| Take Heart (MMXX) | Hillsong Worship | Take Heart (Again) | 2020 |
| Trouble (feat. The Kingdom Choir) | Martin Smith | Trouble (feat. The Kingdom Choir) – Single | 2021 |
| Over and Over | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
| Rejoice | Brad+Rebekah | Single | 2019 |
| Joyful | Dante Bowe | Circles | 2021 |
| Find a Reason (Joyful Joyful) [feat. Brett Stanfill] | North Point Worship | Find a Reason | 2020 |
| Mighty (Live) | Andy Cherry | Mighty (Live) – Single | 2021 |
| I See You (feat. Brandon Lake) | Chris Tomlin | Single | 2021 |
| Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul) (feat. Jenn Johnson) | Bethel Music | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
| Christ Be Magnified (Live) | The Belonging Co & Cody Carnes | See The Light (Live) | 2021 |
| Psalm 150 (Praise The Lord) | Matt Boswell & Matt Papa | Almost Home – The Hymns Of Matt Boswell And Matt Papa (Vol. 2) | 2021 |
| The Worship Medley: Reckless Love / O Come To The Altar / Great Are You Lord | Tauren Wells & Essential Worship | Essential Worship Songs | 2020 |
| 7AM | |||
| Step Into My Story | Selah | Step Into My Story | 2020 |
| Beautiful Story | Jaime Jamgochian | All Things | 2020 |
| Author / Perfector | Rivers & Robots | Discovery | 2018 |
| Eyes On You | Shane & Shane | Bring Your Nothing | 2013 |
| Better Word (Live) | Leeland | Better Word (Live) | 2019 |
| So Good (feat. Chris McClarney) | Rita Springer | Light | 2020 |
| Remember | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Remember – Single | 2019 |
| Immeasurably More | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | 2014 |
| Youre Not Finished Yet (Live) | The Belonging Co & Maggie Reed | All the Earth (Live) | 2017 |
| Just Getting Started (feat. Lauren Lee) | North Point Worship | Single | 2020 |
| Rebuilding My Ruins | kalley | Faultlines Vol. I | 2019 |
| My Testimony (Live) | Elevation Worship | Graves into Gardens (Live) | 2020 |
| My Story | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | 2014 |
| 8AM | |||
| New Thing (Live) | Hillsong Young & Free | All of My Best Friends (Live) | 2020 |
| Hope and A Future (feat. Nate Moore & Chandler Moore) [Live] | Housefires | Housefires + Friends (Live) – Single | 2020 |
| Know You Will | Hillsong UNITED | Single | 2021 |
| Come Through (Live) | Kim Walker-Smith | Wild Heart (Live) | 2020 |
| Your Nature (Live) | Kari Jobe | The Blessing (Live) | 2020 |
| Egypt (Live) | Cory Asbury | Single | 2020 |
| Abraham | Josh Baldwin | The War Is Over | 2017 |
| Promises | Maverick City Music | Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2 | |
| My Story | Big Daddy Weave | Beautiful Offerings | 2015 |
| Catch Me Singing | Sean Curran | Single | 2020 |
| 9AM | |||
| 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2012 |
| Way Maker | Paul McClure | Single | 2019 |
| God of New Seasons (feat. Laura Souguellis) | Christ For The Nations Worship | God of New Seasons | 2021 |
| Ill Give Thanks (feat. Kirby Kaple) | Housefires | Ill Give Thanks | 2020 |
| Jesus Over Everything (Live) | The Belonging Co & Andrew Holt | See The Light (Live) | 2021 |
| Only You (Live) | Kim Walker-Smith | Wild Heart (Live) | 2020 |
| No One (feat. Setnick Sene) | Cross Point Music | Single | 2021 |
| No One But You (Live) | Hillsong Worship | Awake (Deluxe) | 2019 |
| Homecoming (Live) | Bethel Music, Cory Asbury & Gable Price | Homecoming (Live) | 2021 |