JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 21:16.

After
Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, children were shouting in the temple courts,
“Hosanna to the Son of David.”  The
religious leaders were annoyed, and asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children
are saying?”

Hosanna
is a term that means “Save.” It can be a plea for salvation or an expression of
thanks for salvation. The religious leaders were troubled by the way these
children were acknowledging Jesus as a Messianic figure.

But Jesus did not water down their lyrics. He replied to the religious leaders, “Yes, have you never read, ‘from the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise?’”

Jesus
was referring to a passage in Psalm 8, acknowledging the praise of these children
in the temple courts as a fulfillment of these words.

The words of Jesus inspire us to praise Him with words like “Hosanna” in the Year of Redemption.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in John 14:27.

Jesus
told His disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give
to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid.”

The
peace of God is a wonderful treasure and is available for those who trust in
Jesus completely. Just before Jesus died, He was talking about peace that was
better than anything this world could give.

With
faith in Jesus, we are able to rest in God’s grace. We don’t have  to prove our worth to Him. He has proved His
love for us.

With
faith in Jesus, we have a secure relationship that is built on sure promises of
blessing.

With
faith in Jesus, we have a Savior, who does not count our sins against us. We
are forgiven and reconciled to God through Jesus.

The words of Jesus inspire us to embrace the peace that Jesus offers us in the Year of Redemption.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Matthew 27:26.

Then
Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over
to be crucified.

Barabbas
was a well-known prisoner at the time of Christ’s crucifixion. It was customary
for Pilate to release a prisoner at the time of the Passover. That particular
year, Pilate gave the crowd a choice between Barabbas or Jesus. And the people
wanted Pilate to release Barabbas instead of Jesus.

The
innocent man died, and the guilty man was set free. That is also the message of
the Gospel. Second Corinthians 5:21 says that “God made him who had no sin to
be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Through Jesus we are set free from the chains that held us captive.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 26:39.

On the
night before Jesus was crucified, He prayed three times in the Garden, “My
Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will,
but as you will.”

In the
Bible, the number three refers to completeness. So, it is significant here that
Jesus committed Himself to doing the will of His Heavenly Father three times.
His obedience to the mission was complete.

Jesus
was not asking for the mission of redemption to be aborted. He was asking for
His cup to be taken from Him if there was another way to achieve redemption.
But there was no plan B. So, Jesus went to the cross. This prayer highlights
the importance of the cross to the Gospel. To those who are being saved, the message
of the cross is the power of God.

The words of Jesus inspire us to entrust ourselves to the will of God in the Year of Redemption.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Songs in the lineup this morning to:

-help our hearts choose to praise no matter our circumstances

-celebrate transformation that happens in God’s presence

-sing of His awesome power

-encourage you to find your way back to God no matter where you’ve wandered

Sing your heart out!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Blessed Be Your Name	Matt Redman	Where Angels Fear To Tread	2002
Desert Song	Hillsong United	Across The Earth – Tear Down The Walls	2009
Yet Will I Praise You (feat. Crowder)	Passion	Follow You Anywhere	2019
Give Me Jesus	All Sons & Daughters	Prone To Wander: A Collection of Hymns
Worship Mashup  – Called Me Higher Lion and The Lamb	Leslie Jordan & Leeland Mooring
Till I Found You	Phil Wickham	Living Hope (The House Sessions)	2019
Only Jesus	Brian Johnson	After All These Years	2017
Nothing Else	Cody Carnes	Nothing Else – Single	2019
In Christ Alone (Live)	Shane & Shane	Hymns Live	2019
All That I Am	Rend Collective	The Art Of Celebration
Forever My King (feat. Leeland, Dustin Smith, Chardon Lewis & HopeUC)	Darlene Zschech	Forever My King (feat. Leeland, Dustin Smith & HopeUC)	2019
Another in the Fire (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	People (Live)	2019
7AM
Defender (feat. Katie Torwalt)	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire	2018
Praise Your Name (Live)	Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship	Songs of the House (Live)	2019
Generous Giver (Live) [feat. Brenton Brown & Giorgi Antinori]	Vintage Worship	Heaven All Around Us (Live)	2019
Alleluia	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
To the End (feat. Amanda Cook)	Mack Brock	Greater Things	2018
Nothing Holding Me Back	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Here On Earth	2011
Like An Avalanche	Hillsong United	Aftermath	2011
Waterfall	Chris Tomlin	Love Ran Red	2014
Fierce (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live]	Jesus Culture	Let It Echo (Live)	2016
You Make Me Brave (feat. Amanda Cook)	Bethel Music	You Make Me Brave (Live)	2014
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)	Hillsong United	Zion	2013
8AM
Mighty Wave	Sarah Reeves	Broken Things	2011
Anchor (feat. Leah Mari)	Bethel Music	You Make Me Brave	2014
Captain	Hillsong United	Empires	2015
Mention of Your Name	Jenn Johnson	After All These Years	2017
What a Beautiful Name (Live)	Hillsong Worship	Let There Be Light (Deluxe)	2016
New Stories (feat. Brandon Lake)	London Gatch	New Stories	2019
In Your Presence (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live]	Jesus Culture	Let It Echo (Live)	2016
Heaven Fall	Cody Carnes	Heaven Fall – Single	2019
Here For You	Matt Redman	10,000 Reasons	2011
Wanderer	David Leonard	The Wait	2019
The Fathers Heart	Bellarive	The Heartbeat	2012
Come Home Running	Chris Tomlin	Not To Us	2002
9AM
Here’s My Heart	I Am They	I Am They	2015
Come As You Are	Crowder	Passion: Take It All	2014
You Are For Me	Kari Jobe	Kari Jobe	2010
As You Find Me (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	As You Find Me (Live) – Single	2019
Mistakes	Melody Noel & Influence Music	Touching Heaven	2018
What You Said (Live)	Jon Egan	Unveil (Live)	2019
Awakening	Amanda Lindsey Cook	House on a Hill	2019
Come As You Are	David Leonard	The Wait	2019
The Cross Has the Final Word (Live)	Cody Carnes	The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning	2017
Heart of God (feat. Chris Tomlin) [Live]	Hillsong Young & Free	III (Live at Hillsong Conference)	2018

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Luke 22:19.

At the
Last Supper, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them
(the disciples) saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance
of me.”

One of
the elements that we take at communion is the bread, which reminds us that
Jesus gave His body as a sacrifice for our sins.

Hebrews
10:5 says that when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and
offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt
offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am-it is
written about me in the scroll-I have come to do your will, my God.”

The
sacrifice of Jesus accomplished what other offerings could not accomplish-the
forgiveness of sins.

The words of Jesus inspire us to remember with gratitude the sacrifice of His body for our sins in the Year of Redemption.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Acts 3:19.

Peter
said, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that
times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”

God’s
kindness leads us to turn away from our sins and turn in faith to Jesus for His
grace. That kindness was ultimately demonstrated at the cross.

At the
point of repentance, a great burden is lifted from us-the burden of guilt is
released from us and we find our refreshment in the cleansing of God’s grace.
Some people think they have done things that are so bad that not even God could
forgive them. But if you think that way, remember this: Peter was speaking to a
crowd of people who had been directly involved in the death of Jesus. He told
that group of people that refreshment would come to them if they repented and
turned to God.

Through Jesus, we are set free to experience the refreshment of God’s grace.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in John 10:17 and 18.

Jesus
said, “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life-only to take it
up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have
authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I
received from my Father.”

This
statement from Jesus indicates that His death and resurrection was the plan of
redemption all along. Jesus talked about it before it happened, and then He
walked toward Jerusalem to offer Himself as the Lamb of God.

No one
could have taken the life of Jesus if He had not laid it down for us. He said
on one occasion, “Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once
put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” Jesus had a heavenly
army who could defend Him. But He did not call for their intervention, because
He was willing to die for us so that we might be with Him forever.

The words of Jesus inspire us with the thought that He willingly died for us so that we could be with Him and live for Him in the Year of Redempion.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Give Thanks to God	Housefires	We Say Yes	2017
Is He Worthy? (Live)	Chris Tomlin	Single	2019
Living Hope	Phil Wickham	Living Hope (The House Sessions)	2019
Seas of Crimson (feat. Brian Johnson)	Bethel Music	We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition]	2015
This I Believe (The Creed)	Hillsong Worship	No Other Name	2014
You Delight in Me (Live)	Life Center Worship	Debut EP	2019
Come to Me (Live)	Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson	You Make Me Brave (Live)	2014
91	Radiate Worship	Come Alive	2019
When You Walk Into the Room	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Kingdom Come	2013
Over and Over	Chris McClarney	Breakthrough	2018
7AM
Morning Song	The Digital Age	Evening : Morning	2013
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)	Matt Redman	10,000 Reasons	2012
Counting Every Blessing	Rend Collective	Good News	2018
Satisfied	Chris Tomlin	Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP	2018
In Every Way	Christy Nockels	In Every Way – Single	2019
Nothing Else	Cody Carnes	Nothing Else – Single	2019
Raise a Hallelujah (feat. Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser)	Bethel Music	Victory	2019
God of Miracles (Live)	Chris McClarney	Everything and Nothing Less (Live)	2015
Do It Again (feat. Rita Springer)	Mack Brock	Greater Things	2018
Covered (feat. London Gatch)	Mack Brock	Covered – EP	2019
Faithful to the End (feat. Paul & Hannah McClure)	Bethel Music	Have It All
8AM
King of My Heart	John Mark & Sarah McMillan	You Are the Avalanche – EP	2015
Goodness of God (Live)	Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson	Victory (Live)	2019
God Is Always Good (Live)	Covenant Worship	Covenant Worship Live	2018
Goodness, Love And Mercy	Chris Tomlin	Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP	2018
Shepherd of My Soul	Rivers & Robots	All Things New	2014
Plans	Tim Hughes	Pocketful of Faith	2015
Pour Out Your Spirit Lord	Evan Wickham	Mysterious Things	2005
Holy Spirit	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Here On Earth	2011
Your Presence	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
Heaven Fall	Cody Carnes	Heaven Fall – Single	2019
In Your Presence (Live)	Elevation Worship	Nothing Is Wasted	2013
Your Love Never Fails	Jesus Culture	Your Love Never Fails	2008
9AM
As You Find Me (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	As You Find Me (Live) – Single	2019
Driven by Love	Lindy & The Circuit Riders	Driven by Love (Live)	2019
Defender	Rita Springer	Battles	2017
Praise Before My Breakthrough	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP	2018
While I Wait	Lincoln Brewster	God Of The Impossible	2019
Tis so Sweet (Live)	Shane & Shane	Hymns Live	2019
We Will Not Be Shaken (Live)	Bethel Music & Brian Johnson	We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition]	2015
Praise Your Name (Live)	Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship	Songs of the House (Live)	2019
What You Said (Live)	Jon Egan	Unveil (Live)	2019
Stand In Your Love	Josh Baldwin	Single	2018

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 6:13b.

Jesus
taught us to pray, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever. Amen.”

This is
an acknowledgement of the greatness of God, placing Him on His rightful place
on the throne, having authority to reign with supreme power and eternal glory.

This
underscores an important point about worship being at the heart of our prayer
life. God is glorified and our soul is edified when we express adoration for
Him, and exalt His worthy name.

Psalm
40:16 says, “May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who
long for your saving help always say, ‘The LORD is great!’”

The words of Jesus inspire us to a place of worship in the Year of Redemption.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com