FRED MCNAUGHTON – North Point’s iBand wishes you a Merry Christmas playing only on ipads and ipods.  Sounds great and the load out takes less than 5 minutes!

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FRED MCNAUGHTON – During the month of December we are sharing a few shots of our staff from our Christmas Photoshoot (donated by TJ and Brooke Mousetis of Walk In Love Clothing) so you can get to know us better.

Kristi couldn’t be here for the Christmas picture photoshoot so I borrowed this one from her .  She does a great job on the air everyday, but especially hosting the Praise and Worship program.  I hope you get to tune in and hear her and the songs she has chosen today.

FRED MCNAUGHTON – During the month of December we are sharing a few shots of our staff from our Christmas Photoshoot (donated by TJ and Brooke Mousetis of Walk In Love Clothing) so you can get to know us better.

Today is Roy Landis’ birthday.  You probably don’t know who Roy is.  He has been WJTL’s engineer for almost 25 years.  He keeps us up and running and sounding good.  Thanks Roy.  Happy Birthday!

John and Lisa rock out while Phil meditates on the lyrics.

JOHN SHIRK – In His own words, Jesus said in John 6:38, “For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

If you believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord, then you belong to God. That is good news to the extreme. Not one of Jesus’ truly devoted followers will perish in the realm of eternity.  Death will be but a mere bump in the road that leads to streets of gold.  The grace of the Lord Jesus is strong enough to prove God’s promises faithful. 

This means that we can live with encouragement and hope, as we live with confidence that nothing in all of creation can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.

That’s today’s Mission Statement for representing Jesus in the world today.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

The KCB Picture Taking Contest is now underway! This Christmas season KCB wants you to take a picture of Christmas at your house and a cookie (or cookies) has to be featured somewhere in the picture! (You can make it hard to find if you’d like!) We want YOU to take the picture! Get a grownup to help you send it to cookiebreak@wjtl.com by December 18th. Get creative!!! The winner will receive a Canon PowerShot A310 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera thanks to Best Buy Lancaster! I can’t wait to see your picture! All kids 14 and under are eligible to win!

Here are a few of the pictures we’ve received so far.  See if you can find the cookies!

FRED MCNAUGHTON – During the month of December we are sharing a few shots of our staff from our Christmas Photoshoot (donated by TJ and Brooke Mousetis of Walk In Love Clothing) so you can get to know us better.

Ann is so pretty.  And Ann loves Dunkin Donuts. Here she is prettily smiling while hugging a full box of Dunkin Donuts.  If you wan’t to see something that is not pretty, try prying them out of her hands. We love you Ann!

JOHN SHIRK – About Jesus, Acts 3:26 says, “When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

One of Jesus’ first recorded statements as an adult was this:  “The time has come. The kingdom of God is near.  Repent and believe the good news!”

The Gospel is a picture of a ship sailing in the wrong direction, and heading toward disaster.  Maybe a tidal wave.  Maybe an iceberg. Maybe a deadly hurricane.  But before the ship reaches the place of its breaking point, Jesus intervenes.  He becomes the turning point that saves the ship.  Likewise, Jesus is the turning point of human history, showing us the way to God through Himself.  When we follow Him by faith, He becomes our turning point from our wicked ways to His righteous paths, from our bad news to His good news.

That’s today’s Mission Statement for representing Jesus in the world today.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

FRED MCNAUGHTON – During the month of December we are sharing a few shots of our staff from our Christmas Photoshoot (donated by TJ and Brooke Mousetis of Walk In Love Clothing) so you can get to know us better.

We had to work really hard to look this serious because we are almost always making each other laugh. Um, Lisa, you aren’t even trying to look serious!

JOHN SHIRK – Galatians 4:4 says, “when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.”  

The passage further states that “Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba Father.”  The term “Abba Father” refers to a childlike intimacy and trust.  It’s a family term that Jesus used in prayer when addressing God, the Father.

The coming of Christ brings us to an age of maturity where we can enjoy the full privileges of being a child of God.  That includes having a relationship with God and having the inheritance of eternal life along with the blessings that are waiting in heaven. The coming of Jesus means that we can belong to God’s family through faith in His name to save us from our sins.

That’s today’s Mission Statement for representing Jesus in the world today.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In John 10:10, Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

There is a big contrast between Satan’s agenda for our lives, and the Lord’s agenda for our lives.  Satan seeks to deceive us.  Jesus describes Satan as the father of lies.  Jesus is the truth.  He speaks the truth, and fills us with His truth when we are receptive to His words.

Satan wants to rob us of God’s love, joy, and peace.  Jesus came to fill us with these enduring qualities. Satan’s agenda is to destroy us.  Jesus describes Satan as a murderer.  Jesus came with God’s breath so that we might be born spiritually, not just physically.  Spiritual re-birth leads to eternal life. 

There will be voices that tell us that we need to have toys and presents in order to have a meaningful Christmas.  However, Jesus is our greatest need. He is the reason why we celebrate. Through His presence, we can have a life of abundant spiritual blessing that fills us with truth, grace, and the hope of eternal life with God.

That’s today’s Mission Statement for representing Jesus in the world today.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com