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In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His letter to the church at Pergamum.

In Revelation 2:14, The main message to this church is to beware of falling into an immoral lifestyle. There was evidence of compromise in the church at Pergamum. The whole church was not infected, but some within the church were being corrupted. In His love for the church, Jesus calls the compromisers to repentance. To those who did not fall into false teachings or an immoral lifestyle, Jesus commends them for remaining true to His name.

Pergamum was identified as a place where Satan has his throne. Believers were in a tough place. There can be many temptations and different forms of persecution in communities where Satan has a stronghold. There was a hostile climate toward Christians in Pergamum as seen by the reference to the death of Antipas, who was a faithful witness for Jesus.

A daily connection with Christ calls to an uncompromising faith.

Here’s the playlist for your November 15th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Sayonara – Disciple
2. Lights Out – Silverline
3. More of You – Matty Mullins
4. Out Of My Head – Sumerlin
5. Taking Back – About A Mile
6. The Sound – Switchfoot
7. Chasing Fears – Graceful Closure
8. Return – Capital Lights
9. Come Alive – Attaboy
10. Safety (featuring Stephen Christian) – Fireflight
11. Glow In The Dark (Grapishsoda Remix) – Family Force 5
12. Nuthin’ – Lecrae
13. Alive – Tree63
14. The Glorious Ones – Tree63
15. Feet, Don’t Fail Me Now – Needtobreathe
16. The God I Know –  Me In Motion

Hour 2

1. Porcelain (feat. Jonathan Thulin) – Bread of Stone
2. Move – Audio Adrenaline
3. Nothing More – Decyfer Down
4. Gravity Bomb – I Am Empire
5. Gallows – Dustin Kensrue
6. Resuscitate Me – Remedy Drive
7. Broken Lines – Foreverlin
8. What  Matters – Embers In Ashes
9. Collide – Skillet
10. Mr. Roboto – Rapture Ruckus
11. Strike Back – We As Human
12. Falling Apart – Spoken
13. I’m Not Running Away From This – Hearts Like Lions
14. Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber
15. Desperados – Andy Mineo

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend – November 13-15, 2015

5 Friendship Community Harmony Concert Sunday (Nov. 15) from 7-9pm at Forest Hills Mennonite Church in Leola. Featuring performances by: The Friendship Community Worship Team, Spare Parts, OMPH Children’s Choir, Landis Homes Men’s Ensemble, and Lancaster Mennonite Men’s Ensemble. A freewill offering will be collected and all proceeds benefit adults with developmental disabilities served by Friendship Community. More Info: www.friendshipcommunity.net

4 FREE F&M College Orchestra in Concert tomorrow (Saturday, November 14) 8pm at the Barshinger Center on the Campus of F&M College. More Info: FandM.edu

3 Building LEGOS and the Food Bank in Lititz tonight (Friday, November 13) 5-8pm at Beers and Hoffman Architecture, North Water Street in Lititz, PA. Bring canned food items for the Warwick/Lititz Community Food Drive and then stay and build with Thousands of Legos. More Info: 717-625-0400

2 Rock the Asylum Concert featuring Stuart Young and Mariah Keener, tomorrow (Saturday, November 14) 7-9:15pm at Lifepoint Church, Hillcrest Avenue in Harrisburg. Concert and FREE food. More Info: lifepointpa.org

1 The Beggar Folk in concert at Emmaus Road Cafe tomorrow (Sat. Nov. 14) beginning at 7pm.  The Beggar Folk are Josh and Trista Lamb, folk singer-songwriters from Lancaster. Emmaus Road Cafe is located on Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster. More Info: emmausroadcafe.org

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His letter to the church at Smyrna.

In Revelation 2:9, His main message to this church is to commend them for their faithful witness. He says, “I know your afflictions and your poverty-yet you are rich.” “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer.” “Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

The witness of this church reveals that followers of Christ will, at times, face persecution for our faith.

Polycarp was the bishop at Smyrna, and when he was 86 years of age, he was pressured to acknowledge Caesar as Lord. But Polycarp would not bow to the pressure. He said, “Eighty-six years I have served Christ, and He never did me any wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?” As a result of his stand for Jesus, Polycarp became a martyr for the faith.

A daily connection with Christ inspires faith and courage for times of testing.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His letter to the church at Ephesus.

It appears in Revelation 2. This is the first of seven churches to receive a message from the Lord. Each message is different, but they reflect the character of the same God who is loving and holy.

The main message to the church at Ephesus is this: “You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.”

Here was a church that was still working for the Lord and enduring hardships. They were discerning truth from error among their teachers. However, over time, they lost their first love. They may have been going through the motions of the Christian life, but lost the delight of their service and their radiance.

Jesus loves this church, and because He cares, He calls them to return to the love they once had for Him-to recapture that sense of wonder of God’s amazing grace that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

A daily connection with Christ calls us back to our first love.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

It’s time for the November 8th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show!  Here’s your playlist:

Hour 1

Staring At the Sun – Roelant

Heartbeat – The Exchange

Reach for the Sky – Red Letter Hymnal

How To Live – The Great Transparency

Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber

Destruction of Kings – Devin Williams

Alive – Tree63

Castaway – Chasen

Something to Say – The Red Airplanes

Never Going Back To OK – The Afters

I’m Not Running Away From This – Hearts Like Lions

The Worst Kind of Gods-ss – House of Heroes

Say It Like You Mean It – Switchfoot

Meant To Live – Switchfoot

Stay After Me – Ever Burning Bright

Fire And Fury – Skillet

Hour 2

Chasing Fears – Graceful Closure

Lonely Soul – I Anthem

Sayonara – Disciple

So Far Away – RED

Gallows – Dustin Kensrue

It Was You – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Mr. Roboto – Rapture Ruckus

Desperados – Andy Mineo

Hey, Hey – The Elms

Pretty Lies (feat. Matty Mullins) – VERIDIA

Falling Apart – Spoken

Hearing Voices – Anberlin

Porcelain – Bread of Stone

Glow In The Dark – Family Force 5

Come Alive – Attaboy

Get Back – Nine Lashes