Merry Christmas!   Here’s the playlist for the December 25/27 episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Love Came Down At Christmas – Jars Of Clay
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem – Dustin Kensrue
3. Taking Back – About A Mile
4. Your Love Is Enough – Jon Foreman
5. Go Tell It On The Mountain – Needtobreathe
6. The Holly And The Ivy – Hawk Nelson
7. Take Me Over – RED
8. Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber
9. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – House Of Heroes
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Joy to the World – House of Heroes
11. Bring It On – Kutless
12. Something To Say It – The Red Airplanes
13. The First Noel – David Crowder Band
14. Do You Hear What I Hear? – Abandon Kansas
15. Desperados – Andy Mineo
16. I Believe – KB

Hour 2

1. Little Drummer Boy – The Almost
2. Wonderful Christmas Time – Family Force 5
3. God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down
4. Staring At the Sun – Roelant
5. What We Call Christmas – Bleach
6. The 12 Days Of Christmas – Relient K
7. Mr. Roboto – Rapture Ruckus
8. Alive – Tree63
9. Chasing Fears – Graceful Closure
10. I’m Not Running Away From This – Hearts Like Lions
11. His Favorite Christmas Story – Capital Lights
12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – After Edmund
13. Hope Is Alive – Abandon
14. Porcelain – Bread Of Stone
15. Little Drummer Boy – Audio Adrenaline
16. Jingle Bell Rock – Thousand Foot Krutch

ANN D’ALESSANDRO –

Looking for something to do on Christmas Day or need  a place to go & connect with others?  Here are three options for free food and fellowship on Christmas Day!

**The 3 churches of Brownstown will once again offer a FREE Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day at the West Earl Fire Company in Brownstown  from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Delivered meals can be arranged by calling 717-656-7570.

**8th annual St Matthew Lutheran Church York FREE Christmas Day dinner on Dec. 25th from 11am-3pm. Free full turkey dinner served to all that attend. Gluten free food available. Free toys for children. Free clothes, coats, blankets, etc. while supplies last. Even a visit from Santa.  717-845-2721

**25th Annual FREE Christmas Day Dinner at St. Anne Catholic Church in Lancaster from 11:30am-1pm.  717-291-8617

Ann D’Alessandro -Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas!!

ann@wjtl.com

Tonight, I’m reminded that “fear” could be translated as “losing ground,” “losing control,” “losing perspective” or even “losing the plumb line” in our goal and purpose of life. This Christmas season, know He is calling all us weary ones unto Himself. (Even now I hear “Come Let us Adore Him.”)
This Christmas, lets do it!  Let’s adore Him in the biggest way; the way of letting go of “fear” so that we may find Him. I believe we’ll not only find Him, we will find Him faithful.
Blessings over your Christmastime.
Praying in this season you pursue everything in your heart, that leads to a fearless “all-in” to Jesus Christ our celebrated Savior.
Nik

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Relationship-Building Principle comes from Isaiah 9:6, which says about Jesus, “He will be called….Prince Of Peace.”

Verse 7 goes on to say, “Of the increase of his government and peace, there will be no end.”

Under His righteous leadership, true and lasting peace will be established. While the world yearns for the peace that Jesus offers, it does not yet experience this reality. That is because we need to acknowledge peace on His terms. Welcoming the influence of Jesus as our Savior and Lord invites peace. But peace is elusive as long as we push Jesus away.

On a personal level, we can experience the gift of God’s peace this Christmas, by embracing the presence of Jesus.

Romans 5:1 says, “Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Receiving Jesus as our Prince of Peace is a vital relationship-building principle to take to heart in the Year of Connection.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Merry Christmas!   The December 18/20 Episode of Some Sort of Rock Show is chock full of Christmas tunes that beg for more volume!   Here’s the playlist for this weekend’s show:

Hour 1

Jingle Bell Rock – Thousand Foot Krutch
Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Hawk Nelson
Come Alive – Attaboy
Lightning – Fireflight
Dead Man – Rhett Walker Band
Let It Out – Switchfoot
Child of Glory – The Modern Post (Dustin Kensrue)
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence – The Modern Post (Dustin Kensrue)
Sayonara – Disciple
Hero – Skillet
Something to Say – The Red Airplanes
At The Sound – Kingdom
Christmas Day – MxPx
My Favorite Things – Family Force 5
Pretty Lies – VERIDIA
Feet, Don’t Fail Me Now – NEEDTOBREATHE

Hour 2

All I Want for Christmas Is You – House Of Heroes
We Three Kings – After Edmund
Take Me Over – RED
Anthem Of The Lonely – Nine Lashes
Alive – Tree63
Staring At the Sun – Roelant
Deck The Halls – Relient K
Handels Messiah (The Hallelujah Chorus) – Relient K
We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Relient K
The 12 Days Of Christmas – Relient K
Desperados – Andy Mineo
Mr. Roboto – Rapture Ruckus
Ashes – Almost Taken
Heartbeat – Sumerlin
Do You Hear What I Hear? – Abandon Kansas
Go Tell It On The Mountain – Seabird
Evergreen – Switchfoot

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend – December 18-20, 2015

5 Live Nativity at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Granville tonight, tomorrow and Sunday (December 18-20) from 7pm – 8:30pm each evening. Free Hot chocolate and cookies! More Info: http://www.grantvilleumc.org

4 Walk Through Bethlehem at St. John’s Blymires United Church of Christ in  Dallastown, tonight and tomorrow (Friday Dec 18 and Saturday Dec 19) Hear the stores about the birth of the Christ child, meet the people and animals who were there on that “very special  night”. Includes a display of nativities from around the world. Also Craft making for children. More Info: www.stjohnsblymiresucc.com

3 Third Annual Messick’s Christmas Drive-Through Light Show tonight, tomorrow and Sunday (Dec 18-20) 6:30pm-9pm each evening at Messick’s Farm Equipment, Mertz Drive in Elizabethtown. More than 70,000 animated lights that dance to choreographed Christmas Music. Free, but donations are accepted and benefit local non-profits. More info: Messicks.com

2 Journey with Jesus tomorrow (Sat. Dec. 19) 6-8pm at Ed’s Landscaping 2 miles west of the square in Elizabethtown. Walk thru a rustic barn and experience the story of Jesus from birth to resurrection. Dozens of actors & live animals including a Camel. Donations benefit WJTL. More Info:edslandscapingsupply.com

1 Servant Stage Company’s presentation of A Christmas Carol tomorrow, 11am, 3pm and 7pm and Sunday 3pm and 7pm (December 19 & 20) at Lancaster Church of the Brethren, Sunset Ave, Lancaster. A faithful rendition of Charles Dickens’ holiday tale of redemption, charity, and the spirit of Christmas. The performances are free however, reservations are required and donations are accepted. More Info: servantstagecompany.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His purpose for coming to the world.

According to First Timothy 1:15, “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”

The Christmas season is full of special activities, shopping sprees, decorations, and gifts. It can be a busy season that keeps us doing things that may be good, but may also keep us from slowing down to reflect on the greatest gift of all-the reason why we celebrate Christmas.

God’s love for us prompted Him to send Jesus to the world on a rescue mission. Jesus did not come to us because we were good, but because He is good. His blood shed for us at the cross was an acceptable sacrifice for our sins, and as a result, we are declared acceptable to God through faith in Jesus Christ. We cannot enter heaven on our own merit, but it is possible to enter heaven on the merit of Christ and what He has done for us at the cross. That was the purpose of Jesus that adds meaning to Christmas.

A daily connection with Christ is our lifeline to God’s forgiveness and His gift of eternal life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Did you know you can listen to Some Sort of Rock show on both Friday (10pm) & Sunday nights (8pm/10pm)?  Here’s the playlist for the December 11th/13th episode:

Hour 1

1. Reach for the Sky – Red Letter Hymnal
2. Chasing Fears – Graceful Closure
3. What We Call Christmas – Bleach
4. He Came with Love – Memphis May Fire
5. Something to Say – The Red Airplanes
6. Satisfied – House of Heroes
7. Falling Apart – Spoken
8. Vicious  – Silverline
9. My Favorite Things – Family Force 5
10. Punk The Halls – Stellar Kart
11. Alive – Tree63
12. Turn It To Gold – Abandon Kansas
13. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence  – The Modern Post (Dustin Kensrue)
14. Go Tell It On The Mountain – Needtobreathe
15. I’m Not Running Away From This – Hearts Like Lions

Hour 2

1. Bring It On – Kutless
2. Live On Forever – The Afters
3. Love Came Down At Christmas – Jars Of Clay
4. What Child Is This – Sumerlin
5. Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber
6. Yours Again – RED
7. Staring At the Sun – Roelant
8. Treason – Pioneer
9. Little Drummer Boy – Audio Adrenaline
10. Christmas This Year (feat. Leigh Nash) – TobyMac
11. Sayonara –  Disciple
12. Into Your Veins – Five Iron Frenzy
13. O Come All Ye Faithful – Kings Kaleidoscope
14. Joy To The World – David Crowder Band
15. Come Alive – Attaboy
16. Taking Back – About A Mile