Happy Father’s Day!  Here’s your get-ready-for-Creation Festival show for Sunday, June 21st.

Hour 1

Nothing Left to Lose – PIONEER

Between Love and War – I Anthem

Safety – Fireflight

Satisfy – Found in the Fury

The Worst Kind of Gods – House of Heroes

The Fallback – Sumerlin

Yours Again – RED

Destruction of Kings – Devin Williams

Aftermath – Fever Fever

Anthology – Thrice

Adam’s Son – Rhett Walker Band

What Love Means – Everfound

Radical – Disciple

Closer Than We Think – The Classic Crime

Hour 2

Resuscitate Me – Remedy Drive

Something Made To Last – Remedy Drive

Rise – Skillet

Hero – Skillet

Breathe Again (Ft. Matty Mullins) – Spoken

Through It All – Spoken

Taking Life – We As Human

Strike Back – We As Human

Let It Out – Switchfoot

More Than Fine – Switchfoot

Mercy – Ravenhill

Perfect – Flyleaf

Beyond Me – TobyMac

Gone – TobyMac

Messengers (feat. for KING & COUNTRY) – Lecrae

Hold Your Breath – Children 18:3

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Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend – June 19-21, 2015

5. Celebrate World Juggling Day tomorrow (Sat. June 20th)  The Lancaster Throwback Juggling Club will gather in Lancaster’s Long’s Park near the Amphitheater from 1pm to 4pm. Stop by for free juggling lessons, or just to watch the jugglers practice and perform. More Info:  www.lancasterjugglers.com

4. Family Day: A Midsummer Daydream at the PA Agricultural & Industrial Museum, Princess Street in York – tomorrow (Saturday, June 20) 10am – 2pm. Celebrate creativity and imagination at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum. Art stations, storytelling, musicians, demonstrations, and hands-on activities will allow families to explore at their own pace in a festival atmosphere.  More Info: www.yorkheritage.org

3. Heritage Days at Intercourse Community Park tonight, tomorrow and Sunday (June 19-21) Shoofly Pie Baking Contest, Pedal Tractor Pull, Tractor Rides, Bounce Houses, Petting Zoo, Volleyball Tournament, Ryan & Friends, DKers Juggling, Music and More. More Info: http://www.intercourseheritagedays.com/

2. Thunder on the River Car Show tomorrow (Sat. June 20) from 10am-3pm.
Located on Locust Street in downtown Columbia, from 10am-3pm. Vintage cars, music and more. Admission for spectators is free. More Info: www.parivertowns.com

1. WJTL’s Family Movie Night tonight (Fri. June 19) beginning 7pm at The Junction Center Tent in Manheim. Free tickets available at the door.  Kettle Corn and Turkey Hill products available for purchase. Come early to ride the WJTL Pedal Cars! More Info: The Junction Center tab at WJTL.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His power to forgive.

First John 1:8 and 9 says, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

Confession is simply agreeing with God that we are sinners in need of His grace. There are no secrets that we can keep from God. He knows everything about us already, so nothing we tell Him about ourselves will surprise Him. Jesus is ready to offer us mercy when we approach Him with humility and honesty. Confession is how we bring the darkness into the light, and remove the barriers that keep us from experiencing the joy of God’s spiritual blessings.

First John 2:1 says, “If anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense-Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”

A daily connection with Christ gives us a place to turn for complete forgiveness and purification.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His role as our high priest.

One of the functions of the high priest in the Old Testament was to enter the Most Holy Place once a year to make atonement for himself and the people. The high priest would offer animal blood as sacrifices year after year, which did not have the power to take away sin. Then came Jesus who offered Himself for our sins once for all. His blood was payment enough to take our sin away. His grace is sufficient for our need.

Hebrews 4:14 says, “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

In our times of weakness and temptations, Jesus will be our source of strength if we turn to Him. He is able to turn our weaknesses into strengths, so that when people see the change in our lives, they see the power of Christ making the difference.

A daily connection with Christ gives us constant access to the throne of grace.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Here’s your June 14th, 2015 Some Sort of Rock Show playlist:

Hour 1

What  Matters – Embers In Ashes

You Are The Light – Nine Lashes

Crazy Love – Hawk Nelson

Love Changed Everything – Bread of Stone

Hope Is Alive  – Abandon

Forward Motion – Thousand Foot Krutch

Aftermath – Fever Fever

Something Beautiful – Needtobreathe

We Are the Brave – VERIDIA

Adam’s Son – Rhett Walker Band

Light Makes A Way – Remedy Drive

Out Of My Head – Sumerlin

Sweep the Leg – Family Force 5

Supersonic – Family Force 5

Erased – Relentless Flood

Good Times – Manic Drive

Hour 2

Mercy – Ravenhill

Take a Bow – Flagship Armada

Darkest Part – RED

Angels & Demons – Disciple

Your Love Is Enough – Jon Foreman

After The Fight – Jars of Clay

Hello McFly – Relient K

Move – Audio Adrenaline

Skyscaper – Seventh Day Slumber

Not Gonna Die – Skillet

The Nearness (feat. Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf) – David Crowder Band

Diamonds in the Dark – We Are Leo

The Worst Kind of Gods – House of Heroes

Hold Your Breath – Children 18:3

Moving On – Waiting Hill

There are 2 themes on this morning’s program: an hour of songs of adoration (6:00-7:00) and a Flag Day theme (8:00-9:00).

Get in touch if you have theme ideas or song questions!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend – June 12-14, 2015

5. Community Bash tomorrow (Saturday, June 13) 11am-3pm at Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Trinity Road in York. FREE Family Fun Day featuring Pony Rides, Medivac Helicopter, Art Pavillion, Crafts, Juggler, Cake Walks and more.  Also, Be part of creating York County’s largest PAPER PRAYER CHAIN. More Info: saintpaul-trinity.org

4. Randy Stonehill concert tonight (Friday, June 12) 7:30pm at Lititz United Methodist Church. Randy Stonehill is best known as one of the “Pioneers of Contemporary Christian Music” – known for “Shut De Do” “Who Will Save the Children” and many other favorites. The Concert is Free. More Info: http://randystonehill.com/tour.html

3. Summer Reading Program kickoff at Middletown Public Library tomorrow (Sat. June 13) from 9am- Noon. Live music, activities, cookies, face painting, Caring Hearts Pet Therapy animals, and more! Where your Super Hero Costume. Kids Cookie Break broadcasting LIVE with Chick-Fil-A Cookies and chance to win prizes. More Info:middletownpubliclib.org

2. LCBC Church 16th Annual Motorsports Show and BBQ at the Manheim Campus tomorrow (Saturday, June 13) 9am-2pm.Hundreds of cruisers, tuners, street rods, motorcycles, RC exhibits, model cars, music, food and prizes. People’s Choice trophies will be awarded so vote for your favorites!
More Info:  LCBCchurch.com

1. Servant Stage Company presentations of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera, HMS Pinafore tonight, tomorrow and Sunday (June 12-14) at Lancaster Bible College All performances are free, donations accepted to help Servant Stage’s mission to make family-friendly performances easily accessible. Reserve tickets encouraged. More Info: http://www.servantstagecompany.com/hms-pinafore

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Relationship-Building Principle comes from Psalm 46:10.

Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 46 is about looking to God in faith through circumstances that would normally melt hearts with fear.

There are references to earthquakes and tsunamis found here. Nations are in uproar. Kingdoms fall. Desolations are found on the earth.

The world suffers the consequences from humanity’s sin problem, and those consequences include disasters and armed conflict between nations. In the midst of such upheaval, God invites us to find hope and strength in the everlasting arms of God’s grace. That is where we find security for our soul. That is where we find peace in the eye of the storm. The world is not spinning out of His control. God is on the throne, and this will be clearly evident to everyone in the course of time.

Isaiah 30:15 says, “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”

Depending on God in times of trouble is a vital relationship-building principle to take to heart in the Year of Connection.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com