Love is in the air this Valentines weekend! So this time our Praise & Worship playlist is filled with songs focusing on LOVE! See below for all the details on our specially themed lineup, including songs like “King Of My Heart”, “Love Is This”, “How He Loves”, “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever” and more. I’ve got a few hymns, some classics and even Pat Barrett’s brand new song “Break Open”!

Kristi Leigh

Kristi@WJTL.com

Song Title	Artist	Year
6AM
Love Wont Give Up	Elevation Worship	2019
Seen Known Loved	Pat Barrett	2023
I Am Your Beloved (Live)	Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser	2022
Your Love Is Extravagant	Casting Crowns	2003
Heres My Heart	I Am They	2015
Lost In Your Love (ft. Mack Brock)	Grace City	2021
The One You Love (ft. Chandler Moore)	Elevation Worship	2022
Wondrous Love	Jadon Lavik	2008
At The Cross (Love Ran Red)	Chris Tomlin	2015
When I Look At The Blood	Pat Barrett	2021
7AM
Love Came Down [Live]	Brian Johnson	2011
Lost in Your Love (ft. Sarah Reeves)	Brandon Lake	2021
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever	Delirious	1997
How You Love Me	Patrick Mayberry	2022
Sing to the Lord (Banner)	Pat Barrett	2018
My Heart Is Yours (ft. Passion)	Kristian Stanfill	2014
Stay	Zahriya Zachary	2026
Greatest Love Ive Ever Known	Shane & Shane	2021
Magnificent, Marvelous, Matchless Love	Matt Boswell & Matt Papa	2019
Love is This (ft. May Angeles)	Matt Redman	2023
Reckless Love	Cory Asbury	2017
God Is Love (Live)	North Point Worship	2022
8AM
Crazy Love (ft. JWLKRS Worship)	Maverick City Music	2023
Good To Be Loved (Live)	Cody Carnes & Natalie Grant	2022
Nothing Can Separate (ft. Matt Redman)	Lucy Grimble	2020
Threads (Live)	David Leonard	2019
I Was Loved	Davy Flowers	2022
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live]	Hillsong UNITED	2019
Jesus, We Love You (Live)	Paul McClure	2015
First Love (Live)	Kari Jobe	2020
King of My Heart	John Mark & Sarah McMillan	2015
Ways	Sean Curran	2021
9AM
Alabaster Heart (Live)	Kalley	2019
Break Open (Live)	Pat Barrett
Stand in Your Love (Live)	Josh Baldwin	2019
Because Of Your Love	Chris Quilala (Of Jesus Culture)	2017
This Beating Heart	Matt Redman	2013
My Soul Sings	Delirious	2008
What Love Looks Like	Elle Limebear	2020
Unlearning (Live)	Lizzie Morgan	2025
Nobody Loves Me Like You	Chris Tomlin	2018
My Jesus I Love Thee (With Every Breath) [ft. Meredith Andrews]	Worship Circle	2019
God Really Loves Us	Crowder	2021
How He Loves	John Mark McMillan	2010

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the prayer of Moses for his enemies.

Moses was given the assignment from God to deliver His people out of slavery in Egypt to a place of freedom and worship.

He told Pharoah on God’s behalf, “Let my people go!”

When Pharoah refused to comply, the Lord would send a plague, and Pharoah would sometimes acknowledge his guilt so that the plague would go away. He would say to Moses, “Pray for me.”

During the plague of the flies, Moses left Pharoah and prayed to the LORD for him. Exodus 8:31 records that the LORD did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharoah and his officials and his people.

Moses was doing something extraordinary that Jesus would teach in the Sermon on the Mount. He said, “Pray for those who persecute you.” He also said, “Love your enemies and do good to them.”

The prayer of Moses, interceding for his enemies, is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in John 4:23.

Jesus said to the woman at the well, “A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.”

True worship refreshes our spirit and glorifies God. In whatever way we express our worship for God, it flows from the heart, and is expressed with sincerity. Worship that honors God adores Him for who He is. It describes His character with accuracy and with reverence. This is what God is seeking from His people with whom He loves dearly.

The perspective of Jesus about true worship is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the nearness of God to hear our prayers.

This is what Psalm 145:18 affirms:

“The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”

James 4:8 invites us to the throne of grace with these words. “Come near to God and he will come near to you.”

God is approachable. He has made it possible for us to have an intimate relationship with Him through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We can call on His name, and have the confidence that He will respond to the earnest prayers of our heart with His grace.

The Nearness of God to hear our prayers is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Psalm 59, verses 16 and 17.

“I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.  You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.”

David wrote this Psalm when Saul was seeking to take his life. David responded by praying to God for deliverance from those who were seeking to harm him. Through this danger, he also praised God as his strength and fortress.

In the spiritual realm, it is always good to remember that the Lord is stronger than our greatest adversaries, including the devil. God’s grace is a dependable shield to protect us from the spiritual attacks that we face.

Knowing God as our Reliable Fortress is a reason to praise Him in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at God’s invitation to call on His name.

In Jeremiah 33:3, the LORD says, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”

Prayer gives us the opportunity to know God better. Spending time with God in quiet trust brings us to a deeper understanding of His character and how He works. Psalm 25:14 tells us that the Lord confides in those who fear Him. He makes His covenant known to them.

Seeking God also leads us to greater revelation of His Kingdom, which is a treasure that surpasses the wealth of the world. His counsel leads us to the wisdom of His truth and the wonders of His love.

God’s Invitation to call on Him is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Psalm 89, verses 6 to 8.

“For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD?” Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings? In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him. Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.”

One of the common phrases in the Bible used by worshippers of God is “Who is like the LORD?” It is a question that draws attention to the supremacy of God above all other names. His power and faithfulness are just two of His qualities that are matchless. Later in this Psalm, the writer adds, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD.”

The awesomeness of God is a reason to praise Him in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the earnest prayers of Elijah.

In James 5:17, Elijah is described as a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again, he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Everyone who is considered righteous lives by faith. Elijah had faith in God. He believed that with God all things are possible. He was also prompted by God’s Word to pray for what was humanly impossible.

James 5:16 says that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

The earnest prayers of Elijah are worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in First Peter 4:10 and 11.

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.”

How has God gifted you? The answer gives insight as to where you fit in God’s design. Our gifts and abilities are not accidents. They are given to us for the purpose of sharing God’s love with others and bringing glory to His name. Let this be the motto we serve by:

“By God’s grace, with His strength, for His glory.”

God’s power at work in us is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the prayer of Jesus for unity.

In John 17:21, Jesus prayed about His followers this way: “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

When Christians live in unity with God and with each other, the message of the Gospel is proclaimed in our relationships. We send out the message to the world that God was moved by love for the world to send His one and only Son.

Jesus brings the church together under His Lordship. We live with a common purpose and share a common love. In a relationship with God, we can be an answer to this prayer uttered by Jesus, so that multitudes of people in this world may believe the Gospel.

The prayer of Jesus for unity among His followers is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com