This week’s lineup features Josh Baldwin, Brooke Ligertwood, Paul Baloche, Hope Darst, Brandon Lake, CityAlight, Cody Carnes and more. Listen for mini-themes, too! We’ll focus on God’s Name, what we Believe and Hallelujah.

Kristi Leigh

Kristi@WJTL.com

Song Title	Artist	Year
6AM
FEAR OF THE LORD	Mitch Wong	2025
Holy Hands (Live)	Paul McClure, Hannah McClure	2025
Clean Heart	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	2024
Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me	CityAlight	2018
The Christ And Cornerstone (Live)	Josh Baldwin	2025
Lamb of God (ft. David Leonard)	Church of the City	2025
What A Miracle (ft. Leeland, Chris Brown)	Elevation Worship	2024
Jireh (ft. Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine)	Maverick City Music	2022
Mighty Name of Jesus (ft. Josh Baldwin)	Hope Darst	2025
What A Beautiful Name	Hillsong Worship	2017
I Know A Name (ft. Brandon Lake)	Elevation Worship	2025
Who Else (ft. Abbie Gamboa)	Gateway Worship	2024
7AM
Yes We Believe	Paul Baloche	2026
This I Believe (The Creed)	Hillsong Worship	2014
Famous For (I Believe) (ft. Jenn Johnson)	Tauren Wells	2020
I Believe	Phil Wickham	2023
Too Good To Not Believe (Live)	Cody Carnes	2022
I Believe	Charity Gayle	2025
I Still Believe (Faithful Always)	Thrive Worship	2019
I Believe	Jonathan & Melissa Helser	2022
Still On the Throne (Live)	The Belonging Co & Danny Gokey	2025
King of Kings (ft. Brooke Ligertwood)	Hillsong Worship	2019
Crowns Down (Live)	Gateway Worship & Josh Baldwin	2023
King Of Hearts	Brandon Lake	2025
8AM
His Mercy Is More (ft. Cochren & Co.)	Matt Boswell & Matt Papa	2024
Bless God	Brooke Ligertwood	2023
Faithful and True (ft. Dee Wilson)	New Life Worship	2024
Trust In God	Elevation Worship	2023
Holy Forever	Chris Tomlin	2022
Made For More (ft. Jenn Johnson)	Josh Baldwin	2024
Just Jesus (Live)	David Leonard & Seacoast	2025
Center (Live)	Abbie Gamboa	2025
Abandoned (ft. Brandon Lake)	Benjamin William Hastings	2025
Sing Of Your Love	ELEVATION RHYTHM & Joe L Barnes	2025
How Good It Is	Chris Tomlin	2025
Let It Be A Hallelujah	Lauren Daigle	2025
9AM
Hallelujah In The Hard Things	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	2026
Alleluia	Elevation Worship	2026
Thank You Jesus for the Blood	Charity Gayle	2022
Thank You Jesus (Live)	Josh Baldwin	2024
The Blood (ft. Jenn Johnson)	David Funk	2025
One More Day	Sons Of Sunday	2025
Daily Bread (ft. Kari Jobe)	Pat Barrett	2024
Worthy Of It All (Worthy)	CeCe Winans	2026
Who You Say I Am (Live)	Hillsong Worship	2018
WASHED	Elevation Rhythm	2026
Goodness of God (Live)	Jenn Johnson	2019
God Im Just Grateful (ft. Chandler Moore)	Elevation Worship	2025
So So Good (Live)	Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake & Elevation Worship	2025

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the prayer request of Jeremiah for correction.

It’s found in Jeremiah 10:23. This is how it is worded in the New Living Translation of the Bible.

“I know, LORD, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. So correct me, LORD, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.”

The Gospel makes it possible for us to be redirected to a place of life rather than death, to a place of love rather than hatred, and to a place of faith rather than fear. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins at the cross. He took the wrath of God so that we might receive His grace. Jeremiah’s plea to the Lord reminds us that our lives are not our own. We belong to Jesus, we are directed by His will, and we live by His grace.

The prayer request of Jeremiah for correction is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Acts 16:25.

About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Paul and Silas were worshipping God aloud while they were in prison. They were thrown into prison because of their witness for Jesus.

Praising God through the trials of life may not be easy at times, but it is possible when we experience the joy of the Lord. This involves taking a look at the bigger picture beyond our present circumstances. God is still on the throne, and He is still with us. His love has not abandoned us. His grace is an ever-present help in trouble. Our songs and prayers of worship in such times can be a strong testimony to a watching world that Jesus is the anthem of our praise.

The encouragement of Christ in our trials 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 trust in times of turmoil.

When we look at the headlines of our time, we can be disturbed with anxiety. But if we look to God, we will find a place of security in His grace, which is able to calm our fears.

The writer of Psalm 46 was committed to faith in God through times of fear. He said, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.”

The short-term future may be unclear, but when God is our refuge and strength, our eternal future looks bright under His leadership. We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Trusting God in times of turmoil is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Jonah 2:8 and 9.

Jonah praised the Lord from the belly of a huge fish.

He said, “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the LORD.’”

After this, Jonah was hurled out of the fish and went to Nineveh to preach, where there was a great revival in the city. God displayed His mercy on this great city when He saw them turn from their evil ways.

The good news of Jesus is a message of repentance and salvation, where we turn from our sinful ways and turn toward Jesus to forgive us and save us from our sins. All heaven celebrates whenever somebody turns to the Lord in this way.

Salvation is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Second Chronicles 20:12.

King Jehoshaphat inquired of God for help in the midst of a crisis.

He said, “We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

This is the key to winning the spiritual battles that we face on a daily basis. Keep our eyes on Jesus. Seek His help. Seek His grace. Seek His wisdom. As King Jehoshaphat cried out to God in his distress, wisdom came. God’s presence defended his people. The king put worship leaders at the head of the army to praise the Lord. As they began to sing praises, the LORD set ambushes against their enemies to destroy each other.

This is a good example of what can happen to the forces of darkness when we worship God through our spiritual battles.

Victory over the forces of darkness 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 what we can do in times of trouble.

James 5:13 asks the question, “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.”

We could be having a difficult day or experiencing a season of grief. Whatever we may be facing, we can turn our concerns to God for the comfort and strength that we need. We can go to Him with confidence that He loves us and is able to help us by His grace and mercy.

Hebrews 4:15 says about Jesus, “We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace in our time of need.”

Prayer in times of trouble is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Exodus 15:11.

This is the song that Moses and the Israelites sang after they crossed the Red Sea safely on dry ground.

“Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you-majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?”

God miraculously delivered the Israelites from captivity in Egypt. Exodus 14:31 records that when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

The good news of Jesus is also a picture of deliverance. At the cross, Jesus stretched out His hands and displayed the wonder-working power of His grace to deliver us from the chains of sin. He is uniquely qualified to save us from sin and guide us to the Promised land.

“The wonder-working power of grace to set us free” 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 importance of removing barriers to prayer.

The writer of Psalm 66:18 wrote, “If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD would not have listened.”

It is humanly possible to put up barriers with God by our selfish motivation. This happened in the early church and was addressed by James. He said in chapter 4, verse 2, “You quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”  Prayer can be a time for us to get rightly aligned with God as we confess our sins with a humble heart. And then change course. This is the key to seeing the goodness of Jesus more clearly.

Hebrews 12:1 urges us to throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.

Removing barriers to prayer is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the value of waiting on God.

Sometimes, God delivers on His promises later than we anticipate. When Jesus told the disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit, they waited 50 days. He also told them He is coming back again. Today, followers of Jesus are still waiting for the fulfillment of that promise.

Jesus taught us to be persistent in our prayer life, and patient in His timing. Waiting on God is not a passive experience. There are some productive ways to use our time wisely while we wait for God to act.

Trust God completely, Walk in His ways, and serve Him daily.

Lamentations 3:25 and 26 says, “The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

The value of waiting on God is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com