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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to step into the light of transformation.
This process starts with a proper view of God’s mercy. His mercy spares us from the punishment that we deserve because of our sin. John Newton, the writer of Amazing Grace, observed near the end of his life, “I remember two things clearly, ‘I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.’”
Romans 12:1 says, “In view of God’s mercy, offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Transformation happens when we respond to God’s mercy with a heart of gratitude and worship, and renew our mind to follow Gods’ will.
Take the daily challenge to walk in the transformation that embraces God’s purposes on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com

Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Always | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Here For You | 2011 |
Come Through (Live) | Kim Walker-Smith | Wild Heart (Live) | 2020 |
Catch Me Singing | Sean Curran | Single | 2020 |
Light of the World (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Unstoppable Love (Live) | 2015 |
Way Maker | Paul McClure | Single | 2019 |
Defender | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
Peace Be Still (feat. Lauren Daigle) | The Belonging Co | All the Earth | 2017 |
Be Still And Know | Christy Nockels | Deeper (Integrity Music) | 2008 |
Still | Amanda Lindsey Cook | Single | 2019 |
P E A C E | Hillsong Young & Free | III | 2018 |
7AM | 2011 | ||
Holding Me Still | Elle Limebear | Holding Me Still – Single | 2019 |
Still | Rend Collective | Choose to Worship | 2020 |
Be Still My Soul (In You I Rest) | Kari Jobe | Single | 2013 |
Be Still (feat. Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger) | Bethel Music | Tides | 2013 |
Be Still My Soul | Pat Barrett | Pat Barrett | 2018 |
I Still Believe (Faithful Always) | Thrive Worship | A Thousand More | 2019 |
I Still Believe 2020 | Jeremy Camp | I Still Believe Film Soundtrack | 2020 |
Still God | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
Youre Still God | Philippa Hanna | Single | 2020 |
Still in Control (feat. Mack Brock) | Jesus Culture | Single | 2020 |
Still On the Throne | Mitch Wong | Single | 2020 |
Reign Above It All | Paul McClure | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
8AM | 2011 | ||
You Have Control | Rita Springer | Battles | 2018 |
Selah / All My Life | Hillsong Worship | Take Heart (Again) | 2020 |
Promises Never Fail (Live) | Bethel Music & Emmy Rose | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Famous For (I Believe) [feat. Jenn Johnson] | Tauren Wells | Citizen of Heaven | 2020 |
Thy Kingdom Come (feat. Francesca Battistelli) | Rita Springer | Single | 2020 |
Faithful to the End (feat. Paul & Hannah McClure) | Bethel Music | Have It All | |
Evidence | Josh Baldwin | Evidence | 2020 |
Open The Eyes Of My Heart | Paul Baloche | The Writers Collection | 2008 |
Awake My Soul | Hillsong Worship | Awake | 2019 |
Revivals In The Air | Melissa Helser | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
Find A Reason (Joyful Joyful) [feat. Brett Stanfill] | North Point Worship | Find A Reason | 2020 |
Counting Every Blessing | Rend Collective | Good News | 2018 |
9AM | 2011 | ||
Satisfied | Chris Tomlin | Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP | 2018 |
No One But You (Live) | Hillsong Worship | Awake (Deluxe) | 2019 |
No One Like Our God | Lincoln Brewster | No One Like Our God | 2017 |
No One Like You | David Crowder Band | Illuminate | 2003 |
Good God Almighty | Crowder | Single | 2021 |
Hallelujah Here Below | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
I Will Sing | Martin Smith | Exalt – EP | 2020 |
Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul) (feat. Jenn Johnson) | Bethel Music | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
Hallelujah (Why We Sing) (feat. Clay Finnesand) | North Point Worship | Hallelujah (Why We Sing) / O What a Miracle – EP | 2020 |

Daily Challenge-Meaningful Connections with Other Believers
john : January 23, 2021 11:18 am : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Challenge motivates us to take a step toward meaningful connections with other believers.
One of the ways that God helps us to grow in our walk with Christ is to bring other believers into our lives for encouragement. And we can support others in the faith with our friendship.
Hebrew 10:24 and 25 says, “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
The Pandemic has limited larger gatherings over the past year. However, the principle of connecting with other believers is still relevant, whether that means online connections or meeting in a socially distant setting. We bring out the best in each other through encouragement. That happens through meaningful connections in the body of Christ.
Take the daily challenge to walk in relationship with other believers on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com

Friday Time Capsule-Song Highlights from January 2006
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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Challenge motivates us to take a step toward hope.
Romans 15:4 tells us that “everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope.”
The Bible is not designed to be a weapon to condemn us, but rather a tool to help us to fight the good fight of faith.
In reading God’s Word, we will find encouragement from the examples of those who lived before us and walked with the Lord. We will learn the ways of God’s wisdom, which give direction for our lives. We will also see the evidence of God’s love at the cross and empty grave. The good news of the Bible will give us an eternal perspective that sees life through the eyes of God.
Take the daily challenge to walk in the way of God’s Word toward hope on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK -Today’s Word of Encouragement is Acceptance.
Peter learned about this encouraging word through a vision and spoke about it in Acts 10:34.
He said, “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism, but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.” He went on to speak about the forgiveness of sins for everyone who believes in the name of Jesus.
Through Jesus, we are accepted into the family of faith as a child of God. That becomes our source of identity and source of security. We belong to Jesus, and He belongs to us. Acceptance is a key word in the greatest love story ever told.
Find encouragement in the acceptance of God as His dearly loved child in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com

Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Take Heart (MMXX) | Hillsong Worship | Take Heart (Again) | 2020 |
Hope and A Future (feat. Nate Moore & Chandler Moore) [Live] | Housefires | Housefires + Friends (Live) – Single | 2020 |
Promises (feat. Trenton Bell & Davy Flowers) | The Worship Initiative & Shane & Shane | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 22 | 2020 |
Promises Never Fail (Live) | Bethel Music & Emmy Rose | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Yes and Amen (feat. Chris McClarney) | Jesus Culture | Living with a Fire | 2018 |
You Never Fail Me (All My Life) | Mosaic MSC | HUMAN EP (Live) | 2020 |
You Never Let Go (Feat. Tammi Haddon) | Tim Timmons | Single | 2020 |
Never Gonna Let Me Go (feat. Kristian Stanfill) [Live] | Passion | Passion: Take It All | 2014 |
Your Love Never Fails | Jesus Culture | Your Love Never Fails | 2008 |
You Never Let Go | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Champion | 2016 |
Never Lost | Elevation Worship | Single | 2019 |
Never Walk Alone | Rend Collective | As Family We Go | 2015 |
You Will Never Run | Rend Collective | Campfire II: Simplicity | 2016 |
7AM | |||
Never Lost | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
God Youre So Good (feat. Kristian Stanfill and Melodie Malone) | Passion | Whole Heart | 2018 |
Forever Reign | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Here For You | 2011 |
God of the Promise | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
I Will Wait (Live) | David Leonard | The Wait: Silence the Noise (Live) | 2019 |
So Good (feat. Chris McClarney) | Rita Springer | Light | 2020 |
Goodness of God (Live) | Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
What a Good God | Paul Baloche | Behold Him | 2020 |
God So Good | Life Church | Single | 2020 |
Good | The Worship Coalition | Single | 2020 |
So Good to Me | Cory Asbury | Holy | 2008 |
8AM | |||
Good Good Father | Chris Tomlin & Pat Barrett | Single | 2018 |
Mountain to Valley | Housefires | Housefires III | 2016 |
Mountain | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Champion | 2017 |
Mountain / Valley (Live) | Lifepoint Worship | Mountain / Valley (Live) | 2017 |
Valley (Live) | Chris McClarney | Single | 2019 |
Goodness, Love And Mercy | Chris Tomlin | Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP | 2018 |
Something Good | GATEWAY | Greater Than | 2018 |
God Is Always Good (Live) | Covenant Worship | Covenant Worship Live | 2018 |
Rejoice | Brad+Rebekah | Single | 2019 |
King of My Heart | John Mark & Sarah McMillan | You Are the Avalanche – EP | 2015 |
Good God Almighty | Crowder | Radio Single | 2021 |
Sparrows and Lilies | Pat Barrett | Pat Barrett | 2018 |
Sparrows | Cory Asbury | To Love A Fool | 2020 |
9AM | |||
Still | Rend Collective | Choose to Worship | 2020 |
Catch Me Singing | Sean Curran | Single | 2020 |
Remember | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Remember – Single | 2019 |
Future / Past | John Mark McMillan | Borderland | 2014 |
All I Need | Citizens | The Joy of Being | 2020 |
The House Of God, Forever | Jon Foreman | Limbs & Branches | 2008 |
Selah / All My Life | Hillsong Worship | Take Heart (Again) | 2020 |
After Me (feat. Lindsey Sweat) | Mack Brock | Covered – EP | 2019 |
Constellations | Ellie Holcomb | Single | 2020 |
Springtime | Chris Renzema | Let The Ground Rest | 2020 |
The Mountain | Ben Cantelon | The Ascent, Vol. 1 | 2016 |
Nailed to the Cross (feat. Rend Collective) [Live] | Soul Survivor | Standing on the Edge (Live) | 2018 |
Nothing to Fear (feat. Audrey Assad) | The Porters Gate | Neighbor Songs | 2019 |
Help is on the Way | Amanda Lindsey Cook | Single | 2020 |
Whatever Comes | Rend Collective | Campfire II: Simplicity | 2016 |
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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to take a step toward doing what is good.
The Apostle Paul wrote why this is important in Titus 3:14-Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.
God put us here on earth to make a difference. He called us to be a light in the world-to reflect His heart of love for a broken world. One of the ways we shine that light is to do good deeds that glorify God in heaven.
When we see the good deeds of Jesus, we see that He was about proclaiming good news, healing, setting the oppressed free, and demonstrating love through humble service and sacrifice.
Take the daily challenge to follow in Jesus’ footsteps by doing what is good on the journey of faith.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Approach.”
One of the definitions of “Approach” is to draw near.
Through Jesus, we have the opportunity to draw near to God and live in relationship with Him. Ephesians 3:12 says, “In him and through faith in him, we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” And Hebrews 4:16 invites us to “approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” As we draw near to Him, God promises to draw near to us.
Jesus is the way to the Father. He has a generous supply of grace to offer those who seek Him. The cross proves His love for us, so we can trust Him confidently with whatever we confide in Him. He is the way to a meaningful relationship with our Heavenly Father forever.
Find encouragement in the opportunity to approach God with our joys, concerns, and confessions in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com