Happy Mother’s Day! This week’s playlist is themed for the occasion, with lots of songs from worship leading moms and some mini themes including Wonderfully Made, Songs for the Household and a Floral mini theme, too!

 

Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

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Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Is He Worthy?	Keith & Kristyn Getty	Evensong	2020
Isnt He (This Jesus) [feat. Natalie Grant]	The Belonging Co	Single	2018
Greatest Love Story	Providence Worship	Live On The Hill	2020
You Cannot Be Stopped	Laura Story	I Give Up	2019
Hosanna (feat. Steffany Gretzinger)	Ben Cantelon	Single	2021
Abide	Luke + Anna Hellebronth	Single	2019
Faithful (feat. Dan & Lauren Smith)	Community Songs	From the Valley – EP	2019
Rejoice	Brad+Rebekah	Single	2019
Let Your Kingdom Come	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
Father I Thank You	Jeremy Camp & Adrienne Camp	The Worship Project – EP	2020
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (feat. Christy Nockels)	Worship Circle	Worship Circle Hymns	2019
Forever My King (feat. Leeland, Dustin Smith, Chardon Lewis & HopeUC)	Darlene Zschech	Single	2019
7AM
Faith and Wonder (Live)	Meredith Andrews	Faith and Wonder (Live)	2019
My Hallelujah	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP	2018
Revivals In The Air	Melissa Helser	Revivals In The Air (Live)	2020
Already Have (Bears Song) [Live]	Kim Walker-Smith	Wild Heart (Live)	2020
Take Courage (Kristene DiMarco)	Bethel Music	Starlight (Live)	2017
King of My Heart	John Mark & Sarah McMillan	You Are the Avalanche – EP	2015
Wonderfully Made	Ellie Holcomb	Red Sea Road	2017
Psalm 139 (Far Too Wonderful)	Shane & Shane	Psalms, Vol. 2	2015
No Longer Slaves (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser)	Bethel Music	We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition]	2015
Canvas and Clay	Pat Barrett	Single	2020
Potter and Friend (feat. Jesse Cline)	Dante Bowe	Single	2017
8AM
Be Still (feat. Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger)	Bethel Music	Tides	2013
Ill Give Thanks (feat. Kirby Kaple)	Housefires	Ill Give Thanks	2020
Dawn (feat. Luke Smallbone)	Rebecca St. James	Dawn	2020
I Will Praise (feat. Lindy Cofer) [Live]	Circuit Rider Music	Jesus People (Live)	2021
Alabaster Heart (Live)	Kalley	Single	2019
Brokenness Aside	All Sons & Daughters	Season One	2012
Beautiful Things	Shane & Shane	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 1	2014
In the Garden (There Is None Like You)	Watermark	A Grateful People	2006
Grow	Jason Upton	God Finds Us	2020
Sparrows and Lilies	Pat Barrett	Pat Barrett	2018
Sparrows	Cory Asbury	To Love a Fool	2020
Cherry Blossoms (feat. Daena Jay)	Vineyard Worship	Single	2020
9AM
Wildflowers	Brandon Lake	House Of Miracles	2020
The Change in Me	Casting Crowns	Only Jesus	2018
You Are My One Thing	Bethel Music & Hannah McClure	We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition]	2015
The Love of God (feat. Bethany Barnard & Dinah Wright)	The Worship Initiative	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 24 (Live)	2021
Agnus Dei / King Of Kings	Hillsong Worship, Passion, Chidima, Jenn Johnson & Brooke Ligertwood	At Easter – EP	2021
Thy Kingdom Come (feat. Francesca Battistelli)	Rita Springer	Single	2020
Anchor of Peace (feat. Lauren Lee)	North Point Worship	Anchor of Peace (Live from Decatur City) – EP	2021
Goodness of God (Live)	Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson	Victory (Live)	2019
As For Me	Pat Barrett & Chris Tomlin	Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly	2021
The Blessing (Live)	Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes	Graves Into Gardens (Deluxe) [Live]	2020
Talking To Jesus (feat. Brandon Lake)	Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music	Old Church Basement	2021

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Shield.

This is an instrument of protection for the spiritual battles of our lives. In Ephesians 6:16, the shield of faith is mentioned as a defensive weapon in the armor of God. As we take up the shield of faith, we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Faith serves as a shield in the sense that it helps us to overcome fear, doubt, and temptation. The shield helps us to take our position on the spiritual battlefield and to stand firm when the forces of spiritual darkness attack us.

Ultimately, the LORD is our shield and protector. David wrote in Psalm 3, “Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.’ But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.”

Find encouragement in knowing God as our shield who protects us from the evil one in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5VJ6unnd5NZ7eciR0llX3h?si=7f8e617a76af4862

My latest guest on the Praise & Worship Podcast is Kristen Brewer, writer and producer for Sight & Sound’s production of Queen Esther! She is also heading up SEEN Collective, using original music to tell the stories of women in the Bible and the God who saw them. Kristen joined me to talk about the heart behind SEEN Collective, and shared about the characters and songs they’ve inspired. I hope you’re encouraged (like I am) by these insights! Be sure to listen to the end for information on how you can interact or get involved.

https://soundcloud.com/user-254508556/wjtl-praise-worship-podcast-kristen-brewer

Plus, Kristen played the tambourine for a live performance of Tamar’s song “Roadside”, and I had a few questions about that experience!

Follow SEEN Collective on social media including Facebook and Instagram, and also Spotify and YouTube.

Click here for the latest project, “SEEN In The Line”.

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Delight.”

To take delight in something or someone is to find enjoyment and satisfaction in the source of our delight.

Psalm 37:4 instructs us to “take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

This passage is encouraging us to enjoy time with the LORD. Find satisfaction in His grace, because His grace is sufficient for our needs. Find joy in worshipping Him because He is worthy of our praise and delight.

As we delight in the LORD, He will rearrange our desires to His purposes. The words of the Bible will be meaningful in building our relationship with God. We will find joy in the journey of following Jesus and being in relationship with Him. We will take delight in God’s work among us, leading to changed lives for His glory.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Find encouragement in the opportunity to delight in the Lord in the Year of Endurance.

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to look for the evidence of God in the scars of Jesus.

This was a turning point in the disciple Thomas, when Jesus appeared to him and showed him the scars in His hands. It happened after Jesus rose from the dead. Thomas struggled with believing that Jesus really rose from the dead. But after seeing Him alive, Thomas said to Him, “My Lord and my God.”

Jesus responded by saying, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)

This is a moving encounter to show us the blessing of believing in the resurrection of Jesus. His scars prove that He is alive and is full of love, because it was love that moved Him to lay down His life for our sins. At His return, Jesus will be identified by His scars.  Zechariah 12:10 says, “They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him.”

Take the daily challenge to look for the evidence of God’s love in the scars of Jesus on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to look for the evidence of God in a life of integrity.

One of the evidences of God’s existence is found in a person whose life is changed by His grace.

David prayed in Psalm 19:14, “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

A person who says this kind of prayer and means it from the heart is under the influence of the Holy Spirit. David was a man after God’s own heart. He desired a relationship with God and pursued His will.

According to Ezekiel 36:6, this is how the LORD works to change someone’s heart and spiritual direction: The LORD says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”

Take the daily challenge to look for the evidence of God in the changed lives of God’s people on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to look for the evidence of God in the value of His Word.

The Bible is a unique book, inspired by God, and written by different authors in different time periods. His wisdom in those words offers greater value than the riches of the world.

David wrote in Psalm 19:7, “The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” Verse 10 adds, “They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold.”

If we take the message of the Bible to heart, it will be good news for our soul that leads us to follow Jesus. He will be our source of joy.

Take the daily challenge to look for the evidence of God in the wisdom of His Word on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

John@wjtl.com