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Red Letter Wisdom-Jesus’ Response to Hosanna
john : April 12, 2019 4:54 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 21:16.
After
Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, children were shouting in the temple courts,
“Hosanna to the Son of David.” The
religious leaders were annoyed, and asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children
are saying?”
Hosanna
is a term that means “Save.” It can be a plea for salvation or an expression of
thanks for salvation. The religious leaders were troubled by the way these
children were acknowledging Jesus as a Messianic figure.
But Jesus did not water down their lyrics. He replied to the religious leaders, “Yes, have you never read, ‘from the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise?’”
Jesus
was referring to a passage in Psalm 8, acknowledging the praise of these children
in the temple courts as a fulfillment of these words.
The words of Jesus inspire us to praise Him with words like “Hosanna” in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in John 14:27.
Jesus
told His disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give
to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid.”
The
peace of God is a wonderful treasure and is available for those who trust in
Jesus completely. Just before Jesus died, He was talking about peace that was
better than anything this world could give.
With
faith in Jesus, we are able to rest in God’s grace. We don’t have to prove our worth to Him. He has proved His
love for us.
With
faith in Jesus, we have a secure relationship that is built on sure promises of
blessing.
With
faith in Jesus, we have a Savior, who does not count our sins against us. We
are forgiven and reconciled to God through Jesus.
The words of Jesus inspire us to embrace the peace that Jesus offers us in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Matthew 27:26.
Then
Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over
to be crucified.
Barabbas
was a well-known prisoner at the time of Christ’s crucifixion. It was customary
for Pilate to release a prisoner at the time of the Passover. That particular
year, Pilate gave the crowd a choice between Barabbas or Jesus. And the people
wanted Pilate to release Barabbas instead of Jesus.
The
innocent man died, and the guilty man was set free. That is also the message of
the Gospel. Second Corinthians 5:21 says that “God made him who had no sin to
be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Through Jesus we are set free from the chains that held us captive.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Red Letter Wisdom-Not as I Will, but as You Will
john : April 8, 2019 5:21 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 26:39.
On the
night before Jesus was crucified, He prayed three times in the Garden, “My
Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will,
but as you will.”
In the
Bible, the number three refers to completeness. So, it is significant here that
Jesus committed Himself to doing the will of His Heavenly Father three times.
His obedience to the mission was complete.
Jesus
was not asking for the mission of redemption to be aborted. He was asking for
His cup to be taken from Him if there was another way to achieve redemption.
But there was no plan B. So, Jesus went to the cross. This prayer highlights
the importance of the cross to the Gospel. To those who are being saved, the message
of the cross is the power of God.
The words of Jesus inspire us to entrust ourselves to the will of God in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Songs in the lineup this morning to:
-help our hearts choose to praise no matter our circumstances
-celebrate transformation that happens in God’s presence
-sing of His awesome power
-encourage you to find your way back to God no matter where you’ve wandered
Sing your heart out!
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Blessed Be Your Name | Matt Redman | Where Angels Fear To Tread | 2002 |
Desert Song | Hillsong United | Across The Earth – Tear Down The Walls | 2009 |
Yet Will I Praise You (feat. Crowder) | Passion | Follow You Anywhere | 2019 |
Give Me Jesus | All Sons & Daughters | Prone To Wander: A Collection of Hymns | |
Worship Mashup – Called Me Higher Lion and The Lamb | Leslie Jordan & Leeland Mooring | ||
Till I Found You | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2019 |
Only Jesus | Brian Johnson | After All These Years | 2017 |
Nothing Else | Cody Carnes | Nothing Else – Single | 2019 |
In Christ Alone (Live) | Shane & Shane | Hymns Live | 2019 |
All That I Am | Rend Collective | The Art Of Celebration | |
Forever My King (feat. Leeland, Dustin Smith, Chardon Lewis & HopeUC) | Darlene Zschech | Forever My King (feat. Leeland, Dustin Smith & HopeUC) | 2019 |
Another in the Fire (Live) | Hillsong UNITED | People (Live) | 2019 |
7AM | |||
Defender (feat. Katie Torwalt) | Jesus Culture | Living with a Fire | 2018 |
Praise Your Name (Live) | Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship | Songs of the House (Live) | 2019 |
Generous Giver (Live) [feat. Brenton Brown & Giorgi Antinori] | Vintage Worship | Heaven All Around Us (Live) | 2019 |
Alleluia | Matt & Kim Goss | The Worship EP | 2019 |
To the End (feat. Amanda Cook) | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
Nothing Holding Me Back | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Here On Earth | 2011 |
Like An Avalanche | Hillsong United | Aftermath | 2011 |
Waterfall | Chris Tomlin | Love Ran Red | 2014 |
Fierce (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo (Live) | 2016 |
You Make Me Brave (feat. Amanda Cook) | Bethel Music | You Make Me Brave (Live) | 2014 |
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) | Hillsong United | Zion | 2013 |
8AM | |||
Mighty Wave | Sarah Reeves | Broken Things | 2011 |
Anchor (feat. Leah Mari) | Bethel Music | You Make Me Brave | 2014 |
Captain | Hillsong United | Empires | 2015 |
Mention of Your Name | Jenn Johnson | After All These Years | 2017 |
What a Beautiful Name (Live) | Hillsong Worship | Let There Be Light (Deluxe) | 2016 |
New Stories (feat. Brandon Lake) | London Gatch | New Stories | 2019 |
In Your Presence (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo (Live) | 2016 |
Heaven Fall | Cody Carnes | Heaven Fall – Single | 2019 |
Here For You | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2011 |
Wanderer | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
The Fathers Heart | Bellarive | The Heartbeat | 2012 |
Come Home Running | Chris Tomlin | Not To Us | 2002 |
9AM | |||
Here’s My Heart | I Am They | I Am They | 2015 |
Come As You Are | Crowder | Passion: Take It All | 2014 |
You Are For Me | Kari Jobe | Kari Jobe | 2010 |
As You Find Me (Live) | Hillsong UNITED | As You Find Me (Live) – Single | 2019 |
Mistakes | Melody Noel & Influence Music | Touching Heaven | 2018 |
What You Said (Live) | Jon Egan | Unveil (Live) | 2019 |
Awakening | Amanda Lindsey Cook | House on a Hill | 2019 |
Come As You Are | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
The Cross Has the Final Word (Live) | Cody Carnes | The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning | 2017 |
Heart of God (feat. Chris Tomlin) [Live] | Hillsong Young & Free | III (Live at Hillsong Conference) | 2018 |
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Luke 22:19.
At the
Last Supper, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them
(the disciples) saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance
of me.”
One of
the elements that we take at communion is the bread, which reminds us that
Jesus gave His body as a sacrifice for our sins.
Hebrews
10:5 says that when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and
offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt
offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am-it is
written about me in the scroll-I have come to do your will, my God.”
The
sacrifice of Jesus accomplished what other offerings could not accomplish-the
forgiveness of sins.
The words of Jesus inspire us to remember with gratitude the sacrifice of His body for our sins in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Freedom Phrase-Refreshment of Grace
john : April 3, 2019 5:07 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages, UncategorizedJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Acts 3:19.
Peter
said, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that
times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”
God’s
kindness leads us to turn away from our sins and turn in faith to Jesus for His
grace. That kindness was ultimately demonstrated at the cross.
At the
point of repentance, a great burden is lifted from us-the burden of guilt is
released from us and we find our refreshment in the cleansing of God’s grace.
Some people think they have done things that are so bad that not even God could
forgive them. But if you think that way, remember this: Peter was speaking to a
crowd of people who had been directly involved in the death of Jesus. He told
that group of people that refreshment would come to them if they repented and
turned to God.
Through Jesus, we are set free to experience the refreshment of God’s grace.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in John 10:17 and 18.
Jesus
said, “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life-only to take it
up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have
authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I
received from my Father.”
This
statement from Jesus indicates that His death and resurrection was the plan of
redemption all along. Jesus talked about it before it happened, and then He
walked toward Jerusalem to offer Himself as the Lamb of God.
No one
could have taken the life of Jesus if He had not laid it down for us. He said
on one occasion, “Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once
put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” Jesus had a heavenly
army who could defend Him. But He did not call for their intervention, because
He was willing to die for us so that we might be with Him forever.
The words of Jesus inspire us with the thought that He willingly died for us so that we could be with Him and live for Him in the Year of Redempion.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Give Thanks to God | Housefires | We Say Yes | 2017 |
Is He Worthy? (Live) | Chris Tomlin | Single | 2019 |
Living Hope | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2019 |
Seas of Crimson (feat. Brian Johnson) | Bethel Music | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
This I Believe (The Creed) | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | 2014 |
You Delight in Me (Live) | Life Center Worship | Debut EP | 2019 |
Come to Me (Live) | Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson | You Make Me Brave (Live) | 2014 |
91 | Radiate Worship | Come Alive | 2019 |
When You Walk Into the Room | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Kingdom Come | 2013 |
Over and Over | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
7AM | |||
Morning Song | The Digital Age | Evening : Morning | 2013 |
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2012 |
Counting Every Blessing | Rend Collective | Good News | 2018 |
Satisfied | Chris Tomlin | Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP | 2018 |
In Every Way | Christy Nockels | In Every Way – Single | 2019 |
Nothing Else | Cody Carnes | Nothing Else – Single | 2019 |
Raise a Hallelujah (feat. Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
God of Miracles (Live) | Chris McClarney | Everything and Nothing Less (Live) | 2015 |
Do It Again (feat. Rita Springer) | Mack Brock | Greater Things | 2018 |
Covered (feat. London Gatch) | Mack Brock | Covered – EP | 2019 |
Faithful to the End (feat. Paul & Hannah McClure) | Bethel Music | Have It All | |
8AM | |||
King of My Heart | John Mark & Sarah McMillan | You Are the Avalanche – EP | 2015 |
Goodness of God (Live) | Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
God Is Always Good (Live) | Covenant Worship | Covenant Worship Live | 2018 |
Goodness, Love And Mercy | Chris Tomlin | Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP | 2018 |
Shepherd of My Soul | Rivers & Robots | All Things New | 2014 |
Plans | Tim Hughes | Pocketful of Faith | 2015 |
Pour Out Your Spirit Lord | Evan Wickham | Mysterious Things | 2005 |
Holy Spirit | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Here On Earth | 2011 |
Your Presence | Matt & Kim Goss | The Worship EP | 2019 |
Heaven Fall | Cody Carnes | Heaven Fall – Single | 2019 |
In Your Presence (Live) | Elevation Worship | Nothing Is Wasted | 2013 |
Your Love Never Fails | Jesus Culture | Your Love Never Fails | 2008 |
9AM | |||
As You Find Me (Live) | Hillsong UNITED | As You Find Me (Live) – Single | 2019 |
Driven by Love | Lindy & The Circuit Riders | Driven by Love (Live) | 2019 |
Defender | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
Praise Before My Breakthrough | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP | 2018 |
While I Wait | Lincoln Brewster | God Of The Impossible | 2019 |
Tis so Sweet (Live) | Shane & Shane | Hymns Live | 2019 |
We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) | Bethel Music & Brian Johnson | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
Praise Your Name (Live) | Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship | Songs of the House (Live) | 2019 |
What You Said (Live) | Jon Egan | Unveil (Live) | 2019 |
Stand In Your Love | Josh Baldwin | Single | 2018 |
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Matthew 6:13b.
Jesus
taught us to pray, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever. Amen.”
This is
an acknowledgement of the greatness of God, placing Him on His rightful place
on the throne, having authority to reign with supreme power and eternal glory.
This
underscores an important point about worship being at the heart of our prayer
life. God is glorified and our soul is edified when we express adoration for
Him, and exalt His worthy name.
Psalm
40:16 says, “May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who
long for your saving help always say, ‘The LORD is great!’”
The words of Jesus inspire us to a place of worship in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com