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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Psalm 107, verses 1 and 2.
“Give
thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed
of the LORD tell their story-those he redeemed from the hand of the foe.”
Those who
are redeemed of the LORD have a story to tell of God’s power to free us from
the chains of darkness and bring us into His wonderful light.
God
continues to work through testimonies today that tell of His amazing grace to
set the captives free.
Through Jesus, we are set free to share our story of God’s transforming love.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in John 12:49 and 50.
Jesus
said, “For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father, who sent me
commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to
eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
When
using words, Jesus was following His Heavenly Father’s directions. In this way,
He sent a message to the world from the Father’s heart, and it was a message
that offered eternal life to all who would embrace His message.
There
is a Biblical standard for how we use our words. Ephesians 4:15 instructs us to
“speak the truth in love.” If we have that commitment to the Biblical standard,
we will learn to reflect the heart of God with the words that we say.
The words of Jesus inspire us to trust the words of Jesus and to build our lives on them in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Happy February to you!
This morning’s theme is Heart Songs. Listen for the theme to pop up in the lyrics of the songs — and there are heartbeats in the instrumentation on some songs! (Listen for those drums!) Our lineup includes brand new songs from Hillsong United, David Leonard (of All Sons & Daughters) and LocalSound, plus Classics from Martin Smith, Matt Redman and Rita Springer.
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM (Hour 1) | |||
Heartbeat | Bellarive | The Heartbeat | 2012 |
Glowing Hearts | Seven Places | Glowing | 2007 |
Heart Like Heaven | Hillsong United | Empires | 2015 |
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | Charlie Hall | Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern | 2004 |
Obsession | Martin Smith | Reverence | 2014 |
Have It All (feat. Brian Johnson) | Bethel Music | Have It All | 2016 |
Undivided (feat. Amanda Cook) | Stu Garrard | Beatitudes | 2017 |
Desert Soul | Rend Collective | Homemade Worship By Handmade People | 2012 |
Head to the Heart (Live) | United Pursuit | Simple Gospel (Live) | 2015 |
When I Lost My Heart To You (Hallelujah) | Hillsong United | Empires | 2015 |
Heart Wont Stop | John Mark & Sarah McMillan | You Are the Avalanche – EP | 2015 |
Wild Heart | Urban Rescue | Wild Heart (EP) | 2016 |
7AM (Hour 2) | |||
You Still Have My Heart | Rita Springer | Effortless | 2003 |
Open The Eyes Of My Heart | Paul Baloche | The Writers Collection | 2008 |
The Eyes Of My Heart | Tim Hughes | Here I Am To Worship | 2001 |
My Heart Is Overwhelmed (Live) | Hillsong | God Is Able (Live) | 2011 |
Oh Heart Bereaved And Lonely | Leigh Nash | Hymns And Sacred Songs | 2011 |
When My Heart Is Torn Asunder | Phil Wickham | The Ascension | 2013 |
My Heart Is Steadfast (Psalm 103) | Ellie Holcomb | Magnolia | 2011 |
I Give You My Heart | Reuben Morgan | Reuben Morgan | 2005 |
Create In Me A Clean Heart (Psalm 51) | Martin Smith | Your Love Broke Through: Worship Songs of Keith Green | |
May The Words Of My Mouth | Tim Hughes | Discover 02 | 2002 |
Heartbeat | Elias Dummer | Heartbeat – Single | 2018 |
Knit My Heart | Charlie Hall | The Bright Sadness | 2008 |
Take Heart | Hillsong United | Aftermath | 2011 |
Strength Of My Heart | Rend Collective | The Art of Celebration | 2014 |
8AM (Hour 3) | |||
The Fathers Heart | Hillsong Worship | A Beautiful Exchange | 2010 |
The Beating Of My Heart | Jared Anderson | (TBD) | 2016 |
Heartbeat | Lincoln Brewster | Oxygen | 2014 |
Heart Bleeds | John Mark McMillan | Economy | 2011 |
After Your Heart | Phil Wickham | Cannons | 2007 |
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] | Hillsong UNITED | Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] – Single | 2019 |
King of My Heart | Leeland | Invisible | 2016 |
This Beating Heart | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me (Live) | 2013 |
You Are Good (feat. Brian Johnson) | Bethel Live | Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition) | 2011 |
Heartache | Local Sound | Heartache – Single | 2019 |
My Roving Heart | All Sons & Daughters | Poets & Saints | 2016 |
Heart of God | Hillsong Young & Free | III | 2018 |
The Fathers Heart | Bellarive | The Heartbeat | 2012 |
9AM (Hour 4) | |||
King of My Heart | John Mark & Sarah McMillan | You Are the Avalanche – EP | 2015 |
Come Thou Fount (Above All Else) | Shane & Shane | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 1 | 2014 |
My Heart Is Yours (feat. Kristian Stanfill) [Live] | Passion | Passion: Take It All | 2014 |
Heres My Heart | Crowder | Neon Steeple | 2014 |
The Heart Of Worship (feat. Martin Smith of Delirious) | Matt Redman | I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | 1999 |
Search My Heart | Hillsong United | Aftermath | 2011 |
Pieces | Amanda Cook | Brave New World | 2015 |
Love Came Down | Brian Johnson | Love Came Down | 2010 |
Know Your Heart | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
Heart Runs | John Mark McMillan | Borderland | 2014 |
Heartbeats | Hillsong UNITED | Zion (Deluxe Edition) | 2013 |
Blessed Be Your Name | Matt Redman | Where Angels Fear To Tread | 2002 |
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Freedom Phrase-Genuine Friendship with Jesus
john : February 2, 2019 12:58 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages, UncategorizedJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on John 15:13 and 14.
Jesus
told His disciples, “Greater love has no one than this; to lay down one’s life
for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer
call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business.
Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my
Father I have made known to you.”
Jesus
demonstrates His genuine friendship with His people in several ways. He died
for us. He paid the ultimate sacrifice to bring us forgiveness and new life in
Him.
He also
confides in His followers what the Kingdom of God is like. His
teachings help us to better understand what matters to God. As we do life with
Him, He speaks to us in His Word, and hears our prayers with His caring heart.
Through Jesus, we are set free to enjoy His genuine friendship and to experience His unfailing love.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Mark 1:38.
Jesus
was praying in a solitary place early in the morning. Simon and his companions
were looking for Jesus. When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking
for you.”
Jesus
replied, “Let us go somewhere else-to the nearby villages-so I can preach there
also. That is why I have come.”
Sometimes,
people have a plan for our schedule, which might not match God’s plan for our
schedule. Jesus was in that situation. Simon and his companions had one idea
for Jesus that day, but His Heavenly Father had other plans. Jesus was in tune
with the Father’s plan, because He had spent time with Him and heard from Him
that morning. The prayer time of Jesus highlights a significant way to gain
clarity of God’s purposes for us. Spend time with Him in prayer.
The words of Jesus inspire us to start each day having a conversation with God in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Here is tomorrow morning’s lineup! Get ready for brand new recordings of songs led by Phil Wickham in a living room, more tracks from Bethel’s “Victory” album (fully out now!) and an introduction to new(ish) artists like Lucy Grimble, Casey J, Luke + Anna Hellebronth and more.
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Keeper | Lucy Grimble | Single | 2019 |
Anthem | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2019 |
Oh How I Love You (Live) | Jesus Culture | Live from New York (with Martin Smith) [Live] | 2012 |
You Came (Lazarus) | Jonathan David & Melissa Helser | Beautiful Surrender | 2016 |
Threads (Of All Sons and Daughters) | David Leonard | Single | 2019 |
10,000 Reasons (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Unstoppable Love (Live) | 2015 |
Faithful | Sisterbrother | SisterBrother | 2011 |
Bigger Than I Thought (feat. Sean Curran) | Passion | Follow You Anywhere | 2019 |
I Am (feat. William Matthews & Melody Noel) | Influence Music | I Am (feat. William Matthews & Melody Noel) – Single | 2017 |
All He Says I Am (feat. Kari Jobe) | Cody Carnes | All He Says I Am (feat. Kari Jobe) – Single | 2011 |
Who Youll Always Be | Nathan Sheridan | Single | 2019 |
7AM | |||
Who You Say I Am | Hillsong Worship | There Is More | 2018 |
Goodness of God (Live) | Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
While I Wait | Lincoln Brewster | God Of The Impossible | 2019 |
Praise Before My Breakthrough | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP | 2018 |
Miracles | Alisa Turner | Miracle Or Not | 2018 |
Defender | Rita Springer | Battles | 2017 |
Walk Around My House | John Mark McMillan & Sarah McMillan | You Are the Avalanche – EP | 2015 |
Love Is Here | Dave Pettigrew | Faith & Gasoline | 2018 |
Do It Again | Elevation Worship | Speak Revival – EP | 2016 |
When You Walk Into the Room | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Kingdom Come | 2013 |
An Anthem of Invitation | Judah & the Lion | First Fruits – EP | 2012 |
The Gathering | Casey J | The Gathering | 2019 |
Welcome the Healer (feat. Sean Curran) | Passion | Follow You Anywhere | 2019 |
8AM | |||
Praise Your Name (Live) | Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship | Songs of the House (Live) | 2019 |
Great Things | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2019 |
Holding Me Still | Elle Limebear | Holding Me Still – Single | 2019 |
Living Hope | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2019 |
Aint No Grave (feat. Molly Skaggs) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
Death Was Arrested (feat. Seth Condrey) | North Point | Nothing Ordinary | 2017 |
Up & Alive | Luke + Anna Hellebronth | Up & Alive – Single | 2019 |
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] | Hillsong UNITED | Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] – Single | 2019 |
Hundred Miles (feat. Crowder) [Live] | Passion | Follow You Anywhere (Live) | 2019 |
Set Me Ablaze (feat. Katie Torwalt) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Let It Echo (Live) | 2016 |
9AM | |||
Spirit Break Out | Luke Hellebronth | The Best Praise & Worship Album In the World…Ever! | 2014 |
One Thirst (feat. Jeremy Riddle & Steffany Frizzell) [Live] | Bethel Live | Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition) [Live] | 2011 |
Lift up Jesus (feat. Brett Younker) [Live] | Passion | Follow You Anywhere (Live) | 2019 |
You Deserve It All | Josh Baldwin | The War Is Over | 2017 |
Threads | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
Nothing Else | Cody Carnes | Nothing Else – Single | 2019 |
Till I Found You | Phil Wickham | Living Hope (The House Sessions) | 2018 |
Since Your Love (Live) [feat. Brandon Hampton] | United Pursuit | Simple Gospel (Live) | 2015 |
Good Grace (Live) | Hillsong UNITED | Good Grace (Live) – Single | 2018 |
Good Good Father | Housefires | Housefires II | 2014 |
Follow You Anywhere (feat. Kristian Stanfill) | Passion | Follow You Anywhere | 2019 |
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Luke 5:10.
Jesus
said to Simon Peter, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.”
Peter
was a fisherman by trade, but one night he was coming up empty until Jesus told
him to put out into deep water and let down the nets for a catch. The net was
so full of fish that it began to break.
Peter
was humbled by this event. He said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
Whatever was happening in Peter’s spirit, he was seeing a big difference
between his own unworthiness and the holiness of Jesus. But the words of Jesus
were reassuring to Peter. Jesus was not there to condemn him, but rather, to
love him and give him a purpose that would bring many people to faith. At
Pentecost, after hearing Peter preaching, 3,000 people were added to the church
through conversion to Christ.
The words of Jesus inspire us to trust in His plan for our lives and to follow Him in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters in the Bible is found in Matthew 11:18 and 19.
Jesus made a comparison between Himself and John the Baptist in this way: “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and ‘sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.”
You are
probably familiar with caricatures. They are pictures of people that exaggerate
distinct features of someone’s face. In a spiritual sense, critics exaggerated
the positive qualities of Jesus and John to try to make them look extreme and
ridiculous. But as Jesus pointed out, “Wisdom is proved right by her
actions.”
Jesus
and John did not carry out their ministries in the same way, but they were
definitely on the same team. John came to prepare the way for Jesus, and Jesus is
the way for us to have eternal life with Him.
The words of Jesus inspire us to embrace the wisdom of God’s plan to save us from sin in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
SONG TITLE | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Great Is the Lord | Housefires | Housefires III | 2016 |
Give Me Jesus | All Sons & Daughters | Prone To Wander: A Collection of Hymns | |
Morning Song | The Digital Age | Evening : Morning | 2013 |
10,000 Reasons (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] | Jesus Culture | Unstoppable Love (Live) | 2015 |
I Will Worship You | Paul Baloche | Your Mercy | 2016 |
My Anchor [Live] | Christy Nockels | Let It Be Jesus [Live] | 2015 |
Faithful to the End (feat. Paul & Hannah McClure) | Bethel Music | Have It All | |
God Moves In A Mysterious Way | Jeremy Riddle | Full Attention | 2007 |
Indescribable | Chris Tomlin | Arriving | 2004 |
In Your Presence (Live) | Elevation Worship | Nothing Is Wasted | 2013 |
Tremble (feat. Dinah Smith) | Shane & Shane | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 15 – EP | 2018 |
Threads | David Leonard | The Wait | 2019 |
7AM | |||
I Lift Your Name Up (Live) | Planetshakers | Rain, Pt 1 (Live) – EP | 2019 |
Up & Alive | Luke + Anna Hellebronth | Up & Alive – Single | 2019 |
Heartbeat | Elias Dummer | Heartbeat – Single | 2018 |
All My Hope (feat. Tauren Wells) | Crowder | American Prodigal | 2017 |
Echo (feat. Tauren Wells) | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
Resurrection Power | Chris Tomlin | Holy Roar | 2018 |
My Hallelujah | Pat Barrett | Pat Barrett | 2018 |
Build My Life (feat. Cory Asbury) | Pat Barrett | Single | 2018 |
Reckless Love | Cory Asbury | Reckless Love – Single | 2017 |
Victory Is Yours (feat. Bethany Wohrle) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
In Christ Alone | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Let The Future Begin | 2013 |
Jesus, You Alone | Highlands Worship | Vol 2: Jesus You Alone – EP | 2018 |
Be Still (feat. Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger) | Bethel Music | Tides | 2013 |
8AM | |||
None But Jesus | Hillsong United | United We Stand | 2005 |
Nothing Else | Cody Carnes | Nothing Else – Single | 2019 |
I Just Want to Worship | Kristene DiMarco | Where His Light Was | 2017 |
Jesus Only You | London Gatch | Jesus Only You – Single | 2018 |
Jesus, Only Jesus | Phillips, Craig & Dean | Above It All | 2014 |
One Thing | Hillsong Worship | Open Heaven-River Wild | 2015 |
One And Only (feat. Jonathan McCarthy) | LCBC Worship | We Are Lives | 2017 |
One Thing Remains (Studio Version) (feat. Passion) | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: White Flag | 2012 |
Psalm 27 (One Thing) | Shane & Shane | Psalms, Vol. 2 | 2015 |
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] | Hillsong UNITED | Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] – Single | 2019 |
Faith and Wonder (Live) | Meredith Andrews | Faith and Wonder (Live) | 2019 |
Endless Alleluia | Cory Asbury | Reckless Love | 2018 |
9AM | |||
Endless Hallelujah | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2011 |
Raise a Hallelujah (feat. Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
This I Believe (The Creed) | Hillsong Worship | No Other Name | 2014 |
Enough | Elias Dummer | Enough – Single | 2018 |
Jesus, We Love You (Live) | Bethel Music & Paul McClure | We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] | 2015 |
Goodness of God (Live) | Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Good Grace (Live) | Hillsong UNITED | Good Grace (Live) – Single | 2018 |
Hundred Miles (feat. Crowder) [Live] | Passion | Follow You Anywhere (Live) | 2019 |
Aint No Grave (feat. Molly Skaggs) | Bethel Music | Victory | 2019 |
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Red Letter Wisdom-Bear Fruit
john : January 17, 2019 5:01 pm : John Shirk, Staff Pages, UncategorizedJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in John 15:8.
Jesus
told His followers: “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit,
showing yourselves to be my disciples.”
This is
a good focus point for 2019, to glorify God with a fruitful witness for Jesus.
The key
to being successful in this endeavor is to stay connected to Jesus. He said in
John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in
you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
With
Jesus, we have a strong and vibrant testimony. Without Him, we are helpless.
The words of Jesus inspire us to stay close to Jesus and bear fruit for God’s glory in the Year of Redemption.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com