JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Trust, today’s Focus on God examines His love to repair broken relationships.

God’s love brings together what sin has broken. His grace is stronger than our sin.

We see this in the Old Testament, when Joseph was reconciled to his brothers in Genesis 50. His brothers had sold him into slavery to Egypt. Through the course of time, Joseph rose to a prominent position of influence and his brothers were in need of food. They came to him for help. The love of God was so strong in Joseph that when he could have sought revenge, he instead offered forgiveness.

We also see the power of God’s love in the New Testament through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Our sin separates us from God, but His love is able to restore what we have broken. First Peter 3:18 says, “Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.” This happens when we accept His forgiveness, and say “yes” to His invitation to follow Him by faith.

God’s ability to repair broken relationships is a reason to trust in God for today and forever.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Here’s your Handcrafted Playlist for the September 29th / October 1st episode:

Hour 1

1. Secret Weapon – Disciple
2. Stronger – Spoken
3. Legends – The Afters
4. Like You Do – Lybecker
5. Underneath – Zahna
6. These Arrows Shoot To Kill – Flagship Armada
7. Don’t Be Long – Army of Bones
8. The Nearness – David Crowder Band
9. Mic Drive – Manic Drive
10. Until The Night’s Gone – Graceful Closure
11. Tell Me – As We Ascend
12. Promises – Thrice
13. Gather Round Now – Third Day
14. Give Me A Reason – Third Day

Hour 1

1. All Of Me – Ashes Remain
2. Let Go – Set for the Fall
3. The Truth – I Am Spartacus
4. Therapy – Relient K
5. Sky Is Falling – Seventh Day Slumber
6. The Coming Storm – Matt Moore
7. Know About It  – KJ-52
8. I’ll Find You (feat. Tori Kelly) – Lecrae
9. Every New Day – Five Iron Frenzy
10. Different Kind Of Dynamite – Thousand Foot Krutch
11. The Resistance – Skillet
12. Last Day That I Cared – The Letter Black
13. Source Of Life – DaysEye
14. Way You Love Me – XXI

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Trust, today’s Focus on God examines His excellence.

Philippians 4:8 tells us that if anything is excellent, to think about such things.

Excellence is the quality of being outstanding or extremely good.

The Bible describes God as excellent in a number of ways.

At Creation, God saw all that He made and called it very good.

When Jesus performed miracles, the people were overwhelmed with amazement. In Mark 7:37, they said, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.

First Corinthians 12:31 describes God’s love as the most excellent way.

In the New King James Version, Isaiah 28 describes the LORD of hosts as wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. And Psalm 8:1 says, “How excellent is Your name in all the earth.”

The excellent qualities and works of God are reasons to trust in God for today and forever.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
September 29 – October 1, 2017

5 Falmouth Goat Race tomorrow (Sat. Sept. 30) beginning at 10am at Governor Stables Park in Falmouth. Goat races, cow patty bingo, music, a feed bag race, food and craft stands, and children’s activities. Admission is Free, there is a fee for parking. More Info: http://www.falmouthgoatrace.org

4 The 93rd West Lampeter Fair today (Friday, Sept 29) 9am-10pm at the Lampeter Community Grounds. Antique tractor pull, livestock shows, all-western horse show, fair queen contest, friendly baking competitions, food competitions, and more. More Info: https://westlampeterfair.com/

3 The 99th annual Ephrata Fair today (Friday Sept 29) and Saturday (Sept 30) at Tom Grater Memorial Park. The largest street fair in Pennsylvania featuring agricultural events, exhibits, the Midway, animals, tractor events and and more. More Info: https://www.ephratafair.org/

2 Rafiki Africa African Festival tomorrow (Saturday Sept 30) 2-6pm at Binns Park in Lancaster. Experience African culture through food, dance, music, storytelling, a fashion show, and more. WJTL & Kids Cookie Break Broadcasting Live. More Info: Rafiki Africa’s FB page

1 LBC Homecoming & Family Weekend tonight (Friday Sept 29) and Saturday (Sept 30) on the campus of Lancaster Bible College. Concerts, Sports, Fireworks, Carnival & More. Lisa and Kids Cookie Break broadcasting live Saturday morning with giveaways, prizes and free chick-fil-A cookies. More Info: LBC.edu

ANN D’ALESSANDRO-

See You At The Pole 2017 is this Wednesday, September 27th!  This year’s theme is “Fix Our Eyes” – Hebrews 12:2

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Promise of Hope is based on Revelation 22, verse 3.

“No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.”

Sometimes, people wonder what God’s servants will do in the new heaven and the new earth. One of those activities is service. God’s people will serve God in a place where the curse of sin is removed forever.

Back in the book of Genesis, God declared a list of curses for the serpent, the man, and the woman as a result of sin entering the human race. The curses for man included thorns and thistles in the ground and work to the sweat of his brow for food. In heaven, that curse is removed. Serving God will be a delight without any frustrations. Pain, toil, and conflict will be things of the past.

Eternal Life with God without any curse is a promise of hope for those who follow Jesus in the Year of Trust.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Here’s the playlist for the  Sept 22nd/24th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Let Go – Set for the Fall
2. Mirror Mirror – Random Hero
3. Your Love Breaks Every Boundary – Light45
4. Wait For You – 7eventh Time Down
5. Mic Drop – Manic Drive
6. Dance Like Nobody’s Watching – Family Force 5
7. Evil Lies – Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh
8. Monster – Skillet
9. Keep Me – Crowder
10. The Kingdom – Starfield
11. The Change – Bread Of Stone
12. Overboard – Manafest
13. Get Down Get Down – KJ-52
14. Stronger – Spoken
15. Falling Further – Spoken

Hour 2

1. Tell Me – As We Ascend
2. Secret Weapon – Disciple
3. Sky Is Falling – Seventh Day Slumber
4. Last Day That I Cared – The Letter Black
5. Until The Night’s Gone – Graceful Closure
6. Modern Slave – Sun City
7. A Different Kind of Dynamite – Thousand Foot Krutch
8. Verb – Silage
9. Source Of Life – DaysEye
10. Gather Round Now – Third Day
11. Song of Deliverance – Zach Williams
12. Interview – Sink In
13. Higher – Sink In
14. I’ll Find You – Lecrae

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
September 22-24, 2017

5 Fall Fest at The Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga tomorrow 10am-4pm (Saturday, Sept 23) & Sunday (September 24) noon-4pm. See Blacksmiths, Tinsmiths and other artisans doing pottery, woodworking, weaving, spinning, dyeing, and broom and rug making. There will also be children’s activities, food and tours. More Info: http://www.pennmanorhistory.org/

4 Brethren Disaster Relief Auction and 5k Run today 9am-9pm and tomorrow 7am-3pm (Friday, Sept 22 & Saturday, Sept 23) at Lebanon Expo & Fairgrounds. This year’s auction will help those in Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey. Farmers Market, Arts & Crafts, Many Auction Items. The 5k Run begins Saturday 8am. KCB also broadcasting live Saturday morning 9am-noon with free Chick-fil-A cookies, giveaways, door prizes, games, live requests and more! More Info:BrethrenDisasterReliefAuction.org

3 The 68th Annual Solanco Fair today (Friday, Sept 22) 10am-10pm at the Solanco Fair Grounds, Quarryville. Iron Man Contest, Tractor Pull, Pedal Tractor Competition, Exhibits, Livestock, Animals and Food. More Info: http://solancofair.com/

2 Free Museum Day Saturday, September 23, 2017, participating museums in Pennsylvania offer FREE admission in conjunction with Smithsonian magazine’s Free Museum Day 2017. Museums in our area include: a list of participating museums in Central Pennsylvania:
The Hershey Story, York County History Center, National Watch & Clock Museum, Wrightsville Historical Museum
Columbia Historic Preservation Society, National Toy Train Museum and the Railroad of Museum of Pennsylvania. More Info: CentralPennParent.com

1 Clocktoberfest, tomorrow (Saturday, September 23) 10am – 3pm at the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia. Music, food, crafts, clock vendors, behind the scenes tours, steampunk Fashion Show and More. More Info: www.museumoftime.org.