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Relationship Building Principle-Keep The Faith
john : May 26, 2015 5:18 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Relationship-Building Principle comes from Second Timothy 4:7.
At the end of his life, Paul the Apostle said, “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
Here was a man who finished his life well. Paul could reflect on his journey as a Christian, and say that he fulfilled what God had called him to do on the earth.
It is believed that Abraham Lincoln once made this statement: “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
The Apostle Paul was full of life during his ministry years, following Jesus and preaching His good news. In Philippians 1:21, he said, “For to me, to live is Christ.” Elsewhere, he said in Philippians 3:13 and 14, “One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Paul lived with a singular purpose of living for Christ, and pursuing God’s plan for his life. At the end, he could reflect on a life of productive faithfulness to the Gospel while he lived on the earth and depart without regrets.
Keeping the faith is a vital relationship-building principle to take to heart in the Year of Connection.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Here’s the playlist for your May 24th edition of Some Sort of Rock Show!
Hour 1
Move – Audio Adrenaline
Without A Fight – Lybecker
Hope Is Alive – Abandon
My Hope – Revive
Breathe Again (Ft. Matty Mullins) – Spoken
Furious Love – Veridia
Wont Turn Back – Needtobreathe
Mercy – Ravenhill
Out Of My Head – Sumerlin
My Allegiance – ILIA
Skeleton – LoveLike Violence
Wake Up! Wake Up! – Everyday Sunday
Angels & Demons – Disciple
Knocked Down – Disciple
Sweep the Leg – Family Force 5
I Will Overcome – Devin Williams
Hour 2
Moving On – Waiting Hill
Come To The River – Rhett Walker Band
What Love Means – Everfound
You Never Fail Me – Me In Motion
Unforgettable You – Jars Of Clay
One Heart – Mat Kearney
Erased – Relentless Flood
My Dear – Matty Mullins
Love Changed Everything – Bread of Stone
Get Me To You – 7eventh Time Down
Safety (featuring Stephen Christian) – Fireflight
Blinding Light – Switchfoot
What Matters – Embers In Ashes
Untraveled Road – Thousand Foot Krutch
Good To Be Alive – Skillet
Praise & Worship Remembering Theme Playlist
kristi : May 24, 2015 6:00 am : Kristi Leigh, music, Staff PagesHappy Memorial Day Weekend! This edition of the program features a special theme that will help us remember God’s goodness and faithfulness. I hope you enjoy it–and have a great holiday weekend!
Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
6AM | 2011 | ||
Unto The One | Matt Papa | You Are Good | 2007 |
Forever and a Day (feat. Jenn Johnson) [Live] | Bethel Live | Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition) [Live] | 2011 |
Faithful | Chuck Gibson Band | Chuck Gibson | 2012 |
Your Goodness | Brian Campbell | Hearts Wake To The Giver Of Life | 2012 |
This Is The Day | Phil Wickham | Response | 2012 |
Forever Changed | Eddie Kirkland | North Point Live: Awake | 2009 |
I Will Remember You | Brenton Brown | Everlasting God | 2006 |
Good Forever (Live) | Matt Redman | Your Grace Finds Me (Live) | 2013 |
The First And The Last | Hillsong | Faith+Hope+Love | 2009 |
Forevermore (Live) | Jesus Culture | Live from New York (with Martin Smith) [Live] | 2012 |
Remember | Tim Hughes | Happy Day | 2009 |
You Are Good | Jeff Deyo | Surrender | 2005 |
7AM | 2011 | ||
Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Israel Houghton | WOW Hymns | 2007 |
You Are So Faithful | Joe Sabolick Band | Reign | 2004 |
Remember (feat. Cindy Rethmeier) | Vineyard | Just Like Heaven | 2003 |
You Have Been So Good (feat. Sara Groves) | Paul Baloche | A Greater Song | 2006 |
Your Faithfulness | Jon Thurlow | Strong Love | 2010 |
Always | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Here For You | 2011 |
Forever Reign | Hillsong Worship | A Beautiful Exchange | 2010 |
You Are Good (feat. Brian Johnson) [Live] | Bethel Live | Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition) [Live] | 2011 |
When I Remember You | Kim Hill | He Chose The Nails | 2000 |
You Are Faithful | Carrollton | Breathe In Deep – EP | 2014 |
Good To Me | Desperation Band | Everyone Overcome | 2007 |
8AM | 2011 | ||
Forever | Chris Tomlin | The Noise We Make | 2001 |
Faith of Our Fathers | Robbie Seay Band | Independents Day, Vol. 1 | 2004 |
We Remember | Newsboys | Born Again (Miracles Edition) | 2011 |
Today Is The Day | Lincoln Brewster | Today Is The Day | 2008 |
Foreverandever Etc… | David Crowder Band | A Collision | 2005 |
You Have Always Been Faithful (feat. Ryan Baird) | Sovereign Grace Music | Come Weary Saints | 2008 |
How Great Is Your Faithfulness | Matt Redman | We Shall Not Be Shaken | 2009 |
Remember Me (feat. Ginny Owens) | Mark Schultz | Mark Schultz | 2000 |
Faithful God | Laura Story | Blessings | |
Remember Me | Downhere | Wide Eyed And Mystified | 2006 |
Faithful | Sisterbrother | SisterBrother | 2011 |
Remembrance (Communion Song) | Matt Redman | We Shall Not Be Shaken | 2009 |
How Faithful You Are (Psalm 89) (LaRue, Ingram) | Phillip LaRue | The Message – Psalms | 2005 |
This Is The Day | Laura Story | Blessings | 2011 |
Faithful To The End (feat. Woody Pierson) | Darlene Zschech | Faithful | 2004 |
9AM | 2011 | ||
Communion | Third Day | Wherever You Are | 2005 |
Faithful | Brooke Fraser | Albertine | 2008 |
Hes Always Been Faithful | Sara Groves | Conversations | 2002 |
More Faithful | Skillet | Hey You, I Love Your Soul | 1998 |
Communion (feat. Phil Keaggy) | Caedmons Call | The Christ-His Passion | 2004 |
Make My Life An Altar | Cheri Keaggy | Child of the Father | 1994 |
Good to Me | Audrey Assad | Fortunate Fall | 2013 |
Psalm 118 (This Is The Day) | Shane & Shane | Psalms | 2002 |
Grace | Steve Fee | TBD | 2014 |
You Are So Good To Me | Third Day | Offerings 2 — All I Have To Give | 2003 |
He Is Faithful | Jesus Culture & Bryan Torwalt | Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago | 2011 |
So Good to Me | Cory Asbury | Holy | 2008 |
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2012 |
INTERN KATLYN – Would you like to win prizes to complement your car including, CDs, WJTL gear and other prizes? Your WJTL bumper sticker can help you win! Be a part of our Bumper Sticker Contest taking place from May 18 – August 1.
Do you have a WJTL Bumper Sticker ? If not, email us at interns@wjtl.com and let us know if you want a bumper sticker or a static sticker and include an address that we can mail it too. You can also pick up your WJTL Bumper sticker at our table at any WJTL event. Once your WJTL bumper sticker is on your vehicle, you can wait for us to spot you or email us a picture of your car for a chance to win!
Entries Must Include:
- A picture of your WJTL bumper sticker or static sticker on your vehicle
- Your name, address, phone number, and your email address
- One entry per person/vehicle
The contest continues all summer, so get your WJTL bumper sticker on your car! Remember, you can enter by being spotted or emailing us your entry to interns@wjtl.com. Join the fun by treating your car on the outside and we will treat your car on the inside, so be ready, because we’ll be spotting you!
Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
phredd : May 22, 2015 8:53 am : Fred McNaughton, Staff PagesFive Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend May 22-25
5) Bethany Christian Services 5K Walk and Run, tomorrow (May 23) from 8am – noon at The Junction Center in Manheim. All proceeds support the Safe Families for Children ministry of Bethany Christian Services of Central PA. The run is professionally timed. Lisa and the Kids Cookie Break Broadcasting Live! Chick-Fil-A Cookies, prizes and a chance to win Hershepark Tickets and Slugs and Bugs Concert tickets. More Info: http://www.bethany.org/lancaster/5kcentralpa
4) Celebrate Fourth Friday at the Susquehanna River Towns of Columbia, Marietta, and Wrightsville, tonight (Friday, May 22) from 5-9pm. Take a self-guided tour and visit galleries, antique shops, specialty shops, and restaurants throughout the area. View exhibits from local artists and more: More Info: http://lancasterpa.com/river-towns/
3) Jazz on the Hill tonight (Fri. May 22) from 5-8pm at Lincoln Middle School in Lancaster featuring the Lincoln Middle School Jazz Band & Jazz Chorus, JP McCaskey High School Jazz Band, Burrowes Elementary Musicians Plus an Art Show by Lincoln Middle School Students.
2) Memorial Day Patriotic Benefit Concert to benefit the Lebanon VA Hospital – Memorial Day Monday (May 25) 7pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Maytown. This Patriotic concert will also feature Broadway and Pop selections. An Ice Cream socail to follow. More Info: 717 426-1163
1) Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade tomorrow (Saturday, May 23) The parade will begin at the upper end of W. Main Street in Mount Joy at 2 pm. The parade will head east thru Mount Joy and will feature local bands, fire companies, floats and of course, be sure to look for the WJTL team! More Info: (717) 653-4227
Encounter With Jesus-Pharisee and Tax Collector
john : May 21, 2015 5:26 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines the parable of a Pharisee and tax collector.
In Luke 18, Jesus told this story to some people who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else.
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: “God, I thank you that I am not like the other men-robbers, evildoers, adulterers-or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.”
But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast, and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Jesus said that this man rather than the Pharisee, went home justified before God.
A daily connection with Christ takes us to a humble place of recognizing our need for God’s mercy every single day.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Relationship Building Principle-Overcome Evil With Good
john : May 20, 2015 4:35 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Relationship-Building Principle comes from Genesis 50:20.
Joseph was a godly man with great influence in the land of Egypt. His brothers had rejected him when he was a teenage boy. They were jealous of him and would not speak kindly to him. Many years later, they needed his help. When his brothers came to Egypt seeking relief from the famine, they made their appeal to Joseph, who had a choice to make. He could let the past embitter him against his brothers, or he could forgive them and offer them aid.
Joseph returned their hostility with kindness. This is a pattern similar to how God treats a world that has treated Him with hostility because of our sin. He has responded by offering us grace. He sent Jesus to the world, whose sacrifice on the cross overcame evil with good.
Near the end of his life, Joseph could look back and see the wisdom of God’s plan through the good, bad, and the ugly. He said to his brothers, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children. And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.” That is an expression of undeserved grace, the kind of grace that can restore broken relationships.
Overcoming evil with good is a relationship-building principle to take to heart in the Year of Connection.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Relationship Building Principle-Praise Reports
john : May 19, 2015 5:19 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Relationship-Building Principle comes from Acts 14:26.
This chapter of the Bible traces the missionary adventures of Paul and Barnabas as they went to different places to share the Gospel. Eventually, they went back to Antioch, which was their launching point.
As they arrived, they gathered the church together to report all that God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.
When missionaries return to their launching point, the church that supports their work, they have the opportunity to share what God is doing through their work, and the church has the opportunity to celebrate with the missionary. Praise reports from the mission field have a way of showing the church how their support is making a difference for the Gospel, and energizes the church to continue supporting the work of missions.
This can happen on a personal level between friends too, where we share how we have seen God at work, and encourage one another to keep shining the light of the Gospel by being a faithful witness for Jesus.
Sharing praise reports of how God is at work is a vital relationship-building principle to take to heart in the Year of Connection.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines our restoration to God through His blood.
When Jesus died on the cross, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. God was providing a way for us to enter into relationship with Him through the blood of Jesus.
Hebrews 10:19 says, “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings….”
The sacrifice of Jesus for us means that we have access to His throne of grace. We can pray to Him with a believing heart and have confidence that He loves us and hears the cries from our heart.
A daily connection with Christ enables us to draw near to God the Father and to live with confidence in Him.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Your May 17th edition of Some Sort of Rock Show features new music from Family Force 5, Bread of Stone, Ravenhill, & Emery!
Here’s the complete list:
Diamonds in the Dark – We Are Leo
Praise Him – Aaron Gillespie
Fire It Up – Thousand Foot Krutch
What Matters – Embers In Ashes
Love Changed Everything – Bread of Stone
Forget And Not Slow Down – Relient K
Move – Audio Adrenaline
Edge Of My Life – Manafest
Walk On Water – Family Force 5
Beyond Me – TobyMac
Safety (featuring Stephen Christian) – Fireflight
Those Nights – Skillet
The Worst Kind of Gods – House of Heroes
Honesty – House of Heroes
Nothing Left to Lose – PIONEER
Hour 2
We Are Destroyer – Anberlin
Lights Out – Silverline
Mercy – Ravenhill
Let Us Love – Needtobreathe
Stranger – Hearts Like Lions
You Are The Light – Nine Lashes
Enough To Let Me Go – Switchfoot
Moving On – Waiting Hill
The Less You Say – Emery
You’re Not Alone – Prepare the Way
Angels & Demons – Disciple
Darkest Part – RED
Hope Is Alive – Abandon
Something New – The Lasting Hope
Breathe Again (Ft. Matty Mullins) – Spoken
Monster – After Edmund