JOHN 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

6AM
The Ascension	Phil Wickham	The Ascension	2013
Be Praised	Jon And Tiffany Aitken	We Honor You	2011
Jesus, Only Jesus	Matt Redman	Passion: Let The Future Begin	2013
Grace Changes Everything (Featuring Neli Atiga & Marisol Azada Maniano)	Every Nation Church Singapore	Redemption Song	2014
Indescribable	Laura Story	Great God Who Saves	2008
Always	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Here For You	2011
Come Alive	Jeremy Camp	Reckless	2014
You Make Me Brave (feat. Amanda Cook)	Bethel Music	You Make Me Brave (Live)	2014
Beautiful Exchange	Hillsong Worship	A Beautiful Exchange	2010
Desert Soul	Rend Collective	Homemade Worship By Handmade People	2012
7AM
This Is Amazing Grace	Jeremy Riddle	Bethel Live: For The Sake Of The World	2012
Faithful	Brooke Fraser	Albertine	2008
Good to Me	Audrey Assad	Fortunate Fall	2013
Hallelujah Jesus	Evan Wickham	Mysterious Things	2005
It is Well (feat. Kristene DiMarco)	Bethel Music	You Make Me Brave (Live)	2014
Victors Crown	Darlene Zschech	[digital single]	2014
Almighty (feat. Chris Tomlin) [Live]	Passion	Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition / Live)	2014
Death of Death	Charlie Hall Band	The Death of Death	2013
Cornerstone (My Hope Is Built)	Hillsong Live	Cornerstone EP	2013
Forever (feat. Brian Johnson)	Bethel Music	Tides	2013
8AM
Great I Am (feat. Jared Anderson)	New Life Worship	You Hold It All	2011
Revelation Song (feat. Kari Jobe)	Gateway Worship	Cover The Earth	2006
Holy Spirit	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Here On Earth	2011
Brokenness Aside	All Sons & Daughters	Season One	2012
God Youre Beautiful	Anthony Skinner	Forever And A Day	2004
Holy	Matt Gilman	Holy	2008
Let It Be Jesus (feat. Passion)	Christy Nockels	Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition)	2014
Christ Be All Around Me	All Sons & Daughters	All Sons & Daughters	2014
At Your Name (Forever)	Tim Hughes	Love Shine Through	2011
Fling Wide	Misty Edwards	Fling Wide	2009
9AM
Give Us Clean Hands	Charlie Hall Band	The Death of Death	2013
From The Inside Out	Hillsong United	United We Stand	2005
If You Say Go	Rita Springer	Vineyard – Sweetly Broken	2006
Be Thou Exalted (feat. Jon Egan, Mia Fields)	New Life Worship	You Hold It All	2011
Jesus Lord Of Heaven	Phil Wickham	Cannons	2007
How He Loves	John Mark McMillan	The Song Inside The Sounds Of Breaking Down	2005
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) (feat. Passion)	Matt Redman	Passion: White Flag	2012
Joy	Rend Collective	The Art of Celebration	2014
You Are The Fire	Michael W. Smith	Sovereign	2014
Glowing Hearts	Seven Places	Glowing	2007
Here I Am To Worship (feat. Martin Smith of Delirious	Tim Hughes	Happy Day	2009

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend May 15-17

5) Hope for Haiti Third Annual Benefit Auction tomorrow (Saturday, May 16)at the Hertzog Farm—across from Metzler Mennonite Church—Beginning at 9am. The day will feature a variety of food, kids games, and an auction; proceeds benefit Life Connection Mission. More Info: lifeconnectionmission.org

4) Freedom Fun Fair tomorrow (Saturday, May 16) 10am-2pm.  Free food, games, petting zoo, inflatables, face painting, pony rides, and tons of prizes.  Rain or shine at the Lebanon Valley Bible Church in Campbelltown.  More Info: www.lvbiblechurch.org

3) 32nd Annual Rhubarb Fest tonight and tomorrow (Friday, May 15 & Saturday May 16) at Kitchen Kettle Village – Intercourse, PA.  Rhubarb Race Car Derby, Rhubarb Whoopie Pie Filling Contest, Music, prizes and more. The event is free, proceeds benefit Lancaster Farmland Trust. More Info: kitchenkettle.com

2) Go Beyond – Week of Service Celebration – Sunday (May 17) beginning at 9am at Clipper Magazine Stadium.  Worship by the Vertical Church Band, New York Yankee Legend Bobby Richardson will speak, and his son Pastor Bobby Richardson will give the message. More Info: http://www.go-beyond.us

1) 62nd Annual Sertoma Chicken Barbecue tomorrow (Saturday May, 16) at Lancaster’s Longs Park.  Lisa and Kids Cookie Break Broadcasting live from 9-noon. Damien Drago Rockin Thru History Band, Juan Catorce Band and Joy Ike performing on the Weaver’s Garage stage starting at noon and the 9th Annual Talent Challenge from 2-4p.  Come vote for your favorite and support Longs Park, Kids Camps and the Petting Zoo. Experience the World’s LArgest Chicken Barbecue.  More Info: Sertoma Blog at WJTL.com

Join us this Saturday for the 62nd Annual Sertoma Chicken Barbecue.

Once again this year WJTL will be featuring performances on The Weaver’s Garage Stage. We will be located between the Pond and the Tennis Courts in the little grove of trees at the same spot we’ve been for the past several years.

 

9am-noon – Lisa and Kids Cookie Break Broadcasting Live

Weaver’s Garage Stage Schedule

noon – 12:40p – Rockin’ Thru History with Damien Drago Band
12:45-1:20p – Juan Catorce Band
1:30-2p – The Super Marimbros (last year’s Talent Challenge Winners)

2p-4p – WJTL 9th Annual Talent Challenge
Oren Martin (Yo-yo-ist)
Under the Sun (4 member group)
Cristabelle Braden (singer/songwriter)
Able (rapper)
Olivia, Grace, & A (singers, “cups”)
Devon Eshleman (guitarist)
Rooted (worship band)
Chandler Miller (cup stacker)
Juliana Schnee (singer/songwriter)
Freedom Lights (folk duo)

4p – Joy Ike

 

Come out and enjoy some great chicken barbecue, Support Long’s Park, hear some great artists and Vote for your favorite during the WJTL Talent Challenge. We hope to see you there.

** Since this event is outdoors, it is subject to weather and to change. Thanks.

 

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Connection, today’s Encounter with Jesus examines His presence as the central focus of our lives.

In Mark 3:32, Jesus was the center of attention, when his family members came to take charge of him. At that time, they thought that Jesus was out of his mind.

There was a crowd sitting around him, and they told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

Jesus used this opportunity to identify the members of His spiritual family. He looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

What was happening there in the physical sense is where His church is blessed in the spiritual sense-We gather together with Jesus as the central focus of our faith, revolving around His agenda for our lives rather than the other way around.

A daily connection with Christ will lead us to a Christ-centered life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Here’s your Some Sort of Rock Show Mother’s Day playlist:

Take a Bow – Flagship Armada

Glory – Remedy Drive

Hold Your Breath – Children 18:3

Start the Dance Again – The Birdsongs

Breathe Again (Ft. Matty Mullins) – Spoken

Desperate – Decyfer Down

The Worst Kind of Gods – House of Heroes

Untraveled Road – Thousand Foot Krutch

Drops In The Ocean – Hawk Nelson

Moving On – Waiting Hill

Who Puts Rock n Roll In Your Blood? – The Elms

We Are Destroyer – Anberlin

Safety (featuring Stephen Christian) – Fireflight

Waiting – Fireflight

What Matters – Embers In Ashes

I Need Someone – 7eventh Time Down

Hour 2

Satisfy – Found in the Fury

Awake and Alive – Skillet

Angels & Demons – Disciple

Enemy – I Anthem

Nuthin’ – Lecrae

Diamonds (feat. Trevor McNevan) – Manafest

God is Real – Grammatrain

Darkest Part – RED

Hope Is Alive  – Abandon

What Love Means – Everfound

Move – Audio Adrenaline

Sweep the Leg – Family Force 5

One Foot In The Grave – Abandon Kansas

 

6AM			2011
Father Let Me Dedicate	Matt Redman	Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern	2004
Wholly Yours	David Crowder Band	A Collision	2005
My Portion And My Strength	Ellie Holcomb	As Sure As The Sun	2014
Give Me Jesus	Jeremy Camp	Beyond Measure	2006
Devotion	Hillsong United	All Of The Above	2006
With All My Heart (feat. Lauren Farmer and Benson Eapen)	Christ for the Nations Music	Responding	2010
Everything	Tim Hughes	Happy Day	2009
After Your Heart	Phil Wickham	Cannons	2007
Heres My Heart	Crowder	Passion: Let The Future Begin	2013
I Will Follow	Chris Tomlin	And If Our God Is For Us	2010
Only One	Hillsong United	Look To You	2005
I Belong To You (feat. Derek Johnson)	Jesus Culture	Live from New York (with Martin Smith)	2012
Heart Bleeds	John Mark McMillan	Economy	2011
7AM			2011
Wholly To You	FFH	30 Days Of Passion: Daily Meditations ON THE Life AND Ministry OF Jesus	2005
My Everything	Jesus Culture	Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago	2011
This Beating Heart	Matt Redman	Your Grace Finds Me (Live)	2013
Let It Be Jesus (feat. Christy Nockels) [Live]	Passion	Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition / Live)	2014
Rescue / I Have Decided To Follow Jesus (Live In WJTL Studio Recording)	Jared Anderson		2012
Audience of One	Big Daddy Weave	One and Only	2002
I Give You My Heart	Reuben Morgan	Reuben Morgan	2005
My Portion Forever	Matt Papa	You Are Good	2006
All I Am	Phil Wickham	Singalong 2	2012
All That I Am	Rend Collective	The Art Of Celebration
My Heart Is Yours (feat. Passion)	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Take It All	2014
You Are The Only One	Casting Crowns	Thrive	2013
I Surrender	Jesus Culture	Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago	2011
8AM			2011
You Alone	David Crowder Band	The Lime CD	2004
Jesus, Only Jesus	Matt Redman	Passion: Let The Future Begin	2013
The Only Name (Yours Will Be)	Big Daddy Weave	Love Come To Life	2013
Take It All	Hillsong United	United We Stand	2005
Everything To God	Desperation Band	Who You Are	2006
All I Want	Brenton Brown	Our God Is Near	2011
Take My Life (And Let It Be)	Chris Tomlin	WOW Hymns	2004
Sanctuary	Jaci Velasquez	WOW Worship Red	2005
Center (with Turn Your Eyes)	Charlie Hall	Passion: Everything Glorious	2006
You Still Have My Heart	Rita Springer	Effortless	2003
Future / Past	John Mark McMillan	Borderland	2014
Take My Life	Scott Underwood	Take My Life	2005
My Only Love	Matt Maher	The Love In Between	2011
9AM			2011
In Christ Alone	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Let The Future Begin	2013
All I Want Is You	Anthony Skinner	Forever And A Day	2004
Take The World But Give Me Jesus	Matt Redman	The Fathers Song	2000
All My Fountains	Chris Tomlin	Passion: Here For You	2011
Take This Life	Paul Wright	Sunrise To Sunset	2005
Full Attention	Jeremy Riddle	Full Attention	2007
Give Myself To You	Leigh Nash	Hymns and Sacred Songs	2012
Only You	David Crowder Band	Illuminate	2003
I Surrender All	Jadon Lavik	Roots Run Deep	2008
Jesus Paid It All	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Everything Glorious	2006
We Are Yours	Charlie Hall	Passion: Everything Glorious	2006
Lifesong	Casting Crowns	Lifesong	2005

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend – May 8-10, 2015

5. The Underground Skate Park, an outdoor portable skate park, will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg tomorrow (Saturday, May 9) from 10am-4pm. Skaters 10 and over can ride on ramps, rails and kickers. Youth on skateboards, scooters and roller blades welcome. Helmets a must, riders will have access to loaners. Lunch provided. More Info & Downloadable Waiver available at: www.undergroundskatepark.org

4. All you can eat pig roast and auction tomorrow (Saturday, May 9) from 3pm-9:30pm at Lancaster Mennonite School’s – Kraybill Campus outside of Mount Joy.  Entertainment for the kids; BERG go-carts, face painting, and an outdoor movie at 8:30 pm.  Quilts, vacation getaways, gift items and housewares to be auctioned to support Kraybill school.  Hess’s Barbecue and the famous strawberry pie desserts available! More Info:
http://kraybillauction.com/

3. Hershey Christian School Spring Benefit Auction (tomorrow, Saturday May 9) 9am-3pm. Sports memorabilia, quilts, plants, a signed Hershey Bears jersey, X-box 360, and much more!  All proceeds benefit the school’s general fund. Open Gym for the kids. More Info: hersheychristian.org

2. Friendship Community 22nd Annual Fest & Auction tonight and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9).Family fun & fellowship.  Live Music Friday night. Plants & Flowers , Food & baked goods, and Much More!  Proceeds benefit the ministry of Friendship Community. More Info:  http://www.friendshipcommunity.net/events

1. SVPS 5k Run and Walk for Life, tomorrow (Sat. May 9) 7:30am-1pm at 2 locations – Calvary Church in Lancaster and South Hills Park in Lebanon. Join with hundreds of believers across Lancaster and Lebanon counties to uphold the sacredness of human life and support the ministry of SVPS. Walk, 5K Run, Kids’ Zones, Kids’ Stage featuring Steven Courtney, Phredd and Jesse Rothacker and Forgotten Friend Reptiles. Lisa and Kids Cookie Break broadcasting live in Lancaster and Fred and WJTL broadcasting live in Lebanon. More Info:  http://www.svps.org/