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JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in Luke 12:6 and 7.
Jesus said, “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet, not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
In the time of Christ, sparrows were among the cheapest birds on the market, and yet, every single sparrow had God’s attention. Jesus turns to us and says, “You are worth more than many sparrows.” He knows all the details about us. That includes the number of hairs on our head. If God notices the sparrows of the air, who are worth pennies to people, how much more valuable are people, who were redeemed by the blood of Jesus? This comparison between sparrows and humans highlights the significance of God’s love for us. Each person matters to God. Jesus went a great distance as proof.
God’s view of our value reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Questions (You Are Faithful) | Matt Redman | Glory Song | 2017 |
Sparrows | Cory Asbury | To Love a Fool | 2020 |
Psalm 23 (I Am Not Alone) (feat. Meredith Andrews) | Phil King | Single | 2023 |
Altogether Good (feat. Sandra McCracken) | Citizens | Single | 2020 |
Faithful to Us (Live) | Covenant Worship | Covenant Worship Live | 2018 |
Yes and Amen (feat. Chris McClarney) | Jesus Culture | Living with a Fire | 2018 |
Im Leaning On You (feat. Riley Clemmons) | Crowder | I Know A Ghost | 2020 |
Faithful | Erik Nieder | Miracle Maker | 2022 |
Come Through (Live) | Kim Walker-Smith | Wild Heart (Live) | 2020 |
Faithful Now | Vertical Worship | Grace is on Our Side | 2020 |
Trust | Elevation Rhythm | Growing Pains | 2022 |
See Your Faithfulness | Brad & Rebekah | See Your Faithfulness | 2023 |
7AM | |||
Faithful and True (ft. Dee Wilson) | New Life Worship | Single | 2024 |
Never Once | Matt Redman | 10,000 Reasons | 2011 |
Always | Kristian Stanfill | Passion: Here For You | 2011 |
Trust In God | Elevation Worship | Radio Single | 2023 |
Just Like Youve Always Done | Mack Brock | Single | 2023 |
I Will Trust You | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Kingdom Come | 2013 |
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (feat. Christy Nockels) | Worship Circle | Worship Circle Hymns | 2019 |
Ive Witnessed It (feat. Melodie Malone) | Passion | Live From Passion 2023 – Single | 2023 |
Firm Foundation (He Wont) | The Belonging Co & Cody Carnes | Here (Live) | 2022 |
Build My Life | Housefires | Housefires III | 2016 |
Theres No Way (Song Session) | Red Rocks Worship & Essential Worship | Single | 2024 |
8AM | |||
Dont Fight Alone | Jon Reddick | 2023 | |
Youve Already Won (Live) | Shane & Shane | Single | 2022 |
Way Maker (Live) | Leeland | Single | 2019 |
Faithful | Elevation Worship | Hallelujah Here Below | 2018 |
Leaning (feat. Lizzie Morgan) | Matt Maher | Single | 2022 |
Every Hour | David Leonard | Single | 2022 |
Morning By Morning (I Will Trust) | Pat Barrett | Single | 2022 |
Over and Over | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
Again and Again | Red Rocks Worship | Things of Heaven | 2021 |
Trust (Live) | Hillsong Young & Free | Youth Revival (Live) | 2016 |
Make a Way (feat. Jon Egan) | Desperation Band | Banner (Deluxe Version) | 2014 |
9AM | |||
I Still Believe (Faithful Always) | Thrive Worship | A Thousand More | 2019 |
Your Promises | Elevation Worship | Wake Up the Wonder (Live) | 2014 |
Promise Keeper (feat. Joe L Barnes) | Skye Reedy | Single | 2023 |
Promises Never Fail (Live) | Bethel Music & Emmy Rose | Victory (Live) | 2019 |
Always | Chris Tomlin | Always | 2022 |
Hes Always Been Faithful (feat. John Marc Kohl) | The Worship Initiative | The Worship Initiative, Vol. 25 (Live) | 2021 |
Faithful Still | KingsPorch | Single | 2023 |
Promises | Maverick City Music | The Maverick Way – EP | 2023 |
Wait On You | Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music | Old Church Basement | 2021 |
Not Just Stories (feat. Aaron Moses) | Maryanne J. George | Not Just Stories | 2021 |
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
You Have My Heart | Planetshakers | Single | 2024 |
I Know Who You Are | Planetshakers | Momentum (EP) | 2016 |
In Christ Alone (Live From Sydney) | Keith & Kristyn Getty & CityAlight | In Christ Alone (Live From Sydney) – Single | 2024 |
Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me | CityAlight | Yet Not I – EP | 2018 |
Only God (Live From Costa Mesa, CA, 2023) | Circuit Rider Music & Lucas McCloud | Only God (Live From Costa Mesa, CA, 2023) – Single | 2024 |
Ill Go Anywhere (feat. Lucas McCloud) | Circuit Rider Music | Jesus People (Live) | 2021 |
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (feat. Shane & Shane) | The Worship Initiative | Single | 2024 |
Beauty For Ashes | Shane & Shane | Carry Away | 2004 |
The Beauty of the Heart of Christ (feat. Travis Ryan) | Anchor Hymns, Mitch Wong & Tim Timmons | The Beauty of the Heart of Christ – EP | 2023 |
Still On the Throne | Mitch Wong | Single | 2020 |
Shadow of Shaddai (Psalm 91) | Aaron Shust | Heaven + Earth | 2023 |
7AM | |||
This Is What We Believe | Aaron Shust | This Is What We Believe | 2011 |
Dont Fight Alone | Jon Reddick | 2023 | |
The Power of Your Name (feat. Matt Redman) | Jon Reddick | God, Turn It Around | 2020 |
Abide | Canyon Hills Worship | All To Jesus (LIVE) | 2024 |
On and On | Canyon Hills Worship | Single | 2022 |
Bless God | Brooke Ligertwood | EIGHT | 2023 |
Desert Song | Hillsong United | Across The Earth – Tear Down The Walls | 2009 |
Ive Witnessed It (feat. Melodie Malone) | Passion | Live From Passion 2023 – Single | 2023 |
Holy Ground (feat. Melodie Malone) | Passion | Worthy of Your Name (Live) | 2017 |
Abandoned | Benjamin William Hastings | Single | 2024 |
Gratitude (Live At Sound Emporium) | Benjamin William Hastings & Worship Together | Songs You Maybe Didnt Know I Wrote And Some You Maybe Did | 2023 |
COAT OF MANY COLORS | Brandon Lake | COAT OF MANY COLORS | 2023 |
8AM | |||
Come Out of that Grave (Resurrection Power) | Brandon Lake | Revivals In The Air (Live) | 2020 |
The Shadow of El Shaddai (feat. Rita Springer) | People & Songs | The Shadow of El Shaddai (feat. Rita Springer) – Single | 2024 |
I Will Rejoice | Rita Springer | I Have To Believe | 2005 |
More Than Able (feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard) | Maverick City Music | Radio Single | 2023 |
This Is a Move (Live) | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | Single | 2019 |
Theres No Way (Song Session) | Red Rocks Worship & Essential Worship | Single | 2024 |
Now Here | Red Rocks Worship | Single | 2022 |
Firm Foundation (He Wont) | Cody Carnes | Single | 2022 |
Nothing Else | Cody Carnes | Nothing Else – Single | 2019 |
Praise Him! | Pat Barrett & Katie Torwalt | Shelter | 2023 |
Good Good Father | Housefires | Housefires II | 2014 |
9AM | |||
Trust In God | Elevation Worship | Radio Single | 2023 |
O Come to the Altar | Elevation Worship | Here as in Heaven | 2016 |
I Thank God (feat. Blake Wiggins & Ryan Ellis) | Housefires & JWLKRS Worship | How To Start A Housefire, Pt. II | 2023 |
Lean on the Lord (feat. Cecily) | Housefires & Ryan Ellis | How To Start A Housefire | 2022 |
Different (Live at Mosaic, Los Angeles, 2023) | Mosaic MSC | Different (Live at Mosaic, Los Angeles, 2023) – Single | 2023 |
Tremble | Mosaic Music | Glory & Wonder | 2018 |
I Believe | Phil Wickham | I Believe | 2023 |
Beautiful | Phil Wickham | Cannons | 2007 |
In The Room (feat. Chris Brown of Elevation Worship) | Matt Maher | The Stories I Tell Myself | 2023 |
Run To the Father | Matt Maher | Alive & Breathing Vol. I – Single | 2019 |
Made for More (ft. Jenn Johnson) | Josh Baldwin | Made For More | 2024 |
You Deserve It All | Josh Baldwin | The War Is Over | 2017 |
Keep The Light On | David Leonard | 2024 | |
Great Are You Lord | All Sons & Daughters | All Sons & Daughters | 2014 |
Focus on God’s Goodness-Kindness to the Poor
john : January 12, 2024 4:56 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in Proverbs 19:17.
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
God has a tender heart for those in places of poverty and notices when we are moved by His love to be kind to the poor. The Gospel is about lifting people up who are in places of brokenness.
In Galatians chapter 2, we see the leaders of the early church filled with the compassion of Christ, and agreeing in their ministries to remember the poor.
God’s reward for faithful service reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
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Focus on God’s Goodness-His Provision and Strength
john : January 10, 2024 4:44 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in First Chronicles 29:12 and 13.
David was praising the LORD in the public assembly:
“Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.”
God supplies us with material wealth, not for the purpose of hoarding it for ourselves, but to be generous with others and use it for the glory of His name.
He also supplies us with energy to accomplish certain tasks. He provides us with intelligence and strength to develop skills and do certain jobs that provide valuable services for others. And so, our jobs and resources can become a testimony of God’s blessing in our lives designed to bear fruit for His glory.
The strength of God to provide for us reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in First John 1:5.
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
Verse 9 shows us how we can step into the light if we are walking in darkness: Confess our sins. The Bible tells us that God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Confession is a major step forward to breaking the darkness of our sin with the light of God’s grace and truth.
The faithfulness of God to forgive confessed sin reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Song Title | Artist | Album | Year |
6AM | |||
Father Of Lights | Chris Tomlin | Always | 2022 |
Only One Response (ft. David Leonard) | Benjamin William Hastings | Benjamin William Hastings | 2022 |
All Praises (Live) | North Point Worship | Our God Will See Us Through (Live) | 2022 |
Let Your Song Arise (Live) | Vineyard Worship | This Joy (Live) | 2023 |
Be Glorified (feat. Mitch Wong) | Worship Together & Lindy Cofer | Single | 2023 |
With Everything I Am (Live) | 7 Hills Worship | Single | 2023 |
Let Everything (Praise the Lord) | Pat Barrett | Canvas and Clay (Live) | 2019 |
My Hallelujah | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP | 2018 |
Gratitude (Live) | Brandon Lake | House of Miracles (Live) | 2021 |
O Praise The Name | Hillsong Worship | Open Heaven River Wild | 2016 |
King Jesus (Live) | Brooke Ligertwood | SEVEN (Live) | 2022 |
7AM | |||
I Will Sing | Martin Smith | Exalt – EP | 2020 |
Praise God (Doxology) [Live] | Thrive Worship | Pour Your Spirit Out (Live) | 2022 |
Praise Leads the Way (Live) | Here Be Lions | Still God, Still Good (Live) | 2021 |
Praise Is the Highway | Chris Tomlin | Holy Roar | 2018 |
Enter the Gates | Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Champion | 2016 |
We Praise You | Brandon Lake | We Praise You (Studio Version) | 2020 |
Like Incense / Sometimes By Step | Brooke Ligertwood | EIGHT | 2023 |
Morning By Morning | Pat Barrett | Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly | 2021 |
Over and Over | Chris McClarney | Breakthrough | 2018 |
Praise The Lord (Brighter The Morning) | Sean Curran | 1,000 Names | 2021 |
His Mercy Is More | Matt Boswell & Matt Papa | His Mercy Is More | 2019 |
Holy Forever | Chris Tomlin | Radio Version | 2023 |
8AM | |||
The Praise Is Yours (Live) | Matt Redman | Single | 2022 |
Lilys Song (Praise the Lord) | Kristene DiMarco | Mighty (Live) | 2015 |
I Will Praise (feat. Lindy Cofer) [Live] | Circuit Rider Music | Jesus People (Live) | 2021 |
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (feat. Shane & Shane) | The Worship Initiative | Single | 2024 |
Everything That Has Breath (Praise) [Live] | Jesus Culture & Bryan & Katie Torwalt | Why Not Right Now? (Live) | 2023 |
Maranatha (Live From Passion 2022) | Passion & Sean Curran | Burn Bright | 2022 |
Who Else (feat. Claire Smith) | Gateway Worship | Radio Single | 2023 |
Be Glad | Cody Carnes | Single | 2022 |
Bless God | Brooke Ligertwood | EIGHT | 2023 |
Praise Him! | Pat Barrett & Katie Torwalt | Shelter | 2023 |
When Your People Sing (Live) | North Point Worship | Our God Will See Us Through (Live) | 2022 |
Reason I Sing | Phil Wickham | Hymn Of Heaven | 2021 |
9AM | |||
All Praise (Sing Praise) | Matt Redman | Studio Single | 2020 |
Great Are You Lord | All Sons & Daughters | All Sons & Daughters | 2014 |
Psalm 150 (Praise The Lord) | Matt Boswell & Matt Papa | Almost Home | 2021 |
Crowns Down (Live) | Gateway Worship & Josh Baldwin | Crowns Down (Live) | 2023 |
Praise Upon Praise | Pat Barrett | Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly | 2021 |
Hallelujah (Why We Sing) (feat. Clay Finnesand) | North Point Worship | Hallelujah (Why We Sing) / O What a Miracle – EP | 2020 |
In The Room (feat. Chris Brown of Elevation Worship) | Matt Maher | The Stories I Tell Myself | 2023 |
Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise) | Shane & Shane | Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs | 2021 |
Reason To Praise (feat. Naomi Raine & Bethel Music) [Live] | Cory Asbury | Homecoming (Live) | 2021 |
I Thank God (feat. Blake Wiggins & Ryan Ellis) | Housefires & JWLKRS Worship | How To Start A Housefire, Pt. II | 2023 |
Praise (feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore) | Elevation Worship | CAN YOU IMAGINE? | 2023 |
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Focus on God’s Goodness-I Timothy 1:15 Why Christ Came
john : January 4, 2024 5:01 pm : John Shirk, Staff PagesJOHN SHIRK – 2024 is the Year of Gratitude at WJTL. In our 40th year of ministry, we are thankful to God for His faithfulness and thankful for our family of listeners.
Each weekday, we will share a Scripture with you that focuses on God’s goodness, which gives us a reason to be grateful.
Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in First Timothy 1:15.
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst.
The Apostle Paul lived with profound gratitude to God for His grace and mercy that reached him when he was at the lowest depths of depravity. He had been filled with hatred toward followers of Jesus, but was stopped in his tracks on the way to Damascus, where he had an encounter with Jesus that changed his life. The journey of Paul to faith reminds us that no one is a hopeless cause beyond God’s ability to reach them.
The mission of Jesus to save sinners reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com