JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Good News Focus is on First John 3:1.

“See that great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

That word “lavish” is a rich word, meaning that God’s love was expressed to us generously and extravagantly. He did not withhold His very best from us, but offered Jesus to be a sacrifice for our sins at the cross. That was the purpose for Jesus’ birth 2,000 years ago. He came as God’s gracious and generous gift to the world.

One of the benefits of knowing God’s love is to be included in His family as a child of God. Speaking of Jesus, John 1:12 says, “To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to a place of being identified as a child of God in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Good News Focus is on John 10:28 and 29.

Jesus spoke of His followers this way, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.”

The grace of God is firm and secure. He will not let go of those who belong to Him. Today, we can live with the confidence that nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Tragedies may shake our world, but they do not have the power to shake us from God’s love. We don’t have to be paralyzed by fear of what the future holds when our hope is in Christ. The people of God are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. His promises are true and reliable. Jesus will keep His followers close to His heart forever.

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to a place of security in His saving grace in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Good News Focus is on Mark 10:44 and 45.

Jesus said to His disciples, “Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

James and John were two of Jesus’ disciples who were seeking a place of honor when Jesus’ reigns in His glory. Jesus showed the path to greatness through service and humility.

If we want to know anything about being great in the kingdom of God, we need to look at the example of Jesus. The king of heaven became a servant on earth. He washed His disciples’ feet using a basin and towel. Then, He went to the cross and gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins. He pursued the needs of others at a high cost. That is the expression of love to a great measure.

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to a place of humble service in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Good News Focus is on Deuteronomy 32:4.

Moses said about the LORD, “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.”

That is a remarkable statement about God. He has never made a mistake. He has never done anything that requires an apology. We may not always understand His ways, but we can trust God to be morally perfect and faithful. In Psalm 145:17, we learn that He is also loving toward all he has made. That includes each one of us.

He was not obligated to create us, but He chose to create us because it pleased Him to give us life. And when we sinned against Him, He pursued us again with His love by sending Jesus to the earth to save us from our sins. Now, because of Jesus, we can draw near to Him by faith and live in relationship with Him forever.

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to a place of confidence in His faithfulness and justice in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK-Today’s Good News Focus is on Matthew 7:7.

Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Jesus is NOT saying that we will get everything on our Christmas wish list. But He IS saying that if we want to have a relationship with the living God and be part of His family, that opportunity is ours for the asking.

The door of heaven can be opened through faith in Jesus Christ to save us from our sins. He is the key to our salvation. He is the way to a fulfilling and meaningful relationship with God. He is the source of grace that we need to enjoy His presence for today and forever.

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to places of grace and peace in relationship with God in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Good News Focus is on Second Timothy 3, verses 14 and 15.

“As for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”

Bible study is an important part of growing in our understanding of who God is. Much like giving of our tithes, it is not meant to be a begrudging duty, but a joyful delight. It can be one of the highlights of our day, to open God’s word and read about His salvation plan through Jesus Christ. This is where we learn of God’s love to the world in need of a Savior. And through Jesus, He provided the solution for the sinful human condition.

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to a place of trusting His grace to save us from our sins in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. We’re staying in that spirit of gratitude this morning with a playlist themed around God’s goodness!

Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ 

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Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Hes Good	Rachael Lampa	Single	2019
Rescuer (Good News)	Rend Collective	Good News	2017
Never Lost	Elevation Worship	Single	2019
Take Heart (MMXX)	Hillsong Worship	Take Heart (Again)	2020
You Are Good (feat. Brian Johnson)	Bethel Live	Be Lifted High (Deluxe Edition)	2011
Forever Reign	Kristian Stanfill	Passion: Here For You	2011
Rejoice	Brad+Rebekah	Single	2019
Great Things	Phil Wickham	Living Hope	2020
Yes and Amen (feat. Chris McClarney)	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire	2018
Ill Give Thanks (feat. Kirby Kaple)	Housefires	Single	2020
Your Nature (Live)	Kari Jobe	The Blessing (Live)	2020
Promises (feat. Trenton Bell & Davy Flowers)	The Worship Initiative & Shane & Shane	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 22	2020
7AM
Good to Me	Audrey Assad	Fortunate Fall	2013
You Have Been So Good (feat. Sara Groves)	Paul Baloche	A Greater Song	2006
Promises Never Fail (Live)	Bethel Music & Emmy Rose	Victory (Live)	2019
For Your Glory & My Good	All Sons & Daughters	All Sons & Daughters	2014
Forever	Chris Tomlin	The Noise We Make	2001
King of My Heart	John Mark & Sarah McMillan	You Are the Avalanche – EP	2015
Good	The Worship Coalition	Single	2020
Good Forever (Live)	Matt Redman	Your Grace Finds Me (Live)	2013
So Good (feat. Chris McClarney)	Rita Springer	Light	2020
Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)	Shane & Shane	Psalms, Vol. 2	2015
Over and Over	Chris McClarney	Breakthrough	2018
What a Good God	Paul Baloche	Behold Him	2020
8AM
Way Maker	David Leonard	Open House Sessions – EP	2020
All My Life (Live)	Hillsong Young & Free	All of My Best Friends (Live)	2020
God So Good (Live)	Life.Church Worship	Single	2020
Something Good	GATEWAY	Greater Than	2018
All Things For My Good	Jaime Jamgochian	Single	2020
Good Good Father	Housefires	Housefires II	2014
Always Good (feat. Rita Springer)	The McClures	The Way Home (Deluxe)	2019
Nothing But Good	Chris Quilala	Single	2019
Goodness, Love And Mercy	Chris Tomlin	Nobody Loves Me Like You – EP	2018
Goodness of God (Live)	Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson	Victory (Live)	2019
Goodness	Vertical Worship	Bright Faith Bold Future	2018
Catch Me Singing	Sean Curran	Single	2020
Counting Every Blessing	Rend Collective	Good News	2018
9AM
God Is Always Good (Live)	Covenant Worship	Covenant Worship Live	2018
Hope and A Future (feat. Nate Moore & Chandler Moore) [Live]	Housefires	Housefires + Friends (Live) – Single	2020
Abundantly More (feat. Seth Condrey)	North Point InsideOut	Abundantly More – EP	2019
Immeasurably More	Rend Collective	The Art Of Celebration	2014
Famous For (I Believe) [feat. Jenn Johnson]	Tauren Wells	Citizen of Heaven	2020
So Good to Me	Cory Asbury	Holy	2008
Find A Reason (Joyful Joyful) [feat. Brett Stanfill]	North Point Worship	Find A Reason	2020
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) (feat. Passion)	Matt Redman	Passion: White Flag	2012
Good Grace (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	Good Grace (Live) – Single	2018
Echoes (Till We See the Other Side) [Live]	Hillsong UNITED	People (Live)	2019
Youre Not Finished Yet (Live)	The Belonging Co & Maggie Reed	All the Earth (Live)	2017
Just Getting Started (feat. Lauren Lee)	North Point Worship	Single	2020
God Youre So Good (feat. Kristian Stanfill and Melodie Malone)	Passion	Whole Heart	2018