JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Acts 17:28a.

The
Apostle Paul said, “For in him we live and move and have our being.”

The
good news of Jesus gives us a new purpose in life. Our focus when waking up in
the morning is to know God better and be an instrument that makes Him known in
the world. First Corinthians 10:31, says, “whether you eat or drink or whatever
you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

As we
walk with God, our mind becomes trained to commit all our activity to the glory
of God, even in the ordinary activities of eating and drinking. This is the
main purpose of our lives-to glorify God. That is also the motivation of our
heart that enables our faith to be a thriving witness for Jesus.

Through Jesus, we are set free with a new purpose to glorify God.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK -In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Lamentations 3:22 and 23.

“Because
of the LORD’s great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

God’s
faithful love for us is written in the sky each morning with the reliable
appearance of the sunrise. Even as the sunrise breaks the darkness of the
night, so the grace of God has the power to break the spiritual strongholds in
our lives that keep us in the darkness.

While
his people were living in captivity, the writer of Lamentations was comforted
by the compassion of God to be their source of light and hope.

Through Jesus, we are set free to receive a new start for a brighter day.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Ezekiel 36, verse 26.

“I will
give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your
heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you
and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”

The
Gospel is a message of hope for change. This change begins in the heart to
recognize the value of God’s grace to save us from our sins and transform us
into His likeness.

He
gives us new ambitions, so that our ultimate desire becomes pleasing God with a
faithful heart. Flowing out of that faithfulness is a willing heart to serve
God and to obey His Word. His love will compel us to express our faith in love.

Through Jesus, we are set free to receive a new heart that is focused on following Him.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Second Corinthians 5:17.

If
anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is
here.

A
relationship with Jesus begins our journey of a redeemed life. 

We
become a new person with a fresh hope and a greater purpose beyond ourselves. God’s
love moves us to a place of forgiveness.

Before
Christ, we were lost without clear direction. After coming to faith in Christ,
we are found in His grace. 

Before
Christ, we were enslaved by sin. But after coming to faith in Christ, we were
set free.

Before
Christ, we were condemned without Jesus. But after coming to faith in Christ,
we were saved to be with Jesus.

Through Jesus, we are set free to become a new creation in relationship to Him.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Hi! We’re singing new songs this morning by Hillsong United, Sean Curran, Crowder, Chris Renzema, David Leonard, Tasha Layton and more. All the details are below! Feel free to get in touch. Let me know what songs you love!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
Hundred Miles (feat. Crowder) [Live]	Passion	Follow You Anywhere (Live)	2019
10,000 Reasons	Shane & Shane	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 1	2014
Multiplied (feat.Steve Fee) [Live]	North Point InsideOut	Hear (Live)	2015
Fountain	Chris Renzema	Ill Be the Branches	2018
Shepherd of My Soul	Rivers & Robots	All Things New	2014
Your Love	The Cashmans	City of God	2019
Wild Love (feat. Elle Limebear)	Josh Gauton	O, Peace	2019
Faith and Wonder (Live)	Meredith Andrews	Faith and Wonder (Live)	2019
Healer	UPPERROOM	To the One	2019
Nothing Else	Cody Carnes	Nothing Else – Single	2019
Jesus You Alone	Highlands Worship	Jesus You Alone	2019
7AM
All Hail King Jesus	Jeremy Riddle	More	2017
91	Radiate Worship	Come Alive	2019
Yes I Will	Vertical Worship	Bright Faith Bold Future	2018
Stir a Passion	Josh Gauton	O, Peace	2019
Driven by Love	Lindy & The Circuit Riders	Driven by Love (Live)	2019
While I Wait	Lincoln Brewster	God Of The Impossible	2019
Ill Sing	Mandy Elizabeth	Mandy Elizabeth	2019
Praise Before My Breakthrough	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP	2018
New Wine (Live)	Hillsong Worship	There Is More (Live)	2018
Do It Again (feat. Rita Springer)	Mack Brock	Greater Things	2018
His Mercy Is More (Live)	Shane & Shane	Hymns Live	2019
Living Hope	Phil Wickham	Living Hope (The House Sessions)	2019
8AM
Found (I Want to Know You)	East Hill Worship	Found	2019
Know Your Heart	David Leonard	The Wait	2019
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live]	Hillsong UNITED	Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] – Single	2019
You Delight in Me (Live)	Life Center Worship	Debut EP	2019
Good Grace (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	Good Grace (Live) – Single	2018
Faithful (feat. Dan & Lauren Smith)	Community Songs	From the Valley – EP	2019
God Is Always Good (Live)	Covenant Worship	Covenant Worship Live	2018
Your Presence	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
Give Thanks to God	Housefires	We Say Yes	2017
Build My Life (feat. Cory Asbury)	Pat Barrett	Single	2018
Come Thou Fount (Above All Else) [Live]	Shane & Shane	Hymns Live	2019
9AM
Sound of Heaven (feat. Chris McClarney)	Tasha Layton	Single	2019
Praise Your Name (Live)	Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship	Songs of the House (Live)	2019
More Than Conquerors	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
Generous Giver (Live) [feat. Brenton Brown & Giorgi Antinori]	Vintage Worship	Heaven All Around Us (Live)	2019
Goodness of God (Live)	Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson	Victory (Live)	2019
Till I Found You	Phil Wickham	Living Hope (The House Sessions)	2019
All He Says I Am (feat. Kari Jobe)	Cody Carnes	All He Says I Am (feat. Kari Jobe) – Single	2011
Is He Worthy (Live)	Shane & Shane	Hymns Live	2019
Come As You Are	Crowder	Neon Steeple	2014
O Come to the Altar	Elevation Worship	Here as in Heaven	2016
Come As You Are	David Leonard	The Wait	2019
Step Into the Light (feat. Sean Curran) [Live from Passion 2019]	Passion	[Live from Passion 2019] – Single	2019

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JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on First Corinthians 6:19.

“Do you
not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom
you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.
Therefore, honor God with your bodies.”

This
was a message to the church. The bodies of believers are compared to a temple,
which is a house of worship. When we look at our body this way, it makes a
difference how we use the various parts of our body to please God.

With
our mouth, we express devotion to God.

With
our ears, we are receptive to hearing the words of God.

With
our feet, we take the Gospel with us in our travels.

With
our hands, we serve others in Jesus’ name.

And
with our heart, we love God with sincerity.

Through Jesus, we are set free to honor God with our bodies.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Wisdom from the Red Letters is found in Luke 6:41.

Jesus
said, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no
attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother,
‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye’ when you yourself fail to see
the plank in your own eye?’ You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your
eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s
eye.”

Jesus
was talking about the danger of using a double standard with this statement. It
would be hypocritical for us to look past our own flaws to see the smaller
flaws of another person.  Dealing with
the speck in someone else’s eye diverts attention away from the plank in our
own eye. Jesus wants us to examine the sin in our own lives and remove it first.
Then, we will be in a better place to help our friends to overcome their issues
that hinder spiritual progress.

The words of Jesus inspire us to live out our faith with integrity and mercy in the Year of Redemption.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Philippians 2:13.

“For it
is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good
purpose.”

After we come to faith in Jesus, we will come to realize that God has a good purpose for us while we live on the earth.  We are not left alone to figure it out all by ourselves. God is right there with us. He offers His Word to equip us, and His Holy Spirit to guide us. He is our motivating force and our power source. His love mobilizes our faith into action and inspires our purpose to bring glory to God.

Through Jesus, we are set free to live out the good purpose that God has for us.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Redemption, today’s Freedom Phrase is based on Matthew 25:22 and 23.

Jesus
was telling a Parable that revealed how three different people handled the
wealth that their master gave them. The master gave them different amounts.

“The
man with two bags of gold came and said, “Master, you entrusted me with two
bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.”

His
master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful
with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master’s happiness.”

This
servant did not receive as many bags of gold as another servant in the story
who received five bags. Nor did he produce as much as that servant. But
he managed what he was given faithfully. What has God entrusted with us? Those
are opportunities to invest in His Kingdom and to make a difference in this
world for the Gospel.

Through Jesus, we are set free to share in the labor of the Lord, and to share in our Master’s happiness.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM			2011
Holy, Holy, Holy	Audrey Assad	Inheritance	2017
How Beautiful	SisterBrother	Into The Light	2014
Over and Over	Chris McClarney	Breakthrough	2018
Stir a Passion	Josh Gauton	O, Peace	2019
Beautiful Day (feat. Derek Johnson) [Live]	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire (Live)	2018
Heart of God (feat. Chris Tomlin) [Live]	Hillsong Young & Free	III (Live at Hillsong Conference)	2018
Healer	UPPERROOM	To the One	2019
Generous Giver (Live) [feat. Brenton Brown & Giorgi Antinori]	Vintage Worship	Heaven All Around Us (Live)	2019
God Who Moves the Mountains	Corey Voss	Songs of Heaven and Earth	2018
The War Is Over (Live)	Bethel Music & Kalley Heiligenthal	Starlight (Live)	2017
7AM			2011
Defender (Live)	GATEWAY	Greater Than (Live)	2018
Greater Things	Mack Brock	Greater Things	2018
Know Your Heart	David Leonard	The Wait	2019
Nothing Else	Cody Carnes	Nothing Else – Single	2019
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live]	Hillsong UNITED	Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] – Single	2019
Wild and Free	Jason Upton	A Table Full of Strangers, Vol. 2	2018
Freedom (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live]	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire (Live)	2018
Lavish	Big Daddy Weave & Francesca Battistelli	My Utmost for His Highest	2017
Take Courage	Kristene DiMarco	Where His Light Was	2017
Is He Worthy? (Live)	Chris Tomlin	Single	2019
Worthy (feat. Nathan Horst)	Life Center Worship	Debut EP	2019
8AM			2011
Great Things (Worth It All)	Elevation Worship	Wake Up the Wonder (Live)	2014
You Deserve It All	Josh Baldwin	The War Is Over	2017
Our Father (Live)	Jared Anderson	All the Saints: Live from the CentricWorship Retreat, No. 1	2014
Seek First	Housefires	Housefires III	2016
Highs & Lows	Hillsong Young & Free	III	2018
Faithful (feat. Dan & Lauren Smith)	Community Songs	From the Valley – EP	2019
God Is Always Good (Live)	Covenant Worship	Covenant Worship Live	2018
Let Your Kingdom Come	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) [Live]	Shane & Shane	Hymns Live	2019
You Came (Lazarus)	Jonathan David & Melissa Helser	Beautiful Surrender	2016
Risen King (Sons and Daughters) (feat. David Leach)	Life Center Worship	Debut EP	2019
This Is the Sound	Steffany Gretzinger	Blackout	2018
9AM			2011
Step Into the Light (feat. Sean Curran) [Live from Passion 2019]	Passion	[Live from Passion 2019] – Single	2019
Spirit Break Out	Luke Hellebronth	The Best Praise & Worship Album In the World…Ever!	2014
As You Find Me (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	As You Find Me (Live) – Single	2019
My Hallelujah	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Praise Before My Breakthrough – EP	2018
Alleluia	Matt & Kim Goss	The Worship EP	2019
Resurrected One (feat. Jon Aitken)	Life Center Worship	Debut EP	2019
Resurrecting	Elevation Worship	Here as in Heaven	2016
Praise Your Name (Live)	Corey Voss & Madison Street Worship	Songs of the House (Live)	2019
Mention of Your Name	Jenn Johnson	After All These Years	2017
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