Day Two of The Top 500 Countdown is in the books. We are excited for the third and final day as we count them down to your number one song. We suspect that we will end sometime this evening between 7 and 9pm. Radio Friend Phil will have the honors. Check out yesterday’s songs, in order.

382 Kutless . Even If
381 Michael Card . Immanuel
380 Everfound . Never Beyond Repair
379 Imperials, The . The eagle song
378 Brandon Heath . Wait And See
377 Servant . We Are The Light
376 Jamie Grace . You Lead
375 Stryper . Always There For You
374 Toby Mac . Burn For You
373 Skillet . Comatose
372 dc Talk . Consume Me
371 Toby Mac . Favorite Song (feat. Jamie Grace)
370 Geoff Moore And The Distance . If You Could See What I See
369 Newsboys . In Christ Alone
368 Audio Adrenaline . King Of The Comebacks
367 Geoff Moore & The Distance . Life Together
366 Warren Barfield . Love Is Not A Fight
365 Third Day . Offerings
364 Matthew West . Save a Place For Me
363 Phillips Craig and Dean . Shine On Us
362 Casting Crowns . Slow Fade
361 Steve Taylor . Whatever Happened To Sin?
360 Jon Foreman . Your Love Is Strong
359 Chris Tomlin . Jesus Loves Me
358 Royal Tailor . Make A Move
357 Kutless . Sea Of Faces
356 Skillet . whispers in the dark
355 Newsboys . Born Again
354 Dave Barnes . God Gave Me You
353 Needtobreathe . Lay Em Down
352 Jars of Clay . Love Song For A Savior
351 Imperials, The . Praise the Lord
350 Michael W. Smith . You Wont Let Go
349 Switchfoot . awakening
348 Switchfoot . Gone
347 Switchfoot . Hello Hurricane
346 Casting Crowns . I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
345 Natalie Grant . I Will Not Be Moved
344 Abandon . It Was Love
343 dc Talk . Jesus Is Just Alright
342 The City Harmonic . Mountaintop
341 Keith Green . Psalm 23 (The Lord is My Shepherd)
340 OBB . That Kind Of Faith
339 For King & Country . This Is Love
338 For King & Country . To The Dreamers
337 Third Day . Your Love Is Like A River
336 Chris Tomlin . Everlasting God
335 Chris Tomlin . I Will Follow
334 Keith Green . Make My Life A Prayer To You
333 Unsearchable Riches . Pretty Good Night
332 Needtobreathe . Slumber
331 Newsboys . Stay Strong
330 Shawn McDonald . We Are Brave
329 David Meece . We Are The Reason
328 MercyMe . Word Of God Speak
327 Jamie Grace . Hold Me (feat. Toby Mac)
326 Relient K . Sadie Hawkins Dance
325 Kirk Franklin & Gods Property . Stomp
324 Ellie Holcomb . The Broken Beautiful
323 7eventh Time Down . The One Im Running To
322 Hillsong United . The Stand
321 Switchfoot . This is Home
320 Rhett Walker Band . Heres To The Ones
319 P.O.D. . Alive
318 Newsboys . Glorious (**Peter Furler on vocals)
317 Michael W. Smith . Great Is The Lord
316 Point of Grace . How You Live (Turn Up The Music)
315 Barlow Girl . Never Alone
314 Kerrie Roberts . No Matter What
313 Disciple . Once And For All
312 Phil Keaggy . Let Everything Else Go
311 Russ Taff . Medals
310 Matthew West . More
309 Plumb . One Drop
308 Chris August . Unashamed Of You
307 Mercy Me . You Are I Am
306 Jason Castro . Only A Mountain
305 Rend Collective . Second Chance
304 Steven Curtis Chapman . Speechless
303 Unspoken . Start A Fire
302 Jason Gray . Nothing Is Wasted
301 dc Talk . Red Letters
300 Colton Dixon . You Are
299 Michael Card . God’s Own Fool
298 David Crowder Band . After All (Holy)
297 John Waller . Crazy Faith
296 Chris Rice . Deep Enough To Dream
295 Petra . Grave Robber
294 Third Day . I’ve Always Loved You
293 Sidewalk Prophets . Keep Making Me
292 Rich Mullins . Sometimes By Step
291 Third Day . Trust In Jesus
290 Owl City . Youre Not Alone (feat. Britt Nicole)
289 Rend Collective . Boldly I Approach (The Art of Celebration)
288 Citizen Way . How Sweet The Sound
287 Larnelle and Sandi Patti . Ive Just Seen Jesus
286 Jars of Clay . Like a Child
285 Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil . A Life Preserved
284 Rich Mullins . Elijah
283 Unspoken . Lift My Life Up
282 2nd Chapter of Acts . Mansion Builder
281 Royal Tailor . Remain
280 Third Day . Revelation
279 Mercy Me . Shake
278 Jeremy Riddle . Sweetly Broken
277 Kari Jobe . The More I Seek You
276 The Afters . Broken Hallelujah
275 Michael W. Smith . Cross Of Gold
274 Shane Harper . Hold You Up
273 Phil Keaggy . Love Broke Through
272 Phillips Craig and Dean . You Are God Alone
271 Matt Redman . Your Grace Finds Me
270 Crowder . Heres My Heart
269 Newsboys . I’m Not Ashamed
268 Chris Tomlin . Lord, I Need You
267 Lincoln Brewster . Made New
266 Owl City . Shooting Star
265 Needtobreathe . Washed By The Water
264 Chris Tomlin . Waterfall
263 Third Day . Consuming Fire
262 Petra . It Is Finished
261 Love & The Outcome . King Of My Heart
260 Jeremy Camp . There Will Be A Day
259 Jamie Grace . Do Life Big
258 Amy Grant . Angels
257 Steve Taylor . Hero
256 Downhere . A Better Way
255 4HIM . Basics Of Life
254 Tim Timmons . Cast My Cares
253 Jimmy Needham . Clear The Stage
252 Matthew West . Forgiveness
251 Chris Tomlin . Holy Is The Lord
250 Plumb . In My Arms
249 Phillips Craig & Dean . Jesus Only Jesus
248 Colton Dixon . Never Gone
247 Skillet . Rebirthing
246 Matthew West . Strong Enough
245 Building 429 . We Wont Be Shaken
244 Group 1 Crew . He Said (feat. Chris August)
243 Mark Schultz . I Am
242 Plumb . Lord Im Ready Now
241 Phil Wickham . Beautiful
240 David Crowder Band . I Saw The Light
239 Casting Crowns . Set Me Free
238 Steven Curtis Chapman . Beauty Will Rise
237 Tenth Avenue North . Healing Begins
236 Newsboys featuring KJ-52 . Jesus Freak
235 Rhett Walker Band . Love Like Jesus
234 Hillsong . Mighty To Save
233 dc Talk . Colored People
232 Britt Nicole . All This Time
231 NewSong . Arise My Love
230 Manafest . Edge Of My Life
229 dc Talk . What If I Stumble
228 Rich Mullins . Calling Out Your Name
227 Aaron Shust . My Hope Is In You
226 For King and country . The Proof Of Your Love
225 Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith . Emmanuel
224 Steven Curtis Chapman . Heaven Is The Face
223 Laura Story . Mighty To Save
222 Jonny Diaz . More Beautiful You
221 Mark Cable . The Value I Am To You
220 Michael W. Smith . You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)
219 Newsboys . You Are My King (Amazing Love)
218 Casting Crowns . American Dream
217 Brandon Heath . Jesus In Disguise
216 Addison Road . This Little Light Of Mine
215 David Crowder Band . wholly yours
214 Crowder . I Am
213 Needtobreathe . Difference Maker
212 Plumb . Dont Deserve You
211 Geoff Moore & The Distance . Home Run
210 Third Day . I Need A Miracle
209 Casting Crowns . Courageous
208 Amy Grant . Breath of Heaven
207 Larry Norman . I Wish We’d All Been Ready
206 Tricia . What I Know
205 Jason Gray . Remind Me Who I Am
204 Switchfoot . Meant To Live
203 Third Day . Thief
202 Needtobreathe . The Outsiders
201 Kari Jobe . Find You On My Knees
200 Barlow Girl . I Need You To Love Me
199 Mark Schultz . Letters From War
198 Mary Mary . Shackles (Praise You)
197 Skillet . The Last Night
196 Fraser Campbell . Light Up The Night
195 Hillsong United . From The Inside Out
194 FFH . One Of These Days
193 Owl City . Galaxies
192 Larry Norman . I Am A Servant
191 Third Day . King of Glory
190 Royal Tailor . Making Me New
189 Amy Grant . Better Than a Hallelujah
188 David Crowder Band . O Praise Him (All This For A King)
187 Capital Kings . Youll Never Be Alone
186 Bob Carlisle . Butterfly Kisses
185 Lincoln Brewster . Everlasting God
184 Britt Nicole . Headphones
183 Wayne Watson . Touch Of The Master’s Hand
182 Michael W. Smith . Breathe
181 Michael W. Smith . Healing Rain
180 Skillet . Awake And Alive
179 Keith Green . Your Love Broke Through
178 Casting Crowns . Already There
177 Degarmo & Key . Destined To Win
176 Toby Mac . Forgiveness (feat. Lecrae and Nirva Ready)
175 Twila Paris . God Is In Control
174 Switchfoot . Stars
173 Matt Redman . Never Once
172 Steve Taylor . Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds)
171 Thousand Foot Krutch . Be Somebody
170 Chris Tomlin . Lay Me Down (feat. Matt Redman and Passion)
169 Third Day . Children Of God

Day One of the Top 500 Countdown, as voted by our listeners is in the Books. We hope you are enjoying hearing the songs you voted your favorites. Day Two will run from 6am to 11pm and Day Three will wind things up…as we count them all the way down to Number One, sometime Thursday Evening. Here’s the Countdown so far, from 500 (Needtobreathe – Something Beautiful) to 383 (Andrew Peterson – Dancing In The Minefields)

500 Needtobreathe . Something Beautiful
499 Mylon Le Fevre and Broken Heart . The Warrior
498 Jeremy Camp . tonight
497 Skillet . What I Believe
496 Chris Tomlin . All My Fountains
495 Relient K . Be My Escape
494 Francesca Battistelli . Beautiful, Beautiful
493 Newsboys . Blessed Be Your Name
492 Idle Cure . Breakaway
491 Casting Crowns . City On The Hill
490 Ross King . Clear the Stage
489 Group 1 Crew . Dangerous
488 Toby Mac . Get Back Up
487 Chuck Gibson . God Is With Us
486 Sidewalk Prophets . Help Me Find It
485 Natalie Grant . In Christ Alone
484 Petra . Judas Kiss
483 FFH . Lord Move, Or Move Me
482 Tenth Avenue North . Love Is Here
481 Brandon Heath . Love Never Fails
480 Rick Elias . My Deliverer
479 The Neverclaim . My Soul Longs
478 NEEDTOBREATHE . Signature of Divine (Yahweh)
477 Switchfoot . This is your life
476 Michael W. Smith . This Is Your Time
475 Chris Tomlin . Awake My Soul (feat. Lecrae)
474 The Digital Age . Captured
473 DeGarmo and Key . Casual Christian
472 Amy Grant . Father’s Eyes
471 Jeremy Camp . He Knows
470 Chris Tomlin . Here I Am To Worship (Live)
469 Tenth Avenue North . Losing
468 About A Mile . Satisfied
467 Francesca Battistelli . Angel By Your Side
466 Twila Paris . How Beautiful
465 Mandisa . My Deliverer
464 Kutless . Strong Tower
463 Rebecca St. James . Wait For Me
462 Sidewalk Prophets . You Love Me Anyway
461 Wayne Watson . Almighty
460 Rush Of Fools . Held In Your Hands
459 Newsboys . In The Hands Of God
458 Newsboys . Live With Abandon
457 Michael English . Mary, Did You Know
456 Don Francisco . The Traveler/Joy
455 Mandisa . True Beauty
454 Margaret Becker . Who Am I?
453 Hillsong . Desert Song
452 Fee . Glory To God Forever
451 2nd Chapter of Acts . He Loves Me
450 Mercy Me . Here am I
449 Jamie Grace . Holding On
448 Capital Kings . I Feel So Alive
447 Petra . Just Reach Out
446 Third Day . Lift Up Your Face
445 Petra . Not Of This World
444 Audio Adrenaline . Ocean Floor
443 Hillsong United . Search My Heart
442 Amy Grant . Sing Your Praise to the Lord
441 Superchic[k] . stand in the rain
440 Meredith Andrews . Strong God
439 Mercy Me . The Hurt And The Healer
438 Casting Crowns . While You Were Sleeping
437 Sorensen . With You
436 Phillips Craig and Dean . Your Name
435 4HIM . A Strange Way To Save The World
434 Matt Maher . All The People Said Amen
433 Michael W. Smith . Ancient Words
432 33 Miles . Arms That Hold The Universe
431 Francesca Battistelli . Free To Be Me
430 Kathy Troccoli . Go Light Your World
429 Everfound . God Of The Impossible
428 Stryper . Honestly
427 Kristian Stanfill . One Thing Remains (feat. Passion)
426 Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, David Crowder, Matt Redman . Our God Reigns
425 Keith Green . So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt
424 Chuck Gibson . You Never Change
423 JJ Heller . Your Hands
422 Tree 63 . Blessed Be Your Name
421 Rhett Walker Band . Broken Man
420 Newsboys . I Am Free (Live)
419 Adam Cappa . All I Really Want
418 Natalie Grant . Closer To Your Heart
417 Rend Collective Experiment . Come On My Soul
416 Delirious? . Did You Feel The Mountain Tremble?
415 Decemberadio . For Your Glory
414 Michael W. Smith . Here I Am
413 Beckah Shae . Here In This Moment
412 Jared Anderson . Impossible Possible
411 Kevin Max . Infinite (feat. Rachel Lampa)
410 Newsboys . It Is You
409 For King & Country . Middle Of Your Heart
408 dc Talk . My Will
407 Kutless . Take Me In
406 The 77s . The Lust, the Flesh, the Eyes & the Pride of Life
405 Matthew West . The Motions
404 Aaron Shust . The One
403 Toby Mac . Unstoppable (feat. Blanca Callahan)
402 4HIM . Where There Is Faith
401 Five Iron Frenzy . A Flowery Song
400 Petra . Beat The System
399 Selah . Bless the Broken Road
398 Hawk Nelson . Crazy Love
397 Newsboys . Entertaining Angels
396 Steve Green . Find Us Faithful
395 John Mark McMillan . Future/Past
394 TobyMac . Gone
393 Newsboys . Hallelujah For The Cross
392 Point of Grace . Jesus Will Still Be There
391 Michael W. Smith . Place In This World
390 Chris Tomlin . White Flag
389 Hawk Nelson . Words (feat. Bart Millard)
388 Selah . You Amaze Us
387 Mercy Me . All Of Creation
386 dc Talk . My Friend (So Long)
385 Casting Crowns . Until The Whole World Hears
384 Disciple . After the World
383 Andrew Peterson . Dancing In The Minefields

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment of Celebration reflects on the expression of God’s faithfulness.

Jesus is the expression of God’s faithfulness. He came as a gift in fulfillment of God’s promises.

Second Corinthians 1:20 says that “no matter how many promises God made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.”

When God says in Jeremiah 29:11, “I have plans to give you hope and a future”, those plans are fulfilled through faith in Jesus Christ.

When God says in Isaiah 1:18, “though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow”, those sins are forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ.

When God says in Isaiah 41:10, “I will strengthen you and help you”, that support is available through faith in Jesus Christ.

He is the Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Savior, and Best Friend among all those who follow Jesus as Lord.

The expression of God’s faithfulness in Jesus Christ is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on the life changing impact of God’s grace.

After Paul was converted to Christ, there was a noticeable change in his life. Instead of wanting to persecute the church, he wanted to build up the church in the qualities of faith, hope, and love. He had an earnest desire to see Jesus glorified in his life. Through his testimony, that is exactly what happened. He became a devoted follower of Jesus, which was a reason for churches to praise God. Not only did they lose an enemy, but they gained a friend, a true ally who would speak up for the Good News of Jesus Christ, and be influential in leading people to the Lord.

In Galatians 1:22, Paul was talking about his spiritual journey after coming to faith in Christ. He said, “I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only heard the report: ‘The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.’” Then Paul says, “And they praised God, because of me.”

This goes to show that if Paul can be converted to Christ, no soul is hopeless. When someone makes a sweeping life change like this, the body of Christ has the opportunity to surround that person with support and encouragement.

The life-changing impact of God’s grace is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on the forward progress of the Christian journey.

In Philippians 3:13 and 14, the Apostle Paul wrote, “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.”

Before knowing Christ, Paul was hostile to anyone who identified with Jesus, and sought to destroy the church with his religious zeal. However, the road to Damascus became a defining moment in his life when he would begin the journey of walking with Christ as a faithful follower. If anyone had a reason to feel guilt and regret, Paul was the man. He was there to approve the death of Stephen, the first martyr in the early church.

But Paul’s days were filled with the awareness of God’s grace, and that changed his perspective about the past and the future. He was spending his time moving forward with Christ, not looking back with past regrets or failures. Neither did he look back with fondness to his former way of life. A relationship with Jesus puts us on the path of faith that leads to a greater love, holiness, and eternal life in heaven with Him.

The forward progress of the Christian journey is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on words of blessing.

In Numbers 6:24, the LORD told Moses to tell Aaron and his sons how to bless the Israelites. This has become known as the priestly blessing:

“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

As we see in the New Testament, First Peter 2:9 talks about followers of Jesus being a royal priesthood. We are ministers of the Gospel. We can be used of God to speak blessing on our families, our churches, and our nation. Ultimately, we are not the source of blessing. God is. That is why our blessing for others comes in the form of a prayer. We pray for the LORD to bless them and to keep them in His love. We pray for the LORD to grant them His favor with grace and peace.

This is something we can do for the well-being of our loved ones daily-by praying God’s blessing on them and looking for ways to bless them through our words and actions.

The words of blessing are reasons to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK -Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on the opportunity of today.

It has been said that today is a gift, so maybe that is why it is called the present. We have been given this moment to seize the opportunities that God has for us.

Second Corinthians 6:2 says that “Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” God is giving us this moment to embrace the grace that is offered to us through Jesus Christ. The experience of salvation involves a relationship with God where we know Him personally, forgiveness from God, and eternal life with God in heaven.

Another opportunity that we have today is to follow God’s will. Ephesians 5:15 says, “Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”

Yet another opportunity of today is to celebrate the life that God has given us. This is what Psalm 118:24 says, “This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

The opportunities of today are reasons to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

It is time once again for the TOP 500 COUNTDOWN!!!

WJTL is celebrating 30 years of ministry this year. One of our most popular on-air events during our history has been TheTop 500 Countdown as voted by our listeners.

What are your 5 favorite Christian Songs of ALL TIME? Check the WJTL Playlist, google, research and then click here to log your vote.  Put them in order from 1 to 5 because your top song gets more points than your fifth.

Voting begins TODAY (Monday, October 20th) and will end at midnight on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Each Friday in between (October 24, 31 and November 7) we will draw winners from those who have voted. By voting you will also be eligible for prizes given away during the On Air countdown of the Top 500.

Then, be sure to tune in the afternoon of Tuesday, November 18th thru Thursday night November 20 as we countdown the Top 500 from 500 to 1 as voted by the WJTL Family of Listeners.

Check out the top songs from past Top 500 Countdowns – click here.

Thank You and Happy Voting,

The Staff of WJTL

P.S. EVERYONE in your family should vote. Invite your friends. Spread the word!

STACEY GAGNE – This Saturday, October 4th join WJTL at the Women’s Expo at Lebanon Expo Center.   This one day event hosted by Business Woman magazine features exhibitors, interactive fun, live makeovers, and the latest in women’s health, and more!

In addition to over one hundred exhibitors, there are demos and entertainment throughout the day covering topics from cake decorating and fashion to health screening and musical performances.   Door prizes, drawings and giveaways will take place along with other interactive fun and pampering as you visit the various booths.

Vendor focuses include topics that affect a woman’s life including: beauty,  home, health & wellness, shopping, fashion, finance, technology, nutrition and more.

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on news that is too good to contain.

In the book of Second Kings, four men in Samaria had leprosy. A great famine had overtaken their city due to a long siege by a strong army. Instead of staying at the city gate to die, the men decided to go over to the enemy camp to surrender, in the hope that they would live. But when they got there, no one was at the camp. The army had fled their tents, but left behind food, clothing, and money.

The men with leprosy ate and drank and carried off the silver, gold, and clothing and buried them as hidden treasure. Then they came back for more. Eventually, they said to each other, “We’re not doing right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves.” They decided to report their findings to the royal palace.

There is a spiritual thirst and hunger in the land today. The Good News of Jesus is what this world needs. Would it be right for beggars who have been blessed by this abundant treasure to keep it for themselves? Telling others this good news is much like a beggar telling another beggar where to find bread. There is no shortage of supply, because God’s love is abundant and eternal.

The Good News of Jesus Christ is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com