We’re now less than a month from the big party:  Kid’s Cookie Break Fest!  August 26th, The Junction Center grounds will be alive with family fun with inflatables, petting zoo, pedal cars, barrel train, carnival games and more!  Live in Landis Hall you’ll find our very own Lisa Landis and performances by Jim Rule, Chip Richter & The Munks, This Way Up, Jesse Rothacker & Forgotten Friend Reptiles, Phredd and much more!  We have two programs:  10-2, and 3-7 and free tickets become available on Monday August 14th at 10am.

We have had a great response for volunteers so far.   I am still looking for a number of people to help during the afternoon and evening shifts.   Some specific needs are:  Selling Artist Merchandise (which is inside), Carnival Games, Handing Out Box Lunches,  Ticket Taking  and some other miscellaneous areas.    If you could volunteer a couple of hours or more in the afternoon or evening, please email stacey@wjtl.com and I’ll help you out with more details.    We’re getting pumped for another really fun day with the Kids Cookie Break community on August 26th!

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Promise of Hope is based on Psalm 23:6.

“Surely, your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

David wrote this Psalm. As David walked with God, he was absolutely sure that he would be surrounded by the goodness and the love of God. His heart’s desire was to glorify God and to praise Him in worship. He said in Psalm 27:4, “This is what I seek; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.”

In our daily pursuit of God’s glory, we come to notice God’s goodness and love pursuing us, each and every day of our lives.

Having the assurance of God’s goodness and love following us is a promise of hope for those who follow Jesus in the Year of Trust.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

How are you? Feeling challenged or discouraged lately? Here is a special lineup of songs, celebrating our strong God who helps us in times of battle. It’s a playlist packed with songs of Victory! I pray you’ll be encouraged, no matter what you’re up against.

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” (1 Corinthians 2:14)

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Here’s your Handcrafted Playlisted for the July 28th/30th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Tell Me – As We Ascend
2. Lost in the Smoke – Scarlet White
3. Get Down Get Down – KJ-52
4. In Crowd – Rapture Ruckus
5. Until The Night’s Gone – Graceful Closure
6. Light – The Rocket Summer
7. The Window – Thrice
8. The Maze – Light45
9. This Is Who We Are – Written in Kings
10. Let Us Love – Needtobreathe
11. Dying Inside – Facing Fire
12. Holding On – We Are Vessel
13. Mirror Mirror – Random Hero
14. Darkness – Gold Frankincense & Myrrh

Hour 2

1. Don’t Be Long – Army of Bones
2. Still Breathing – Veridia
3. Crash – Crossing Fire
4. Between Love and War – I Anthem
5. Run Devil Run – Crowder
6. After The Fight – Jars of Clay
7. Mercy – Ravenhill
8. Found – Seventh Day Slumber
9. Sky Is Falling – Seventh Day Slumber
10. Good Times – Manic Drive
11. House of Cards – Manafest
12. Underneath – Zahna
13. Fire It Up – Thousand Foot Krutch
14. Safe & Sound – We Were Once
15. Erase – Disciple

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
July 28-30, 2017

5 Lebanon Area Fair 2017 continuing today and tomorrow (Friday & Saturday, July 28 & 29) 8am -10:30pm each day at The Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds. Free admission from 8am to 3pm daily.  Children under 10 years of age admitted free all day, every day. More Info: LebanonAreaFair.com

4 Fourth Friday in River Towns – Columbia, Marietta and Wrightsville, tonight (Friday, July 28) 5-9pm. Music in the Park, Trolley Rides, Galleries, antique shops, local eateries, and more. More Info: parivertowns.com

3 15th Annual Taste of Mount Joy Cruisin’ Cuisine tomorrow (Sat. July 29) 11am-3pm on Main Street in Mount Joy. Antique Cars, Tractors & Motorcycles. Many Food Vendors and Area Restaurants
More Info: At Mainstreet Mount Joy’s Facebook page

2 JumpStart3 Family concert tonight (Friday, July 28) 6:30pm at Grace Fellowship York. JumpStart3 modern music encourages all ages to hide God’s word in their hearts. The concert is free with a suggested donation of one school supply to be donated to local schools.
More Info: GraceYork.com

1 Family Movie Night at The Junction Center Landis Hall tonight (Friday, July 28) 7pm. Come early to ride the pedal cars, weather permitting. Free tickets available at the door. Get the movie and more info: The Junction Center tab of WJTL.com

Here is today’s song lineup, including a special hour of songs in the 7:00 hour, encouraging you to Believe.

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
July 21-23, 2017

5 The Ephrata Concert Band in concert on Sunday (July 23) at 7:15pm at the band shell at the foot of Cocalico Street in Ephrata Borough’s Grater Park. Bring folding chairs. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will take place inside the Ephrata Recreation Center.
More Info: (717) 738-3084

4 Lifeway Christian Store Harrisburg Kids Day, tomorrow (Saturday, July 22) from 10am-2pm. Games, face painting, snow cones, and a visit from Bob and Larry. More Info: lifeway.com

3 Long’s Park Summer Saturday Music Series tomorrow (Saturday, July 22) beginning at 7:30pm at The Long’s Park Ampitheatre in Lancaster, featuring a free concert by The Steven Courtney Band and Mark DeRose & The Dreadnought Brigade. More Info: Longspark.org

2 Family Fun Night, Sunday (July 23) from 6pm-8pm at Bible Fellowship Church of Ephrata. Reptile show by Jesse Rothacker of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary & a concert by Phredd. More Info: 717-733-2526

1 Lebanon Area Fair 2017 from kicking of tomorrow (Saturday, July 22) and continueing thru Saturday, July 29. 8am -10:30pm each day at The Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds. Free admission from 8am to 3pm daily.  Children under 10 years of age admitted free all day, every day. More Info: www.lebanonareafair.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Promise of Hope is based on Ephesians 3:20 and 21.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

The things of this world often tend to offer more than they deliver. Many of the things we consume fall short of expectation. On the other hand, as we get to know Jesus more, we learn that He is much more valuable than we previously imagined, and His love is much greater than we could ever comprehend, and His strength is able to accomplish more in us than we ever dreamed.

The power of God beyond imagination is a promise of hope for those who follow Jesus in the Year of Trust.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

The community calendar is both the literal calendar that you find on our events page as well as the public service announcements you hear DJ’s read on the air.

A few tips for the events calendar:

1.  You can click on any event and find more information.

2.  Color codes (when viewing the calendar by month):

Green: Get up and Go Show guests

Red: Kids Cookie Break Events

Orange: WJTL Live Events

Blue: Community Events

3. To submit your information,  click on the image that says “Add Your Own Community Event”  at wjtl.com/events: 

Once your information is  submitted, it’s reviewed.  Once approved, it is posted online and also made eligible to be read on the air.    (Be sure to adjust the event time and date in the drop box section because that is the date and time that it appears on the calendar)  We suggest submitting your information at least 2 weeks prior to the event to give ample time for approval and posting.

4.  We try to announce events that make sense for us to mention on WJTL.  So, if an event is about a band or music style that we don’t play,  geared to a very specific audience (like a church business meeting), or Sunday morning events (due to the fact that there are hundreds of churches in the area doing special things every Sunday morning) they would not be listed.  There are several other guidelines, but these are some of the biggies.  Please realize there are many man organizations in the area hoping to share about their special event, because of that, we cannot be available for the posting of events that recur on a regular basis.

5.  PSA’s are free and we do our best to give attention to as many as we can on the air.

If you have any other questions about an announcement you heard or need help,  please email contact@wjtl.com.

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Promise of Hope is based on John 7:17.

Jesus said, “Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.”

When Jesus came to earth, His words and actions did not depart from His Heavenly Father’s message to the world. Jesus said to His followers, “I do exactly what my Father has commanded me.” He also said, “The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.”

Jesus is saying that as our lives come into alignment with God’s will, it will be made clear to us that the teachings of Jesus originate from heaven, and are not separated from the Father’s wisdom. We will believe Jesus’ words to be true, and will learn to follow His teachings. His counsel will guide us where God wants us to go.

Understanding the inspiration behind Jesus’ teachings is a promise of hope for those who follow Jesus in the Year of Trust.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com