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Key Element for Thriving Relationships-Helping

July 21st, 2022 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Key Element for Thriving Relationships is helping people in need.

Helping people does not always mean a hand-out. Sometimes, it means a hand-up, helping someone to their feet who is in a state of distress.

The Good Samaritan did that for a man who was beaten after a robbery. Victims of crime often need to go through a healing process. The compassionate outreach from a believer shows the love of Jesus for that person.

James 1:27 talks about the importance of looking after orphans and widows in their distress.

This can happen in practical ways for orphans through mentorship, foster parenting or adoption. This can happen for widows through care-giving, visitation, and checking in on them.

Helping people in need is a key element for thriving relationships that honor God.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Word of Encouragement-Blessed

November 10th, 2021 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Blessed.”

One definition of “Blessed” is a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.

To be blessed by God is to receive His favor.  His face is turned toward us in relationship, and we enjoy the benefits of His grace.

While God will bless us with material things, His spiritual blessings have far greater value that last forever.

Ephesians 1:3 says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

What follows is a list of specific blessings: Adoption, Redemption, Forgiveness, Acceptance, and the promised Holy Spirit. These are blessings that reflect God’s unfailing love for us.

Find encouragement in the blessing of being united with Christ in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Word of Encouragement-Adoption

June 26th, 2021 No comments

JOHN SHIRK-Today’s Word of Encouragement is Adoption.

Parents who adopt children choose to welcome them into their family with open arms.

Adoption is one of God’s spiritual blessings for the person who puts their faith in Jesus Christ. We are welcomed into the family of God with open arms.

Ephesians 1:5 says, “In love, he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-to the praise of his glorious grace.”

What a gift! To be included in God’s family and to enjoy the blessing of His acceptance and forgiveness-that is a compelling reason to praise Him every single day.

Find encouragement in the blessing of being adopted into God’s family in the Year of Endurance.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

20/20 Vision-Identity As A Child of God

September 29th, 2020 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Vision, today’s 20/20 Insight focuses on the identity of believers as children of God.

This is what Ephesians 1:4 and 5 says about the identity of those who are faithful in Christ.

“He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love, he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.”

When we respond to the Good News of Jesus with a trusting heart, God includes us in His family of believers. He gives us a new identity as a new creation in Christ. We are born of God and loved by God as His child. We become a citizen of heaven, temple of the Holy Spirit, and light in the world to reflect God’s glory and goodness. God’s love forms our identity to see ourselves as God sees us. 

Focusing on our identity as a dearly loved child of God gives us greater clarity for living out the Christian life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Praise & Worship Playlist

June 16th, 2019 No comments
Song Title  Artist Album Year
6AM


The Fathers Song Matt Redman Blessed Be Your Name (The Songs of Matt Redman, Vol. 1) 2005
Hallowed Father Jeremy Riddle Full Attention 2007
Father Hillsong United Aftermath 2011
Our God Saves Paul Baloche Our God Saves 2007
Father Of Lights Third Day Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship 2015
Children Of The Living God Fernando Ortega Give Me Jesus 1999
You Are My Vision Rend Collective Experiment Campfire 2013
The Fathers Heart Bellarive The Heartbeat 2012
Jesus, Son Of God (feat. Christy Nockels) Chris Tomlin Burning Lights 2013
Our Father (Live) Jared Anderson All the Saints: Live from the CentricWorship Retreat, No. 1 2014
Abba Father Planetshakers This Is Our Time (Live) [Deluxe Edition] 2014
Extravagant Meredith Andrews Deeper (Deluxe Edition) 2016
Holy, Holy, Holy Audrey Assad Inheritance 2017
Audience of One Big Daddy Weave One and Only 2002
7AM


Risen King (Sons and Daughters) (feat. David Leach) Life Center Worship Debut EP 2019
Sons and Daughters (feat.Brett Stanfill) [Live] North Point InsideOut Hear (Live) 2015
Children of God Phil Wickham Children of God 2016
Our Father Hillsong Worship No Other Name 2014
Father of Lights Jesus Culture Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago 2011
Good Good Father Chris Tomlin & Pat Barrett Good Good Father – Single 2018
Abba (Arms of a Father) Jonathan David & Melissa Helser Beautiful Surrender 2016
Strong God Vertical Worship The Rock Won’t Move 2013
Our Father (feat. Jenn Johnson) Bethel Live For The Sake Of The World 2012
This Is Amazing Grace Jeremy Riddle Bethel Live: For The Sake Of The World 2012
8AM


Sons and Daughters Matt Maher Saints and Sinners 2015
Father You Are All We Need Citizens & Saints Join the Triumph 2014
Everlasting Father Elevation Worship Only King Forever 2014
My Fathers World Jadon Lavik Roots Run Deep 2008
How Deep the Father’s Love Shane & Shane The Worship Initiative, Vol. 10 2014
Great Is Your Faithfulness Martin Smith Back to the Start (Deluxe Version) 2013
The Fathers Heart Hillsong Worship A Beautiful Exchange 2010
Found in You (feat. David Moore) Gateway Worship Walls 2015
No Longer Slaves (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser) Bethel Music We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] 2015
Who You Say I Am (Live) Hillsong Worship There Is More (Live) 2018
Who You Say We Are Steven Curtis Chapman Worship and Believe (Deluxe Edition) 2016
Mention of Your Name Jenn Johnson After All These Years 2017
9AM


Your Love Is Strong Jon Foreman Limbs and Branches 2008
You Are Love & Love Alone All Sons & Daughters Poets & Saints 2016
Doxology Stars Go Dim Stars Go Dim 2017
This I Believe (The Creed) Hillsong Worship No Other Name 2014
Father Let Me Dedicate Matt Redman Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern 2004
Who You Are (feat. Jenn Johnson) Bethel Live For The Sake Of The World 2012
Praise the Father, Praise the Son Chris Tomlin Hello Love 2008
The Fathers Love Sovereign Grace Music Sons And Daughters 2009
Spirit Break Out (Live) Kim Walker-Smith Still Believe (Live) 2015
Children Of Light Kristian Stanfill Passion: Let The Future Begin 2013
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Charlie Hall Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern 2004
Song Of My Father Urban Rescue Wild Heart 2016
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Praise & Worship Show Playlist

June 18th, 2017 No comments

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Song Title

Artist

Year

Album

6:00 a.m.

Abba Father (feat. Kari Jobe)

Klaus

2008

Glory

Praise the Father, Praise the Son

Chris Tomlin

2008

Hello Love

Father, Spirit, Jesus

Casting Crowns

2005

LIfesong

Father Let Me Dedicate

Matt Redman

2004

Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern

Audience of One

Big Daddy Weave

2002

One and Only

Extravagant

Meredith Andrews

2016

Deeper (Deluxe Edition)

Our God Saves

Paul Baloche

2007

Our God Saves

Hallowed Father

Jeremy Riddle

2007

Full Attention

One And Only (feat. Jonathan McCarthy)

LCBC Worship

2017

We Are Lives

Salvation (feat. Charlie Hall)

Passion

2006

The Best of Passion (So Far)

Father

Hillsong United

2011

Aftermath

Our Father (Live)

Jared Anderson

2014

All the Saints: Live from the CentricWorship Retreat, No. 1

Jesus, Son Of God (feat. Christy Nockels)

Chris Tomlin

2013

Burning Lights

7:00 a.m.

Father of Lights

Jesus Culture

2011

Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago

Our Father (feat. Jenn Johnson)

Bethel Live

2012

For The Sake Of The World

Father You Are All We Need

Citizens & Saints

2014

Join the Triumph

Abba, Father

Sovereign Grace Music

2012

From Age To Age

Our Father

Hillsong Worship

2014

No Other Name

Good Good Father

Chris Tomlin

2015

(iTunes single)

Close (Live)

Hillsong Young & Free

2013

We Are Young & Free (Live)

Risen King

Sisterbrother

2011

SisterBrother

You Made Us Your Own

Sovereign Grace Music

2009

Sons And Daughters

No Longer Slaves

Bethel Music

2015

We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition]

Children of God

Phil Wickham

2016

Children of God

How Deep The Fathers Love For Us

Joy Williams

2004

WOW Worship

8:00 a.m.

The Fathers Heart

Hillsong Worship

2010

A Beautiful Exchange

Strong God

Meredith Andrews

2013

Worth It All

This Is Amazing Grace

Jeremy Riddle

2012

Bethel Live: For The Sake Of The World

My Fathers World

Jadon Lavik

2008

Roots Run Deep

Psalm 66 (You Are Great)

Robbie Seay Band

2015

Psalms LP

The Fathers Love

Sovereign Grace Music

2009

Sons And Daughters

On Earth As It Is In Heaven 

Chris McClarney

2015

Everything and Nothing Less (Live)

Children Of Light

Kristian Stanfill

2013

Passion: Let The Future Begin

Joyful, Joyful

Laura Hackett

2010

Joy (LIVE)

This I Believe

Hillsong Worship

2015

No Other Name

Abba Father

Planetshakers

2014

This Is Our Time (Live) [Deluxe Edition]

Who You Are (feat. Jenn Johnson)

Bethel Live

2012

For The Sake Of The World

9:00 a.m.

The Fathers Song

Matt Redman

2005

Blessed Be Your Name (The Songs of Matt Redman, Vol. 1)

Doxology

Stars Go Dim

2017

Stars Go Dim

Your Love Is Strong

Jon Foreman

2008

Limbs and Branches

Everlasting Father

Elevation Worship

2014

Only King Forever

Spirit Break Out (Live)

Kim Walker-Smith

2015

Still Believe (Live)

All Gods Children

Delirious

2008

Kingdom Of Comfort

WIN THE KING’S STRINGS CD!

November 16th, 2012 1 comment

The King’s Strings from Mechanicsburg, PA is a family of musicians that enjoys putting smiles on the faces of its listeners. Since their debut in 2004, they have been bringing those smiles to retirement communities, birthday and anniversary celebrations, fund-raisers, and company Christmas dinners. They have played all over their home state of Pennsylvania, west to Ohio, east to the Chesapeake Bay area and south to Florida. In 2008 they were thrilled to entertain the guests of Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell at his annual Holiday Open House. This past fall they played the National Anthem for the Harrisburg Senators baseball team.

The King’s Strings will appear at Penn Cinema for a special event on Thursday, November 15th.  The Adoption Coalition of Lancaster County (ACLC) is sponsoring a free Movie Night at Penn Cinema on Thursday, November 15, beginning at 6 p.m. Held in conjunction with National Adoption Awareness Month, the event aims to help raise awareness of the need for foster and adoptive families. Attendees can view one of two recent adoption-themed movies-The Blind Side or Meet the Robinsons.  Click here for all the info!

Tune in to WJTL for giveaways of the CD “Fiddlin’ Around With The King’s Strings”!  DJs will give the on-air cue for listeners to call 717-392-3690.  The CD is also our Feedback Giveback prize for the week!  Whenever you leave a comment at our blogs at www.WJTL.com, you’ll automatically be entered to win it!

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The King’s Stings recently appeared on WJTL.  Listen to the interview and live music here.  Or click here to go to WJTL’s videos page, where you can view several videos featuring The King’s Strings!

JARED ANDERSON TALKS ADOPTION

May 16th, 2012 No comments


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Real News of Inspiration

February 5th, 2012 No comments

Herb Suereth — This week’s Real News of Inspiration comes from AdoptionJourney.com

What does adoption have to do with a football game halftime?  Tony Dungee, 2007 coach of the Superbowl winning Indianapolis Colts, and his wife Lauren came together with AdoptionJourney.org and offered a halftime alternative.  It is a video, available to download, that discussed different aspects of adoption including peer couples that have been through adoption, stories featuring families and leaders involved with adoption initiatives, interactive maps that highlight global adoption needs and biblical references related to adoption.  To download the video or for more information, visit adoptionjourney.org.