JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Light Reflection is from John 12:46.
Jesus said, “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”
Jesus fulfilled the words of the prophet Isaiah who said, “the people walking in darkness have seen a great light.”
We are walking in spiritual darkness until we step into the light of God’s grace, and the way to cross over from darkness to light is to put our faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior.
To believe in Jesus as Lord is to embrace Him for who He is. He is the Son of God, the Anointed One, the Lamb of God, sent from heaven to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. That was the meaning of His death on a cross.
To believe in Jesus as Savior, is to embrace what He is able to do for us. Because Jesus was obedient to His mission, He is able to completely forgive our sins and lead us to a faith that glows with His love. We can trust Him to do this for us.
This Light Reflection inspires us to believe in Jesus in the Year to Shine.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
Halloween is on Monday and we’re losing more and more daylight every day…I thought it was the perfect time to focus on Shining our Light! See my themed playlist, and links to helpful blogs below.
Kristi – WJTL DJ
Kristi@WJTL.com
http://proverbs31.org/devotions/devo/youre-shining-for-jesus-wherever-you-are/\
https://billygraham.org/story/shine/
http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/kelly-balarie/afraid-to-shine-bright-for-christ.html
Name
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Artist
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Album
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Year
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6 a.m.
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Light of Your Face
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Misty Edwards
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Relentless
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2007
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Joy (Shining Light)
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Victory Fellowship Worship Band
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Elevator Music
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2010
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I Saw The Light
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David Crowder Band
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A Collision
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2005
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Live Alive (live)
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Rend Collective
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Campfire II-Simplicity
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2016
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Father Of Lights
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Third Day
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Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship
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2015
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Light Of The World
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Matt Redman
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The Fathers Song
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2000
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This Little Light Of Mine
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Addison Road
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Stories
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2010
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Set Me Ablaze (feat. Katie Torwalt) [Live]
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Jesus Culture
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Let It Echo (Live)
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2016
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Pure Light
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Matt Redman
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Facedown
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2004
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O Lord Of Light
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Jill Paquette
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Bridges – Classic Hymns, Modern Worship
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2005
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Brighten My Heart
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Sixpence None The Richer
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Exodus
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1998
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The Light Will Come
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Phil Wickham
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Cannons
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2007
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Marvelous Light
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Charlie Hall
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Flying Into Daybreak
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2006
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Light Will Shine
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Hillsong United
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Aftermath
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2011
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7 a.m.
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2011
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We Shine
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Fee
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Burn For You
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2007
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Glow
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The Digital Age
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Evening-Morning
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2014
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Shine On Us
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Cory Asbury
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Immersed
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2007
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Into The Light
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SisterBrother
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TBD
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2013
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We Will Not Be Shaken (Live)
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Bethel Music & Brian Johnson
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We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition]
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2015
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Joyous Light
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Chris Tomlin
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Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern
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2004
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God Ablaze
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Charlie Hall
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The Rising
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2010
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Holy Light
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Phil Wickham
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The Ascension
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2013
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Let There Be Light
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The City Harmonic
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We Are
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2016
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Life Light Up
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Christy Nockels
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Life Light Up
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2009
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Light of the World
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Watermark
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A Grateful People
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2006
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SMS (Shine)
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David Crowder Band
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Church Music
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2010
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Great Light of the World
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Bebo Norman
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Myself When I Am Real
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2002
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Shining
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Phil Wickham
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Cannons
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2007
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Shine On Us
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Phillips, Craig & Dean
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My Utmost For His Highest
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8 a.m.
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Let There Be Light
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Bryan & Katie Torwalt
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Let There Be Light – Single
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2016
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Lift Up the Light
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Shane & Shane
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The One You Need
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2011
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Father of Lights
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Jesus Culture
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Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago
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2011
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Children Of Light
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Kristian Stanfill
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Passion: Let The Future Begin
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2013
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Shine On
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Bellarive
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The Heartbeat
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2012
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Light of the World (feat. Chris Quilala) [Live]
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Jesus Culture
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Unstoppable Love (Live)
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2015
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Shine
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Sisterbrother
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Into The Light
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2014
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My Lighthouse (live)
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Rend Collective
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The Art of Celebration
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2014
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Let There Be Light
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Bellarive
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Before There Was
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2014
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Let Me Feel You Shine
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David Crowder Band
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Give Us Rest-A Requiem Mass In C (The Happiest Of All The Keys)
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2011
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Light After Darkness
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Kings Kaleidoscope
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Becoming Who We Are
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2014
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Marvelous Light
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Ellie Holcomb
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As Sure As The Sun
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2014
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Glowing Hearts
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Seven Places
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Glowing
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2007
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9 a.m.
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Love Shine Through
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Tim Hughes
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Love Shine Through
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2011
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Spark
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The City Harmonic
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I Have a Dream (It Feels Like Home)
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2011
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God Of Brilliant Lights
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Aaron Shust
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Morning Rises
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2013
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In Your Light (feat. Jeremy Riddle)
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Bethel Live
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For The Sake Of The World
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2012
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Let Your Light Shine
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Bethany Dillon
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Waking Up
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2007
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Great Are You Lord
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All Sons & Daughters
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All Sons & Daughters
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2014
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Here I Am To Worship (feat. Martin Smith of Delirious
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Tim Hughes
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Happy Day
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2009
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O This God
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Matt Redman
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10,000 Reasons
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2011
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Let It Shine
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All Sons & Daughters
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Season One
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2012
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Shine
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Matt Redman
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Beautiful News
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2006
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Pushing Back The Dark
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Josh Wilson
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Carry Me
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2013
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Go Light Your World
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Chris Rice
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Short Term Memories
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JOHN SHIRK – Isaiah 9:2 says, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
This statement was connected to Jesus in Matthew chapter 4. Jesus fulfilled these words of the prophet with His words of life, His touch of healing, and ultimately, by His death and resurrection from the grave.
In the Bible, darkness is often connected with sin and death. There is a spirit of despair in the heart of someone who is caught in the grip of spiritual darkness. Jesus came as the Light of the world. As we welcome His light, the shadows that cause despair flee under His influence of grace and truth. We live with freedom from guilt and shame. We live with the certain hope of eternal life. We live with the awareness that God loves us with an unfailing love. We live with a sense of joy in belonging to His spiritual family. And we live with a heavenly purpose, to reach souls for the Gospel through our witness for Jesus.
The hope that Jesus brought with His coming is a lesson of faith worth remembering.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com