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Good News Focus-Integrity and Influence

August 10th, 2020 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Good News Focus is on First Timothy 4:16.

“Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”

This verse stresses the importance of what we believe and how we live. Both matter in terms of how they have an impact on our lives and on those watching us.

A good starting place for believing in sound doctrine is to study the life of Jesus. Examine how He lived, what He taught, and what He did to make redemption possible for us. He loves us and invites us to follow Him.  He seeks a relationship with us that will change our lives and save us from our sins. As we put our full faith in His gift of grace to save us, Jesus will make us instruments of His grace for others as we live out the Gospel.

Jesus is our Source of Good News, leading us to places of integrity and influence in the Year of Vision.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Praise & Worship Playlist

July 14th, 2019 No comments

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

It’s a Breath Theme this morning! These songs celebrate the breath in our lungs, which means life for our bodies — and the opportunity we have to transform that breath into an offering of praise.

Song Title Artist Album Year
6AM


Love Song Jonathan David & Melissa Helser On the Shores (Deluxe Edition) 2012
Heartbeat Elias Dummer Heartbeat – Single 2018
Even Unto Death Audrey Assad Inheritance 2017
Top Of My Lungs Phillips, Craig & Dean Top Of My Lungs 2008
Morning Sun Philip Herndon Decade 2019
Over and Over Chris McClarney Breakthrough 2018
You Give Me Life Rita Springer Rise Up 2004
Breathe On Me Hillsong Shout to the Lord 2 1998
Build My Life (feat. Cory Asbury) Pat Barrett Build My Life EP 2018
Breathe Rebecca St. James Worship God 2002
For the Love of My King (My Jesus I Love Thee) Laura Story Open Hands 2017
Breathe Influence Music & Matt Gilman Touching Heaven 2018
7AM


Here With Me Tim Hughes Pocketful of Faith 2015
Goodness of God (feat. Bethany Barnard) The Worship Initiative The Worship Initiative, Vol. 17 2019
Every Breath Gateway Worship Living for You 2006
Closer Lifepoint Worship Victorious 2015
Surrender (feat. Jimi Cravity) Passion Salvations Tide Is Rising 2016
All I Want Brenton Brown Our God Is Near 2011
Oxygen Fresh Life Worship Fall Afresh 2015
Let Everything (Live) Vertical Worship Frontiers (Live) 2016
Touch The Sky Hillsong United Empires 2015
Oxygen Steffany Gretzinger Blackout 2018
Take a Breath Philip Herndon Decade 2019
All Praise Sean Curran Bigger Than I Thought 2019
8AM


You Deserve It All Josh Baldwin The War Is Over 2017
Live & Breathe Mia Fieldes Ashes – EP 2015
Life Hillsong UNITED Wonder 2017
Light of the World Watermark A Grateful People 2006
Awake My Soul (feat. Lecrae) Chris Tomlin Burning Lights 2013
Take My Breath Away Michael W. Smith Wonder 2010
Breath Away Phil Wickham Living Hope (Deluxe) 2018
Mighty Breath Of God (feat. Chris Quilala) Jesus Culture Come Away 2010
Hallelujah, Our God Reigns (feat. Brett Younker) Passion Whole Heart (Live) 2018
Breathe On Us (Live) Kari Jobe Majestic (Live) 2014
Heaven Fall Cody Carnes Heaven Fall – Single 2019
Expression Highlands Worship Jesus You Alone 2019
9AM


Good Grace (Live) Hillsong UNITED Good Grace (Live) – Single 2018
Let Everything That Has Breath Matt Redman The Heart of Worship 1999
Future River Valley Worship Single 2019
Oxygen Lincoln Brewster Oxygen 2016
Heartbeat (Live) Aaron Shust Love Made a Way (Live) 2017
Everything and Nothing Less (feat. Chris McClarney) [Live] Jesus Culture Let It Echo (Live) 2016
Breathe Charlie Hall The Rising 2010
I Breathe You In, God Bryan & Katie Torwalt Here On Earth 2011
Great Are You Lord All Sons & Daughters All Sons & Daughters 2014
Nobody Loves Me Like You Chris Tomlin Holy Roar 2018
Alive in You (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] Jesus Culture Let It Echo (Live) 2016
Breath You Gave Awaken Worship Wont Stay Silent 2019

Eye On Integrity-The Life

June 8th, 2018 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Eye on Integrity is based on John 14:6.

Jesus told His disciples, “I am the life.”

He is the source of life. He spoke of two dimensions of life when He held out the offer of life to us-eternal life and abundant life.

In John 6:40, He said, “My Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

In John 10:10, He said, I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” Jesus offers the kind of life that abounds in peace, in love, in grace, in joy, in hope, in gratitude, and in good deeds. Receiving Jesus as Lord is the key to these abounding treasures.

Faith walks toward God, using the bridge that He has provided to cross over from death to life.

Walking in the life that Jesus has for us is a virtue to embrace for our lives in the Year of Integrity.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Reasons To Believe-Life, Purpose, Identity

July 30th, 2016 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Exploration, today’s Reasons to Believe are life, purpose and identity.

These three experiences of the Christian life are described in a single statement made by the Apostle Paul. When he was in Athens, he linked these experiences to a relationship with God. He said in

Acts 17:28, “In him, we live and move and have our being.”

In a relationship with God, we have life, eternally and abundantly through faith in Jesus Christ. Our spirit comes alive to God’s grace.

In a relationship with God, we move. He puts the purpose into the steps we take. That purpose is to glorify God. This focus will affect the choices we make day-to-day.

In a relationship with God, we have our being. As we know God as He is, we come to understand how He sees us. First John 3:1 says, “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”

Life, Purpose, and Identity in Christ are reasons to believe in God’s good news.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

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Praise & Worship Show Playlist (Jan. 11)

January 11th, 2015 5 comments

Hi everyone!

Did you hear my good news this week?  My husband, Sam, and I are expecting a baby boy in mid February!  Check out my blog post here.   This will mean some changes in my work schedule–but it won’t change anything on the Praise & Worship Show!  I’ll run some repeats for you around the time the baby is born…but I’ll be back with fresh material for Sunday mornings after that!

Sam & I have waited a long time for our family to start.  Since getting married 7 years ago, we’ve also both fought cancer (and are back to good health)!  This edition of the show will bring a powerful theme: “Songs To Sing Through The Storms Of Life”. Many of the songs in this playlist are ones that we sang–and were strengthened by–during those tough times.  You’ll see the playlist below and a few other tidbits.

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

“Don’t you know that day dawns after night, showers displace drought, and spring and summer follow winter?  Then, have hope!  Hope forever, for God will not fail you!”  — Charles H. Spurgeon

Sixpence None The Richer puts this memory verse in song and encourages us not to worry about tomorrow; He’s got it under control.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart

    and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways submit to him,

    and he will make your paths straight.” 

 [Proverbs 3:5-6]

6AM

For The Good

Shane & Shane

Everything Is Different

2009

You Never Let Go

Matt Redman

Beautiful News

2006

Lord, I Need You (feat. Audrey Assad)

Matt Maher

All The People Said Amen

2013

Your Love Never Fails

Jesus Culture

Your Love Never Fails

2008

Beauty For Ashes

Anthony Skinner

Forever And A Day

2004

Praise You In This Storm

Casting Crowns

Lifesong

2005

When I Am Afraid

Laura Hackett

Laura Hackett

2009

Rescue

Jared Anderson

51 Must Have Modern Worship Hits

2007

Never Let Go

David Crowder Band

Remedy

2007

Whole World in His Hands

Tim Hughes

When Silence Falls

2004

Hes Always Been Faithful

Sara Groves

Conversations

2002

Sovereign Over Us

Michael W. Smith

Sovereign

2014

Healing Is In Your Hands

Christy Nockels

Passion: Awakening

2010

7AM

Blessed Be Your Name

Matt Redman

Where Angels Fear To Tread

2002

Desert Song

Hillsong United

Across The Earth – Tear Down The Walls

2009

Healing Hand Of God

Jeremy Camp

Speaking Louder Than Before

2008

Sometimes He Calms The Storm

Scott Krippayne

Wild Imagination

1996

Let It Be Jesus (feat. Passion)

Christy Nockels

Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition)

2014

Beauty For Ashes

Shane & Shane

Carry Away

2004

Brokenness Aside

All Sons & Daughters

Season One

2012

My Hope

Glenn Packiam

Rumors And Revelations

2009

Cornerstone (My Hope Is Built)

Hillsong Live

Cornerstone EP

2013

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Look Up)

Nichole Nordeman

Jesus, Firm Foundation (Hymns Of Worship)

2013

I Will Overcome

Charlie Hall

On the Road to Beautiful

2003

All Because of the Cross

Paul Baloche

The Same Love

2012

8AM

Everything

Tim Hughes

Holding Nothing Back

2007

Praise The Lord

Kristene Mueller

Those Who Dream

2008

Never Let Me Go

Hillsong United

All Of The Above

2006

Anchor

Dan & Lauren Smith

All My Hope

2014

Be Of Good Faith

Sisterbrother

Sisterbrother

2011

Beautiful Things

Audrey Assad

Worship for Your Family (Yellow)

2013

My Lighthouse

Rend Collective

The Art Of Celebration

2014

A Pilgrims Progress (Keep Runnin)

Matt Papa

Look & Live

2013

Tis So Sweet (feat. Fernando Ortega)

Jadon Lavik

Roots Run Deep

2008

Trust

Sixpence None The Richer

The Fatherless And The Widow

1994

Attention

Know Hope Collective

Know Hope Collective (compilation)

2010

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

Hillsong United

Zion

2013

Healer

Kari Jobe

Kari Jobe

2009

9AM

10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)

Matt Redman

10,000 Reasons

2012

Sparrow

Audrey Assad

Heart

2011

Thrill

Charlie Hall

The Bright Sadness

2008

Overcome

Jeremy Camp

We Cry Out-The Worship Project

2010

Victors Crown

Darlene Zschech

[digital single]

2014

Cloud By Day

The Embers

The Embers

2008

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Paul Baloche

Amazing Grace

2007

Be Still And Know

Christy Nockels

Deeper (Integrity Music)

2008

When the Tears Fall

Tim Hughes

When Silence Falls

2004

More Than Anything

All Sons & Daughters

All Sons & Daughters

2014

I Shall Not Want

Audrey Assad

Fortunate Fall

2013

Take Heart

Hillsong United

Aftermath

2011

Moment Of Celebration-Resurrection and Life

March 26th, 2014 No comments

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life.

In John 11:25, Jesus said to Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”

Then, He turned to Martha and asked her a question that is relevant for us as well.  Jesus said, “Do you believe this?”

There are various beliefs about Jesus today. Some say that He was a good man, who demonstrated wise teachings and who did good things for people, but not more than that. To others, He is a swear word. To others, He was a deceiver. Others echo the response of Martha, who said, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

By saying this, Martha was affirming that Jesus was not just another ordinary man, but that He came from heaven as a promise from God, and is the source of eternal life for all who trust Him for salvation.

The eternal life that Jesus offers us is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com