JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Light Reflection is from Psalm 30:11 and 12.

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.”

We go through various seasons of our lives. There are seasons of brokenness, grief, pain, sickness, and sadness. That is part of the human experience. Believers in God and unbelievers face these kinds of challenges.

But God’s grace offers us light at the end of the tunnel. David wrote in Psalm 30, verse 5, “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”  That is similar to what Jesus told His disciples the night before He died. “Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”  The disciples did rejoice when they saw the Lord after His resurrection.

This Light Reflection inspires us to praise God for the evidence of His grace in the Year to Shine.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Light Reflection is from First Peter 2:9.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Praise is a light that shines brightly. If you are walking with Jesus on this journey of life, then you have a testimony of praise. God is merciful to bring us out of the darkness of our selfish ways to experience the joy of living by faith in Jesus. By God’s grace, we can live with the confidence that our sins are forgiven by His blood that was shed on the cross. We can live a life of love in response to His unfailing love for us.  And we can live with hope as we stand on the blessings and promises of God for our lives.

This Light Reflection inspires us to declare praises for God in the Year to Shine.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verse is Isaiah 12:4.

In that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.”

After Jesus rose from the dead, He commissioned His disciples to spread the word about Jesus and the good news of His saving grace. That commission continues in the testimony of believers today.

God has a purpose for our lives-to know Him and make Him known. As we learn from the teachings of Jesus, we get to know Him. As we learn to know Jesus, we learn to love Him. As we learn to love Jesus, we learn to praise Him. And as we praise Him, we bring glory to His name, and stir others to praise Him with their heart.

This Faith-Building Verse inspires us to declare the praises of God for His great deeds and enduring love in the Year of Relationship.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verses are Luke 17:15 and 16.

After Jesus healed ten men of leprosy, one of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him-and he was a Samaritan.

10 men were healed of leprosy, but only one of them returned to give thanks to Jesus. Thanksgiving is an expression of praise to God. It may be expressed as a simple “thank you” or it may be expressed in an offering to God or in a song. It may involve keeping a journal of remembering specific ways that God has blessed our lives.

In the Christian faith, thanksgiving is meant to be more than just a holiday. It is a way of life that notices God’s blessings, and acknowledges His gracious hand with expressions of praise.

These faith-building verses inspire us to thank Jesus for His goodness and graciousness in the Year of Relationship.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Happy Fall! I have a special lineup on the way for you this week, including recent releases from Elle Limebear, Grace City, Leslie Jordan, Chris Tomlin and more. Plus, a Wind & Waves mini-theme and a powerful little lineup inspired by the new We The Kingdom song, “God Is On The Throne”. Also, the whole 9:00 hour will be full of Fall Songs as we celebrate the arrival of Autumn!

Kristi Leigh, WJTL DJ

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Song Title	Artist	Album	Year
6AM
I Will Worship	Erik Nieder	Single	2022
Heart & Flesh (feat. TAYA)	Leeland	Single	2022
Waiting Here For You (Live At Team Night)	Hillsong Worship	Team Night (Live)	2022
Rest On Us	Elle Limebear	Single	2022
Good (Cant Be Anything Else) [Live]	Cody Carnes	Single	2022
Peace Be Still (feat. Lauren Daigle)	The Belonging Co	All the Earth	2017
Dancing On The Waves	We The Kingdom	Holy Water	2020
Wind and the Waves (feat. Kenzie Walker) [Live]	Grace City	Sundays EP (Live)	2022
Thats The Power (feat. Benjamin Hastings)	Hillsong Worship	These Same Skies (Live)	2021
Mention of Your Name	Jenn Johnson	After All These Years	2017
7AM
In The Name (feat. Kim Walker-Smith)	Lakewood Music	Live in the Wonderful	2021
Evidence	Josh Baldwin	Evidence	2020
Promises	Maverick City Music	Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2	2021
Yes and Amen (feat. Chris McClarney)	Jesus Culture	Living with a Fire	2018
Great I Am	Leslie Jordan	All That I Need To Know – EP	2022
Holy and Anointed One	Shane & Shane	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 7	2014
God Is On The Throne	We The Kingdom	We The Kingdom	2022
Reign Above It All	Paul McClure	Revivals In The Air (Live)	2020
Still On the Throne	Mitch Wong	Single	2020
The Lord Almighty Reigns	Keith & Kristyn Getty	Single	2022
Majesty (Here I Am)	Delirious	World Service	2004
Holy Forever	Chris Tomlin	Always	2022
Holy (Song Of The Ages) (feat. Andrew Holt)	The Belonging Co	Single	2020
8AM
LION (feat. Chris Brown & Brandon Lake) LIVE	Elevation Worship	LION	2022
Forever & Amen (Live)	Cody Carnes & Kari Jobe	God Is Good! (Live)	2022
This Is the Kingdom (feat. Pat Barrett)	Elevation Worship	LION	2022
A Thousand Shores	Citizens	A Thousand Shores – EP	2022
Father Of Lights	Chris Tomlin	Always	2022
Narrow Road	Josh Baldwin	Where The Glory Is	2022
Feels Like A Blessing	Benjamin Hastings & JUDAH.	Single	2022
On Repeat	Hillsong UNITED	On Repeat – Single	2022
Good News	Bryan & Katie Torwalt	Ive Got Good News (Live)	2022
Thats Just What You Do (Live)	Andy Cherry	Invocation (Live)	2022
Graves Into Gardens (feat. Brandon Lake)	Elevation Worship	Graves Into Gardens	2020
9AM
Fall Afresh (feat. Dinah Wright & Robbie Seay)	The Worship Initiative	The Worship Initiative, Vol. 25 (Live)	2021
Fall Back	Rebecca St. James	Dawn	2020
We Fall Down (feat. Chris Tomlin)	Steven Curtis Chapman	WOW Worship Red	2005
Heaven Fall	Cody Carnes	Heaven Fall – Single	2019
Fires Gonna Fall	Martin Smith	Iron Lung	2019
Fire Fall Down (Live)	Hillsong UNITED	(in the meantime) – EP	2020
Heaven Fall Down	Phil Wickham	Singalong 2	2012
Fall On Your Knees	David Crowder Band	Give Us Rest-A Requiem Mass in C	2012
Spirit Fall	Chris Tomlin	Passion: Here For You	2011
Let It Echo (Heaven Fall) [feat. Chris Quilala] [Live]	Jesus Culture	Let It Echo (Live)	2016
Let Your Glory Fall	Kari Jobe	The Garden (Deluxe Edition)	2017Pr

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verses are Psalm 9:1 and 2.

I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

The wonderful deeds of the LORD can have a strong impact on our lives in the following ways.

They lead us to faith. When we ponder His love for us at the cross, His power of life over death at the empty grave, and His life-changing grace, our trust and confidence in Him grows stronger.

The deeds of the LORD also lead us to gratitude. We recognize that by His grace and mercy, we don’t get what we deserve by our sins. Instead, He has made a way for us to be forgiven and redeemed.

The deeds of the LORD also lead us to praise. He puts a song of joy in our hearts to express our love for Him.

These Faith-Building Verses inspire us to places of faith, gratitude, and praise in the Year of Relationship.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verse is First Peter 2:9.

But you are a chosen people-a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

When God transforms our heart to trust in Jesus, we live with the assurance that we belong to Him. He has given us a testimony of praise that reveals God’s mercy that was shown to us.

The goodness of His grace is the reason for our testimony. That is why He deserves the credit for the good ways that we are changed by the Gospel. The writer of Psalm 66:16 says, “Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.”

This Faith-Building Verse inspires us to declare praise for God for His mercy and acceptance in the Year of Relationship.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Happy Mother’s Day! I’ve filled today’s Praise & Worship playlist with lots of lovely songs, beautiful instrumentation, songs from the garden and songs led by worship leader moms!

Merry Christmas to you!

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

In the Biblical account of Christ’s birth we see the evidence of celebration.

One of those vivid expressions of celebration can be seen in the response of the shepherds after they visited Jesus lying in the manger.

Luke 2:20 records that “the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”

Out of a grateful heart to God, our mouth speaks praise. The birth of Christ is a moment of history that gives us a good reason to express thanks to God for His indescribable gift.

Take the Daily Challenge to celebrate the birth of Christ by praising God on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com