For the Morning Thing Game of the Day,Bible Trivia, we asked this question, “What did Judas do to identify him when he betrayed him?”
The answer is he kissed him.
We also shared some cool gardening tips to help you celebrate gardening month!
If you think you don’t have space for a garden check THIS out!
Goooooood afternoon! It’s a beautiful day out today and the students of MVNU are on Easter break! The countdown this week looked like this…
10. Home – Chris Tomlin (NEW)
9. I have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
8. Magnify – We are Messengers
7. Never been a Moment – Micah Tyler (Biggest fall: -4 from last week)
6. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE (Biggest Rise
4. Even If – MercyMe
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
We went Behind the Mic with Kari Jobe, and she told us about her resurrection themed song, Forever. Listen to the song here!
The NZ Breakout Hit of the Week was from Hollyn!
Check out her new song ‘In Awe’ here!
Our NZ Back-to-Back Artist spotlight, today, fell on Casting Crowns!
Check out their songs ‘Glorious Day‘ and ‘Lifesong’!
We went back in time with our NZ Rewinds today!
Leeland took us back to 2009 with “Via Dolorosa“.
and Newsong took us way back to 1987 with “Arise my Love‘.
We also heard new music today from Passion!
Check out ‘Glorious Day’ here!
Fan Choice of the week this week was from Francesca Battestelli!
Check out ‘This is the Stuff’ here!
and check out her interview with NewReleasetoday here!
I found a beautiful Good Friday poem from Andy Stinson that I read on the air today, and if you’d like to read it, or share it, you can find it here!
Have an amazing Easter weekend and enjoy this weather!
-Lilly
Good afternoon! We are in the home stretch of classes here at MVNU, and we’re all very excited! Today on the show, we read the story of Easter and then played songs that went along with the verses, telling the story of Easter not only through the bible, but through music as well. Check out the verses and songs below!
First, we read Mark 14:12-42, and this section deals with the Last Supper, Peter’s betrayal of Jesus and the Garden of Gethsemene.
“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (Mark 14:36)
After that passage, we played ‘Don’t Deserve You’ by Plumb, which reminds us that we are Peter. We are the disciples. We are not faithful, we are not loyal, and we do not deserve the love of Christ, but He gives it to us anyway.
Listen to “Don’t Deserve You’ here!
Next, we read Mark 14:43-72 which talked about Jesus’ arrest, Jesus going before the Sanhedrin, and Peter denying Jesus.
“You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned him as worthy of death. Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.
(Mark 14:64-65)
We played the Sidewalk Prophets song “You Love me Anyway” which reminds us that we are the thorn in His crown, the sweat from His brow, Judas’ kiss, but Jesus loves us anyway. Nothing can take away the grace and love that Jesus has for us.
Listen to “You Love me Anyway’ here!
We then read Mark 15:1-41 which covered Jesus going before Pilate, Jesus being mocked by the soldiers, and the crucifixion and death of Jesus.
“It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.” (Mark 15:25-26)
After this passage of scripture, we played “At the Cross (Love Ran Red)” from Chris Tomlin, which reminds us that all of our sins are washed white in the love of Christ and His blood shed for us.
Listen to “At the Cross” here!
To finish off, we read Mark 15:42-47, which deals with the burial of Jesus, and then we read Mark 16:1-8, which brings the good news that Jesus had risen!
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” (Mark 16:6-7)
There are so many songs to play that talk about Jesus’ resurrection, and the hope that we have because He lives. So, we played a lot of those songs! Check them out below!
Remember – Passion
God’s Not Dead – Newsboys
Victor’s Crown – Darlene Zschech
Because He Lives – Matt Maher
Forever – Kari Jobe
Glorious Day – Casting Crowns
Have a great evening! God Bless!
-Lilly
We’ve got a mix of topics for you today on WHO KNEW WEDNESDAY…
Our annual partnership with Operation Christmas Child kicks off this month, April 23rd is OCC’s National Volunteer Week. Find out how you or your church/organization can connect with OCC by clicking here. We also gave away one of these today!
Congratulations to Darlene from Fredericktown who won our monthly prize, the OCC Tervis Tumbler!
Other who knew tidbits today:
It’s Grilled Cheese day! Celebrate with some melted goodness between two pieces of your favorite bread.
and is GPS turning off your brain? Scientific American has the details about a recent study in the UK: read more here from MIT Tech Review.
Our word of the day: rebarbative (re-BAR-buh-tiv) an adjective meaning something that causes irritation, or annoyance.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today for Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and Name That Tune for two chances at a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley. For Song Poetry our song was Just Be Held by Casting Crowns, and our winner was Bridgette. For Name That Tune our song was My Lighthouse by Rend Collective, and our winner was Travis of Mount Vernon. Congratulations to Bridgette and Travis!
For uplifting news today we shared a story about a man who has engineered a van with two washers and two dryers to help local homeless people do laundry for free. To read more click HERE.
Our word of the day today is Rampike, a noun that means a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.
For Mystery Monday this week we saw the return of the Mystery Box, and hidden within was can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray. Dan from Howard called in and won, so he has a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley coming his way.
Since Dan won so quickly we also decided to ask a mystery question, which Brad of Mount Vernon won. Since Big Ben (the bell) was cast on this day 159 years ago, we asked how much Big Ben weighs (13 tons) and what the name of the tower Big Ben resides in is (The Elizabeth Tower.)
Our word of the day today is Mensch, a noun that means a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
10. Casting Crowns – One Step Away
9. Tenth Avenue North – I Have This Hope
8. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
7. We Are Messengers – Magnify
6. MercyMe – Even If
5. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
4. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
3. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
2. Danny Gokey – Rise
1. TobyMac – Love Broke Through
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY:
Skillet – Stars (video here)
Hollyn – In Awe (video here)
Wendy’s Cougar Trivia #1: MVNU baseball is playing Goshen College this weekend. What is Goshen’s mascot? Answer – The Maple Leafs. Congratulations to Stacey of Fredericktown for winning the $5 gift certificate to Wendy’s of Mount Vernon.
Question #2: MVNU recently had two runners qualify for the NAIA National Marathon in May. Who are they? Brennan Crawford and MaKenzie McKirgan. Congratulations to Grace from Mount Vernon for guessing correctly.
Today’s WORD OF THE DAY: inveterate (in-VET-ih-rit); an adjective meaning settled or confirmed in a habit, feeling or practice.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Good afternoon! Most things are back to normal here after Lifeline, and I took the show today to rehash some of the topics we hit during Lifeline, and also to thank you for your incredible support of our ministry!
If you would like to hear our staff testimonies, why we love working at WNZR and what ‘Let it be Love’ means to us, all you have to do is click here and then click on the hyperlink of the name of the DJ who’s testimony you want to listen to!
I rehashed a little bit of our Lifeline theme today, so I talked about Romans 5:8, and how God still sent His son to die for us even we didn’t deserve it. We are sinful, and while on earth, we will always be sinful. Jesus died knowing that we aren’t perfect, but He died in hopes that one day, because of Him, we will be.
I talked today about Jordan Feliz and his song ‘Beloved’. That song holds such a great encouragement because you ARE beloved. This world is going to tell you so many lies, but in this song, Jordan Feliz says to forget the lies you’ve heard, and to rise above the hurt because we are children of God. That is the truth and that is the truth that we need to focus on.
Also, today, I talked about MercyMe’s new song ‘Even If’. There are days where we feel awful. We feel defeated. We feel broken. It’s easy to sing when nothing is wrong, but when we feel destroyed, it’s not so easy anymore. God is able to do more than we could ever ask or imagine, and the song talks about how we know that God is able and how we know that God can do all things, but sometimes our plans don’t line up. The hardest part of going through a trial is saying “Even if You don’t, God, You are still my hope. You are still good, and I will continue to put my hope in you alone.” This is my challenge to you this week, whatever trial you are going through, walking through fire, feeling like David up against Goliath, when you pray to God, say “I know you can do this, but even if you don’t, Lord, you are still my hope.”
The word of the day today was: PROGNOSTICATE /präɡˈnästəˌkāt/
This word is a verb that means to foretell or prophesy (an event in the future).
To read more on the history of this word, click here!
Deep Dish Pizza Day is today! A chance to celebrate Chicago-style, pan or stuffed pizza.
Just look at this wonderful image!
Here are some links to some of the top Windy City deep dish ‘joints’ out there:
Pizzeria Uno (nationwide chain)
Giordano’s (nationwide chain)
Geno’s East (in your grocer’s freezer)
Here’s a recipe from Taste of Home magazine to try it yourself.
Our WORD OF THE DAY is…yes, you guessed it…PIZZA! A flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, mushrooms, etc.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
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