Happy Labor Day!
Today I was hiding and Lilly was guessing with the Mystery Box.
My items were a pair of Hershey’s Special Dark mini-bars with almonds. Congratulations to Jill from Mount Vernon who wins the $5 certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley. Special thanks to our MVNU President’s Office for providing the items today!
Our Word of the Day is fais-dodo (fey doe-DOE), a noun that is Louisiana cajun slang for a country dance party.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Here’s this week’s countdown:
10. Ryan Stevenson – The Gospel (first week in the countdown)
9. Matthew West – Broken Things
8. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
7. Mandisa – Unfinished
6. Citizen Way – Bulletproof
5. Elevation Worship – O Come To The Altar
4. Chris Tomlin – Home
3. Zach Williams – Old Church Choir
2. Casting Crowns – Oh, My Soul
1. MercyMe – Even If (18th week at #1)
New songs this week:
Love and the Outcome – If I Don’t Have You (story behind the song here)
J.J. Weeks Band – Count Them All (see the performance video here)
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
Hebrews 10:22 New International Version (NIV)
22 “let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”
Sometimes we hide behind prayer – we hope it will cover for disobedience in other areas. God may tell us to do things, but we keep “praying about it,” with no steps of action.
A lifestyle of obedience, while not a condition that earns salvation, is a major key to answered prayers. We need to be serious about what God says and strive to be obedient.
Luke 6:46-48
46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.”
The logic couldn’t be more clear in John 14:15 – “if you love me, you will keep my commands.”
We’re not perfect, but how can we argue with that statement? To not follow him with faith and submission while claiming total allegiance, is the same as saying our love for Him is a cup of lukewarm coffee, at best.
Prayers generated by a rebellious heart are contradictory to one another. In Joshua 7, when Joshua was trying to understand the defeat at Ai, 10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep.”
The better course of action, God said, was to go find the source of the problem, remove it from the camp and then the relationship would be restored. Instead of hiding behind prayer, pray while being obedient.
God instructed several of the prophets to stop praying for Israel or the wayward generation – we read these in Jeremiah 7:16-17, Ezekiel 20:31 and Isaiah 1:19-20.
Obedience matters. Not in a legalistic way, but we must remember that life as a Christ-follower should never be an attempt at doing as little as necessary. A person truly in Christ is always moving in a direction of greater obedience to Him.
I John 3: 3 and 7
3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
Prayer offers you the ongoing incentive to keep pursuing it! Wanting to be close to God is worth it. Hebrews 11:25, 5 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.”
Look at the things you’re praying for. Are they happening? Are they clearly marked by God’s blessing? If not, it might not mean your life is out of phase with God’s word, but you might want to “check in” just to see. We need to seek to identify any hold of resistance or rebellion in our lives.
“Father, I pray you would forgive me for my past disobedience and rebellion. Things I’ve never really confessed or done the hard work of forsaking. Wash me clean and turn my heart toward obeying You quickly. Today I’m going to obey Jesus Christ. I’m going to quit resisting Him and arguing with Him and rationalizing with Him and hiding behind prayer. I’m going to obey. Lord, help me obey.”
Our word of the day was Soi-disant
adjective || swah-dee-ZAHNG
Soi-disant, which in French means literally “saying oneself,” is one of hundreds of French terms that entered English in the 18th century, during the period known as the Enlightenment. Even as political antipathies between France and England were being played out on battlefields in Europe and America, English speakers were peppering their speech and writing with French. Soi-disant first began appearing in English texts in the mid-18th century as a disparaging term for someone who styles or fancies himself or herself in some role. Crêpe, vis-à-vis, étiquette, and sang-froid are a few of the other French terms that became naturalized in English at that time.
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
Today on the the Afternoon drive Lilly and I shared some who knew facts on the upcoming Color for a Cause 5K walk and Run this Saturday and had some laughs about slinky’s on slinky day today!
All the information we shared on TAC (Teen advisory Council) Color Run/Walk HERE
We also shared some fun facts on slinky’s! If you would like more information click HERE
Our trivia question today was “What year was the slinky invented?”
Congrats to Sarah from Mount Vernon who correctly guessed the answer to our trivia question, the answers being 1943! Sarah won a $5 gift card to Troyers of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the day today was…..
Today on the Afternoon Drive we gave you two chances to win a $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley with Song Poetry and Name that Tune!
Our “Song Poetry” lyrics for today were:
“Trading punches with the heart of darkness
Going to blows with your fear incarnate
Never gone until it’s stripped away
A part of you has gotta die today”
From the song “Hard Love” – By NEEDTOBREATHE Ft. Lauren Daigle
Congrats to Bethany and Matthew from Glenmont who correctly guessed these lyrics and won a $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!
We had a stumper for Name That Tune! So it comes back next week…
We also shared ways that you can give to the relief effort for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Here are the links where you can donate:
Joe shared some uplifting news about thing going on here at WNZR and I shared my devotional from “Jesus Always” by Sarah Young. Here is a link to some info on Sarah Young devotional : Jesuscalling.com
Our word of the day was “incarnate”
[adjective in-KAHR-nit, verb in-KAHR-neyt]
Thank you so much for tuning in to the Afternoon Drive today! – Hannah Radke
Kicking off the first day of classes here at MVNU today, and WNZR, well, I’d say we’re back in full swing, but we never stopped swinging 🙂
T’was a fun Mystery Monday today, and we had an ‘On This Day’ type of question.
So… “On this day 1830 was the first ever demonstration of a locomotive against a horse-drawn carriage. Soooo…. 1. Who won the race… 2. why did they win the race? and 3. What was the name of the locomotive?”
The Horse-drawn Carriage won because the belt slipped off the locomotive, and the name of the Locomotive was Tom Thumb.
Congrats to Shawn from Howard!
Be sure to come visit us on Friday, September 1st at First Friday in Mt. Vernon!
Check out all the details here!
Our word of the day today was… ruth!
This means…
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
We would like to wish a very warm welcome to the class of 2021 Freshmen that arrived on the campus of MVNU yesterday, and a warm welcome back to the returning students!
What’s the best way to kick off the school year? The NZ Top 10, of course!
10. Broken Things – Matthew West
9. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac (Song on its’ way out).
8. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
7. O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship
6. Unfinished – Mandisa
5. Bulletproof – Citizen Way
4. Old Church Choir – Zach Williams (Biggest rise, and peak week)!
3. Home – Chris Tomlin (20th week on! #20Club).
2. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns
1. Even If – MercyMe (17th Week at #1).
For our Behind the Mic feature, we talked with Kutless!
Check out their song ‘King of my Heart‘!
For New Music Friday, we had two new awesome songs for you!
Check out Control, from Tenth Ave North
and Lights Shine Bright from TobyMac and Hollyn!
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
Back to Praise Thursday here on the Drive!
This week we talked about praying in secret versus praying for show.
Scripture reveals that Jesus prayed in secret or alone, but in contrast, the religious leaders most always prayed in public because they wanted to impress people and convince them that they were holy, spiritual, giants.
Matthew 6:5
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.”
It’s a great thing to feel loved and respected, but we have to keep in mind that when we’re serving God, we have to have an attitude of humility and be pointing everything back to Him.Praying in public isn’t a bad thing, and we see examples of people praying in public in the bible (Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon, and even Jesus prayed in public). They were leading others to focus on God, not to impress or fish for praise. And they also weren’t afraid to pray in public.
We must remember that God created us and He owns us. He knows us better than we know ourselves. His opinion is the only one that matters, and seeking Him above all else should be our number one priority and be a motive in our life. We must crucify any pride whenever we pray. Hypocrisy must go, fear of man must go. Leading others in prayer is a serious responsibility that’s never meant to spotlight the person praying, but to focus on God alone.
Jesus’ statement, “When you pray…” implies that your default daily prayer life should be to, “go into your private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6)
Anyone praying for show already has the only reward they will ever get. Whatever feeble notoriety you get is the only reward. It’s not blessings or provisions from God.
“The Lord detests all the proud of heart.
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.” (Proverbs 16:5)
“These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.” (Matthew 15:8)
Secret prayer allows you to remove distractions and put the attention on adoring God.
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
The father sees you in the secret place, and He rewards you for it. If the Son of God primarily sought His Father in secret, and commanded us to do it, why shouldn’t we? Our answer exposes our hearts.
Even if we pray in secret, then go brag about it our pride is exposed. Your true heart is best exposed in secret. The secret you is the real you. It’s what you think when no-one knows, or hears. It’s what you do when no-one sees.
“As he thinks in his heart, so he is.” Proverbs 23:7
That’s why seeking God in private is so powerful. It tests us and tells on us.
Getting alone with God is a great way to choose Him above everyone and everything else. When we give Him our full attention, to love Him, to worship Him, to read His word, to listen and obey Him- He’s pleased and honored.
The secret to your success will come from your secret place and the secret to your failure will come from your failure in the secret place. So go there. Abide there. Escape there. Worship there. Pray there. And keep it a secret.
Oh Lord, show me why I pass up so many opportunities to get alone with You. Help me realize my time with You in quiet is priceless. It’s where I can hear from You best, be the most honest before You, and enjoy the most blessings of Your presence and rewards. Thank you, Lord, for choosing to be so near to me, and for inviting me to spend time alone with you, just the two of us. Help me to die to my pride and then delight in spending time alone with You.
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
We’re celebrating a wonderful holiday on the Drive! It’s National Shortcake day! Woo!
Oh my goodness, we have so many awesome recipes for you! Check out some of these…
Here’s a recipe from my dude Alton Brown!
Here’s a very patriotic recipe!
Here’s a tropical twist on a wonderful classic!
Peaches and ginger? Count me in!
Also, lime and mango? I’m down!
And oh my word… this one is for Abby Fairless… glazed doughnut shortcake!
Check that one out here!
Here are some fun facts about shortcake!!!
We did a Strawberry Shortcake related trivia question today, and, wow, who knew there were so many Strawberry Shortcake characters?!
Our question was “can you name 2 of the Strawberry Shortcake characters other than Strawberry Shortcake herself?”
Congrats to Donna from Mt. Vernon for answering correctly!
Check out the full list of characters here!
Our word of the day is… ‘shortcake’! Huh. Whoddathunk?
noun short·cake \ˈshȯrt-ˌkāk\
a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie
a dessert made typically of very short baking-powder-biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit
b : a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture
First Known Use: 1594
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
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