We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Gabriella’s Monday Motivation was “Revelation song”: To provide a glimpse into heaven’s worship and inspire believers to focus on God’s glory, even amid worldly struggles.
Don’t miss our NEW Contest – The Afternoon Drive has Sing for Rend Collective! Each day NEXT WEEK, you will have a chance to sing a Rend Collective song to win a pair of Deluxe Experience Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! These Deluxe tickets are valued at $75 each!
The 25th Annual WNZR Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt is back! Listen for Tom’s “Gobble” and be caller #5 to be REGISTERED to win a turkey thanks to Smithhisler Meats of Mount Vernon!
Name one word associated with pilgrims:
Mayflower
Bonnets/hats
Buckles
Native American
Religious
Congratulations to Jean of Fredericktown to guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Gametime Tuesday!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Gabriella’s Monday Motivation was Cochren & Co. with Running Home. The song conveys that instead of facing anger and punishment, a person who returns to God will find an open, welcoming embrace and unconditional love. It speaks to overcoming a past filled with mistakes and finding redemption, peace, and freedom by “running home” to faith.
Joe’s Monday Motivation was Matt Redman’s Ten Thousand Reasons. When you feel like there’s no reason to be blessed, this song shows there’s many reasons to be blessed. Even Matt said “ten thousand reasons to be blessed is an understatement.”
Don’t miss our NEW Contest –Ring for Rend Collective. Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive this week! Listen for the short clip of the song Hallelujah Anyway and be Caller #3. You can win a pair of General Admission Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! Tickets are valued at $26 each!Congratulations to Rhonda of Fredericktown for being caller #3!
What superhero would you never hire as a babysitter?
Incredible Hulk (38 votes)
Wolverine (25 votes)
Spiderman (21 votes)
Iron Man (8 votes)
Batman (8 votes)
Congratulations to Bob of Howard for guessing our top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Gabriella’s Monday motivation was Mighty Name of Jesus by Hope Darst: When feeling weak, remember that God’s power is shown in weakness.
Joes Monday Motivation was Won’t Start Now by Seph Schlueter:He has never failed in the past and will not fail them in the future.
We also played Family Feud for our Mystery Monday!
If Batman went broke, what Bat-item would he sell?
Batmobile (81)
Batcave (9)
Batcopter (2)
Batcycle (2)
Batplane (2)
Congratulations to Brylan of Mount Vernon for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!
Today I’m sharing another great motivational song from TobyMac. Can we approach each day on the edge of our seat? We can admit, some days it’s harder than others, but God calls us to something significant every day. Maybe one of our biggest challenges is to kick the jaded spirit to the curb each and every day??
Name something kids do during recess.
Play tag – 30
Swing – 25
Slide – 20
Talk with friends – 15
Eat snacks – 10
Congratulations to Brenda from Mount Vernon, who guessed correctly and wins two $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Gabriella’s Monday Motivational song was “God is Good” by Francesca Battistelli: This song is about maintaining hope and faith through life’s difficulties by remembering that God’s goodness is a constant, regardless of what happens. Many of people’s struggles are self inflected and can be easily avoidable. Many people often choose a familiar hell rather than taking a chance on an unfamiliar heaven.
Joe’s Monday Motivation was I Speak Jesus by Kings Porch: A declaration of power, it is a belief that by speaking His name, strongholds can be broken and darkness can be overcome. It’s a spiritual weapon that everyone has a choice to hold. Overcoming struggles, the song frames this as an act of faith that brings freedom. A universal truth, the song’s message is meant to be applied everywhere. It’s a reminder that even in difficult times, peace is available through faith
Congratulations to the Winners in WNZR’s Dove Awards Prediction Prize Giveaway. We had 3 winners: Jess Kirby of Mount Vernon, Casey Kennedy of Mount Vernon, and Tanya Hicks of Butler! Each of them won a prize package including: Phil Wickham “Song Of The Saints” autographed CD, CeCe Winans “More Than This” Limited Edition LP (with 2 white opaque collector’s edition vinyl), Brandon Lake CD, Seph Schlueter CD. Thanks to Fair Trade Services and Sony Music Entertainment/Provident Label Group for their donation of these great prizes!
Congratulations to our winners last Friday for winning a $25 gift certificate to The Alcove Restaurant and a $20 gift certificate to Focus on the Family that can be used for resources on their website! Congratulations to Pastor Richard Prater of First Church of God in Fredericktown, Pastors Mike and Ashley Hadinger from Delta Church in Sunbury, Pastor Ryan Stroop from New Life Church of Nazarene in Mount Vernon, Pastor Ross Slaughter of First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon, and Pastor Micah Pelkey from Storyside Church of Bellville. Go to wnzr.fm to nominate your pastor for Clergy Appreciation Month!
Today’s Family Feud question was a stumper, but come back next week and give the top two answers to “Name something kid’s do during recess” to win TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Tune in tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Joe talked about how important it is to stay focused on your walk with Christ. There are many things to distract us on our walk. For majority of us it isn’t a “walk” with Christ, but more of a “climb”. Most of the time on our climb there are “rocks” to slip on or people in our way. The closer you are to the top the harder it is to be patient. Sometimes taking a time out and regathering yourself is the best thing to do. Patience is a virtue! Joe’s motivational Monday went hand in hand with Patient by Apollo LTD.
Gabriella talked about Walk With Jesus by Consumed by fire. We should focus on commitment to Christ through life’s challenges, emphasizing that Jesus is the only true path and that He is present with believers even in “the fire” of trials, ultimately transforming them rather than destroying them. – Walk with Jesus is a declaration of commitment to Christ, meaning to follow His ways, obey His teachings, and live in His presence, despite the challenges and unpopularity it may bring.
Here is your Verse Of The Week on WNZR!
Romans 8:11 (NIV)- “And if the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Crist from the dead will also give life to you mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”
October is Clergy appreciation month. This month is a time to honor our local pastors and their commitment to families in our community. Tell us why you love your pastor. Go online to wnzr.fm and click on the Clergy Appreciation Month banner.Your Church should be within 25 miles of Mount Vernon.Each Friday, 5 local pastors will be honored on The Morning Thing (throughout the 7am hour). We will ALSO put ALL nominated pastors into a drawing for a GRAND PRIZE for Clergy Appreciation Month! We will award FOUR Grand Prizes which is an overnight stay in the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel. Nominate your pastor at wnzr.fm TODAY!
Cast your predictions for the Dove Awards and get registered to win a special Dove Award Nominee Prize Package featuring special gifts from 2025 Dove Award nominees!! Tell us who you think will win “Song of the year” and “Artist of the year” at the 56th annual Dove Awards, go to wnzr.fm and click on the “Dove awards predictions 2025” banner. The deadline to vote is this Thursday, October 9th at 11:59pm and The Morning Thing will announce the winner Monday, October 13th! – Go to wnzr.fm for more information and prizes!
For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud!
Name something people do at a wedding.
Dance – 35
Eat – 30
Cry – 20
Toast – 15
Congratulations to Cody of Mount Vernon for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
It is Monday Motivation!!! Gabriella chose Heart of the Father by Ryan Ellis:
It conveys the comfort, security, and unwavering love found in a relationship with God, experienced through the Holy Spirit’s guidance to the Father’s loving heart. He can reach anyone. It reminds me that God is in me and I’ll be okay.
Joe chose Flowers by Samantha Ebert and Seph Schlueter:
Here is your Verse Of The Week on WNZR!
1 Timothy 2:5-6 (NIV)- For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.
We’re doing another fun giveaway and all this week during The Morning Thing and Afternoon Drive! Be Caller #3 when you hear the Mark Schultz Music Montage, and you will WIN! Don’t miss your chance to win two tickets for “an evening with Mark Schultz”! Congratulations to Lindsay of Mount Vernon for being caller #3 and winning tickets for “an evening with Mark Schultz”!
For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud!
Our Family Feud question today was “name something you have to squeeze into”
Tight clothes/shoes- 84 (votes)
Parking spot- 3 (votes)
Crowded bus- 2 (votes)
Booth at a diner- 2 (votes)
Congratulations to Jean of Mount Vernon for guessing the top two answers and taking home TWO $5 gift cards to the Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in tomorrow for Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Ben Fuller’s “Who I am” speaks to me because it’s about finding your identity in Christ. We all make mistakes, some mistakes are deeper than others, but it’s important to know God can transform your life. The meaning is centered on the Christian belief that God created us, and through faith in Jesus, we can shed past shame and embrace our worth as “a child of the Most High God”.
Here is your Verse of The Week on WNZR!
Mark 9:23 (NIV): ” ‘If you can?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for one who believes.'”
We’re doing another fun giveaway and all this week during the morning thing and Afternoon Drive! Be Caller #3 when you hear the Mark Schultz Music Montage, and you will WIN! Don’t miss your chance to win two tickets for “an evening with Mark Schultz”! Congratulations to Karen of Mount Vernon for being caller #3 and winning tickets for “an evening with Mark Schultz”!
For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud!
Our Family Feud question today was “name something you have to squeeze into”
Unfortunately we had a stumper, but come back next week and win Two $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in tomorrow for Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday!
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Find reasons to praise God and maintain faith even when life is difficult, filled with challenges and pain, not just during easy times. Bad things are prone to happen in a world with freewill. In bad times I hold my faith tightly and talk to God. It’s vital to pray and focus on the positives even when they’re hard to find. When times are hard find something to celebrate and praise God. He is here for us.
Isaiah 41:10 says “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”.
“Hallelujah Anyway” – Rend Collective lyric video
We also talked about The Afters song “You Never Gave Up On Me” for Joe’s Monday Motivation!
Here is your Verse Of The Week on WNZR!
Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)- “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever”.
All this week during the Morning Thing and Afternoon Drive, we will be giving trivia questions about one artist. The first caller to guess the artist correctly wins TWO SonFest tickets for this Saturday 9/20! Stay tuned throughout the week! Congratulations to Janell of Mount Vernon for winning two tickets for SonFest on The Afternoon Drive!
For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud!
Name a reason people wake up in the middle of the night.
Bathroom – 35 (votes)
Noise – 25 (votes)
Nightmare – 15 (votes)
Thirsty – 15 (votes)
Kids crying – 10 (votes)
Congratulations to Hannah of Mount Vernon for being the first call to answer the top two answers, taking home TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica! Tune in tomorrow on Tuesday for Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday!
Driving Notes 