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Say a Prayer Even When You’re at the Top!!

On this week’s Monday Motivation and Mystery Monday we gave motivation related to scripture and did our Danny Gokey Giveaway, plus we did our Family Feud Style trivia! Here’s what we talked about:

Joe’s Motivation: My devotion is from KB when he spoke at our momemtum trip last summer. The two hardest things to get caught up in is our own comfort and success. Those two things focus on ourselves and takes away from God. The want and almost need to be comfortable is close being idolized. Our comfort is getting in the way being involved in our church and small groups. God needs to be the center on of our life. We always pray to God during our hardship times, but we need to prayer during our success.

Gabriella’s Motivation: My devotion is from YouVersion. Finding your purpose is a hard thing to do no matter your age or gender. The two things you always have to ask is “am I an active Christian?” and “is it on God’s timing?”. You always have to keep in mind if you’re a negative person it’s hard to live a positive lifestyle. People should be able to look at you and see you’re a Godly person.

Catch Danny, We Are Messengers, and special guest Jon Reddick for “The Hope Nights Tour”, with joy, worship, hope, at the center of each night! It’s at the Archbold Evangelical Church, Archbold, OH 43502 on Friday, March 13. Doors open at 6:15pm and the show starts at 7pm! This is a great opportunity to take your friends and family out for the weekend! Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive THIS WEEK for your chance to WIN tickets to this concert! Congratulations to Paul of Mount Vernon for taking home TWO pairs of tickets!

What month does the neighborhood slacker take down his Christmas lights?

  1. Never (22)
  2. February (17)
  3. March (16)
  4. April (10)
  5. July (10)
  6. June (10)

Congratulations to Bob of Howard 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 Gabriella and Ethan!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Spring Time – Start Fresh!!

Today, on Monday Motivation, we shared some insight on spring and continued going over sermons, plus we had our Mystery Monday Family Feud-style question. Here’s what we talked about:

Gabriella’s Motivation: Let spring motivate you to start fresh. Spring represents “new life” and Resurrection, embrace it! Let go of your worries and remember that God is doing something new and great. Intentionally grow your heart, mind, soul, and body. Truly start fresh. Matthew 6:28 (NIV) “See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.”

Joe’s Motivation: We continued the book of Titus. What do you imagine when we say “live your life like a Christian”? Yesterday, I was put in an upsetting situation where I was required to take the high road and go about my day. My dinner plans fell through, instead of yelling at the manager for a problem he can’t help, I told him it’s no big deal and went somewhere else. Being slow to anger and patient is one of the actions we have to hold as Christians.

Name something you’ve been wishing for years your husband would do.  

  1. Be more romantic (27) 
  1. Housework/ Chores (13) 
  1. Grow up (12) 
  1. Take me on a trip (12) 
  1. Be less angry (11) 
  1. Lose weight (6) 

Congratulations to Lisa of Howard for guessing the top TWO answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in for Artist Newsday and GameTime Tuesday with Joe and Gabriella!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Behavior Indicates What We Believe!!

Today for Monday Motivation we talked about our identity in Christ, started The Afternoon Drive’s first “Give Us Your Blessing Giveaway”, and played our family fued for Mystery Monday! Here’s what we talked about:

Joe’s Motivation:

The Cretan Church. Cultural problems affecting the church: if you lied, you were a Cretan! Titus 1:12. Liars, evil brutes, and lazy gluttons. Jewish Cretan Christians. In that order. Detestable, disobedient.

  1. Moral looseness – sensuality normalized. 
  2. Deceptive speech – truth was flexible.
  3. Laziness and indulgence – discipline was rare
  4. Story-driven spiritually – myths more attractive than the truth 

False teaching doesn’t usually deny truth. It dilutes it. Making it less powerful. Be careful of taking away the power of the gospel.

Why does this matter today?? The greatest threat to the modern church is not persecution, it is profession without transformation.

They claim to know God, but their actions deny him. Colossians 3:1-11. Set your hearts on things above. When you come to Christ, that is now your culture. A follower of Jesus. He transforms you. How do we live and dwell when we’re Christians? Transformation. Our culture applauds belief as long as it costs nothing. Being a Christian is tough and it costs something. You are going to wrestle with everything. How do I be a Christian and do this? (Fill in the blank) He’ll give us strength and hope as we wrestle.

But…Scripture never separates belief from behavior. It does the opposite. Behavior indicates what we believe. Romans 3. Paul wants Titus to understand that the Gospel should be changing everything. They say they know Jesus, but deny His power.

Claim vs action. It’s that simple. Our question? How is it changing us? Me? You? If we believe that the Gospel has power, we have to stop living like Cretans. We have to yield to the Gospel.

Gabriella’s Monday Motivation: Guilt should not be a paralyzing burden of blame, but rather a tool for spiritual growth that leads to repentance, healing, and deeper reliance on grace. Instead of staying stuck in shame, we are called to turn guilt into gratitude by accepting Christ’s forgiveness, replacing guilt with the joy of freedom in Him. Here’s some steps to move forward:

  1. Turn Guilt into Gratitude: Instead of dwelling on a mistake, let it remind you of how much grace you’ve been given. This creates a heart of gratitude that motivates you to live better.
  2. Stop “Worshiping” Your Mistakes: Remaining stuck in guilt is like worshiping your failures rather than God’s mercy. Accept that you cannot pay for your own sins—Jesus already did.
  3. Focus on Identity, Not Action: Your identity is “child of God” and “new creation,” regardless of your performance
  4. Hebrews 8:12: “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Based on His sacrifice, Christ will never bring up our past sins and he will treat them like they never happened.

An exciting NEW Contest is coming to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive Monday February 23rdthrough Wednesday February 25th! Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive for the “Tell Us Your Blessing Giveaway”! Tune in at 7:30am and 4:30pm for the “Tell Us Your Blessing Giveaway”. We are going to open up the phones at both of those times and the first person to call in and share a blessing wins TWO tickets to the Seph Schlueter concert at Crossroads Church in Mansfield on Thursday night. Go to our website wnzr.fm for more information! Congratulations to Brad of Bellville for sharing his blessings and taking home a pair of tickets to Seph Schlueter’s concert!

Name something that contains the word ‘mac.’ 

  1. Macaroni 
  1. Big Mac 
  1. Macintosh 
  1. Mac Book or iMac 
  1. McDonald’s 
  1. A McIntosh apple 

Congratulations to Sue of Mount Vernon for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Resturant in Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Gametime Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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New Contests THIS WEEK!!!

Today on Monday Motivation we gave inspiration through scripture and classes, had TWO contests for  The MercyMe “Even If You Can Only Imagine” Contest, along with our family feud style question for Mystery Monday! Here’s what we talked about:

Joe’s Motivation: Honor. Honorable leaders live up to their commitments. Heart. Leading from the heart cannot be feigned or coached. Humility. What’s the most important attribute people look for in their managers and leaders? A study of most admired CEOs cited humility as the number- one factor—their willingness to accept and admit their flaws. Humor. People love leaders who display a sense of humor. When you poke fun at yourself, our cheater meters swing toward “trust.” If love is the universal language, then humor is the universal trust builder. We should lead just like Christ did.

Gabriella’s Motivation: To treat yourself as if you were someone you are responsible for helping is, instead, to consider what would be truly good for you. This is not “what you want.” It is also not “what would make you happy.” You need to consider the future and think, “What might my life look like if I were caring for myself properly? What career would challenge me and render me productive and helpful, so that I could shoulder my share of the load, and enjoy the consequences?

We will play MercyMe Name That Tune and give you a chance to win passes to see the movie I Can Only Imagine 2. We are also giving away the book “Even If – Trusting God Through The Fire” – the Official Book for I Can Only Imagine 2, written by Lead Singer Bart Millard and his wife Shannon Millard. We will give you a chance to win with MercyMe Trivia. Even If is the inspiration behind the major motion picture I Can Only Imagine 2. This true story of heartache and hope from MercyMe’s lead singer, Bart Millard, and his wife, Shannon, shows us how even our deepest wounds can become doorways to God’s grace. Information about the book Even If and the movie I Can Only Imagine 2 is available on our blog  TheMorningThing.com and wnzrdrive.com. Even If is the inspiration behind the major motion picture I Can Only Imagine 2. This true story of heartache and hope from MercyMe’s lead singer, Bart Millard, and his wife, Shannon, shows us how even our deepest wounds can become doorways to God’s grace. Purchase Even If now at a great price wherever books are sold https://davidccook.org/books/even-if/ Congratulations to Randell and Karen for winning our contests Today!

Name a reason a man might decide to get rid of his toupee. 

  1. Bald is cool 
  1. Got a new one 
  1. Confident/secure 
  1. Hair grew back 
  1. Old/grungy 
  1. Blows/falls off 
  1. Looks silly/fake

Congratulations to Pam of Newark 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 GameTime Tuesday with Xander and Ethan!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Spread Love and Prayer!!

For ending relationships focus on spiritual well-being, alignment with biblical values, and maintaining peace .When there is any lack of peace/internal disquiet, unsafety, hindrance to spiritual growth, unequal yoking, unrepentant behavior/bad character, lack of clear guidance/confirmation, you need to rethink the relationship and talk about it or LEAVE!! You should be seeking God’s will, focus on holiness, and prioritizing God over worldly relationships.

Joe’s Monday Motivation: You might’ve felt lost or helpless and that’s never the case. You aren’t powerless if you have a plan. One way to help fight against feeling powerless is have a plan for prayer. Read the Bible and think about things YOU can pray about. Have three things ready to go to prayer about yourself, have three things you can pray about that are stressing you, and have three things that you can pray about for other people close to you or people you think about. God is our ARMERED tank.

You could win a fabulous prize from February 2nd through 12th! Each day of the contest, our DJs will select Valentine’s gifts to put in the WNZR Valentine’s box. During The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive, the DJs will give a cue to call 740-397-WNZR (9697). Caller #5 gets the chance to answer a Valentine’s question to win a prize. Congratulations to Trevor of Saint Louisville for taking home a $10 gift card to Dancing Bee Market & Studio and getting registered for the grand drawing!

Name a famous David: 

  1. David from the Bible (40) 
  1. David Letterman (11) 
  1. David Copperfield (7) 
  1. David Niven (6) 
  1. David Hasselhoff (6) 
  1. Dave Chappelle (6

Congratulations to Chris of Gambier for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Gamete Tuesday with Ethan and Joe!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Find Purpose in Solitude!!

On this Monday Motivation we shared scripture to keep you moving! Plus we had our Mystery Monday, Family Feud question AND we started Spread The Love Giveaway! Here’s what we talked about:

Always remember when you’re lost, God is with you. You are never truly alone and you are actively being sought by God. If you can’t hear his voice speaking with you, find peace in solitude. There is a purpose in solitude and if you have struggles quieting the noise do a five minute prep to get ready for solitude. Always remember there is direction in solitude and God always has a plan for YOU!

Are we listening to God, THE CREATURE’S words or are we listening to false truths? The bible talks about communication many times and there is a war between grace and deceit. We have to look into the words we trust because some words are hallow truths and aren’t God’s truth. Grace wins every time. Words carry a powerful tune and direction. It is vital we fully listen to words so we can hear exactly what is being said. God wants to enlighten us, but the devil wants to deceive us. More importantly are we speaking the truth or are our opinions taking over? Listen to God’s word to get the full story and redirect your focus.

You could win a fabulous prize from February 2nd through 12th! Each day of the contest, our DJs will select Valentine’s gifts to put in the WNZR Valentine’s box. During The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive, the DJs will give a cue to call 740-397-WNZR (9697). Caller #5 gets the chance to answer a Valentine’s question to win a prize. Congratulations to Jeffery of Utica for taking home a $10 gift certificate to Dancing Bee Market and Studio in Mount Vernon and getting registered for our Grand Prize Drawing!

We had a stumper for this week’s Mystery Monday: Name a famous David.

Come back next week for a chance to win Two $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Life Centered on GOD!!

On this week’s Monday Motivation Joe and Gabriella focused on how important having a God centered life is. Plus we did our Winter Jam Artist Trivia and our Mystery Monday! Here’s what we talked about:

Joe’s Motivation: We need to have God in the center of our life. Changing the perspective on our lives and understanding that life WILL be miserable when God is not the center of the life. The song “Center” by Bethel Music is a great worship song about centering God in your life. Place Jesus at the core of life because Jesus needs to be your focus, reflecting biblical calls to love God wholeheartedly and live for His glory, “You, be the center of it all”!

Gabriella’s Motivation: Taking apart 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)-“Things which are seen are temporal”: – Our bodies, possessions, status, and suffering will eventually pass away. “Things which are not seen are eternal”: God’s presence, love, truth, the inner spiritual self, and the future hope of heaven, which are everlasting. Focusing on the Unseen: Paul urges Christians to train their minds and hearts to focus on these eternal truths, not worldly gain. It’s all about perspective focus on the unseen promises of God, knowing that temporary struggles are producing an eternal weight of glory!

Congratulation to Justin of Mount Vernon for guessing our artist Trivia correctly and taking home a pair of Winter Jam passes home!

Name a question people ask their dogs. 

  1. Wanna eat/treat? (37) 
  1. Wanna go out (24) 
  1. How are you? (9) 
  1. What do you want? (5) 

Congratulations to Pat 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 with Ethan and Xander for Artist Newsday and Gametime Tuesday!

Thanks for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Pure hearts and LEGOs!?!

For Monday Motivation and Mystery Monday we shared wonderful insight on how to have a pure heart and how to cleanse yourself. Along with our Family Feud Question! Here’s what we shared:

Jesus said “blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”. Everything there is in life comes out of your heart and if you have a pure heart you will have a pure life. How do you get a pure heart? Engage in Gods word, surrender your life to Christ, practice faith, be quick to repent and confess sins, and share the gospel to everyone you can.

Meditation is like letting the gospel simmer. Let the word of God stay with you when you are studying the Bible. During this 21 day fast, decide what you want to fast from, it doesn’t have to be from food. Remember to Study the bible and let it stay in your heart through this time.

Starting this Thursday we’ll be doing a fun giveaway! Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive for your chance to win Passes to WinterJam 2026! During the weeks of 1/12 and 1/19, you will have a chance to answer WinterJam Artist Trivia to win!!

Name something you build with blocks.

  1. Tower
  2. House
  3. Castle (20 votes)
  4. Bridge (10 votes)
  5. Car (5 votes)

Congratulations to Amy of Howard for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home TWO $5 gift cards to Watts restaurant tin Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!

Thanks for listening!!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Resolutions?!

Renew your soul in Christ, focus on God’s purpose, find strength in Him rather than worldly efforts, and live out faith through obedience, prayer, and service, use the fresh start to put off the old self and put on the new self created in righteousness.

One of the ways you can focus on God is through fasting. It doesn’t have to be giving up food, it can be taking a break from social media, quitting a bad habit, ect. The 21 day fast and the Daniel fast are great ways to get close to God.

Pray for Venezuela, pray for our leaders and pray for Venezuela leaders. Over 8 million people have left Venezuela due to the attacks. We have the power of prayer!

We had a stumper for this weeks Mystery Monday: Name something you build with blocks. Come back next week for a chance to take home TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Thanks for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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