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The Definition of Prayer

Reading out of the book, “The Battle Plan for Prayer”, we talked today about the definition of prayer, and what prayer really is.
Check out some of the highlights below!

Prayer, at its heart, is communicating with God. Reverently, openly and sincerely.
We are interacting with the magnificent God of the universe.
We can’t forget that we’re in his presence when we pray

If we just understood what being in the presence of the Almighty is like, our minds wouldn’t wander.  We’d enter into awestruck worship.  Stunned and possibly speechless.

We need to realize that prayer is serious business – and we get that privilege because of Jesus. Jesus opened a new way for us to draw near to God through his death and the tearing of the veil.  It was the atoning blood of Christ that opened that channel (Hebrews 10:20).  His blood shields us from the consuming fire. Only through Christ are we safe with God.

The practical definition of prayer…Prayer is communion with God in order to…

1 – Intimately know, love and worship Him

Relationship and Worship are key to prayer.  We’re trying to know more about who He is and what He does. This helps us grow deeper in our love and respect for Him.  This is the “hallowed be Your name” part of the Lord’s Prayer.

 

2 – Understand and conform our lives to His will

Prayer doesn’t just change things, it changes us!  He works to align our hearts and minds to His.  This is the “your Kingdom come, your will be done.”

 

 

3 – Access and advance His kingdom, power and glory

When we pray, “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” we are seeking to access God’s kingdom resources, for His mighty power to work on our behalf and for Him to reveal His glory in our situation. The last words of the Lord’s Prayer are not just for church and ceremony – they are to remind us that God is owner of all, ruler of all, and worthy of all (Romans 11:36). Prayer allows us to join God in what He is doing among the nations for His glory.

Prayer is not about prayer – it is about a PERSON.  God Himself. We get off track when we focus more on provision or protection rather than knowing and pleasing God.

“Help me abandon my own agendas and self assurance, wanting to be nowhere else but aligned with Your will.”

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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Some Games and Uplifting News for your Tuesday!

Now, I’ve graduated high school, and that was cool, but it would have been even cooler to have graduated with my mom! Read about Minnesota graduate, Sora, who actually did get to graduate with her mother! Check it out here!

Our song poetry prompt today was…
“Are you hurting and broken within
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin
Jesus is calling”

Congratulations to Travis from Mt. Vernon for calling and correctly guessing!
The answer is ‘O Come to the Altar’ from Elevation Worship

Our Name That Tune song today was ‘Beloved’ from Jordan Feliz!
Congratulations to Melodie from Mt. Vernon for calling in and correctly guessing!

Baseball is neat, and the ushers at baseball games are pretty entertaining as well. That’s even more true for 98 year old Phil, who has been an usher for the Pirates for 80 years! Read the whole story from ESPN here!

Our word of the day today was… catercorner
adverb or adjective || KAT-ee-kor-ner
This means… in a diagonal or oblique position : kitty-corner.

 Catercorner also has the variants kitty-corner and catty-corner, but despite appearances, no cats were involved in the creation of this word. Cater derives from the Middle French noun quatre (or catre), which means “four.” English speakers adopted the word to refer to the four-dotted side of a die—a side important in several winning combinations in dice games. Perhaps because the four spots on a die can suggest an X, cater eventually came to be used dialectically with the meaning “diagonal” or “diagonally.” This cater was combined with corner to form catercorner.
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
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NZ Top 10 5/26

It’s been a great week, and there’s no better way to end it than with the NZ Top 10!
Let’s get right to the countdown, shall we?

10. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
9. Unfinished – Mandisa
8. Rise – Danny Gokey
7.  Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
5. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
4. Home – Chris Tomlin
3. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
2. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
1. Even If – MercyMe

Our Behind the Mic feature this week was chosen courtesy of you via a Twitter poll!
The response was immense, so thank you for your participation!
So the Behind the Mic feature this week was from For King and Country!
Check out ‘The Proof of Your Love’ here, and check out their interview with New Release Today here!

Check out our Breakout Hit of the Week, Bulletproof, from Citizen Way here!

Check out our Back to Back Artist, Natalie Grant!
Listen to her songs ‘Be One‘ and ‘Closer to Your Heart‘

Our rewinds took us back to 2000 this week!
Check out Ginny Owens’ song ‘If You Want me To‘ and

Our New Music Friday feature came to us courtesy of Third Day!
Check out ‘Revival’ here!

Our Fan Choice of the Week goes out to Alliya of Mt. Vernon!
Check out Alliya’s favorite song ‘Alone’ by Hollyn here!

 

Thanks for listening!
Have a great weekend!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 5/19

Today the countdown got a little bit of a shake up, but it was as good as a countdown as any, so let’s get right to it!

Magnify from We are Messengers held a place on the charts for 13 weeks, and peak at #4 in the countdown, but this week, it was kicked out of the countdown by Mandisa!

10. Mandisa – Unfinished
9. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
8. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
7. Danny Gokey –Rise
6. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
5.  Tenth Avenue North – I Have this Hope
4. Chris Tomlin – Home
3. TobyMac – Love Broke Thru
2. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
1. MercyMe – Even If

This week, we went Behind the Mic with husband and wife duo ‘Love and the Outcome’ to talk about their song ‘He is With Us. Check out their interview with Newreleasetoday, and check out the video to the song here!

Our Breakout Hit of the Week came to us courtesy of Chicago band, Citizen Way.
Check out their new song ‘Bulletproof’ here!

The NZ Back-to-Back artist Spotlight this week fell on Tenth Avenue North!
Check out their songs ‘By Your Side‘ & ‘Love is Here‘.
Also, check out their summer concert schedule here!

Our NZ Rewinds today took us back to 2003!
Check out ‘You Found Me‘ from FFH, and ‘He Reigns‘ from Newsboys!

Our New Music Friday feature came courtesy of Season 8 American Idol Contestant, Danny Gokey. Check out his new song ‘Comeback‘ here!

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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Praise Thursday: Pattern for Prayer

Today I started the first week in our series on prayer! This week, I talked about the pattern for prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and how that prayer contains the six basic elements that we should be including in our prayers.
Check it out below!

1. Pray boldly. We have no need that God can’t meet.
His resources are unlimited and His power is infinite.
2. Pray that God’s name will be revered and esteemed.
Give Him thanks, obey Him, and constantly be aware of His presence.
3. Pray that God’s kingdom will come in us and on Earth.
4. Ask God to meet our daily needs and the needs of those around us.
All that we are, have, and do comes from God.
5. Seek God’s forgiveness every single day.
6. Request that God protect us from temptation.
“Lord keep me from the inclination to sin when I have the opportunity, and the opportunity to sin when I have the inclination.”

Our word of the day today was slacktivism.
It’s a noun that means: actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal commitment, effort, or risk. 
Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed from the terms slacker and activism. It is first recorded between 1995 and 2000.

Thanks for listening!
See you tomorrow for the NZ Top 10!
– Lilly

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Game Time Tuesday!

Today we shared some uplifting news, as we love to do on Tuesday, and I really enjoyed the first story we shared this week. Learning how to play an instrument is a life skill, but what if you’re missing your left arm? Isabella Nicola was born without her left arm, but she wanted to play violin. Check out the story of how she got a prosthetic arm here!
Our second story put the medical skills of a woman to use when her date collapsed during dinner! Check out the full story here!

We played two games today; Name that Tune, and Song Poetry!
Our Song Poetry prompt today was as follows…

“These mountains, these giants
Will fall at a single word
In your name in your strength
I’m more than a conqueror”

Congratulations to Chris of Fredericktown who correctly answered!
It was ‘Fearless’ from Jasmine Murray!

Our Name that Tune song today was ‘Live Like You’re Loved’ from Hawk Nelson!
Congratulations to Ri of Bellville who correctly answered!

Our Word of the Day today was superlative.
This is an adjective meaning: of the highest kind, quality, ororder; surpassing all else orothers; supreme; extreme.
Superlative came to English in the 1300s, when Middle English was spoken. This came from Late Latin superlātīvus, equivalent to Latin superlāt(us) meaning“hyperbolical.”

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly 

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NZ Top 10 5/12

Lets get right to the countdown, shall we?

10. Magnify – We Are Messengers
9. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
8. Rise – Danny Gokey
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. Home – Chris Tomlin
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
4. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
2. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
1. Even If – MercyMe

For our Behind the Mic feature, we talked with Blanca about her 2015 hit, ‘Who I Am’.
Check out her interview with NewReleaseToday here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit of the Week came courtesy of Citizen Way!
Check out their new song “Bulletproof” here!

Our NZ Back to Back Artist Spotlight fell on Sidewalk Prophets!
Check out their songs ‘Impossible‘ and ‘Prodigal‘!

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NZ Top 10 – 5/5

Good afternoon! Thanks for tuning in for the Top 10!
Let’s get right to it!

10. We are Messengers – Magnify
9. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
8. Chris Tomlin – Home (Biggest mover! +2 from last week)
7. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
6. Danny Gokey – Rise
5. Tenth Avenue North – I Have this Hope
4. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
3. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
2. TobyMac – Love Broke Thru
1. MercyMe – Even If (8th week on the countdown, 1st week at #1)

This week, we went Behind the Mic with Colton Dixon!
He talked about his latest song, “All that Matters”. Check out Coltons’ thoughts on the song and more about his album here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit was from a new artist here on the station, Hannah Kerr!
Check out her song ‘Radiate’ here!

Our Back-to-Back Artist spotlight fell on the Newsboys this week!
Check out their songs ‘Shine‘ and ‘Born Again‘!

Our New Music Friday feature was a new one from Ryan Stevenson!
Check out his new song ‘The Gospel’ here!

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Game Time Tuesday!

Good afternoon! I hope you’re having a great Tuesday!

We had a great show for you this afternoon, and as always, we had Game Time Tuesday, which gives you two chances to win a $5 gift certificate to Troyers of Apple Valley!

Our Song Poetry lyrics today looked like this…

But sometimes my faith feels thin
Like the night will never end
Will You catch every tear
Or will You just leave me here?

Congratulations to Obadiah from Utica who guessed correctly!
The answer was “I Have this Hope” from Tenth Avenue North!

Our Name that Tune clip today featured a 10 second clip from a new song!
The song was ‘Glorious Day’ from Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill!
Matthew from Mt. Vernon called in and guessed correctly!

Congratulations to both our winners today!

In Uplifting News today, we read a story about a girl who didn’t think she was getting to have a senior prom, due to her rare blood disorder, but the staff at her hospital changed all that! Check out the full story here!
We also heard about a waitress that received $10,000 to return to college from a very generous Australian couple! Check it out here!

Our word of the day today was: dox.
This is a verb, and it means to publish the privatepersonal information of(another person) or revealthe identity of (an onlineposter) without the consentof that individual.

Thanks for listening!
God Bless!
-Lilly

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