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Lifeline 2018: Fix My Eyes

“When I sleep and when I rise,
Help me Lord, to fix my eyes.”

Firstly, if you want to learn everything there is to know about Lifeline 2018, click here!

Secondly…
It’s the last Praise Thursday before Lifeline 2018!
This means, today, we dived into the theme song of Lifeline 2018, “Fix My Eyes” from For King and Country! Read on to dive into the lyrics and scripture of the song!

The first verse goes like this…
Hit rewind
Click delete
Stand face to face with the younger me
All of the mistakes
All of her heartbreak
Here’s what I’d do differently

Hitting rewind and clicking delete is something I really wish I could do – and quite often at that. Here’s what we learn about that from scripture…
Philippians 3:13 – “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.”
There are so many things we wish we could hit rewind and click delete on, getting rid of that messy past, standing face-to-face with the younger us. But Philippians tells us that we should forget what is behind us.
Once we come to fix our eyes on Christ, our past fades away. No matter how dirty our past has been, Christ makes us clean and makes us new.

Christ isn’t looking at our mistakes. Christ isn’t looking at all the heartbreak.
He is calling us to stop dwelling on our past and hand that past to Him.
2nd Corinthians 5:17 also says :Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:^[a] The old has gone, the new is here!”

The chorus goes like this…
I’d love like I’m not scared
Give when it’s not fair
Live life for another
Take time for a brother
Fight for the weak ones
Speak out for freedom
Find faith in the battle
Stand tall but above it all
Fix my eyes on you

One BIGGGG part of the song is the first line of the chorus. LOVE LIKE IM NOT SCARED.

Hooooowwwwww much easier would life be if we stopped being scared? I’ll be the first one to admit how generally scared of a person I am. I’m scared of everything from spiders to escalators to driving to not being good enough, and so many things in between. I’m scared of what other people think of me. I’m scared of what they’ll think if I really loved them like I wasn’t scared. WE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. God has not given us a spirit of timidity or fear. The creator of the universe and the author of love itself has given us a spirit of power and love and a sound mind. We might be the only glimpse of Christ that someone ever sees. We need to not be afraid to love because Christ was never afraid to love us. And we get to love like we’re not scared right here through WNZR. We have the opportunity to be the light of Christ every time you turn on that radio. We are blessed to be a light in this community of Mt. Vernon and we can’t do that without you.

Okay, clearly, we could do are whole show on just one of these lines. Let alone just this one part of the chorus – but what is this over all meaning of this part. I think these things are the outcome of what happens when we fix our eyes on God or When things that we can do in order to “Fix” our eyes – meaning if that our eyes were broken, that they were fixed on something worldly. These are things that we can do to remind us who is in controls the world.

The bridge… oh yes…
The things of Earth are dimming
In the light of Your glory and grace
I’ll set my sights upon Heaven
I’m fixing my eyes on you

The verses before 2nd Corinthians 4:18 also tell us that the troubles of this world are LIGHT and MOMENTARY. When we compare the weight of our current troubles to the glory that is going to be revealed to us in heaven through Christ, the troubles really do begin to seem light and momentary.

James 4:14 literally tells us that we’re a mist.
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

Yes our lives our short and the things of this earth don’t matter once we reach Heaven, but it matters how we live the lives we’re given here on earth. God has given us our lives not to promote our own name, but to tell the world of His.
Yeah, I’m a mist. But I’m a mist with purpose and I want to tell the rest of the mists about the Lord who has given me life.

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Hannah

March 15, 2018 0

Who Knew? Sloppy Joes & Uncommon Dates!

This Sunday, March 18th is National Sloppy Joe Day – celebrating one of the country’s favorite ‘loose meat’ sandwiches. The sandwich is considered to be American, but the origin of the Sloppy Joe is rumored to come from a bar and grill in Havana, Cuba named Sloppy Joe’s.

Here’s a fun recipe to consider: a Coca-Cola Sloppy Joe! Click here to see it from Genius Kitchen.

We also shared another one of the 52 Uncommon Dates from author Randy Southern.

This one is the Factory Tour Date. It’s all about learning to appreciate the craftsmanship, technology and resources used in making certain products. Psalm 139 also reminds us of the care that God took in “knitting us together.”

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

March 14, 2018 0

Game Time and Inspiration!

Today our featured Song Poetry artist and title was:

Here are our inspiring headlines today…

Sled Dog Disaster Averted
CLICK HERE for the story from M Live

Stuck Sailors Serve the Greater Good
CLICK HERE for more from Marine Link

You can also find our companion video from today’s show on our WNZR Facebook page!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Hannah

March 13, 2018 0

Mystery Monday & Mission Trip!

Today Malisa hid dried fruit in the Mystery Box! I love dried fruit…apricots, apples, prunes, mango, etc…and it’s GOOD FOR YOU!

Congratulations to Phyllis of Danville who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Malisa also shared some of her experiences from her mission trip to Indianapolis, where she worked with Burmese refugees. What will she take away from this experience? IN her words, “Humans are humans, and sometimes we have to look beyond politics, open our hearts and love all people.”

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

March 12, 2018 0

NZ Top 10 for March 9, 2018

This week’s countdown:

10. I Just Need U – TobyMac
9. Broken Things – Matthew West
8. Jesus I Believe – Big Daddy Weave
7. Come to the Table – Sidewalk Prophets
6. When We Pray – Tauren Wells
5. Your Love Defends Me – Matt Maher
4. All My Hope – Crowder & Tauren Wells
3. Different – Micah Tyler
2. O’ Lord – Lauren Daigle
1. Control – Tenth Avenue North

New Music and NEW ARTIST Friday today featured these songs:

Reckless Love – Cory Asbury
see the story behind the song by clicking HERE
see the official lyric video by clicking HERE

Broken Prayers – Riley Clemmons
see the official video HERE

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

March 9, 2018 0

Who Knew? Uncommon Dates!

Last week I picked up a book at the NRB Convention called 52 Uncommon Dates by Randy Southern. Find out more here from Moody Books.

The book is an encouragement to spice up the dating life of married couples. Let’s face it, our dating life can get in a rut or be just common. The book offers some unique ideas to bring adventure, meaning and the Bible back into your dates.

The dates we shared today were:

The CEMETERY date – yes, it sounds weird, but you set the tone of this date by reading Hebrews 12:1 before you go…reminding us of the ‘saints’ that have gone before us. Visiting burial sites together can remind us of those family members and friends who have run the course before us and lived victorious lives. You want to choose a burial site that has a personal connection to one of you.

The MUSIC date – this one’s easy for most of us. Read Psalm 95:1, then pick a playlist of 5-6 songs and play those songs to each other, explaining why they have had such an impact in your lives. Then you take a road trip to a music/record store and pick a couple of romantic new or old records to share.

The GET LOST date or the “random destination” date means you pick a place you’ve never traveled to before. There are several different ways to do this, but the bottom line is that this date should be an adventure. Once you get to your destination, explore, visit the local sites and people and get to know as much as you can about it. Then share what you’ve learned with each other. The lead-in verse is Psalm 139:7.

The FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING date – this is simply trying a new routine. New restaurant, new event (ever been to a Roller Derby? A hockey game? A symphonic orchestra concert? A high school musical?). Then spend some time talking about the date and what you enjoyed most and surprised you the most. The lead-in verse is 2 Timothy 1:7

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

March 7, 2018 0

The Mystery of the Cheese Doodle

Maybe it should be called “orange fingers day,” but we celebrate the cheesy, poofy, crunchy snack today.

The National Day Calendar shares this information:

“The actual inventor of Cheese Doodles is under debate. Generally, the credit goes to a man named Morrie Yohai who made a variety of extruded snack foods in the 1940s for his family’s company called Old London Foods. Other sources show patents for similar products in the 1930s and still other competing accounts in Wisconsin and in New Orleans as well.”

Frito-Lay says it produces Cheetos in 22 countries and there are 50 different flavors! They include Fizzy Pepsi Cheetos in Japan, Japanese Steak in China, Ketchup Cheetos in Poland and Strawberry Cheetos in Russia.

Today’s Mystery Question: How many cows does it take to make a year’s worth of Cheetos?

The answer, according to Frito-Lay’s communications office, is 5,000! A year-long production run requires 11 million gallons of milk, or 10 million pounds of cheddar cheese used in the Cheetos seasoning. WHOA.

Congratulations to Daniel of Mount Vernon, who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

March 5, 2018 0

NZ Top 10 – 3.2.18

This week’s countdown:

10. Crowder – All my Hope
9. Zach William – Old Church Choir
8. Jeremy Camp – Word of Life
7. Big Daddy Weave – Jesus I Believe
6. Elevation Worship – O Come to the Altar
5. Mathew West – Broken Things
4. Micah Tyler – Different
3. Matt Maher – Your Love Defends Me
2. Lauren Daigle – O’ Lord
1. Tenth Avenue North – Control

Today our behind the mic song was “Write Your Story” by Francesca Battistelli!

Our New Music Friday songs featured:

Hillsong United- So will I (100 Billion X) – click the image for the video

Thanks for listening!
– Hannah

March 2, 2018 0

Lifeline 2018: Point to You

Today, we dived into another Lifeline themed song- “Point to You” from We are Messengers! Check out the lyrics and scripture below!

Here’s the first verse…

“How can I forgive when I can’t forgive myself
How can I move on when all I have is regrets
How can I fix you when I keep turning away
How can I make it past the noise of my shame”

1^st John 4:19
“We love because he first loved us.”

Romans 5:8
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

It’s hard to forgive when we have no reference. It’s hard to move on, it’s hard to be fixed and it’s hard to make it past the noise of our shame. When we fix our eyes on God and learn that He has set the examples for us, we can do all these things more fully.

The pre-chorus is so powerful…

“Some healing for my heart
I need a revelation
A brand new start
I want simplicity
Where I can rest
But I need a miracle
to put my past to death”

1 John 1:9-
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Psalm 103:12 –
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

God as taken our past and our past sin and thrown them out – but sometimes there is a lot of hurt left from those past sins – But Gods as got it *Psalms 23 – God is healing our hearts and grieving us peace like it says in psalms 23. We can become fully healed when we fix our eyes on Jesus and we can also have a peace that passes all understanding.

The chorus really packs a punch…

“I know you want my heart
My bruises and my scars
I’m coming as I am
The only way I can
I can’t forget from where I’ve come
And what my heart’s been rescued from
Yeah when they ask me who
I owe my whole life to
I point to You”

James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

God wants us! He wants us – the creator of the galaxies wants us. And he doesn’t want this pretty perfect cleaned up version of us, because he knows that no matter how hard we try, it will never be good enough- That’s why he sent his son. To cleanses us. God doesn’t want this fake pretty picture of you, he wants you as you are – he knows that you broken and wants to help heel you, but you need to show him all the dark and gross, the bruises and the scars and let him heal those parts of your heart.

The first part of the second verse goes like this…

“I want so badly just to finally get well
But I don’t want a quick fix and emotional self”

This world is going to try to give you all these quick fixes. The world is going to try to get you to walk through all these doors that offer temporary happiness, a temporary cure. Once we fix our eyes on Christ, we know that this world has nothing to give us and that our hope and future is found only in Jesus, and He is the only one that can help us finally get well.

The second part of the second verse…

“I will be honest with my humanity
No I’m not perfect and I don’t pretend to be”

One of the hardest things to do is to admit when we’re struggling. Being honest with our humanity is so difficult and I know sometimes we want to pretend that we have it all together and pretend that we’re perfect, but that’s also difficult to do. In all reality, we are so broken. We are all broken. When we start being honest, it opens up a whole new world to us. We start becoming stronger as a Christian community because we are open and honest with each other because we now know that Jesus heals our brokenness and makes us new, and that’s what happens when we fix our eyes on Him.

The bridge is the most powerful part of this song…

“People say that I’ve lost myself
I’ll say I’m found in You
People ask where does my story end
I’ll say it starts with You”

Romans 6:14
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Psalm 39:4 -7
“Show me, LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made my days a mere hand-breadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. 6 “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be. 7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.

We have been made new! As Christians Christs lives within us, we become one with him. We are no longer who we were but we are a new creation in him. That’s good and a reason to praise God, which we are on longer like our sinful self’s – are we perfect – no, but we are redeemed. The best part is, this life is just a breath, we get start our life in our true home. Heaven.

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly and Hannah

March 1, 2018 0

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