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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 7/8/16

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson

9: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

8: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim

7: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

6: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

5: Move – TobyMac

4: Eye of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

3: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

2: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

1: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (click each to hear it)

Priceless – For King & Country

Thy Will – Hillary Scott & the Scott Family

 

Today’s Word of the Day was lout (LOUT), a noun meaning an awkward brutish person. You can read more on that here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Encouragement and Operation Christmas Child

Today for Praise Thursday, we continued our series on core values from Craig Groeschel’s book #Struggles.

Today, we focused on the value of encouragement. The main verse for this section is Ephesians 4:29, which says  “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen“.

Craig talks a lot in this section about discouragement, and how we need to avoid that in order to be encouraging to others. We’ve all logged onto social media, or read an article online, and automatically saw negative remarks in the comments section. When we focus on those negative comments, we see peoples failures instead of encouraging them.

Next time you’re on Facebook and see something you don’t agree with, or have someone argue with you, you can either 1) not respond, or 2) respond, but PRAY before you do so you aren’t just producing more negativity.

When we are able to remove this type of discouragement from our lives, it leaves more room for us to encourage others and build them up.

Today was also our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child. You can find out everything you need to know about OCC here. Congratulations to Damika who was our winner of the OCC water bottle.

Also, congratulations to Pat who won our 2-pack of tickets to see MTVArts’ Production of Beauty and The Beast tomorrow night.

Our Word of the Day was hoity-toity (hoy-tee-TOY-tee), an adjective meaning frivolous or marked by an air of high importance. You can read more on that here.

Have a great evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew About Cellphone Courtesy Month?

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Cell phones are an important part of society today, but when used wrong can make you look rude.  So in honor of Cell Phone Courtesy month this July Jess and Eddie decided to share some cell phone etiquette tips.  You can find a list of those tips are HERE.  We also have some additional cell phone statistics HERE.

Congratulations to Mandy from Marengo who won our contest for a 5$ gift certificate to Troyers of Apple Valley.  She correctly told us Phubbing is the term to describe the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone.

Our Word of the Day was Skerrick which means a small piece or quantity; a bit.

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Game Time Tuesday 7/5/16

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Today Eddie took on the show while Joe takes a well earned Vacation

Congratulations to our winners of Song Poetry and Name That Tune, Rachel and Phyllis.

Our Song Poetry song was Breathe by Johnny Diaz, and out Name That Tune Song was Tell Your Heart To Beat Again by Danny Gokey.

Our Word of the Day was Egalitarian which means asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.

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NZ Top 10 for July 1st!

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Happy Independence Day weekend!

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:
10. Francesca Battistelli – If We’re Honest
9. Jeremy Camp – Christ in Me
8. Stars G0 Dim – You Are Loved
7. Casting Crowns – Just Be Held
6. TobyMac – Move (Keep Walkin’)
5. Johnny Diaz – Breathe
4. Ryan Stevenson f/Gabe Real – Eye of the Storm
3. Danny Gokey – Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
2. 7eventh Time Down – God is on the Move
1. Lauren Daigle – Trust in You

This week’s Breakout Hit of the Week is a new song by a new artist to WNZR, Zach Williams, with ‘Chain Breaker.’ See the video here.
We also have a new song from Unspoken, ‘Higher,’ that debuted today. Here’s the lyric video.

Our Word of the Day is churrasco (choo-RAHS-coe), which means ‘meat cooked over an open fire.’  It’s originally a Spanish word that was adopted into the English language during the 1900’s.  It originates from the Spanish verb socarrar, which means to singe or scorch.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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The values series: Compassion

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Today we continue our series on reclaiming core values essential to our faith, inspired by Craig Grosechel’s book, #Struggles.  Find out more by clicking here.

The value this week is compassion, which means sympathetic concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Why is compassion threatened in 2016?  Because we live in a selfie-centered world. Because a study by the University of Michigan shows that young adults, 18-24, over the last 30 years (from 1979 to 2009) have 40% less empathy.

We can be tempted to become more obsessed with ourselves in a culture that focuses on ‘our’ social media sites and selfies.  Selfish behavior is the enemy of compassion. Now, does this mean we toss out all of our social media or YouTube channels?  No, but we MUST get control of the technology in our lives without allowing it to control us and desensitize us to the legitimate needs of others.

John 3:30 reminds us that HE must become greater and I must become less. Matthew 16:24 reminds us to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow him.

How do we resurrect compassion in our lives? Or at least keep it as a core value? We have to get outside of ourselves…and follow Christ’s example.  It’s okay to pray, “Lord, help me to focus more on you and less on me.”  I earnestly believe that he’ll answer that prayer. Compassion isn’t easy. Sometimes it’s messy because we’re helping someone who is in a tough situation. But it still remains a critical value of our faith.

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We’re giving away family four-packs of tickets to the Living Word Outdoor Drama in Cambridge, Ohio this summer.  Congratulations to Laura of Mount Vernon who won today. Find out more by clicking here.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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Who New Wednesday: The Sunscreen Edition

Today for Who Knew Wednesday we talked sunscreen, and some common mistakes when it comes to using it.  You can check out the full article with all of the mistakes HERE.

SUNSCREEN POWER

Congratulations to Maryanne, who correctly guessed our trivia question and won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyers of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was Supererogatory, which is an adjective that means going beyond the requirements of duty.  Don’t forget to come see us at July First Friday from 6 to 9!

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Help for WV flood victims

WVA floodsThe town of White Sulfur Springs, WV was severely hit with recent flooding. To help aid in the recovery, WNZR has learned of two efforts happening soon:

The North Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene will be heading up a Disaster Relief Team to assist in West Virginia.  The team plans to depart from Mount Vernon on Wednesday morning, June 29.  If you would be willing to donate some items to be taken with the team, the items can be taken to the Education Department on the second floor of the Hyson Campus Center (the items will be collected until 4:30 TODAY).  Items requested include:

  • Battery-operated Work Tools
  • Pressure Washer
  • Bleach
  • Cleaning Supplies (Buckets, Paper Towels, Etc.)
  • NO WATER

If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please make checks payable to the North Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene, 602 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. Please put WV flood relief in the memo line.

Grace Community Church of Mt Vernon, located at 18350 Hopewell Rd,will be holding a donation collection on Wednesday June 29, 2016 from 4pm-8pm. Currently the biggest needs of the people of White Sulfur Springs, WV are the following items:

  • Gatorade/Powerade
  • Bottled water
  • Baby items (diapers, formula)
  • Packaged underwear and socks
  • Toys for the children in shelters
  • Cleaning supplies (mops, buckets, shovels, large black trash bags, cleaning chemicals, brushes, etc.

We have a 24′ enclosed trailer and several other vehicles we are trying to fill and believe the Knox County community can come together and help the community of White Sulfur Springs, WV in their time of need.

Today’s Word of the Day was AUTOMAGIC, which is an adjective meaning something of a usually complicated technical or computer process that is done, operating, or happening in away that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently“magical”:

Name That Tune – ‘Greater’ by MercyMe
Song Poetry – ‘Grace Wins’ by Matthew West

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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Back in the groove…

goal postEddie, Jess and I are back from four days of planning for the 2016-17 school year at our annual WNZR Leadership Team Bootcamp.  It was quite an eventful weekend of spiritual renewal, planning our calendar and getting to know each other. It started Wednesday night with a photo scavenger hunt. Here was the first picture I sent the group where I was ‘hiding.’ Can you guess where it was? (The answer is at the end of today’s post)

THANK YOU for praying for our staff as we prepare for the remainder of the summer and the start of the new school year.

This week, we’re getting ready to enjoy another First Friday and spend time with friends and family for the Independence Day holiday.

Today’s Mystery Monday question came from a recent Gallup poll about professions – 85% of Americans surveyed in December said this profession ranks highest for honestly and ethics.  The answer was nursing; congratulations to Lorna from Mount Vernon for guessing correctly and winning the $5 gift certificate from Troyer’s of Apple Valley and the Pier House Coffee Shop.

Our Word of the Day is crackerjack, which is an adjective meaning ‘of striking ability or excellence.’

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

(the answer to the picture question is Kenyon’s McBride Field…that’s the base of the north goal post!)

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