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Game Time Tuesday & Lifeline 2016 Update

Today was a VERY exciting day on the Afternoon Drive! During the second half of the show, we received a pledge from Big Mike & Upward Soccer that put us over our Lifeline 2016 goal! We are now sitting $62,049! Thank you so much to everyone who has given during Lifeline, we are extremely grateful for all of your love and support of WNZR!

Today was also Game Time Tuesday. We played song poetry using these lyrics: Breathing air we have never breathed / We’ll see colors we’ve never seen / Every sound like a symphony. Alexa from Howard correctly guessed that those lyrics belong to Live On Forever by The Afters.

Our Word of the Day was mash, and no, we aren’t talking about potatoes. The noun definition of mash is an intense and usually passing infatuation, or a crush. If you don’t believe us, you can read more on that here.

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess & Joelifeline banner-01

 

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Lifeline Choice Challenge Day!

Today on the Afternoon Drive, we strayed from our normal Praise Thursday and brought you the Lifeline Choice Challenge during an extended show.

We talked about our theme of Build Your Kingdom Here and how that relates to our mission statement: “WNZR Radio exists to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, provide listeners with excellence in programming, build trusted relationships in the community, and advance the mission of Mount Vernon Nazarene University- shaping lives through educating the whole person and cultivating Christ-likeness for lifelong learning and service.”

John 15:8 talks about how we can glorify God by bearing fruit, and one way that we do that is by allowing Him to dwell in our hearts and build His kingdom there. As a ministry, we want the kingdom of God to be in our hearts so that we can show His kingdom to others.

Another way we can glorify God with our station is by providing our listeners with excellence in programming, which is the next part of our mission statement. We want to be able to provide with quality and family-friendly programming that encourages you toward a deeper relationship with Christ where YOU allow Him to build His kingdom in your heart.

Lastly, we want to build trusted relationships with people in the community so that we can show the love of Christ to others and build God’s kingdom in Knox County.

Our Word of the Day was parry, a verb meaning to ward off a weapon or blow, or to evade. You can read more on that here.

You can head over to wnzr.fm now to pledge for Lifeline 2016.

Have a great Thursday evening!

-Jess & Joe

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Lifeline Day of ALABANZA!

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No, it’s not a type of bean…not a city in Morocco…it means PRAISE in the Spanish language. I always loved that word when I was living in Costa Rica and Colombia.  It makes praise sound fun…and shouldn’t it be?

Our Lifeline annual day of prayer and praise celebrates you and your part in our media ministry.  WNZR will celebrate 30 years this fall and that’s a reason to give Him praise!

Today was also ‘win it before you can buy it’ for Matthew West and Lauren Daigle at the Ohio State Fair this summer.  Congratulations to Heather of Mount Vernon who called when we played ‘Do Something!’

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Game Time Tuesday – 3/29

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Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive!

We played Song Poetry with these lyrics: I’m not meant to just stay quiet / I’m meant to be a lion / I’ll roar beyond a song / With every moment that I’ve got. Olivia from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that those lyrics belong to Francesca Battistelli’s song He Knows My Name.

Head over here to share how God is working in your life for our Day of Prayer & Praise, which kicks off Lifeline 2016 tomorrow.

Our Word of the Day is: QUORUM (KWOR-um), a noun which means the minimum number of people needed to hold a meeting.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Wait your turn in the…queue?

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Today’s Mystery Monday question was: What is the only word in the English language that is pronounced the same when the last four letters are removed?

The answer…and our Word of the Day…QUEUE (like Q), which means (as a noun) a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. It can also be a verb, meaning to take one’s place in a queue. This is a very common word in both Britain…and in computing!

Congratulations to Lisa from Danville, who answered our question and wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

It’s also Lifeline 2016 week at WNZR – join us Wednesday for our annual day of prayer and praise.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Good Friday 2016

IMG_20160325_164701958Today we celebrate the Easter weekend – the death and resurrection of Jesus.  We’ve been playing Easter-themed songs throughout the day and today’s NZ Top 10 fit right in!

10. Jeremy Camp, Same Power
9. Danny Gokey, Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
8. Lauren Daigle, Trust in You
7. MercyMe, Flawless
6. Chris Tomlin, Good Good Father
5. Big Daddy Weave, My Story
4. Jordan Feliz, The River
3. Matthew West, Grace Wins
2. Stars Go Dim, You are Loved
1. Casting Crowns, Just Be Held

We also featured two of Michael W. Smith’s songs from his 2-CD collection, Hymns and Hymns II: Shine on Us, available at Cracker Barrel stores.  I picked these up last month after hearing Michael sing and speak at the NRB worship service in Nashville, TN. We played ‘Victory in Jesus’ and ‘The Old Rugged Cross.’ Click here for more on Michael’s hymns projects.

Also, a BIG thanks to the Ohio State Fair for allowing us to to a ‘win it before you can buy it’ ticket giveaway with Lecrae. Today’s winner was Donna of Mount Vernon – congratulations!

The Word of the Day is: Golgotha, the proper name for the place where Jesus was crucified. It is a Greek word meaning “the place of skulls.” Also called Calvary, which is Latin meaning “the skull.”

Thanks for listening and Happy Easter!

-Joe

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Thy Kingdom Come!

lifeline banner-01Today we continued our devotionals on ‘Build Your Kingdom Here’ and focused on the Lord’s Prayer, found in Matthew 6 and Luke 11.

Jesus gives us a model for prayer that includes the phrase, “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done.” This means that as followers of Jesus, taking on the heart of Christ like we discussed last week, we should pray that God’s Kingdom will come in both us and on the earth.

This reminds us of our theme and the image of the Kingdom being built in our hearts. We should live in a way that the Kingdom of God will be seen in our words and in our actions. We are also living in anticipation of Jesus’ return and His promise to return again (Matthew 24:30-44).

So, we can think about the Kingdom this way: personified in Jesus as he walked this earth; transferred to us through allowing the Holy Spirit to take reign in our hearts; and finally, returning when Jesus returns.

Today we also gave away two more tickets to see Lecrae at the 2016 Ohio State Fair! Congratulations to Spencer, who won those tickets!!

The word of the day is CONSUMMATE, an adjective meaning complete in every detail or perfect, or extremely skilled and accomplished.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Who Knew These Easter Fun Facts?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive!

Since Easter is in just a few days, we decided to share some fun facts about the holiday and how it’s celebrated.

Here are some of the facts we shared:

Our Word of the Day was pysanky, which is an intricately decorated Ukrainian Easter egg. You can read more on that here.

And make sure to head over here to find all the information on Lifeline 2016, which kicks off with our Day of Prayer and Praise in exactly one week!

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Game Time Tuesday – 3/22

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive!

We started off the show with song poetry using these lyrics: I’ll surrender to the power / Of being crushed by love / Till the beauty that was hidden/ Isn’t covered up. Kristen from Mount Vernon called in and guessed that those lyrics belong to Hawk Nelson’s song Diamonds.

Our winner for Name That Tune was Sherrisa from Howard who guessed that the clip we played belonged to Dara Maclean’s song Wanted.

Our Word of the Day was affinal, an adjective meaning related by or concerning marriage. You can read more on that here.

And make sure to head over here for all the information on Lifeline 2016, which kicks off one week from tomorrow!

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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