Monday Motivation today comes from Shane and Shane and their song, “You’ve Already Won.”
Name a place where you are told to use your inside voice.
Library (30 votes)
Classroom (25)
Movie theatre (20)
Worship service (15)
The doctor’s office (10)
Congratulations to Reagan from Mount Vernon, who guessed those top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Cyndi from Mount Vernon wins two passes! Congratulations!
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
Monday Motivation today comes from author Kirsten Holmberg about ‘Meeting the Needs of Others.’ You can find it here from the online version of Our Daily Bread.
Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to the needs of others.
Suit/Tux (35 votes)
Dress (26)
Jewelry (10)
Dress Shoes (6)
Shotgun (4)
Congratulations to MacKenzie of Mount Vernon, who guessed the top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
We are one week away from Christmas Day!
The word Immanuel means, as we learn in Matthew 1:23, “God with us.” The coming of the Christ child fulfilled what Isaiah wrote in chapter 7, verse 14: “the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
So what is the purpose of “God with us?” What does “with him” mean? Pastor Timothy Keller, in his book Hidden Christmas, writes that the purpose of the incarnation is that we would have relationship with him. In Jesus, the unapproachable God of the Old Testament becomes a human being who can be known and loved. Through faith, we can know this love.
This is a complete shift from the Old Testament. Think about this: anytime anyone drew near to God in the Old Testament, it was terrifying! God appears to Abraham as a smoking furnace; to Israel as a pillar of fire; to Job as a hurricane or tornado. When Moses asks to see the face of God in Exodus 33, he was told what? That it would kill him…that he could only get close to God’s back. When Moses came down off the mountain in Exodus 34, his face was SO BRIGHT with radiance that the people could not look at him!
So Pastor Keller asks this: can you imagine if Moses were alive today and heard the message of Christmas? What would he say? How would he react? What if Moses heard John 1:14 “the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us – we have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son?”
Keller thinks Moses would say, “Do you know what this means? This is the very thing I was denied! Through Jesus, you can meet God. You can know him personally and without terror. Do you realize what’s going on? Where’s your joy? Where’s your amazement? This should be the driving force of your life!”
And why did God show up this time in the form of a baby instead of fire? Because this time He has come not to bring judgment but to bear it; to take away the barrier between humanity and God. Jesus is God with us!
Here’s the link to what Dylan shared from James Banks, ‘The Christmas Star.’
Today’s winners!
– Pam from Fredericktown won the book ‘Healing Out Loud’ by Sandi Brown
– Rob from St. Louisville won the Veggie Tales ‘Star of Christmas’ DVD
Name something people associate with Santa Claus:
1. Presents (25 votes)
2. Elves (18)
3. Mrs. Claus (15)
4. Sleigh (13)
5. Reindeer (12)
6. Beard (10)
Congratulations to Brandon from Mount Vernon, who guessed the top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Dylan
Today’s Monday Motivational from Our Daily Bread focused on the story of God’s amazing provision in the life of Naomi. When she thought she had lost everything, God provided Ruth and Boaz with a son who would eventually lead to the family line of David… who would be the ancestor to the Messiah! Even when we feel like we have nothing, God will always have His hand over us. Read the entire story here.
If Santa’s sleigh broke down, name another form of transportation he might try.
The top two answers? Airplane and Car. Shout out to Kristi for calling in and being spot on with the answer! She will receive a $5 gift card to Watt’s Restaurant in Utica.
Thanks for listening!
-Mike and Abby
Yesterday I was excited to kick off Thanksgiving week with a church service where we talked about blessings and also how to love and serve.
Our pastor shared a list of 100 things we can to do make a difference – how we can embody the term, “Blessed to be a Blessing.” Here are 5 we shared today:
Bone/Body Part (80)
A Record (16)
Bat/Equipment (2)
Rules/The Law (2)
Congratulations to Bob from Howard, who guessed those those top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
A little Monday Motivation today from our friend Tauren Wells starts us off:
Today we shared a devotional from Bill Crowder reminding us of the depth of Christ’s love from Romans 5. Read Who Am I? by clicking here.
Name a favorite food for children.
Congratulations to Brenda from Mount Vernon who guessed those top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Congratulations to Holly and Jana from Mount Vernon – they got registered today!
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
Today our Monday Motivation comes from an Our Daily Bread devotional about how we find hope in grief. I shared about how Marcy and I spent yesterday with my mother-in-law and were reminded how our entire family will be missing my late father-in-law this Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we still have a hope that sustains us.
Read ‘Hope in Grief’ from Leslie Koh by clicking here.
Name Something That Might Be Full of Holes
Swiss Cheese (40 votes)
Clothes/Socks (16)
Alibi/Story (14)
Net/Fishing Net (9)
Colander/Strainer (8)
Golf Course (2)
Screen (2)
Road/Street (2)
Congratulations to Kristi from Mount Vernon, who guessed the top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt?? YES. It started today!!
Today we registered:
Bob from Howard and Laura from Pataskala.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
Today for Monday Motivation, we shared a note from Sheridan Voysey in Our Daily Bread about how our attitude can mimic the world and its anger, or our compassionate God. Read “Smartphone Compassion” by clicking here.
Phone – 26 votes
Wallet/purse – 26
Coat – 20
Umbrella – 16
Suitcase – 12
Congratulations to Laura of Pataskala, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
Congratulations to the winners of last week’s 54th GMA Dove Awards (click here to see all of the winners)
But also to our winners in the WNZR Dove Awards Prediction Prize Giveaway – Donna, Adrian and Rhonda all won a 6-CD set of Dove-nominated artists and the For King and Country blanket!
Today’s Monday Motivation comes from Will Graham, grandson of Billy Graham, sharing a wonderful story about seeing God’s love through his grandfather. Read it by clicking here!
What would it be hard to do if you accidentally put on superglue instead of lipstick?
Eat (32)
Talk (32)
Kiss (25)
Breathe (8)
Take it off (2)
Congratulations to Sarah of Mount Vernon who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
Driving Notes 