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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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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 6/10

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Grace Wins – Matthew West

9: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

8: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson

7: If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli

6: Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers

5: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim

4: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

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

2: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

1: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (Click each to hear the song)

Priceless – For King & Country

Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

 

We also had our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child. You can find out everything you need to know about how you can support their ministry year-round by clicking here.

 

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

 

 

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Operation Christmas Child

Today was Praise Thursday and we had our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child.

You can find everything I talked about over here, including how to pack a box, volunteer information, and stories and videos of children who have received boxes.

I gave away 2 Operation Christmas Child baseball hats, and our winners were Douglas and Madison, both of Mount Vernon.

The Word of the Day was fauve (FOHV), an adjective meaning vivid in color. You can read more on that here.

And head over here to take our listener survey, so we can know how to best serve you and your family.

Have a terrific Thursday evening!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – 11/2

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive, and we had the return of the Mystery Box!

Jessica from Mount Vernon called in right after we kicked off the first Mystery Box test, and correctly guessed there was a bag of cereal hidden in the box.

We told you all the information on the upcoming Operation Christmas Child shoe box collection. You can read all about that here.

We also told you about WinterJam 2016, which will be coming to the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Saturday, January 9th. You can find all the details over here.

Our Word of the Day was ruddy, an adjective meaning red in color. You can read more on that here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday – Operation Christmas Child

Today was Praise Thursday and we had our monthly spotlight on Operation Christmas Child.

We shared a story from Livia, a girl you received an Operation Christmas Child box that significantly impacted her life. You can read the whole thing here.

We encourage you to take advantage of the back to school sales, as well as the tax-free weekend that starts tomorrow, to stock up on things you can put in shoe boxes OCC in a couple of months. You can find more information on Operation Christmas Child over here.

Our Word of the Day was lampoon, a noun that means satire directed at an individual. You can read more on that here.

And don’t forget to click here to make sure you are up to date on all the places we will be On The Road with Big Blue the next few weeks.

Have a great rest of your week!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday – July 9th

Today was Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive.

I shared some great devotionals from an awesome ministry called Our Daily Bread. Click here to check out there website.

The first one I shared was titled “Feeling Insignificant?” and it was all about realizing that you have worth and importance in Christ. You can read the whole thing here. The verses that go along with it are 1 Timothy 6:17, Ephesians 2:10, and Psalm 139:7-16.

The other devotional I shared was “Start From Here!”, which talked about how you can start living for God today. Whatever has happened in your past or whatever choices you have made are insignificant in God’s eyes when you choose to follow him. You can check out the entire devotional over here. That devotional uses Acts 9:1-9 and Phillipians 3:13-14.

I talked about Operation Christmas Child and the awesome work they are doing. You can check out there website over here. I also shared the story of a 12 year-old orphan named Livia, whose life was changed when she received a shoe box from Operation Christmas Child. You can read the whole story here.

Our Word of the Day was nonage, a noun meaning a period of youth or a lack of maturity. You can read more on that here.

Have a great end to your week!

-Jess

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