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Interact with John W. Schlitt
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Last On: May 10, 2012 - 10:31 AM
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Member Since:
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February 10, 2008
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Location:
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Franklin, TN
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shoutlife.com/johnwschlitt
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Website:
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http://www.johnwschlitt.com
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Classic Rock
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Record Label:
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4K Records
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BOOKING/SCHEDULING:
Sue Dempster
Nova Productions
sue@johnwschlitt.com
920-980-7671
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MISSION STATEMENT OF JOHN SCHLITT
1. To encourage the Christian to grasp the reality that we are on the winning team. Jesus Christ is alive and through Him we are to be victorious in His perfect plan for us - a plan that was designed for us from the beginning of time (Rom. 8:29)
2. To awaken the unsaved out of their slumber of believing the lies the enemy has used to keep them from the truth - the truth that they are made in the image of God and are designed for a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.
I am a blessed man. I have been saved by a God of second chances. He saved me from suicide and gave me a second chance at life. He protected my family and gave me a second chance at being a husband and father. And, finally, he gave me a second chance in music. He took me from a secular system that was destroying me through drug and alcohol abuse and put me in a Christian band that gave me the opportunity to see God work all over the world.
In the time I have been a Christian, God has continued to put two simple yet life changing messages on my heart - Jesus Christ is alive and wants to come into our hearts to give us eternal life. And, secondly, Jesus Christ has given us everything we need to not just survive but to be victorious!
The Word says that there is a war going on for each one of us - a war in the heavenlies. I see this war taking form in the constant attempts to distort and discredit the character and the ways of God.
In closing, I believe as Christians it is our calling and duty to battle these lies with truth. At every opportunity we need to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ with whatever tool we are given. In my life, it is through the music I sing and sharing my testimony and experiences.
... John
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The Grafting (2008)
A totally different direction, "THE GRAFTING" is a departure from the classic rock of Petra into the heart & soul of John Schlitt.
1. Stand
2. Keep Your Light On
3. Only Men
4. Face Of God
5. The Grafting
6. First Song
7. Your Eyes
8. Lord Have Mercy
9. Gravity
10. Carry On
Buy The Grafting Online
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Unfit for Swine (1996)
Following closely on the heels of "SHAKE," "UNFIT FOR SWINE" made its debut in 1996. A very diverse album musically, "SWINE" showcases John's versatility as a vocalist, with elements of alternative and modern rock in a surprising blend that rages with intensity and drive.
1. Save Me
2. God Is Too Big
3. Can't Get Away
4. We Worship You
5. Need I Remind You
6. Take You On
7. Helping Hand
8. There Is Someone
9. I Killed A Man
10. Don't Have To Take It
Buy Unfit for Swine Online
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Shake (1995)
After 10 years as frontman for Petra, John ventured forth with his first solo album, "SHAKE," in 1995. Amidst rumors of his leaving Petra, it was made perfectly clear that John not only would remain with Petra, but that he was fully capable of pursuing a solo career simultaneously - a feat no other lead singer in the Christian industry had ever attempted. John not only made the attempt - but he excelled at it.
1. Wake The Dead
2. Don't Look Back
3. Show Me The Way
4. Inside Of You
5. Let It Show
6. Carry The Burden
7. One By One
8. Try Understanding His Heart
9. The Hard Way
10. The Road To Calvary
Buy Shake Online
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QUICK! watch @johnwschlitt LIVE on TV right now! http://event.cbn.com/700clubinteractive/Event/
May 10, 2012 - 10:33 AM
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John Schlitt began singing when he was just five years old, performing the leads in recitals and plays in his school. It soon became clear that a career in music was in John's future. He finished college with a degree in civil engineering and promptly set about making a name for himself in the world of rock 'n roll. His unique, fiery tenor and unbridled passion for singing landed him a gig fronting the group Head East.
In 1980 he was let go by the band. The reason: John had an out-of-control drug and alcohol addiction.
Through the witness of his wife, Dorla, and their pastor, John accepted Christ as Savior and friend. He resolved to live for God and even forsake music, if that was what God ordered. He ended up looking for practical work to support his family, starting from scratch. But God wasn't done with him musically. In fact, it turned out that John's days in Head East were a precursor to something greater. Five years after firmly putting music behind him, God called John back to fronting the Christian rock band Petra.
John Schlitt officially joined Petra in 1986, bringing with him his amazing vocal range and abilities that made him a legend with Head East. Except this time, his mind was no longer blown on drugs and alcohol - he was clean, focused, and armed with a powerful message: God made us to be winners - Jesus Christ is alive and through Him we are to be victorious in His perfect plan for us.
This perfect plan continues on for John, releasing "Vertical Expressions" in 2007 with Bob Hartman as "II Guys from Petra," and also a third solo release, "The Grafting," in 2008.
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Photo Gallery Folders:
4/18-20, 2009 GMA Music Week (90),
6-26-2009 - Sturgeon Bay, WI. (11),
Aug. 9, 2009 - Fairdale, KY (15),
Aug. 9, 2009 Crothersville, IN (4),
Dec. 5, 2008 Lee's Summit, MO. (10),
Dec. 6, 2008 Lee's Summit, MO. (27),
Family Photos (2),
Feb. 10, 2009 - NRB Convention (7),
Feb. 9, 2009 - NRB Convention (4),
Jan. 11, 2009 Sioux Falls, SD. (4),
John's Woodworking (20),
June 27, 2009 - Mercer, WI. (10),
The Grafting - Album Art (7)
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Official Press Release
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5/09/2012 - 12:37 AM
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Official Press Release
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"The Greater Cause" is available @ SchlittShop.com
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5/09/2012 - 12:29 AM
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Get shopping! "The Greater Cause" is available at the NEW SchlittShop.com! Physical CDs, digital downloads, free listening before you buy - check it out!
http://schlittshop.com/
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Thanks to Faith FM 94.3 Kitchener, ON, Canada
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4/26/2012 - 5:58 PM
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Thanks to Faith FM 94.3 Kitchener, ON, Canada, for supporting "The Greater Cause! Listen to RetroSwitch Live, Fridays at 7:30pm EST"
www.faithfm.org
www.retroswitch.blogspot.com
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Less than 2 weeks for release of THE GREATER CAUSE
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4/26/2012 - 2:49 PM
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Less than 2 weeks until the release of THE GREATER CAUSE! See if you can SEE who's on the cover!
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PC3 INDY Hotel Update
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4/21/2012 - 7:34 PM
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HEY PETRA FANS, The Wingate Hotel has agreed to keep the discounted rooms going till Monday, April 23rd! This is your last chance to reserve a room for the Petra fan convention! Rooms are just about sold out! The rooms are $69 for a regular room or $...
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Recent Guestbook Comments (4)
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Hello: The new CD by The Sunrise called "We Have Not Heard" is finally available on I-Tunes, Spotify, Ebay, our web site, etc. It features Phil Keaggy & Joe Vitale and we sing proudly about Jesus! Thank you.
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Something to contemplate over the next few days (Good Friday through Resurrection Day)...
1 Corinthians 15:55-57 - The Message (MSG)
But let me tell you something wonderful, a mystery I'll probably never fully understand. We're not all going to die?but we are all going to be changed. You hear a blast to end all blasts from a trumpet, and in the time that you look up and blink your eyes?it's over. On signal from that trumpet from heaven, the dead will be up and out of their graves, beyond the reach of death, never to die again. At the same moment and in the same way, we'll all be changed. In the resurrection scheme of things, this has to happen: everything perishable taken off the shelves and replaced by the imperishable, this mortal replaced by the immortal. Then the saying will come true:
Death swallowed by triumphant Life!
Who got the last word, oh, Death?
Oh, Death, who's afraid of you now?
It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage, its destructive power. But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three?sin, guilt, death?are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God!
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