w eird time in my life—not that that’s an excuse for it at all—but I didn’t think so much about w hat I w as say ing before I said it,” he say s. “I had good intentions; I think that my intentions w ere of the Spirit, but my w ords w ere of the flesh. Does that makes sense? I made a comment about the way that girls w ere dressing at Warped Tour to remind them to respect themselv es, and [subsequently ] had a huge uproar of people that w ere offended by the comment. Later on I did multiple interv iew s w here I apologized for the w ording that I chose. I think that most people hav e come to kinda mov e past it, and it gav e me a chance to connect to people on a different lev el, too.” He went on to further explain his intentions, say ing “Like I said, I chose the w rong w ords. I could’v e come at it w ith a different set of w ords that, I think, [w ould’v e] had a totally different response. I think there still w ould’v e been some Message in the Music backlash too, but choosing to use w ords that are considered slut-shaming w asn’t the best choice. The First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, August 2, 2017 message I should’v e gotten across w as, ‘You can

dress how ev er y ou w ant and I’m not going to treat This ev ening w e conclude this summer’s message series using the real life y ou any differently .’ Jesus lov es y ou any w ay ." stories of artists & the real music of the C hristian music industry to connect y ou iii. Good guy , good upbringing, good heart… to a v ery real God. Which is w hat tonight’s message in this music is all about…

Video = “10 Things You Didn’t Know A bout Matty Mullins” (3:51) I. The Music Of This Artist https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =tnrlO 36SEe0] a. Meet Matty Mullins (pic on screen)

i. Born July 1988 (age 29) in Spokane, Washington iv. Hard core music (may be not y our sty le), but it is ii. Married to Brittney Mullins, liv es in Nashv ille, TN inspired music! What’s that mean, inspired? iii. Dad w as a pastor of a conserv ativ e church

iv. Lead singer of Memphis May F ire (since 2008) II. The Source of Inspiration b. Meet Matty’s Music a. What Inspires This Man T o Do It? i. Memphis May F ire = 5 albums (2009-2016) i. To be “inspired” = “mov ed, encouraged, motiv ated” ii. Solo projects = self-titled (‘14) & Unstoppable (‘17) ii. Trav eling, making music, liv ing for C hrist in a v ery iii. Main songw riter for Memphis May F ire… ly rics often unchristian culture and w orld… deal with personal experiences, both as a person and

a musician, and his religious beliefs. Video = “Matty Mullins from Memphis May F ire is Reaching…” (3:43) c. Meet Matty’s Mission https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =aRT1fzi34KQ i. Whether secular or C hristian music/show … w ants to

get the message of hope out there. Ev en a message b. How Inspired Is Your Music? of self-w orth, which caused some controv ersy in ‘13: i. Matty brought up a great point w hen he shared ii. (concert pic on screen) “During one of Memphis about people w anting to feel accepted and lov ed and May F ire's show s on the 2013 V ans Warped Tour, listening to music w ith no hope… Mullins commented on the w ay some of the girls in ii. You need God inspired music! the crow d w ere dressed, calling them "slutty ", iii. Like New ReleaseToday , A ir1, & Way New (apps)! draw ing criticism from The A mity A ffliction v ocalist Joel Birch.[15] Mullins later stated “I w as kinda at a

iv. Just like we need God’s Word… y es, written by men, iii. Hav e you heard that still, small v oice (w hisper)? He but inspired by God: is speaking to those w ho know Him and will listen… 1. “A ll Scripture is inspired by God and is sometimes y ou just need to quiet dow n all the other useful to teach us w hat is true and to make “noise” of life! us realize w hat is w rong in our liv es. It iv. That’s what this song, “Speak To Me” (from Matty’s corrects us w hen we are wrong and teaches self-titled album in 2014) is all about! us to do w hat is right.” (2 Tim. 3:16, NLT) 1. It is a pray er asking God to speak, loud and c. Who Inspires You? clear, it is a desire to find His hope (that i. Matty say s he gets his fill of Jesus through sermons light in the dark), it is that plea to hear God (God’s Word preached), accountability partners (w ho through the w ind, rain, night, day , ev en study the Bible together), and by surrounding himself w hen y ou feel weak in y our faith! w ith the right people v. Listen to this pray er & make it y our ow n tonight: ii. A re y ou doing this? The right 3 = Right messages? Right accountability ? Right people? Music Video = “Matty Mullins – Speak To Me” (stop at 4:15) 1. When y ou surround y ourself w ith the right https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =HKBV huWH-gE people, y ou are stronger: “A person standing alone can be attacked and A s we conclude & get ready for school to begin back next w eek… did y ou hear defeated, but tw o can stand back-to-back the line in this song, “it’s only on my knees… I see just w ho You are”. When’s and conquer. Three are ev en better, for a the last time y ou hav e hit y our knees in pray er? triple-braided cord is not easily broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NLT) Ephesians 3:14 = “[Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Grow th ] When I think of all this, I iii. But, more than w hat any one can ev er say to inspire fall to my knees and pray to the F ather…” (NLT) y ou, nothing compares to hearing from God! 1. Hard question = Hav e y ou heard from (pray er pic) = Let’s get on our knees and seriously pray (for our needs, the God? Really heard? How ? (students share) needs of others, this new school y ear)… v olunteers pray !

III. T he Spoken Word Of God Albertville First Baptist Church - AlbertvilleFBC .or g © 2017 a. He Speaks Through This Book! Justin Worden - 256.878.2291 office - 256.744.3355 cell i. If y ou say “I’m not hearing God answ er me”, I would ask if y ou are listening… best way : read HIS WORD! ii. Hope, encouragement, truth, lov e… Bible!! (hold up) b. He Speaks To Your Heart! i. Bey ond the Bible; God uses people, circumstances, music, & a still, small v oice to speak… ii. Elijah, God’s prophet, needed to hear from God so God said He w ould speak… Elijah listened:

1 Kings 19:11 -1 3 = ““Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. A nd as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by , and a mighty w indstorm hit the mountain. It w as such a terrible blast that the rocks w ere torn loose, but the Lord w as not in the w ind. A fter the w ind there w as an earthquake, but the Lord w as not in the earthquake. 12 A nd after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord w as not in the fire. A nd after the fire there w as the sound of a gentle w hisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he w rapped his face in his cloak and w ent out and stood at the entrance of the cav e.” (NLT)

II. The Source Of ______

a. What Inspires This ______To Do It?

Video = “Matty Mullins from Memphis May F ire is Reaching…” (3:43) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =aRT1fzi34KQ

b. How Inspired Is Your ______?

• C heck out apps like: New ReleaseToday, Air1,

& Way New (awesome music)

• God’s Word = inspired! (2 Timothy 3:16) Message in the Music First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, August 2, 2017 c. ______Inspired You?

• The Right 3: I. The Music Of This ______o The Right ______

a. Meet Matty ______o The Right ______

• Born July 1988 in Spokane, Washington o The Right ______

• Married, liv es in Nashv ille, TN, was a PK

III. The ______Of God b. Meet Matty’s ______

• Memphis May Fire = 5 albums (2009-2016) a. He Speaks Through This ______!

• Solo projects = 2 albums (2014 & 2017) b. He Speaks To Your ______!

c. Meet Matty’s ______• 1 Kings 19:11-13

• Ev en through the “controv ersy” of 2013 Music Video = “Matty Mullins – Speak To Me” (stop at 4:15)

https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =HKBV huWH-gE

Video = “10 Things You Didn’t Know A bout Matty Mullins” (3:51) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =tnrlO 36SEe0] Learn more about Matty Mullins at MattyMullins.com

name the group’s highly -anticipated sophomore album just that, 2.0. “Ev eryone kept asking, ‘What’s the next record going to be? What’s the 2.0 v ersion? What does it sound like?’ That kind of stuck.” C alhoun say s. “This is w hat it sounds like. This is w ho w e are. This is the new and improv ed C itizen Way .”” c. Getting To Know Their Mission i. Ben also said = “Know ing w hen w e’re on stage and w hen w e’re sharing the Gospel, w e do the same thing and the Holy Spirit just waters those seeds and lets them grow just like he did for me, that’s ev ery thing…” ii. These guy s are all about getting Jesus to the people through some really fun music!

II. In The Way Of Ministry a. Do You Know God Is With You? Message in the Music 5 i. O ne of my favorite songs on their latest album “2.0” is called “When I’m With You” First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, July 19, 2017 ii. It is a reminder that God is w ith us no matter w hat w e go through… Tonight we continue our Message in the Music series w ith some fun music by a 1. Go all the w ay back to the C hristmas story , C hristian rock band w ho just w ants to be real in their message & their music: the beginning of Jesus on this earth:

2. “Look! The v irgin w ill conceiv e a child! She I. In The Way Of Music w ill giv e birth to a son, and they w ill call a. Getting To Know The Citizen Way him Immanuel, w hich means ‘God is w ith i. C itizen Way (pic on screen), formerly know n as The us.’” (Matthew 1:23, NLT) Least of These 3. He w ants to be w ith us! A lw ay s has! ii. Were at Judson Univ ersity together (since 2004) b. Even Through Your Brokenness? iii. F rom Elgin, Illinois. = composed of Dav id Blascoe, i. If y ou believ e God wants to be with y ou, y ou cannot Ben C alhoun and Josh C alhoun (w as tw o sets of neglect that He longs to be w ith y ou during the good brothers) and bad times, ev en through y our brokenness iv. Ben Blascoe recently retired from the band in 2015 ii. Listen to Ben and his daughter tell y ou how this song v. So, w hat does the name “C itizen Way ” mean came into existence… any w ay ? (Ev er think about that w ith bands?) Video = “Hear how the loss of a child inspired C itizen Way ’s…” (4:32) Video = “C itizen Way : Band Name Interv iew ” (1:31) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =1ZF jJWgPti0 https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =V w K4j5m4n-4

iii. Think of a recent situation w here y ou hav e felt b. Getting To Know Their Music broken (shattered, damaged, ruined). C ould God i. F rom their website: “What’s the 2.0 v ersion of C itizen hav e been using that in y our life? Way ? That’s the question lead singer and songw riter Ben C alhoun found himself fielding after the band’s Will Rogers (pic on screen) w as know n for his laughter, but he also debut album Lov e is the Ev idence gained them a knew how to w eep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute dev oted follow ing and produced radio hits like "How in Los A ngeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio v ictims and Sw eet The Sound" and "Should'v e Been Me." people w ith broken backs and other extreme phy sical handicaps. O f course, C alhoun heard the question so often, he decided to

Rogers had ev erybody laughing, even patients in really bad condition; but then C losing illustration (A pple w atch pic on screen) he suddenly left the platform and w ent to the rest room. Milton Berry follow ed Walking With God by John Eldridge, pages 48-50 him to giv e him a tow el; and w hen he opened the door, he saw Will Rogers leaning against the w all, sobbing like a child. He closed the door, and in a few He speaks and He is w ith y ou, ev en w hen y ou don’t hear or feel Him there! minutes, Rogers appeared back on the platform, as jov ial as before. If y ou w ant to learn w hat a person is really like, ask three questions: Albertville First Baptist Church - AlbertvilleFBC .or g © 2017 What makes him laugh? What makes him angry ? What makes him weep? These Justin Worden - 256.878.2291 office - 256.744.3355 cell are fairly good tests of character that are especially appropriate for C hristian leaders. I hear people say ing, "We need angry leaders today !" or "The time has come to practice militant C hristianity !" Perhaps, but "the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God" (James 1:20). What w e need today is not anger but anguish, the kind of anguish that Moses display ed when he broke the two tablets of the law and then climbed the mountain to intercede for his people, or that Jesus display ed when He cleansed the temple and then w ept ov er the city . The difference betw een anger and anguish is a broken heart. It's easy to get angry , especially at somebody else's sins; but it's not easy to look at sin, our ow n included, and w eep ov er it. (Warren W. Wiersbe, The Integrity Crisis, 1991, pp. 75-76.)

III. In T he Way Of The Master a. T he Brokenhearted & Our Hurt i. We hav e all had our hearts broken (not literally ): by people, by circumstances, by our ow n stupid decisions ii. That doesn’t change God’s position with y ou… He still w ants to be with y ou, especially through those times:

Psalm 34:18 = “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those w hose spirits are crushed.” (NLT)

b. T he Sovereign & His Grace i. Listen to some of these ly rics: 1. Scared, things are not fine, I’m not okay 2. With God = the real me finally breaking through, all because of Jesus 3. A ny time, anywhere, any heart ache… there’s only lov e and only grace 4. See right through… just lov e me 5. Safe when I’m with you… bruised and broken, don’t hav e to pretend ii. This is the God (our Master) w e serv e and we know… He is our rescue and He is close to us no matter w hat! iii. Listen closely to these words as y ou think about y our recent difficulties…

Music Video = “C itizen Way – When I’m With You O fficial…” (3:34) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =9gBnXbMC PR4

II. In The Way Of ______

a. Do You Know ______Is ______You?

• Matthew 1:23

b. Even T hrough Your ______?

Video = “Hear how the loss of a child inspired C itizen Way ’s…” (4:32) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =1ZF jJWgPti0

• Think of a recent situation w here y ou hav e felt broken. C ould God hav e been using that in y our life? Message in the Music 5 First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, July 19, 2017

III. In The Way Of The ______

I. In The Way Of ______a. The Brokenhearted & Our ______

a. Getting T o Know The ______Way Psalm 34:18 = “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; • F rom Elgin, Illinois (2004) he rescues those w hose spirits are crushed.” (NLT)

• Dav id & Ben Blascoe, Ben & Josh C alhoun b. T he Sovereign & His ______

Video = “C itizen Way : Band Name Interv iew ” (1:31) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =V w K4j5m4n-4 Music Video = “C itizen Way – When I’m With You O fficial…” (3:34)

https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =9gBnXbMC PR4

b. Getting To Know Their ______• Walking With God (John Eldridge, pages 48-50)

• He speaks & He is there, ev en when y ou don’t hear c. Getting T o Know Their ______Him or feel His presence!

• “Know ing w hen w e’re on stage and w hen w e’re sharing the Gospel, w e do the same thing and the Holy Spirit just w aters those seeds and lets them Learn more about Citizen Way at CitizenWayMusic.com grow just like he did for me, that’s ev ery thing…”

ii. Listen to them talk about facing trials and changes and being “brav e” through them all, ev en before this happened w ith Deena’s dad a few months back:

Video = “V eridia” (C C M Magazine, 3:42, start at :03) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =bGF v njv LF 44

iii. Liv ing in community w hen y ou are going through trials and changes in life = w e need each other iv. God designed it that w ay v. Hebrew s 10:24-25 = “Let us think of w ay s to motiv ate one another to acts of lov e and good w orks. A nd let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is draw ing near.” (NLT) v i. O ther struggles they are passionate about = Human trafficking (v ery real problem in the w orld today ) Message in the Music 4 v ii. A nd = C rossing ov er… C hristian music or not, sharing struggles and hope to all people (missionaries) = First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, July 5, 2017 aw esome w itness, be careful and stay strong

Tonight w e continue our Msg in the Music series w ith something y ou’ll LO V E: II. T he Artistry Of Their Music

a. When Life Makes You Furious… I. The Artists Of This Band i. Let’s be honest, w e liv e in a brutal world, where a. Meet Veridia people’s words and posts and opinions hurt us w ay i. A merican alternativ e rock band from Nashv ille, TN. too often… because we’re not perfect. ii. (Pic on screen) F ormed in 2013, the group now ii. Deena (lead singer) gets this. Listen to her heart: consists of Deena Jakoub (v ocals), Brandon Brow n

(guitar), and Ky le Lev y (drums) Video = “Heart of the artist w ith Deena Jakoub” (1:52) b. Meet Their Music https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =v lJcC fgIRO Y i. O n February 25, 2014, they released Inseparable EP,

their debut studio release, on Word Entertainment. iii. We all hav e self-image issues, felt alone, been hurt They released their second EP, Pretty Lies, on by others around us (some w orse than others)… September 25, 2015. 1. The answ er IS NO T = cutting or giv ing up ii. "We A re the Brav e" is a Billboard U.S. Christian Rock or changing y ourself for others (w anting to C hart No. 1 single. It w as also nominated for 'Rock be “lov ed enough”)… lies from the w orld Song of the Year' at the 2014 Dov e A w ards and 2. The answ er IS = realize y ou are imperfect… featured during ESPN broadcasts of the NC A A lov ed just the same by a perfect God Softball regular season and w orld series. b. …Remember His Furious Love iii. Toured the United States w ith Ev anescence in 2016 i. Romans 8:38 = “A nd I am conv inced that nothing c. Meet Their Struggles can ev er separate us from God’s lov e. Neither death i. “During the early months of 2017, Deena Jakoub's nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears father had a health emergency . He later w as for today nor our w orries about tomorrow —not ev en reported at recov ering, but on March 14, he died. the pow ers of hell can separate us from God’s lov e.” Jakoub w ent to Egy pt, w here he w as from, for the (NLT) first time to bury him according to his wishes.” (Wiki)

(Wedding pic on screen) A s their wedding day approached, a young III. T he Author Of Life Itself couple grew apprehensiv e. Each had a problem they had nev er before shared a. God Created Everything Around You w ith any one, not ev en each other. i. He is the A uthor of life and ev ery thing we see and The groom-to-be decided to ask his father for adv ice. “F ather,” he said, breath itself (w hat we cannot see) “I’m concerned about the success of my marriage. I lov e my fiancée v ery much, ii. We forget how close He is w hen we think of Him so but I hav e smelly feet. I’m afraid that my future w ife w ill find them, and me, far aw ay (C reator of the univ erse) disgusting.” b. God Loves Everything About You “No problem,” said his father, “A ll y ou have to do is w ash y our feet as i. May be you don’t realize how passionate God is about often as possible and alw ay s w ear socks, ev en to bed.” y ou, how much He lov es you… truly ! The y oung man thought this sounded like a w orkable solution. ii. Try this image on for size: Likew ise, the bride-to-be decided to take her problem to her mom. “Mom,” she said, “w hen I w ake up in the morning my breath is truly aw ful.” Hebrews 1 2 :2 8 -2 9 = “Therefore, since w e are receiv ing a kingdom that Her mother adv ised, “In the morning, get straight out of bed, head for cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so w orship God acceptably w ith the bathroom, and brush y our teeth. Don’t say a w ord until y ou’v e brushed rev erence and aw e, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’” (NIV ) them—not a w ord.” The bride-to-be thought the suggestion w as certainly w orth a try . iii. He is a “consuming fire” (passionate about y ou, as The lov ing couple w as finally married in a beautiful ceremony . Not mentioned in the bridge of this pow erful song by forgetting the adv ice each had receiv ed—he w ith his perpetual socks and she V eridia called “F urious Lov e”) w ith her morning silence—they managed quite w ell. iv. A ccording to this v erse, the best we could do for Him A bout six months later, shortly before daw n, the husband w oke up w ho lov es us so much, is to w orship Him with horrified to discov er that one of his socks had come off during the night. F earful rev erence and aw e… He is the definition of of the consequences, he frantically started searching the bed. This, of course, A WESOME! (liv e in aw e and healthy fear of God) w oke his bride. Without thinking, she blurted out, “What on earth are y ou v. Speaking of this song, the idea of God’s lov e: doing?” 6. God’s lov e say s you are beautiful (y ou don’t “O h no!” he gasped as he recoiled in shock. “You’v e sw allow ed my need the w orlds approv al, y ou have His) sock!” 7. God’s lov e say s you are w orthy of His May be you don’t hav e stinky feet or sew er breath, but chances are y ou furious lov e (ev en if y ou don’t feel like it) hav e some embarrassing or disgusting secrets that y ou hope nobody ev er finds a. F eelings are temporary out about. 8. God’s lov e is ev ident in y our creation Ev ery body has a few secrets they prefer to keep from parents and (“C reated the world / univ erse” and still friends, and ev en from husbands and w iv es. A t a conference w here he w as w anted to create y ou) speaking, Tony Campolo once said, “If I knew ev ery thing about y ou people, I 9. God’s lov e is passionate (y ou’re to DIE for) probably w ouldn’t hav e accepted y our inv itation to speak. But if y ou knew 10. God’s lov e is all y ou need ev ery thing about me, y ou probably w ouldn’t hav e inv ited me to come.” a. Lov e the final line this song: “C an’t There’s nothing w rong with protecting y our priv acy . It’s okay to hav e get enough furious lov e!” secrets. Some things y ou should just keep to y ourself. v i. Soak up the truth of this lov e from this song… But y ou can’t hide any thing from God. He knows you v ery well. Do you know how many hairs are on y our head? God does. In spite of all that he know s, God still lov es y ou. In fact, he w ants to Music Video = “V eridia – F urious Lov e O fficial Music V ideo” (3:30) know more about y ou because he’s interested in y ou and cares about y ou. https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =Ts_osv A zEhA He thinks the w orld of y ou. He lov es you so much that he gav e his only son to die for y ou. A nd all he asks in return is y our acceptance of that lov e. Don’t try to hide w ho y ou are or w hat y ou’v e done from God. Don’t think Albertville First Baptist Church - AlbertvilleFBC .or g © 2017 that just because y ou hav e some dirty laundry in y our past God w ill Justin Worden - 256.878.2291 office - 256.744.3355 cell automatically reject y ou. He w on’t. There is nothing y ou can do that w ill separate y ou from the lov e of God (Romans 8:39). God lov es y ou—bad breath, smelly feet, and all.

II. The ______Of Their Music

a. When Life Makes You ______...

Video = “Heart of the A rtist w ith Deena Jakoub” (1:52) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =v lJcC fgIRO Y

b. …Remember His Furious ______

• Romans 8:38

III. The ______Of Life Itself

Message in the Music 4 First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, July 5, 2017 a. God ______Everything A round You

I. The ______Of This Band b. God ______Everything A bout You

a. Meet ______Hebrews 1 2 :2 8 -2 9 = “Therefore, since w e are receiv ing a kingdom that • F ormed in 2013 (Nashv ille, TN) cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so w orship God acceptably w ith rev erence and aw e, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’” (NIV ) • Deena, Brandon, & Ky le

• God’s lov e say s you are beautiful

b. Meet Their ______• God’s lov e say s you are worthy

• God’s lov e is ev ident in y ou

c. Meet Their ______• God’s lov e is passionate for y ou

Video = “V eridia” (C C M Magazine, 3:42) • God’s lov e is all y ou need https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =bGF v njv LF 44

Music Video = “V eridia – F urious Lov e O fficial Music V ideo” (3:30) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =Ts_osv A zEhA • We need each other!

• Hebrew s 10:24-25 Learn more about Veridia at VeridiaMusic.com

Video = “A ndy Mineo - Lecrae Is My Big Brother, I'v e Learned… (3:02) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =7cr6o39XgB0

ii. He really has grow n a lot since his start in 2001 d. Andy Mineo The Believer i. Best part… “In the summer before entering the 8th grade, Mineo w ent to a C hristian camp at which his sister w orked as a counselor and was exposed to the Gospel and conv erted. However, after his conv ersion, Mineo went into high school w ith no C hristian support, and he soon drifted aw ay from his faith. While in high school, Mineo acquired recording equipment and started selling studio time out of his home” (Wikipedia.org) ii. He is all about Jesus, thanks to his sister iii. Speaking of his sister, Grace… (pic)

II. Dedicated T o A Big Sister a. A Song Inspired By Grace Message in the Music 3 i. I want to introduce y ou to one of my new favorites, First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, June 28, 2017 not because of the ly rics or the beat, but because of the meaning and purpose behind it. (Lip sy nc intro, no sound) Let’s kick it up a notch tonight, as w e get to “hear” ii. Listen to A ndy talk about his new song “Hear My the heart of one of the new est and coolest C hristian rapper, A ndy Mineo: Heart” for his big sister…

I. Learned From A Big Brother Video = “A ndy Mineo – Story of my sister (hear my heart)” (1:54) a. Andy Mineo The Dude Part of https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =qF 6v 3pkF s-s i. A ndrew A aron "A ndy " Mineo formerly C -Lite (pic) ii. Born on A pril 17, 1988 (age 29) - Sy racuse, NY iii. She is deaf and he w rote this song for her… iii. A ndy Mineo married C hristina Delgado on A ugust 23, b. A Song Delivered With Grace 2014 i. What is grace? = “elegance, sty le, poise” b. A ndy Mineo The Musician ii. It all comes back to God’s grace = “God’s unmerited i. Some of his hits: “You C an’t Stop Me”, “Nev erland”, fav or”… we didn’t deserv e His love: “Say I Won’t” & “Background” (w ith Lecrae) 1. 1 C orinthians 15:10 = “But whatever I am ii. 4 self-produced albums now , it is all because God poured out his iii. 3 w ith Reach Records (2011-present) special fav or on me… God who was working 1. Heroes for Sale (2013) through me by his grace.” (NLT) 2. Nev erland (2014) iii. By the grace of God y ou can hear tonight! Imagine 3. Uncomfortable (2015) not hav ing any hearing ev er, being born deaf. That’s iv. F eatured on albums w ith Tedashii, Sheena Lee, F at w hy this song was written. C amp, O xburg, and Lecrae iv. “LISTEN” closely to Hear My Heart… v. A lso a v ideographer = “In May 2012, Mineo launched a 4-episode w eb series entitled Saturday Morning Music V ideo = “A ndy Mineo – Hear My Heart” (3:02) C ar-Tunez w hich featured him remixing classic hip- https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =ZD0fhC ZF jjI hop songs” (w kipedia.org) c. Andy Mineo The Little Brother i. You know him best because of Lecrae, w ho he III. A cting Like A Little Child admires and has been mentored by … listen to this: a. Have You Put Away Your Childish Ways?

i. “It’s not that I did something… it’s the fact that I Unfortunately , by the time the predator spits out the frog, the didn’t”… “That was me as a child, I just pray y ou traumatized amphibian dies any w ay . forgiv e me” Without question, the tomato frog’s poison is effectiv e. The only ii. Ev er think about how y ou acted as a kid? Still acting problem is—it’s too late. It’s utterly useless in protecting the tomato frog safe or talking those w ays? because it’s activ ated after an attack and after the damage is done. Believ ers in Jesus often suffer from the tomato frog’s bane. We w ait to 1 Corinthians 13:11 = “When I w as a child, I spoke and thought and pray and employ our spiritual defenses or offenses until after Satan has already reasoned as a child. But w hen I grew up, I put aw ay childish things.” (NLT) attacked and caused damage in our liv es. O nly after making a bad decision, breaking a significant relationship, or committing a sin w ith long-term iii. We all hav e said dumb things… ev en recently , but it’s consequences do w e call on the Lord for help. O f course, God can help us in time to grow up. Stop acting like a kid! times of trouble. Yet w e do ourselv es a fav or to be in constant pray er and b. Have You Tried Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes? dev otion so that the enemy is repelled before the damage is done. i. A sk for a v olunteer to switch shoes with me Albertville First Baptist Church - AlbertvilleFBC .or g © 2017 ii. Not literally “w alked in their shoes” Justin Worden - 256.878.2291 office - 256.744.3355 cell 1. See life from their perspectiv e 2. Imagine what it would be like to be them 3. This is called EMPATHY! iii. Jesus modeled it constantly …

Matthew 9 :3 6 = “When he saw the crow ds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep w ithout a shepherd.” (NLT)

iv. Should change how y ou act or speak to people! v. Like A ndy says = “even though y ou were born deaf, I pray y ou forgiv e me for the y ears I was blind” v i. Let’s grow up and act like Jesus! c. Have You Been Consistent With Your Words & Actions? i. A ndy says: Words aren’t enough… “let me show y a” (more than words = actions)

1 John 3:18 = “Dear children, let’s not merely say that w e lov e each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” (NLT)

1. Learned sign language to show his sister he lov es her, didn’t just say it. ii. Is there any contradiction betw een y our words and y our actions? iii. A re y ou talking out of “both sides of y our month” (not literally )? 1. Stop! Speak with integrity , not like a child!

(Tomato frog pic) Deep in the C osta Rican jungle liv es the small tomato frog. Red in color like a tomato, he has a unique defense against predators. O nce he’s attacked, he emits a deadly , milky w hite poison all ov er his skin. A s the attacking animal bites into a tomato frog, it tastes the poison and spits the frog out of its mouth.

II. Dedicated To A Big ______

a. A Song ______By Grace

Video = “A ndy Mineo – Story of my sister (hear my heart)” (1:54) Part of https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =qF 6v 3pkF s-s

b. A Song ______With Grace

• 1 C orinthians 15:10

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I. Learned From A Big ______III. A cting Like A Little ______

a. A ndy Mineo The ______a. Have You Put Away Your ______Ways? • Born A pril 17, 1988 (age 29) in Sy racuse, NY • 1 C orinthians 13:11

b. A ndy Mineo The ______b. Have You Tried Walking In ______Shoes? c. A ndy Mineo The ______Brother • Matthew 9:36

c. Have You Been Consistent With Your ______Video = “A ndy Mineo - Lecrae Is My Big Brother, I'v e Learned… (3:02) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =7cr6o39XgB0 A nd ______?

• 1 John 3:18

d. A ndy Mineo The ______

Learn more about A ndy Mineo at A ndyMineo.com

b. Introducing God First & Foremost i. Making God “the focal point of EV ERYTHING”! 1. Matthew 6:33 = “Seek the Kingdom of God abov e all else, and liv e righteously , and he w ill giv e y ou ev ery thing y ou need.” (NLT) ii. That’s the name of one of her new est hits = “F irst” (seeking God first!) c. Introducing Some Good Music i. I remember dow nloading & listening to her w hole CD in the car last y ear… ev ery song, w ow ! ii. 2 C Ds = “How C an It Be” (2015) & “Behold: A C hristmas C ollection” (2016) iii. Songs = “How C an It Be”, “First”, and “Trust In You” iv. 22 May 2017 – F ranklin, Tenn – C entricity Music’s Lauren Daigle took home two Billboard Music A wards last night. Named Billboard’s Top C hristian A rtist (she w as nominated last y ear in the same category )

Daigle also won Top C hristian A lbum for the second y ear in a row w ith How C an It Be. Daigle w as also Message in the Music 2 nominated for Top C hristian Song (“Trust In You”). First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, June 14, 2017 The Billboard Music A w ards w ere held liv e in Las V egas from the T-Mobile A rena and aired on A BC . Tonight w e continue our new Message in the Music series w ith one of my (Laurendaigle.com) fav orite new and upcoming female singers, someone w ho has an aw esome v oice and an aw esome heart for God. Meet Lauren Daigle: II. Who Is T hat Prodigal? a. We A ll Have Been The Prodigal I. Who Is This Young Lady? i. You know the story … the prodigal son… running a. Introducing Lauren A shley Daigle aw ay from the father (from God) i. Lauren A shley Daigle (pic on screen) ii. Luke 15:20 = “So he returned home to his father. ii. Born in Louisiana in 1991 (age 25) A nd while he was still a long w ay off, his father saw iii. Worship leader at Northpoint C hurch in A tlanta him coming. F illed with lov e and compassion, he ran iv. “Because she contracted a contagious disease w hile to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.” (NLT) in high school, she completed tw o y ears of iii. This song w as written for y ou: homeschooling / distance education. Lauren attended Louisiana State Univ ersity , w hile still Video = “C ome A liv e (Dry Bones) | Story Behind The Song | focusing on music” (Wikipedia.org). Lauren Daigle & Michael F arren” (3:31) v. “She tried out for A merican Idol in 2010 and 2012 https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =Ih3ui9Q kedQ after her father encouraged her to compete in the singing competition. She was cut just before the final b. We A ll Have Felt Like A Pile Dry Bones 24 contestants in 2010, did not make Holly w ood in i. Let God breathe new life into y ou tonight… 2011, made it through the Holly w ood round in 2012, ii. Imagine this scene: but w as cut in the first Las V egas round in 2012” (Wikipedia.org). Ezekiel 37:4-10, 14 = “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say , v i. Meet this gal and hear her heart… ‘Dry bones, listen to the w ord of the Lord! 5 This is w hat the Sov ereign Lord say s: Look! I am going to put breath into y ou and make y ou liv e again! 6 I Video = “Introducing Lauren Daigle” (2:51) w ill put flesh and muscles on y ou and cov er y ou with skin. I w ill put breath into https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =_UDktDkd5M8 y ou, and y ou will come to life. Then y ou w ill know that I am the Lord.’” 7 So I

spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there w as a rattling noise all across the v alley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselv es as complete skeletons. 8 Then as I w atched, muscles and flesh formed ov er the bones. Then skin formed to cov er their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say , ‘This is w hat the Sov ereign Lord say s: C ome, O breath, from the four w inds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may liv e again.’” 10 So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army … I w ill put my Spirit in y ou, and y ou w ill liv e again and return home to y our ow n land. Then y ou w ill know that I, the Lord, hav e spoken, and I hav e done w hat I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!’” (NLT)

III. Who Needs T his Breath of God? a. Your Need For His Breath i. Ev er had the wind knocked out of y ou? Scary ! (F all) ii. That’s life when God isn’t inv olv ed… we need Him! b. Your Need To Speak Life i. If y ou know Jesus as y our Lord & Sav ior, your life has meaning and purpose… don’t y ou think others need purpose too? ii. May be you are like me sometimes, or this:

(Startfish pic) There was once a little boy who was walking along the beach and all of a sudden he came upon thousands of starfish that had washed up on the beach. The tide was going out, and for some strange reason, the starfish ended up stuck on the beach. They were all doomed because they couldn’t survive being out of the water in the hot sun until the next high tide. The little boy realized this and frantically started picking up starfish and throwing them, one at a time, back into the water. A man who was walking along the beach saw the boy doing this and he yelled at the boy, “Son, what in the world are you doing? Don’t you know that there are thousands of starfish on this beach? And don’t you know that this beach goes on for miles and miles? There is no way in the world you can save all those starfish!” The little boy thought about that for a moment, then turned to the man, picked up a starfish and said, “Yeah, I know. But I can save this one.” And he heaved it as far as he could into the ocean. (Save the Starfish, Hot Illustrations 1.0)

iii. Don’t be ov erw helmed with the task of speaking life into others’ liv es… God will do that, just speak! iv. Think of a situation right now in y our life or in the life of someone y ou know where things just seem dry . v. Let God breathe new life… be renew ed!

Music Video = “C ome A liv e (Dry Bones) [Liv e] - O fficial Ly ric V ideo” (4:53) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =V uC LqoxigNA

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II. Who Is That ______?

a. ______A ll Have Been The ______

• Luke 15:20

Video = “C ome A liv e (Dry Bones) | Story Behind The Song | Lauren Daigle & Michael F arren” (3:31) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =Ih3ui9Q kedQ

b. We Have All Felt Like A Pile of ______

Ezekiel 37:4-10, 14 = “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, Message in the Music 2 listen to the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, June 14, 2017 put breath into you and make you live again! 6 I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” 7 So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came I. Who Is This ______? together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. 8 Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, a. Introducing Lauren ______Daigle O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’” 10 So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. • Born in Louisiana in 1991 (age 25) They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army… I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the • Worship leader at Northpoint C hurch in A tlanta Lord, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!’” (NLT)

Video = “Introducing Lauren Daigle” (2:51) III. Who Needs This ______Of God? https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =_UDktDkd5M8

a. ______Need For His Breath b. Introducing ______First & Foremost

• Matthew 6:33 b. Your Need To Speak ______

Music Video = “C ome A liv e (Dry Bones) [Liv e] - O fficial Ly ric V ideo” (4:53) c. Introducing Some Good ______https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =V uC LqoxigNA • “How Can It Be” & “Behold: A C hristmas C ollection” Learn more about Lauren Daigle at LaurenDaigle.com

Video = “JJ Weeks Band Interv iew - Part 1” (2:53) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =Q LF V RWv Dztk

ii. Hebrew 13:5 = “F or God has said, ‘I w ill nev er fail y ou. I w ill nev er abandon y ou.’” (NLT) iii. They are all about going out to change liv es for God’s sake, w ith God alw ay s by their side! c. Meet The Music i. Hits like “Is It Ev er”, “Let Them See You”, “Do Not Be A fraid”, “What Kind O f Lov e” ii. 2 studio albums (outside of independent releases): 2. A ll O v er the World (March 26, 2013) 3. A s Long as We C an Breathe (A pril 8, 2016) iii. I first met them liv e at the Student Pastor Retreat in Birmingham, A L last A ugust… ministered to me and Summer in a special (intimate) w ay !

II. Getting T o Know Our Struggle a. T he T oughest Thing Message in the Music 1 i. I cannot imagine a life w here y ou are trav eling First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, May 31, 2017 constantly to make music. Hear their take…

Share “Count Them All” live acoustically. Video = “JJ Weeks Band Interv iew - Part 2” (2:58) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =2Xdzdis4zKM Welcome back to another summer of getting to know some aw esome songs from some aw esome musicians. More importantly , getting to know the ii. Ev en if just one person is touched, “it is w orth it” (he messages of God’s truth and lov e through these songs. We begin with a mellow said)! Now that is sacrificing for Jesus! but pow erful song y ou just heard called “C ount Them A ll” by JJ Weeks Band. b. What’s T oughest For You? i. What’s the hardest thing God is wanting y ou to do I. Getting T o Know The JJ Weeks Band right now ? May be not trav el around singing songs for a. Meet The Men him, but w hat is He calling y ou to do? i. (pic) Lead v ocalist and acoustic guitarist, Jason C lint 1. Giv e up a habit, end a relationship, change "JJ" Weeks, drummer, Jon Poole, bass guitarist, y our attitude, change y our language, seek Dav id Hart, and guitarist, C ody Preston someone’s forgiv eness, reach out to ii. JJ Weeks attended school in pursuit of a degree in someone in need? y outh ministry , where he ultimately felt called to step 2. It will be a sacrifice, but it is w orth it! out in faith and continue a career in music full-time. 3. (sneeze!) In 2001 he took that step and started touring the southeast. In 2003 he pulled a band together for a III. Getting T o Know His Blessing special w orship night at his local church and nev er a. “Bless You” looked back. i. A phrase we say rooted in superstition really iii. “It’s been a crazy road of really great times and (plagues of the first century , thought to be started by really hard times but God has alw ay s been faithful” sneezing, people wishing “good health” on others) Weeks say s. “I pray that we will alw ay s be a v essel ii. “God bless y ou” or “Salud” (Spanish for “health”) or that God can count on to deliv er w hatev er message “Gesundheit” (German for “health”) or “Sláinte” (Irish He w ants to deliv er.” (JJ Weeks) Gaelic for “good health”) or “Jeebo” (Bengali for b. Meet The Mission “stay aliv e”). (gotquestions.org) i. Why are these guy s doing w hat they are doing?

iii. How ever, the saying “God bless you” was used both by Hebrew s (Numbers 6:24) and the early C hristians as a benediction. b. A re You Blessed? i. F irst reaction = “no way ” or “my life sucks cuz…” c. We Must Not Forget (Ever)! i. This passage which brought about the popular song “10,000 Reasons” includes this important statement:

Psalm 103:2 = “I w ill praise the Lord. I w on’t forget any thing he does for me.” (NIRV )

ii. JJ Weeks shared once about w aking up on the bus and feeling dow n; “God, where are y ou?”, then he recounted his blessing up to that point: comfy bed, bus to trav el around in, good health, coffee, pow er for coffee maker, friends and family , etc… iii. Look around, don’t miss y our blessings. From my perspectiv e, let me remind y ou of some spiritual blessings (from F.E. Marsh)…

• An acceptance that can never be questioned. (Ephesians 1:6). • An inheritance that can never be lost (I Peter 1:3-5). • A deliverance that can never be excelled (2 Corinthians 1:10). • A grace that can never be limited (2 Corinthians 12:9). • A hope that can never be disappointed. (Hebrews 6:18, 19). • A bounty that can never be withdrawn. (I Colossians 3:21-23). • A joy that need never be diminished (John 15:11). • A nearness to God that can never be reversed (Ephesians 2:13). • A peace that can never be disturbed (John 14:27). • A righteousness that can never be tarnished (2 Cor. 5:21). • A salvation that can never be canceled (Hebrews 5:9).

O ne morning R.C . C hapman, a dev out C hristian, w as asked how he w as feeling. "I'm burdened this morning!" w as his reply . But his happy countenance contradicted his w ords. So the questioner exclaimed in surprise, "A re y ou really burdened, Mr. Chapman?" "Yes, but it's a w onderful burden--it's an ov erabundance of blessings for which I cannot find enough time or w ords to express my gratitude!" Seeing the puzzled look on the face of his friend, C hapman added w ith a smile, "I am referring to Psalm 68:19, w hich fully describes my condition. In that v erse the F ather in heav en reminds us that He 'daily loads us with benefits.'" (Source unknown, sermonillustrations.com)

“Praise the Lord; praise God our sav ior! F or each day he carries us in his arms.” (Psalm 68:19, NLT)

Music Video = “JJ Weeks Band - C ount Them A ll (Perform…” (4:07) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =f4harw jw eIY

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c. Meet The ______

II. Getting To Know Our ______

a. The ______Thing

Video = “JJ Weeks Band Interv iew - Part 2” (2:58) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =2Xdzdis4zKM

b. What’s Toughest For ______?

• Sacrifice = w orth it! Message in the Music 1 First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, May 31, 2017

III. Getting T o Know His ______

I. Getting T o Know The ______Band a. “______”

a. Meet The ______• Numbers 6:24 • Jason C lint “JJ” Weeks, Jon Poole, Dav id Hart, b. A re You ______? and C ody Preston

• Macon, GA = 2003 c. We Must Not ______(Ever)! • “It’s been a crazy road of really great times and really hard times but God has alw ay s been faithful” Weeks say s. “I pray that we will alw ays be a v essel Psalm 103:2 = “I w ill praise the Lord. that God can count on to deliv er whatever message I w on’t forget any thing he does for me.” (NIRV ) He wants to deliv er.” (JJ Weeks)

b. Meet The ______• Psalm 68:19

Video = “JJ Weeks Band Interv iew - Part 1” (2:53) Music Video = “JJ Weeks Band - C ount Them A ll (Perform…” (4:07) https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =Q LF V RWv Dztk https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =f4harw jw eIY

• Hebrew s 13:5 Learn more about The JJ Weeks Band at JJWeeksBand.com