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 went 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. A ndy 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 sw itch 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 Music V ideo = “A ndy Mineo – Hear My Heart” (3:02) Message in the Music 3 https://w w w .y outube.com/w atch?v =ZD0fhC ZF jjI First Baptist Student Ministry - Wednesday, June 28, 2017 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.