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 _________________! • 1 Kings 19:11-13 c. Meet Matty’s _______________________ • 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.