Man I'm an atheist but have always loved For Today. I always said they were just the true examples that if it's well enough executed, it doesn't really matter what they say. But I've been listening to them for over a decade. I have even met Matty once. But over the years, I catch myself practically praising with my hands raised while screaming along with the song. But what's the craziest for me, is that I can NOT listen to this preach without crying my eyes out. I don't know what it is, but I would follow Matty to the end of the earth because I know he would lead me the right way. Maybe one day I will change my mind but I just don't know what to believe.
I was a Satanist and Humanist for years. Now, I 'm a follower of Jesus Christ. The tears that you cry are from the deepest and darkest parts of your soul, that cry out for the for the Creator. We were created to worship. Your hands raised up, is your soul over-powering your flesh to do just that. I understand what you are going through, all too well. So please know that I will keep you in my prayers. If I may add one thing before I close. Rather than follow Matty to the ends of the earth, follow the One that Matty follows.
God can be praised in this way because I got saved two years ago and have the spirit of God living inside me. I walk with him everyday and preach to everyone I see. I also am a youth leader and play in a Christian band! To God all the glory. Wonder how many people you have brought to Christ? Still love you sister, God gave us this talent and to him we uplift him!
Well said! I'm a youth leader with my background playing in metal and hardcore bands God knew what I need to help me in my walk, it not for everyone but for me that came from a background of converge,deftones,hatebree etc, bands like For Today, The Devil Wears Prada, Fit for a King etc have helped me battle my demons and get me closer to God!
I love For Today! And I also love Mattie's sermon in the video! It touched me! I've realized that Christian Metalcore has drawn me closer to God as well And to those that say that this is devil music, do you realize that any other "Christian" genre that Christians took and evangelized with is just as worldly! Stop judging this band! Satan has used pop and rock as well if you wanna try and tell me Satan only uses metal to harm people! That's "Devil music" as well, but Christians took the music and started evangelizing with it! It's not the style of music that makes it "Christian-styled", it's the MESSAGE!
@@tacticalseven3587You have to check out Sleeping Giant, they’re just as bold as For Today. War of Ages, Convictions, Confessions of a Traitor, Oh Sleeper, Saving Grace, Bloodlines and so many other Christian metalcore bands are awesome too!
People all feel God and worship him in different ways. And some people who would never find God in a different way can find him through this. And it's something beautiful and diving when a metal band can help people realize that God is there. Help them feel God. No demon in the world can't make into a For Today concert. And it helps people find God. God can be praised in any way, including this. I understand it's confusing and not "normal", but the praise is there, even if you don't feel it.
People want free will but question why God made us with the capacity for so much evil. You can't have it both ways. If you want free will, then you will have the capacity for love and hate that comes with it. Yet God still gave us a way to eacape that hate. A savior was the only way to maintain free will while providing a way out from the hate and our sins that come from that hate. It's beautiful. This guy said more in a few minutes than most preachers will tell their church in a year.
It's good friday today and these words this song his message is hitting a little harder today! God bless you all! 🙏 I hope one day this band gets back together!
You people are the reason we are losing our youth to this world. I'm a youth leader and I use For Today and other Christian metal bands like them to reach out to these young children who hurt inside. You are the reason I have lost kids from my youth group because if you are what it mean to be Christian they want none of it. I thank God everyday for people like Mattie and the stand he takes for Christ.
Did you guys even listen to his mini sermon, did you listen to the words of the song. He preached more honest truth then some pastors do on sunday. You sit there and judge him by his looks and by his style of music, but you forget that the Bible says not to judge by what on the outside. This man and his band show more of God's love to young people then judgmental, self righteous people like you who sit back in you comfy pews and sing your hymns and make sure people know how "Godly" you are.
All Music giving praise to God is beautiful music to his ears. This is a great band and wonderful christian people. You are being a hypocrite of a christian by saying that this isn't christian music because you are obviously judging the music and the people. Their old drummer left the band to become a missionary and to live in poverty. To leave fame to go and live with the common poverty and spread the word of God is a awesome and respectable thing, ill be praying for you.
I think you are missing the point. Just because you don't like this genre of music doesn't mean its satanic. Why can't God be praised this way he created music and when we sing loudly praise to him( Psalms 132:16) the glory is all his. Look up For Today and what Mattie is all about first before you pass judgement!
Actually they have hour long bible studies before every show, and pray with kids after the shows to help them get saved...in every aspect of their lives they put him first. maybe you should do some research about these awesome guys that have done more for the kingdom of God than you have, before you cast a stone and call them sinners.
You think his mini sermon or the lyrics are enough to please God?You need to live according to the Scripture (which He is not doing) how do i know this? I think its pretty clear. Like, I said im not judging..but when some1 lives in the dark and says he/she lives in the light and wants to spread it around ..its wrong and is far away from the truth.
How do you know he is not living according to Scripture, and why is it pretty clear, is it because he doesn't sound like Jeremy Camp? You should probably look into this man of God before you start judging him. God needs bands like this to play these rock clubs and bars to reach the fallen!
That one preach of 3 1/2 minutes just changed my entire look of my belief. Its not like we need to pray to god. Its like hey god i wanna be your friend kinda deal. Its not just a bunch of weird cults or rituals its all about trusting god and lettong yourself know HES GOTCHO BACK! Wow. I gotta look up metal bands they seemed to know what christianity os all about. Like church is t even worth going to now
we people are the reason why u cant win others to be fooled? Oh my..how sad is that...people actually coming to their senses and realizing that if anyone gets satisfaction from this type of music is satan himself..doesnt mean they dont know what they are talking about.I pray that more realize that instead of being fooled. Remember too many walk on the large path and too few on the narrow one. God has high standards for us..we cant just live they we want ignoring God's Word.
I am not scattering the flock nor do I intend to.But I will not sit passive and let satan gain victory of my soul.I rather have one soul saved trough the Truth,than lead many into deadly traps and tell them want they want to hear.I dont live for people,but rather for God.This music will never please God. Not because I say so,but because our God is Holy and finds pleasure in Holy doings.You cant praise God with the same tools satan is praised dear..think about that.
Andreea seven just because its this genre of music doesnt mean anything! God loves any and every type of praise, so dont go singling other genres out. Even if it was used to worship satan, what really matters are the meanings of the lyrics.
If you want to call upon the KJV remind me of all the passages that speak out against preachers who scatter the flock, that condemn those who don't search for the lost sheep, who don't embrace the sinners to bring in the lost. You sit with the flock saying how you must be there instead of expanding the kingdom to the lost. Think about that. Seriously think about the repercussions of that stance.
No.its not that i dont like this type of music and therefore i categorize it to "satanic" music.Its the fact that this type of music come from a dark environment that fools many into thinking they can praise God this way,,but are far off from it.If u rly want to know how God should be praised ..look up colossians 3:16..u will understand my point
You can try making this sort of music seem "innocent" but you know better. What is worldly says worldly.You honestly need to sit back and realize that what is used to praise the devil cant be used to praise God.No one is judging no one for we are not God.However,u cant sit and tell me that screamos and acting as if they have no idea on what planet they are on bring joy to God. I can assure u of that one.When u become a child of God you leave the old u behind and everything is renewed in our life
AndreeaXis You are very mistaken. The Lord can take the most broken souls and remold them as vessels for His will on earth. That being said he can also take music that is generally perceived as evil and bend it to His purposes. Nothing is Impossible for him. I suggest you search Mattie Montgomery’s sermons on RUclips and his 3 spoken word albums. He preaches with so much power and truth. We need people like him to bring souls from the far reaches of darkness into the light.
You dont understand. God cant be praised this way due to the simple fact that this type of music is used to be given worship to satan ..not God. what makes u think that God can be praised the same way as satan is? u think lyrics mean more to God than actually living righteous before HIm?
This is how I want to preach. With everything I have
Man I'm an atheist but have always loved For Today. I always said they were just the true examples that if it's well enough executed, it doesn't really matter what they say. But I've been listening to them for over a decade. I have even met Matty once. But over the years, I catch myself practically praising with my hands raised while screaming along with the song. But what's the craziest for me, is that I can NOT listen to this preach without crying my eyes out. I don't know what it is, but I would follow Matty to the end of the earth because I know he would lead me the right way. Maybe one day I will change my mind but I just don't know what to believe.
I was a Satanist and Humanist for years. Now, I 'm a follower of Jesus Christ. The tears that you cry are from the deepest and darkest parts of your soul, that cry out for the for the Creator. We were created to worship. Your hands raised up, is your soul over-powering your flesh to do just that. I understand what you are going through, all too well. So please know that I will keep you in my prayers. If I may add one thing before I close. Rather than follow Matty to the ends of the earth, follow the One that Matty follows.
God can be praised in this way because I got saved two years ago and have the spirit of God living inside me. I walk with him everyday and preach to everyone I see. I also am a youth leader and play in a Christian band! To God all the glory. Wonder how many people you have brought to Christ? Still love you sister, God gave us this talent and to him we uplift him!
anthony miller how is your band now?
The church could learn a valuable lesson from for today. Amen and hallelujah!
Well said! I'm a youth leader with my background playing in metal and hardcore bands God knew what I need to help me in my walk, it not for everyone but for me that came from a background of converge,deftones,hatebree etc, bands like For Today, The Devil Wears Prada, Fit for a King etc have helped me battle my demons and get me closer to God!
Keep preaching brothers! praise God that His message will continue on without fail!
I love For Today! And I also love Mattie's sermon in the video! It touched me! I've realized that Christian Metalcore has drawn me closer to God as well
And to those that say that this is devil music, do you realize that any other "Christian" genre that Christians took and evangelized with is just as worldly! Stop judging this band! Satan has used pop and rock as well if you wanna try and tell me Satan only uses metal to harm people! That's "Devil music" as well, but Christians took the music and started evangelizing with it! It's not the style of music that makes it "Christian-styled", it's the MESSAGE!
thank you I'm so happy I found this band cause I'm a huge fan of metal! I love bands like slipknot, avenged sevenfold, metallica ect.
... and I've never been able to find a good Christian metal band. I mean there's skillet but you can see the way there going with their new album.
@@tacticalseven3587You have to check out Sleeping Giant, they’re just as bold as For Today. War of Ages, Convictions, Confessions of a Traitor, Oh Sleeper, Saving Grace, Bloodlines and so many other Christian metalcore bands are awesome too!
GOD IS GOOD, and so is FOR TODAY
Invite jesus into your heart, don't follow satan, resist lies and follow the gospel of God 💜 ✝️
Man Mattie is truly a powerhouse vocalist. dude can do it all!
People all feel God and worship him in different ways. And some people who would never find God in a different way can find him through this. And it's something beautiful and diving when a metal band can help people realize that God is there. Help them feel God. No demon in the world can't make into a For Today concert. And it helps people find God. God can be praised in any way, including this. I understand it's confusing and not "normal", but the praise is there, even if you don't feel it.
amazing show. gotta love how he preaches.
Reformed theology in Metal....💯
People want free will but question why God made us with the capacity for so much evil. You can't have it both ways. If you want free will, then you will have the capacity for love and hate that comes with it. Yet God still gave us a way to eacape that hate. A savior was the only way to maintain free will while providing a way out from the hate and our sins that come from that hate. It's beautiful. This guy said more in a few minutes than most preachers will tell their church in a year.
It's good friday today and these words this song his message is hitting a little harder today! God bless you all! 🙏 I hope one day this band gets back together!
So awesome. Praise God and his son our savior Jesus Christ.
This was such a sick concert!!! I can't wait for them to come back to Dallas!
Hallelujah!
You people are the reason we are losing our youth to this world. I'm a youth leader and I use For Today and other Christian metal bands like them to reach out to these young children who hurt inside. You are the reason I have lost kids from my youth group because if you are what it mean to be Christian they want none of it. I thank God everyday for people like Mattie and the stand he takes for Christ.
Did you guys even listen to his mini sermon, did you listen to the words of the song. He preached more honest truth then some pastors do on sunday. You sit there and judge him by his looks and by his style of music, but you forget that the Bible says not to judge by what on the outside. This man and his band show more of God's love to young people then judgmental, self righteous people like you who sit back in you comfy pews and sing your hymns and make sure people know how "Godly" you are.
Great song. Just pointing out tho that we could never be a worth enough sacrifice to God Jesus Christ was perfect enough to suffer in our place
Sad they broke up. Would've moved to see them live
All Music giving praise to God is beautiful music to his ears. This is a great band and wonderful christian people. You are being a hypocrite of a christian by saying that this isn't christian music because you are obviously judging the music and the people. Their old drummer left the band to become a missionary and to live in poverty. To leave fame to go and live with the common poverty and spread the word of God is a awesome and respectable thing, ill be praying for you.
4:35 for those that actually came here to see the song live.
When I saw them in Kansas City for The Vans Warped Tour, I about crapped my pants they were SOOOOOO good! They need to come back to Kansas City haha.
Nailed it Mattie!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah man!! It was amazing!
Amen!!!
HECK YEAH, he speaks the truth!!!
badass real metalz! Totally awesome!
What happened at 7:51? You scared me but it was so sudden that I laughed a lot
Precious speech
i met mattie once at soma san diego. hes so cool
top metalcore band
I Wanna See Them!!
4:40 for the song
I think you are missing the point. Just because you don't like this genre of music doesn't mean its satanic. Why can't God be praised this way he created music and when we sing loudly praise to him( Psalms 132:16) the glory is all his. Look up For Today and what Mattie is all about first before you pass judgement!
they sounded way better when i was saw them in Denver a few days earlier than this, but that was a great speach
Actually they have hour long bible studies before every show, and pray with kids after the shows to help them get saved...in every aspect of their lives they put him first. maybe you should do some research about these awesome guys that have done more for the kingdom of God than you have, before you cast a stone and call them sinners.
that is exactly what im saying:)lol
You think his mini sermon or the lyrics are enough to please God?You need to live according to the Scripture (which He is not doing) how do i know this? I think its pretty clear. Like, I said im not judging..but when some1 lives in the dark and says he/she lives in the light and wants to spread it around ..its wrong and is far away from the truth.
I have never heard that before. I don't think so.
Really all I see is christians fighting about serving christ. No wonder the world criticizes udss get it together people get back to god
Is he the mister shadow's from AX7 brother?
How do you know he is not living according to Scripture, and why is it pretty clear, is it because he doesn't sound like Jeremy Camp? You should probably look into this man of God before you start judging him. God needs bands like this to play these rock clubs and bars to reach the fallen!
That one preach of 3 1/2 minutes just changed my entire look of my belief. Its not like we need to pray to god. Its like hey god i wanna be your friend kinda deal. Its not just a bunch of weird cults or rituals its all about trusting god and lettong yourself know HES GOTCHO BACK! Wow. I gotta look up metal bands they seemed to know what christianity os all about. Like church is t even worth going to now
we people are the reason why u cant win others to be fooled? Oh my..how sad is that...people actually coming to their senses and realizing that if anyone gets satisfaction from this type of music is satan himself..doesnt mean they dont know what they are talking about.I pray that more realize that instead of being fooled. Remember too many walk on the large path and too few on the narrow one. God has high standards for us..we cant just live they we want ignoring God's Word.
I am not scattering the flock nor do I intend to.But I will not sit passive and let satan gain victory of my soul.I rather have one soul saved trough the Truth,than lead many into deadly traps and tell them want they want to hear.I dont live for people,but rather for God.This music will never please God. Not because I say so,but because our God is Holy and finds pleasure in Holy doings.You cant praise God with the same tools satan is praised dear..think about that.
youre saying God cant be praised through metal...?
Andreea seven just because its this genre of music doesnt mean anything! God loves any and every type of praise, so dont go singling other genres out. Even if it was used to worship satan, what really matters are the meanings of the lyrics.
If you want to call upon the KJV remind me of all the passages that speak out against preachers who scatter the flock, that condemn those who don't search for the lost sheep, who don't embrace the sinners to bring in the lost. You sit with the flock saying how you must be there instead of expanding the kingdom to the lost.
Think about that. Seriously think about the repercussions of that stance.
No.its not that i dont like this type of music and therefore i categorize it to "satanic" music.Its the fact that this type of music come from a dark environment that fools many into thinking they can praise God this way,,but are far off from it.If u rly want to know how God should be praised ..look up colossians 3:16..u will understand my point
You can try making this sort of music seem "innocent" but you know better. What is worldly says worldly.You honestly need to sit back and realize that what is used to praise the devil cant be used to praise God.No one is judging no one for we are not God.However,u cant sit and tell me that screamos and acting as if they have no idea on what planet they are on bring joy to God. I can assure u of that one.When u become a child of God you leave the old u behind and everything is renewed in our life
AndreeaXis You are very mistaken. The Lord can take the most broken souls and remold them as vessels for His will on earth. That being said he can also take music that is generally perceived as evil and bend it to His purposes. Nothing is Impossible for him. I suggest you search Mattie Montgomery’s sermons on RUclips and his 3 spoken word albums. He preaches with so much power and truth. We need people like him to bring souls from the far reaches of darkness into the light.
You dont understand. God cant be praised this way due to the simple fact that this type of music is used to be given worship to satan ..not God. what makes u think that God can be praised the same way as satan is? u think lyrics mean more to God than actually living righteous before HIm?