While performing concerts around the country, the Dove Award-winning group Sidewalk Prophets hopes to provide students and young adults with a chance to respond to the gospel as they share the message behind their music.
“We often get so comfortable with our faith,” admitted lead singer Dave Frey, “but Christ calls us to have a faith that is powerful and moving.
“Whether it’s taking a mission trip to Africa or visiting with your neighbors, we need to step out of our comfort zone so we can shine the light and love of Christ.”
The group also desires to remind believers of the importance of honoring Christ through their words and actions.
‘Blessings and grace’
“We want teenagers to know that if they spend time in prayer and in the Word and serve as an example of Christ to their friends, then they are going to be blown away by what God has prepared for them,” Frey said. “The journey is long and not always easy, but thankfully, it’s also full of blessings and grace.”
This spring Sidewalk Prophets will begin their “Songs and Stories Tour,” designed to provide a unique platform for some of the group’s most beloved songs, along with the stories behind them.
For Frey, ministering to students is especially important because of the hardships and trials he encountered in his own life during that time.
Choosing to follow
“My parents divorced during my junior year of high school,” he recalled. “It was a tough time, but I realized that I could either run from God or run to Him. Thankfully, I chose the latter.
“In both good times and bad times, God is always there. It might not always be an easy situation to endure, but God is always faithful to His children.”
As the band performs concerts around the country, they are inspired by hearing testimonies about the impact of their songs.
“After one of our concerts a teenager came up to us with tears in his eyes and told us about the time he was on the brink of despair,” Frey related. “The young boy said that just as he was about to end his life, a friend drove up beside him and one of our songs was playing in the car.
“I get goosebumps just thinking about it. That’s why we do what we do. It’s God moving through songs.”
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