With the songs on his latest album, “Saints and Sinners,” singer/songwriter Matt Maher hopes to bring awareness and awakening in the midst of daily struggles.
“The hope of this record is that people would have an experience of encountering Jesus in the parts of their humanity that they didn’t think God would be in — mainly their disappointments, doubts and struggles,” Maher said.
“All the songs were inspired by different quotes, sermons and hymns that have played a significant role throughout history. These songs were based on great leaders who God raised up to speak out in times of struggle and adversity.
“As a Christian I do believe that ultimately the cross has overcome all obstacles including racial inequality and the wound that has left on American culture. The hope is that people would be inspired to be an instrument of peace and to seek Jesus first and foremost.”
Chart-topping music
Maher is currently touring across the country to promote the new album which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Christian Chart. The album’s current single, “Because He Lives (Amen),” recently garnered the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s National Christian Audience Chart and landed in the top 5 at radio.
Through his music Maher desires to help people find restoration, reconciliation and redemption through a relationship with Christ.
“When you can remember how far off you were when God found you, your own conversion stands as a testimony to God and His mercy but it also gives you a way to relate to other people,” Maher said.
“What I’m trying to do through music is explain the basics of faith and make it simple for people to understand why they need Christ as their Savior,” he said.
For Maher ministering to college students and young adults is especially important because of his own life experiences during those years.
“When I was 20 years old, my parents were going through a divorce and … for the first time I had people my age who were welcoming me into church and helping me to realize the importance of having a relationship with Jesus.
“The most important lesson I learned during my college years is that I can’t measure my life to the standard of the world, but I have to measure it by the standard of the cross,” Maher noted.
His songwriting has garnered many awards and achievements, including multiple Grammy nominations.
“I love writing and singing songs that connect people to God,” Maher said. “I hope people are encouraged and challenged to put their faith into action by being the hands and feet of Jesus.
“There’s no greater sound than hearing worshippers singing praises to God. When a song engages an entire room of people, it has the ability to pull everybody together in a way that nothing else does. That is my favorite thing to experience because God is in the midst of it all.”
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