I love it when the Lord uses unbelievers to unintentionally communicate eternal Truth! One of my favorite examples is the song, “Savin’ Me,” by Nickelback. The song is a few years old, but every time I watch this music video the words stand out:
These iron bars can’t hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I’m callin’
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I’m fallin’, I’m fallin’Say it for me
Say it to me
And I’ll leave this life behind me
Say it if it’s worth saving meHeaven’s gates won’t open up for me
With these broken wings I’m fallin’
And all I see is you
There’s obviously a lot of spiritual overtones in this video. It points out that time will eventually run out for everyone, sometimes suddenly and unexpectedly, sometimes not. The band asks, “Say it if it’s worth savin’ me” before time runs out.
Small Group Discussion Questions
The next time you talk with your youth group about evangelism, you could use this video to spark some great discussions. Here are some sample questions to get you started.
- Nickelback is a mainstream band of non-Christians. What do you think they’re trying to say through this music video?
- What message do you personally take away from this music video?
- Even though we can’t see the countdown timers, do you think something similar exists in the spiritual realm?
- What if you really could see these countdown timers above everyone’s head. How would that affect your interaction with friends, family members and even strangers?
- Even though we obviously cannot see those countdown timers above everyone’s head, should our interaction with people be any different than if we could see it? How so, or why not?
- If non-Christians are crying out on the inside asking for someone to say something or do something that could save them from death, why are we sometimes so timid in heeding their cry, “Say it if it’s worth saving me?”
- In the song, it appears like the person they’re singing about is focused on a certain person to say something and save them, but in the music video it’s a bunch of strangers saving each other. When it comes to sharing the gospel message, do you think it’s better for it to come from a friend, from a stranger, or it doesn’t matter who it comes from? Why?
- If this week you picture everyone around you with countdown timers above their heads, how will your week be different?
What other discussion questions would you ask to go along with this music video?
