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One of the highlights of the American Family Insurance weekend of inspiration is the opportunity for Dowdy and Corbus to participate in the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration. This year’s event will be hosted by entertainment mogul and one of the most iconic figures in music, Rev Run, with gospel’s sweetheart, CeCe Winans, as co-host. American Idol winner Fantasia will headline the show with performances by top gospel and contemporary Christian artists Natalie Grant, Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker and other celebrity guests including members of the NFL Players Choir, a group of 30 multi-talented, active and former NFL players.

Dowdy leads an East Syracuse, N.Y.-based ministry. Known as “Minista Whisper” in the Christian hip hop community, Dowdy submitted an original and creative video showcasing his gospel rap talent. He often performs in his hometown with his six-year-old son, Josiah. “I feel blessed to win the 2012 Jingle Dreams contest,” said Dowdy. “This win isn’t just for me, but for my wife and kids, for the body of Christ, for the people that I minister to and for the homeless that we help clothe and feed. This win is also for our church and for all those who have supported and believed in me over the years.”

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We’ll have a great conversation about everything from faith to football, enjoy fun prizes, and meet great people on Twitter. It is ALWAYS a good time so we hope you can join us tonight! Every few minutes, during the party, we will be giving away the following prizes to winners who RSVP:

• American Family Insurance (@AmFam) Emergency Car Kit
• Super Bowl Gospel T-shirt & Hat prize pack
• Signed copy of Indianapolis Colt’s, Gary Brackett’s newest book Winning!
• $25 Itunes Card
  

Date: Friday, January 27th, 2012

Time: 9:00-10:00 PM EST

Moderator: @SuperBowlGospel

Hashtag: #SuperBowlGC

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**Be sure to RSVP with your @TwitterHandle Below to be eligible for prizes**

Every athlete’s ultimate goal is to win. Being a former NCAA athlete myself I can relate to the perspective of an elite athlete and the attitude he or she needs in order to be victorious. Preparation plus opportunity equals success. And proper preparation also prevents poor performance. One of the key components to most athletes’ preparation is music.

From swimming to baseball to basketball and football, you can find athletes everywhere with headphones on their heads, getting mentally pumped up to face their competition.  “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” – Luke 6:45. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” – Proverbs 18:21. “A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth.” – Proverbs 13:2. If the athlete’s goal is truly to win, then the ideal music and lyrics that could positively fuel that athlete’s desire are that of which speak life, promise, and victory!

One day on a basketball court two young men were competing in a one-on-one game. The score was 9 to 2 and the first one to score 21 points would win. The young man who was losing at the time remembered what he learned about the power of positive confession and decided to put his knowledge to use. Although he felt down he tried to pick himself up and began to repeat to himself “Keep the momentum, stay in the groove!” ‘Keep the momentum, stay in the groove!” under his breath. That young man scored 19 points in a row and won the game!

The moral of the story is that words have powerful meaning.  Through words that we speak to ourselves or words that we hear in music. If an athlete’s goal is to win and to be a productive team player, it would prove to be in the athlete’s best interest to guard his heart from destructive words and empower his mind with positive words and expressions of victory, triumph and success…don’t you think?

Just remember: “Words can plant the seed of and influence success or failure in your mind and in the mind of another.”

What type of music and lyrics do you believe truly INSPIRE and EMPOWER athletes to perform at their highest level? What inspires you?

]]> http://www.superbowlgospel.com/music-continues-to-provide-inspiration-to-athletes/feed 0 http://www.superbowlgospel.com/faith-football-will-allen-pittsburgh-steelers http://www.superbowlgospel.com/faith-football-will-allen-pittsburgh-steelers#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:33 +0000 Super Bowl Gospel http://www.superbowlgospel.com/?p=1186 Will Allen, of the Pittsburgh Steelers speaks about how gospel music affects him and his love for the Lord.