Behind the Band (MercyMe)
This is the name of the lead singer and main character of the movie.
Who is Bart Millard?
"I Can Only Imagine" made history by becoming the best-selling single of this specific music genre.
What is Christian music?
He plays Bart's abusive but ultimately redeemed father, Arthur, in a critically acclaimed performance.
Who is Dennis Quaid?
Fill in the blank of Arthur's harsh advice to young Bart: "Dreams don't pay the bills. Only _______ pays the bills."
What is work?
True or False: Forgiving someone means that you completely condone, excuse, or forget the bad behavior that hurt you.
What is False? (Forgiveness is releasing resentment, not excusing the action.)
Bart suffers this type of injury, which ends his high school football career and forces him into music.
What is a broken ankle?
Bart famously writes the lyrics to the song on the back of this item while riding in the band's tour bus.
What is a journal?
This is the name of Bart's childhood sweetheart and lifelong love interest.
Who is Shannon?
When Bart is struggling to write authentic music, Scott tells him, "You're writing to ________. Stop doing that."
What is escape?
What is a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past injury?
What is a grudge?
Bart initially takes over this specific technical job for his school's music department before being forced to sing.
What is running the soundboard?
Bart writes the lyrics in this incredibly short amount of time once the inspiration finally hits him.
What is 10 minutes?
Arthur becomes obsessed with listening to this specific type of radio program after finding out he is terminally ill.
What are radio preachers?
Arthur beautifully tells Bart late in the film, "I was a monster... and I saw God transform from a monster into a _______."
What is a father?
According to medical experts, choosing to forgive can drastically lower this specific biological metric, reducing your risk of heart attacks.
What is blood pressure?
This is the name of the veteran music manager who discovers the band but initially tells them they "aren't good enough."
Who is Scott Brickell?
Bart realizes the phrase "I can only imagine" was written repeatedly on items left behind by this deceased relative.
Who is his father?
Arthur is diagnosed with this terminal illness, which ultimately leads to his diagnosis and redemption.
What is pancreatic cancer?
Bart explains his father's miraculous redemption by saying, "He went from a man I hated to the man I wanted to _______."
What is be like?
Psychologists state that the hardest, yet most crucial, final step in the healing process after a traumatic childhood is often forgiving this specific person.
Who is yourself?
Before deciding on the name MercyMe, Bart’s grandmother used to yell this specific phrase at him to get him moving.
"Mercy me, Bart, move!"
The song famously crossed over from Christian radio to mainstream radio after being played on a morning show in this major U.S. city.
What is Dallas, Texas?
When Bart’s mother abandons the family early in the film, she leaves Bart at this specific type of summer camp.
What is a Christian camp?
When Bart asks Shannon why she didn't throw away his old journal, she says, "Because I knew you'd come back for your _______."
What is song?
A famous quote by author Lewis B. Smedes describes the freedom of letting go by stating: "To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was _______."
What is you? (Accept yourself)