1 Samuel 17-18; 24-26; 2 Samuel 5-7 Part 1 • Bro. Mike Madsen • June 15-21 • Come, Follow Me
6/10/20261 hr 9 min
What if the quiet revolution drawing hundreds of millions into daily scripture study—and toward the Savior himself—began with a single question: does anyone actually read this? Brother Mike Madsen, Program Manager for Gospel Learning and Teaching, pulls back the curtain on Come Follow Me, the coming shift to a shorter Sunday schedule, and a teacher-led journey through David and Goliath that finds Christ in a shepherd boy's sling.
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TIMECODE
0:00 - Part 1 - Brother Michael Madsen
1:44 First Impressions of David: Example or Warning?
3:20 Bio
4:04 The origins of Come, Follow Me
4:50 A family of seven studying in a 10x10 shipping container
6:39 Fiji, Africa and the Philippines: The Global Ripple Effect
7:26 They didn’t see podcasts, seminary alignment, conversations at home
8:39 Podcasts shouldn’t supplant scripture study (Look for “study skills”)
10:07 The Savior’s invitations to feast on the word
12:15 Honoring the unnamed writers behind the curriculum
13:54 The Why behind the new 25-minute Sunday schedule
15:10 Igniting fires, not filling containers (more containers)
19:50 Inside the optimism and joy of the Church Office Building
21:43 Is the Church actually growing?
23:33 Come, Follow Me Manual
24:48 Four questions for any picture
27:06 Goliath’s size and armor (and Scripture Study Helps)
28:43 “How would it feel?” and facing the giant
29:51 The number 40
32:29 Israel’s demand for a king: the “I/he/his disease”
34:45 David speaks: “The armies of the living God”
36:31 A different style of warfare
38:16 The lion and the bear as divine preparation
40:42 Mike’s “primary teacher” pride story
42:27 Trying on Saul’s armor and 5 smooth stones
43:13 Pick a character: “The Battle is the Lord’s”
46:00 How a sling actually works (and the marshmallow story)
49:55 The power of silence in teaching
50:37 “What do you learn?” and running toward the army
52:12 Evan and the locker room
54:15 Teach about Jesus Christ, no matter what lesson you teach
55:50 David as a type of Christ
57:32 Jonathan strips off his robe
1:00:57 Saul’s jealousy creeps in
1:04:35 Saul’s pursuit and David flees to Samuel
1:05:02 Where jealousy originates. Saul vs the Son in Moses 1
1:07:50 Selflessness, Africa, and the fruits of the Spirit
1:08: 54 End of Part 1 - Brother Michael Madsen
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsHank Smith· Host0:00
Coming up in this episode on Follow Him.
John Bytheway· Host0:03
When assignments come to us or when maybe we're going through a difficult time, we don't know what that's preparing us for coming down the road. From that, I want to embrace every chance I get. I don't care what it is, how maybe significant or insignificant it may seem, embrace it all because it may, you never know what that is preparing you for.
Hank Smith· Host0:25
Hello, my friends. Welcome to another episode of Follow Him. My name is Hank Smith. I'm your host. I'm here with my co-host, John, by the way, who is more righteous than I.
John Bytheway· Host0:36
[laughs] Does righteous mean old? Yeah.
Hank Smith· Host0:39
[laughs] John- Righteous means old, then you're- [laughs] John, it is true, and I'm okay with it. Thou art more righteous than I. That's what Saul says to David in 1 Samuel 24:17. Saul, who- Hmm ... was struggling by this time says, "Oh, David, you are more righteous than I." And John, you are. John, we are honored today, and I've been looking forward to this for a really long time, to have our friend, Brother Mike Madsen with us. Mike, welcome to Follow Him.
Mike Madsen· Guest1:06
Thank you so much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here.
Hank Smith· Host1:10
[laughs] Oh, this is gonna be a treat. You don't usually remember the month and year where you meet someone, but I met Mike in May of 2002, 'cause I had just been hired as a brand-new seminary teacher, and he was one of those people that welcome you to the program at that point, welcome you to the job, and make you feel like a million bucks.