Psalms 1–46 Part 1 • Steven Sharp Nelson • August 17-23 • Come, Follow Me

Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Is the Lord actually listening or just cataloging your complaints? Steven Sharp Nelson joins Hank and John to examine the Psalms as the ancient “people’s hymnbook,” showing how prayers of praise and lament can heal burnout, quiet the inner critic, and turn everyday creativity into worship. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT234EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT234FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT234DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT234PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT234ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/mbkORPrBrxU ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook   WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter   SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE: 0:00 - Part 1 - Brother Steven Sharp Nelson 0:33 Welcome 3:39 Victor Borga story 6:30 Today’s roadmap 8:06 John’s “translation” of Steven’s bio 11:33 Steven’s parents and his musical childhood 12:45 Come, Follow Me Manual 13:39 Why love the Psalms: The People’s Hymnbook 16:34 Psalms, joy, and Team Jesus 19:25 “Rehash browns” 22:41 Wrestling with the Adversary 25:29 Jesus’s final words were Psalms 28:32 Becoming psalmists 33:46 Creativity forces its way into its secrets 36:29 Divine nature is creative nature 39:28 Why Steven smiles while he plays 42:09 Play to the one 45:12 Is that me or the Adversary? 48:10 The Piano Guys’ Origin and burnout 51:54 The Broadway musical revelation 55:02 Look for the “packets” 58:40 “Be still and know” 1:01:46 Brother Dallas Jenkins and The Chosen 1:05:04 The 911 protection psalm 1:07:25 the temple as a place of connection 1:09:57 Korean mission story: “trees, not sisters” 1:12:52 End of Part 1 - Brother Steven Sharp Nelson Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design   "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com