Lessons From A Casino • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come Follow Me
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook 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/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
Genesis 18-23 Part 2 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me
Dr. Carli Anderson continues to examine Genesis 18-23 through Hebrew textual analysis, reframing Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham as parallel figures of faith whose choices, trials, and covenant roles reveal deeper layers of wisdom, agency, and trust in God’s promises.ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Carli Anderson01:05 Midrash: What made Sarah laugh?03:04 Reframing Hagar 05:57 Isaac is born and Ishamael needs a wife06:59 Trying to understand “mocking”08:07 New understanding of a very difficult verse10:54 Move the boys so they both inherit14:39 God tells us Sarah was right16:06 Sarah willing to do the difficult things18:21 Hagar’s desert expertise explains Ishamael’s posterity24:44 Hagar as hero27:15 Three stories, Three sources of hope29:32 Parallels to the Savior33:33 Hineni35:08 Only son means unity between father and son39:08 The beauty revealed in the Hebrew 42:40 What is Isaac thinking?45:05 Isaac’s willingness 48:50 A raised knife50:31 God loves a photo finish55:09 Story for three major religions56:53 Word play that points to Jesus Christ1:00:47 The importance of Mount Moriah1:04:24 End of Part 2 - Dr. Carli AndersonThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
Genesis 18-23 Part 1 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me •
What happens when we read the stories of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar through an ancient lens instead of modern assumptions? Dr. Carli Anderson joins hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway to explore the legal, and linguistic depth of these foundational narratives, revealing Sarah’s majesty, Hagar’s complexity, and the deeply personal, covenant-centered relationship God forms with each of them.ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Carli Anderson01:31 Episode Teaser03:56 Bio05:12 Come, Follow Me Manual06:58 Every word matters and word play09:29 Hebrew acrostic poetry10:14 Cultural weight of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar13:09 Reframing Sarah17:29 Sarah in Egypt20:02 Story repeats21:35 Sarah seen as royalty23:11 Sarah makes a decision27:51 The position of trusted servants30:28 A real tragedy, it seems33:51 What Hagar knows38:36 Not knowing what is on the next page39:35 Ancient family lines defined42:03 Three transformative stories43:39 A sister’s similar experience with the Lord46:09 Hugh B. Brown’s experience with the Gardener51:37 Sarah keeps the faith (loyalty + courage)54:26 Sarah as queen56:54 Dramatic irony with the binding of Isaac1:00:06 Parallel laughing1:04:04 The Lord specializing in the “impossible”1:06:27 Archetypal storyThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
Sibling Unrivalry • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me
SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/xgDNrM9rxVoALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook 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/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 2 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me
Dr. Jenae Nelson weaves Genesis 12-17 with Abraham 1-2 with her own “out of order” life story to show how covenants, divine timing, and wilderness seasons reveal that the ultimate reward of faith is a living relationship with Jesus Christ.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XJvMZcDIRRUALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.comFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBookWEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletterSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Jenae Nelson03:16 Patience for promised blessings04:10 Life experiences not in the order expected09:22 Souls that were won12:15 Why covenants?15:29 Elder Renlund on power through covenants18:48 Abraham and Lot divide the land22:29 Cutting a covenant26:36 The Sea of Galilee vs The Dead Sea30:58 The paradox of giving33:45 Purpose at the intersection of gifts and the world35:15 Where does our tent face?39:52 Tent stories42:04 Faith not in outcomes44:44 Why obedience?47:01 God expands and multiplies via covenant50:44 Hope is what you need in the darkest times54:11 Encouragement for those in difficult times59:02 Unprofitable servants and promises kept1:04:24 End of Part 2 - Dr. Jenae NelsonThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com