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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