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.
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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
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