{"podcast":{"title":"Come, Follow Me for Teens","slug":"come-follow-me-for-teens-6045146","podcast_index_feed_id":6045146,"rss_url":"https://joshdowns.com/come-follow-me-for-teens?format=rss","website_url":"https://joshdowns.com/come-follow-me-for-teens/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6260f0a87844217da9258e62/1736840889719-8JWC9ZNR8EUZ9YJGN7TJ/CFM+Podcast+Cover+Resize.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Josh Downs","episode_count":192,"summary":"Come, Follow Me for Teens is a weekly podcast built around the Come, Follow Me curriculum and designed especially for teenagers, parents of teenagers, youth leaders, and teachers. Each episode takes the week’s scripture study and focuses on three clear gospel principles, using stories, questions, experiences, and practical application to help teenagers understand not only what the scriptures teach, but how those teachings can make a difference in their own lives. Episodes are intentionally shorter, engaging, and easy to use for personal study, family discussion, youth lessons, or class preparation. Most importantly, the goal of Come, Follow Me for Teens is to help young people come closer to Jesus Christ, recognize His influence in their lives, and discover how the gospel can help them navigate the experiences and challenges they face every day.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T06:24:28.921563+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/come-follow-me-for-teens-6045146"},"episode":{"title":"Come Follow Me for Teens: \"I am Doing a Great Work\" (Ezra and Nehemiah)","slug":"come-follow-me-for-teens-i-am-doing-a-great-work-ezra-and-nehemiah","published_at":"2026-07-26T19:10:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/come-follow-me-for-teens-6045146/come-follow-me-for-teens-i-am-doing-a-great-work-ezra-and-nehemiah","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/come-follow-me-for-teens-6045146","url":"https://joshdowns.com/come-follow-me-for-teens/ezra-nehemiah-i-am-doing-a-great-work","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6260f0a87844217da9258e62/t/6a652f50b90fe55784d8a3c3/1785638314613/Ep.185+CFM+for+Teens+-+I+Am+Doing+a+Great+Work.mp3","summary":"Study & Teaching Resources This week’s episode focuses on Ezra 1–7 and Nehemiah 1–8: “I Am Doing a Great Work.” We’ll talk about how God worked through Cyrus, a Persian king outside the covenant faith, to help His people return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple; how Jesus Christ can rebuild testimony, hope, trust, worthiness, and other holy things that may feel weakened or broken; and how Nehemiah protected the work when opposition, fear, distraction, and pressure came. We’ll also compare Nehemiah’s declaration, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down,” with Lahonti being drawn away from safety and poisoned “by degrees.” These chapters help teens see that God is working through more people than we may realize, that no life is too damaged for Christ to restore, and that when He helps us rebuild something holy, we must be prepared to protect it and remain faithful. • Get this week’s Study & Teaching Guide: https://joshdowns.com/cfm-resources/p/come-follow-me-for-teens-ezra-nehemiah-study-teaching-guide • Join the Come Follow Me for Teens membership for full access to weekly lessons, early episodes, teaching guides, devotionals, and resources: https://joshdowns.com/cfm-membership","meta_description":"Study & Teaching Resources This week’s episode focuses on Ezra 1–7 and Nehemiah 1–8: “I Am Doing a Great Work.” We’ll talk about how God worked throug…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/come-follow-me-for-teens-6045146/episodes/come-follow-me-for-teens-i-am-doing-a-great-work-ezra-and-nehemiah/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/come-follow-me-for-teens-6045146/come-follow-me-for-teens-i-am-doing-a-great-work-ezra-and-nehemiah.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}