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In this 8-part series, Father and Son Jeff and John Bruce discuss the critical role of habits in the Christian life. Listen in as John and Jeff continue their life-long conversation on how habits build us as followers of Jesus, and how we can build better habits.

Creekside Community Church


    • Jun 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Walking the Talk (Part 2) - Luke 6:1-49

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 1:27


    John and Kyle Driggers, Creekside's discipleship pastor, continue with the new series based on Creekside's Sunday sermons. This week, they discuss sermons preached on May 26th (Luke 6:1-19) and June 2nd (Luke 6:20-49), and how to implement the truth found in these texts. 

    Walking the Talk (Part 1) - Luke 5:12-26

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 33:18


    Jeff and John begin a new series based on Creekside's Sunday sermons. This week, they discuss sermons preached on May 5th (Luke 5:1-11) and May 12th (Luke 5:12-26), and how to implement the truth found in these texts. 

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 16): Smart People Love Discipline (Part 4):

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 30:28


    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 15): Smart People Love Discipline (Part 3): 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 33:22


    Jeff and John continue their conversation on the theme of discipline in the book of Proverbs, discussing the theme of diligence. Topics include:- Why diligence is a skill to learn.- The difference between efficiency and effectiveness.- Taking a long-view of life.- Working on the right things at the right times....and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 14): Smart People Love Discipline (Part 2):

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 31:26


    Jeff and John continue their conversation on the theme of discipline in the book of Proverbs, and revisit the theme of sloth. Topics include: - How to know if you're a sluggard. - Defeating procrastination.  - The real differences between lazy and productive people. ...and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 13): Smart People Love Discipline (Part 1): 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 25:58


    Jeff and John start a conversation on the theme of discipline in the book of Proverbs. Topics include: - The importance of saying "no" to yourself. - Why willpower is not sufficient. - Learning to love discipline  ...and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 12): Smart People Pursue Integrity (Part 2): 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 35:38


    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 12): Smart People Pursue Integrity (Part 2): Jeff and John continue discussing the theme of integrity in Proverbs, including:- 4 critical areas of integrity.- The importance of honesty in "little" things. - Picking truthful friends...and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 11): Smart People Pursue Integrity. 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 33:56


    Jeff and John discuss the theme of integrity, including:- The difference between authenticity and integrity.- How integrity protects and guides us.- The challenges to building integrity.- How to build integrity....and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 10): Cultivating a Good Reputation (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 33:10


    Jeff and John continue their discussion on the importance of "a good name" from Proverbs 25. Topics include,- The relationship between self-control and honor. .- The art of persuasion. - Having clear convictions.- Letting your "yes" be "yes" and your "no" be "no."...and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 9): Cultivating a Good Reputation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 31:14


    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 8): Be Proactive in Doing Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 31:34


    In the eighth installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff, and John discuss being proactive in doing good, including: - How fearing God leads to generosity. - Seeing how God views the poor. - The complex nature of poverty. - Ways to start being proactive in doing good. ...and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 7): Prioritize friendship (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 34:20


    In the seventh installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss how to make friends, including:- What to look for (and what to avoid) in potential friends- Overcoming barriers to making friends- Being a friendly versus being a friend- Friendship as a shoulder to shoulder relationship....and much more

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 6): Prioritize friendship (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 35:30


    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 6): Prioritize friendship (part 1)n the sixth installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss- The decline of friendship- The need for friendship- and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 5): Protecting your marriage.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 34:56


    In the fifth installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss: - The importance of prioritizing marriage. - Identifying warning signs within marriage. - Differences between the biblical vision of marriage and cultural expectations around marriage. - The need for a bigger mission in marriage. - and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 4): How to manage God's Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 0:30


    In the fourth installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss: - Habits of wise financial management from the book of Proverbs. - Transferring ownership of our wealth to God. - Problems with sports talk radio. - Problems with raccoons. - and much more.

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 3): How (not) to manage God's money.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023


    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 2): Taking God Seriously

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 0:29


    In the second installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss:- Why is fear of the Lord "the beginning of the wisdom" (Proverbs 1:7)?- What is (and is not) the fear of the Lord?- Why don't we fear the Lord?- How do we grow in the fear of the Lord?and more...

    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 1): Becoming a Lifelong Learner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 34:26


    Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 1): Becoming a Lifelong Learner. In the first installment of a new series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss: - Why they love the book of Proverbs. - The nature of "wisdom" in the book of Proverbs. - Learning to desire wisdom. - Learning from the book of nature and the book of Scripture. - Becoming a lifelong learner. and more...

    Dirty Deeds (Part 7): How to Kill Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 33:28


    Dirty Deeds (Part 6): The Tongue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 36:48


    John and Jeff talk about sins of the tongue. Topics include: - Why can't we tame the tongue? - Why is the tongue so dangerous? - How God empowers us to control our speech. - How to speak with restraint.  - Guidelines for digital communication. and more...

    Dirty Deeds (Part 5): Sloth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 38:56


    John and Jeff talk about sloth and laziness. Topics include: - What's so dangerous about being lazy? - How to tell if you're a sluggard - How to grow in diligence and more...

    Dirty Deeds (Part 4): Lust

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 45:26


    Dirty Deeds (Part 3): Greed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 35:38


    John and Jeff talk about greed. Topics include: - What is greed? - How does greed relate to idolatry? - The differences between prosperity theology, poverty theology, and stewardship theology. - Diagnosing greed in our own hearts. - Disciplines for killing greed. - and more.

    Title: Dirty Deeds (Part 2): Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 43:26


    John and Jeff talk about sinful anger. Topics include: What is God's anger? What is good anger? - The many faces of anger.- The danger of anger.- Channeling anger towards constructive ends. - The necessity of forgiveness. - and much more. 

    Dirty Deeds (Part 1): Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 40:02


    In their first installment of a new series on putting to death the "deeds of the body" (Romans 8:13), John and Jeff talk about...- The nature of sin, and how it takes up residence in our fallen bodies.- Why we must not only build good habits but put to death bad habits. - The nature of pride, and why it's the root sin.- Modern notions of self-esteem.- Manifestations of pride.- Ways to kill pride. - and much more...

    Habits of Biblical Parenting (Part 5): Bonus Episode! Navigating Tech with Our Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 41:08


    In the fifth and final installment of this series, Creeksiders Deb and Dan join Jeff to talk about the challenges of navigating tech with our kids. Dan and Deb have served in campus ministry for nearly two decades, and have witnessed firsthand the impact of tech on emerging generations. In this episode, they discuss... - Changes between the average college student in 2002 and 2022. - The impact of ubiquitous tech on children and young adults. - The spiritual impact of tech. - Principles for managing our kids' use of tech. - and much more...

    Habits of Biblical Parenting (Part 4): Gentleness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 28:52


    In the fourth installment of this series, Greg and Jeff talk about the importance of gentleness in parenting. They discuss: - The biblical definition of gentleness. - The difference between meekness and weakness. - Rejection as the opposite of gentleness, and different ways parents can reject their kids. - The difference between gentleness and permissibility. - The gentleness of Jesus. - and much more...

    Habits of Biblical Parenting (Part 3): Diligent Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022


    In the third installment of this series, Greg and Jeff talk about diligently teaching our kids to follow Jesus. In this episode they discuss: - The difference between learning in a classroom and learning as an apprentice. - The importance of internalizing the word. - Capturing teachable moments. - Ways to teach the faith to our kids. - and much more...

    Habits of Biblical Parenting (Part 2): Winning Their Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 41:18


    In the second installment of this series, Greg, John and Jeff discuss winning the hearts of our children. In this episode they discuss: - Why our kids must be won. - Avoiding both domineering and codependent styles of parenting. - Pursuing our kids the way Christ pursues us. - How to win our kids' hearts. - and much more...

    Habits of Biblical Parenting (Part 1): Parenting = Discipling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 34:36


    In the first installment of this new series, Greg Arthur (Creekside's Pastor to Families) joins John and Jeff to discuss the habits of biblical parenting. In this episode they discuss: - The foundational importance of parents. - How God uses parents to pass on the faith. - The connection between parenting and discipleship. - and much more...

    Supplication (Practicing Prayer - Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 29:54


    In the fourth and final installment of their series on practicing prayer, John and Jeff discuss: - What in the world is supplication? - Prayer and God's sovereignty - The importance of persistence - Praying proactively versus reactively - and much more...

    Thanksgiving (Practicing Prayer - Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 26:54


    In their third installment of a series on practicing prayer, John and Jeff discuss: - The difference between adoration and thanksgiving - Why thanksgiving is an essential part of genuine faith - The connection between joy and praise - Habits for growing in gratitude - and much more...

    Confession (Practicing Prayer - Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 31:58


    In their second installment of a series on practicing prayer, John and Jeff discuss: - Why is confession necessary, if all of our sins were forgiven at the cross? - The spiritual benefits of confession - The difference between conviction and condemnation - Why we need Scripture to guide our confession, - and much more...

    Adoration (Practicing Prayer - Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 27:44


    - Why prayer is challenging. - The different kinds of prayer in Scripture. - The importance of starting with adoration. - How to grow in the practice of adoring God. - and much more...

    Be Empathetic (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 29:36


    In the ninth installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:15, and creating a culture of empathy. They discuss... - Why they aren't the best people to be having this conversation. - How Jesus models compassion. - What empathy is and is not. - The importance of not only weeping with those who weep, but rejoicing with those who rejoice. - and much more....

    Be Gracious (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 31:52


    In the eighth installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:14, and creating a culture of grace. They discuss... - What it means (and doesn't mean) to practice non-retaliation - How the command to "love your enemies" applies within the church - Different ways we can retaliate against people - What a church should look like in the face of outside hostility - and much more....31:52

    Be Generous (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 33:18


    In the seventh installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:13, and creating a culture of generosity. They discuss... - What generosity and hospitality looked like in the early church. - Why Westerners in particular are resistant to living this way. - The link between sharing our stuff and sharing our lives - How to grow in hospitality and generosity - And more...

    Remain Positive (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 32:40


    In the sixth installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:12, and creating a culture of positivity. They discuss... - What Christian hope is (and is not) and how it shapes community. - How hope and prayer fuel endurance. - How (and how not) to encourage people who are suffering. - And more...

    Title: Pursue Consistency (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 27:34


    Title: Honor One Another (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 29:54


    In the fourth installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:10, and creating a culture of honor. They discuss... - The importance of family affection in Christian community. - Ways to show honor and affirmation. - The difference between affirmation and flattery. - And more...

    Pursue Authentic Love (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 34:04


    In the third installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:9, and what "genuine love" really is. They discuss... - What it means to love "authentically" vs. modern understandings of authenticity. - The relationship between love and truth. - Steps for cultivating genuine love in a community. - And more...

    Seeing Others' Need for Us (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 28:34


    In the second installment of their series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:6-8, and the importance of recognizing others' need for us. They talk about... - The danger of overvaluing and undervaluing your role in the body of Christ. - Consumeristic vs covenantal community. - The nature of "spiritual gifts." - The importance of "running plays" as a community. - And much more...

    Seeing our Need for Others (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 34:56


    In their first installment of a new series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:1-8, and our need for others. In this episode, they talk about...- How renewing our minds (Romans 12:2) begins with changing the way we think about God's people (Romans 12:3-8).- How individualism shapes our view of the Bible, the gospel, and the church.- The difference between wanting community and needing community.- Christian community as a spiritual discipline.- And much more...

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