The PowerBreak Podcast

Program 032 – SHOW NOTES

THE Q&A FORMAT

1. OPEN with Tease

(Bob) “This is the PowerBreak Podcast, number 032, titled:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     “

What’s In Your Hand?

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– I’m Bob Brubaker along with JT as we hope you will stay tuned as we seek to give you a little power in this break to help you succeed in the race of life.”

2. (JT) This is the – PowerBreak Podcast – with a focus on the spiritual, the mental, and the physical aspects – all to help you succeed in the race of life. For show notes from today’s podcast go to bobbrubaker.com and follow the link for the PowerBreak podcast.

3. Welcome – Bob and JT – chit chat about life, walk with God, training, etc.

• Bob & JT – remarks regarding “Subscribing”

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• BB – Have you ever been given the multiple excuses why people aren’t serving God… “Well I just don’t have any talent or gifts or I would…??”
  • JT - (((answer)))

• JT – “I can just imagine how many times as a minister you’ve received that kind of lame excuse?”
  • Bob (((If I had anybody with talent do you think I’d ask you?))

4. Bob – POINT: We all get stuck in the trap of life called making excuses and forget about the words to Moses and implied to others, “What’s in your hand?”

5. JT --- I THINK WE OUGHT TO TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THAT as we bring up… WHAT’S NEW – as we open Bob’s recent blog from bobbrubaker.com …

Bob, tell us what you wrote in your blog, “What’s In Your Hand”

Presentation and discussion of Bob’s published article,                                                   What’s In Your hand?

• Bob and JT discuss highlights of the PowerBreak blog

• Bob concludes with “The PowerBreak blog is found at bobbrubaker.com”

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6. JT – What’s happening Bob? Any news we need to know about this week?”…

7. Bob (((BOOK PITCH FOR “God’s PowerLine Of Prayer”))

& (((Finding Delight On The Lord’s Day – making Sunday Special)) – just finished – month or so… & Sermon link on the website.

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8. JT – “So here we go… in our time for WHAT ABOUT THIS…  –– time for some questions and answers. Feel free to submit your questions by EMAIL TO JT@bobbrubaker.com and we’ll get to the answer on an upcoming PowerBreak. Podcast…

9. MORE Comments on the email address --- JT@bobbrubaker.com .

10. JT – Question ONE

Let’s talk some more about the spiritual side of What’s In Your Hand

IF A PERSON IS NOT SERVING – What should they do first?

11. Bob

• What is in your hand?
• What talents or gifts do you have?
• What opportunities are before you to serve?
  • Just ask…

John 6:5–13 (ESV) — 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.

• Note how the disciples took the little they could find in a boy’s lunch and gave it to Jesus who blessed it and fed the multitude and even had some left over. There are endless possibilities what God can do with what we have if we’ll just offer it to God.

CONCLUSION – if you are SERVING… then let’s talk about your focus and your love… get that right which as we talked about last time in enjoying the overflow is a grace in itself you then focus on serving…

Romans 12:1–2 (ESV) — 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

“Sacrifice – NOT WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE BUT WHAT’S IN YOUR HAND”

12. (JT) The next question is from a mental standpoint…

“What if a person feels like all they have to offer is insignificant?”

13. (Bob)

• What makes a talent, gift, or opportunity significant?”

1 Corinthians 4:7 (ESV) — 7 For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

James 1:16–17 (ESV) — 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Parable of the Talents… use what you’ve been given – TALENT, GIFTS, ABILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES…

14. (JT) Turning to the physical aspect of life….

Let’s talk about the importance of testing in physical training…

15. (BOB) ----

• Mark your improvement
• Coach uses data --- even if you self coach
• Doctors use date to make assements
• Stepping on a scale, taking physical measurements
• Assessment is needed to make changes to correct the course to meet the goal

WHAT SAY YOU JT? ---

                               (((JT ANSWERS ))))

Bob --- Don’t be afraid to test yourself… or to have a coach, or someone hold you accountable by your testing

16. Closing statement Bob…. “check out today’s show notes at bobbrubaker.com and click on the PowerBreak podcast – today’s show is 032

17. JT – Submit your questions by EMAIL to JT@bobbrubaker.com and listen for Bob’s answer on an upcoming PowerBreak Podcast

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18. (((commercial by Bob))) --- Running To Win

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