The PowerBreak Podcast

Program 350– SHOW NOTES (2025 – 19)

Show date – May 13, 2025

THE Q&A FORMAT

1. OPEN with Tease

(Bob) “This is the PowerBreak Podcast, number 350 titled:

The Deceitful Heart

Pause for 5 seconds

– 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 – talk (((SOMETHING FROM LAST PROGRAM – The world, flesh, devil))) (new)

4. JT: Plea and thank you for ratings and review & for spreading the word via social media and word of mouth…
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7. TRANSITION

BB –  We are talking today about “The Deceitful Heart”

So JT What does that title bring up to your mind? ((JT ANSWERS))

8. Bob – POINT: God reminds us that we should be careful about listening to our hearts..…

Jeremiah 17:9–10 (ESV) — 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? 10 “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

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TODAY ---  “The deceitful heart”  (pause)

9. JT ------ OK THEN LET’S TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THAT as we bring up… WHAT’S NEW –  as we open Bob’s recent blog from bobbrubaker.com …

“the deceitful heart”

10. Presentation and discussion of Bob’s published article,

• Bob and JT discuss highlights of the PowerBreak blog

“The deceitful heart”

Bob concludes with “The PowerBreak blog is found at bobbrubaker.com”             ((((:03 PAUSE))))

11. JT – What’s happening Bob? What would you like our listeners to know about this week?

12. Bob – The Battle For the Mind –… & Sermon link on the website.

(((:03 PAUSE)))

13. JT – This is the PowerBreak Podcast, I’m JT along with Bob Brubaker and this is the –– time for some questions and answers. Feel free to submit your questions by EMAIL TO jtrebino@mac.com and we’ll get to the answer on an upcoming PowerBreak. Podcast…

JT – Question ONE - FROM THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF LIFE….

If God gives us a new heart, why must we be concerned to guard it?

14. Bob

Sounds logical but remember that even though our hearts have been changed, the remains of the old linger on in our lives, seeking to pull us away. It’s often called the flesh, as in our nature that we must constantly put to death by suppressing the call through our emotions and old ways of thinking and making decisions.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) — 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Colossians 3:5–10 (ESV) — 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

DISCUSSION

15. JT – Question Two… “FROM THE MENTAL ASPECT”

How can we mentally bring ourselves to be vigilant to guard our hearts?

16. Bob

Proverbs 4:23 (ESV) — 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Keep or guard --- what is valuable… lest we fall into the trap of unbelief, or hardness of heart, or distraction.

17. Discussion
18. Third question … Turning to the Physical

Let’s talk about some ways to work a regular exercising habit into life. Some people hear us talk about exercising and they need help just starting a program. So let’s go back to the basics of going from couch to a regular exercising regimen.

19. Bob ---
20. Write out some goals --- like an attainable long term goal, broken down to short term attainable goals that will build momentum. Best case scenario is to work with a coach to see where you are and look as to where you want to be and the benchmarks to get you there along the way. (((ILL of going from couch to 5K)))
21. Schedule your workout time on your calendar. Remember this is YOU time and since it’s scheduled you don’t have to think about whether to do it or not.
22. Take away any excuses. Set out your clothes, have your workout in hand, design your morning routine (or whenever you have decided is best.)
23. Build your momentum efforts gradually. Don’t bite off too much too soon or too hard too quickly.
24. Make exercise part of your identity. “I’m a runner” “I’m a cyclist”
25. Talk it up with others about the pleasures you are experiencing along the way.

JT’s Comments

Take Aways – JT …. And Bob

Bob’s final comment – It takes discipline to apply RICE when you are injured but it can speed the healing and get you back in the race sooner than later.

Point: DISCIPLINE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE --- in all aspects of life

Closing statement Bob…. “check out today’s show notes at bobbrubaker.com and click on the PowerBreak podcast – today’s show is 350.

20. JT – Submit your questions by EMAIL to jtrebino@mac.com and listen for OUR answer on an upcoming PowerBreak Podcast (((:03 pause)))

21. (((commercial by Bob))) – The Battle For the Mind

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22. (JT) Thank you for joining us for the PowerBreak Podcast. Please subscribe and leave a review where-ever you have downloaded the podcast. Check out the show notes, news, Bob’s weekly blog, and other cool things at bobbrubabaker.com and listen next time for the – “PowerBreak podcast.