356 - From Disobedience To Obedience

The PowerBreak Podcast

Program 356– SHOW NOTES (2025 – 25)

Show date – June 24, 2025

THE Q&A FORMAT

  1. OPEN with Tease

(Bob) “This is the PowerBreak Podcast, number 356 titled:

From Disobedience To Obedience

 

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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.”

  1. (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.

  1. Welcome – Bob and JT – talk (((SOMETHING FROM LAST PROGRAM – The Gift Of Suffering))) (new)

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  1. TRANSITION

BB –  We are talking today about “From Disobedience To Obedience”

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

  1. Bob – POINT: When God steps into our lives it make a big difference.

 

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.

TODAY ---  “From Disobedience To Obedience”

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  1. 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 …

“From Disobedience To Obedience”

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  1. Presentation and discussion of Bob’s published article,
  • Bob and JT discuss highlights of the PowerBreak blog

““From Disobedience To Obedience”

 

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

 

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

  1. Bob – God’s Powerline Of Prayer –… & Sermon link on the website.

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  1. 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….

Where does “not by works” end and good works begin?

  1. Bob

Excellent Question.

If we have good works before salvation, it becomes “works righteousness”. Doctrine and is offensive to God, takes away from the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, and makes it impossible for anyone to be saved.

Christianity is not a “do” religion, it is a celebration of what Christ has done.

Ephesians 2:8–10 (ESV) — 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

2 Timothy 1:9–10 (ESV) — 9 who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, 10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

Titus 2:11–14 (ESV) — 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Works are important, not a  merit of salvation, as if to earn our way, BUT as evidence of what God has done in our lives in bringing us to the Lord Jesus Christ.

DISCUSSION

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

How can we mentally bring ourselves to good works in the proper order of things.

  1. Bob

“After all He’s done for me – there isnn’t anything I wouldn’t do for Him.

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.

  1. Discussion
  2. Third question … Turning to the Physical

It’s summer and it’s hot. What are some ways to beat the heat when we workout and it’s H O T. HOT?

  1. Bob ---

Some ideas from the Hammer Nutrition staff…

  1. One way to train in the heat is to acclimate yourself by training in the heat!
  2. Staying hydrated when you workout or race is a byproduct of staying hydrated everyday.
  3. Take in fluids while you exercise. Caution that you don’t overdo it … which may seem hard to do but often people overdo the water alone and actually give themselves dehydration symptoms because they dilute the electrolytes in the blood.
  4. That means while you take in fluids, you need electrolytes too.
  5. Avoid foods which contain short term carbs, keep the carb intake to complex carbs.
  6. Pace yourself.
  7. Use caffeine with caution.
  8. Get wet.
  9. Know the symptoms of dehydration.

JT’s Comments

 

Take Aways – JT …. And Bob

 

Bob’s final comment – It takes discipline to prepare for and apply good sense to training in hot weather but the result is keeping up and thriving in the HOT weather rather than sitting around and not training because of the heat…

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 356.

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

  1. (((commercial by Bob))) – God’s Powerline Of Prayer

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