Walking the Talk (Part 2) - Luke 6:1-49
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
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.
Jeff and John wrap up their series on the book of Proverbs by sharing a number of lessons they've learned on "redeeming the time" (Ephesians 5:16).
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.
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.
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):
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.
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.
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
In the ninth installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff and John discuss the importance of having "a good name." Topics include,
- The power of reputation
- Reputation as a byproduct and not a goal.
- How to cultivate a good reputation (from Proverbs 25).
...and much more.
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.
Title: Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 7): Prioritize friendship (part 2)
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)
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.
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.
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 racoons.
- and much more.
Smart People: What Proverbs Teaches about Building Habits (Part 3): How (not) to manage God's money. In the third installment of their series on the book of Proverbs, Jeff, and John discuss:
- What Proverbs teaches about finances.
- How money relates to the fear of the Lord.
- 5 financial pitfalls Proverbs warns against...
and more...
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...
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...
In the final installment of their series on the deeds of the flesh, John and Jeff talk about how to mortify sin (Romans 8:13). Topics include:
- The critical importance of union with Christ.
- Identifying triggers.
- The importance of fasting and feasting.
- True repentance.
and more...
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...