Habit Helps

Supplication (Practicing Prayer - Part 4)

Jeff & John Bruce

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)

Jeff & John Bruce

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)You are What You Eat

Jeff and John Bruce

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)

Jeff & John Bruce

In their first installment of a series on practicing prayer, John and Jeff discuss:

- 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)

Jeff & John Bruce

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)

John & Jeff Bruce

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...

Be Generous (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 7)

John and Jeff Bruce

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)

Jeff & John Bruce

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...

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

Jeff and John Bruce

- The importance of family affection in Christian community.

- Ways to show honor and affirmation.

- The difference between affirmation and flattery.

- And more...