Bad Fruit Podcast

Today we talk about God's blessings, and about suffering and ask the important question "can a Christian be an Eeyore?" Thank you for listening to the Bad Fruit Podcast. You can help financially support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/BadFruitPodcast also if you want to buy merch you can HERE . If you want to email we'd love to hear from you, just send it to badfruitpodcast@gmail.com and lastly, l...

Today marks the beginning of the Christmas season. And as we consider and think about the first coming of Jesus Christ, let us also consider and think about the second coming of Jesus Christ. Simeon was eagerly awaiting the Messiah. So too should we eagerly await His return to judge the living and the dead. Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Bad Fruit Podcast.

Continuing the conversation about whether or not a prophet can be "way off" and still be considered a true prophet. If you have any comments, questions or want to be a guest on the podcast, please email us at badfruitpodcast@gmail.com Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! God bless.

In this episode we review a message from THE megachurch that seems to defend his son's false prophecy (see more HERE ). So can a prophet be wrong and still be considered a prophet from God? Find out! Also you can find us on FACEBOOK and if you want to email us we love your feedback and messages! badfruitpodcast@gmail.com Thank you for listening and please like, subscribe, review and share.

In this episode we talk all about POWER! Why is the megachurch so obsessed with power? What is power? And we look at how this search for power is actually burdening people.

This episode might get Judah canceled! This is our episode about the question "can women be pastors?" The local megachurch we've been talking about seems to think so. But what about the Bible? As always feel free to email us if you disagree or want to comment on anything at badfruitpodcast@gmail.com  

Happy Reformation Day! In this episode Jonathan sits down with his own pastor to have a conversation about how Christians should think about politics and the upcoming election. Our hope is that it challenges you and encourages you.

We continue the conversation about the Legacy Dream Team and listen to a message from a wealthy businessman to the Legacy Dream Team.

In part one of our Legacy Dream Team deep dive we set the stage and explain what's going on. We talk about the Sin of Partiality in James 2 and ask the question: is a (sort of) secret Legacy Dream Team a form of this sin? If you were on the Dream Dream Team or maybe still on it and would like to share your story with us email us at badfruitpodcast@gmail.com Also if you want to get a shirt or stick...

We will be back next week with a great conversation about something we've been looking into for a while now. You won't want to miss it. In the meantime if you want to support us by buying a shirt or sticker as Judah mentioned in the update episode today you can do so at: TeePublic . If you would like to become a monthly (or one time) sponsor of the podcast you can do so at: buymeacoffee.com/BadFru...

This week I review part of a sermon David preached last year titled "The Response that Raises the Dead." In that sermon David gave a broad prophecy to all campuses and those online that all those who could not have a baby would be holding their baby by September of 2024. Did that prophecy come true? If you would like to get in touch with us about this or anything else email us at badfruitpodcast@g...

This week we talk about Steven Lawson and a few other pastors who have had "moral failures" and we talk about why we shouldn't follow celebrity pastors. If you want to get in touch with us you can email us at badfruitpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Facebook . We also have merch now! So if you want a t-shirt, sticker or hoodie click this link HERE .

Our conversation today is with Pete and Barry from the Trinity Foundation. They talk about financial abuse in the church, specifically looking at televangelists and megachurches. If you would like to get in touch with them you can email them at trinity@trinityfi.org And if you would like to learn more about them visit their website: https://trinityfi.org/ and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.co...

This is THE episode where Jonathan and Judah talk about the Stronger Men's Conference 2024 with Mark Driscoll! We talk about the infamous Wednesday night. And we give our reaction to both Craig and Cord's accounts of these events. We don't hold back. Buckle up!

Our first GOOD FRUIT episode! We spend the full time talking about the topic of "What is the Gospel?" I hope you will listen to this discussion and that you will be blessed by it. If you want to reach out to us please email us at badfruitpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/badfruitpodcast

In this episode Jonathan talks with Cord about his time at THE megachurch. Cord shares his testimony about being healed and his thoughts on the men's conference and the week following it. Cord shares his side of the story about being banned from the church for asking questions from leadership. This is another great episode and hope you enjoy it.

This week Jonathan shares his conversation with Craig, a former employee from the local megachurch who was fired for speaking up about his concerns. Craig shares his side of the story. We talk about a wide range of topics including the men's conference and the infamous Wednesday night prayer meeting. You can connect with us at https://www.facebook.com/badfruitpodcast or BadFruitPodcast@gmail.com  

This is our 10th episode! And it is a little bit longer than some of our other ones. This episode Judah talks about the friends of James River and how they have influenced John's policies, theology and even appearance. Many of these pastors have had moral failings, and while we keep it relatively tame, I did want to give a mild trigger warning since we do talk about some specific situations.

I recorded this on my phone after listening to Bill Johnson speak at James River Church August 21st 2024. I wanted to record a quick response. I’m sure we’ll get into all this more in-depth during future episodes.

This week Jonathan and Judah talk about last week's episode about tithing. We talk about the sabbath. And learning to rest in the finished work of Christ. We talk about Graeme Carle's book Eating Sacred Cows again (you can buy it here: https://emmausroad.org.nz/product/eating-sacred-cows-closer-look-tithing/ ). You can email us at BadFruitPodcast@gmail.com or find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Ba...

In this episode Jonathan is joined by pastor and author Graeme Carle from New Zealand to discuss his book Eating Sacred Cows and ask the question; Should Christians Tithe to the Church? You can learn more about Graeme and his book at https://emmausroad.org.nz/ and if you have any questions or comments you can send those to us at BadFruitPodcast@gmail.com  

This week we continue talking about ways Bad Fruit churches manipulate their congregations by twisting scripture. Also we talk about unicorns! We talk about tithing and mentioned this book, so if you are wanting to buy the book that just click the link https://emmausroad.org.nz/product/eating-sacred-cows-closer-look-tithing/ Also, you can find us at www.facebook.com/badfruitpodcast and you can ema...

This week we talk about how churches manipulate people, specifically looking at manipulation through false healings and miracles. We bring some scripture into the conversation and poke fun at Judah's baldness. Also we learn that you can be healed in various percentages.

What happens when Bad Fruit in a church isn't confronted? There will be collateral damage to the congregation. This week we talk about the that. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/badfruitpodcast and you can email us at BadFruitPodcast@gmail.com  

The continuation of our two part interview with Kadie the founder of the Facebook group Finding Jesus After Leaving James River. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, then you might want to do that now.