Bear Good Fruit Podcast

Pastor Ben and Julie Nobles are on a church planting journey. They have a God-given desire to be part of a church that looks like Revelation 7:9 where all nations, tribes, people, and tongues are unified (but not uniform) in they're worship of God. The problem is we're so divided on scriptural interpretations and applications that our churches are more segregated and divided than ever in the history of the church. Why 2,000 years post resurrection does the church splinter even more?Our conviction is to unify all people to ultimately Bear Good Fruit as we grow spiritually.

Bear Good Fruit Podcast is a religion podcast hosted by Ben Nobles, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ben Nobles hosts Bear Good Fruit Podcast, a religion show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #19

  Wilderness

  Jul 16, 202649 minS1

  SO MUCH has happened since we've last recorded a conversation. The summer heat and preparation season of Tree of Life has the Wilderness on our minds. Is the wilderness inevitable like something that happens to us or essential for the journey to becoming more fully human? Is it something to avoid or something to embrace? How can we have a fruitful perspective on the wilderness and even experience pieces of the Promised Land in the midst of it?Plus, we've got plenty of updates if you're curious how the journey of planting has been going!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0:00 - Intro2:18 - Survival Trivia Game11:00 - Updates: Pentecost, Camp Awaken, & FL Trip18:03 - Ben's personal funk21:30 - Tree of Life's Location Update22:08 - Should we avoid the Wilderness at all costs?23:34 - What does Wilderness mean to you?25:18 - Israel is a Microcosm of Humanity27:00 - Developing a "Good Eye" (Optimism) around the Wilderness32:20 - Is the Wilderness inevitable or essential?34:04 - Prophet Jeremiah and his Wilderness38:00 - Jeremiah's Hope / God's Purpose of the Wilderness40:53 - Citizenship, Identity, & Purpose of Jesus Followers41:37 - Tree of Life's "Wilderness" Era47:00 - Open Invitation47:50 - Encouragement------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Go and Bear Good Fruit!Thanks for listening and if you want to learn more about our new ministry, check outTree-of-Life.Church

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  Episode #18

  Marriage

  May 21, 202656 minS1

  It's our 14th anniversary (Biblically significant nerdout number) and we've got marriage on our minds. We explore the irony around biblical marriages being unbiblical and dismantle a number of common myths about marriage too. We hope this conversation gives life and hope to those called into marriage at the same time to caveat for those to feel peace around their life of singleness as a way to honor Christ-like devotion to His Bride (the church). Buckle up - butter cup for a deep-ish dive into marriage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Not So Newlywed Game 3:20 - Actual start to the game... 13:39 - Vision of Tree of Life in regards to Marriage 16:30 - Marriage Myth 1: Soulmate 22:20 - 2: Spark Myth 25:00 - 3: 50/50 (Contractual Agreement) Myth 31:50 - 4: Ball & Chain Myth 34:50 - 5: "You Complete Me" Myth 42:37 - What's a Biblical Marriage? (Should everyone get married?) 51:44 - Caveats & Grains of Salt (sorry for tech difficulties) 53:13 - Tree of Life Vision Cast for Marriage Ministries ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go and Bear Good Fruit! Thanks for listening and if you want to learn more about our new ministry, check out Tree-of-Life.Church

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  Episode #17

  Youth Ministry

  Apr 22, 202646 minS1

  In this conversation we talk through the importance of youth ministry in the church. Should youth have a separate gathering than the larger church gatherings? Who is responsible for discipling our children? How does American culture prolong adolescence in setting up our next generation for failure? Join us as we share perspective of 12 years in youth ministry that hopefully inspires us to produce Good Fruit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Tree of Life Update 7:38 - Game: Real Slang or Cap! 15:10 - Is Youth Ministry Biblical? 19:23 - Shadow Side to Youth Ministry 21:34 - Jesus' Disciples were Youth Students! 24:22 - Importance of Dignifying Our Youth with Responsibilities 26:19 - Should we "Outsource" Discipleship? 29:24 - What's the Bible Say about Importance of Teaching Youth? 32:56 - Kid's Can Handle More 39:50 - The World Will Speak if the Church is Silent 41:19 - Camp Awaken 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go and Bear Good Fruit! Thanks for listening and if you want to learn more about our new ministry, check out Tree-of-Life.Church

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  Episode #16

  Treasures

  Mar 25, 202655 minS1

  In our longest episode yet (sorry about that), we unpack some of the beauty and significance of treasure. It's a great time to reflect on what we truly treasure in our hearts and what we'd be willing to give up for it.We hope this conversation sparks an inventory of our priorities and values so that we can focus more on eternally significant things. Truly to help us Bear Good Fruit.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0:00 - Intro1:36 - Game - What's it worth?13:11 - Confession: Temptation to Judge the Wealthy14:26 - Tree of Life Update (including Awaken Camp details)20:28 - What does treasure mean?25:08 - The value of redemption28:57 - Childlike Treasures30:20 - Matthew 6:19-2131:47 - What are "heavenly treasures"?35:31 - Fruitful Metaphors to help children store up heavenly treasures37:51 - What does it mean that the ideal treasure = Jesus?41:13 - How do we determine what our current treasure is?43:30 - What do we mean by "bringing people to Jesus"? 44:30 - Redeeming our earthly treasure into heavenly treasure46:55 - Matthew 13:44-46 (differing perspectives)51:23 - Fruit of Believing Jesus seeing Humanity as Treasure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Go and Bear Good Fruit!Thanks for listening and if you want to learn more about our new ministry, check outTree-of-Life.Church

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  Episode #15

  Rivalries

  Feb 25, 202642 minS1

  Today we brainstorm the origins of rivalries and how counter productive they can be to God's Kingdom movement. Hope you have grace as our dogs decided to get in on the action this time, but as Julie said, this podcast will be one to help us with resisting our distractions.Is competition good? Are rivalries necessary? How can we navigate these fruitfully and in ways that bring life to us and our communities?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0:00 - Intro1:26 - Olympics & Our Competitive Past4:00 - Game - First Word7:57 - What the game teaches us about personality9:41 - Overview of Rivalries13:17 - Are rivalries sometimes one-sided?15:18 - How narratives form rivalries?18:05 - FSU vs UF rivalry 20:00 - How community shapes your rivalries23:52 - What Jesus says in Luke 928:18 - Wisdom of 10 Commandments to prevent rivalries29:56 - Rivalries created in the Church33:26 - What's the Christ-follower default setting?34:25 - Is competition ok?40:12 - Remember who the battle is truly against...Love your rival------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Go and Bear Good Fruit!Thanks for listening and if you want to learn more about our new ministry, check outTree-of-Life.Church

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