Tag: Scott Fiddler
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The Third Day
By Scott Fiddler The Word: John 2:1-8 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4And…
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What Does Easter Means To Me? To a Trial Lawyer?
By Scott Fiddler This is Easter week. If you are wondering what the big deal about Easter is you are probably not alone. As Easter has become secularized and commercialized, particularly in America, the true meaning of Easter has become obscured. But Easter is my favorite day of the year, more special and meaningful for…
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Way to Heaven
By Scott Fiddler The Word: Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. On Salvation It’s what I thought before I became a Christian, and it is…
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Devotional for October 22nd, 2018
By Scott Fiddler The Word: 2 Peter 1:16-18 16For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made…
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Devotional for October 15th, 2018
By Scott Fiddler While we should never compromise our ability to make disciples over politics, Christians are called to be salt and light in the world. And, just as Jesus promised, the kingdom of God has been leaven in the world since Jesus planted the flag of the Kingdom during His earthly ministry. The Kingdom…
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Devotional for October 8th, 2018
By Scott Fiddler The Word: Mark 12:13-17 13 Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. 14 They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the…
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Devotional for October 1st, 2018
“God of heaven stands in stark opposition to our culture’s objectification of women.”
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TGA: Gender
By Scott Fiddler Ji asked us to write on gender this week. As the writer who is responsible for Monday’s post, I am like Jose Altuve: I am not expected to hit a home run but just to get on base. Those who follow later and have the advantage of having seen what was written…
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Devotional for September 17th, 2018
The Word: I John 4:20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. By Scott Fiddler When God created man, He created him in the image of God.…
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TGA: Race
By Scott Fiddler In 1988, I was in law school, and Pat Robertson ran for President. My church, made up mostly of college students and young professionals, were avid supporters and young and idealistic enough to imagine the possibility of a true Evangelical, baptized-in-the-Holy Spirit, President in the Oval Office. Robertson’s campaign encouraged us to…
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Devotional for August 6th, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 15:3-11 3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.…
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Devotional for July 30th, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 14:1-5 1Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries. 3But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and…
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Devotional for July 16th, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 12:1-3 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”;…
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Devotional for July 9th, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 11:1 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. By Scott Fiddler People disagree about whether the Apostle Paul’s command in I Corinthians 11:1 is a conclusion to chapter 10 or an introduction to chapter 11. Fortunately, it doesn’t matter because Paul’s command is clear regardless of whether it’s…
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Devotional for July 2nd, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 9:1-18 1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3My…
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Tale of Two Squirrels
The Word: I Corinthians 7:1-9 1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. 3 The husband must fulfill his duty to…
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No Perfect People Allowed: 1 Corinthians 6:1-6
The Word: I Corinthians 6:1-6 1Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints? 2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute…
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Devotional for June 11th, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 5:1-5 1It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife. 2You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed…
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Devotional for June 4th, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 3:1-8 1And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3for you…
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Devotional for May 28th, 2018
“the answer to factions and quarreling in a church is to get everyone focused back on Jesus and on the mission of reaching the lost.”
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Devotional for April 30th, 2018
The Word: Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” By Scott Fiddler There is a common misconception that the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament are very different; the God of the Old Testament is full of wrath and judgment, and the God of the…
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Devotional for April 23rd, 2018
Word: Luke 7:18-28 18The disciples of John reported to him about all these things. 19Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?” 20When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask,…
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Devotional for April 16th, 2018
I. Word: Luke 13:1-5 1 Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? 3 “I tell…
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Devotional for April 9th, 2018
The Word: Luke 16:19-31 19“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20“And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides,…
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Devotional for April 2nd, 2018
The Word: I Corinthians 15:1-11 1Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3For I delivered to you as…
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Devotional for March 26th, 2018
The Word: Acts 17:22-32 22 So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. 23 “For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’…
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Devotional for March 12th, 2018
I. The Word: Ephesians 4:29-32 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of…
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Devotional for March 5th, 2018
The Word: James 3:1-12 1Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. 2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. 3Now if we put…
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Devotional for February 19th, 2018
The Word: Psalm 143:11 – 12 11For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me. In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. 12And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am Your servant. I know this Psalm is primarily about David bringing…
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Devotional for February 12th, 2018
I. The Word: Psalm 23 1The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of…
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Devotional for February 5th, 2018
The Word: Psalm 73:25-28 25Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. 26My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are…
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Devotional for January 29th, 2018
The Word: Psalm 3 1O Lord, how my adversaries have increased! Many are rising up against me. 2Many are saying of my soul, “There is no deliverance for him in God.” 3But You, O Lord, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. 4I was crying to the Lord…
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Devotional for December 24th, 2017
I. The Word Galatians 3:13: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”— Matthew 13:31-32: He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; and…
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Devotional for December 18th, 2017
I. The Word: I Corinthians 15:24-26 24… then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26The last enemy that will be abolished is death. II.…
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Devotional for December 4th, 2017
I. The Word Matthew 6:33: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” II. Questions 1.What should be our two priorities in life? 2.What does it mean to make these tasks priorities? 3.Why is it important make both tasks priorities, as opposed to just one? When I…
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Devotional for November 26th, 2017
I. The Word Proverbs 13:4: “The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” Proverbs 13:11: “Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, but the one who gathers by labor increases it.” Proverbs 13:22: “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the…
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Devotional for November 20th, 2017
I. The Word For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. I Timothy 6:10-11 II.…
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Devotional for November 13th, 2017
I. The Word Romans 13:8a: Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another…. Philippians 4:12-13: I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering…
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Devotional for October 31st, 2017
I. The Word: Ephesians 6:12: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” II. Questions 1. What is the origin of Halloween? 2. What are some of the pros and…
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Devotional for October 30th, 2017
I. The Word: Luke 6:22-23: “Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their…
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Devotional for October 23rd, 2017
I. The Word Luke 6:40: “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.” I Corinthians 11:1: “Imitate me, as I imitate Christ.” II. Study Questions 1. What is the difference between what one receives from a sermon and what one receives in discipleship? 2. Do…
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Devotional for October 16th, 2017
The thought was this: that instead of praying that my wife would have all the characteristics I wanted in a woman, I needed to begin praying the Lord would make me the kind of man worthy of the kind of woman for which I was praying.
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Devotional for October 9th, 2017
I. The Word: Matthew 18:4-6 4 And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?…
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Devotional for October 2nd, 2017
I. The Word: LUKE 6:12-13, 17-19 12 It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles . .…
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Devotional for August 7th, 2017
I. The Word: Hebrews 11:8-12 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign…
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Devotional for July 29th, 2017
I. The Word: John 12:24-26 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it…
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Devotional for July 28th, 2017
I.The Word: Matthew 16:15-18 15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are athe Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who…
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Devotional for July 11th, 2017
I. The Word: Psalm 119:97-104 97 O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever mine. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the aged,…
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Devotional for July 7th, 2017
I. The Word: Luke 11:5-13 5 Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7…
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Devotional for June 30th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 6:4-5: 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly…
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Devotional for June 12th, 2017
I. The Word: Genesis 3:1-13 1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees…
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Devotional for May 29th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 16:1-2 1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; 2that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has…
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Devotional for May 22nd, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 15:1-4 1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. 2Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. 3For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO…
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Devotional for May 15th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 14:1 1Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. “WARNING: Please note this post was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek.” This week I have been given the task to explain Romans 14:1. It is difficult to explain…
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Devotional for May 8th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:1-2 1Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. II. Reflection Questions…
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Devotional for May 1st, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 12:1-2 1Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may…
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Devotional for April 24th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 11:1-5 “I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the…
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Devotional for April 17th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 10:1-4 1Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves…
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Devotional for April 10th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 9:1-5 1I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, 2that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. 3For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my…
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Devotional for April 2nd, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 8:1-4 1Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh,…
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Devotional for March 27th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 7:1-6 1Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? 2For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is…
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Devotional for March 21st, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 6:5- 5For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7for…
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Devotional for March 16th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 5:9-11 9Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11And not only this,…
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Devotional for February 28th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 3:5-8 “5But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.) 6May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world? 7But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to…
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