Best Scott J Shifferd Podcasts (2025)

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Consider Us Stewards of God | 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 36:12

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Are you a steward of God's mysteries? To know God's mysteries is to know the wisdom of Christ that the world does not know. This message is driven by 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 encouraging Christians to maintain the revelation of God's mysteries.

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Built on the Foundation of Christ | 1 Corinthians 3:5-17 34:43

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What would happen to a church that has another foundation other than Christ? This message is driven by 1 Corinthians 3:5-17 to warn believers about elevating preachers, traditions, and movements above Christ.

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Soulless Instruments | 1 Corinthians 14:6-12 38:47

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Why did the first churches sing as a congregation? Why did churches for centuries sing without musical instruments? This message is driven by 1 Corinthians 14 to challenge you with God's commands to reconsider music in the church along with how this passage was applied in the history of acapella --- the music of the church.…

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Wisdom Not of This Age | 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 30:39

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Are your beliefs based on persuasive speaking or on the Spirit's Words? Faith must not rest of the wisdom of men but on the power of God. This message draws from 1 Corinthians 2 to seek out the words that the Holy Spirit teaches through men who are guided by the Spirit of God.

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The Power and Wisdom that Saves | 1 Corinthians 1:18-32 31:05

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Can the power and wisdom of the gospel unite believers? The gospel unites the church and exalts the humble rather than the haughty who lead people astray. By His power and wisdom, God redeems the lowly showing His power over the efforts of man. This message expands on these truths by drawing from 1 Corinthians 1:18-32.…

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When Broken Hearts Are Blessed | Psalm 51 34:06

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How merciful is God to forgive an adulterer who has bloodguilt? This message draws from Psalm 51 --- a psalm of confession and prayer for forgiveness. This sermon observes the fulfillment of this psalm in Jesus Christ and why we need to confess our sins to God the Father.

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The Desires that Must Die | James 4:1-10 28:25

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What fulfillment have selfish desires given you? What do you want so intensely that you would sin to get it or sin when you don't? This message draws from James 4:1-10 for us to humble ourselves and remove the distorted desires beneath our sins.

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What They Covet Is Killing Them | James 1:12-16 36:20

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Sin begins with desires in the heart, whether good or bad. Corrupt desires is coveting. Giving into temptations to fulfill those desires in twisted ways leads to death. This message draws from James 1:12-16 and other scriptures to make us aware of the desires that entice us and we look at how to put these sinful desires to death.…

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Devotion that Saves Lives | 1 Timothy 4:6-16 26:25

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Do you feel life drawing you away from God? This message draws from 1 Timothy 4:6-16 teaching us about how ministers are to exercise devotion that is evident to all and sets an example of devotion for all Christians.

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How the Bible Organizes Church Leadership | 1 Timothy 3:1-15 34:32

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Who has God appointed to lead and guard His people --- the church? This message draws from 1 Timothy 3:1-15 to observe the qualifications of leaders in the church that Christ built and bought with His blood.

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A Father Who Built an Ark | Genesis 6:5-9 29:59

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If the Lord returned today, would your family be ready? This message pulls insights from Genesis 6-9 to see the kind of father that Noah was and how he prepared and saved his family from the Flood.

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Exposing My Guilt | Psalm 32:1-5 27:52

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Do you grieve your sins? This message draws from David's confession of guilt in Psalm 32:1-5 so that we learn how guilt helps us to seek forgiveness confessing our sins to God the Father.

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Is My Judging Condemning or Discerning? | John 7:19-14 28:59

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Please judge what is spoken in this message. This sermon launches from Jesus's teaching to judge righteously in John 7:24. This sermon teaches the judging that is wrong and the judging that all Christians must do.

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Be Angry and Do Not Sin | Ephesians 4:26-27 31:58

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Do you struggle with anger? This message applies the truth about anger in the Ephesians 4:26-27 so that Christians know what to do with our anger. This sermon draws from the Bible to recognize sinful anger and give it to God.

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A Mother Who Magnifies the Lord | Luke 1:26-33 31:51

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How important are mothers and mother figures to discipling the next generation? This message draws from the life and words of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to recognize the great influence of Godly women.

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Who Leads in the Church? | 1 Timothy 2:8-15 37:04

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The Bible's teachings about the roles of men and women liberates believers from cultural confusion. This message draws from 1 Timothy 2:8-15 to hear God's Word about the roles of men and women in the church especially instruction for women including modest dress and not taking authority over men.

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The Coming of the Lord | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 26:24

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What will it be like when Christ returns? What would you feel about Him returning any day now? This message explores these questions by drawing from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 plus 5:1-11 to see how Jesus's resurrection accomplished the final resurrection.

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He Is Risen | Mark 15:42-16:8 30:12

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This message draws from Jesus's burial and appearances of His resurrection in Mark 15:42-16:8 to observe the hope of the Gospel.

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Truly This Was the Son of God | Mark 15:1-39 27:20

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This sermon draws from Mark 15 to examine Christ's suffering from trials through His scourging and mockery unto His last breath in the cross.

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He Instituted His Own Memorial Supper | Mark 14:22-26 30:15

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This message draws from Jesus's institution of His memorial supper from Mark 14:22-26. This sermon notes the extraordinary claims of Christ about the Lord’s Supper and searches how the early church observed this communion under the apostles' oversight.

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Let the Children Come to Me | Mark 10:13-16 26:10

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Jesus was displeased when children were not permitted to come to Him. This message starts from Mark 10:13-16 to learn from Christ's teaching about the safety of children in God's kingdom and then to recognize Jesus's severe warning against those who lead children astray from Him in Mark 9:42-48. To complete this message, we apply Jesus's teaching a…

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He Accepted His Purpose | Mark 8:27-33 28:44

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Jesus rebuked Peter saying to him, "Get behind me, Satan!" This message launches from Mark 8:27-33 to tell the story of why this happened and how Peter grew from this to accept fully the purpose of Christ.

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Can You Trust Your Heart? | Mark 7:14-23 24:20

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This message draws from Jesus's teaching about the heart in Mark 7:14-23 to see what is in the heart of man.

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The Bread that Satisfies - Mark 6:32-44 24:11

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Is there a difference in craving junk food and hungering for nutrient-rich food? This message from Mark 6:32-44 observes how Jesus of Nazareth feeds 5,000 men plus their families with 5 loaves and 2 fish. Who is Jesus of Nazareth that He can feed 5,000 plus with so little?

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He Exposed Their Meaningless Worship | Mark 7:1-13 29:32

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What did Jesus teach about worship? This message launches from Mark 7:1-13 to see how Christ exposed the "vain" meaningless worship of those teach the commands of men over the commands of God. Jesus revealed that those who add man's traditions to God's Word have hearts that are far from God. This lesson also addresses the traditions through history…

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The Child Is Not Dead but Sleeping | Mark 5:35-43 25:34

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Does God meet your expectations in seemingly hopeless situations? Should He? This message draws from Mark 5:35-43 to see Christ's power over death when He resurrected Jairus's daughter giving us hope of the resurrection to come on the last day.

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The Mystery of the Kingdom | Mark 4:1-20 25:11

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This message draws from Jesus's parable of sower in Mark 4:1-20 because Jesus revealed that this parable unlocks the secrets of all other parables. Whatever is influencing your heart is seen by your behavior.

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When Is a Time to Do Good? | Mark 3:1-5 22:44

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If you want to find everyone a hypocrite, you can. You can even err in judging God and Christ. In Jesus's day, religious leaders did just that. This message launches from Mark 3:1-5 to observe the forced conflict that people infer between God’s commands to allow them room to neglect a command of God. Can you see where this is happening today?…

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The New Ways of Christ | Mark 2:18-22 26:09

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This message launches from Mark 2:18-22 to consider the traditions of men in the light of Jesus's teaching. This lesson explores what has changed and what stays true in the new ways of Christ.

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Christ Came with Authority | Mark 1:21-28 23:26

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The kingdom of God is near. This was the Gospel that Jesus came proclaiming. This message draws from Mark 1 to see the power of His words and draw humanity to respond.

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Be Transformed | Romans 12:1-2 28:14

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How does Jesus Christ transform believers? The power is in the Word that commands His followers to take up the cross. This message launches from Romans 12:1-2 to look into a sacrificial life given to God.

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God's Gift to Humanity | Romans 5:15-19 25:26

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This message explores God's gift to humanity --- Jesus Christ. No one can afford God's gift and no one can afford to go without God's gift. This message draws from a list of scriptures to see the compression and grace of God in Jesus Christ.

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The Beginning of the Gospel | Mark 1:1-13 29:02

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Does your life reflect the forgiveness and repentance of the beginning of the Gospel? This message launches from Mark 1 to consider how the gospel changes our world.

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The Humility of Christ's Coming - Philippians 2:5-11 23:27

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The apostle Paul revealed that Jesus gave up His devine form to come in the likeness of humanity. Christ came as servant humbling Himself to the cross according to Philippians 2:5-11. This message examines the effect of Christ's sacrifice on our lives.

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Why Did My Savior Come to Earth - Luke 5:27-32 25:18

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Christ did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. This message draws from the words of Christ to align ourselves with His purpose and mission for coming into this world.

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What the Creation Reveals - Genesis 1:1 33:47

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Nature glorifies its Creator, and reality points to God. People are without excuse for claiming agnosticism. This message launches from Genesis 1:1 to recognize the evident attributes of God revealed by Creation and how sharing the gospel of Jesus and His resurrection connect with presenting God and His Creation.…

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Speaking to Build Up the Church - 1 Corinthians 14:1-5 31:24

12M ago31:24

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This message draws from 1 Corinthians 14 to see what gifts are most important to build up the church and why speaking understandable words from God are essential to the gathering of the church.

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Giving by Faith - Hebrews 7:1-10 31:53

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This sermon examines giving and the example of tithing in Hebrews 7:1-10. Furthermore, Christ promises blessings to those who give. Giving certainly demonstrats one's faith and trust in God.

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The Schemes of the Devil - Revelation 12:7-11 26:26

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This sermon draws from 2 Corinthians 11 and Revelation 12 to be able to recognize the works of the Satan. This message is believers to use their rights as citizens for the good of the sharing of the gospel.

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Life-and-Death Statements about the Gospel - Luke 13:3 & 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 30:43

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This lesson is eye-opening and essential for every believer to know and believe. This message looks at life-and-death statements from the New Testament and what the Scriptures mean by obeying the gospel.

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Why Christ Did What He Did - 1 Timothy 2:5 & Jude 24 26:25

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This lesson looks at what Christ has done to be the Mediator between God and man and how Jesus has made the faithful to stand without fault before God. This sermon presents the gospel of first importance and this is the gospel that the saved needs to tell the world.

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To Know You Have Eternal Life - 1 John 5:13 31:04

1y ago31:04

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This lesson covers how to know and who to know to have everlasting last. First John 5:13 is a key passage teaching how we can know that we have eternal life. Furthermore, this sermon adds John 8:24 where Jesus gives a life-and-death statement about believing that He is the "I AM."

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What If Satan Were AI - Revelation 13 29:29

1y ago29:29

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This message launches from Revelation 13 to exhort all Christians to prepare for the spiritual war and schemes of Satan while examining what AI says it would do if it were Satan.

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The Light of the Gospel - Luke 8:16-18 23:06

1y ago23:06

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This message draws from the words of Christ in Luke 8:16-18 to consider how we, Christians, hear the gospel and what we do with the gospel.

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God's Word Is Living and Powerful - 1 Peter 1:22-25 31:49

1y ago31:49

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Can God's Word create life in people dead in their sins? This lesson shows the imperishable seed that is God's Word starting with 1 Peter 1:22-25. People are born again by the Word of God.

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Every Scripture Is God's Breath - 2 Timothy 3:1-17 34:57

1y ago34:57

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What is the best thing that we can pass on to the next generation? In Paul's final letter of 2 Timothy, he passed on this essential truth for Timothy and the coming generations of Christians.

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Offering the Other Cheek - Luke 6:27-31 30:13

1y ago30:13

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This message draws from Christ's teaching to offer the other cheek and how this is not a passive action but active in exposing evil or reliance on God's judgment.

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God's Grace: Saves, Trains, and Makes God's People - Titus 2:11-15 26:13

1y ago26:13

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What leads people to repent and become a Christian? This message observes key points from Titus 2:11-15 to recognize how God's grace changes believers and produces great things in their lives.

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Redemption from Rejecting God - Hosea 4:7-14 25:08

1y ago25:08

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What modern-day idols keep people from knowing God? This message draws from the account of spiritual adultery in Hosea 4:7-14 and texts about Hosea's life to see God's just judgment against those who reject Him and God's offer of redemption.

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Who Needs Evangelism? - Acts 28:23-31 37:18

1y ago37:18

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This message draws from Acts 28:23-31 to see what the Bible means by preaching the kingdom of God. This message considers what is the best method and material for sharing the Gospel with others and what is missing from proclaiming the good message.