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  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 2, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 2, 2026
    Oct 2 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep199 Stay Ready and Out of Fear Put On the Whole Armor of God: Brother Jim Shaw on Spiritual Warfare and the Narrow Gate Brother Jim Shaw preaches a short broadcast urging listeners to return to their first love and to put on the whole armor of God against spiritual warfare. He draws on Ephesians 6, the Captain of our salvation, Lot's wife, and the narrow gate, closing with warnings about judgment and the last days. Returning to Our First Love Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast by urging listeners to get back to basics, reminding them of the instruction in scripture not to forget their first love. He describes a world changing every minute and listing the pressures he says believers are facing, among them COVID, masks, vaccines, riots, 5G, chemtrails, frequencies, volcanoes, earthquakes, Wormwood, and Nibiru. He says Christians are becoming more foreign in the land and calls the remnant of believers to never give in or give up. Shaw names Jesus as the first love and includes in that love a love of the Word, of wisdom, and of knowledge. He admits that comfort, such as electricity, gasoline, Walmart, and automobiles, has become a kind of small god for many people, including himself. He warns that hopelessness toward this world is not a bad thing, since believers should never have been at home here to begin with. The Example of Jesus Standing Alone Shaw points to Jesus as the Captain of our salvation and the example believers are to follow. He recounts how his closest friends fell asleep on him, how Judas, the one entrusted with the money, betrayed him for thirty pieces of silver, and how Peter denied him three times. Shaw asks where the many people Jesus healed, including lepers, the deaf and the mute, and those he raised from the dead, were when he hung on the cross. He cites a passage he places in the last book of John, saying the miracles would fill more books than the world could hold, yet asks where the witnesses were, and suggests it was probably one Roman soldier who drove the nails. The host describes Jesus as a stranger and a pilgrim in the land he created. From this he tells listeners never to let a spirit of depression take hold of them in these times. Put On the Whole Armor of God Shaw calls on believers to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, which he defines as God's Word and trusting what God has said. He urges listeners not to be a spaghetti spine, not to be fearful, make excuses, or procrastinate. He reads from Ephesians 6, telling the listeners to put on the whole armor of God so they can stand against the wiles of the devil. He says the verse has been heard a hundred times but needs hearing again, because it is a new day. Shaw asks listeners whether they truly believe demons are real, whether they are in daily warfare, and whether the enemy has tricks, wiles, and cunning. If not, he says, they need a spiritual attitude adjustment, since human beings are not at the top of the food chain. He compares the believer to a zebra that is always watching for the lion, the leopard, or the cheetah. Demons, Materialism, and Watchful Living Shaw describes spiritual warfare as a daily reality, saying Satan will try to draw each believer into a conversation or situation where faith is tested. He calls the narrow gate the path to heaven and says the Christian life is a fight to the death, in which believers must die to their emotions, concepts, greeds, and lusts. He believes many enemies are geographic, saying he can feel demons in certain towns, whether of hopelessness, rejection, abortion, or a beautiful place that is spiritually dead. He admits he has struggled with materialism himself, recalling as a teenager longing for particular cars and games until they consumed his thoughts. He says the line between enjoying something nice and making it an idol is one that each person knows in their own life. Shaw says demons want to work through human eyes, ears, hands, and feet, and that they attack at any age. Guarding the Eyes, the Mouth, and the Conscience Shaw turns to Job, who prayed that he would not sin with his eyes, and asks listeners where their own eyes are looking. He says the Holy Spirit living within a believer will prick the conscience when eyes wander or when words come out of the mouth that should not. He warns that everyone will be judged for every idle word, and that saying sorry does not erase the words spoken. He reminds listeners that God hears every word and that his mercy is great, as seen at the cross. Shaw urges believers to watch what they see, hear, and say in these times, because the world is growing more hopeless and he warns that the internet could be gone at any moment. He insists that a believer should be fed with the Word of God in their hearts. He calls this a last-day message and says it is time to get ready for the coming of the Lord. Sodomy as a Sign and the Question of Truth Shaw turns to what he calls sodomy, describing ...
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    15 min
  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 7, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 7, 2026
    Oct 7 2026
    Ep202, Endure Temptations
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    15 min
  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 8, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 8, 2026
    Oct 8 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep203, Beware of Religions No Rituals Needed: Brother Jim Shaw on the Simplicity of Christ and the Thief at the Cross Brother Jim Shaw warns against a surge in religious ritual, contrasting the rules and trappings of organized religion with the simplicity of knowing Jesus Christ within, and closes by saying all he wants is what the thief at the cross received. A Surge in Religion and Its Rituals Brother Jim Shaw opens the fifteen-minute broadcast by noting a surge in religion he has seen reported, particularly reformed Catholicism, and asks listeners what is actually good about it. He compares organized religion to clubs like the Moose Club, the Elks, the American Legion, and the VFW, loaded with rules and belonging. Shaw lists rituals he sees as trappings rather than substance: feast days, traditions, candles, stained glass, kneeling, signs of the cross, crucifixes, rosary beads, holy days, physical baptisms in a small font, confirmations, memorized prayers, and first Holy Communion. He says he is not trying to ridicule anyone, but contrasts all of it with the simplicity of knowing in one's heart that Jesus Christ is Lord. Shaw tells listeners they are the temple, that Jesus lives and resides within them, and that Christ exposes himself in a believer all day long, especially in moments of temptation. Rituals Cannot Overcome the Devil Shaw challenges listeners to name one thing a ritual can do to overcome a devil, insisting it cannot, because devils love rituals and religion since there is no spiritual power in them. He admits people love teams anyway, joking about grown men at a Green Bay Packers game wearing cheese hats and screaming in freezing weather, because everyone wants to belong to a club. Shaw says it is a manifestation of grace when the Lord plucks a person out of the world, making them a living stone of a church built without hands. He warns listeners not to be deceived from the simplicity of Christ, just as Eve was deceived in the garden. He corrects himself over the exact wording, recalling that God told Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, noting that the good on that tree was just as deceptive as the evil. Saved by Faith, Not by Joining Shaw turns to Paul's teaching in Galatians that believers are saved by faith and live by faith, adding that works will follow faith but a person cannot simply join a club, sign a paper, or be born into generations of a religion and call that salvation. He explains that when Paul wrote of faith he was quoting the Old Testament, since the New Testament did not yet exist, now understood through spiritual eyes after the Savior's coming. Shaw reads Habakkuk 2:4, that the soul which is lifted up in pride is not upright, while the just shall live by faith, which carries no pride. He reads on that a man who transgresses by wine is proud, enlarges his desire like hell, and is never satisfied, gathering all nations and peoples to himself, which he says religions do. Shaw singles out mass cards for the dead in the Catholic church, priced at five, ten, or fifteen dollars, as a never-ending revenue stream he calls worldly insanity. No Vows Required to Enter His Kingdom Shaw tells listeners they do not have to join anything to live by the faith of Christ, since a person comes automatically into his kingdom upon choosing him as personal Lord and Savior, with no need to recite ritual words or take vows no one can keep. He singles out the vow of celibacy taken by priests, asking where it appears in the Gospel, which instead tells believers to be fruitful and multiply, and suggests this explains the scale of scandal among clergy. Shaw says he knows he sounds like a voice in the wilderness, but insists he sides with people as human beings because he loves every one of them regardless of their religion. He adds that even those who are deceived were still made and created by his Creator, though they may not realize it, and that it falls to him to pray for them whenever their paths cross his own. Praying Instead of Judging, Wanting the Thief's Grace Shaw explains that while he can recognize when someone's deeds, drawn from the list in Galatians 5 of adultery, fornication, and covetousness, show they are headed toward judgment, he will not set himself up as their judge, since he too was once a sinner Christ plucked out of that path. He says he may have to separate himself from such people, even family, but insists there is no bitterness, revenge, or pride in his heart, since no believer has accomplished more than another in God's eyes. Shaw rejects the idea of sainthood elevating certain believers above others, saying all believers are saints in Jesus and that God alone gives out rewards. He says all he wants, and all any Christian should want regardless of religion, is what the thief at the cross received: no baptism, no rituals, no candles, only pain and nakedness, yet a turn toward Jesus that earned him paradise...
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    15 min
  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 9, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 9, 2026
    Oct 9 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep204 Paul's Trials Forsaken But Not Forsaken: Brother Jim Shaw Preaches Paul's Final Words to Timothy Brother Jim Shaw works through Paul's closing words to Timothy in Second Timothy chapter four, drawing lessons on being forsaken by friends, trusting no man, and fighting self-pity by setting one's sights on Jesus. Paul Declares His Course Is Finished Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast by telling listeners that if a spirit of self-pity ever tries to creep in, they should remember what Jesus endured, and that anyone walking in his steps will suffer the same. He turns to Second Timothy chapter four, reading Paul's declaration that he is ready to be offered, that his departure is at hand, and that he has fought a good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith. Shaw explains that Paul is telling Timothy plainly that his time is up, with a crown of righteousness waiting for him and for all who love the Lord's appearing. He frames the passage as Paul settling his affairs near the end of his ministry, a man who had traveled constantly, been shipwrecked, and landed on islands, now facing his final chapter with a short list of requests for his young protege. Demas Departs and Alexander Does Harm Shaw reads how Paul tells Timothy that Demas, once a good friend mentioned elsewhere in the Gospel, has forsaken him, having loved the present world, and has departed for Thessalonica, while Crescens and Titus have gone to Galatia and Dalmatia. Only Luke remains with him, and Paul asks Timothy to bring Mark, calling him profitable for ministry, along with the cloak, books, and parchments left at Troas with Carpus. Shaw pauses on the detail that Paul, perhaps the greatest worker for spreading the Word, is left with a single companion. He then highlights Paul naming Alexander the coppersmith, who did him much evil, and Paul's response that the Lord will reward him according to his works. Shaw uses this to warn listeners that Christianity is not simply sweet and pleasant, since believers are fighting principalities, powers, and rulers from the moment they wake. Delivered From The Lion's Mouth Shaw reads Paul's account that at his first answer no man stood with him, that all men forsook him, yet he prays it will not be held against them, because the Lord stood with him and strengthened him so the preaching would be fully known to the Gentiles, and he was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. Shaw says he believes this lion represents demonic attack rather than a literal animal, comparing it to the opposition Paul faced in Galatia when he exposed churches' sin and conferred not with flesh and blood. He warns that anyone resisting bondage such as greed, covetousness, sexual lust, fear, or respect of men will come under attack and suffer affliction even within the kingdom. Shaw insists believers must preach to themselves first, warning that hypocrites who live in conscious sin while claiming to serve the kingdom destroy testimonies and do the kingdom no good. Jesus In The Garden As The Example Shaw distinguishes between demonic possession, which he says never afflicted Jesus, and the deliverance some believers need when demons have taken hold of their minds, requiring spiritual warfare to be loosed. He points listeners to Jesus in the garden as the ultimate example, describing the attack Jesus endured there so severe that blood poured from his vessels, calling this the model of what believers may be called to go through. Shaw returns to Paul's words that the Lord will deliver him from every evil work and preserve him unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory forever. He contrasts a reborn Christian with someone he calls a ritualistic, traditional Christian who believes signing a card or inheriting family belief is enough, insisting true faith is a personal relationship in which the Lord lives within the believer's heart, and that believers belong to a different kingdom than the nations and cultures around them. Trust No Man, Fight Self-Pity Shaw tells listeners to shout back at Satan's attacks of bitterness, hatred, or lust that the Lord shall deliver them from every evil work and preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. He recalls that Paul was abandoned by his friend Demas and harmed by Alexander, yet the Lord stood with him regardless, and he urges listeners never to fully trust any man, no matter how long they have known him or how good he seems, since none of us have arrived. Whatever trial a listener faces, whether cancer, disease, or hardship, Shaw tells them to cast it out in the name of Jesus, put up a shield of faith against evil words, and repent of known sins without giving the trial itself a name or letting it become an idol. He warns that self-pity focuses only on self, and that life and death are in the power of the tongue, so believers must guard their words. The Apostles' Example and Closing Contact Shaw reminds listeners that Paul was left utterly alone with only pen and ...
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    15 min
  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 6, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 6, 2026
    Oct 6 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Standing Fast in Christian Liberty: Brother Jim Shaw Preaches Galatians Chapter 5 Brother Jim Shaw preaches on Galatians chapter 5, warning listeners against religious rituals and bondage that pull believers away from Jesus and calling them to stand fast in Christian liberty. He also takes up the command to love one's neighbor as oneself and the struggle between the flesh and the Spirit. Warning Against Rituals and Traditions Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast by saying Paul was cutting to the chase with the Galatian church, which he believes was tempted to return to rituals and traditions. He reminds listeners that no matter what kind of awakening is going on, Satan will try to deceive, and he says the enemy works to make Jesus an idol instead of Jesus being everything. Shaw reads Galatians 5 and its call to stand fast in the liberty with which Christ has made believers free, and to avoid being entangled again in the yoke of bondage. He says every religion has some kind of bondage, while believers are free to worship Jesus without going to any special place. Shaw says the kingdom of God is within a person, quoting Jesus to the woman at the well, and that Christ is not found on a particular mountain. He grants that church can provide fellowship and teaching, but insists that is not where a believer finds Christ. Circumcision Brings a Debt to the Whole Law Shaw reads Galatians 5 closely, focusing on Paul's flat statement that if a believer is circumcised, Christ will profit that person nothing. He explains that these Galatians were Gentiles, not circumcised and not of Abraham's lineage, and that Paul warned any man who accepted circumcision that he became a debtor to do the whole law. Shaw says such a person might as well go back to Leviticus and Deuteronomy and memorize every requirement, adding that the attempt would be hopeless because God has written the law on the heart. He recalls the command to love the Lord with all the heart, mind, soul, and will, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, the two commandments on which everything hangs. Shaw reads that whosoever is justified by the law has fallen from grace, and he speaks sarcastically of the religious trappings that such a person might pile on. He lists holy water, smoke, funny robes, kneeling, crucifixes, feast days, and holy days, saying that anyone who adopts them has fallen from grace by Paul's word. Rituals, Clubs, and a Little Leaven Shaw says mankind loves rituals and clubs, naming the Moose Club, the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the American Legion, and the VFW, because people want to belong to a team. He says that if believers want to be on Jesus Christ's team, they do not need any of it, since rituals get in the way. He notes that Paul asked the Galatians who had bewitched them, and reminded them that they had once run well, asking who had hindered them from obeying the truth. Shaw explains that circumcision was the central ritual of Judaism, the first thing God asked of Abraham, who was to circumcise his household, setting that family apart from every other nation. Shaw says Paul was opposing that ritual because believers live under a new covenant, with Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Father living within them, convicting them of sin and giving power over the devil. Shaw warns, in Paul's words, that a little leaven leavens the whole lump, so one small ritual invites many more to come pouring in. Judgment for Those Who Trouble the Church Shaw reads Paul's confidence that the Galatians will not think otherwise, and his warning that whoever troubles them will bear judgment, whoever he may be. Shaw asks listeners to see that the one who troubled them was leading people away from Jesus Christ and him crucified. He describes the physical church as a building that offers climate control, a seat, often music, and possibly a good message, all of which he calls beautiful. Yet he insists the true church is made up of living stones, believers scattered throughout the world, and that anything added to that complicates everything. Shaw reads Paul asking why he still suffers persecution if he preaches circumcision, and wishing that those who unsettle the believers were cut off. He reads that believers are called unto liberty, but must not use that liberty as an occasion for the flesh, and must instead serve one another by love. Shaw explains that this freedom does not permit sin, but releases a person from whatever has held them captive. Loving Neighbor as Self and Walking in the Spirit Shaw teaches that the whole law is fulfilled in one word, that a person should love their neighbor as themselves. He says that to love oneself rightly, a believer first obeys the first commandment by loving the Lord with all they have, and sees themselves as a piece of clay reporting for duty every day. Through the eyes of Jesus, he says, a believer can then love a neighbor as themselves. He warns from Galatians that if believers bite and ...
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    15 min
  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 9, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 9, 2026
    Oct 9 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep204, Paul's Trials Forsaken by Friends, Delivered From the Lion's Mouth: Brother Jim Shaw on Paul's Final Words to Timothy Brother Jim Shaw works through Paul's closing words to Timothy in Second Timothy chapter four, drawing lessons on being forsaken by friends, delivered from the lion's mouth, and fighting self-pity by setting one's sights on Jesus. Paul Declares His Course Is Finished Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast warning listeners against letting a spirit of self-pity take hold, reminding them that if they want to walk in the steps of Jesus the man, suffering will come to all of them just as it came to him. He turns to Second Timothy chapter four, verse six, reading Paul's words to Timothy that he is now ready to be offered, that the time of his departure is at hand, and that he has fought a good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith. Shaw explains that a crown of righteousness is laid up for Paul and for everyone who loves the Lord's appearing, not for Paul alone. He tells listeners this is Paul plainly saying his time is up, a man who had been shipwrecked, landed on islands, and traveled constantly to spread the Word, now settling his final affairs in a letter to his young protege Timothy. Demas Departs and Alexander Does Evil Shaw reads how Paul tells Timothy that Demas, once called a good friend elsewhere in the Gospel, has forsaken him, having loved the present world, departing for Thessalonica, while Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia, though Shaw admits he is not certain exactly who left for where. Only Luke remains, and Paul asks Timothy to bring Mark, calling him profitable for ministry, along with Tychicus, who was sent to Ephesus, and the cloak, books, and especially the parchments left at Troas with Carpus. Shaw notes that Paul, perhaps the greatest individual at spreading God's Word, constantly traveling and once shipwrecked, is left with only one man, Luke, as he ties up loose ends. He then points to Paul naming Alexander the coppersmith, who did him much evil, and Paul's response that the Lord will reward him according to his works, a man simply handed over to God's justice. Delivered From the Lion's Mouth Shaw reads Paul's account that at his first answer no man stood with him and all men forsook him, a word, he notes, that excludes absolutely everybody, yet Paul prays it will not be held against them because the Lord stood with him and strengthened him so the preaching would be fully known to the Gentiles, and he was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. Shaw says he believes this lion represents demonic attack rather than an actual animal, comparing it to the opposition Paul faced in the book of Galatians when he exposed churches for their sin and immediately conferred not with flesh and blood. He warns that anyone fighting the powers of darkness, whether bound by greed, covetousness, sexual lust, fear, or respect of men, who chooses in their heart to resist, will come under attack and suffer affliction even within the Kingdom, in the ongoing fight between the flesh nature and the nature of Jesus. Jesus in the Garden as the Example Shaw insists that hypocrites who preach to others while consciously living in sin destroy the Kingdom of God and its testimonies, though he says the Lord's own Kingdom can never be mocked or destroyed. He distinguishes this from believers under genuine demonic bondage, describing people he compares to being in straightjackets, trying with all their might to get loose, who need deliverance and spiritual warfare rather than condemnation. Shaw points to Jesus in the garden as the ultimate example, noting Jesus carried no demons within him yet endured an attack so severe that blood poured from his vessels, calling this the pattern every believer is given to understand what suffering may come. He contrasts a reborn Christian who knows the Lord living personally within their heart with what he calls a ritualistic, traditional Christian who thinks signing a card or inheriting a grandparent's belief is enough, insisting believers belong to a different kingdom entirely than the nations, cultures, and societies passing before them. Trust No Man, Fight Self-Pity Shaw tells listeners that whenever Satan attacks with bitterness, hatred, or lust, they should shout back that the Lord shall deliver them from every evil work and preserve them unto his heavenly kingdom. He reminds them that Paul was abandoned by his friend Demas and harmed by Alexander, yet the Lord stood with him regardless, and he warns listeners never to fully trust any man, no matter how long they've known him or how good he seems, since none of us, if we are in the Lord, can say we have arrived. Whatever trial a listener faces, cancer, disease, or hardship, Shaw tells them to cast it out in the name of Jesus without giving it a name, put up a shield of faith against the evil words of doctors or anyone else, and repent of known sins. He ...
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  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 30, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 30, 2026
    Sep 30 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries The Unknown God of Athens: Paul's Mars Hill Sermon, Idolatry, and the Lineage of Adam Brother Jim Shaw preaches through Acts 17, following Paul into an Athens "wholly given to idolatry" and onto Mars Hill, where Paul confronts philosophers with the altar to an unknown God he identifies as the risen Christ. A City Wholly Given to Idolatry Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast asking whether an entire city, community, or nation could fall under a curse or spell. He turns to Acts 17:15, describing Paul arriving in Athens and waiting there for Silas and Timotheus, his spirit stirred within him when he perceives that the city is wholly given to idolatry. Brother Jim tells listeners this answers his opening question directly: yes, a whole place can fall under such darkness, just as it happened in Sodom and Gomorrah and now in Athens. He notes that entire modern countries sit overwhelmingly under a single foreign religion today, calling it the same pattern repeating in the present age. He insists there is only one way out of such darkness, through Jesus, who died on the cross and manifested himself as the Lamb to change people's hearts, setting up the contrast between empty religion and genuine rebirth that follows. Born Again and the Lineage of Adam Brother Jim Shaw explains that salvation cannot be inherited through parents, earned through seminary training, or achieved by good grades or good behavior, insisting it comes only from above. He describes tasting the Holy Spirit and being reborn as a conviction no one arranges for themselves, calling it the one thing that separates true Christian faith from every other religion, even other branches of Christianity. He recalls Jesus telling Nicodemus that a person must be born again to see the kingdom of God, and must be born of water, meaning simply human, born in the lineage of Adam with no interference. He says this requirement makes more sense now, tying it to what he believes is a sign of the last days, fallen angels breeding with women in the days of Noah and corrupting food and beasts, a corruption he claims is returning through modern genetic manipulation of humanity itself. Fallen Angels, GMOs, and Tares Among Wheat Brother Jim Shaw claims at least ten humans have already been born carrying three sets of DNA through genetic experimentation, urging listeners to research it themselves. He argues such beings may look, act, and even feel emotions like people, yet their soul structure has been altered and they do not descend from the lineage of Adam. He links this to Jesus's promise that holy angels will separate the tares from the wheat in the end times, and wonders whether Jesus's warning "I never knew you" to workers of miracles might relate to people outside the lineage of his creation, though he cautions he is not building doctrine on the idea. He adds that God has always known believers even in the womb, per the Book of Psalms. He then criticizes tampered food, seedless watermelons, altered corn, and seed patents held by Monsanto and Bayer, suggesting bad food and pharmaceutical fixes work together against the public. Paul Debates Philosophers in the Marketplace Returning to Acts 17, Brother Jim Shaw describes Paul going first into the synagogue to dispute with Jews and devout worshippers, recognizing the whole city sits under a demonic spiritual atmosphere, before also arguing daily in the marketplace. He reads how Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encounter Paul, dismissing him as a "babbler" and a "setter forth of strange gods" because he preaches Jesus and the resurrection, an idea entirely foreign to them. Brother Jim notes the Athenians and visiting strangers spent all their time doing nothing but telling or hearing something new, calling that appetite itself a form of idolatry and admitting he could easily fall into the same trap given how much information, including conspiracy theories that often prove true, circulates today. The philosophers bring Paul to the Areopagus, curious what his strange new doctrine means, setting the stage for his address on Mars Hill. Too Religious: The Altar to an Unknown God Brother Jim Shaw reads Paul's opening line on Mars Hill, telling the men of Athens they are "too superstitious," which he explains means "too religious" in the Greek, a gentle rebuke of rituals and traditions. Paul says he noticed, while passing through the city, an altar inscribed "To the Unknown God," proof the Athenians tried to cover every possible deity, even one they could not name. Brother Jim explains Paul seizes this opening to declare who that unknown God actually is, the God who made the world and everything in it, Lord of heaven and earth who does not dwell in temples built by hands nor need anything from human worship, since he gives life and breath to everyone. Paul explains God made every nation from one blood and set the boundaries of their habitations, boundaries Brother Jim says the modern world is now...
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    15 min
  • Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 1, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 1, 2026
    Oct 1 2026
    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep198 Avoid God's Judgment and Wrath Judging Rightly Without Hypocrisy: Brother Jim Shaw Preaches Romans Chapter 2 Brother Jim Shaw preaches through Romans chapter 2, untangling what it means for Christians to judge sin without hypocrisy, and closes with Paul's teaching that God shows no respect of persons and writes his law on every heart. A Warning Against Golden-Calf Tolerance Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast asking listeners to pay close attention because the message concerns judgment, a subject he says gets so confused that some religious circles forbid judging anything at all, even an idol or a golden calf set up for worship. He turns to Romans chapter 2 and reads Paul telling the man who judges others that he is inexcusable, because in judging another he condemns himself, since he does the same things. Brother Jim explains this is not a blanket command against judging, but a rebuke of hypocrisy, comparing it to someone who claims to hate adultery or fornication while secretly practicing it and condemning everyone else for the same sin. He notes Paul then shifts from addressing "O man" to addressing "we," meaning believers who follow the Lord Jesus, setting up a contrast between hypocritical judgment and judgment exercised honestly by Christians who do not excuse the same sin in themselves. Christians Judging In Truth, Not Hypocrisy Brother Jim Shaw reads that "we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things," explaining that Christians are not giving anyone a pass for evil because they know such behavior opposes God's word. He says that when believers see family members or others sinning and recognize in their hearts that it contradicts scripture, judging it is as natural as telling an apple from an orange, since it is not done in hypocrisy. He frames the Christian's authority to call out sin as rooted entirely in Jesus, saying it is only because of Jesus that he can fight sin, has been alerted to it, and can repent of it, yet still retains power to confront someone else's sin out of love rather than condemnation. He contrasts this with the unbeliever who judges others for sins he himself commits, asking rhetorically whether such a person truly expects to escape the judgment of God. A Father's Lesson From Raising Five Daughters Brother Jim Shaw illustrates the nature of judgment with a personal story about raising five daughters, moving them between homeschooling, public school, and Christian school depending on circumstances, and facing ordinary peer pressure along the way. He recalls telling a daughter to tone down her makeup or change a dress he disliked, prompting accusations of "Dad, you're judging me," since his role, he says, is to be a parent rather than a friend. He contrasts this with moments he praised what a daughter wore, noting he was casting judgment then too, yet never once heard "you're judging me, Dad" in response, only gratitude. He concludes that people only object to judgment when it says something they do not want to hear, calling the observation simple but easy to overlook, and clarifying that he is not judging anyone personally but committing his judgment to God, who alone judges. The Deceptive Pleasures Of Sin Brother Jim Shaw returns to Romans 2, reading that those who despise "the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering" fail to realize that God's goodness is meant to lead them to repentance. He describes such people wanting the rituals, the clambakes, the baptisms, confirmations, communions, stained glass, and candles, but refusing to hear that anything they do is wrong. He contrasts the word "pleasure," which he calls nice, friendly, and calming, with the words scripture actually uses for the Christian life: denial, endurance, resistance, the narrow gate, tribulation, and the shield of faith, none of them pretty. He says Satan locks people down with the pleasures of sin rather than urging repentance, and observes that comfort itself, a full refrigerator, a full bank account, children with straight A's, can make the flesh so content that sin's deception goes unnoticed until God allows a crisis that leaves no escape but a miracle. No Respect Of Persons With God Brother Jim Shaw reads Paul's warning that an impenitent heart treasures up wrath against the day of judgment, when God renders to every man according to his deeds, glory to those who do good and tribulation to those who are contentious and disobey the truth, to Jew and Gentile alike, "for there is no respect of persons with God." He says some mysteries of why God chooses to work in a particular life may never be explained, comparing himself to the blind man in the Gospel who testified only that he was blind and now sees, a miracle the religious people around him hated. He adds that believers are told to keep praying, recalling the paralytic whose friends had such faith they tore open a roof to lower him to Jesus, ...
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    15 min