Brother Jim Shaw Ministries

Brother Jim Shaw

I was told by the word of God in the Bible to spread his Word. That is what I am trying to do. The world spreads their message of confusion and lies of the pleasures of the flesh mocking God's laws leading people onto paths of destruction. I am spreading Jesus's word as I am led.

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    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 18, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries One Way to Salvation: Redemption, Adoption as Sons, and the Allegory of Hagar and Sarah Brother Jim Shaw preaches from Galatians 4 on the one way to salvation through Jesus Christ, tracing redemption and adoption as sons, Paul's warning against returning to religious ritual, and the allegory of Hagar and Sarah as a picture of two covenants, flesh versus promise. Only One Way to Salvation Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast declaring that salvation comes only through Jesus Christ, rejecting any notion of religious diversity or exchangeable saviors among faiths. He says a reborn heart is a gift that comes from above, not something manufactured by teaching, inherited from parents, or absorbed from society. Without that experience, he argues, a person's religion would simply match whatever culture they were born into, Muslim, Christian, or Hindu, by accident of birth rather than truth. He describes his own realization that growing up under what he calls a Christian flag was not the same as knowing Christ, admitting he had once been an idol worshiper and a heathen with no real spiritual power. Brother Jim teaches that a true Jew is one circumcised in the heart rather than the flesh, and he tells listeners that Christians share that same identity, marked internally rather than physically. He frames tasting the Holy Ghost as the dividing line between inherited religion and genuine rebirth. Redemption and Adoption in Galatians 4 Brother Jim Shaw reads Galatians 4:3, explaining that before Christ, people were children in bondage under the elements of the world, unable to escape sin because heaven only receives perfect individuals. He defines the word redeem as meaning to buy back, and calls the cross the ultimate sign of love, where God placed his Word in a human body conceived of the Holy Ghost yet still born through a woman. Because Jesus went through every temptation and trial that ordinary people face, Brother Jim says he could serve as the perfect sacrifice sent directly from God. He continues reading that believers receive the adoption of sons, and that God sends the Spirit of his Son into their hearts crying Abba, Father, proof, he says, that there is only one way to salvation and no diversity in how a soul is saved. He adds the verse calling believers no longer servants but sons, and therefore heirs of God through Christ, comparing the cross to Jesus taking a bullet meant for humanity. Freedom From False Gods and Testing the Spirits Brother Jim Shaw invites anyone listening to come before the Lord Jesus Christ and say they believe he died to set them free from the demonic strongholds of life, calling Jesus the captain of salvation for people once held captive. He reads Paul's words to the Galatians reminding them that before they knew God they served things that by nature are no gods, explaining that this describes servicing demons under any religion outside of a true relationship with the Lord. He teaches that believers are told to test the spirits by asking whether Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, since the Word became flesh and dwelt among mankind, walking the planet as a real man. Brother Jim returns to Paul's question of why the Galatians would turn back to weak and beggarly elements after being known by God, framing spiritual bondage as something that can quietly return even after a person has tasted real freedom in Christ. Paul's Warning Against Returning to Ritual Brother Jim Shaw moves into Paul's rebuke of the Galatians for observing days, months, times, and years, reading Paul's fear that his labor among them might have been in vain. He explains that Paul is not condemning church attendance itself but warning against sliding back into rituals, traditions, and good works as a substitute for real faith, calling holy water, candles, and rituals unnecessary once a person is spiritually baptized by the Holy Ghost. He describes how a believer can quietly become a servant to rituals again, mixing flesh and spirit by reasoning that going to church, taking communion, and memorizing Bible verses makes someone a good person regardless of their heart. Brother Jim reads Paul's appeal recalling that the Galatians once received him as an angel of God despite his physical infirmity, and asks pointedly why people who once wanted to pluck out their own eyes for him would now treat him as an enemy simply for telling them the truth. The Allegory of Hagar and Sarah Brother Jim Shaw turns to Paul's allegory of Abraham's two sons, Ishmael born to the bondservant Hagar after the flesh, and Isaac born to the freewoman Sarah by promise, describing them as figures for two covenants. He notes that Sarah was ninety years old when Isaac was born, stressing that faith, not human effort, carried the promise made to Abraham years earlier. Brother Jim recalls that Abraham briefly lost faith and listened to his wife's suggestion to have a child through Hagar instead of waiting on God, warning listeners not to let any voice, even one close to them, pull them away from trusting the Lord. He explains that Abraham eventually had to send Hagar and Ishmael away, calling it a difficult but necessary allegory showing that sin cannot be mixed with the promise, and that believers cannot be married to sin while claiming to be children of promise. He urges listeners to get on their knees and choose to be children of promise rather than children of the flesh. Cast Out the Bondwoman and Close in Faith Brother Jim Shaw reads Paul's command to cast out the bondwoman and her son, since the son of the bondwoman will not share the inheritance with the son of the freewoman, applying this directly to casting out an old sinful nature. He insists that no one's good behavior could have saved them apart from the blood of Christ at the cross, since no other religion or amount of good works removes the debt of sin. He reminds listeners that before being reborn, people are led by fleshly lusts and often measure their own righteousness only by whether they get caught doing wrong. Once reborn, he says, a person cannot escape God's sight, since Christ knows every thought and deed, which he frames as good news for those now living in the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ rather than under judgment. Brother Jim closes the sermon with a blessing, after which the announcer returns with the ministry's website, mailing address in Vero Beach, Florida, and phone number for listeners seeking more sermons.

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    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 17, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep 193 Freed from the yoke of bondage The Yoke of Bondage: Paul's Warning Against Ritual and Circumcision in Galatians 5 Brother Jim Shaw preaches through Galatians chapter 5, warning that rituals and traditions, like the push toward circumcision in the Galatian church, can quietly become idols that steal focus from Jesus Christ, and he calls listeners to stand fast in the liberty of the Holy Spirit rather than slide back into the bondage of the law. Paul's Warning to the Galatian Church Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast turning to Paul's letter to the Galatian church in chapter five, explaining that Paul confronts believers who want to slide back into the rituals of the old law. Brother Jim warns that whatever spiritual awakening is happening, Satan works constantly to turn Jesus into an idol rather than everything, using rituals and traditions to convince people they must follow certain rules to qualify as Christian. He reads Paul's charge to "stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free" and not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage, noting that every religion carries some form of bondage. Recalling Jesus's words to the woman at the well, that the kingdom of God is not found on a mountain but comes without observation, Brother Jim tells listeners that Christ is found within a person, not through outward locations or observances, though fellowship at church still has its place. Circumcision Declared Powerless To Save Brother Jim Shaw turns to Paul's blunt statement in Galatians 5:2, reading it twice for emphasis: "Behold, I Paul say unto you that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing." He explains that the Galatians, being Gentiles, were never circumcised under the Abrahamic covenant, yet some in the church were pushing this ritual as a requirement. Brother Jim notes that accepting circumcision would obligate a believer to keep the entire law, an impossible burden now that God's law is written on the heart rather than carried out through rules from Leviticus and Deuteronomy. He reads Paul's warning that Christ becomes of no effect to anyone who seeks justification through the law, and that such a person has fallen from grace. Brother Jim lists other religious trappings sarcastically, holy water, incense, ornate robes, crucifixes, and feast days, saying loading up on ritual only proves how far a believer has drifted from grace. Mankind's Love Of Rituals And Clubs Brother Jim Shaw observes that mankind has always loved rituals and belonging to organized groups, pointing to the Moose Club, the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the American Legion, and the VFW as evidence that people crave being part of a team. He argues that if believers want to belong to Jesus Christ's team, none of these outward structures are needed and can actually get in the way of genuine faith. Returning to Paul's letter, he reads the apostle's pointed question to the Galatians, asking who bewitched them and who snuck in to hinder them from obeying the truth. Brother Jim reminds listeners that circumcision was the single most important ritual in the Jewish religion, the very first instruction God gave Abraham, marking his family apart from every other nation. He stresses that Paul is not condemning the ritual's history but warning against reviving it now that Jesus Christ has established a new and living covenant. A New Covenant Written On The Heart Brother Jim Shaw explains that under the new covenant, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Father dwell directly within a believer's heart, convicting of sin and supplying the power to raise the shield of faith against the devil's attacks. He warns, using Paul's image, that a little leaven leavens the whole lump, meaning that allowing even one small ritual back into the church opens the door for many more to follow. Brother Jim reads Paul's confidence that the Galatians will return to right thinking, alongside his warning that whoever troubled them with this false teaching would bear judgment for deceiving people with something other than Jesus Christ crucified. He tells listeners that a physical church building offers comfort, climate control, seating, music, and a good message, but none of that is the true church. The true church, he says, is made up of living stones, believers scattered throughout the world, and anything added to that simple truth only complicates it. Called Unto Liberty, Not License Brother Jim Shaw reads Paul's frustration boiling over, wishing that those troubling the Galatians with circumcision would be cut off entirely, since preaching circumcision alongside the cross would remove the offense of the cross itself. He reads Paul's declaration that believers "have been called unto liberty," paired immediately with the caution not to use that liberty as an occasion for the flesh but instead to serve one another through love. Brother Jim explains that the whole law is fulfilled in one command, to love thy neighbor as thyself, and shares what he describes as a personal revelation from the Lord about that verse: loving one's neighbor requires first learning to love oneself, which happens only by keeping the first commandment and loving God completely. He describes himself as a piece of clay reporting for duty daily, saying that seeing himself and others through the eyes of Jesus is what allows genuine love for a neighbor to follow. Walking In The Spirit, Not The Flesh Brother Jim Shaw closes the sermon with Paul's warning against believers biting and devouring one another, urging listeners instead to walk in the Spirit so they will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. He tells the audience to take every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ, reminding them that Satan's war targets the carnal mind and that the flesh and the Spirit remain in constant conflict, each contrary to the other. Brother Jim declares that the old man must be put to death, since believers can no longer live as they once did, and calls this transformation into a new creation in Christ good news secured by what Jesus accomplished at Calvary. He closes the broadcast with a blessing and an amen. The announcer then returns with closing information, directing listeners to www.brotherjimshaw.org, a PO Box in Vero Beach, Florida, a phone number for the ministry, and a YouTube page carrying further messages from Brother Jim.

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    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 16, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Get Behind Me, Satan: Resisting False Idols and the Cares of This World Brother Jim Shaw preaches on Jesus's wilderness temptation in Luke 4, warning that comforts, riches, and everyday cares of family and money can quietly become idols that choke out the Word of God, and he urges listeners to take the narrow road to Christ. Deception, Comfort, and the Only Way to God Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast by turning to Jesus's repeated warning in Matthew 24 not to be deceived, noting that if Christ warns believers so many times, deception must pose a real danger. He says people are often deceived through comforts, which can quietly become gods in their own right. Brother Jim states plainly that there is only one way to the Father, through the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, who suffered, died on a cross, and rose again as the Lamb of God, the extreme sacrifice. Outside of that, he says, the world is run by devils who tempt people into sin and prey on the soul and the spirit. He lists hatred, misused sexuality, bitterness, unforgiveness, revenge, and idol worship as struggles common to all people, insisting that Christ alone offers freedom from them, not any other religion or belief system. The Wilderness Temptation in Luke 4 Brother Jim Shaw turns to Luke 4 and the second stage of Jesus's wilderness temptation, when Satan meets him directly after the Holy Spirit has led him into the desert. He describes how the devil takes Jesus to a high mountain and shows him all the kingdoms of the world in a single moment of time, each kingdom carrying its own riches, women, parties, and reputation. Brother Jim quotes the devil's offer: all authority and glory over these kingdoms would be given to Jesus if only he would worship Satan, since that authority had been delivered to the devil to give to whomever he chooses. He reminds listeners that Jesus was fully man, conceived by the Holy Ghost yet born of a woman under the law, and so was tempted exactly as any person is tempted. Unlike his listeners, though, Brother Jim notes, Jesus also carried the unique power to forgive sins. Idols Hidden in Everyday Blessings Brother Jim Shaw applies the temptation account to daily life, warning that people can turn almost anything into an idol: reputation, education, the medical community, women, partying, cars, houses, or a paycheck. Because Satan claims authority to hand these things to whomever he wishes, Brother Jim urges listeners to make sure that any blessing in their life truly comes from the Lord Jesus Christ rather than assuming a comfort or an addition to their life is automatically a blessing. He says the only real blessing is the revelation that Jesus died on the cross for sin and that believers have been reborn as new creations, with old things passed away and all things made new. Brother Jim describes the human body as a rental unit and a temple in which the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost dwell, urging listeners to accept that they will die and to hold onto that simple truth of Christ. Get Behind Me, Satan Brother Jim Shaw reads Jesus's answer to the devil: 'Get behind me, Satan, for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.' He frames this as Jesus confronting Satan directly, refusing to worship a defeated king over kingdoms destined to turn to dust. Brother Jim then turns the lesson toward his listeners, confessing how easily people set goals and visions in front of themselves, quietly reasoning that enough money would bring them what they want. He prays aloud for mercy on this tendency and warns that Satan often works by blurring vision with things rather than outright rebellion. He introduces Mark chapter 4 as the next warning, describing how the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lust of other things can enter a person's life and choke out the word of God that lives within them. Cares of This World, Family, and Money Brother Jim Shaw explains that the cares of this world named in Mark 4:19 can include ordinary things such as concern for children, parents, or a spouse, and he stresses that caring for family is right unless that care begins to rule a person's life above Christ. He argues that the best gift for a family is a parent or spouse who is fully sold out to Jesus, someone who recognizes every breath as a gift from God and has been born from above rather than shaped only by upbringing, education, or church attendance. Turning to money, Brother Jim calls it the closest worldly substitute for the Holy Spirit, capable of imitating peace, joy, comfort, and contentment until death forces a reckoning with eternity. He reminds listeners that life is a vapor and a blade of grass that will pass away, urging them to renew their minds with that truth, raise the shield of faith, and resist slowly conforming to the world's values. Bearing Fruit on the Narrow Road Brother Jim Shaw warns that when the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word of God, the result is an unfruitful life, one that fails to produce the fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and self-control. Without that fruit, he says, bitterness, revenge, envy, and lust take its place instead. He describes the Christian life as a war and a continual trial, comparing it to how the Lord tested his people in the Old Testament and insisting that no believer can escape being tested. Brother Jim pictures this testing as a fork in the road, one path wide and easy, the other narrow, and urges listeners repeatedly to take the narrow road toward Jesus rather than the world's wide path. He closes the broadcast by calling listeners to accept Jesus Christ, live through him, and let him fight their battles, ending with a blessing and amen.

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    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 15, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Reprobate Minds and Rotting Fruit: A Warning on Sin, Society, and Spiritual Warfare Brother Jim Shaw preaches from Romans 1:27 on the reprobate mind, tracing what he sees as a slow corruption of culture from ancient sin to modern trends, and calls listeners to take every thought captive in ongoing spiritual warfare. Grounding The Message In Romans 1:27 Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast by returning to a message he began earlier on what he calls sodomite activity, grounding his teaching in Romans 1:27. He reads the verse describing men leaving the natural use of women and burning in lust toward one another, explaining that the word unseemly means shameful. He tells listeners that the passage describes a real recompense, a penalty due for that error. Moving forward in the chapter, he reads that these men did not like to retain God in their knowledge, and he insists that any such sin is itself a sign that God is absent from a person's understanding. He continues into the description of God giving people over to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not convenient, framing this as the sermon's central subject: how refusing to retain God in the mind leads to perverted lusts and inappropriate behavior. A Personal Testimony Of Salvation Brother Jim shifts to his own life, calling himself a reborn Christian who has carried the Holy Spirit for almost 40 years. He says temptation never stopped after his conversion, matching what he faced before he was saved, but something changed: he received a conscience, the ability to fight temptation, and the ability to recognize what temptation actually was. He recalls that before salvation many evil things simply felt enjoyable rather than tempting. He credits Satan with always rolling out what he calls the red carpet for sin, leaving the choice to continue in it up to the individual. Applying this directly to homosexual sin, he tells listeners caught in it that there is hope, and that they are not defined by that identity. Instead, he describes them as a creation of the Lord Jesus Christ attacked by what he calls a homosexual spirit, careful, he says, to avoid using language that would curse a person by name. Creation Versus Child Of God He draws a sharp distinction between being God's creation and being God's child, saying no one is a child of God until they come to know the Lord. Brother Jim shares that he was not a child of God until he was reborn, describing his earlier state bluntly as a child of the devil before Jesus stepped in and gave him what he calls a new birth. He returns to Romans, repeating the phrase that people did not like to retain God in their knowledge, and connects that rejection to the decline of major universities. He notes that schools such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton began as Christian institutions meant to train denominational preachers before liberalism, in his words, snuck in. He predicts a widening cultural divide and says the coming years will require people, like voices crying in the wilderness, to expound genuine truth. Corruption Spreading Through Society Brother Jim traces a progression from men with men to what he describes as men becoming women, citing this as evidence of societal corruption accelerating. He recalls his own shock decades earlier upon first hearing of men marrying men, remembering his instinct to want it kept away from children entirely. He pairs that memory with disbelief at claims that cow flatulence is destroying the world, a notion he says has since found its way into textbooks. He illustrates corruption with an extended image of rotting produce, describing a corrupt peach, apple, string bean, or piece of meat slowly decaying over days, weeks, or months until it becomes a brittle piece of nothing. He calls on Christian men directly to pull their pants up, run their households, and protect their families, warning that children are being bombarded by this corruption with nowhere left to hide. John The Baptist As Example Acknowledging that his message may sound fanatical, Brother Jim points to John the Baptist as a model of peculiar devotion, noting that he came from a family of chief priests yet lived in the wilderness eating locusts and honey and wearing camel skin. He speculates, without certainty, that Herod's order to kill children under two around the time of Jesus's birth may explain why John's parents kept him away from society. He reminds listeners that Jesus called John the greatest prophet ever born of a woman, using that praise to encourage believers unafraid to seem strange to their families and friends. Returning to the reprobate mind, he explains that it produces visible actions, not just private thinking, pointing to extreme tattooing, heavy piercings, and black clothing as manifestations he says a person can recognize. He insists that when God's sheep encounter a problem, they know it, because God's voice comes through many avenues including sight, reading, and hearing. Standing Firm In Spiritual Warfare Brother Jim explains that while he does not excuse sinful or chaotic behavior, he believes demonic influence lies behind much of it, and that Jesus came specifically to set captives free from spirits that leave people unable to help themselves. He urges listeners to take every thought captive, get on their knees, and treat the spiritual world as literally real, comparing arrows of lust, self-pity, and the fear of man to an unseen but genuine attack. He assigns roles within the household, telling fathers to lead, children to obey, and wives to submit, all under the covering of the Holy Spirit given to believers. Citing Romans again, he affirms that homosexuality is named a sin tied to a reprobate mind and warns against placing hatred or any other attitude above God's Word. He closes by reminding listeners that salvation was purchased by the blood of the cross, declaring that time is short, the birth pangs have begun, and believers should stand firm in love for Jesus Christ.

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    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, September 14, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Truth, Sin, and Standing Firm in the Last Days Brother Jim Shaw preaches from Romans on standing unashamed for the gospel, walking through a caller's account of a church pressured to accept homosexuality, and closing with Paul's charge to the Corinthian church to confront sin without excusing it. Not Ashamed of the Gospel Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast with a warning that time is growing short for spreading the word of God, describing a culture that wants to shut down Christianity and turn truth itself into a crime. He says the church is also becoming watered down, especially among newer generations, until truth is turned upside down. Turning to Romans chapter one, verse sixteen, he reads, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ... for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Brother Jim tells listeners that Christians must set aside outside opinions, advice, and interpretations once they know the truth, citing Jesus's words that his sheep know his voice. He says a believer can recognize a lie, a demonic spirit, or a deceptive spirit almost instinctively once truth becomes familiar. The True Jew of the Heart Brother Jim moves from Romans one to Romans two, verse twenty-nine, noting that the same writer, Paul, describes what makes someone a true Jew. He reads, "But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God." Brother Jim explains that this identity is no longer geographic, and he anticipates listeners who might want to place him in a particular religious camp for saying so. He repeats the verse for emphasis, arguing that Christians, through the new covenant, inherit this inward status. He states plainly that Christians are true Jews under this covenant and says he will leave the point there rather than expand further, moving the sermon toward his main subject for the broadcast. A Caller's Struggle With His Church Brother Jim shares a phone call he received during the week from a man in his fifties, uncertain whether the church was Methodist or Lutheran, where leaders in robes announced that the congregation must accept homosexuality "in every capacity." The caller, worried about his two teenage daughters sitting in the pews hearing this teaching, asked Brother Jim how he could accept it. Brother Jim's answer is direct: "Get out of Dodge. Hit the road. Get out of there." He tells the caller that what he heard was not the voice of Jesus but a perversion of love, and that Jesus's sheep recognize his voice apart from institutional pronouncements. Brother Jim connects the caller's church to Romans 1:21, describing people who knew God yet did not glorify him as God, becoming vain in their imaginations with a foolish, darkened heart, losing their way and inventing their own definitions of good and evil. Fighting Not Flesh and Blood Turning to homosexuality directly, Brother Jim calls it a sin and says the real battle is spiritual rather than personal, since Christians "fight not flesh and blood." He tells anyone under what he calls a homosexual spirit's attack to look in the mirror and separate the human being, made in God's image, from the demon attacking that person. He extends the same framework to addiction, saying he has never liked AA meetings because they encourage people to stand and declare, "I am an alcoholic." Brother Jim insists a person is not an alcoholic but a creation of Jesus Christ held captive by addiction, a straitjacket of captivity, and argues that verbalizing identity with an addiction instead of naming the enemy, Satan, keeps people trapped. He adds that outside of Christianity people only fight addictions and sicknesses with other addictions and medications, calling it a merry-go-round without ever naming the source of evil. Reading Romans on Vain Imaginations Brother Jim returns to Romans chapter one and reads an extended passage describing people who, professing themselves wise, became fools and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into images resembling corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts, and creeping things. He reads that God gave such people up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, dishonoring their bodies and worshipping the creature more than the Creator. He continues into the passage describing vile affections, where women exchanged natural use for what is against nature and men, leaving the natural use of women, burned in lust toward one another. Brother Jim frames this reading as evidence that the country and even parts of the church have tilted away from truth, warning listeners that believers who think this shift has not happened have either buried their heads in the sand or gone along with it themselves. A Call to Stand Firm Brother Jim closes by invoking 1 Corinthians chapter five, describing a reported case in a congregation of reborn Christians where a man was said to be sexually involved with his mother, and the church had come to accept it. He recounts Paul's instruction to give the man over to Satan so his flesh might be destroyed and his soul saved, and Paul's rebuke that the congregation had become "puffed up," accepting everything without a straight and narrow standard. Brother Jim distinguishes willful sin from sin exposed by revealed light that leads to repentance and godly sorrow, warning that willful sin can turn prideful. He urges Christian men not to be a "spiritual spaghetti spine" and calls for standing in the gap in prayer for those in bondage. He ends warning that Bibles are being changed and believers muzzled, saying the message may end in "the lion's den," and closes with "God bless you, and amen."

  6. Aug 28

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, August 28, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries with Brother Jim Shaw Ep189, Watch Your Tongue Words Under Watch: Choosing Mercy, Discipline, and a Renewed Heart Summary The Tongue as an Unruly Evil Brother Jim Shaw opens with James 3:8 and its description of the tongue as an unruly evil filled with deadly poison. He emphasizes the passage's assertion that no person can tame the tongue through human effort alone. The sermon presents speech as capable of spreading harm and exposing humanity's helplessness without divine intervention. Brother Jim also points to the contradiction of blessing God and cursing people with the same tongue. He describes this inconsistency as a form of double-mindedness that believers must confront. Renewing the Heart and Mind The episode teaches that control of speech begins with the saving work of Jesus Christ and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Brother Jim says believers must renew their minds with God's Word rather than rely solely on willpower. He describes personal conviction as a fork in the road between fleshly reactions and following the Lord. According to the sermon, a washed heart produces right speech because the mouth expresses what is within the heart. The renewed heart is therefore presented as the source of a tamed and disciplined tongue. Anger, Companionship, and Harmful Words Using Proverbs 22:24, Brother Jim warns listeners not to form close friendships with angry or furious people. He argues that anger can be learned, spread through companionship, and become a snare to the soul. The sermon gives special attention to angry words directed toward spouses, children, relatives, and friends. Brother Jim observes that spoken words cannot be taken back and may remain in people's memories for years. He urges parents to be especially watchful about the influences surrounding their children. Obedience Put Into Practice Brother Jim contrasts hearing God's Word with actively doing what it teaches. He says repentance is available through God's mercy, but obedience is better because it can prevent sinful conduct and its consequences. Practical obedience includes forgiveness, self-denial, purity, modesty, and restraint when lustful or angry thoughts arise. The episode rejects the idea that church attendance, Bible study, or listening to sermons is sufficient by itself. Faith becomes active when biblical teaching is applied during difficult real-life circumstances. Mercy, Communion, and Daily Conduct The sermon asks listeners to show mercy because they themselves have received mercy through the cross. Brother Jim applies the lesson to ordinary encounters with family members, coworkers, strangers, and even spam callers. He describes true communion as consuming the Word of God, the bread of life, and walking with the Lord daily. He also names meekness, temperance, joy, love, and supernatural peace as gifts that should emerge from the Holy Spirit. Daily conduct and speech are presented as evidence of a living relationship with Christ. Choosing Righteousness at the Fork in the Road The episode closes by urging listeners to take every thought captive and choose righteousness whenever conviction presents a decision. Brother Jim connects discipleship with discipline and compares the Christian life to enduring hardship as a good soldier. He tells believers not to become prideful because of the number of years they have followed Christ. Instead, he says each person's most recent step and treatment of others reveal the condition of the walk. The final appeal is to continue in discernment, guard the mouth, seek a place in the Lamb's Book of Life, and live as a new creation in Christ.

  7. Aug 27

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, August 27, 2026

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries with Brother Jim Shaw Ep188, Don't Be a Companion of Fools Wisdom in Fellowship: Guarding Your Home, Thoughts, and Faith Summary Learning From Parental Experience Brother Jim Shaw opens by reflecting on raising eight children and having 22 grandchildren. He says that, if given another opportunity, he would watch his children's companions more closely. He describes his earlier assumption that his family's Christian faith would positively influence non-Christian companions. Looking back, he believes that assumption was mistaken and may have affected later generations. His personal regret becomes the starting point for a sermon about choosing companions carefully. The Influence of Companionship The sermon centers on Proverbs 13:20 and its warning about becoming a companion of fools. Brother Jim uses a rotten-apple analogy to argue that corrupt influence can spread through an otherwise good group. He distinguishes ministering to sinners from treating them as close companions, pointing to Jesus' teaching of sinners rather than casual fellowship with them. He stresses that caution about spiritual influence is not intended as pride, snobbery, or a judgment based on wealth and outward appearance. In his view, righteousness and a person's spiritual fruit, rather than social status, determine whether someone is a good companion. Guidance for Parents and Grandparents Brother Jim directs much of his message to parents and grandparents, urging them to pay attention to the people around their children. He describes parents as responsible for their households and for responding to mischievous behavior. He warns that seemingly small exposures to cigarettes, alcohol, and other harmful conduct may become the beginning of more serious addiction. He also discusses music, hairstyles, piercings, markings, and clothing as outward signs that parents may notice, while acknowledging that they are outward conditions. His broader instruction is to protect children from influences that he believes can lead them toward destructive behavior. A Faith Practiced Every Day The episode presents Christian faith as a continuous, practical walk rather than an activity confined to a church building or weekly sermon. Brother Jim says spiritual choices arise in ordinary moments, from getting out of bed in the morning to responding to a spouse at night. He characterizes the struggle as constant and says believers must raise the shield of faith at all times. He also argues that companionship includes both the people around a person and the thoughts to which that person gives attention. The sermon therefore connects external relationships with the internal discipline of daily faith. Taking Thoughts Captive Brother Jim urges listeners to take thoughts of lust, greed, revenge, complaining, and covetousness captive in obedience to Jesus Christ. He uses military imagery, describing destructive thoughts as flaming missiles from an invisible enemy. In response, he calls on believers to choose forgiveness over revenge, modesty over sensuality, and generosity over hoarding. He refers to Ephesians 6 and the shield of faith as protection against these attacks. He further says that resisting sin involves hardship because human nature prefers comfort and the broad, easy path. The Call to New Life in Christ The closing portion turns from warnings about companionship to an invitation to salvation. Brother Jim describes the world as condemned and presents Jesus Christ as the only means of escape. He contrasts the first Adam with the second Adam and refers to Noah and the destruction of the world as part of his biblical framing. He calls on listeners to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believe through faith, and become a new creation. The sermon ends with reassurance that God shows no partiality and can transform any person who comes to Him.

  8. Aug 26

    Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, August 26, 2026

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I was told by the word of God in the Bible to spread his Word. That is what I am trying to do. The world spreads their message of confusion and lies of the pleasures of the flesh mocking God's laws leading people onto paths of destruction. I am spreading Jesus's word as I am led.

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    Brother Jim Shaw
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    2024 - 2026
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