Sermons by Dr. Abidan Shah

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Dr. Abidan Paul Shah preaches expository messages each week that challenge and inspire people to live God-honoring lives. Each sermon is based on Scripture and contains timeless truths that are applicable to our lives today.

  1. 3d ago

    Street Smart, Book Smart, or Word Smart? | James 3:13-18

    James asks a question that cuts straight through both confidence and insecurity: who among you thinks they're wise? It doesn't matter if you're book smart, street smart, or neither — what matters is whether your wisdom actually comes from above. In this message, Dr. Abidan Shah unpacks the difference between wisdom that's earthly, sensual, and demonic, and wisdom that's genuinely from God — and makes the unsettling case that even success and good outcomes in your life might not have come from the source you assume. From there, he walks through seven specific marks of godly wisdom drawn straight from James 3:17 — integrity, humility, teachability, mercy, fairness, and freedom from hypocrisy — using stories ranging from W.A. Criswell taking notes from a much younger Rick Warren to a search for Granville Sharp's overgrown grave in London. But the sermon doesn't end with a checklist. It ends with a much bigger claim: true wisdom isn't a set of behaviors you check off. True wisdom is a person — Jesus Christ. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    44 min

  2. Jun 21

    How to Be a Verbal Arsonist | James 3:1-12

    James doesn't pull any punches in chapter three. He starts by telling teachers — pastors, Sunday school leaders, anyone who opens their mouth to instruct others — that they will face a stricter judgment for their words. Then he widens the lens to everyone: our words control our actions, our words can cause real devastation, and our words reveal exactly what's happening inside our hearts. In this message, Dr. Abidan Shah walks through six vivid illustrations James uses to make his case — a bridled horse, a ship's rudder, a forest fire, a wild animal, a corrupted spring, and a diseased fruit tree — and lands on one of the most convicting lines in the whole passage: show me a harsh tongue, and I'll show you an angry heart. The point isn't a five-step plan to talk better. It's a question every Christian eventually has to ask: who's really in control of what comes out of my mouth? ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    56 min

  3. Jun 7

    Autopsy of a Dead Faith | James 2:14-26

    Martin Luther once said he wanted to throw the book of James into the stove. He called it an "epistle of straw" — hollow, inferior, barely worth keeping in the Bible. The reason? James 2:14–26, the passage that says faith without works is dead. Luther thought James was contradicting Paul's gospel of grace through faith alone. He was wrong — and in this message, Dr. Abidan Shah walks through exactly why. Using a small but crucial detail in the Greek text — an article most English translations miss — Dr. Shah reframes the entire passage: James isn't saying you're saved by works. He's saying a faith that produces no works was never alive to begin with. He unpacks the real audiences behind both James and Paul, walks through Abraham and Rahab as case studies, and lands on the test Jesus himself gave in Matthew 25: not whether you've stopped sinning, but whether you noticed the person who was hungry, naked, or in need — and did something about it. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    49 min

  4. May 31

    Grab the Worst Seat in the House | James 2:1-13

    James shifts gears in chapter two. Chapter one was about you — your trials, your temptations, your anger, your response to the Word. Chapter two is about how you treat everyone else. And the first thing he addresses is partiality: judging people based on what they look like, what they wear, and how much money they appear to have. The Greek word is prosopolempsia — literally, "receiving the face." And according to James, if you claim to follow the Lord of glory while doing it, your life is a contradiction. In this message, Dr. Abidan Shah unpacks three things James says about partiality: it contradicts our faith, it imitates the world, and it is a sin — not a bad habit, not a cultural holdover, but an actual sin that the royal law of God addresses directly. He also walks through what may be the most sobering point in the passage: that your partiality toward someone who walks through the doors of your church could mean their eternal damnation. And then he tells the story of arriving in America in 1991, walking into two churches, and being looked through like he wasn't there. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    46 min

  5. May 24

    Take a Hard Look in the Mirror | James 1:21-27

    James doesn't just tell his readers what to do — he gives them a mirror to look into. And the longer you've been in church without actually obeying the Word, the harder it is to look. In this message from James 1:21–27, Dr. Abidan Shah walks through one of the most practical and convicting passages in the New Testament: the difference between hearing the Word and doing it, and why one without the other is a form of self-deception. The sermon builds around two key moves James calls every believer to make — reject and receive — and then drives toward the mirror illustration, where Dr. Shah brings an actual full-length mirror into the service to show how the gospel works. The implanted word is small at first. But the more you get into the written word, the bigger the mirror grows. And eventually, you begin to see things in yourself that people have been trying to tell you for years. James gives three tests to find out where you actually stand: your speech, your service, and how much the world has shaped you. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    46 min

  6. May 17

    How to Manage Your Anger | James 1:19-21

    Most people do not like to admit they are angry. We use softer phrases, funny idioms, or other explanations to avoid saying what is really going on. But James gets right to the point. In this message, Dr. Abidan Shah explains how anger grows, why it often starts when we stop listening, and how careless words only fuel the fire. This sermon also shows why human anger cannot produce the righteousness of God, and why the answer is not just trying harder, but rejecting what is filthy and receiving the implanted word with humility. If anger has been damaging your relationships, your witness, or your own spiritual life, this message will help you face it honestly and biblically. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    45 min

  7. May 10

    "The Devil Made Me Do It" | James 1:12-18

    A lot of people blame the devil, their past, or even God for the sins they keep falling into. But James gives a much clearer answer. In this message, Dr. Shah explains how trials and temptations travel the same road, and how temptation begins when we stop trusting God and start turning inward. This sermon walks through the blame game, the seduction process of sin, and why the answer is not just trying harder, but refocusing on God’s goodness and remembering who you are in Christ. If you are battling temptation, repeated sin, or a trial that is starting to pull you in the wrong direction, this message will help you think about it biblically and respond with hope. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    46 min

  8. May 3

    Knowledge is not Power... Wisdom Is | James 1:5-8

    A lot of people think that when life gets hard, what they need most is more information. But James says otherwise. In this message, Dr. Shah explains why knowledge alone is not enough when you face trials, instability, and painful decisions. Walking through James 1, this sermon shows that what we really need is wisdom from God—wisdom that helps us respond with faith rather than fear, steadiness rather than instability, and trust rather than doubt. If you are in a season where emotions are high and decisions feel heavy, this message will help you see why wisdom matters more than information. ~~~~ CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contact GIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/give BOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/ LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506 DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

    43 min
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Dr. Abidan Paul Shah preaches expository messages each week that challenge and inspire people to live God-honoring lives. Each sermon is based on Scripture and contains timeless truths that are applicable to our lives today.

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