Podcast Summary: Real America's Voice – "Revival Today with Jonathan Shuttlesworth"

Host: Pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth
Date: November 16, 2025
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts

Main Theme and Purpose

This episode of "Revival Today" is centered around confronting fear, instilling faith, and declaring a message of hope and victory, both spiritually and practically, for Christians living in turbulent times. Pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth draws from scripture—especially 2nd Chronicles 20—and testimonies from congregation members to urge the audience to reject fear-based narratives (whether driven by culture, politics, or even well-meaning religious voices), and instead live boldly, confident in God's provision and victory.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Faith Over Fear: Standing on God’s Promises

• Jonathan debunks fear-based “prepping” and political doom-saying, arguing it’s inconsistent with scripture and the character of God:
  • “Anytime you hear somebody preaching about there's things coming that we need to be prepared for, that's a thinly veiled fear. And that's not the Holy Ghost speaking.” (09:56)
  • He insists: “God's not concerned about what the devil's doing.” (10:28)
• Scriptural Anchor: 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat's victory not through military might or panic, but by seeking the Lord, praying, and trusting prophetic encouragement.
  • “Do not be afraid. The battle's not yours, it's the Lord's.” (11:35)
  • He links this to rejecting the constant sense of impending doom in some Christian circles-and in the media.

God’s Provision in Uncertain Times

• Jonathan recounts how, historically and scripturally, God provided for His people during national and personal crises—so modern believers should expect the same.
  • “Even in times of national turmoil and calamity, God had a way to provide for all his children and all his people.” (13:51)
  • He humorously dismisses hoarding and prepping in fear: “You should have a freezer full of food because the power grid could fail. Well, then so will your freezer and all the meat goes bad.” (14:37)
  • Urges listeners to remain generous and outward-focused: “Anytime you get in a mentality to defend what you have. That's not how faith works.” (26:24)

Testimonies of Breakthrough and Healing

• Joel Palowski’s Healing (03:26 – 05:22):
  • Testimony about experiencing physical healing from lung cancer during services that week.
  • “Yesterday before I came here, I was on 4 liters of air or oxygen a minute. I'm on nothing right now, as you can see... talking, lung cancer is gone, my lungs are stretching and growing and... I can feel it happening right now.” (04:28)
• Christina’s Deliverance from Depression (18:01 – 19:13):
  • She describes arriving at church “tired,” feeling depression “creeping up,” but upon worship and prayer, felt liberation.
  • “When Pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth prayed for me, I felt like a weight lifted off me. And I feel liberated.” (18:29)
  • Jonathan follows with affirming prophetic words: “You're doing great. You're going from victory to victory, and it's never gonna slow down. In Jesus name, in Jesus name.” (18:55)

Challenge to the Church: Reject a Defensive, Retrenching Posture

• Jonathan criticizes pastors and Christians who speak of America as a “post-Christian society.”
  • “You never heard it come out of my mouth one time... the whole reason I named my ministry 'Revival Today' was like to that kind of speech... I'm saying we're going to have a revival because the Bible says that the last chapter of the church's history will not be written by the devil.” (19:27)
• He draws a parallel to sports: the danger is in “conserving the lead” rather than playing offensively. The way forward for Christians is always advancement, “all gas and no brakes.” (27:50)

Reframing Crisis and Prosperity

• Jonathan uses humor and logic to deflate scenarios about apocalypse, economic collapse, or “mark of the beast” takeovers.
  • “There’s no reason for anybody to be in section 8 housing in this country. There’s people that want people poor because they’re easily dominated. But God has turned the ship around, and it’s going to continue to turn around.” (16:18)
• Cautions against letting personal or national crisis define the church’s message or believers' outlook.
  • “My life is not governed by crisis. My life is governed by Christ.” (29:58)
• Encourages faith that God’s promises apply even in dark times: “Tell me which one of these promises don't work in the last days... The Bible is trying to get over to you that our economy is not based in America. Our economy has the open windows of heaven.” (28:59)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Fear-Based Prophecy:
  “Anytime you hear somebody preaching about there's things coming that we need to be prepared for, that's a thinly veiled fear. And that's not the Holy Ghost speaking.”
  – Pastor Jonathan (09:56)
• On Economic Anxiety:
  “Fear is a paralyzer... you’ll be wearing a Trump 2024 hat, Trump 2028 hat, and you’re going to be as broke as you were when Biden was in... Because it’s not the president that does it. There’s opportunity... This is the time to be making moves, not cowered down in fear!”
  – Pastor Jonathan (15:34)
• On God’s Promises for Provision:
  “Why would any preacher try to get God's children in fear? They're going to do away with the dollar. I've been hearing that... for 40 years... Even if it does now, you got about nine good summers left to say I was right, and you wasted half a century in fear.”
  – Pastor Jonathan (17:57)
• On Christian Mindset in Crisis:
  “I live in America, but I'm not of America. I am a child of the most high God... My life is not governed by crisis. My life is governed by Christ.”
  – Pastor Jonathan (29:58)
• On Church’s Future:
  “The last chapter of the church’s history will not be written by the devil. I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.”
  – Pastor Jonathan (19:42)
• Testimony – Healing from Lung Cancer:
  “Yesterday before I came here, I was on 4 liters of air or oxygen a minute. I'm on nothing right now, as you can see... talking, lung cancer is gone... Right now. I walked in here today just fine.”
  – Joel Palowski (04:28)
• Testimony – Freedom from Depression:
  “When Pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth prayed for me, I felt like a weight lifted off me. And I feel liberated.”
  – Christina (18:29)

Timestamps for Major Segments

• 03:26 – 05:22: Joel Palowski’s healing testimony
• 05:22 – 18:01: Jonathan’s sermon – faith over fear, God’s provision, attitude in crisis
• 18:01 – 19:13: Christina’s testimony – freedom from depression
• 19:13 – 29:58: Rejecting fear-based thinking for individuals and the church; stories, humor, and practical faith guidance

Style & Tone

The episode is passionate, candid, humorous, and faith-charged. Jonathan employs storytelling, scriptural exposition, and real-time testimonies to keep listeners engaged, challenged, and uplifted, peppering in humor and informal language to deflate heavy topics. The message is directed towards a congregation but resonates for a wider Christian audience concerned about national and personal anxiety.

Summary Takeaways

• Christians are urged to banish fear and worry, no matter the national or global climate.
• God's provision is as real today as in Bible times; believers should expect supernatural intervention and practical success.
• The church's future is bright—God’s promises hold fast, and retreat or “defense mode” is not an option.
• Testimonies of healing and freedom are evidence of God’s active power in the congregation.
• Faith and expectation, not fear and retrenchment, are to mark the believer’s life in the last days.