Revival Today with Jonathan Shuttlesworth

Real America's Voice – October 5, 2025

Host: Jonathan Shuttlesworth
Podcast: Real America’s Voice (iHeartPodcasts)

Episode Overview

This episode centers on testimonies of miraculous healing, the biblical foundation of deliverance and freedom in Christ, and a passionate biblical defense against “religious” opposition to supernatural ministry. Jonathan Shuttlesworth blends heartfelt real-life stories with expository preaching, challenging listeners to refuse religious limitations and to expect the full power of God in their lives. The tone is exuberant, colloquial, and combative—combining humor, scripture, and modern examples to rally believers toward living free from doubt and religious dogma.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Testimony of Healing and Transformation

(00:10 – 01:48)

• Guest “Disco” shares a moving story of healing: After years of chronic pain and illness, “Disco” attended a Sturgis outreach, found faith, and claims supernatural healing. She went from 13 medications to none and reports full recovery.
  • “I came to Sturgis to hang out, buy bike parts, then I found Jesus. And it's a whole different thing here… I don't got it anymore. I’ve eaten today.” (00:22)
  • “This man is for real. Bikers don't play. And he's for real.” (01:25)
• Highlights the power of faith and the reality of miracles, establishing the theme of tangible spiritual power.

2. The True Gospel vs. Religious Tradition

(01:49 – 06:00)

• Jonathan teaches from Galatians 1:6 and Galatians 5:1:
  • Warns against being pulled back under the “yoke of bondage”—whether legalistic religion or spiritual doubt.
    • “I'm so glad that you're here today because I want everybody... to hear what I'm going to preach… I'm shocked that you are turning away so soon from God who called you…” (02:09)
  • Draws a sharp line between Paul’s warning against false gospels (legalism, not signs and wonders) and the life of freedom Christ brings.
  • Devotes significant time to humorously addressing unnecessary controversies in the early church: “Jewish Christians that wouldn't fellowship with gentile Christians who were uncircumcised, which—the fact that you were checking makes you weird. I always wondered how that was even a controversy. How about just wear underpants and come to church?” (03:11)

3. The Spirit of Religion vs. The Power of God

(06:01 – 11:00)

• Exegesis of Luke 13 and John 5:
  • Cites scriptural accounts where religious leaders were angry at Jesus for healing on the Sabbath, seeing this as an age-old conflict between religious formalism and God’s power.
    • “Religion without Christ is a hatred spirit… It wasn't a collection of prostitutes and cartel members that nailed Jesus to the cross. It were the religious leaders of the day.” (07:20)
  • Emphasizes that religious systems fear and resist genuine moves of God.
  • “Let me tell you something. Praise God for everybody that's been healed of cancer. Praise God for all these miracles we're sharing. It's a sign of the power of God to have an overfull church when everybody knows the Steelers are playing at 1pm and everybody knows the preacher is long winded.” (11:18)
• Advocates for boldness: “Jesus not only contended for God's power to move for people, he went hard against people that were trying to block it.” (12:29)

4. Testimonies as Modern Proof

(14:46 – 15:47)

• Jennifer Hutchinson from Florida: Shares her stage 4 cancer healing and describes specific prayers in Revival Today ministry:
  • “I have been diagnosed with stage four cancer… believed God for my healing… Cancer free today.” (14:46)
• Jonathan’s commentary: Stresses that sickness is not from God; remaining in faith is key to sustained healing.
  • “It's not God that brings sickness. Jesus said, listen, I got you better now, quit sinning or it's going to open the door back up for the thing to come back.” (15:47)

5. Staying Free After the Miracle

(15:48 – 20:00)

• The Pursuit of Freedom and Warning Against Bondage:
  • Jonathan analogizes spiritual freedom to a prison escape—urging listeners not to let the enemy recapture them through unbelief and double-mindedness.
  • “Paul said, once you're set free, you have a responsibility to make sure I am set free. I am never going back to the yoke of slavery again.” (16:54)
  • Cautions against overthinking and rationalizing away faith with religious tradition.
  • “He works by unbelief. The first thing you have Satan on record doing… he came and said, did God say what God clearly said in the Bible? Did God say…” (17:37)

6. Scripture vs. Religious Brainwashing

(20:01 – 25:00)

• Rebukes “religious eggheads” for watering down or explaining away miracles in scripture.
  • “Read this book like no religious egghead ever explained anything away, and you're going to find that it's full of miracles. It's full of faith, it's full of mountain moving power.” (19:49)
  • Instructs listeners to refuse being “religiously brainwashed instead of New Testament taught.”
• Discusses faulty Christian sayings and doctrines that keep people in defeat, especially a misunderstanding of Paul’s “wretched man” statement (Romans 7).
  • “Number one, that Paul said, I'm wretched in the sense that we're wretched… No, you're not. Romans 8:1. Therefore there is now no condemnation…” (21:37)
  • Insists that the believer’s true reality is victory, not defeat.

7. Victory Mentality: The Bible as the Believer’s Constitution

(25:01 – End)

• Compares the bold assurance of the U.S. Constitution with the promises of the Bible—emphasizing that believers should be adamant about what is theirs in Christ.
  • “If you knew what the Constitution said, you'd say, listen, nothing is higher than the Constitution. You don't have a right to shut this down. And if you challenge it… you win.” (25:32)
• Rejects fear-based medical statistics and societal norms that sow doubts about healing.
• Urges listeners to settle their faith—be single-minded about God’s promises.
  • “Settle it. Be single minded. I am healed. I'm a new creature. I am blessed. I am an overcomer. Jesus lives in me and there's no two ways about it.” (26:48)
• Warns against “defeat lens” readings of scripture; highlights prevalence of healing, victory, and power across the Bible.
  • “This is not a book of defeat. This is a book of victory.” (29:07)
  • “The devil has no new tricks, and the devil has no capacity to launch a plan to defeat the child of God.” (31:48)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Disco: “I was taking 13 medications. I'm on zero medication. Zero. I have nothing wrong with my heart. Nothing.” (01:25)
• Jonathan: “Religion without Christ is a hatred spirit. I've told you this before: it wasn't a collection of prostitutes and cartel members that nailed Jesus to the cross. It were the religious leaders of the day.” (07:20)
• Jonathan: “Don't let the devil strip the freedom that this book brings.” (18:58)
• Jonathan: “I refuse to be religiously brainwashed instead of New Testament taught.” (19:49)
• Jennifer Hutchinson: “In February, I went for my blood work… all of my blood work came back clear and normal… Cancer free today.” (15:19)
• Jonathan: “If you receive that today, clap your hands with one more time unto the Lord. Somebody shout hallelujah.” (26:51)
• Jonathan: “This is not a book of defeat. This is a book of victory.” (29:07)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:10 – 01:48: Testimony from “Disco” – miraculous healing & transformation story
• 01:49 – 06:00: Galatians: freeing gospel versus religious bondage
• 07:20 – 11:00: Power of God vs. religious opposition; biblical case studies
• 14:46 – 15:47: Jennifer Hutchinson’s cancer healing testimony
• 15:48 – 20:00: Staying free after deliverance; warning against returning to bondage
• 20:01 – 25:00: Denouncing religious brainwashing; clarifying identity in Christ
• 25:01 – 31:48: The Bible vs. defeatist mindsets; adopting a victory mentality

Summary

This episode is a rousing charge for Christians to lay hold of the fullness of their inheritance: miraculous healing, victorious living, and unwavering faith—not as a theological abstraction, but as a lived, everyday reality. Jonathan Shuttlesworth marshals scripture, jokes, testimonies, and topical analogies to demonstrate that Jesus’s power is not only alive and well but meant to liberate believers from both physical ailments and destructive, religiously-imposed doubts. The challenge is clear: refuse to submit again to a yoke of bondage, think for yourself, and relentlessly pursue the promises found in the Bible—no caveats, no “defeat lens,” but bold confidence in Christ’s victory for you.