The Righteous Brothers Podcast
What does it mean to be righteous in today's world? Join Pastor Jonathan Yates and co-host Mike Shaw weekly as they discuss Christian faith and Christian living.

What does it mean to be righteous in today's world? Join Pastor Jonathan Yates and co-host Mike Shaw weekly as they discuss Christian faith and Christian living.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
47 min
In this episode of The Righteous Brothers Podcast, hosts Mike Shaw and Pastor Jonathan Yates of Family Church explore part two of their "Scripture is Our Authority" series. Drawing from Luke 4, they examine Jesus's temptation in the wilderness and emphasize how memorizing God's word serves as the ultimate defense against temptation and out-of-context deception. The episode also details the biblical reasoning from Acts 2 behind observing the Lord's Supper on a nearly weekly basis to spiritually realign, and concludes with a look ahead at Family Church's upcoming one-year anniversary celebration.

Aug 20, 2026
Aug 20, 2026
1 hr 2 min
Welcome to episode one of The Righteous Brothers Podcast — where we turn Sunday's truth into everyday righteousness.
Mike Shaw sits down with his pastor, Jonathan Yates of Family Church in Van Alstyne, Texas, to unpack the launch of the "This Is Us" sermon series and its first core value: Scripture is our authority. They walk through Luke 24 and the road to Emmaus, talk about how two followers of Jesus could know parts of their Bible and still miss the whole point, and why good teaching matters more than ever in an age of social media influencers quoting verses out of context.
Also in this episode: the surprising story behind the show's name, a stereogram illustration that explains how Scripture clicks into focus, a look inside what sermon prep actually feels like, two listener questions (why do bad things happen to good people, and who did Adam and Eve's kids marry?), and an honest answer to "why are we Baptist?"
Plus: what's coming up at Family Church, including College Colors Sunday and a one-year anniversary celebration.