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In this episode, Phil unpacks 2 Timothy 1:8–18 and challenges the idea that faith is a private matter. From Caesar’s Rome to modern-day Canberra, declaring that Jesus is Lord has always been a public act — one that inevitably clashes with the powers that be.

Paul writes to Timothy from prison, urging him not to be ashamed of the gospel or of those who suffer for it. Phil explores how shame still operates today — not through persecution, but through social pressure, comfort, and distraction. While these pressures can seem overwhelming, God makes a way for us to resist. In cross and resurrection, Jesus overturns our categories of honour and shame.

This episode invites listeners to see the gospel not as a private comfort, but as a public allegiance — and to stand unashamed in a world that prizes reputation over loyalty to Christ.

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