Fear makes it easy to stay quiet about our faith, but silence always costs something. In this passage, Paul shows Timothy that believers can respond to pressure in two very different ways: by being ashamed of the gospel or by standing unashamed. Some abandoned Paul because following Jesus had become risky. Others leaned in, suffered with him, and stayed faithful. Paul reminds us that the gospel is worth defending, worth suffering for, and worth living out because Jesus has saved us, called us, and given us an eternal hope that outlasts this life.
Don’t live for the first inch of your life when you have miles more to live.
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Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just seconds from Derry, NH. We have many people at our church from surrounding towns as well. If you live in Southern New Hampshire, we would love for you to come and visit!
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