Unashamed with the Robertson Family
Ep 1098 | Thank You, Phil Robertson | Unashamed of the Gospel
Mon, 26 May 2025
Thank you, Phil Robertson, for all you've done for the Kingdom.Here are some of our favorite Phil moments from the "Unashamed" podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What does it mean to be unashamed?
I am unashamed. What about you? We don't want you to grieve like the rest of men who have no hope. We don't want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep or to grieve like the rest of men.
That's from 1 Thessalonians 4.
4.11 and 4.13. And then it says, we believe Jesus died and rose again. So we believe that God will bring with Jesus hope. Those who have fallen asleep in him. Well, the only thing they could be bringing if your body's in a cemetery is your soul, your spirit. And as it turns out, you're reunited with a resurrected body that will live. Well, immortality has just taken place.
Chapter 2: What is the hope described in the Gospel?
And that's the hope and that's the promise and that's the guarantee. So I'm looking at it like, well, you said before, you don't have many years to live. I'm like, oh, I'm just fixing to begin to live. on the other side right on the other side so it's a comforting thing before i was converted i owned i was leasing a beer joint ladies and gentlemen a beer joint you're like
where they're fighting and drunkenness. And at my conversion, the reason I was converted is my younger sister, Janice Ellen, told a preacher, a proclaimer, and a good one. She told him, if you convert my brother, he'll convert thousands. And the preacher said, say what? She said, if you convert him... Let's go up there to the beer joint. You convert him, thousands will be converted.
My little sister is telling the preacher that. That's what happened. I was converted. And by me being converted, would in fact, as my sister had predicted, reach thousands. So if you look at it, Al, like I say, the little strands on the way God works out things is beyond your, I would have never, if someone had come to the beer joint and said, hey, by the way, dude, before this is all over,
Chapter 3: How did Phil's conversion impact others?
you'll be carrying your Bible and preaching the gospel to people all over the world.
But God always uses people that you just don't think. he would use to really transform the world.
The reason I brought it up is because I would have said, who am I? That's what everybody says.
You did, in a sense, when Smith sat down and shared the good news with you, which was just the fast forward of this story and a lot of others, he basically explained to you, that Jesus came to this earth, guess what Jesus said when the Jews said, who are you? What authority do you have? And he said, I am.
That I am. It's the greatest line in the history of humanity. The greatest line is when they said, where's that in John? Yeah, John 8. He says, who are you? And he's like, I am. That's right.
From beard joints to sharing the good news. I just, I look back at it now, I'm thinking, And a lot of times I ask myself, why me? Because I'm still saying, how in the world would you have considered me?
That's a great point. And every one of us can ask that question.
Phil was teaching a Bible class while he had. He was passing a kidney stone. Yeah, kidney stones. And they said, you might already go to the hospital over that. And Phil's like, nah, it'd be all right. And so about halfway through the class, he goes down to one knee. And I thought, well, this is something he's going to show people when you pray. Humility. I thought it was an illustration.
And he said, everybody rest easy. I'm in a little bit of pain here. And then he turned over and went, he's still teaching. He went on his back. So just imagine there's a class full of people looking toward the podium and there's a man looking like Phil does on his back. Look. And he started raising his feet up against the wall and he kept on trying to get a little relief here, but never fear.
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Chapter 4: What lessons did Phil learn from his kidney stone experience?
I said, start with that. How does that work?
Explain that one. Go up in there. So Phil gave them an exegesis on it. what a one-way road is supposed to be. But anyway, they said, well, Phil, we're gonna put you under. And I'm getting to the point that Phil does not, when he has an ailment, he just doesn't do what normal people do. And he said, I would rather you not put me under because he's kind of weird about that.
By the way, we're in the book of John, and speaking of the resurrection of the dead, I learned about the resurrection of the dead during that process because when they finally said this kidney stone is hung right where the two urethra, right in there where one tube coming out of this kidney, one coming out of that one, there's a little fork and road there Well, it lodged. Is that a medical term?
The thing lodged right there. That's why I said, go up in there. We're going to look.
I'm getting queasy.
So look, they go up in there. They see this thing. They said, well, we got to surgically remove it, whatever. He said, we're going to have a little piece of.
looks like a you know y'all catch garfish or rod and reel their teeth get hung on that's a little it's a little fuzzy ball he said we're gonna foul that thing and i said so what's the next move he said come on out of there with it so that's what they decided to do to get rid of it well i I laid back when it came time for them to go hunting for the kidney stone.
And the guy said, some nurse said, you're going to feel a little warm pain in your arm. So they stick a needle in me, and I'm sitting there. And look, in a matter of seconds, I'm sitting there, and I fall asleep. As soon as my eyes closed like that. Now, listen to this carefully. You'll learn about the resurrection of the dead. From a kidney stone. From a kidney stone. Okay.
I had never been under the knife, as they say, except right here. So my eyes closed. And look, the next thing I know, it's my eyes were like this. I opened them. I closed them and there was no passage of time. There was no, I hope he hurries up. I closed my eyes because he said, it's going to be a little warm feeling in your arm. I closed my eyes and I opened them.
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Chapter 5: How does Phil relate resurrection to personal experiences?
When I was a kid, you know, Phil and Kay, they didn't tell us they loved us. I mean, it just wasn't. Do you remember the first time that he told you that?
It wasn't the Robertson way. In case I ever missed it, Jase, trust me now, I do love you.
Yeah, I appreciate it. That's probably the third or fourth time. I mean, I was a grown adult. No, Phil did it through. He made a big deal the first time because he just said, I never have said this, you know?
Well, I think Al told me this story, Phil. Bill Smith had preached a sermon on love. Everybody was grown, and you felt convicted by it, so you come home and... everybody's eating lunch or whatever, and you say, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, everybody stop what you're doing. I got to tell y'all something.
I think I'm here for this.
I was going to tell y'all, I love you. And I was like, everybody's like.
And then everybody laughed because it was like, well, that wasn't that.
Yeah, and when I got, I told you about scratching the head. I scratched my head on things like, love your enemies. I'm like, dude, what? He said, love your enemies. So I always tell them the hook net story when the people were stealing fish from me, and I'd always scared them off with the shotgun saying, don't be stealing my fish, yeah, yeah. So finally one day I said, Jesus said, love them.
I said, it won't work, but... I'll try it because he said it. So I said, I'm actually going to see if that works. Well, I go out there and the people who are stealing my fish, I said, boys, you know, I got them at gunpoint, but I didn't have the gun on them. I had a gun with me just in case. But then I said, guys, you don't have to steal them. I'll give them to you. And they looked at each other.
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Chapter 6: What does loving Jesus mean in one's life?
He said, hey, turn the camera on and shut your mouth and let's hear what he's got to say. And so they turned the cameras on. It feels that the best shotgun is one that goes boom, boom, boom. And it was like a weird silence. And then they all kind of chuckled. Yeah. And Phil said, that'll do it. And so, like, start getting his mic off, you know. And the room said, you know what?
I think he's right. And when he said that, the look on the crew's faces were like, are you crazy? Are you insane? We've set this whole thing up, brought all these people here. But he was right. It was a great line. And that was the line. Oh, it was their hook.
What I was saying, if you analyze it, is you want it to function yeah right in a creative way boom that's right i said in a way where they're like what do you mean i said it will fire when you pull the trigger right because shotguns have habits of hanging up oh yeah because most people when they do a commercial they're like
hi, guys, use this Benelli Super Black Eagle 3. It's great for functionality. Well, people, they quit listening when he went, hi, guys. They gone. That's right. They on the port. But if you can say something that makes people think that's not on the nose, which, granted, is why we started doing a TV, because the Marine, he thought, huh, that was kind of clever. We need to get these guys a TV show.
And so that introduced Benelli Presents.com. Paul makes a point. He got you? Yep, he got you, Al. He's in your shirt. You got him? There he is. One finally got you. You're stinging? Yeah, he's stinging. Oh, man. Then he gave the death. I'll kill him. Well, I think you crippled him, but I will kill him for you.
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Chapter 7: How did Phil express love to his family?
You crippled him. Get longer whiskers.
That was a first.
That's as fast as I've ever seen you move in years.
Well, you're all bound down with this crazy... We were just talking about sin, what it causes.
That's the sting of sin right there. Yeah, you need to tell that story, what just happened. Because I hope he caught that on film.
No, I think he caught it. Oh, he got it. The man got shot.
Ladies and gentlemen, you just watched an attack of the evil one working through walls and stinging the brothers. Oh, man. Got you on the neck? Right on the neck. The sting of sin. Do I? Yeah. And they wonder why that's the ravages of sin. And he's wondering why we're trying to get people out of it. You can take a wall sting and not even curse.
I liked it. I didn't curse. And I had to crush it. But then he came out the bottom of my shirt.
I killed him for you. You had stifled him.
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Chapter 8: What life lessons can we learn from Phil's stories?
On the topic of love. Love is patient. Love is kind. Now, just think about when somebody's life is on the line. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love does not envy. It does not boast. It's not proud. You've got to remember, when Jesus talked about murder, he said hatred... you get the same penalty. Just to hate your brother. You've heard it said from long ago, don't murder.
But I tell you that anyone who hates his brother is a murderer. That's the way he put it. You say, so hatred is on line with murder. So what? I'm getting there. Do we have the right self-defense? Love is not rude. It's not self-seeking. It's not easily angered. If a person has these qualities... There would be no murders. It keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil.
Rejoices with the truth. Here's the key. Love always protects. Someone says, do I have the right to defend myself? Have these kind of qualities as you go forth. I looked up the definition of protect. You say love always protects. How? Protect. To shield from injury. You love someone, you'll say, whoa, whoa, whoa, that old tree is rotten. We need to get back. Don't get back behind the car.
Be careful when you park. Whether you're driving a vehicle, walking across your yard, you say love. If you see someone fixing to be hurt, Love means to shield, to protect, to shield from injury, to shield from danger or loss, to guard and look. Protect means to defend. You say, so your family is in jeopardy. Danger is out there and it's coming your way.
You would love your family enough to say, I must protect you. If it happens to your neighbor, You would have every right to go over there and say, I love y'all, and I see this gang coming. I see the mob coming after you. I'm going to stand my ground with you, and I'm going to help you. I'm going to protect you, whatever means possible. That's my view of self-defense.
That's a good point.
Yeah, because if it's possible, you'd a lot rather have a Bible study with these five thieves that are going to take over your house and rape your wife and children. You'd rather sit down with a Bible study. You love them enough to say, look, I'm going to spare you. I'm not holding. So far, I'm not holding against you.
But you keep pressing forward and you have weapons of war in your hands and you're coming toward me or my family. But it also. I love my family enough to shield them and protect them. He said in 1 Corinthians 13, if I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I'm only a resounding gong or clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy, and that's mentioned in Mark, if I have the gift of prophecy, can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, But have not love, I'm nothing. Now, you alluded to the guy was not living right to begin with. And kind of that's the fuel where all this come from.
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