Podcast Summary: "Relentless Faith"

Live Big with Derek Grier
Host: Derek Grier Ministries
Date: November 17, 2025

Episode Overview

In “Relentless Faith,” Dr. Derek Grier delivers an impassioned message drawn from Hebrews 6:10, focusing on God’s unwavering justice and the necessity of perseverance in faith. He addresses the reality of hardship, the importance of enduring through challenges, and offers practical encouragement rooted in biblical truth. Celebrating relentless faith, Dr. Grier calls listeners to move beyond past disappointments, to diligent service, and ongoing commitment to God’s Kingdom.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. God’s Justice Amidst Life’s Injustice

• Timestamps: 00:10–04:30

  • Hebrews 6:10 introduces the central affirmation: “God is not unjust.”
  • Dr. Grier distinguishes God’s will from the unpredictable nature of a fallen world:
    "If everything that happened on the earth was God's will, we'd already be in heaven." (00:40)
  • Encourages believers not to let life’s injustices cloud their understanding of God’s justice and goodness.

• Notable Quote:

  • “God's silence is as full of love as his replies… the teacher is the quietest and the most silent during the test.” (04:00, Dr. Grier)

2. God Never Forgets Our Faithfulness

• Timestamps: 04:31–08:45

  • Emphasizes that while people may forget our good deeds, “God is not unjust to forget your work.” (06:10)
  • God promises to never forget the labor, love, and loyalty demonstrated toward His people and His cause.

• Insights:

  • God forgets confessed sin but never the faithfulness shown in service:
    “If we ask him, he'll forget all our sins. If we ask him, he'll forget all our mistakes. But the one thing God promises that he will never ever, ever... forget is your faithfulness to his people and your loyalty to his kingdom cause.” (07:00)

3. The Power and Necessity of Passionate Perseverance

• Timestamps: 08:46–12:00
  • Uses the analogy of a mother’s cooking: what makes it special is the love poured in, not just the ingredients.
  • “Nothing great in this world is produced or accomplished without some passion.” (09:15)
  • Genuine love for God seeks expression through tangible acts of service.

4. Active and Ongoing Ministry

• Timestamps: 12:01–17:30
  • Challenges listeners not to “rest on their laurels”:
    “Yesterday's home runs won’t win today’s games.” (11:30)
  • True spirituality requires stepping beyond comfort to continue ministering to others.
    “The best ways to overcome your pain… is to help someone else with theirs.” (13:00)
  • Cautions against spiritual complacency and urges continued diligence:
    “What had began to happen [to the Hebrews] is after a while, their passion began to wane and they stopped showing up at church… they stopped giving.” (14:15)

5. Diligence and Full Assurance

• Timestamps: 17:31–21:30
  • Cites the Hebrews' context: believers under persecution tempted to give up.
  • Reiterates the biblical call not to give up but to persevere diligently:
    “I feel like God is saying to us tonight, I'm not always going to stop it. I'm not always going to block it. But if you persevere and hang in there, you will see the goodness of God in the land of the living.” (19:30)
  • The importance of confidence:
    “He wants to get you to the place that you know that you know. That you know that he who's begun a good work in me shall complete it.” (20:45)

6. Biblical Examples of Perseverance

• Timestamps: 21:31–23:45
  • Stories of Joseph and Job illustrate those who suffered deeply but ultimately experienced God’s restoration:
    • “If you hold on, God will give you double for your trouble.” (23:05)
  • These stories are not just narratives but are given as living examples for every believer.

7. Finishing Strong & Never Giving Up

• Timestamps: 23:46–27:13

  • The importance isn’t in how you start but in how you finish.
  • Tells the “Frogs in the Milk” story: Persistence turns adversity into a path to escape and victory.
    • “A winner is just a loser that keeps on trying.” (24:45)
  • Warns against becoming sluggish, urging listeners to shake off discouragement and to move on:
    “In 2025, I'm not slowing down. I am moving on. The train is going to leave the state once again.” (25:30)

• Notable Quotes:

  • “I may not be able to change all the things that have happened in my life, but I can refuse to be diminished by them.” (25:50)
  • “I am moving on. There’s one thing I do. Forgetting those things which are behind me, pressing and straining toward those things which are ahead.” (26:10)
  • “I may dream, and I do have dreams, but I’m not going to sleep on what God has prepared for those who love him.” (27:00)

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• On God’s Faithfulness:
  “He may correct me, he may chastise me, but he will never ever forsake me.” (05:40, Dr. Grier)

• On Diligence:
  “My heart’s desire is not necessarily that God stops it, but that you show diligence. His prayer wasn’t that God would necessarily block it, but his people would persevere.” (17:50, Dr. Grier)

• On Moving On:
  “I know some things happened, but I’m gonna move on. There’s one thing I do. Forgetting those things which are behind me, pressing and straining toward those things which are ahead.” (26:10, Dr. Grier)

Important Timestamps

• 00:10–04:30 – God's justice vs. life’s injustice
• 04:31–08:45 – God never forgets faithfulness
• 12:01–17:30 – Perseverance in ministry & faith
• 21:31–23:45 – Examples: Joseph and Job
• 23:46–27:13 – Finishing strong and call to move on

Final Call to Action

Dr. Grier concludes with a declaration for all listeners to “move on” from the disappointments of 2024, forgive, press ahead into God’s promises, and “let nothing and no one hold you back from God’s best.”

“I’m moving on. Not sure about you but I’m moving on. I’m leaving some things behind in 2024. I forgive them. I release it. I’m moving on. There ain’t nothing but air between where I am, where you are right now, and what God has for us next.” (27:10)

For anyone wrestling with discouragement, “Relentless Faith” delivers a stirring call to persevere, trust God’s justice, and press onward with diligence and assurance into a new season.