The Daily Rebel Devotional with Derek Griffon

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  #125 | God Finishes | Philippians 1:6 | The Good Work 21.08.2026 8m

  There is a finish line—and the finish line has a name: Jesus. For the last few episodes, we've been camping out in one incredible promise: Philippians 1:6. We've seen that God starts. God sustains. God sanctifies. Now Paul takes us all the way to the end: the God who began the work will finish the work. Our confidence isn't in our ability to hold onto God. It's in the God who has promised to hold onto us all the way until the day Jesus returns. Paul writes these words from prison. Rome ...
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  #124 | God Sanctifies | Philippians 1:6 | The Good Work 20.08.2026 6m

  God loves you exactly where you are—but He loves you too much to leave you there. We've seen that God starts the work and God sustains the work. Now Philippians 1:6 takes us into the lifelong process happening between salvation and eternity: sanctification. It's a big church word with a simple meaning—God is making you more like Jesus. Not instantly. Not perfectly. But progressively, day after day, over a lifetime. The biblical word hagiasmos speaks of being made holy and set apart. God...
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  #123 | God Sustains | Philippians 1:6 | The Good Work 19.08.2026 6m

  God didn't save you and then leave you to figure out the Christian life on your own. Yesterday, we saw that God starts the work. Now Paul takes us deeper. Philippians 1:6 doesn't simply say God began a work—Paul calls it “a good work.” Why? Because the work happening inside of you comes from a good God. Salvation isn't just God changing where you'll spend eternity. It's God restoring, reshaping, and transforming you from the inside out. And here's the promise: the God who started the work nev...
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  #122 | God Starts | Philippians 1:6 | The Good Work 18.08.2026 5m

  Who started your story with Jesus? Philippians 1:6 contains one of the greatest promises in Scripture, but before Paul talks about God finishing the work, he reminds us who started it. Paul says, “He who began a good work in you…” Not you. Not your discipline. Not your morality. God. Paul's confidence wasn't rooted in the Philippians' ability to hold onto God. It was rooted in God's faithfulness to hold onto them. That's the pattern of Scripture from beginning to end. God searched for A...
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  #121 | Gospel Partnership | Philippians 1:4-5 | The Good Work 17.08.2026 6m

  The Gospel has never advanced because one person did everything. It advances when God's people link arms and move together. That's why Paul could think about the Philippians from a prison cell and pray with joy. These weren't people who simply listened to his preaching and moved on with their lives. From the very beginning, they became partners in the Gospel. They prayed. They gave. They served. They sacrificed. They stayed faithful. They weren't consumers of the mission—they became contribut...
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  NO MORE RETREAT | Episode 3: The Battle for Your Discipline | Five Battles Every Man Must Win 15.08.2026 13m

  Discipline isn't glamorous. Nobody applauds consistency. Nobody hands out trophies for waking up early, opening your Bible, saying no to temptation, or making the right decision when no one is watching. But every godly man you admire was built in those ordinary moments. Faithfulness isn't accidental—it's the product of daily discipline. And every time you lower the standard, you lower the man. By Judges 16, Samson isn't defeated because Delilah is irresistible. He's defeated because com...
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  #120 | A Joy That Prays | Philippians 1:2-3 | Foundations Of Philippians 14.08.2026 5m

  One of the clearest indicators of spiritual maturity isn't how much you know about God—it's how often you talk to Him about other people. As soon as Paul finishes greeting the Philippians, he does something remarkable. Sitting in a Roman prison, chained to a guard and uncertain of his future, he doesn't begin by praying for his own comfort or release. He begins by thanking God for people. His prayers weren't consumed with his circumstances. They were filled with gratitude, intercession, and j...
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  #119 | Peace To You | Philippians 1:2 | Foundations Of Philippians 13.08.2026 6m

  Everyone wants peace. We look for it in success, financial security, healthy relationships, vacations, a better schedule, or the hope that someday life will finally slow down. But the peace the world offers is always temporary because it's built on temporary things. That's why Paul doesn't greet the Philippians with happiness—he greets them with peace. Writing from a prison cell, chained to Roman guards, Paul reminds us that real peace isn't found in perfect circumstances. It's found in a per...
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  #118 | Grace To You | Philippians 1:2 | Foundations Of Philippians 12.08.2026 6m

  Paul opens one of the greatest letters ever written with just three simple words: "Grace to you." At first glance, they seem like an ordinary greeting. But they're anything but ordinary. Before Paul tells the Philippians what they should do, he reminds them of what God has already done. That's the rhythm of the Gospel. Christianity doesn't begin with your obedience—it begins with God's grace. Everything God gives His children flows from one incredible reality: undeserved favor. The Gree...
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  #117 | SAVED. SERVANTS. SAINTS. | Philippians 1:1-2 | Foundations Of Philippians 11.08.2026 7m

  Who are you? It's one of the most important questions you'll ever answer. Our world tells us to build our identity around our accomplishments, our failures, our careers, our relationships, or what other people think about us. But Paul opens his letter to the Philippians by reminding us that the Gospel gives us an identity the world can never give—and can never take away. Before you are anything else, if you're in Christ, you are saved, a servant, and a saint. Think about the people we'v...
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  #116 | The City, The Prison, The Purpose | Philippians 1:1-2 | Foundations Of Philippians 10.08.2026 7m

  We've spent the last five episodes meeting the people behind the letter—Paul, Timothy, Lydia, the slave girl, and the Philippian jailer. Now it's time to understand the letter itself. Because you'll never fully appreciate Philippians until you understand where Paul is writing from, who he's writing to, and why this short letter has become one of the most hope-filled books in all of Scripture. Philippians wasn't written from a church office or during a season of comfort. It was written f...
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  NO MORE RETREAT | Episode 2: The Battle for Your Convictions | Five Battles Every Man Must Win 08.08.2026 10m

  Most men don't destroy their lives with one massive decision. They drift there through a thousand small compromises. In Judges 14:8–9, Samson returns to the lion's carcass and finds honey inside. What looked sweet required him to touch what God had already called him away from. That image becomes one of the most powerful pictures of temptation in all of Scripture. Compromise always begins with a detour. Sin always advertises the honey while hiding the carcass. And what starts in secret eventu...
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  #115 | The Gospel Reaches People No One Expects | Philippians 1:1; Acts 16:22-34 | Origins of Philippians 07.08.2026 7m

  Today we meet the final person in the origin story of the church at Philippi—a man nobody expected to become a follower of Jesus. He wasn’t a preacher or a worship leader. He was a Roman jailer. Tough. Disciplined. Respected. His job was to keep prisoners locked behind bars. Yet in one unforgettable night, he discovered the greatest prison wasn’t the one he was guarding—it was the one inside his own heart. That’s the beauty of the Gospel. It has always reached the people everyone else has giv...
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  #114 | Forgiven Sinner, Freed Captive | Philippians 1:1; Acts 16:16-18 | Origins Of Philippians 06.08.2026 5m

  Yesterday we met Lydia—a successful businesswoman whose heart the Lord opened. Today we meet someone on the opposite end of society. She doesn’t even have a name. Luke simply calls her “a slave girl.” She was exploited, oppressed, and treated like a commodity instead of a person. Everyone around her saw profit. Jesus saw someone worth rescuing. That’s the beauty of the Gospel. It reaches both the wealthy and the forgotten, the influential and the invisible. As Paul walked through Philip...
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  #113 | God Opens Hearts | Philippians 1:1; Acts 16:14 | Origins of Philippians 05.08.2026 6m

  Today we meet the first recorded convert in Philippi—and she probably isn’t who you’d expect. Lydia wasn’t a pastor, preacher, or missionary. She was a successful businesswoman dealing in purple cloth, one of the most valuable commodities in the Roman world. She had influence. She had wealth. She had success. But like every one of us, she still needed Jesus. Because no amount of success can ever save your soul. When Paul arrived in Philippi, he found Lydia by a riverside where people ha...
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  #112 | Saved Then Sent | Philippians 1:1 | Origins Of Philippians 04.08.2026 7m

  What up, Daily Rebels! When you read the opening of Philippians, it’s easy to focus on Paul’s name and skip right past the second one: Timothy. But Timothy isn’t just a travel companion or ministry assistant. He’s living proof that the Gospel doesn’t stop with the person it saves. It moves from one life to another. Paul invested in Timothy, Timothy carried that investment forward, and because of faithful discipleship, the Gospel continued to spread throughout the early church. That’s how God’...
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  #111 | From Church Persecutor to Church Planter | Philippians 1:1 | Origins of Philippians 03.08.2026 6m

  Today we begin a brand-new journey through one of the most joy-filled books in all of Scripture—the book of Philippians. But before we unpack Paul’s words, we need to understand Paul’s story. Because the very first word of this letter isn’t just a name—it’s a testimony. The man writing to the church at Philippi wasn’t always the Apostle Paul. He was once Saul, a man who hunted Christians, approved of Stephen’s execution, and tried to destroy the very Church he would later help build. That’s t...
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  NO MORE RETREAT | Episode 1: The Battle for Your Appetite | Five Battles Every Man Must Win 01.08.2026 9m

  Welcome to NO MORE RETREAT — Five Battles Every Man Must Win. Samson didn't lose his strength overnight. He lost it one compromise at a time. Before the Philistines ever defeated him, he had already surrendered ground in his own heart. That's why this series isn't about fighting the battles around us—it's about winning the battles within us. Every man is either advancing toward Christ or retreating into the flesh. The question is: Which direction are you moving? In Judges 14, Samson's downfal...
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  #110 | No Separation | Romans 8:39 | The Great 8 31.07.2026 8m

  We've finally reached the summit of Romans 8. This chapter begins with one breathtaking promise: "There is now no condemnation." It ends with another: "Nothing can separate us from the love of God." Between those two promises, Paul has dismantled every fear imaginable. He searched death and life, the present and the future, angels and demons, heights and depths—and then, as if to make sure he missed nothing, he adds one final phrase: "...nor any other created thing." In other words, if it's c...
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  #109 | The Invisible War | Romans 8:38 | The Great 8 30.07.2026 6m

  Spiritual warfare is real—but so is the victory of Jesus. There are moments when the battle feels invisible. Temptation seems relentless. Fear creeps in without warning. Accusation whispers louder than truth. It can leave us wondering, Is the enemy winning? Can Satan somehow derail God's plan for my life? Paul answers those questions with unmistakable confidence in Romans 8:38. Neither angels, nor rulers, nor powers—no spiritual force in heaven or on earth—has the authority to separate God's ...