This episode of the Da David Spoon Experience dives deep into the profound truth that Jesus Christ must have first place in all aspects of our lives. Dr. Spoon emphasizes that understanding Christ's divinity is essential, as He is described as the image of the invisible God and the glue that holds all things together. As he explores the book of Colossians, the discussion highlights how Jesus is not merely a good moral teacher but the cornerstone of our faith, deserving of our utmost reverence and devotion. Through engaging anecdotes and insightful commentary, listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own lives and consider how they can prioritize Jesus above all else. The episode also touches on the importance of prayer, community, and the transformative power of sharing one's faith, urging everyone to be active participants in their spiritual journey.

The podcast episode presents a rich theological examination of the book of Colossians, particularly focusing on the nature and supremacy of Jesus Christ. Dr. David Spoon articulates the significance of understanding Christ as the head of the church and the firstborn of all creation, highlighting that Jesus is not merely a figure of historical significance but the very essence of divinity and humanity. Throughout the discussion, Spoon emphasizes that the teachings found in Colossians offer profound insights into the nature of Christ, and he challenges listeners to reflect on their own perceptions of Jesus. He posits that recognizing Jesus as the central figure in their lives will lead to transformative changes in their relationships, decision-making, and overall outlook.

In addition to theological insights, the episode incorporates engaging anecdotes and humorous reflections, making complex doctrines accessible to a broader audience. Dr. Spoon skillfully interweaves humor with serious discourse, creating a compelling narrative that keeps listeners engaged. He also encourages interaction through sharing prayer requests and praise reports, reinforcing the communal aspect of faith. This invitation to participate fosters an environment of support and connectivity among listeners, emphasizing the importance of being part of a faith community.

As the episode unfolds, listeners are invited to consider the practical implications of placing Jesus at the center of their lives. Dr. Spoon articulates that true fulfillment and purpose come from acknowledging Christ's preeminence in all facets of life. The takeaway is clear: believers are called to actively pursue a relationship with Jesus, allowing his teachings and example to guide their actions and thoughts. This podcast serves as both an enlightening theological discourse and a heartfelt encouragement for personal and communal growth in faith.

Takeaways:

• The book of Colossians emphasizes the divinity of Jesus Christ and his role as the head of the church.
• Understanding Christology is crucial as it defines our relationship with Jesus and his teachings.
• Jesus is the connector between heaven and earth, reconciling all things through his blood.
• In all areas of life, Jesus must hold first place, guiding our decisions and actions.
• The importance of prayer and community support in our Christian walk cannot be understated.
• We are called to actively engage with our faith and share our experiences with others.

And now for something completely different.

Here's what's coming up this hour on today's Experience.

It's Expository Thursday.

Expository Thursday.

As we work together to know the letter better into the narrative of the book of Colossians, we travel to understand what things the Lord requires of us.

As we learn to apply God's timeless truths in our lives, we pick it up, basically, Colossians 1:15.

And I said this last week, I said I was going to reread this because of how good, how good this portion is.

You need to really, really connect to this.

Ready?

We need to remember that Colossians is the single most powerful epistle that demonstrates Christology, or the study of Christ with the most evidence of his divinity outside of the Gospels or the book of Revelation.

He is before all things.

He is through all things, and he holds all things together.

So think about that.

Think about that.

That's okay.

Wow.

That's powerful.

All right.

Additionally, Jesus is the head of the church.

Not a man, not a person, not a group of elders, so to speak.

Not even the apostles.

Technically, after the ascension, Jesus is the head of the church.

There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

He's the chief shepherd.

Never forget that.

And finally, here's one of the biggie, biggie, biggie, biggie, biggie biggies.

All things are reconciled to God, whether in heaven or on earth.

All the things that are reconciled to God are reconciled through Jesus Christ.

Through Jesus Christ alone is where heaven and earth finds peace, the relationship that's active.

And this all takes place by the blood of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is the connector between heaven and earth.

So let's just say it this way.

It's not feasible that you can have Jesus and not have everything you need.

It is feasible that you can have Jesus and not be open to everything.

So let's be open to everything that Jesus wants with us.

David Spoon's life has been an experience.

While growing up in a Jewish family, he made a wrong turn towards drug abuse.

Then David Spoon found Jesus Christ and his life completely changed.

The more he studied the gospel, the more he wanted to share his experiences with others.

After 35 years of ministry, David discovered a new path of service.

He joined KAM and this radio program began.

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Here's what else we're looking at during the show.

Lessons for surviving living and prevailing politics, entertainment and current events, personal revelations, spiritual observations.

My life's Insanities and oy vey, so much more.

Now remember, it's not professional radio and we're not going to go to Jam and Jacob for this.

I'm just going to tell you now how much it is not professional radio.

Your host, David Spoon, sometimes they call me Dr.

Dave had to get a new phone and then I got a new phone and we thought we had everything coordinated and my phone doesn't work.

Praise the Lord.

So even if you're texting, I won't see them until they get this thing working.

I'm just telling you.

But don't stop texting because around here it can happen in a moment.

So that just shows you how not professional we are.

But the bottom line is it still matters what you think.

And I am still getting emails and you can still text because any second it can come powering through because that's how new phones work.

But I do want you to be aware, if you want to reach out to us, do so by doing the email.

David.

Crease.org that's David must increase.org you can text.

I promise that at some point in the next hour maybe they will show up.

Just that simple.

Well, bye.

Golly.

You'll end up talking to Jammin Jacob.

Talking to Jammin Jacob is the same feeling you get when you know you're being appreciate that nice being appreciated.

Thank you, David.

Happy Thursday.

Happy Thursday to you, my friend.

We will just soldier forward because you know what?

That's how we do the show, isn't it?

That's how we do it.

So here we go, moving forward.

Now here's the deal.

Why would you email us?

Why would you call?

Why would you text?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Because if you have appraised, I want to hear the praise report and you're thinking you want to hear it.

Yes.

I want the Lord to be glorified in it and I want to be blessed by it.

So I want you to share it.

I want you to get up off your blessed assurance and share it because it'll bless people.

Maybe you've got prayer needs and you've Got something going on relationship wise, financial wise.

You got a situation that's out of hand, out of your control.

Oh, yeah.

I got somebody that's in perfect control that can take that situation, circumstance, and change it.

His name is Jesus.

We should do that.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.

Additionally, you know, you think, well, what if I just got something I want to share?

Cool.

We love that.

We love it because it's awesome.

It's awesome for us to share one another, to build up one another and strengthen one another.

We also do Bible trivia.

And you're thinking you do.

Yeah.

Let's see if you can get this one ready.

Your reference point is Matthew 6, 28, 29, even though I can't see them yet.

Still text.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

What was he talking about?

Matthew, chapter 6, 28 and 29.

Remember, according to Matthew 6, 28 and 29 in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

What was he talking about?

Matthew, chapter 6, verse 28 and 29.

Again, if you think, you know, if you got a handle on it.

Or you can send an email.

David must increase.org in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

What was he talking about?

Who was he talking about?

What's he talking about?

Matthew 6, 28 and 29.

In the meantime, I want to remind people that there is a desire for this ministry to have people who are listening on the radio become a part of the ministry by praying for one another.

People that you hear, people that connect, that you pray for them because that is your brother or your sister in the Lord.

And here's the big deal.

The Lord watches over every one of us.

He knows what each one of us is doing.

And when we pray and care and encourage others and care for them, the Lord takes on the responsibility of giving that back to us.

What a man sows, that shall he also reap.

So if you end up being a great brother or sister in the Lord and you are blessing other people, God will send blessings to you through other people.

That's how it works.

Isn't that cool?

So you can be a vessel of blessing and then the Lord will send a vessel of blessing towards you.

And that's a pretty important part of the Christian walk.

In the meantime, we are going to do our DNA.

D stands for Draw closer to the Lord daily, every day.

Does that mean every day will be perfect?

No.

Does that mean everything will be flawless?

No.

What it means is you cannot get any better in a day if you spend time with God.

His time with you makes every day better, period.

And so when you spend time with the Lord, Bible says in James 4, 8, draw near to God and he will draw near to you.

I mean, separated time.

Remember Jesus said, get back in the closet.

So funny how they people are saying all these weird things.

It's very simple.

This connection to God is your sustaining life.

That's it.

Draw closer to the Lord daily.

DN Never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.

Never be ashamed of what he had to say.

Never be ashamed of what the word of God says.

Because people don't understand it and they twist scriptures.

The Bible says to their own destruction.

You don't have to follow that.

You stand firm in faith, knowing.

Knowing that God created the universe.

He can write a book.

Thank you.

And then a.

Always be ready to serve.

Always just available.

Always ready, always there, always praying for.

Always doing these things.

That's the thing.

Always ready to serve, to honor God, to be alert, to be connected, to be aware.

Don't get so caught up in what you're going through.

Don't get so caught up in your.

Even if it's repetitive motions, don't get so caught up in any of those things.

Because wherever you go, you are an ambassador for Jesus Christ.

No matter where you go, everywhere you go, you don't take off ambassador as a title.

You walk with it.

Always.

D.

Draw closer to the Lord daily.

And never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.

A.

Always be ready to serve.

All right, your trivia question.

Then we're going to jump into the text.

Your trivia question is simply this.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, even Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.

What was he talking about?

Matthew, chapter 6, verses 28 and 29.

For those that do not know, we are in the book of Colossians.

And this is such a great book.

I love this book.

So we're going to pick it up actually at verse 15 of Colossians, chapter one.

And this is.

Remember what we're understanding.

You need to understand this.

This is a Christology, a study of Christ book where the divinity of Jesus Christ becomes a central theme.

Because what had happened is that people were dissing Jesus as just a good moral teacher.

And that was taking place.

Those teachings were going on through the church.

So let me point this out because they actually happen in the church today.

Even in my own family.

At the beginning, when I first became a Christian and was engaging with my mom, my mom said to me, well, Jesus was a good moral teacher.

And I said to her, well, the good moral teacher taught that he was the Messiah.

So if he's a good moral teacher, then you should think he's the Messiah, or you think he's a nut job, or you think he's a liar.

But then you just said he's a good moral teacher.

So you obviously don't think he's a liar.

So then you must think he's a nut job.

And so my point in saying that to you is he's not just always this or he's a great teacher.

He's one of many.

It's like, no, he's the way, the truth and the life.

And no man comes to the Father but by Him.

And when you pray a prayer, faith is a huge part of that process.

But when you pray a prayer with the name of Jesus connected to it, there's a lot more behind it, isn't there?

Verse 15 says this.

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son.

That's talking to God, talking about us being rescued from darkness.

Now this is what he says in verse 14, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, for in him all things were created.

You want to know something amazing about Jesus?

If you're trying to get a handle on what God is like, the Son is the image of the invisible God.

Do you want to know what God would look like if he was walking on earth?

Read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and you'll find out.

In fact, in Hebrews chapter one, it says he's the exact representation, means perfect.

Perfect in the presentation to the original exact.

And Jesus is the image, the picture of God.

People are like, oh, it's God.

Like, here, read this book.

It's called Matthew.

Here, read this book.

It's called Mark.

Here, read this book.

It's called Luke.

Here, read this book.

It's called John.

In him, verse 16.

For in him all things were created.

Things in heaven and things on earth.

Whoa, whoa, Whoa, whoa.

Things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were created through him and for him.

And as you read this, you get this sense, Jesus is at the center of all of this.

Exactly.

Jesus is at the center of all of this.

And yes, I'm very aware when people say, well, we always talk about God, but we don't really talk about Jesus.

Well, there's a problem there, because if Jesus is not the sweetest name that you know, since God gave him a name that is above every other name, if there's people just making reference, trying to sidestep it, it's like, is not acceptable and not.

Okay, sorry.

Christology does not change because people don't understand it.

It's very factual, as very matter of fact.

Jesus is Lord.

Bam.

Okay.

All right, your trivia question.

Sermon on the Mount.

Jesus said, even Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.

What was he talking about?

According to Matthew, chapter 6, verse 28 and 29, at least in the new King James Version, the lilies of the field, which is amazing because they grow and then they die, but they still retain a greater divine glory than even Solomon in everything he had.

Wow.

God knows what he's doing.

All right, we'll take a break and then come back.

You're listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on KAM 770, the truth stationary in Texas.

Short break.

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What is the David spoon experience?

Verse 24 in Mark 5, it says Jesus went with him.

Sometimes Jesus went there.

Sometimes Jesus just spoke the word.

Sometimes Jesus went there.

It happens in all different ways.

I did read this ridiculous thing from this one person who said Jesus healed every single person in the entire community and didn't charge anybody any money.

They were trying to make a political argument.

And the fact of the matter is he only healed one guy at the pool of Bethsaida, and that was actually a hospital.

Do you guys read this stuff?

This is where you pull back from those kind of things and you go, can we just keep it on track with the truth?

It's just easier if you just tell the truth and keep it the way it is and not try and make it fit some kind of narrative.

Here's this narrative issued by Scripture itself.

Jesus tells, Jairus, ignore what these people are saying.

Don't be afraid.

Take a stand.

Now I want you to.

I'm going to read verse 37.

You got to catch what Jesus does.

Amazing.

He did not let anyone follow him.

In except for Peter, James and John, the brother of James.

When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion with people crying and wailing loudly.

He went in and said to them, why is all this commotion?

Why all this wailing?

The child's not dead, but asleep.

But they laughed at him.

And he put them all out and took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him and went in where the child was.

He took her by the hand and said, talitha Qm.

Talitha Qm.

And that means little girl.

I say unto you, get up.

Immediately.

The girl stood up and began to walk around.

She was 12 years old.

Remember, the woman of the issue of the blood was 12 years of the issue of the blood.

At this they were completely astonished.

He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and he told them to give her something to eat.

Jesus was still ministering to this little girl, even though she was physically raised from the dead.

He wanted to make sure she was taken care of.

That's how Jesus is.

Okay, but what I want you to get is Jesus and the disciples and the parents.

So they're all there, right?

Cause you got the parents there as well, right?

And everybody's going, she's dead, she's dead, she's dead.

And they're making fun of Jesus.

What did Jesus do?

Kicked him out.

You know, for everybody that thinks that everything Jesus did was pull a flower out of his sleeve like a magician and just smiled and gave everybody an air high five.

That's not how it went, okay?

They laughed at Jesus and he put them all out.

He took the child's father and mother and disciples went with them.

What did he do?

He cleared the air.

Sometimes alleluia, sometimes.

Praise the Lord.

Welcome back to the David Spoon experience.

Thank you for joining us here at KAM 770, the truth station.

That's Kaaman 770, the truth station here in Texas.

Get ready for your next trivia question.

Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a merchant who when he found one pearl of great price.

Did What?

Matthew, chapter 13, verses 45 and 46.

Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a merchant who when he found one pearl of great price, he went and did what?

What did he do?

Matthew, chapter 13, verses 45 through 46.

Excuse me.

That's 214-210, 8, 4, 8, 3.

Or you can send an email.

David.org wow.

Okay.

Got all that stuff going on, making it very simple.

So this is important because this parable has a lot to do with how we should be perceiving things.

Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a merchant who, when he found one pearl of great price, did what?

Okay, all right.

Before we get to the phone, before we do anything else, I want people to be aware.

It might be that the.

I'm just telling you right now.

It might be.

Oh, oh.

It might be that things are coming in on the phone.

I don't know.

Just keep texting and trying.

This is part of the 24 hours before we get everything working thing.

Don't you love that?

It'll be 24 hours, but it works right away.

But it doesn't work right away anyway.

All right, we do have some.

Everybody on the line ready to answer a trivia question.

Let's send them on through.

Knock, knock.

This is David.

Who am I talking to?

Hey, David, this is Al.

How are you doing?

I'm doing great, man.

How are you doing?

I'm doing well.

I figured since I couldn't text in, I might as well call you.

Well, that's good.

I appreciate that.

So I had to get a new phone yesterday, and you know what happens?

You get a new phone.

And we did get it coordinated, and it showed all of my texts, and I was like, okay, it works great.

And then I got in here, and in five minutes before the show, it stopped showing texts.

That's Satan for you.

It's not that I enjoy it, but I'm kind of used to it, and it makes me feel good that we must be doing something to irritate somebody somewhere.

Exactly.

You're exactly right.

That's classic.

All right, my brother, let me set it up for you, and then you can nail it out.

Here we go.

Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a merchant who, when he found one pearl of great price, went and did.

What Is this where he went and buried it and then bought the whole field?

No.

Okay, so let me help you.

This is a really good one.

So he was a pearl hunter, and he found this pearl that was worth more than any other pearl.

And he was like, I gotta get that pearl.

So what would you do if you found something that was greater than anything else?

You would just have to get it.

What would you do to get it?

You'd almost do anything.

So he wanted to buy it.

What did he do to buy it?

What would he have to do?

Well, I am completely stumped then, because I am not sure.

Okay, and I'll walk you through it.

So if you had an opportunity to buy a Mercedes Benz for $15, brand new, real Mercedes, and you didn't have $15, but you had a watch, what would you do?

I would trade it or sell it.

Right, right there.

Right there.

You got it.

See, he did exactly in this parable.

What he did is he found a pearl of great price and he sold everything he had so he can buy it.

In other words, that pearl was worth more than anything else.

So he got rid of everything else just so he can get the value of that one pearl.

Well, I wonder where I got that about burying it and buying the field.

That I think you're talking about where he had that.

Are you talking about where he had that talent and then he buried it and didn't use it because he was afraid?

Well, no, I really thought it was something about where they.

He buried it in a field and they bought the whole field.

So you know what?

You're right.

You're right.

There is that part.

There's another part of that and there's another aspect of it, but in this particular one, it's, you know, it's accurate to say that.

I mean, what you're saying is right.

The big key is that he sold it all in order to get it.

In other words, he abandoned everything else he had in order to get that one thing.

And that's what the kingdom of God is like.

Hey, can I ask you a Bible question?

You can.

I don't know if I can answer you, but you can ask me.

So.

So I'm reading through Acts and it just dawned on me.

I'm at where James was killed.

You were talking about this the other day, where James was killed, but Peter was spared.

Yep, yep.

But later in the chapter, it talks about James being in doing things and being in like a meeting or something.

Right.

That's Acts 15, and that's a different James.

In other words, the James that died in Acts chapter 12, that's the apostle.

The James in Acts chapter 15 who led the meeting, that's Jesus, brother.

And the James who wrote the Epistle, that's Jesus, brother.

So when you read James, that's not the apostle James of the original 12, that's the apostle that took charge.

He didn't take charge, but he was kind of in charge at about Acts 15 on.

And that Paul makes reference to so the original James unfortunately, didn't last.

And so that's your tough.

So that's Jesus, brother James, and that's who wrote that other letter.

Does that make sense?

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm just making sure.

And I was reading it this morning, and I was just like, well, wait a minute.

I just heard where he died.

Where did he resurrect?

Right.

Excellent.

Excellent job, brother.

You doing all right?

You want us to pray for you?

You can always pray for me.

I will.

I will take prayer all the time.

You can continue to pray for my marriage and things like that.

And so if you would do that, I'd appreciate it.

Let me pray over you real quickly.

Can I do that?

Okay, let's do it.

Father, we come before you right now.

We thank you for our brother, and we just ask you to bless him and thank you for the fact that he pursues you and he desires more of you, and he really wants to get you and draw closer to you in his heart.

Is that panting, that deer, that pants over the brook of the water, he's exactly what's going on with him.

And, Lord, you fill people who pursue you that way.

You bless them, you give them that, you respond to that.

And he's got different things going on, different ministry opportunities, different challenges going on.

Lord, what we're praying for is that within the marriage, within the framework of his life, that he would see your hand evident and that he would be joyful and comforted and steadfast because you are with him and you will never forsake him and you love him and he can hold onto that as his great strength to keep moving forward.

Ask you to bless him from heaven in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen and amen.

Amen.

Thank you, sir.

You got it, brother.

Love you, brother.

God bless you, man.

You too.

Bye.

Bye.

All right, so everybody is kind of, if you're not aware by now, just keep sending texts so that some are coming in, some are not.

It's just that our phone, it takes 24 hours for them to do all that stuff.

Just love it.

Just so funny.

Anyway, excellent call, by the way, by our brother.

It was a great job.

Let me go right back into this and make sure you understand something about Jesus.

Okay?

I just want to make sure you get this.

Verse 17.

Listen to this.

This is a mind blower.

This is one of those things where you really have to think about this.

And this is a little bit.

I don't want to say it's past us, but it's a little past us, verse 17.

He is before talking to Jesus.

He is before all things.

And in him, all things hold together.

Listen to that.

He is before all things.

Now you just go back to John 1:1.

In the beginning was the Word.

The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Okay?

This is really.

I'm telling you what Paul's doing.

The church at Colossae is hammering.

I mean, he's hammering.

Look, Jesus is God.

I don't know if you guys heard about that tablet they just found.

And one of the first things on there is, Jesus is God.

Right on the tablet.

And so it's really important to understand that this is a major function of the Christian faith.

It's not an issue of theology, it's an issue of truth.

And so he is before all things in the beginning.

God.

Well, wait, wait.

Jesus is in the beginning, before all things.

Exactly.

Now you're getting it.

Jesus, right?

You got it.

And in him, all things hold together.

So you have to understand, this is kind of important for us.

Well, let me say it this way.

It's superbly important for us to understand that Jesus is the glue that has allowed the universe to not explode.

I know they think, oh, it's this or all these other.

No, no, no, it's wrong.

Jesus is the glue that holds the universe together.

And without Jesus, there is not the connection, the eternal connection between those who exist in heaven and those who exist on earth.

It is in Jesus Christ.

It is in Jesus Christ.

And everything holds together through Jesus.

How beautiful is that, right?

Okay.

All right, we'll take our break, and then we'll come back.

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Through this position, the Christian faith is being attacked.

Fifty years ago, people would disagree with Christianity.

But with a sense of respect, those days are over.

The rage, the flesh the enemy.

And the atmosphere of sin is growing, growing.

Jesus said in Matthew 24, the love of many will grow cold.

And if it's not the end now, it's certainly a lot closer than it was yesterday.

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What is the David Spoon Experience, by the way?

I found out just the other day.

I know you don't know this, but I found out that I am one of the most hated people in the United States of America and in the world.

Did you know that?

Because you're a middle aged white guy?

Let me help you out here, son.

Let me help you out.

Not only am I a middle aged white guy, by the way, thanks for the middle age line.

Thanks, pal.

I appreciate that.

I'm not that far behind.

Okay, well that's not the point.

The point is I'm also ready.

Ready.

I'm also Jewish, okay?

So I have a lot of people that don't like me right there.

I'm Christian, so I have a lot of people that don't like me right there.

I'm conservative.

I have a lot of people that don't like me right there.

I'm an American.

Got a lot of people that don't like me right there.

I mean, you see where we're going with this and, and I have a talk show.

So that's just.

You put all those together, I might be left.

Yeah.

I love you, buddy.

I mean, come on.

You know, just because they love me doesn't mean that they're right.

And just because they hate me doesn't mean they're wrong.

Welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

Thank you for joining us here at KAM 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

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Getting ready for your next trivia question.

So we know that the emails are working and we know that the phone is working.

If you're texting, just keep texting because at some point throughout today they'll all come in.

That's part of the fun.

Anyway, here we go.

Here's your next trivia question.

In the parable of the talents.

We were just talking about this with al the parable of the talents.

What did the servant who received one talent do with it?

He did something with his talent.

What did he do?

Your reference?

Matthew chapter 25, verse 18.

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Pretty, pretty interesting.

There was the parable of the talents and there was the servant who received one talent.

What did he do with it?

Matthew chapter 25, verse 18.

According to Matthew chapter 25, verse 18.

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Your trivia question.

Parable of the talents.

What did the servant who received one talent do with it?

Or send an email david must increase.org we have a couple of jokes to cover, and we haven't had a chance to do this one for a little while.

So let's get ready.

Are you ready?

You ready for this?

Okay, here you go.

Ready?

You ready for this one?

All right, here we go.

I'm ready now.

We're not going to get a lot of response out of this, except for you're going to like one, two of these.

You're going to like two of these.

Okay.

Okay, here we go.

When did Moses sleep with five people in one bed?

When did Moses sleep with five people in one bed?

When he slept with his forefathers.

When he slept with his forefathers.

So it'd be four fathers in him.

Five people in one bed.

You still thinking about it?

All right, here's the next one.

Where in the Bible does it say that a father, the fathers should let their sons use automobiles?

Where in the Bible does it say that a father should let their sons use automobiles?

In Proverbs it says, he that spareth the rod hateth his son.

See the rock?

Okay.

All right.

All right.

Here's your last one.

We've done this one before.

Where.

Where is Solomon's temple?

Do you remember this one?

Where is Solomon's temple?

On the side of his head.

They are not original, but it was funny.

Yeah, that was predictable when it was good.

I know.

That is a good one, right?

All right.

People are like, what is wrong with you guys?

I did fall on my head when I was younger and they did drop me on my head.

If you were wondering.

Parable of the talents.

What did the servants who received one talent do with it?

If you think you know what he did with it.

David must increase.org so watch this next portion.

This is so cool.

I love this, though.

I love Colossians because there's so much great depth in it.

There's great, great stuff in it.

Verse 18.

Listen to this and I want to make sure you hear it.

Verse 18.

Jesus, he is the head of the body, the church.

He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead.

Stop.

Just stop.

Jesus is the firstborn among the dead.

Why?

Because Jesus, when he died, he resurrected, never to die again.

Other people that had been resurrected died again.

Jesus did not.

So he's the firstborn of the resurrected, never to die again.

But listen, to this portion, verse 18, which is funny because of what we taught on in the first 30 minutes, which tells me there's a great connection.

Verse 18.

Jesus is the head of the body, the church.

Let me explain something to you.

I do not care about your denominational background.

I do not care about which group you aspire to or connect to.

I mean, I don't.

It's like when I say I don't care, it doesn't bother me.

It doesn't faze me.

I don't care.

Jesus is the head of the church.

I don't care what group you're in.

I don't care where you're standing in it.

Yes, there were 12 apostles.

Yes, there are 12 tribes.

Yes, it's all that's true.

And who are they praising but the Lamb who's taken the scroll.

In other words, Jesus is the cornerstone, period.

And people try to elevate themselves or others to a position where Jesus has.

They have like some kind of connection to Jesus level of position, not truth, period.

That does not mean that we're not great people.

There are phenomenal biblical people all the way through, but they are not Jesus.

They are great, they're wonderful, they're admirable.

You just appreciate them and their faith and what they've done.

They are not the Savior.

There is only one.

And let's make sure we understand why this is important.

Because Jesus, being born of the Holy Spirit and being born of Mary, is the only one that can represent divinity and humanity, since he's the only one born of divinity and humanity.

So the only one that can reconcile divinity and humanity is the only one that was born of divinity and humanity, of the Holy Spirit and of Mary.

And nobody else can mediate because nobody else is qualified.

That doesn't mean that priests didn't operate in the mediate position, which pointed to Jesus.

Because the Old Testament points forward, the New Testament points back, and they both point to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.

It's just the truth.

And so Jesus is the head of the church.

He's the head of the body.

He is in charge.

And I love many, many, many ministers, leaders.

There are some phenomenal leaders in the church.

I mean, really just great pastors, great ministers all over the place.

And I'm not talking about one denomination in all of the denominations.

They're phenomenal.

But there's nobody that's the chief shepherd except for Jesus.

Nobody gets the title, nobody gets the place.

And the idea that a human being could take that place, borderline blasphemy.

For sure.

For sure.

But keep in mind, it's blasphemy, the Holy Spirit that can't be forgiven.

Blasphemy against the Son can be so just point of fact can't change that.

Okay.

All right.

In regards to the parable of the talents, what did the servant who receive one talent do with it?

He dug a hole in the ground and he hid it.

The parable is there so that we would be aware that what God has given unto us better not be buried.

We're supposed to use it.

Get it?

Okay.

All right.

We'll take our break and then come back.

You're listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on KAM 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

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There is this pursuit in people to find happiness.

And we've just been revving up and going through the one person who had the capacity, who had the resources to do whatever he wanted to do in order to find happiness.

We find out that, as Solomon, who writes the book of Ecclesiastes, tells us, he tells us all these different, different things that he tries.

What he's seeking to do is find what is something that drives men, what is something that drives women, what is something that drives children, people, humanity to just keep going when everything seems vain and everything seems meaningless or everything seems frustrating.

And so he goes through, because his resources are unlimited, if you'll keep that in mind.

He goes through a whole litany of things.

He goes through, searching in, through knowledge and wisdom.

Talks about that in 1, 12, 14, finds out that's not the answer.

He does it in partying and drinking wine.

I lived in Temecula.

It's wine country, part of wine country in California.

Solomon had more wine than these people could ever dream of.

He talks about that in Ecclesiastes 2:1:3.

He talks about building a house, personal accomplishments, doing a garden.

He had artistic works involved.

Everything you can imagine, Solomon was doing.

I mean, he was doing it all.

He was creating gardens.

He had amassed a ton of wealth.

He had high levels of entertainment.

He had male and female singers.

The guy had more sex than any person could ever even imagine.

And he had superiority and control.

And he gets to Ecclesiastes 2, and when he gets to Ecclesiastes 2, 10 and 11, he says, when I surveyed all that my hands had done and had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Nothing was gained under the sun.

He could not reach the level of satisfaction that he was searching for.

That was his conclusion.

He poured resources, he did this, did a lot of stuff.

So he gives two hints, two declarations, I should say, not really hints to help us understand what is the answer to pursuing happiness.

Ready?

Here it is.

This is.

I'm telling you, this is the biblical answer.

There's no other.

Here it is.

Ecclesiastes 2, 24, 26a.

A person can do nothing better than to eat, drink and find satisfaction in their toil.

This too, I see, is from the hand of God.

For without him who can eat or find enjoyment, to the person who pleases God, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness.

The answer, Solomon said, is God has to give it.

Ecclesiastes 3, 12, 13.

I know there's nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.

That each of them may eat and drink and find satisfaction in their toil.

This is a gift from God.

If Jesus.

Welcome back to the David Spoon experience.

Thank you for joining us here at KAM 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

That's Kaaman 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

Your last trivia question.

Here we go.

Jesus said to Peter, what could you not watch with me one hour?

What were the disciples doing when he said that to them?

Jesus said to Peter, what could you, could you not watch?

Oh, my texts just started working.

I got that alright.

What could you not watch with me one hour?

What were the disciples doing when he said that?

Matthew chapter 26, verse 40.

The texts are pouring in.

You know, that's just the enemy that's blessed that it's working now.

That's all I'm going to say.

Ha ha.

See, can't stop us forever.

If you think you know.

You can also, by the way, still text.

I think it's going to be working.

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Let's do a little bit of history real quickly.

Let's go.

Let him look.

All right.

So it's kind of an interesting way to do this history.

You ready for this one?

It is Alaskatalo.

Alaskatallo Day.

You're trying to figure out what is that, right?

Alaskatello Day.

That's what it's Alaskatello.

Alaskatello.

And that is an Alaskan humor.

It is named Alaska Tallow, a fictitious animal that is a cross between a moose and a walrus.

Hey, if you're in Alaska, you gotta come up with some stuff to do.

I mean, come on, you gotta give him a break.

Right?

I mean, there's.

Yeah.

I guess they just couldn't really think of much this day, so they just came up with that.

They came up with, technically, it's National Stuffing Day, as in for Thanksgiving.

Plus, for those that do not know, this is the big key day for pumpkin pie, just so you can know.

So.

And if you don't like pumpkin pie, the Lord forgives you.

I will be eating stuffing next Thursday.

Yeah, I mean, coming up.

Right.

A week from tomorrow.

Yep.

Right.

Getting it.

Oh, it's going to be fun.

It's the only day where it's reverse calories.

On this day, the first hotel television is used.

November 21st.

How about that?

If you.

I wonder what the reaction was of people that.

That I checked into the room and saw the tv.

Yeah, I mean, probably some people just looked at it like, okay, well, that's where I'll put my suitcase.

Well, I was going to say.

They might be saying, whoa, this is fancy.

I could have been.

All right, your trivia question.

And we're at the wind down, and now the texts are coming in.

Are you serious?

It's so funny.

Your trivia question.

Jesus said to Peter, what?

And I kind of think he probably didn't go, what?

Could you not watch with me one hour?

I think he went, what?

Couldn't you watch with me for an hour?

But I'm glad we're ending on this.

This is, in fact Colossians 1:18, and it is the single most important verse in the entire book.

That's right, I said that.

Colossians 1:18, the single most important verse in this entire book.

Ready?

I'm going to read it from 17 and then just blow you away with the last thing.

He's before all things, and in him all things hold together.

He's the glue.

He's the head of the body, the church.

He's the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead.

So that in all things, he may have the preeminence.

What does that mean?

First place.

That's what it means, first place.

So that in everything, Jesus gets first place.

So that in everything, Jesus is first.

I just want to make sure you understand that when it says, so that in all things, that word, all things is exactly the same as it is for all things work together.

In everything there is, Jesus gets first place in your life, in your relationships, in your connections, in your finances, in everything you have.

If Jesus is not first, he's not your Lord.

Uh oh, you trying to tell me I got to run business, run relationships, run this, do this, do this, do this, do this, do this through Jesus.

Yes.

Would you like me to say it again?

Yes.

Jesus.

Jesus said, clearly, if you don't love me more than.

And then he just lists everybody.

It's like, yikes, right?

Yikes.

Jesus is first that in all things, he might have the preeminence.

In fact, if you think you're living or existing so you can pay your bills, you are so missing the purpose of life so that we can glorify Jesus Christ and reflect him more and more.

That is why you are alive.

And people need to recognize that.

And I'm not going to pull it back.

It's like, nope, nope.

And everything, everything there is, Jesus has first place.

That is why I just want to say this.

He is the image of the invisible God.

In him, all things were created.

Things in heaven and things on earth, visible and invisible.

Whether thrones, dominions, or rulers or authorities, all things were created through Him.

And for him, he is before all things, and in him, all things hold together.

He's the head of the body of the Church.

He's at the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead.

So that in all things, he might have the preeminence.

That's why.

Just think about it.

It's like, oh, that's a really large list of things he is.

Right.

So that we can know his position.

Get it?

That's why that's so cool.

And if you're not there, and let me say this really honestly, if you're like, I'm still learning and processing.

Jesus isn't mad about that.

He's teaching us.

He's helping us.

He's, you know, as long as you're there going, I'm willing.

I humble myself.

Just guide me, direct me so I can really understand that.

How do I make you preeminent?

In everything in my life.

Just ask.

You want to bet he answers that prayer?

I bet you your eternity on it.

How about that?

Ooh.

Should I say that?

Yeah, that's all right.

Listen that in everything, Jesus has first place.

Stop thinking your job has first place.

Or any other person or any other thing, including ourselves.

Jesus is first.

Get that?

All right, let's go back to the trivia question.

Jesus said to Peter, what could you not watch with me for one hour?

What were the disciples doing when he said that?

And everybody who texted in, by the way, and I got all of them got this correct.

He was sleeping.

Sleeping.

He didn't even really have to pray for an hour.

He just had to watch for an hour.

Couldn't do it.

Sleeping.

Don't be sleeping.

Jesus, first place.

Everything okay.

All right, folks, you've been listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on KAM 770, the truth station here in Texas.

22 and a half hour break, then we'll come back.

More insanity with spinati.

Talk to you then.

Thanks a lot for all the blessing that you give me.

Thanks a lot.

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