Dr. David Spoon emphasizes the significance of prayer and community support in navigating life's challenges, inviting listeners to share their struggles and prayer requests. He draws attention to the essential role of faith and encouragement in the Christian journey, highlighting the biblical principle that leaders must be equipped to both uplift and convict through sound doctrine. The discussion touches on the importance of being united in faith, encouraging listeners to focus on others in need rather than their own circumstances. Additionally, Spoon shares personal anecdotes and insights about the power of prayer, reinforcing the belief that it can lead to transformative experiences. Listeners are encouraged to engage actively, whether through prayer requests, praise reports, or simply sharing what's on their hearts, fostering a sense of community and spiritual growth.

The David Spoon Experience presents a dynamic blend of humor, heartfelt prayer, and spiritual reflection as Spoon engages his audience in meaningful discussions about faith and community. The episode kicks off with a light-hearted introduction, setting a friendly tone that invites listeners to participate in the show’s various segments, which include devotional insights, goofy news reviews, and Bible trivia. Spoon emphasizes the importance of prayer, encouraging his audience to share their needs and support one another in prayerful solidarity. This communal aspect of faith is a recurring theme, as Spoon showcases the power of collective prayer in addressing life’s challenges.

Throughout the episode, Spoon navigates through sensitive topics, including grief and the impact of loss, as he offers prayers for listeners dealing with the death of loved ones. His compassionate approach highlights the intricate balance of joy and sorrow that often accompanies the Christian journey. Spoon underscores the significance of God’s grace during tough times, reassuring listeners that they are not alone in their struggles. He draws on personal anecdotes and scriptural references to illustrate the profound comfort and strength that faith can provide in the face of adversity, creating an emotional resonance with his audience.

As the show progresses, Spoon pivots to a discussion about church leadership, focusing on the qualifications of elders within the church. He passionately argues that spiritual leaders must possess the ability to teach sound doctrine while also encouraging their congregations. This dual role of exhortation and conviction is essential for effective ministry, as it nurtures a supportive environment where congregants can grow in their faith. Spoon’s insights not only educate but also inspire listeners to consider the qualities they value in their spiritual leaders, prompting a deeper reflection on the nature of leadership in the church. With interactive elements such as trivia questions and listener calls, the episode fosters a sense of community and shared learning, making it a rich and engaging listening experience that resonates long after the show concludes.

Takeaways:

• The importance of prayer and community support in facing life's struggles is emphasized throughout the episode.
• David Spoon highlights the necessity of encouraging one another in faith and maintaining unity in the church.
• Listeners are invited to share their prayer requests and praise reports, fostering a supportive environment.
• Dr. Spoon discusses the qualifications of church leaders, particularly the ability to teach sound doctrine.
• The conversation touches on the significance of performing tasks with enthusiasm as an act of service to God.
• The episode encourages individuals to focus on others' needs during difficult times, rather than their own.

The following program contains views and opinions which are not necessarily those of K AAM DJRD Broadcasting or its sponsors.

Hello, everybody.

When it's cold outside, I've got my monthly.

Here's what's coming up on today's experience.

It's Dr.

Dave's devotional Diamonds of the Day, also known as DD DDDs, where my daily devotions become some of our spiritual reflections.

Sound effects placed throughout the show which have nothing to do with life.

But the Bible teaches there's a time to laugh, and ours are really funny.

The review of the goofy news which proves Jesus is coming back sooner than you think.

We hope before this show is over, life lessons for our faith that we could actually use probably won't if we sit on our blessed assurance humor that will force you to think, why does this guy have a radio show?

Well, somebody has to do it.

Also, Bible trivia for fake and yet somehow real cool prizes, your phone calls and more.

Living this life, not always easy running in.

Oh.

Welcome to the David Spoon Experience, Local, national and heavenly talk.

My name is Dr.

David Spooner and I'll be your host for the next 5,400,000 milliseconds.

Get ready for one of the more bizarre experiences on live radio.

Here is the key to the show.

We don't know what we're doing.

We have no idea what's gonna happen and we don't care.

But for the next few minutes, I wanna talk faith with you.

So here we go.

We're asking questions about living life as a Christian.

That process there, some days better than others, some weeks better than others.

We know how that goes.

So our question is, in our audience, people that are listening, people that partake and have been doing so for over five years, they are phenomenal prayer warriors.

And so we have needs that have already been lined up that we will be dealing with.

But we want to know from you, what can our prayer warriors, people in our audience who have great faith, what can we be praying for you about?

How can we pray for you?

What can we do to be a blessing to join you in your struggle?

That's how you join a struggle.

You join in the prayer, in the pursuit, in seeking God.

So what can our prayer warriors pray for you about?

That's what we're asking you.

If you have a response to that or if you have an opinion, a comment, a thought or a question, please don't let it die of loneliness.

Talking to Jam It Jacob is like, heading into the week with great faith and expectation.

Thank you, David.

Happy Monday.

Happy Monday to you, my friend.

How is it going today?

How are things?

How was working over the weekend?

Did it go okay?

Any problems?

Anything?

Yeah, it went well.

Only worked for a few hours Saturday, but it went well.

Recorded Don and Michael's podcast for the next month or so.

So, yeah, it went well Saturday.

Oh, very good.

Glad to hear that.

Just so that you guys know, with Jem and Jacob, whenever there's something going on, he is the man.

So it's Jennifer who runs the station, so don't get that.

She is in charge.

She's a la General.

And then next is the Coronel, and that's our very own Jam and Jacob, who does a phenomenal job.

So everybody just wants to let you know how much they appreciate you.

Okay, well, thank you.

Thank you.

All right, And I'll take that.

$20 in singles or in fives, either way is just fine.

All right, so moving forward, we want to make sure you know what's going on.

If you've got something that you need prayer for, and we got people that we're going to be praying for, we'll probably do that in a little while.

Here's the dealios.

If you've got something that's taking place in your life and you think you just don't know what to do, I've been there.

We've all been there.

We understand.

But God is in charge, and when we petition the Lord, he makes a difference.

And when politicians and academics in Hollywood and media make fun of people who believe that they're making fun of Jesus, and I just want to say that when he does come back, I just don't want to be them when that happens.

Bottom line to this is we believe prayer works.

God makes that declaration.

God created the universe.

The dude can write a book.

And we believe the power of prayer changes lives.

We believe Jesus Christ changes lives.

And so what you got going on, absolutely, positively, you have an opportunity to get prayer.

Additionally, if you want to share a praise report, something that's happened, something that's been a blessing, something between Friday and today that happened, and you're like, you know what?

I know that's the Lord, then share it.

Be a Blessing to other Christians.

Let it be reinforced in your own life and bring glory to the Lord.

If you've got a scripture that you've just been, the Lord's been putting the scripture on your heart and you've just been, wow, it's just really making an impact, share it, because it can make an impact on somebody else.

If you just got something going on you want to share, it's awesome.

Now, we're a little different in that we operate under the idea of encouraging one another as we see the day of the return of Jesus Christ getting closer and closer.

So we don't spend as much time on politics, but we do make it clear we want people to participate.

We just don't want you.

We're not going to tell you whoever to vote for ever.

We will tell you who to always vote with.

And that is in your partnership with God.

And you should be using the word of God to give you strong direction as to what things you're doing.

But we will tell you this, we pray for people, not against people.

So in that mindset, we want to pray for all leaders, new and old, to still fall under the influence of the Holy Spirit, to still know God's truth, to still call upon the name of the Lord for everyone's sake.

That's what we need for not just this country, but for this world.

And at the same time, we will share the things the Lord has done in our lives because that's what the Lord commands us to do.

So it can be for a praise report, can be for a prayer request, can be a scripture, can be something that's just on your heart and mind.

You can call us.

We've already told you that.

You can also text.

Yes, you are allowed to text during the show.

What?

Or you can send an email.

Email, yeah, email.

During the show, David must increase.org that's David must increase.org so you can call, you can text, you can email.

Either way, we are going to go into prayer right away because we have a couple of very strong elements and very strong needs, and I want to make sure that we address them.

Okay.

Over the weekend, Nancy's father passed away, so she's asking for prayer for her stepmom and her family.

So we're going to be praying for that.

The Lord miraculously worked out A way for her to see her father beforehand, and she was with him when he passed.

So the graciousness of God was active and is still active, and we're going to be praying for that.

Additionally, our very own Aunt Deb, Holly, who's her daughter in law, her papa, he has gotten a diagnosis where it's a little bit of pancreatic cancer, which is of course not a great thing.

And I think his father passed away from that.

The bottom line is, though, that her father, Papa, has had kind of a spiritual revival or spiritual return, wants to be more connected to the Lord.

So we want to pray for Holly, for the family, and for her papa.

So these are people that we all want to pray for to make sure that people are doing as well as they can be doing.

So do me a favor, stop thinking about what you need.

Stop thinking about how you think God's running short or running behind or any of those other ridiculous lies.

Drop that to the side.

Forget about yourself.

Focus on somebody else.

And let's pray for Nancy and her family and for Holly and her family.

Okay, let's do it right now.

Father, we come before you right now.

And Lord, first and foremost, like we often do, we say thank you.

We say praise you, honor and glory to you.

You in the midst of the hardest things, still weave miracles into each situation.

We thank you that you made a way for Nancy to see her father.

We thank you that she was able to be there.

We thank you, Lord God, and pray for that family, for Nancy's stepmom, for the family, that there can be a comfort, There could be a sense of peace and a sense of grace, knowing that even in the midst of a really difficult time, you poured out your mercy upon Nancy and her family.

We thank you for that.

But we ask you to give them courage and strength because it's still a hard time.

And Lord, you know that even when Lazarus was getting right back up, Jesus, you wept because they were hurting.

And so we just ask you to embrace and put your arms around and comfort your very children.

And, Lord, we lift up Papa to you.

We thank you for Holly, for Holly reaching out to everybody and asking for prayer.

And we thank you that Papa is making a return to you.

He's turning his face back towards you, trying to connect again.

And, Lord, we pray for that family.

We pray for the entire family that faith would be a powerful component and that Holly would start to really step into it, believe stronger and stronger.

And that you would bless Deb and you would bless everybody involved, including Blake and Just everybody who's connected and have mercy and grace on their family.

Oh Lord, we pray for these people.

And Lord, I want to pray for everybody out there who knows they're going through it but doesn't want to talk about it.

Lord, we are, we are calling out, crying out for your mercy.

David said multiple times, have mercy.

Have mercy on me, Lord, please have mercy on these people.

Let your.

Let your mercy, let your mercy cover them like a blanket, like a comfort.

And watch out for your people.

Keep us safe, but keep our eyes focused on you.

We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Amen and Amen.

Okay, so that's how we're starting today's show.

I do want people to be aware we are on.

Let me check with Jacob.

Jacob, are we on a modified schedule this week?

Is that true?

Yes, we are.

So as I understand it, we are doing the show Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, but Thursday and Friday are not active days live in the studio, correct?

Correct.

Well, we'll be here half the week.

We'll be here today, tomorrow and Wednesday and then we'll be out the rest of the week for Thanksgiving break.

Okay, so that means that we've picked excellent replays for Thursday and Friday.

It also means whenever we take a two day break, the giving goes down.

So you hear me be a little more attitude about the giving over the next couple days because that's what happens.

I don't determine it.

It's kind of how it happens.

So we'll be believing that the Lord will be pouring things out in the next couple days.

In the meantime, folks, we are in the book of Titus.

And for those that do not know, we are in Titus chapter one.

And we are at verse nine, Titus chapter one, picking it up in verse nine.

And I happen to like this verse quite a bit.

And the reason that I like this verse is because of what it says, obviously.

Here's what it says.

It's making reference, talking about all the different things that everybody needs to be connected in regards to leadership, what needs to be these qualifications.

And this one seems to be lost in many places which I've not quite figured out why.

This one I'm going to talk about right now seems to be in second, third, fourth or fifth place on everybody's list when it's just as important as any other qualification.

So this is verse nine, Ottitis going through all these things we already said how that a bishop's gotta be blameless, steward of God, not self willed, not quick tempered, not given to wine, not Violent, not greedy for money, very cool, we get that.

But hospitable, a lover of what's good, sober minded, just wholly self controlled.

Verse 9.

Holding fast the faithful Word as he has been taught.

That he may be able by sound doctrine to exhort and convict those who contradict this qualification seems to escape quite a few people, and I'm not actually sure why.

And the whole point of this is elders, people who are in positions of authority, they have to have a capacity, they have to have an ability to hold fast to the word of God as it's been taught, and to faithfully teach and communicate sound doctrine in the Word of God.

They gotta be able to communicate what's true.

One of our worst giftings in the church is the ability for people to communicate truth, teach truth where it can be.

Not just really cool theology, but applicable in fact, even in schools, even in seminaries.

There is a whole line of PhD and doctorates for theological insights and a whole separate wing for practicality, practical theology.

And you don't have one without the other.

You have to have them together.

And so one of the callings or one of the requirements for people who are in these leadership positions are to be able to speak in such a way to bring truth.

They're supposed to be able to exhort, which means to encourage.

Did you know that Paul tells Titus, hey, you know, one of the things that these leaders need to do is be encouragers.

They need to encourage people.

Did you ever think, why would that be?

Because Christians need to be encouraged by one another, because there is an enemy who is in a constant war.

So the idea of exhorting or encouraging is to lift people up.

For those that don't know as well, to exhort somebody is to build up.

And we're supposed to be building up, and our leaders are supposed to be building up.

That's what they're called to do.

If you go to a church and your pastor's a great teacher and he does a lot of encouraging or lifting up, you're blessed.

You should consider yourself blessed.

I've been to thousands of churches.

There are not, there are not, not every church does a phenomenal job in that, let me just say, leave it there.

So an elder's gotta have this ability through sound doctrine, to encourage people.

Take the doctrine, tell the people how it applies, tell them how it works, and lift them up.

But at the same time, he's gotta have a capacity to convict people, which means bringing truth against people's failings.

Conviction through the truth means that what's Falling short is being identified and the word of God is being declared so that people can understand.

This is the standard by which we're supposed to go.

Falling short can be covered in sin, but it is not your goal.

We don't have a goal to fall short.

And so he says, holding fast the faithful word as he's been taught that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to convict.

Then he says this.

Those who contradict.

What do you mean, those who contradict?

This contradiction likely means those that have one part of the word or take one part of their faith, but it doesn't really line up with the other parts of their faith.

It's almost like an internal conflict or an internal contradiction.

So let's understand something about where unification comes from.

From an individual.

It comes from the word of God, not using some of the word, but all of the word, all of it in context.

And it also comes from the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

And if you're a person that's divided, let me say this is really important.

If you're a person that's divided within yourself, the unity is found in your communion with God.

If there's always a part of you that's turning left or turning right and not walking in sync, the answer is God.

The answer is the word of God.

The answer is God himself.

So we encourage and we.

I know people are like, oh, I don't know what you're talking about.

Yes, you do.

There's a party that goes out off the reservation.

You're divided.

And Scripture's very, very clear on that.

A double minded man should not think he shall receive anything.

Wow, double minded.

What's that?

That's like you're thinking one way here, you're thinking another way there.

So the elder need this, the leader.

The directors are encouraged to help people to pull it together and walk with the standard that the Lord has set up.

Wow.

How come that doesn't get talked a lot?

I don't know.

You should see how little commentary there is in that.

It's amazing.

All right, let's do our trivia question.

Who does the Bible record as being 13 years old when he was circumcised?

Genesis, Chapter 17, Verse 25.

Who does the Bible record as being 13 years old when he WAS circumcised?

Genesis, Chapter 17, verse 25.

Additionally, you can send an email.

An email?

Yes.

David must increase.org that's davidmusincrease.org Very simple.

Who does the Bible record being 13 years old when he was circumcised?

In the meantime, Dave's going to take advantage of the time and remind you to check out the website and remind you that Radio Rent is coming up.

Don't you love Radio rent?

And a short week is coming up.

Don't you love a short week?

And that's when our giving gets a little tougher.

Don't you love it when it gets a little tougher?

And we are asking you to give, as the Lord puts it, on your heart, not by being manipulated or forced or coerced.

Second Corinthians 9, 6, 7 says this.

Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly.

Whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion.

For God loves a cheerful giver.

Check it out on the website, if you can, please.

He must increase.org he must increase.org hold on.

Jacob's caught up in a conversation.

God bless him.

God bless.

See, it's hard, right, because somebody's sharing a lot, and that's awesome, but he's still got to work it out.

So before we get you to the website, before we shoot you over there, I do want to remind you that we are up against it.

On Wednesday, we will have our Radio Rent due, and it's due every month, and it's not exactly pennies on the dollar.

Okay?

So I just want to point that out to you.

Okay.

Let me check in with Jacob and see if he can break away and send us up to the website.

The website is he must increase.org prayer request.

He must increase.org praise report.

He must increase.org looking to give to this ministry.

He must increase.org confused by what's happening right now.

He must increase.org he must increase.org can't touch this.

Can't touch this.

Can't touch this.

That's what I said.

I'm just saying.

That's what I said.

I love that.

Okay.

All right.

So your trivia question.

Who does the Bible record as being 13 years old when he was circumcised?

That is going to be your best reference point.

Obviously, we do have people answering, and they're giving nicknames.

We won't say anything about the nicknames.

Do we have somebody that wants to answer the trivia question?

We do.

So let's send them on through.

Knock, knock.

This is David.

Who am I talking to?

Hello.

Hi, this is Sharon.

Hi, Sharon.

How are you?

Hi.

I'm fine.

Oh, I'm glad.

I'm very, very glad.

All right, are you ready for the trivia question?

I'll set it up for you and then give you a chance for you to answer.

You ready for it?

Okay.

Okay, you ready?

Here we go.

Um, that would be Ishmael.

That is correct.

Emmanuel.

You are right.

That is right.

Excellent job.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You're welcome.

How are you doing today?

I'm doing great.

How are you?

This is an accident that I called in.

I was calling in to talk, to ask a question, and I did not know it was trivia time.

God created this moment, and I've been wanting to talk to you, and so he created this moment.

So thank you, David Spoon, and thank you for being a bright light on the radio.

Oh, that's so nice of you to say, and I really do appreciate it.

It's always a blessing to know that we've blessed, and it makes what I do a lot.

It does make it a lot easier to do, and it makes it easier to put up with the other stuff, which is kind of like, that's just a reality check.

Like, yeah, okay, I can get through it.

I can get through it.

So that's really, really kind of you to say.

We really appreciate it.

We found you not too long ago and started listening to you, but I'm back in Austin, and I didn't realize you were on.

So I'm doing, like, book work and things.

And so I just called in.

I thought, oh, there is.

There's his number.

And I called in.

He says, do you want to answer the trivia question?

I said, oh, really?

You mean, oh, I can go online with David Spoon.

I'll take it.

Well, that's a blessing, and you are welcome to call in anytime.

And not just for trivia, but if you got something you want to share or if there's something the Lord's put on your heart or if you need prayer, we are available to do what we can to be a blessing.

So you always have that free opportunity, always need prayer.

And I would like to talk to you some other time, like off the radio.

Is there any way I could talk to you sometime?

Yes.

Here's a great way to do it.

Email me at david must increase.org.

okay.

David must increase.org and then usually what I do with people is set up a time when I'm going home to talk to them while I'm in the car.

That's usually how I do it.

I love that.

I do that, too.

Okay, I will do that right now.

And thank you so much.

Thank you.

God bless you.

God bless you.

God bless you as well.

Thank you so much.

Bye bye.

Bye bye.

All right, folks.

Now, how much fun was that?

All right, we'll take our break.

What great timing, ladies and gentlemen.

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

Short break.

We'll be back.

Don't go anywhere.

Ah.

Get into our text.

Colossians chapter.

We covered everything, right?

Okay.

Colossians chapter 3, verses 2 through 4.

Whatever you do, or I'm sorry, it's actually Colossians 3, 24.

Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically.

Is something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord because you serve the Lord Jesus Christ.

The scripture tells us that whatever we do.

Now, we've gone through this a couple of times, and we have to go through it multiple more times to really grasp it, but that phrase whatever we do happens to mean whatever we do.

That's what it means.

And we're supposed to do it enthusiastically, with an eagerness, not with an obnoxiousness, with an eagerness to do it as unto the Lord.

So the things that we're required to do that we have to do, there should be a disposition and attitude of enthusiasm that is connected to the Lord.

It's not that you like to do everything, but if you can understand that in the doing of it unto the Lord, you're doing it with a different priority in mind, you understand that.

In other words, what you do, do it unto the Lord and do it with this attitude of a full heart and an eagerness.

I had somebody.

I'll say her name.

Suzy Lopez was at kprz.

She was the direct marketing director.

Susie did the marketing director for San Diego.

She said something to me one time that was so profoundly simple, it was irritating because I had to do something for a client because that's what you had to do at Salem.

And I was like, blah.

All right.

So she said, dave, she goes if you can't get out of it, get into it.

And it was like, that was really good advice.

If you can't remove yourself from it and you have to do it, at least do it right.

I mean, do what you're going to do and do it with the right attitude, do it with the right spirit.

Do it with this better mindset.

And I think she was more right than wrong.

No, I'm not talking about doing bad things or anything like that.

That's weird stuff.

I'm talking about doing it as unto the Lord and recognizing that when you do it that way, it is from the Lord and only the Lord that you will receive the true eternal reward.

You might go through whatever your process is, but when you do it as unto the Lord, you can recognize that the Lord is the one that brings the reward.

And that's just living your life for the Lord.

And that's just good, right?

I mean, that can't be a bad thing.

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