David Spoon dives deep into the importance of nurturing a strong spiritual connection, emphasizing that growth in the knowledge of God is vital for bearing good fruit in our lives. He explores the role of prayer in fostering relationships, both with God and within our communities, highlighting the significance of supporting one another through prayer. The discussion centers around the Apostle Paul's letters, particularly his encouragement to the Colossians to remain steadfast in their faith and love, rooted in the Holy Spirit. David shares personal anecdotes about his own prayer life and the necessity of being mindful of our actions as reflections of our faith. Listeners are encouraged to actively engage with their spiritual journeys, seeking wisdom and understanding to walk in a manner that pleases God.

Dr. David Spoon masterfully navigates the complexities of faith, love, and community in this enriching exploration of Paul's letter to the Colossians. He opens by introducing Epaphras, a pivotal figure in the early church, celebrated for his unwavering dedication and the love he nurtured within the Colossian community. Spoon highlights how this love, described as being rooted in the Holy Spirit, serves as the foundation for the church's strength and unity. The episode emphasizes the necessity of prayer, not merely as a ritual but as a vital lifeline that connects believers with God and each other. Spoon's personal anecdotes and reflections provide a relatable backdrop to the discussion, making the theological insights accessible and applicable to everyday life.

As the dialogue unfolds, Spoon delves deeper into the implications of living out one's faith authentically. He articulates the importance of acquiring spiritual wisdom and understanding to navigate the challenges of life in a way that honors God. He challenges listeners to reflect on their actions and motivations, urging them to pursue a life that is not only pleasing to God but also beneficial to those around them. Through practical examples, Spoon illustrates how love and prayer can transform relationships and communities, fostering an environment where individuals thrive in their faith journeys.

Ultimately, the episode serves as a clarion call for believers to engage actively in their faith, to be steadfast in prayer, and to embody the love of Christ in tangible ways. Spoon's passionate delivery resonates throughout the episode, leaving listeners with a sense of purpose and encouragement. By committing to a lifestyle of prayer, love, and service, believers can make a profound impact not only in their lives but in the lives of others, reflecting the heart of the gospel message in an increasingly complex world.

Takeaways:

• The Apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of continuous prayer for the church, demonstrating love and connection among believers.
• Understanding God's will requires spiritual wisdom and understanding, which leads to a life that pleases Him.
• Epaphras, a faithful servant, plays a crucial role in informing Paul about the Colossians' love in the Spirit.
• David Spoon shares personal experiences of prayer and devotion, illustrating their impact on daily life.
• The podcast encourages listeners to draw closer to God through prayer and His Word consistently.
• Acknowledging the love of God and its manifestation in one's life is vital for spiritual growth.

And now for something completely different.

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

It's Expository Thursday.

Expository Thursday.

So we work together to know the letter better into the narrative of the book of Colossians.

We travel to understand what the things that the Lord requires of us as we learn to apply God's timeless truths in our lives.

First, Okey dokey, little campers.

We are in Colossians, and we're picking it up in verse seven.

That's where we find out there's a gentleman named Epiphras, a beloved and fellow servant who's faithful to Christ.

He has told the Apostle Paul about the love that the church at Colossae has.

But there is a major caveat to this theologically intense.

We find out that this love is in the Holy Spirit.

What next?

Paul then goes on to make it clear that for this reason, because you guys are doing such an excellent job loving in the Holy Spirit, loving one another that way, we've not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you.

He's letting them know that because they're pursuing the Lord, trying to walk in the name of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit to glorify God the Father.

The apostle and his pals are not going to stop praying for them because they're doing the right thing and heading in the right direction.

Finally, Paul concludes by saying he wants them to be bearing fruit in every good work.

Growing in the knowledge of God.

Ding, ding, ding, ding.

Growing in the knowledge of God.

Ding, ding, ding, ding.

Growing in the knowledge of God.

Where do we find the knowledge of God?

Okay, you get it, right?

Growing in the knowledge of God is growing in the word of God.

God created the universe.

The dude can write a book.

And if I were you, I would bet my eternity on it.

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.

You're about to hear the David Spoon Experience.

Welcome to the David Spoon Experience.

Local, national and heavenly talk.

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

Lessons for surviving.

Because sometimes you got to survive.

Living.

Because sometimes you got to do better than just surviving.

Prevailing.

Because sometimes you need to be walking on top of the water.

Politics, entertainment and current events, personal revelations.

Maybe too many of those spiritual observations, My life's insanities and oy vey, so much more.

Now remember, it's not professional radio.

It's just radio.

So we are asking you very simply, what do you think?

Get that, get that.

What do you think?

What do you think?

What do you think?

You can email us, David.

Must increase.org David.

That's me@HemisIncrease.org you don't have to go to the website to just ask a question or send an email.

You just write from your email, David.

You can also text.

Now, why am I slowing down and telling you this?

You'll understand.

People are like, well, we know that's the text.

I know.

But there's new people that listen.

Normally you can call, but our phone system is broken, so you can't.

My good friend and I.

Jammin Jacob talking with Jam and Jacob.

Sending a text to Jam and Jacob.

Sending an email with Jam and Jacob.

Just hearing his voice on the radio show is the same feeling you get when you're being appreciated.

Oh, that's so nice.

Thank you, David.

Happy Thursday.

Happy Thursday to you, my friend.

You know what I forgot to ask you, Are we doing Jake's take?

You want to do that tomorrow?

Because I completely forgot.

What do you think?

We do it tomorrow?

Let's go and do it tomorrow.

Yeah.

All right.

We'll do Jake steak tomorrow.

I do want people to know.

Normally our phones work, but they're just not working today.

The podcasts are all up and up to date.

We will be asking you a trivia question.

There wasn't one in the last 30 minutes.

I'm teaching a revelation, and I like revelation and I don't feel like stopping when I start.

And we, we do have Internet back, so I'll be able to put up the episode or the show today on podcast.

Okay.

And tomorrow or on Monday, you'll have a new song, a new theme song.

Yes.

Tomorrow I will have a new intro since we have Internet back, so I'm able to use the Internet.

So for those that don't know, we've Been out of Internet.

It's been in and out, in and out, in and out.

Not really quite like the burger because the burger is actually pretty good.

Although Al thinks Whataburger is better.

The bottom line to that, I agree.

You know, to me it's hard.

It's like it doesn't matter.

I mean, it came out of Arizona where there was no burger that was good.

So it doesn't matter.

And originally it came out of Detroit where the great thing there was corned beef.

But that's besides the point.

We'll get on that later on.

Here's what I want you guys to know.

You can still text us and you can still send an email and it could be for what Praise report?

It could be something you want to share.

The Lord's blessed you and maybe you just got a real good handle on things or maybe just settling in again.

I know the political season's heavy in duty and all that stuff, and I'm wanting everything to work out for everybody the best way possible.

And the best way we can do that is for this nation to understand that the blessing of this nation that comes from God happens when a nation yields to the Lord.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.

We need our God of this nation to be the Lord and not all the man made things.

And we've got to stop worshiping the creation like the planet or people.

And we need to really learn to worship the Creator.

That's the only shot we have.

You might have a couple of years of reprieve, but after that it'll just be the same mess.

That's why we got to stay strong in it.

All right, in lieu of all that that I just rambled on with ramble, ramble, ramble, ramble.

I just want to get into our first trivia question.

Let's see if you guys can get this.

And if you don't, I take my ball and I'm going to go home.

How about that?

There you go.

All right, Here you go.

James 1:5.

If any man lacks wisdom, let him what?

James 1:5.

If any man lacks wisdom, let him what?

James, chapter one, verse five.

Davidimusincrease.org david.org in the meantime, I'm going to pull up our DNA because it happened to me again today.

Again.

I don't know why.

I don't you would think at some point in my Christian journey, you know, this 46 years of Christian journey and this really deep commitment to devotions, and I am that weird guy that's super, super committed to devotions.

I just really believe everything rolls out of the relationship that we have with the Lord.

I believe that when you read His Word, he speaks to you.

I believe when you pray, you are talking to Him.

I believe that's a huge part of the relationship connection.

In fact, communication is at the essence of every relationship.

And communication is listening and sharing.

Listening and talking.

Listening and talking.

Okay, all right.

In lieu of that, I've been doing this for quite, quite, quite some time.

I'll just say that I've gone well over 25 years not missing a single day doing this and spending an hour with the Lord every day.

And the key component is what I do, what I fail.

What I cannot seem to remember because I am not that bright, is I need to start the day with the Lord instead of going through my three or four experiences and then turning back to the Lord.

So I got up at 6, didn't get to my devotions till 8.

45.

I shouldn't have done it that way.

And I'm telling you why, because it just was, like, weird.

It just made my morning more frustrating.

And then once I spent time with the Lord, I was fine.

Because when you get into the presence of God, everything realigns.

Your priorities, your push, your pursuits, everything that you're worrying about, that anxiousness loses its grip, that fear diminishes, that frustration lowers.

And in the face of eternity, everything comes down.

And when you spend time with God, you're in the face of eternity.

It's just awesome stuff.

So here's our DNA that we highly encourage everybody to participate in.

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

And I understand that you can't do it.

Some people can't do it at the same time every day.

Some people have to work around it.

I get that.

I just.

I totally.

I understand it.

I've been able to do it.

But what I'm telling you is get in the habit if you do something.

So when I worked at New York Life Insurance Co.

50 trillion years ago, they would say, if you do something for 21 straight days, it becomes a habit.

And if you don't do it for seven days, you break it.

Okay.

I don't know if that's right or not, but I can tell you if you do it for 21 days, you spend time, specifically separated time with the Lord in prayer, in his word.

If you just make a real commitment to do it for 21 days, at the end of that 21 days, if you're not doing better, then don't keep doing it.

That's my challenge.

How about that?

Ooh, that's good.

And what is daily?

I don't know.

What's the Daily Planet?

I don't know.

What's every day that ends in Y.

Is that daily?

Okay, good.

Draw closer to the Lord daily.

D.

And never, never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.

Luke 9:26.

If you're ashamed of me and my words, I'll be ashamed of you when I come in the Father's glory with the holy angels.

You don't want Jesus to be ashamed of you?

I don't want Jesus to be ashamed of me.

I might not say, everything right, do everything right, be right.

But here's one thing I know.

I'm not ashamed of the word of God.

I believe that that word is more stable than any science person ever in the universe.

The word of God is more sure than the foundation of the earth.

Science changes.

The truth doesn't change.

Science goes from this to this to this.

The truth is always the truth.

This is so different.

Never be ashamed of what Jesus had to say.

God created a universe, right?

Created the universe.

You believe that he can write a book.

Cool.

Do you draw closer to the Lord daily?

And never be ashamed of Jesus or his words?

A.

Always be ready to serve.

Just ready.

Not even.

Not even.

It's not even perfect.

It doesn't.

We're not saying be perfect.

Just be ready.

The Lord doesn't want to use you that day.

Great.

But if he does, great, in other words, it's just being in that place.

And that.

That's.

I want to say it better.

It's being mindful of God.

It's easy to get distracted.

Everybody knows it.

We all.

Everybody goes through it.

And when you're doing your work, if you're doing certain things, you're not going to sit there and you're doing numbers and not necessarily thinking of the Lord.

I'm not talking about that.

I'm not talking about legalistic.

I'm talking about.

We get so caught up in all the things that we think are important.

And what is it Jesus said?

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and everything else shall be added unto you.

It's like that's the priority and being ready, being attentive, being mindful of whatever the Lord may want, and being a part of his Kingdom.

That's.

See, that's cool.

Get what I'm saying?

All right.

D.

Draw closer to the Lord daily and never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.

A.

Always be ready to serve.

Okay, Your trivia question.

And I'm not going to.

We're going to actually go into the lesson first, so I'm not going to give you the answer yet.

James 1:5.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him.

Okay?

Let him what?

James 1:5.

You can email us.

David must increase dot org.

You just can't call us yet because our phone systems are down.

Okay.

All right.

And for anybody wondering, can you keep talking without people calling in?

I did that for the entire first year of my radio ministry.

So, yes, I actually can.

All right, here we go.

I want us to recognize we are in the book Colossians.

Okay?

That's C, O, L, O, S S I, A, N S Colossians.

And we started two weeks ago.

Last week, we picked it up on Paul saying, always thankful to the Lord, praying for them, hearing about their faith and their love.

That was based on the hope that was stored up.

So we talked about that for a while, and now we've moved into.

Basically, we're in verse seven.

And so Paul says this from verse six.

He said, listen.

He said, all over the world, this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

So we left off talking about the grace of God.

And a lot of people, they hear the gospel, but they don't truly understand the grace of God.

Grace is unmerited favor.

You cannot earn it.

Yes, that's a weak term for it, but it's the best one we got because we're people and you cannot deserve it.

And when I went my big, big fast, I've told this story many times.

That's when the Lord tried to teach me, you cannot merit my love.

You can't get to that place where you deserve it.

You're entitled to it.

You earn it.

Every breath you take is a gift from God.

And every piece of that gospel that's been transposed into your life, that too is the grace of God.

And that was awesome.

Then he says this in verse seven.

You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf.

I love when Paul does this.

And most people will read through it and just buzz through it.

But see, when I'm Looking at scripture, I do a slow mo thing.

I know I shouldn't say.

I always tell you guys not to read for speed because it's a bad idea.

Read to hear what God has to say.

And look at this.

These two little statements.

You learned it from Epaphras.

Who's Epaphras?

Who's this guy?

He's a beloved fellow servant.

It's not just a fellow servant, but Paul's taking the time to say he's beloved.

I love this guy.

And he's a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf.

He's doing it for us.

He's with us.

I love these testimonies.

There are so many people that are testified to in the epistles.

And I want to say something.

There are many of you that listen to this show, that text and that call in when the phone's working and that send emails.

And you guys are.

You are beloved in my heart.

Just to be honest.

You're like beloved fellow servants with me.

Trying to.

We're just trying to do the kingdom stuff.

I mean, nobody does this perfectly.

And our show's a little whack a doodle.

We know.

We don't have a problem with that.

You know, my wife knows.

She doesn't have a problem with it often.

Anyhow.

The point I'm saying is it's this connection.

It's this love.

And he's like, it's not only is this guy a faithful beloved fellow servant, he's a faithful minister of Christ.

He represents Jesus Christ.

I've talked to many of you.

I've emailed with many of you.

I've gotten texts from many of you.

Many of you are, in fact, faithful ministers of Christ.

You don't have to have a badge.

You don't have to have a title to be a faithful minister of Christ.

You have to be connected to Jesus.

That's how you do it.

And many of you do that.

And don't think it's not.

I appreciate it.

If I appreciate it.

I just say this all the time.

If I appreciate it, how much more do you think God sees?

Sees it.

And yeah, you're not doing everything awesome, but you're doing it.

And you're doing it for his glory and for his honor.

And he knows it and he loves it.

You're a blessing.

It's okay to think that you're not really a blessing because of you.

You're a blessing because of the lord.

Right?

James 1:5.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously.

And without finding fault.

Why not find fault?

Because if he wanted to find fault with you, he could.

But that's not who he is.

He gives generously and doesn't try and pick you apart piece by piece.

Kind of cool, huh?

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

You're listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on Kaam 770, the true station here in Texas.

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Now, I want to pull this out of Jude.

Jude only has one chapter.

Jude is the letter before the book of Revelation.

Revelation, singular.

It's the last letter before the book of Revelation.

And this is what it says in verses 17 through 19.

I want you to listen to this and then I want you to think about today, all the stuff that's going on.

I'm not going to go overly political.

I want you just to think.

Consider the landscaping that we're all living in right now.

The landscape of society.

It says this, but you must remember, beloved, that the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, they said to you in the last times there will be scoffers following their own ungodly passions.

It is these who cause divisions.

Worldly people devoid of the Holy Spirit.

Now listen to that.

This is a prophecy that is being brought up by Jude, who is a brother to Jesus.

Won't Even identify himself that way.

Brother to James, who was in charge of the church after the James of Peter.

James John died in Acts 12 and Acts 15.

The other James kind of ascends to the position of power, so to speak.

And he's not in charge of everybody.

He's just kind of leading the show.

And like Peter did in the early church.

And this is Jude, his brother and the brother of Jesus.

And he's telling you gotta remember what the apostle said.

The apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He's so humble when he writes that.

Welcome back to the David Spoon experience.

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

That's K double Amen 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.

Getting ready for your next trivia question which you still have to answer by text or by email.

And I'm going to show you in about two seconds how the email thing works because somebody emailed.

Jeanette did.

And I'm going to share what she wrote to me.

But I just want you to be aware of this next one.

This is a very important question to ask.

Okay, trivia question asked.

This is coming out of First John, chapter 5, verse 12.

The answer, the fill in answer is the same word.

So listen to what it is and then you'll probably figure it out.

But you might need to use the reference.

Here's your trivia question.

He that has, the son has, but he that has not, the son has not.

And you gotta fill that in.

So he that has the son has.

Then fill in the blank.

And he that has not, the son has not and fill in the blank.

Same word.

First John chapter 5, verse 12.

I will give you that opportunity again.

She said I had a question about why God allows suffering.

Well, I felt encouraged last night to use the Gideon Bible when she's saying she felt encouraged last night.

She was probably led there by the Holy Spirit.

I felt directed towards Romans chapter 8 and found answers to my questions, especially verses 15 through 39.

What that means is and especially when you get into this.

Romans 8:28.

All things work together for good.

There is always something going on in the kingdom of God that is deeper than it appears.

And by that I mean this.

Everything God allows, he allows for a purpose.

The Lord doesn't just allow things because he's bored and he's playing God.

Allows things for purposes.

We don't always see the purposes.

A great example is simply the life of Lazarus after he died and Jesus, like, not going anywhere, boy, if he'd have been here, he wouldn't have died, blah, blah, blah.

But all of that had a greater purpose, a greater backstory to it.

And I'll give you another example and why this is important.

We always think it's one thing when God is doing different things.

And all of these things, God has worked and weaved for purpose and for planet.

And by that, if you think about Saul before he became king, what was it that he was told to do by his dad, Kish?

And he was told, hey, go find the donkeys.

So here's Saul looking for donkeys.

But then God speaks to Samuel and says, I'm sending you the king.

So from Saul's point of view and from his dad's point of view and from the family's point of view, this guy's out looking for donkeys.

He's a pet detective.

From God's point of view, he's telling the prophet, I'm sending you the king.

Get ready.

There is always this other perspective that the Lord is doing things that are way past our understanding.

And watch this.

If we trust God.

Oh, see, there it is.

If we really trust him, then we will know in his truths that he has declared that everything works together for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose.

And God is going to take what you could not possibly think could be good and turn it into good.

I mean, I went through a terrible church entrance existence when I first became a Christian.

The first base church that I really connected to was horrible.

Wrote the whole book about it.

Right.

But from that which took place 40 years ago, 37, 38, 39 years ago, God has created an entire ministry zone to reach and to touch people and to challenge them to draw closer to Him.

So you'd have to say, in spite of the painfulness, it worked together for good.

Get that.

Okay, cool.

All right, back to the trivia question.

I don't know why I went on that rant.

That was for somebody.

I'm just not sure who.

You gotta answer this trivia question.

He that has, the son has and then blank.

And he that has not, the son has not.

1 John 5:12.

And I purposely did not go into this because I'm going to take the time because I don't care.

Colossians, chapter one.

We just talked about Epaphras.

You learned it from Epaphras.

Our beloved fellow servant just talked about that.

Who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf.

Talked about that.

Verse 8.

And who has also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

Large S, not small S.

Translations that use small S are wrong.

Okay?

Greek is not really a debate, but it doesn't matter.

He has been informed, Paul has, by Epaphras, about their love in the Spirit.

And the reason that I want to stall on that is because I know how it is for me and I know how it is for others.

Being a Baptistal, there's always that part of me that's always going to say, and it will never change.

The word of God is the absolute plumb line, period.

And so it's just absurdity.

Just people say different words in different languages that mean the same thing.

So when somebody says lake and then somebody else says body of water, it's like, come on.

It's like, this is absurd.

Who cares?

Here's what the point that I'm trying to make in this is.

The Spirit of God is inside of us because of our faith in Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit was given in response to the ministry and in response to the ascension of Jesus Christ.

In Acts, chapter two, the Holy Spirit gets poured out.

The Holy Spirit is fulfilling the ministry of Jesus on the earth until he returns.

It's just that simple.

Not even that complex.

The love that you encountered with God, which you accessed through faith in Christ, was delivered through the Holy Spirit.

And then we can't figure out why.

We can't figure out the love, even though we're grieving the spirit.

And Ephesians 4:30 says, Grieve not the Holy Spirit.

And it also says, quench not the Holy Spirit.

To grieve, by the way, is to make sad.

You don't make sad a power force.

You make sad a person.

So that's how you know the Holy Spirit's a person.

And so then it says, and don't quench, which means there's a pipe there between you and God that the Holy Spirit flows through.

And sometimes we clog it up with mud.

And yes, we do remember, if God's far, he didn't move.

Just remember that That'll make that a lot easier.

So what he says is, look, Epaphras is telling us you guys are rocking and you're rolling.

We love it.

And that he's also acknowledged, you just got this love going in the spirit.

It's awesome.

Because of that awesomeness, it's important for us to grasp that.

Look, he's talking about this love.

It's a kvet that was found in the spirit of God.

In fact, Romans chapter 5 says the same things.

That the love of God was shed abroad in our heart by the Spirit.

And some of you are out there going, I can't feel the love of God again.

It specifically says it.

To deny it is bizarre just to deny the word.

Like, don't do that.

That's dumb.

I mean, I'm being nice about it, but it's dumb.

Okay, your trivia question.

He who has the sun has.

He who has not the son has not.

Blank.

And the answer is life.

He who has the sun has life.

He who has not the sun has not life.

And that should tell you not to listen to people on the television or even on the radio that don't have life if they don't have the sun.

Get it?

Okay, got it.

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 Station here in Texas.

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Who is David Spoon?

I have no idea.

People have asked me about the David Spoon Experience.

They wanted to know what I thought of him.

Like any person searching for answers, I have wondered about him.

He was born and raised Jewish and after intense drug use became a Christian.

He's married to his best friend Noel, has three children, six grandchildren and a dog named Bert.

He has three separate ordinations from three different denominations and is a summa cum laude for his BA Degree in ministry and leadership, as well as a master's degree of Theological Studies and has his doctorate of Strategic Christian Ministry.

He has a weird sense of humor and talks a lot.

If people are seeking wisdom and insight from the great teachers around the world, would they go to David?

No, I don't think so.

And those big ears really don't help him.

But would they enjoy his perspective on life, culture, politics, food, sports, local and national news?

I don't know.

I guess people will have to listen to find out.

What is the David Spoon Experience?

You get into the Word of God.

And something's going to happen that will blow your mind.

Ready?

The law of the Lord is perfect.

Psalm 119:7 says, able to restore the soul.

And I have been in.

I've been doing this for a long time.

And in my 42 and a half years of devotions and in my diligent devotion time, I kind of separate that between the two.

I cannot tell you, it must be thousands of times where my attitude has been.

And then I've went into the Word of God and I came out different.

It wasn't anything that I did as much as God speaking into me, what he knows about his creation.

And so I'm asking you, I'm pleading with you, even if you've been a Christian for 50 years, for 60 years, nay, for 70 years, like the Apostle John was on the island of Patmos, be in the Word of God.

It is alive, and it will give life and impart life to you through God's spirit.

People come and they read the Word of God and they say, well, I get nothing out of it.

Well, they don't mix it with faith and the Word of God.

The promises of God, not mixed with faith, are useless because you have to be engaged with God and know he's going to speak.

People are like, well, that's a lot of requirement for me to get in there and read the Word of God.

You want me actually to believe that God's going to speak to me?

Yes, because he will.

And if you don't, you won't hear him.

So when you open up that book, take 30 seconds more than you ever have before and say, just in this moment, just at this time, tune me in, Lord.

Help me to hear what you have to say.

Speak to me and let your word.

Breathe life into me.

Welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

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

That's K double.

Amen.

770, the truth station here in texas.

Sis, getting ready for your next trivia question.

Ooh, let me just say that real quickly.

Ooh, here we go.

This is gonna be tough, but you gotta get it.

Where did the Pharisees claim Jesus got his power from?

Matthew, chapter 12, verse 24.

Where did Jesus.

Where did the Pharisees claim that Jesus got his power from?

Okay.

Where did the Pharisees claim that Jesus got his power from?

You can also send an email, David, at hemustincrease.org I am going to send you up to the website.

So let's get ready to be sent to the website.

Let me just make these a couple of notations real fast in regards to the website.

There is tons, tons of stuff on the website that are challenging, fascinating.

If you're going through a hard time, there's a whole teaching on that.

If you're struggling with sin, there's a teaching on that.

There is just.

There's a couple of links to other things.

There's audios, there's videos, there's information on the books.

If you can't afford one of the books, you tell us and we will get it for you at no cost, no joke.

And if you've got Kindle already, you can just have it free because it shouldn't be any money on the Kindle.

And then additionally, there's a place for praise reports and prayer requests.

And then finally, there is a place to give.

And Proverbs 3.

9 says, Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce.

And the Lord challenged me today, saying, you ask people to give, I want you to give.

And so I gave more than I normally would into different places.

And it's just like, you know what?

Sometimes you just gotta roll with it.

It's a lot more fun to give in this partnership with God than to treat it like a bill or some kind of obligation.

If you can't give with a joyful heart, don't give it.

And we certainly don't want it.

But I'm just encouraging you give with the right spirit and the right heart.

I want to thank everybody for all the giving that they've done and encourage people who have not given to participate.

Okay?

That's all.

Just keeping it simple.

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce.

He doesn't get the leftovers right.

Cool.

All right.

Check it out on the website.

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.

You can't touch this.

I love that.

You know what they should be doing at the end every time that the Lions win, they should just play that song.

That's a good one.

See, if you waited for Dallas to do that.

Okay.

Never mind.

All right, so.

Well, we know which one.

Dallas is the circus one.

Okay.

That is not to insult, Sergio.

It's just funny.

I'm just saying.

Okay, your trivia question.

Where did the Pharisees claim that Jesus got his power from?

Matthew, chapter 12, verse 24.

If you think you know.

Or send an email davidmustincrease.org because our phones are down, that's why.

All right, we are going to do.

Let's see history.

Or.

No, we did a joke yesterday.

Let's do history real quickly.

We'll do history.

All right, so this is a weird one for.

It's Hug a Bear Day.

I'm not sure why anybody would have Hug a Bear Day.

I hope it's a stuffed teddy bear.

So, I mean, Hug a Bear Day.

Come here.

Come here, Yogi.

Okay.

If it's a real bear, it might not work out for you.

I think that's a terrible idea.

Right, Exactly.

It is also Bittersweet Chocolate and Almonds Day.

So here's the thing on that.

Noel likes the bittersweet chocolate.

I don't like it so much.

Do you like bittersweet chocolate?

It's okay.

I don't prefer it.

I don't hate it.

But, yeah, it's not for me overall.

Okay.

I mean, that's fair.

I mean, I like milk chocolate, you know, but, you know, anything that starts with the word bitter, it's already got me going.

Hey, hey.

All right, here we go.

And then additionally, just for those who want to know who are into this, the Museum of Modern Art opened to the public in New York City on this day in 19.

Anyway, that was a joke.

Anyway, that's all the history.

I'm not doing any of the rest of it.

Okay.

Bittersweet chocolate just threw me off, you know, because then I'm thinking, chocolate sounds good, but bitter or sweet, I know some people really like it.

Don't get mad at me, okay?

I'm just like, all right, where did the Pharisees claim Jesus got his power from Matthew, chapter 12, verse 24.

Don't worry about the spelling.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Let me get into the next portion.

This is like the biggest portion.

I don't care.

I could probably finish the show on this, but I won't.

Here's what Paul says.

He writes, hey, you've learned from.

We have learned.

You've learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who's a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

We talked about that verse nine for this reason.

What reason?

Well, their love in the Spirit.

That's the reason he's building on the thought.

And so when you're reading the Bible, you know, I know we want to separate everything out, but you can also have the continuity, which is probably a good idea, or context, which is essential.

Is for this reason, since the day we heard about you, we've not stopped praying for you.

Okay, so let's just stop right there.

So my children have been.

Julian's been married.

I can't remember if she's married 12 years or 13.

It's really hard to tell.

I have not stopped praying for Jared, her husband, not one single day, because he blesses my daughter.

How about that?

And you think, well, okay, but you should be praying for other people.

I do.

But the people that are connected and that are kingdom connected, and they are, because they're youth ministers at a church.

That is one of the most important elements that can be communicated.

We need to be praying for these people we love.

Now, I am a wholehearted, fully committed, and I think most people know you should be praying for people in your family that are lost, and you should be praying for them all the time.

There's no question.

But don't overlook the people so close to you.

Don't overlook the people that are deeply connected to you, that have impact and that do kingdom work and that are a part of the Christian life.

Pray for them as well.

You might pray a lot for your.

Your neighbors, whatever, but you better be praying for your husband, your wife, your children, your in laws, your connections, your.

All these people.

I pray for my in laws every single day.

Don't even have that big of a relationship with them every day.

And the reason is because they have participated in producing a child that has blessed my children.

I'm gonna pray for them.

And we should be thinking along those lines.

I know that's crazy, but like, I pray for Noel probably, well, like two or three times a day.

Plus we pray together before we separate.

Every single day, period.

And it's not long.

We don't sit there and go, oh, Lord, we want to thank you for all the haystacks that are out there.

We're not doing that, but we're acknowledging that we are a gift to one another.

We just pray over that and pray for our protections and for us to stay close and connected.

And that's important.

And why that's important is because if you could just do it where you didn't have to make it, where it's legalistic, it means so much more and it produces so much more.

So it's like, we haven't stopped praying for you guys since we heard of you.

Here's the thing.

I'm going to tell you that you don't know.

Maybe you know, maybe you don't know.

Every single person that has reached us through Internet, through text, well, let's just say through email, through text, through any forms, through telephone or any other letter of communication, anything whatsoever.

I have not stopped praying for you since we started the show because you're a blessing and you need to think about that.

And if somebody's blessed you, you need to be praying for them.

I mean, I was thinking about.

Deborah had said this, just a beautiful thing about Joanne and Cordelia and that they were an encouragement and a blessing.

See, that's the kind of thing, that's the kind of spirit that we should have amongst each other.

They haven't even met.

They love each other in the Lord.

How awesome is that?

That's what I'm talking about.

And Paul's like, hey, and remember this church?

Remember this whole thing about this church?

Paul never met these people.

He never met them.

Epiphras was the go between.

Never met them face to face, which we're going to get into that teaching later on.

Never met them face to face, but they don't stop praying for him.

We heard about you.

We love you.

We're not going to stop praying for you.

Don't stop praying for one another.

That's just huge.

I don't know.

How do you say that?

Oh, you say it with a Y now to make it really pronounced.

It's huge.

If they did that in my elementary school, you would have got a demerit.

Anyhow, go back to the trivia question, then we'll figure out.

This last teach is really phenomenal.

Well, where did the Pharisees claim Jesus got his power from?

Matthew, chapter 12, verse 24.

Beelzebub.

That's what they claimed.

Beelzebub.

Most people who have no idea where God is doing or how God is doing.

Even the religious people usually attribute it to Satan, which is just like being like 5 years old, you know?

Come on.

I mean, really get a life.

Okay, I will take our break here and then come back.

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.

The David Spoon Experience.

You don't know what's going to happen.

In one minute, let alone one hour from now.

And God, who it's impossible for God to lie, has made this commitment, made this offer, made this opportunity to both you and me and all of us around.

The simplicity is that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and that the wages of that sin, the wages falling short, is death.

But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And God, demonstrating his love for us, sent Jesus Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

And if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, you will be saved.

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

There is nothing more important than that principle right there, the hope that is offered to believers who acknowledge and surrender to the testimony of Jesus Christ.

That's what's being offered.

That's what gives you encouragement.

That's what enables you to go on.

You're going to have a lot of sorrow in this life.

Job said it best.

A man's days are few and full of trouble.

But in the next, there is something so wonderful that even in man's mind we cannot retain it.

For eye has not seen, neither his.

Ear heard, neither can the heart comprehend, can't even receive the great things which God has prepared for them that love him.

There's such a great thing that's coming for us.

Such a great place, such a wondrous place.

But you got to acknowledge the invitation.

You got to say yes.

Because if you don't say yes, you're not going to that wedding, the wedding of the Lamb.

Don't be that person.

Don't be that person that rejects it.

Don't be that person that lives in sorrow and grief and in sadness.

Don't be that person.

Be the one that says yes so that you can be a part of the great wedding feast.

That you can be a part of the great celebration.

No, life is much more than this.

60, 70, 80, 90 years it's eternity on the line.

And if you've already said yes, rest in the comfort, rest in that place, rest in that goodness, that all is well.

And even on this side, if it's hard on the other side, it's glorious.

Amazing grace.

How sweet.

Oh.

Welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

Thank you for joining us here at KAM 770, the truce station here in Texas.

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

Quick reminder, I will not be responding to any Texas till after 4, probably about 4:15.

So for those that are normally getting my text before then, it will not be till 4:15 today.

Okay.

Nothing will really happen before that.

Here's your last trivia question.

Pretty straightforward.

By the way, Jill, Nancy's daughter, is getting out of the hospital or is out of the hospital.

I'd really like everybody to continue to pray for Nancy and her daughter Jill.

I'm asking everybody to share with me in that prayer time.

She's just asking for prayers.

But the good news, we've been praying for Jill and she is dismissed from the hospital.

So just keep them in prayer, please.

It doesn't take you but 30 seconds to offer up a prayer.

And if you have 30 seconds and use faith, you can see a miracle.

That's what's so cool.

All right, here's your last trivia question.

Concerning which disciple did the rumor spread that he would not die?

Can't even give you the reference because it will give it away.

Concerning which disciple did the rumor spread that he would not die?

Which disciple did they say?

Oh, he said he's not going to die.

Which disciple?

Individually, your only hint.

We're teaching about his book in the first 30 minutes on Thursdays.

You guys should be able to pick it up from that right there.

Teaching on the book he wrote.

Okay, if you think you know.

No phone today.

Phones are down.

You can also send an email.

David must increase.org David must increase.org okay, so you can send an email or you can text.

Phones are down.

So simple question.

Who, rumor wise, concerning which disciple did the rumor spread that he would not die?

Your hint.

I'm teaching this on Thursday, by the way.

Today is Thursday in the first 30 minutes of the show on Thursdays now.

So you should kind of know what that is.

In the meantime, we will do these brief jokes and then we will do the teaching and these are very fast and very good jokes.

Two of them are very good.

You ready?

You ready?

All right.

Okay, I'm ready.

Okay.

That's the first time you really get to talk other than me saying jam and Jacob.

Wow.

Hello.

Hello.

Everyone still here?

He's still there, folks.

Right there.

Okay.

How did the frozen chicken cross the road?

How did the frozen chicken cross the road?

In a shopping bag.

Frozen chicken across the road in a shopping bag.

What is the hardest thing about learning to skate?

What's the hardest thing about learning to skate?

The ground.

And your last one, which I, of course, think is brilliant.

And if you don't think it's brilliant, you might not have any Yiddish in you.

What kind of bagel can fly?

What kind of bagel can fly?

A plane bagel.

A plane bagel.

Come on.

That's a good one.

I don't care.

All right.

You were like, what is with you people?

Who knows?

All right, here we go.

Concerning which disciple did the rumors spread that he would not die?

He also wrote the book that we're teaching on Thursdays, like, earlier today.

I can't give you the reference I would give you, but you should know it's one of the Gospels.

Okay, here we go.

Last little thing that we're gonna do on this teach.

This is just so cool.

And I probably blew a lot of this, but it's okay.

For this reason, Paul said, Colossians, chapter one, verse nine, since we heard about you, have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will and all spiritual wisdom and understanding so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and that you may please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work.

So there's something in this that is superbly important, and that is this.

Paul is praying that the Colossians will be filled with the knowledge of God's will.

And there's a prayer that you just want to know and do that, what the Lord wants.

So he mentions that he wants them to have a grasp on spiritual wisdom and understanding so they walk in a manner worthy of the Lord.

Now, you're not going to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord that deserves you salvation or justification.

But that doesn't mean we don't have the responsibility to reflect the goodness that God has brought into our lives.

And this is part of the problem that people, they can't seem to put these together.

And I'm not sure why, because you don't have to.

If you stop picking a camp to sit in theologically, you can get a lot more out of your theological life.

Here's what Paul is trying to communicate.

Look, I'm praying for you that you would be filled with the knowledge of his will, that you would know his will, and that you would walk in a manner that's worthy of the Lord, and that you would please him in what you're doing.

And so the things that we do are supposed to be pleasing unto the Lord.

A lot of this has to do with us getting a grasp or getting a handle on what does the Lord want.

And that comes into this category of spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Paul is praying that they would get it.

I know that sounds so ridiculous, but he's praying.

I just want you guys to really understand.

I want you to get his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding so that you can walk in a way that honors him, so you can please him.

Wait, wait.

So that you're bearing fruit in every good work.

Some of us walk in a manner that are worthy in a lot of areas.

And then in other areas, we're really kind of poor in that, hey, here's a great idea.

Ask God to help.

Just be honest about the evaluation.

Just be the kind of person that just says, hey, Lord, I can do better.

I was telling you earlier today, so before I did my devotions, I had this situation where somebody charged us.

It wasn't like it was a lot, but they charged us inappropriately and they wouldn't own it.

You know, it's kind of thing.

It's one of those companies kind of thing.

And I was less than Christ.

Like, is that a good way to put that right?

Because it's like, I really don't like that.

But it's not a reason for me to not reflect Jesus Christ.

It's like, well, I understand that.

And I get mad.

I know I get mad, but sometimes you get mad and it goes maybe too far, or you say your things or have an attitude they shouldn't have.

Paul is praying, don't be that way.

You've got to walk in a manner worthy of Jesus.

I mean, the fact of the matter is, and I know people don't like this, but if Jesus was sitting on the couch next to me when I had that little conversation, do you think he would have went, oh, yeah, that's right.

You tell him.

You tell him.

You tell him what you think.

Dave.

I have a feeling in my heart and mind that Jesus wouldn't always give me a thumbs up in some of my conversations.

Not so much on the radio.

It's the other ones.

And it's like, look, I do want to do a better job.

I actually repented and asked God to forgive because it's like, I want to do the stuff that pleases him, not because I'm thinking pleasing him, you know, is like, that assures my salvation.

He's just done so much for me and put up with me.

I mean, put up with me.

I mean, I'm impressed that my wife could put up with me.

But God has put up with me at every level.

And because of that every level, I want to please him.

I want to do for him because I love Him.

Him.

That's why.

Get that?

Okay.

All right.

Concerning the disciples, which disciple had the rumor spread that he would not die?

The answer is John, the Apostle John, who wrote the Book of Revelation, of which we're studying on Thursdays in the first 30 minutes.

So you can't miss that.

Okay, they'll leave it there.

Eric wants to know if I turned over the money tables a little bit.

Just not in righteousness.

All right, folks, remember, no text till later.

You've been listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on KWAM 770, the truth station here in Texas.

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

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Talk to you then.

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