Join Dr. David Spoon as he delves into the profound lessons from Abraham's journey in Genesis. This episode emphasizes the importance of seeking God's wisdom when faced with choices, highlighting the dangers of being drawn towards appealing yet sinful situations, as exemplified by Lot's decision to move near Sodom. Dr. Spoon encourages listeners to expand their vision and explore new possibilities in their lives, reflecting on how God promises blessings in every direction for those who trust in Him. The discussion also touches on the need for faith and the significance of building spiritual altars in our lives to deepen our connection with God. With a blend of personal anecdotes and biblical insights, this episode inspires a closer walk with the Lord and a commitment to exploring the abundant life He offers.

The narrative of Abraham and Lot serves as a compelling backdrop for a conversation about faith, wisdom, and the pursuit of God’s blessings. Dr. David Spoon articulates the complexities of human choice against the backdrop of divine guidance, emphasizing that true fulfillment comes from a relationship with God rather than from material gains. The episode begins by analyzing Lot’s ill-fated decision to settle near Sodom, a city marked by rampant wickedness. Spoon draws parallels between this biblical account and contemporary life, suggesting that many individuals today are similarly lured by superficial attractions without considering the spiritual ramifications of their choices.

Throughout the episode, Spoon invites his audience to reflect on their own decisions and encourages them to seek God’s wisdom before acting. He highlights the promise made to Abraham, illustrating how faith can lead to unimaginable blessings. By encouraging listeners to visualize their aspirations and to believe in God’s provision, Spoon fosters an atmosphere of hope and encouragement. He stresses the importance of acknowledging God in all aspects of life and building altars—both literal and metaphorical—as reminders of one’s commitment to faith. Ultimately, the episode serves as a clarion call to explore the vastness of God’s love and blessings, urging listeners to step out in faith and trust in His divine plan.

Exploring the themes of faith, decision-making, and the importance of spiritual commitment, Dr. David Spoon offers a rich and thought-provoking discourse on the story of Abraham and Lot. The episode opens with a dynamic introduction, capturing the listener's attention as Spoon sets the stage for a deeper exploration of biblical truths. He examines the pivotal moment when Lot chooses to settle near Sodom, a decision that ultimately leads to destruction, contrasting it with Abraham's faithfulness and obedience to God's promises. This narrative not only serves as a lesson in discernment but also as a reminder of the consequences of our choices.

Spoon further elaborates on the significance of the promises made to Abraham, inviting him to look in every direction and envision the blessings that await him. This moment becomes a powerful metaphor for believers today, encouraging them to broaden their horizons and trust in God’s provision. He articulates the necessity of building altars in our own lives—practices that symbolize our commitment to God and serve as reminders of His faithfulness. The episode concludes with an empowering message, urging listeners to take steps of faith, seek God’s wisdom, and explore new spiritual territories, reinforcing the idea that a vibrant relationship with God can transform lives and lead to abundant blessings.

Takeaways:

• Abraham's decision to build altars represents our need to cultivate closeness with God.
• We should approach God with faith, believing in His ability to bless us abundantly.
• Lot's choice to move near Sodom serves as a warning about proximity to evil.
• God's promises to Abraham illustrate the importance of trusting in divine guidance.
• Our faith should inspire us to explore new opportunities and territories in our lives.
• True wisdom comes from seeking God in our decision-making processes, especially in ambiguous situations.

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

It's marvelous, monumental, most fascinating, massively mind bending Monday as we join our hearts and minds as one, drawing closer to the King of Kings and glorifying his name.

First, we resume our teaching in Genesis, closing out chapter 13 starting with verse 12.

Though Abraham stayed where he was while Lot moved on to Sodom.

We talked about this.

Clearly a lesson for us to be cautious about what we draw close to.

Even though something may appear appealing, we need wisdom and guidance from the Lord.

Cause there's great danger in getting too close to evil.

Next, it turns out the people of Sodom, according to verse 13, were unusually wicked and deeply sinful against the Lord.

There's a few cities that receive such a description.

But the people in this area were overindulging in sin.

Sexual immorality, homosexuality was pervasive in this city.

And it was so severe that if you'll recall, God could not find 10 righteous people in the entire city.

Finally, the Lord makes a promise to Abraham.

Look in every direction you can.

North, south, east, west.

I'm going to give you this land.

There was no direction to which Abraham could look where blessings did not await for him.

It's really kind of cool.

In fact, God instructed him to walk in every direction so he can see what he was going to be given.

Abraham was so blessed and had such a great connection with God that he built an altar to the Lord.

That's a powerful example for you and for me.

And we should do things like that.

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And we want to talk to the speed racer of professional radio.

That's right, because I saw a clip the other day.

The speed racer.

I know, but I just saw a clip and it stuck in My mind and I thought of you so I couldn't do anything about it.

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Our very own Jam and Jacob is the David Spoon Experience Professional Radio.

No, it is not David.

See, now, I thought you were gonna go, no, it's not, David.

No, it's not.

No, it's not David.

Like that one.

That's funny.

I could do that.

But now that you've done it, I can't talk that.

That's a good one.

Here's the bottom line.

It's radio.

I mean, yes, so it's radio.

Big deal.

We're all just talking to one another, connecting, sharing, loving, doing the best we can.

That's the fun.

That's the cool part.

That's the fellowship.

Remember, Laodicea never saw Paul's face.

They still were blessed by each other's fellowship.

Aha.

So here we're going to bring it to you.

We're going to ask you.

Hey, I wanted to see how you're doing.

What's going on.

I said, like, we're going to pray for Amanda in just a few minutes and we will, but I want you to catch this first.

You can send us an email.

You can.

I know.

I mean, Joanne sent an email, then she sent a text.

She's telling you right now, I can do email.

I can do text.

Aha.

Well, by golly, he's not just the speed racer Professional radio.

But you'll end up talking to, jamming, talking to Jim and Jacob is knowing, just like this, that your spiritual radio family has your back.

Aw.

Thank you, David.

Happy Monday.

Happy Monday to you, my friend.

Doesn't seem like I was even off on Friday.

Cause I'm not feeling a lot of rust in the return to the seat.

Doesn't seem like it does.

It kinda seems all norm.

No, it doesn't seem like it sounded great.

Sounds like it's all the norm, which of course is abnormal anyway.

See, our normal is abnormal.

So for us to be normal, it has to be abnormal.

But then when normal is normal and it's not abnormal, then abnormal becomes normal and normal.

Like that word solid.

That was pretty good.

That made complete sense.

All right, folks, it's really simplified.

If you want to reach out to us by phone, if you want to text us, if you want to, in fact, send an email, do it.

And it can be for appraised report, something you want to share, and we love it.

It could be for a prayer request.

Rosalind called in.

She wants.

It's her birthday.

Happy birthday.

She wants to get closer to the Lord.

She wants to be more solid in him.

With him so close to him, she's not falling behind or running ahead.

Brilliant.

That's what she wants.

And that's a good thing.

Of course we pray for that.

Of course God says yes to that.

Maybe it could be something that just blessed you, really encouraged you, really got insightful on, or just really, really understand it and appreciate it.

Totally cool.

Maybe you have an answer to Bible trivia.

We'll give you this shot right off the bat.

So let's get ready for a Bible trivia.

Before we do that, though, I do want to pray for Amanda and for John and for Nancy, for their family, just to get prayer.

So let's just pray for them briefly.

Just don't close your eyes while you're driving.

Just stretch out your faith, have it meet mine.

Then we'll have more faith bringing this prayer to the Lord.

Everything we bring to the Lord, we'll.

We absolutely believe he can do it.

We tell him what we want, but we surrender it into his awesome hands.

That's what we do.

So let's pray.

Father, we come before you right now.

We lift up Nancy and John too, who are trying to make sure their daughter is okay.

And that is not a fun scenario.

Going through any kind of biopsy, going through any kind of element that is trying to determine if there's something cancerous or something more going on.

Lord, it's uncomfortable.

It's uncomfortable for any parent.

It's uncomfortable for any brother or sister, let alone a parent of a child.

So we ask you to bring comfort not just to Amanda, who needs that, but to John and to Nancy.

And you would bless them and encourage them, that you would pour yourself upon them and they would have a sense or a confidence that you are not departing from the family, but that you're with them and you would love on them and encourage them.

And now we're going to ask you something else.

Lord, we want you to Heal her.

We want you to heal Amanda.

It doesn't even matter.

We want to see healing.

You can do anything.

That's exactly what Jesus, what you demonstrated in the garden of Gethsemane.

That's exactly what you said.

All things are possible for you, Father.

And then you petitioned.

This is our petition.

Heal Amanda.

If there's anything there, eradicate it, eliminate it, destroy it, get rid of it.

We know better than to tell you what to do.

We ask this before you and we surrender it into your hands.

And we trust you for the perfect answer because that's what our faith is, Lord, a genuine trust in you.

So help Amanda specifically physically help the family with comfort and encouragement as we lift them up to your throne.

And thank you for your grace and pray in Jesus name.

Amen.

And amen.

All right, now we're going to get into our trivia question.

Get ready.

Get your trivia brains ready.

Which psalm begins with the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want?

Is that Psalm 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 23, or Psalm 40?

Which Psalm begins with the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Psalm 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 23, or Psalm 40?

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Or send an email davidemustincrease.org the trivia question, straightforward, not complex.

Which psalm begins with the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want?

Psalm 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 23, or Psalm 40.

In the meantime, I want to give a praise report that came from Jeanette from last week.

We were praying for her pastor and his wife.

They both fell on the ice last weekend.

Nobody wanted them to be really injured because falling on ice can hurt.

I've done it a ton of times, thank you very much.

A ton of times.

And she did send me an email on Thursday, but I didn't get a chance to read it before the show was over that they are both feeling fine and doing well.

So you want to be praying for pastors, people that are in charge of flocks, so to speak, pastors and so on and so forth.

They got a big target on their back, so be praying for them.

A lot of warfare they go through.

Get that?

All right, all right.

Your trivia question, which is rather straightforward, which psalm begins the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want?

Is that Psalm 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 23, or Psalm 40.

In the meantime, we will go to our DNA.

D stands for draw closer to the Lord daily.

Now that word is an interesting word.

It's a word that ends with Y, daily does.

But then so does Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

They all end with yes.

So I say there's a connection between the word daily and then Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Therefore we should spend time with the Lord.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

That is my conclusion.

I rest my case.

Okay, there you go.

Like that.

I did a little lawyering there.

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

People are like, well, that's.

They don't know that was written by.

Okay, let's get this straight.

God created the universe.

The dude can write a book.

Can we please move on for the silliness?

Well, but these people did this.

God created the universe.

The dude can write a book.

Stop.

Okay, Stop.

Never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.

Get it?

Okay, there you go.

Never be ashamed of Jesus or his words or he'll be ashamed of you.

And that's a no win situation.

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

A.

Always be ready.

To serve.

I mean, ready to serve.

Ready, ready.

I mean, I can't believe how many times that word ready.

It's just, it's in there so many times in the New Testament, especially in the Gospels.

I am just encouraging everybody to do a better job at being ready by having less of a selfish focus.

That's the way you go about it.

If everything is always.

I mean, if you're stuck in the movie Nemo when all the birds were waiting for some food and, and they're really going, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me.

You're not helping.

We need to kingdom wise be aware that it is not about us, it's about others.

And the Lord wants us to have that mindset.

It doesn't mean you never think of yourself to God by being aware that other people need him and you want to be a part of that.

You want to be a part of that connection.

Just be ready.

Little less on us, little more on everybody else around us.

That's how you do it.

So.

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

A always be ready to serve.

There you go.

All right.

Which psalm begins with the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Psalm 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 23, or Psalm 40.

If you think you know you can reach out to us.

To the text.

We go into the book of Genesis.

We go.

We're getting to these parts in Genesis now.

I don't know if you've noticed, but on certain books I'll slow down in certain sections because there's so much there.

It's kind of what we're doing now.

And in fact, in Revelation, when we get through the churches, we're about four weeks away from getting through the churches.

I have decided I'm going to, instead of teaching all four main ideas, I'm actually going to teach two of them simultaneously.

I think that will work out better.

We'll talk about that a little down the road, but.

Road.

But let's get back to this.

This is where Abraham and Lot have separated.

And what I want you to be aware of I just had a chance to talk to my family about this is we were sitting there, we were having breakfast, and I said, you know, it's amazing because Abraham got the promise from God.

So you guys, you think you're the only people that have to hear my stuff?

My family does too.

And so he got the promise from God, but he was willing to say, you pick the land.

Whatever you pick, I'll go the opposite direction.

I'm going to make this nice.

I'm going to make it right.

I'm going to help you out.

I'm going to take whatever.

And of course, Lot picked the Sodom and Gomorrah direction, which turned out to be a totally dumb idea.

But he chose the land for.

It's exactly how it says in the scripture.

He chose the land for himself, didn't consider others, just chose what was best for him.

I get the biggest piece of pie.

Yay.

Not knowing in that case that that piece of pie had a worm in.

And now we're just at that point where now God is going to respond back to Abraham for what he just did.

Because Abraham was accommodating, was kind, trusted God for the promise, and didn't have any fear at that point right then and there, just believed God was going to direct him.

So before we get into that, we do have somebody on the phone.

Then I assume they want to answer the trivia question, so let's send them on through.

Knock, knock.

This is David.

Who am I talking to?

Hello, David.

This is Curtis, my brother.

Hello, Curtis.

How are you, bro?

Man, I'm doing fine on a chilly Monday.

I told Jacob I was out making deliveries in the chilly weather, but I love it.

That's what I do.

It's nice to be out and about.

You know, it is nice to be out.

It is cold, but I'm much more thankful that it's cold and not icy.

I mean, the cold is.

The icy is the thing that's like.

I don't want my car driving sideways while I think I'm supposed to be going forward.

Yeah, that's the truth.

I don't mind the cold weather as long as it's not frosted over.

Exactly.

I mean, that's my biggest concern out of all that.

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

I have a strong suspicion you will get where you need to get to which psalm begins, the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

That would be 23, David.

That is correct among you.

You are right.

That is Psalm 23, and that is so powerful.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

If any of us could just get there and not just read it, but do it.

Okay.

You know what?

God's my shepherd.

I'm totally cool.

Everything's fine.

That would be an awesome place of faith for all of us to walk in.

Oh, absolutely.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Excellent.

Excellent job.

Now, you need to stay safe out there.

Even though it's cold.

You need to be careful, okay?

I sure will, David.

God bless you, my brother.

It's always a pleasure.

Mine as well, brother.

God bless you as well.

Thank you, David.

Bye bye.

All righty.

See you.

Gotta love that.

We love stuff.

We love fellowship.

It's fun.

All right, here we go.

Let's go back to this increase.

Just a nice guy, you know?

It's nice when people are nice people.

It's nice.

All right, going back to verse 12.

So while Abraham stayed in the land of Canaan, Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom among the city of the plain.

The people of this area were unusually wicked and sinned greatly against the Lord.

So there is a lesson here.

I'm not going to drill down on it for four hours because I don't think that's really necessary.

But I do think we need to understand something about that situation that is applicable and that is Sometimes we connect to something that might just seem appealing.

And you and I need to be more careful.

Most scams that are financial are what, Very appealing.

Right.

Abraham stayed where he was.

Lot moves closer to Sodom.

Right.

Clearly a lesson of probably should have checked that out before you went into that.

Allured by what he thought was a better scenario.

Didn't, as far as we can tell, petition God.

I mean, it could be there.

I'm just not seeing it.

And so the truth is, when we make a decision, appealing or not, we need to ask God for wisdom and guidance because there can be something hidden.

It's almost like, okay, you get to choose an apple to eat, right?

Well, look at that apple that looks the biggest.

I'm going to eat that for myself.

And everybody else can have the smaller apple.

That sounds great.

Again, unless there's a worm in it, then not so great.

So sometimes it's better to slow it down and say, lord, you know what?

I might not make the best choice here, but I want to first bring it to you and ask for your wisdom.

If any man lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all men generously and without finding fault.

Which means God doesn't sit there and rip you apart when you're asking for wisdom.

He doesn't sit there and tell you all your dumb, dumb things.

He doesn't sit there and make you feel like an idiot because you've done dumb, dumb things.

And you and I have all done dumb, dumb things.

If you ask God for wisdom and you want to do it because he's connected to you and you want to honor him, you can ask him.

And if any man lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all men generously.

He doesn't withhold it.

He gives it generously and without finding fault.

He's not looking to rip you to shreds.

That's how you need to approach your seeking for the wisdom of the Lord.

It would be tough for me to be convinced that lot did that not say he did or didn't, just not in the scripture.

But it sure would have helped his life if he did.

Wouldn't it be a different altogether?

Everything right?

We'll take a short break and then we'll come back.

You are listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on Kaam 770, the truth station here in Texas.

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Do you think it's been organizational leadership has been a good thing for church leaders?

I'll tell you it's a penetrating question.

The answer is very simple.

If used correctly to add value to people and serve others, it's a good thing.

If used incorrectly, it's not a good thing.

And you know, when people talk about everything rises and falls on leadership, I teach them often that it rises, but it also falls.

And nothing is better than for people to have a good leader.

And nothing's worse than for people to have a bad leader.

And to me, what makes servant leadership work is this.

Most leaders put themselves first before their people.

And so it is is a me motivation as far as leading, what's in it for me?

I travel internationally with my company Equip and in fact I'll leave Sunday for Guatemala.

In fact, I'll be meeting next week with the president and the cabinet of Guatemala.

When I'm with these leaders alone, David, alone, I mean, no handlers, no media, nothing, but just alone.

The question I ask them, which is I think the true service leadership question is will the people be better off after you've served your term as a leader than they were before you got there.

Wow.

And I think that's.

And when the answer is yes, you have been a good leader, it has been a good thing.

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When the answer is no, Bad leader, bad thing.

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Welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

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

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Here we go with your next trivia question.

Kind of an easy one, but you still have to be on top of it.

Our time is tighter, so if you're gonna answer, you just gotta be quicker.

That's all we're telling you.

What book immediately follows the book of Hebrews in the New Testament?

What book immediately follows the book of Hebrews in the New Testament?

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Davidemustincrease.org Just a FYI, I will not be getting back to everybody on their texts till about 4:30 today.

I'm just telling you that ahead of time.

So, you know, and then Noelle and I, she's gonna get home closer to 4:30 like I am and we're gonna take a few minutes just to hang out because we've had family for weeks and weeks and months and months and years and years.

Oh my.

Anyway, that's how it feels.

All right, so your trivia question.

What book in the New Testament immediately follows the book of Hebrews?

That's your question.

See if you can get to that answer.

Reach out to us.

In the meantime, we are going to do, even though I do it with a tear, Jake's take.

You got a dirge there.

You can play for me.

What do you got for me, brother?

I told everybody you'd be playing that.

What do you got?

Give us the, give us the, let's.

Do the double Debbie Downer there.

Talk to everybody.

Tell everybody what happened.

Well, David, the Detroit Lions played the Washington commander Saturday night to a disappointing end of the Lions season.

And Dave, how much of the game did you watch?

All of it, unfortunately.

Okay.

So yeah, I was telling you before the show.

I watched the first half and it was, it was a back and forth game, close.

And then I, you know, I had to run an errand and I came back and Washington was up and I was just thinking, well, this is the Thanksgiving line.

Thanksgiving line showed up.

Why that's funny is Rob was my friend.

I sent him a text.

I sent him the exact same line.

I know that's right.

But Jacob and I didn't talk about it.

I said this is the Thanksgiving Lions once again, because I'm so used to seeing them play that way.

They had a phenomenal year.

And I will say football was much more fun for me this year because it seemed like there was less political rubbish, and that just seemed like the whole thing was better.

But I must tell everybody the truth.

All four of the teams that I were rooting for on Saturday and Sunday, all four of them lost.

Yes, Houston lost, the Ravens lost, Lions lost, and then the Rams lost.

So, yeah, you went over 4, David.

I went 0 for 4.

So Jacob is in.

In fact, he is the winner for our football.

Who did better this year because I was being honest about it.

0 for 4.

That takes me out.

I could hit the applause sound, but it's okay.

I know, I know the Lions didn't play well Saturday, so I'll go ahead and I won't hit the applause and rub it in.

All right, so you know the old saying, there's always next year.

And my attitude, I hope the Lord comes back before there is a next year.

That's my attitude.

But.

Well, one of my picks.

So my super bowl matchup that I wanted was Bills versus Lions.

So the Bills are still alive.

They played Kansas City this weekend, but fortunately the lines are out.

Yeah, it's that.

But you know what?

Fun.

It was fun for us, too.

We had a good time.

Yes, it was fun.

All right.

So just keep that in mind.

All right, let me go back to the trivia question.

Then I'm going to get into the teaching, and we got to be super tight on our time.

Here it is, your trivia question.

What book immediately follows the book of Hebrews in the New Testament?

Immediately follows it.

And so here we are.

And it's actually Abram.

And I know it's Abram, but I've been calling him Abraham for 45 years, and sometimes that gets a little goofy.

So if that is offensive to you, you can just receive or give me forgiveness.

That would be great.

Here is what happens next.

So while Abraham stayed in the land of Canaan, Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom, the city we already talked about.

The people of Syria were unusually wicked and sinned greatly against the Lord.

There are some people in the insanity realm of theology.

Did I Say that out loud.

I think I did.

There are some people in the insanity realm of theology somehow have interpreted Sodom and Gomorrah's sin as they were inhospitable, even though there are one specific New Testament, three other Old Testament references to the fact that they were sinning excessively through sexual immorality and homosexuality.

Period.

Sin, period.

Don't like it?

Tough.

That's what it says.

Gotta change it to make somebody happy.

It's a sin.

So is adultery.

So is fornication.

All of it's a sin.

Nobody should be denying any of that.

And then people say, well, you don't hear people talking about adultery.

Those people who say that obviously never go to church.

It's just obvious.

Here's what I'm trying to say.

These people were loaded with sin.

So much sin, you couldn't find 10 righteous people when it came time for the judgment, which included lot in that assessment.

This is where Abraham does that deal a little later on in the text, and he says, hey, find 50 righteous people of your spirit.

30.

Good bargainer.

30.

20.

10.

Okay, 10.

We'll go with 10.

All right, great.

So the idea behind that, though, is these guys are really, really, really bad and they're committing these sinful acts.

And what people are trying to do in society today is whitewash the sinfulness.

Do you know that stating something that's not true is still a lie?

Do you know in politics they say, well, you don't want to call him a liar.

Well, if he states something that he knows is not true, it's a lie.

And so what they want to do is they want to downsize the seriousness of sins.

It's the seriousness of sins that made it so we needed a redeemer for ourselves and for the entire ecosystem and for nature itself.

And it's like, you don't downplay it.

Sin is sin.

It's offensive to God.

Spilt innocent blood is pollution in the land.

Spilt innocent blood.

God doesn't go spilt innocent blood if they're born out of the womb.

Spilt innocent blood is a sin, period.

That's it.

You argue all you want.

Nope.

That's how it goes.

And so trying to call these things that aren't sin, that are sin, not sin, is absurd.

And that is, what can I tell you at its core, what that is?

That's going back to the garden.

And I want you to recognize this because Satan does this to Christians still.

Oh, that's not so bad.

Yay.

Did God really say that.

That's not really what he meant.

Don't do this.

If you do this, it's sin.

If you do it, you'll breach the commands.

If you do it, you'll bring death and destruction.

Oh, that's not what God meant.

No way.

Sin is sin.

And we are blessed, graced, that God has forgiven us for all of our sin.

It doesn't matter what those sins are if you've done it.

But you come before the Lord and you're earnest and you're honest.

Bam.

The grace and the goodness of God is there for those that have a truly repentant heart.

The apostle Paul was a murderer and he sought the forgiveness and received it by the grace of God, period.

It's not that you don't call it a sin, but you don't just leave it there and leave people out in the lurch.

You let them know there is a solution to that darkness, and it will be the healing balm that will save your life.

Get that?

Wow.

We need to stay on track.

People are like, you talk about sin too much.

I don't talk about sin enough.

As far as I'm concerned.

I love the redemption.

I love the story.

But you got to know why we need to be redeemed.

We blew it.

But God, in his mercy, protects us and gets us through.

And yes, there's healing for when we've done the worst of things, because God is merciful, that's for sure.

All right.

What book in the New Testament immediately follows the book of Hebrews?

Your answer, by the way.

Are you ready?

You should like this.

For all the favored ones who like the older Bible, James, as in King James.

James immediately follows the book of Hebrews.

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

He has a weird sense of humor.

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.

Those big ears really don't help.

Will people enjoy his perspective on culture, politics, food, sports, and local and national news?

I don't know.

He's just a client.

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And that hope that is offered to us is something that's supposed to greatly encourage us.

Jesus brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, through the gospel that Jesus died on the cross, he was buried and three days later he rose again.

And by faith in the testimony of God, you can live forever.

That hope is offered to us.

If that hope is offered to you and you have not yet accepted, acknowledged and surrendered to it, I ask you to do so right this second.

I don't even care if you do a fancy prayer, just say, God save me in Jesus name.

You will be saved if you believe that Jesus Christ died on that cross, was buried three days later, he rose again and you surrender your heart to Jesus Christ, turning from where you were and turning to him, you will find life.

Right now you might be out there thinking there's no way it can be that easy.

Wrong.

But you have to receive it.

You have to surrender to it.

You have to acknowledge God's testimony and say yes to Jesus Christ.

Doesn't matter what the world says, doesn't matter what your friends say, doesn't matter what any other family member says.

It only matters for your decision before God in regards to his testimony relating to Jesus Christ and your sins.

And that's the hope that is offered to us.

And we can be greatly encouraged by that.

And that hope is an anchor to our soul.

That anchor makes it so that even if the winds are heavy and the waves are intense, we don't get tossed and lost.

That there is some stability, that there is some.

There is some strength.

And you can't be like these people that have no hope.

All there is is this life and there's nothing else.

That's why they're trying to sin their brains out.

Because they don't think there's anything else left.

But they're going to die and face God and he's going to ask regarding his account that he's given in relationship to Jesus Christ.

And they're going to have to answer.

And if they have rejected, then they will be as they have placed themselves as people with no hope.

But if you're a person that has not made that decision to say yes to Jesus Christ, make that decision right now.

Welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.

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

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Your next trivia question.

First Hezekiah, is that in the Old Testament, the New Testament or neither?

First Hezekiah, is that in the Old Testament, the New Testament or neither?

If you think you know the answer.

Or send an email davidemustincrease.org all right, in the meantime, we're gonna send you up to the website.

Let's talk about this real quickly.

We've had four weeks in a row where I was on Christmas.

We weren't there for two days.

New Year's one day, then the snow week three days, then last week one day.

So why I'm trying to bring that up is we've had four of the very toughest weeks we've ever had and we are still here.

Praise the Lord.

But if you're able to give, we would really appreciate you considering it and praying about it.

You do not have to give to enjoy anything from the ministry.

We do want you to give to your home base always.

But we think it's important to understand that God loves cheerful givers.

And if you are able to do so or want to do so, then awesome.

Do it.

You're not going to get a whistle or a Lamborghini.

You're just going to get a receipt at the end of the year.

Which, by the way, most everybody should have their receipt by now.

And if you didn't get it, reach out to me.

We'll quote 2 Corinthians 9, 6, 7.

The point is this.

Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly.

Whoever sows bountifully will reap bountifully.

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

For God loves a cheerful giver.

Just remember that.

That's the key.

If you can do it, great.

If you can't, you can pray for us.

And we know that's something you can do.

Check it all out on the website.

Plus there is a new audio up there called no Compromise.

Check it all out on hemustincrease.org prayer request.

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You know, I gotta say what's very funny about that play is after the family was there, I need to have more vegetables.

Bruce and Julie ordered steaks there, so they probably had a little more meat than we normally do.

It was delicious.

But that's not the point.

The point is they probably should use a few vegetables.

What's that saying?

Hey, eat a salad every once in a while.

Okay, There.

There it is.

All right, we've already told you what the trivia question is.

It's first Hezekiah.

Is that in the Old Testament, the New Testament, or neither?

You can reach out to us.

Davidemustincreased.org is in fact the email.

In the meantime, we will start this with Histori.

Let's go.

Let's take him the past.

Let's go.

Let's go.

All right.

I thought this was fascinating, so I did want to do it.

That's scary.

I never going there.

Just never.

I don't even care if it's in the summertime, it's beautiful.

Not a chance.

I just wouldn't even do it.

Not gonna happen.

Are you a big roller coaster person?

No, I did one.

I used to.

I used to like them, and then I stopped liking them.

And then Noel said, I really like them.

And so we went a couple of times.

But then as she was getting older, she was like, stopped liking them.

So now I don't have to worry about it.

I mean, I went on all of them.

I mean, as far as I can do.

The only thing I think I never went on was the.

I didn't go to the one in Vegas where they drop you off the edge of the thing.

That was not my.

There's that one Stratosphere or whatever that is that they literally drop you off.

It's like, yeah, I didn't do that.

Not my.

Not my cup.

Ot.

I'm not a big roller coaster person either.

I'm.

Yeah, I never have been.

I'll ride them, but I'm not.

I'm not running to get on all the roller coasters, like at Six Flags, just.

Yeah, I like the watery log ones.

I like some of those.

And then, I mean, I'm not gonna say, but I mean, the Jurassic park ride is great.

Rye.

I mean, there's some things that are really great, but, eh, eh, give me some wings and pizza.

All right.

Anyway.

Oh, speaking of wonderful food that you should always bring up on a radio show, today is National Cheese Lover Day.

I don't know how you can go wrong with that.

Right.

Can't have pizza without cheese.

Right.

And it's also National Butter Crunch Day.

So you're thinking maybe, you know, butterfingers kind of thing.

So great.

Got a couple of those in, didn't we?

It's funny because right before we did history, you were saying, eat a salad.

And then I talk about candy.

I'm bad.

All right, what do you want?

Hezza First Hezekiah, Old Testament, New Testament, or in?

Neither.

If you think, you know, I got to get into this teaching because this is wild.

I don't know if we'll break or not.

We'll have to see.

So this is after Lot and Abraham, they separate.

We've already talked about Sodom and Gomorrah.

We've already talked about Lot probably could have used a little more wisdom in his decision making.

It says this in verse 14, after lot was gone, the Lord said to Abram, look as far as you can see in every direction, I am going to give all this land to you and to your offspring as a permanent possession.

I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they could never be counted.

So I want to stop there because people will always make reference to when Abraham, when God says, look at the stars.

And then they always go, well, there was less stars out, and it was just so, so dumb.

That had nothing to do with it.

Here God saying, look, I'm going to give you more descendants than there can be than dust.

You tell me how much dust there is.

Great.

See how silly that kind of thing is?

That's not what's happening.

What's happening is God is telling him, look, you have faith in me, and I love that you have faith in me.

I love you that you have faith in me after Lot was gone, which I don't know if that's a key component or not, but sometimes there's some people in our lives, even family, that you could stand to do a little distance from.

Doesn't mean that I'm pro family.

Don't get the wrong idea, but there's some people that maybe influenced you and family that maybe you got to be a little more careful in.

Fine.

But after that happens, God says, I want you to look in every direction.

I'm going to give all this land to you and to your offspring, by the way.

Galatians 3:9, Galatians 3:29, Galatians 4:Make it clear that we are offspring of Abraham because of our faith.

So this applies to you as well as anybody else.

And God says this, and I love this saying.

He says, look as far as you can see.

See in every direction.

That's how God blesses people.

Look, I want you to see this as far as your eye can take it in, pal.

As much as you can see.

And no matter what direction you go, I'm going to bless you.

That is who we serve.

Oh, he's just a mean God.

Oh, he's a.

Look at this.

This is Genesis, first book.

He's like, look, you can't see all the stuff I'm going to bless you with.

Which, by the way, I think is true, because I don't think we see all the blessings that God does for us.

I think we think we do, but I'm pretty sure we don't.

And then.

And with that, he's like, it doesn't matter what direction you look in, I'm going to bless you.

And the reason I want to bless you, Abraham, is because I love you and I love that you believe me, and I love our connection and I love our friendship, and I'm going to take care of you because you and I are connected.

What a great picture that God has offered to Abraham.

But wait, I want you to stay with me.

Listen, don't get bogged down.

Listen.

God says, look as far as you can in every direction.

I'm going to give you all this land to you and your offspring as a permanent possession, and I'm going to give you so many descendants that they're like dust that cannot be counted.

Then he says this.

Take a walk in every direction and explore the new possessions I am giving you.

Sometimes you and I get stuck in what we have and don't have a lot of confidence or faith to walk out a little further and to see a little bit more and to recognize that the Lord will bless us.

In other words, sometimes change can be uncomfortable, even if it's the Lord blessing us.

And it's like, wow, maybe that's not the way we should approach it.

Maybe we should be a little more adventurous.

Maybe we should be a little more risk taking.

I don't know, maybe we should be people like in a boat.

And then Jesus is on the water and we're in the boat and Jesus is out there and Peter's like, oh, if it's really you, let me come out.

And Jesus goes, come out on the water.

And by faith, he puts his foot over the side of that boat.

And I'll tell you one thing, you cannot deny.

That was a whole new territory that Peter had never seen before as he was walking on the water.

Sometimes the Lord's like kind of nudging us.

Go out, explore, check it out.

I'm giving you many things.

Open up your eyes, expand your vision.

See bigger, see deeper, see broader, see further, look in any direction.

I'm going to help you.

I'm going to be with you, I'm going to guide you, I'm going to walk you through it.

That's what the Lord is giving to him, by the way, that's connected to us.

As I said, we are part of that offspring.

And it's like, you know, it would be good for the church maybe to expand its vision a little.

Wait, wait.

It would be good for the, the individual Christian to look a little longer, a little deeper, a little higher, a little further, in a little few other different directions if they're doing it in partnership with God, to do it, to recognize.

God will bless us in many, many areas.

But he is wanting us to look, he is wanting us to believe.

He is wanting us to use faith.

What do we say?

We've said it a thousand times.

Without faith, it's impossible to please God.

Which means with faith it is possible to please God.

Which means if you want to please God, besides all these things, you should do like keep your hair straight and brush your teeth and make sure you don't have weird hair growing in different parts of your body.

Maybe the thing that really gets God's attention is us going.

I believe not only can you do anything, but you will.

Maybe moving from that place to that place.

That's a good idea.

Take a walk in every direction and explore the new possessions I am giving you.

What if God wants to give you new territory this year?

Some people want to have a ministry that goes in a different direction.

Some people want to have different things in business.

Some people want to have expanded relationships, some people want to have expanded families.

There's all these different things, all these possibilities.

What's wrong with believing that in partnership with God?

If the Lord says no, then the answer is no.

Okay, but remembering Jesus prayer in Gethsemane.

Remember, you can do all things, Father, let this cup pass from me.

Nevertheless, not my will, but your will be done.

It didn't stop Jesus from asking for something because he knew all things were in the power of the Father.

It didn't stop even though it was surrendered to the will of God.

It didn't stop him from asking, hey, here's an idea.

Ask because the scripture says unto him that is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask.

Or imagine Ephesians 3:20.

Maybe we should spark up the old imagination to be a little bit bigger, a little bit more broad.

Maybe we have a bigger confidence that our God is bigger than we're allowing and will do more.

But Dave, I've been so disappointed.

So what?

So is everybody on the planet because of sin?

Here's an idea.

Walk it in faith, not by what you see, but by what you believe.

That's one of the things I want to do.

And I think that's part of what Rosamund was talking about when she called in the beginning.

Like, we want to do this in faith.

We walk by faith and not by sight.

Too many of us walk by sight and not by faith.

Now I want you to see what Abraham did.

Don't worry, I didn't forget the trivia question.

But just look what he does.

God says, take a walk in every direction.

Explore the new possessions.

I'm giving you verse 18.

Then Abraham moved his camp to the oak grove owned by Mamre, which is Hebron.

There he built an altar to the Lord.

You know what he did?

He said, here's another spot where I'm going to draw closer to you.

Here's another place that I'm kind of cultivating where I can spend more time with you.

Here's yet another place for you and I to connect.

Isn't that beautiful how Abraham responded to God's challenge.

I'm going to build another place where I can draw upon your name so I can be just that much closer.

I'm going to spend five extra minutes, Lord, in prayer because I really need.

Because it'll really help me.

I'm going to spend five extra minutes in your word, Lord, because that will really.

I'm going to build a new altar.

In fact, I'm going to do this, Lord.

I'm going to add prayer.

Five minutes of prayer in the evening time just to make sure I'm staying in sync with you.

I'm going to build another altar, Lord.

I'm going to do it because I want to be close to you.

I'm going to do it because it will help me connect with you.

I'm going to do it because not only are you offering me one blessing after another, but you're allowing me to draw close.

If you think about how powerful this is, God gives him these promises.

He's literally forfeiting land to Lot.

Lot's making dumb decisions.

God comes there and says, listen, it doesn't matter, dude, I'm with you.

Doesn't matter whether you go left, north, south, east or west, I'm with you.

He goes, look, explore it.

Check it out.

Lift up your eyes.

I'm going to do all this marvelous stuff.

And here's Abraham's response.

I'm going to build an altar to you to make sure that, you know, I want to different, just even a fresher place just to call upon your name.

That is somebody who's a friend of God.

You see that?

Yikes, right?

Yikes.

That's the attitude, right?

Yes, that is the attitude.

All right, now listen.

Did anybody think I forgot the trivia question?

Because I didn't.

We asked you quite simply.

I think we did.

Quite simply.

Is first Hezekiah, Old Testament, New Testament, or neither?

The answer is what?

Neither.

Why?

Because Hezekiah was a king in Israel, not a book, that's why.

So the answer was neither.

Okay, solve that one.

But go back to this.

Get out of the boat, lift up your eyes, explore the land, take a look around.

Think of God in bigger terms.

Stop keeping him in a box.

Don't box God in with your theology.

Don't be like his hometown.

He couldn't do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

And he was amazed.

Don't have that reputation.

That's a terrible reputation.

Have the reputation that says, you know what?

If it's you, I want to come out on the water.

And then listen.

Because the next thing you might hear is, come on out, the water's fine.

Wouldn't that be awesome to see the expansiveness of the kingdom of God as you and God are partnering and in response to it all, build another altar that says, unto you and you alone, my God and my king.

That's what pleases him.

That's how you become a friend of God.

Does that make sense?

Of course it makes sense.

We gotta do it, though, not talk about it.

All right.

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