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19th May 2026

05-19-2026 PART 2: Prepared Minds and the Hope of Seeing Jesus Face to Face

Section 1

Moving into 1 Peter 1:13, Dr. Dave focuses on Peter’s command to prepare the mind for action, connecting it directly to the ongoing reality of spiritual warfare. Peter understood this struggle personally because shortly after making his incredible confession that Jesus was the Christ, he was sharply rebuked by Jesus for thinking according to human reasoning instead of God’s purposes. The teaching highlights how quickly the mind can shift from spiritual clarity into confusion, pride, or discouragement if believers are not alert. Spiritual strongholds rarely appear all at once; they often begin as small thoughts, lies, or distractions that gradually grow if left unchallenged. Dr. Dave repeatedly emphasizes that much of the Christian battle takes place in the mind and that believers must stay spiritually watchful and grounded in truth.

Section 2

Building further on that idea, the discussion turns toward what it means to remain sober-minded and spiritually steady. The issue is not merely avoiding outward excess, but maintaining a stable and disciplined mind that refuses to lose focus when spiritual attacks come. Dr. Dave explains that believers must actively move truth from the mind into everyday life by speaking God’s promises and proclaiming biblical truth during moments of fear, doubt, or temptation. This is not positive thinking or emotional self-help, but biblical faith in action. The enemy continually seeks opportunities to disrupt believers after moments of victory, joy, or spiritual breakthrough, making it essential to remain prepared, prayerful, and firmly rooted in the Word of God.

Section 3

The final movement centers on the believer’s living hope and the anticipation of Jesus Christ returning again. Dr. Dave challenges the tendency many Christians have to become overly attached to earthly goals while losing sight of eternity. Scripture repeatedly calls believers to live with expectation, longing for the day they will see Jesus face to face. The return of Christ is not meant to create fear, but joyful anticipation rooted in grace, resurrection, and eternal fellowship with God. Alongside memories of loved ones already with the Lord, the greatest hope remains being personally in the presence of Jesus Himself, the One who continually intercedes for His people even now. The overall encouragement is to keep trials, struggles, and temporary hardships in perspective because the ultimate destination for believers is eternal life in the glory and presence of God forever.

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David Spoon was born and raised in a Jewish home in Detroit, Michigan. He attended a private Hebrew school called Hillel Hebrew Academy. David was bar mitzvah-ed at the age of thirteen. Not long after, he was involved in drug abuse and trafficking. After hearing the Gospel for the first time at age seventeen, David accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. A few months later, David had a dramatic experience with God. Immediately set free from years of excessive drug use, he committed himself to ministry and to furthering the Kingdom of God.

He attended Arizona Bible College, Northern Arizona University, and Life Pacific College, graduating summa-cum-laude in their Ministry and Leadership program. He also graduated with honors from Regent University with a master’s degree in Theological Studies and earned his Doctor of Ministry degree in Strategic Christian Ministry at Liberty University.

He is one of a few individuals holding ministerial ordinations from three separate denominations: Heritage Free Baptist Organization, 1981; Independent Pentecostal Ministers Association, 1985; and Vineyard Valley Association, 1988. He was also the Chaplain for the Flagstaff Police Department. In addition, David was the senior pastor of Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Flagstaff.

In addition, David started and co-hosted two different live Christian call-in radio talk shows. He hosted the very popular radio show “The David Spoon Experience” on KPRZ 1210 and a show called “To Know Him,” which aired on 88.9 on the F.M. dial-in Temecula, California at 1:00 p.m., Monday through Fridays. He was also the Director of Local Ministry for Salem Media Group in San Diego, California.

David is married to his best friend, Noelle. He has three children and seven grandchildren, plus their two dogs named Levi and Bert. On March 18th, 2019, he started “The David Spoon Experience” in Texas and is growing with his audience of awesome believers and non-believers alike.

He is the President of He Must Increase Ministry, a 501c3 ministry, and is hosting (again) the live daily radio show “The David Spoon Experience” with DJR Broadcasting in KAAM, on the 770 A.M. radio dial. The show is also on various apps and the Internet.

David is a Jewish-Christian, Bapti-Costal, Cal-Minian, Manifold Millennialist.

Just ask him.