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21st Aug 2025

08-21-2025 PART 2: Standing Firm in Grace and Peace

Section 1

Paul’s encouragement in 2 Thessalonians 2:14–16 begins with a reminder: believers are called through the gospel to share in Christ’s glory. This calling is not vague; it’s rooted in traditions already shaping the New Testament church—communion, fellowship, prayer, study of God’s Word, and service. These are not empty rituals but practices that steady faith and strengthen perseverance. Paul urges the Thessalonians to stand firm and cling to them because Christianity is more than a decision; it is a moment of saying “yes” to Jesus, a process of being shaped into His likeness, and an eternity of joyful communion with God. This threefold framework keeps faith from being reduced to a one-time event or mere routine—it is an unfolding journey that culminates in eternal glory.

Section 2

The heart of Paul’s prayer is God’s love grounded in grace, not human performance. Many believers, like the Galatians, begin in grace but then slide into trying to earn God’s favor by effort. Paul reminds them that God’s omniscience means He has always known them fully; nothing they can do adds to or subtracts from His knowledge of them. Grace, defined as unmerited favor, contrasts with mercy: mercy withholds deserved judgment, while grace bestows blessings never earned. Thus, God’s love is anchored in something immovable—His own gracious character—rather than fluctuating human works, attitudes, or abilities. This reminder stabilizes believers against despair when they stumble or pride when they succeed, pointing them back to the sustaining love of God.

Section 3

To illustrate, the teaching compares human love—imperfect though genuine—with God’s flawless grace. Love for spouse, children, and grandchildren, though deep, is marked by flaws, inconsistency, and limits. In contrast, God’s love never fails, never runs short, and never depends on shifting circumstances. The believer’s assurance rests on God’s unchanging grace, not fragile human capacity. Paul’s words echo as a reminder to the Thessalonian church and to us: remain steadfast, for the love of God toward you is grounded in grace, not in how well you perform. This truth brings enduring comfort, joy, and hope—“no worries,” as the teaching closes—because grace means His love is constant, sufficient, and eternal.

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The David Spoon Experience Podcast. Local, National, AND Heavenly Talk. It's a cross between Steve Martin, Sean Hannity, and Focus on the Family!
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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.