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26th Aug 2025

08-26-2025 PART 1: Enduring Love in a Cold Age Matthew 24

Section 1

Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24:12 frames the moment: as sin multiplies, love cools from warm devotion to a frozen tundra. The message stresses that this chill isn’t random—it tracks with unchecked sin and disregard for God’s ways, showing up everywhere from family life to public interactions (even basic kindness in service roles). Discomfort with naming “sin” doesn’t change the diagnosis; Jesus named it plainly. The takeaway: discern the spiritual weather around you, recognize the creeping cold, and remember that Christian love is meant to stay warm even when the cultural climate turns frigid.

Section 2

Verse 13 calls believers to endurance: “those who endure to the end will be saved.” Far from a crutch, Christian faith involves real warfare—spiritual, emotional, social, even physical—and demands daily strength and armor. There’s no room for quitting or hiding our light; faith is not a one-and-done moment but a sustained, lifelong grip on Christ. The hope that fuels perseverance is eternal: heaven, the new earth, and life unbound by sin’s pull. Personal reflections on suffering and family loss emphasize that our faith asserts life beyond death—and that “stick-to-itiveness” is the proving ground of genuine belief.

Section 3

Finally, verse 14 simplifies eschatology around a clear priority: the gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed to all nations—and then the end will come. The kingdom’s good news is that God, not man, is in control; the power lies in the gospel itself (Romans 1:16), not in eloquence. Even a simple John 3:16 faithfully shared participates in God’s global plan; only He knows who the “last hearer” will be. Until then, Christians must stand firm amid growing hostility and colder nations, boldly declaring the truth no one can outbuild or outbid—because God is the builder, and Christ’s return will close history on His terms.

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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.