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6th Oct 2026

10-06-2026 PART 2: Becoming More Like Jesus, One Step at a Time

Section 1

Peter’s journey itself becomes part of the lesson. Dr. Dave points out that Peter was not the highly educated scholar Paul was, and the Gospels certainly record moments when Peter spoke or acted foolishly. Yet by the time he writes this epistle, remarkable spiritual maturity is evident. 10062026B In 1 Peter 3:18, he declares that Christ suffered once for sins, “the righteous for the unrighteous,” for one magnificent purpose: to bring us to God. Jesus is therefore not an optional addition to knowing God; He is the One who brings us into relationship with the Father. The Father works through the Son and by the Spirit, revealing the Creator and His truth to us. Peter’s transformed life also demonstrates what can happen when an imperfect person keeps walking with Jesus and allows God to continue developing him.

Section 2

Suffering for Christ becomes part of that transformation. Jesus suffered as the completely righteous One on behalf of unrighteous people, something none of us can duplicate, yet His pathway teaches believers how to follow Him. When Christians experience trials specifically because of their faith, those experiences can uniquely connect them with Jesus and shape them increasingly into His likeness. 10062026B Dr. Dave describes this transformation as practical and progressive: glory by glory, step by step, trial by trial, and inch by inch. Christianity is therefore not about demanding a crown on this earth while avoiding every cross. Earthly authority and possessions eventually disappear, while eternal treasure remains. The believer’s greater investment belongs in the coming kingdom, where what has been laid up with God will never disappear.

Section 3

Peter then points toward another extraordinary reality: Jesus was put to death physically but made alive in the Spirit. Dr. Dave emphasizes that the Holy Spirit should never be treated as some strange or distant part of Christianity. Everything believers presently accomplish in Christ is empowered by the Spirit, who was poured out to continue Christ’s ministry through His people. 10062026B We do not need to understand every mystery about God before trusting His work; some things still belong to the Lord. Yet believers can confidently know that the Holy Spirit who participated in resurrection power is the same Spirit dwelling within them. Meanwhile, Jesus is at the Father’s right hand interceding for His people. The Christian journey is not about becoming impressive overnight; it is about the Spirit making us more like Jesus—step by step, trial by trial, and glory by glory.

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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.