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22nd Oct 2025

10-22-2025 PART 3: Sensitive to the Spirit

Section 1

Continuing the teaching on the Holy Spirit, this message begins with 1 John 3:24 and 4:13, where John reminds believers that we know God lives in us because He has given us His Spirit. This reality is both spiritual and practical—the Spirit confirms the truth of our faith. The lesson emphasizes that Christians are not called to suppress the Spirit’s presence. First Thessalonians 5:19 warns, “Do not quench the Spirit,” and Ephesians 4:30 adds, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit.” The two commands are distinct yet related: quenching hinders the Spirit’s flow, while grieving saddens Him. The vivid image of a clogged pipe illustrates how sin and distraction block divine movement. The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force or electrical current but a living person who feels joy and sorrow as He interacts with us.

Section 2

When believers grieve or quench the Spirit, their awareness of God’s presence fades—not because He departs, but because they’ve stopped listening. Like placing cotton in one’s ears during a sermon, the message still goes out, but less is heard. Ephesians 1:13 explains that believers are “sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,” a divine mark proving that we belong to God. Second Corinthians 1:22 and 5:5 reaffirm this truth: the Spirit within us is a deposit guaranteeing the eternal glory to come. These promises serve as anchors for the Christian’s assurance. Every reminder of heaven’s hope is the Spirit whispering, “This is yours.” The Bible’s living nature reflects this same Spirit’s authorship—He breathed truth into men, ensuring Scripture still speaks freshly to every generation.

Section 3

The message closes by stressing balance. Christians should not mistake emotionalism for spirituality, nor should they stifle the Spirit with rigid legalism. Jesus said those born of the Spirit are like the wind—moving freely under God’s unseen direction. The Holy Spirit’s work isn’t identical in every believer’s experience, but it’s always personal and purposeful. He is our counselor, intercessor, and teacher. Romans 8:16 confirms that the Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children, assuring us of belonging. Quenching or grieving the Spirit interrupts that joy and dulls spiritual clarity. Walking in step with the Spirit takes a lifetime to learn, yet it’s not optional—it’s essential. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life, and through Him, we live, breathe, and look forward to the day we dance on streets of gold.

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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.