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26th Nov 2025

11-26-2025 PART 3: Moving Forward, Part 2: Thanksgiving, Truth, and Daily Trust

Section 1

The history of Thanksgiving is deeply rooted in gratitude to God, beginning with the pilgrims who survived extraordinary hardship and set aside days of prayer and praise for His provision. Their early celebrations focused on God’s faithfulness—thanking Him for food, safety, freedom, and unexpected help when their resources seemed gone. Presidents from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln reinforced this connection between national gratitude and God’s goodness, and Thanksgiving became a formal reminder to honor the Lord for His blessings. The modern distortions about the holiday’s origin ignore the truth that believers gathered to celebrate survival, answered prayer, and God’s care. For Christians today, this season calls us back to thankful hearts, recognizing that rejoicing, gratitude, and praise are essential expressions of faith in every circumstance.

Section 2

With that in mind, prayer becomes central to how we approach Thanksgiving, especially for families dealing with division, loneliness, or discouragement. God understands every dynamic we face, from political disagreements to relational strain, and He offers comfort, grace, and peace to those who seek Him. Thanksgiving is not about perfect gatherings but about recognizing God’s constant presence and expressing gratitude for the people He has placed in our lives, whether close by or connected through ministry and fellowship. Each of us carries burdens, but God’s compassion is new every morning, His mercies never fail, and He remains faithful no matter how uncertain life feels. His love sustains us daily, and He calls us to trust that He will meet every need according to His wisdom and timing.

Section 3

Scripture consistently teaches us to cast anxiety aside and walk with God one day at a time. Philippians urges us not to be anxious about anything, but to bring everything—every fear, problem, and request—to God with thanksgiving. Peter reminds us that we can cast all our anxieties on Him because He cares deeply for us. Psalm 37 gives a practical picture of daily faith: we lean on the Lord, we love Him, we lift our paths to Him, and then we let go, trusting His goodness. This daily walk requires sincerity, commitment, and belief, speaking truth in faith and standing on God’s promises. When we live this way—day by day, with gratitude and trust—His peace guards our hearts and minds, giving us strength for today without being overwhelmed by tomorrow.

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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.