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1st Apr 2025

04-01-25 part 2: Mercy, Majesty, and Mystery: When God Is God and We Are Not

1. The God Who Chooses

Dr. David Spoon tackles Romans 9 with boldness and clarity, reminding listeners that the mercy of God is not earned—it’s chosen. Drawing from Exodus 33, Spoon emphasizes that God declared to Moses, “I will show mercy to whom I choose,” and that this declaration still stands. Human striving, moral effort, or intelligence cannot manipulate divine mercy. It is God's alone to give. Spoon pushes back against the modern notion that people have the final say, underlining a key biblical truth: God is not beholden to human standards. He is sovereign, just, and absolutely in charge.

2. Pharaoh and the Power of Purpose

As Paul recounts the story of Pharaoh, Spoon dives into one of Scripture’s most uncomfortable truths—God hardened Pharaoh’s heart for His own glory. While this seems to eliminate free will, Spoon makes it clear that this is not a debate of predestination versus free will but an acknowledgment that both exist in tension. From God's eternal perspective, He knows and directs. From man’s earthly view, we make real choices. Spoon reminds us that God doesn't need permission to execute His plan—He can even use resistant hearts to fulfill His purposes. Pharaoh's story serves as a warning and a wonder: God will be glorified either through us—or in spite of us.

3. Sit Down, Sparky: God Doesn’t Need Your Counsel

Spoon humorously but pointedly dismantles the arrogance of questioning God's justice. Echoing Paul’s rhetorical response in Romans 9:20—“Who are you, O man, to talk back to God?”—he calls out the pride that demands explanations from the Creator. “Sit down, Sparky,” Spoon quips, reminding listeners that we are not God’s advisors. Just as God asked Job, “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?”, Spoon echoes the call to humility. God's justice is perfect, even if we don't understand it. And that’s okay. He’s not obligated to make His reasoning fit within our limited framework.

4. Embraced by Eternal Mercy

In closing, Spoon turns the theological depth of Romans 9 into personal encouragement. If you belong to Jesus, it’s not just because you made a wise choice—it’s because God chose to include you in His eternal plan. That truth should produce awe, not argument. “God loves you so much,” Spoon says, “He won’t let you go.” The doctrine of election isn’t meant to spark elitism—it’s meant to spark gratitude. We may not understand all of God’s ways, but we can rest in this: He wants to spend forever with us. And nothing can snatch us from His hand.

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David Spoon

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.