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5th Jun 2025

06-05-25 part 2: Chosen, Sanctified, and Secure

Section One

Second Thessalonians 2:13 opens with a powerful reminder: we are deeply loved by the Lord. This love isn’t based on our successes or failures—it’s anchored in God’s eternal decision to save and sanctify us. Paul doesn’t start with correction but with gratitude. He’s thankful not just for their faith, but for their identity: chosen from the beginning, sanctified by the Spirit, and grounded in truth. When we remember who we are in God’s plan, we stop striving for value and start living from it.

Section Two

The process of salvation is not driven by human effort. It is the Spirit who sanctifies, and it is belief in the truth that activates the change. Sanctification is not the reward for good behavior—it is the fruit of divine work. We’re not self-made saints; we’re Spirit-shaped followers. This reshapes how we think about spiritual growth. It’s not about white-knuckling righteousness. It’s about daily surrender, allowing the Holy Spirit to refine, correct, and restore us from the inside out.

Section Three

Paul calls believers to “stand firm and hold fast” to the teachings handed down. This is a charge to be grounded in a Gospel that does not shift with culture or trend. The teachings of Jesus and the truths of Scripture are not suggestions—they are anchors. To stand firm doesn’t mean to be loud or combative. It means being steady, even when others waver. In a time when compromise is common, Paul encourages stability—not through stubbornness, but through conviction rooted in truth.

Section Four

Paul concludes with a prayer: that God would encourage and strengthen hearts. This isn’t a call to become stronger in ourselves—it’s a call to be strengthened by grace. Real encouragement and lasting strength come when we remember that God is both the initiator and sustainer of our faith. When we know we’re loved, chosen, and upheld by His Spirit, we walk in peace—not panic. And we live with confidence—not confusion—no matter how uncertain the world becomes.

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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.