How Will You War? Facing Temptation Like Jesus! Luke 4:1-11

1 John 2:12-17 Where God Wants You, Where God Gets You!

1. To Maturity in Christ!

 To Be Strong, Where the Word Abides in You and
 Where You Are Overcoming the Evil One!

2. To Rightful Affections In Christ!

The Command: Do Not Love the World or the Things of the World!

1st Gateway: The Lust of the Flesh: The craving of your sinful nature, your corrupt heart.

This Temptation Asks:
Are You Going to Live According to Your Flesh or By the Spirit, The Word, By Faith?

Luke 4:3 And the Devil said to Him, “If You are the son of God, tell this stone to become bread” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone.” Matthew 4:4 But on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

Ephesians 6:16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one 17 and take the Helmut of Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God!

2nd Gateway: Lust of the Eyes: What You see and covet.

This Temptation Asks:
Are You Going to Live By and For What You See Or By the Spirit, the Word and Faith?

Luke 4:5-8 – The Second Temptation of Christ!

Live A Life that Bows to God! That Serves God, Not Your Eyes!

Deuteronomy 11:11-28

3rd Gateway: The Boastful Pride of Life: This is the How You Feel About Yourself!

This Temptation Asks:
Are You Going to Live A False Image of Self or the Image of God?

Luke 4:9-12 The Third Temptation of Christ

1 John 2:12-17 – This is how you get to the places of victory over temptation to Lust, Greed and Pride. It’s how you will move through the temptation victorious!

Mature, Strong, Word Abiding in You, Overcoming the Enemy!
1 John 2:17 The world is passing away and it’s lusts, but the one who does the will of God lives forever!