When Testing Comes, Speak and Live the Word! Matthew 4:1-11
The Temptation of Jesus!
The Context: From the Jordan to the Wilderness, Led By the Spirit
The Reason: Why Jesus Is Tempted and Tested
• To Identify With Our Sinful Nature! Hebrews 5:7-9
• He Offers prayers and supplications W/ great Human Emotion! 7
• He Shows that Man can be Heard by God! 7
• He Learns Obedience from the things which He Suffered! 8
• He Becomes the Perfect High Priest who Now Saves The Obedient! 9
• To Sympathize With Our Weaknesses and To Give Us Help!
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 2:17 Therefore, He had to made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to god, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.
• To Win Back What the First Man Lost in His Temptation!
Romans 5:19 For As Through the One Man’s (Adam’s) disobedience the many were made sinners, even though the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous!
Genesis 3:1-15 – The Temptation of the One Man in the Garden of Eden!
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman and your seed and her seed. And He shall crush you on the head and you shall bruise His Heal!
1 John 2:15-17 The Lust of the Flesh, the Lust of the Eyes and the pride of life.
• To Demonstrate How To Win the War Over Sin’s Power!
Your Adversary: The Devil, the Tempter:
Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said…
1 Peter 5:8 Be of sober {spirit,} be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.
The Temptations of Jesus!
2 Corinthians 2:11: Paul said, “so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
1st Temptation: If You Are the Son of God, Command That these Stones become
Loaves of Bread!
The Red Letter Word of Eternal Life: “It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God!”
What is This? The Lust of the Flesh:
The Answer to Lust of the Flesh: Consume God’s Word!
We Hear the Word, We Trust the Word of God and We Obey the Word of God! When Testing Comes: Speak the Word!
The Word of God will Always line up with the Word of God!
2nd Temptation: From the Pinnacle of the Temple, “Jump! God Will Save You!”
“He will give His angels charge concerning You; And on their hands they will bear You Up, Lest You strike Your food against a Stone.”
The Red Letter Word of Eternal Life: On the other hand, it is written, You shall not put to the test Lord Your God.
What is This? The Boastful Pride of Life:
Hebrews 3:7-19 –
The Answer to the Pride of Life? Just Stay Humble!
The Enemy Says: Jump! Sin! Go On It’s OK! God Has Your Back!
God Says: Stay Humble! The Humble Inherit the Earth! They Receive God’s Incredible Grace!
3rd Temptation: Showing Jesus All the Kingdoms of the World, “Worship Me! I’ll Give You All these Things! Just Bow Down and Worship Me”
The Red Letter Word of Eternal Life: Go Satan! For it is written, You Shall Worship the Lord Your God an serve Him Only!
What is This? The Lust of the Eyes! Greed, Covetousness, Discontentment,
The Answer to Lust of the Eyes? Worship and Serve God Only, Not Stuff!
2 Corinthians 10:13 No Temptation Has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
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