“TRUTH IN THE

WILDERNESS”

Luke 4:1-15• The Temptation of Jesus• 4 sAnd Jesus, tfull of the Holy Spirit, ureturned from the Jordan and was led vby the Spirit in

the wilderness 2 for wforty days, xbeing tempted by the devil. wAnd he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, yhe was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are zthe Son of God, command athis stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, b

“It is written, c‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’ ” 5 dAnd the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you eI will give all this authority and their glory, efor it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, f“It is written,

• g“ ‘You shall worship the Lord your God,and hhim only shall you serve.’ ”• 9 iAnd he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to

him, “If you are jthe Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,• k“ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,to guard you,11 and• k“ ‘On their hands they will bear you up,lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”• 12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, l‘You shall not mput the Lord your God to the

test.’ ” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him nuntil an opportune time.

• Jesus Begins His Ministry• 14 oAnd Jesus returned pin the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and qa report about him went

out through all the surrounding country. 15 And rhe taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

The Temptation Of Jesus

The Temptation Of Jesus

AGE OLD TACTICS OF SATAN’S ATTACK ON OUR HEARTS…

• Let’s take a closer look at Satan’s plan as revealed in Eve’s story and Jesus’ story:

• a. Make us crave some sort of physical gratification to the point we become preoccupied with it. Be it sex, drugs, alcohol or food.

• b. Make us want to acquire things to the point we bow down to the god of materialism. Keep us them distracted by making our eyes lust after the shiny things of the world

AGE OLD TACTICS OF SATAN’S ATTACK ON OUR HEARTS…

• c. Make us boastful about what we have or do. Keep us distracted and obsessed with our status and significance. Choke the life out of us uing the tentacles of our own pride.

• There was a huge difference between Eve’s response to Satan and Jesus’ response to Satan. Eve dialoged with Satan and allowed him to weave his tangled web of justifications. Jesus on the other hand, immediately quoted truth. With every temptation, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy as He answered, “It is written …” and He shut Satan down with the truth of God

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

1. WE ARE GOD’S BELOVEDCHILDREN…

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

• When we turn to God and the power of His Word, it’s a clear sign to the enemy that we are marked!

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

2. WE GO INTO THE BATTLE FILLED UP.

“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness” (Luke 4:1).

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

• Luke 5:16• 16 But he would withdraw to desolate

places and pray.

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

“TRUTH IN THE WILDERNESS”

3. EMBATTLED ON THE OUTSIDE, STRONG WITHIN.

• “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside” (Luke 4:14).