Though Jesus was the Son of God, he was tested by the Father and tempted by the devil. Because He stood, we may stand our own times of testing and temptation.

Jesus is our perfect substitute who suffered as a man to save us from Satan, death, and Sin.

Dealing with the steps to solutions to overcome Temptation.

Jesus victoriously undergoes a series of three carefully crafted temptations in order to demonstrate for us his victory over evil and his perfect ministry for us as a high priest. Secondarily, Jesus shows us the way to deal with Satan, sin and our temptation, deffending ourselves with the Word of God and not our own strength or reason.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Plato had a friend named Trachilus who had a very close call and almost lost his life in a storm at sea. The ship actually sank and he was thrown into the sea, but he managed to get to shore. When he reached his home he ordered his servants to wall up the two windows in his chamber…

Disciples model their hearts after the heart of Jesus which was 100% sold out for God.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “ ‘Man…

The story of Jesus temptation is more than a story that teaches us how to overcome the temptation to sin. It is the story that sin has been overcome. Today’s text provides help for the believer’s journey in sanctification. However, it’s primary purpose is to help the believer to understand what was necessary…

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and…

The sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer

After being commissioned for his ministry through baptism, Jesus heads into the Judean wilderness. Here he encounters Satan, who brings three great temptations. How does Jesus withstand these temptations? Do we gain anything from his response? Can we learn anything from his approach?

Jesus is able to help us stay faithful to God because he stayed faithful when he was tempted.

Getting Your Authority Back: Part #2: Authority Restored 6-14-09 Theme of Authority in Scripture Authority is a Gift Given To Man Authority Lost When sin—enemy got keys of death and hell · Prince of power of air Things we give our Authority away to · False Advertising · Performance · Approval · Circumstances…

The Setting Our theme for this weekend centres around the mountain passages of Matthew’s gospel. This isn’t a topical study of mountains (that might have been too similar to the subject matter of last year’s MSW); it is more of a book study of Matthew’s gospel with an additional topical focus on mountains…

Today we are going to look at the temptation of Jesus. It is more accurate to say one of the temptations of Jesus, because we will read that after Jesus successfully rebuffed Satan’s attempts, Satan departed until an opportune time. == You will sometimes hear Jesus referred to as the second Adam. The…

Last week we saw an early period of Jesus’ life known as the Period of Preparation. Today we will explore a very vital point of his life known as the Inauguration Period. Inauguration means the beginning of something. It is called the Inauguration period because these events mark the beginning of Jesus’…

Remain standing as we read from Mark 1:9-15 I have not fully understood these verses for much of my life. I spent a good deal of time yesterday doing additional reading and research. At face value it seems pretty straightforward, but I think there is more behind the text and I want to attempt to draw…

Introduction In the previous chapter, we can see, from a human perspective, that when Jesus comes to us, it is usually not an opportune time. But testing and temptation always seems to be convenient. Sometimes, when we sin, we like to blame God for our sin. We want God to over power our will and not…

Jesus was tempted to the extreme, yet without sin.

4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 He answered, “It is written: Man must not…

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written,…

8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,…

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”…

Welcome You know those snickers commercials that feature a celebrity in a strange situation. The first was a 2010 Super Bowl commercial featuring Betty White playing football with some random, much younger guys. After a few seconds of shenanigans, someone hands the celeb a snickers bar, and when they…