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There is an ad campaign that gained instant popularity and criticism in about three seconds during the Superbowl. It is the He Gets Us ad campaign. The organization behind the ad campaign aired two ads during the Superbowl. One claimed Jesus didn’t want us to act like adults. The other claimed Jesus…

Takes place right after Jesus had been baptized Jesus had been recognized and God’s Son and he pleased God Though the Holy Spirit was present in Jesus even before his birth, at his baptism, the Spirit descended upon him & filled him. Now the same Spirit led him to the wilderness (desert) to be tempted.…

Jesus' example demonstrates how to effectively resist temptation.

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,…

Engage Like the good business folk that they are, when the folks out in Hollywood find a wave, they know how to ride it. Have any of you seen any of the six Jurassic Park movies? If you have, you’ve helped contribute to the over $6 billion in total earnings for the franchise. I got to thinking about…

Temptation Luke 4:1-13 January 23, 2011 Introduction: Illustration: Bernard “Kip” Lagat is a world class runner from Kenya. During the Sydney Olympics he was asked in an interview how his country was able to produce so many great distance runners. With clever wit, Lagat told of the African strategy for…

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. “Neither let us tempt Christ”; this is significant for us today if we are Followers of Christ The compound word is very significant, “to tempt out” (ἐκ); tempt thoroughly; try to the utmost. It is used of tempting…

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1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. Lured to temptation, Jesus was.... much like 40 years for the people…

Our Scripture lesson this morning comes from Luke 4:1-13 : And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said…

Understand the Four Phases of Temptation The Allure: Something forbidden promises fulfillment apart from God’s provision. The Battle: a struggle begins between the attractiveness of sin and belief in God’s goodness. The Choice: A decision is made to either disobey or to wait on God. The Result: The consequences…

The disciples could’ve asked for anything but they asked to be taught how to pray. Jesus Prays But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Jesus prayed to prepare. Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, * where he was…

Lesson Text But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou…

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For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the…

III. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: His preexistence and deity ( John 1:1-3 ), incarnation by virgin birth ( John 1:14 ; Matt 1:18-23 ), sinless life ( Heb 4:15 ), substitutionary death ( II Cor 5:21 ), bodily resurrection ( Luke 24:36-43 ),ascension into heaven and present ministry ( Heb 4:14-16 ), and coming…

Introduction God’s never taken by surprise. His plan is perfect God announced to Abraham of His plan for Israel to go in captivity and eventually into the wilderness Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they…

Last week: We need the Spirit and the Word to fight temptations Deprivation can increase temptation Memorization can help application God’s commission requires submission. This week vs 5-13. Ministries are still tempted as Jesus was: Materialism: Pragmatism: Sensationalism: And Jesus, full of the Holy…

We are doing a series on Sundays I called Facing Your Giants . So far we have looked at giants like: Fear... Guilt and Shame... Lack of Integrity... and today we will Face the Giant of Temptation. I think we all understand temptation to some degree. There was a little boy in a grocery store standing…

In 1952, a very brave and strong young lady waded into the Pacific Ocean. Florence Chadwick was determined to break another record. To date, no woman had ever crossed the channel between Catalina Island and the California coast, this was a twenty-six-mile stretch. Long-distance swimming wasn’t new to…

Title : The Compassionate Provision of Christ: Part 2 And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. ( Mark 8:11 LSB) And sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given…

The Temptation of the Word Illustration: Skye Temptation Challenge Scripture tells us to flee temptation, but of course at times we have to face the temptation before we can flee from, so how do we do that and do it well? Well we we look to the Lord for his example.. Last time we witnessed the Baptism…

INTRODUCTION Is temptation a sin? Did Jesus sin when He was tempted? Could He have sinned? These are just a few questions we will address this morning in our study of Mark’s gospel Today we are considering Mark 1:12 -13. Please take you’re Bibles and turn with me to Mark chapter 1 Mark’s account of the…

What is the difference between trusting God and testing God? What did Jesus and the Old Testament teach us about testing God? Should we seek out unnecessary danger and thus show our trust in Him, or would that be testing God? What should we do when the rules of God seem to be in conflict?

Hello and welcome to today’s podcast. Today we have come to what will be the final section of the LP. Up to this point we have talked about how we should shift our approach to the LP. And how it mirrors that of the Israelite’s exodus form Egypt. And how there is so much more to this prayer than a mere…