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The Habit of Solitude Raise your hand if you have a difficult time slowing your mind. Now raise your hand if you didn’t hear what I said because your mind was somewhere else. As amazing of a person as Amy is, this is something that we are both guilty of. In fact, the most common question we ask each…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Good Morning, would you turn in your Bible with me to Luke Chapter 4. Today we are going to look at the famous passage of the temptation of Christ. The title of our message today is, “Facing the Battle of Temptation.” 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit…

Introduction Transition Illumination Empathy Defined The definition of empathy The ability to understand another person’s state of being. Empathy is inherently selfless as we seek to truly understand other people along with their how’s and why’s. The danger of empathy The ability to ascribe your state…

Luke 4:1-4 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” The Obstacle: Fixing It We live with the belief that EVERY problem MUST be fixed……

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Victorious Son of God Last week we examined Jesus as the Son of God. We did that by looking at the baptism of Jesus and the Father’s approval of who Jesus was. We also looked at his sonship through the genealogy that Luke presents for us. That genealogy is a beautiful picture of the providence and sovereignty…

Today we continue our series in Luke chapter 4. Let me remind you that Jesus has just been baptized. The Holy Spirit has ascended on Him like a dove and God has spoken from Heaven. Jesus leaves the baptism and goes off into the desert where our text today picks up in chapter 4. So, if you have your Bibles…

Luke 4:1-13 The Son of God in the Wilderness Introduction Today we come to a passage that may be familiar to some of you. As we heard read for us, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness. There He faces temptations of the devil. Most sermons that I've heard and that you may have heard on this…

Popcorn session: doesn’t mean you grab your popcorn; it means we have several questions that we are going to go though one after another. Question: Did Jesus ever get hurt besides when people persecuted him? In other words, did Jesus suffer the normal consequences of living in a sin-cursed world? Jesus…

From Public Proclamation When you think back, look back at what we have recently covered in ( Lk3 ) what do you think of, remember of any significance? The preaching of John the baptizer, preaching a baptism of repentance of sins (3:3) The baptism of Jesus and the proclamation from heaven (3:21-22) The…

Jack Handey, known for his odd sense of humor frequently expressed in an old Saturday Night Live segment titled "Deep Thoughts," wrote an equally odd book entitled Fuzzy Memories . In it Handey relates the story of a bully who demanded his lunch money every day when he was a child. Because Handey was…

I. Introduction Update on life I’l be taking the new role of senior pastor at a grace called Grace Bible Church of Cedar Ridge It is in Grass Valley, California, which is about 1 hour north of Sacramento Beautiful area that we’re excited to move to And our family was welcomed well, so we’re super excited…

Well Good Morning. Turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 1. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2. Scripture memory 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Title and start Catch.. Lucien of Antioch (an early Christian believer) said, ‘A…

This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2.Memory verse For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Title What are some valuable ministry tasks people do? Chris Mueller writes "Women thought being a godly woman meant they must be a ministry speaker, write books…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers Bible memory And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Title Catch- What do angels get to see that we do not? Angels are amazing They are said to…

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…

The Temptations Jesus was led by the Spirit in the wilderness to be tempted by Satan the temptations are not the subject of this morning but the being full and leading of the Holy Spirit we have looked in the past of being filled with the Spirit how the Spirit takes up residence in us the Spirit of truth,…

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…

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…

Introduction: Today we are going to see Satan’s temptations square off against the Truth - namely Jesus Christ who referred to Himself as the Way and the Truth and the Life ( John 14:6 ). And we are going to see how Christ uses the truth of the Word of God to combat the temptations laid before Him. At…

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…