You Can't Bully Me Anymore

Matthew 4:1-11

Prayer for the holy spirit to have His way and to reduce me all the way down and to increase Him and to use me as a vessel to give a word from the Lord.

Dear brothers and sisters, I come before you honored and privileged to give my trial sermon.

Brothers and sisters, if you have lived a little while then you know a bully when you see one. Webster dictionary defines a bully as one who causes someone to do something by means of force or coercion. Another source defines a bully as a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those who they perceive as vulnerable. But I

You’ve seen a bully. Perhaps you were the victim of their intimidation. Or, perhaps you witnessed their harm or force to a vulnerable person. Or just maybe, you were the bully coercing others to do as you please. Whether you were the victim of bullying or the perpetrator, I am here to tell you that there is a bully closer than you think. I am also here to tell you that not every bully is forceful, some are funny and charismatic. Not every bully is uses coercion, some are charming and convincing, but they do perceive a vulnerability. Just in case you didn’t know it, we all struggle with some vulnerabilities. Every time to doubt yourself: every time you believe you are not enough, every time you see yourself other than the way God sees you.

We see in Matthew 4:1-11, that Jesus was led to