Jesus Was Tempted

Context

Chapters 1-3=Proclamation “Messiah has arrived”

Zacharias working in the temple: Angel appears—>wife give birth to John—> “forerunner to Christ”

Another angel appears—>Mary—> “Jesus, Son of the Most High, given the throne of David, reign forever & ever”

Angel appears to the shepherd—> “find a baby in a manger—>Savior, the Christ, the Lord

Simeon & Anna=workers in the temple see baby Jesus—> “proclaim this is the One”

Magi appear—> “worshipped Jesus as Messiah”

John the Baptist; grown up arrives on the scene “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world

God Himself proclaims Jesus as Messiah; baptism “Behold My beloved Son who I am well pleased”

All this talk: “the Messiah, the One to defeat sin & death, the Savior of the world

Now comes time for Jesus to back up all that talk. Jesus will prove exactly who He is, what everyone had said about Him. This is Jesus’ final exam in the preparation for His public ministry

Jesus goes head to head w/Satan

Genealogy of Jesus

Tracks back to Adam

Story of Adam going head to head with Satan—>does not end well for humanity

Romans 5:19 “For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.”

Story ask this question:

“Can Jesus be victorious where Adam failed?”

“Can Jesus overthrow the curse and all it’s effect on humanity?”

And if Jesus fails—>sins≠sinless perfect sacrifice—>fails left in our sins—>left in eternal damnation

Definition of temptation

Temptation not a bad thing=proof that you are in the battling stage

Jesus was tempted Hebrews 4:14 “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.”

How do we put to death temptation before it transforms into sin?

“Full of The Holy Spirit”

So important—>don’t just jump past

Story bookended (begins & ends) Luke 4:14 “And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.”

Baptism story Luke 3:22-23—>Different beliefs

Why did Jesus need the Holy Spirit? (context)

Talk about indwelling

Is there a difference between indwelling & being filled?

Moment of salvation=all the HS we will ever receive

Illustration of faucet

Certain things we can do that will suppress the active work of the Holy Spirit in our lives Galatians 5:19-21

Studying Bible > gaining information—> character change

Be people of good character—>God delights in using

People full of the Holy Spirit

No one sins out of duty. There is only one reason people sin, “It’s going to feel good. Life is going to go better.” And that’s a lie. It is going to feel good (for a season), but the lie is my life going to go better. That’s the lie. Sin destroys lives. We feel drawn to sin by desire. There is only one way to fight desire. You can try to fight it in your own strength…and you may be able to succeed for a moment, while, but we will fail when we take on temptation in our own power. The only way to be victorious of temptation, sin, is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

How Do We Become People Who Are Full of The Holy Spirit?

Prayer

Ephesians 1:17-18

Ephesians 3:14-19

We ask God to fill us and to fill others with His Holy Spirit

Through faith

Acts 6:5

Full of faith and the Holy Spirit (go hand and hand)

Acts 11:23-25

Again faith and filling go hand and hand

Galatians 3:5

Question: How does God fill in fullness w/His Spirit?

By works of the law?—>NO!

By hearing with faith?—>YES!

We hear the Word of God (promises)—>exercise faith (we believe them)—>supplied w/the fullness

How do we get more faith? (muster it up….)

Romans 10:17

This is why we read our Bibles every morning

We want to be full of the Holy Spirit (hear and obey)

Temptation comes≠working in our own power

Working in the same power Christ used to overcome Satan’s temptations in the wilderness

Prayers before we go to God’s Word

Psalm 119:18

Psalm 119:36

Psalm 90:14

Self-Gratification

Satisfy you own desire above everything else, at all costs

The Temptation: turn stones into bread

How did Jesus combat—>recited Scripture

***All these temptations are done in isolation…no one knows…no one sees…no one will find out

Self-Glorification

The temptation: Worship me

How did Jesus combat—>recited Scripture

Self-Preservation

The temptation: Test God (God do this thing for me to prove You truly are God)

Example: robbing bank: God is you really are God keep me out of jail

How did Jesus combat—>recited Scripture