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1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around 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 had ended, He became hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.’
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5 And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of bthe world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
7 “Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.”
8 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’ ”
9 And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;
10 for it is written,
‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,’
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‘ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP,
SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’ ”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’ ”
13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
Luke 4:14
Introduction
Welcome to the first Spring Fountain Church Retreat.
From what I know, all of us have lived a quite busy life before coming here.
Some of you have graduated, and for most of us, our semesters are over, meaning you all had a heavy set of responsibilities.
Our home, the Bay Area has been changing at a fast pace, and the city is becoming overpopulated,
I hope all of us can find the next few days as an opportunity to have our lives charged, ready to live our regular lives filled with the Spirit of God.
I’m going to ask you two main questions, and take some time to picture the answers best you can in your mind.
What did your life look like before you came here?
Busy?
Stressful?
Restless?
Was it peaceful?
What made you happy?
What made you sad?
What made you angry?
Where was God in your life?
Did you feel his presence each day?
What was your life purpose?
What will your life look like when you go back home?
Vacation?
Time-off?
Binge on entertainment?
Summer-programs?
Traveling?
Summer school?
Work?
Will you be happy, sad, angry, frustrated, peaceful?
How will it be different than when you first came?
In the Westminster Shorter Catechism, the first question asks, “What is the chief end of man?” Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Have you been glorifying God in your life?
Have you been enjoying him everyday, even in the most stressful moments, or when other good things came up in life?
How can you glorify God in your life?
Do you know how?
What does it look like?
Do you have to pray for five hours everyday?
Read 10 chapters of the Bible each day?
In today’s passage, Jesus glorifies God in perfectness as a man, and we can see how we, as humans can glorify God.
Jesus defeated all the temptations of Satan and glorified God by reflecting his treasuring of God as the most precious being.
We must take note, that Jesus’ temptation was directly after the Baptism of Jesus.
When John the Baptist was baptizing people with water, Jesus insisted that he be baptized by John.
When Jesus was baptized, the “Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove.
And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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Luke 4
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil.
He was full of what?
The Holy Spirit, and who led him to the wilderness? the wilderness.
For how long?
For 40 days!
Without the Holy Spirit, you cannot glorify God.
Holy Spirit
13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you
When you believe and receive Jesus Christ that he is the Son of God, and has been raised from the dead, you will become the child of God, and the Holy Spirit will enter you.
(; Corinthians 3:16)
But even if you have the Holy Spirit, you need be “Filled with the Spirit”.
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What happens when you are full of the Holy Spirit?
Let’s see what happened to Jesus who was most and completely filled with the Holy Spirit.
In His greatest physical needs, Jesus depended on God as the source of Life.
How many days can a man live without food?
Reports say that after 45 days, deaths can occur.
In the greatest physical need to live, Jesus depended His life on God, more than food.
Jesus didn’t eat for 40 days.
His physical body was near death, and as we know, the body cannot survive without food.
And the devil comes to tempt him, saying “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
But Jesus answers, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone’”.
It was Adam and Eve, desiring
Was Satan wrong?
No! Jesus is the Son of God, and he has the powers to turn stone into bread, he is the Creator!
Then why does Jesus answer him this way?
It is because, living for oneself, apart from the relationship with God, is a self-centered life.
Is it wrong to eat?
Not at all, what is at stake, is when a person longs to eat without ever wanting God.
This is Sin.
God is our source of life, and only he can truly sustain and satisfy our lives.
Jesus knew this, and denied his own physical needs.
It’s not that he was God and didn’t actually need food.
Remember how he died helplessly on the cross?
He denied even his physical needs when His need for the relationship with God was at stake.
I asked you some questions before, and the reason I asked was to help you think, “What am I living for?”
All the things you do, working, going to school, studying, preparing for a good career, having a great family, home, car, financial income, and reputation.
Why do you do it?
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