Todays Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

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IF ONLY I had this car, THEN I would be happy.

The Temptation of Christ The Gospel of Luke 4:1-13 1 2 3

Doubt | Deal | Demand

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan...

Luke 4:1-2

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days...

Luke 4:1-2

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....

Luke 4:1-2

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Do I have to believe in the devil to be a Christian?

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The Signicance of the Temptations by the Devil The entire plan of our salvation is at stake.

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And he ate nothing during those those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry....

Luke 4:2-3

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And he ate nothing during those those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God...

Luke 4:2-3

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And he ate nothing during those those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
Luke 4:2-3

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And Jesus answered him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, [but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. ]
[Deuteronomy 8:3]

[Matthew 4:4]

Luke 4:4

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...one who was TEMPTED in every way AS WE ARE....

~ Hebrews 4:15

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...because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to HELP those who are being tempted.
~ Hebrews 2:18

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And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of world in a moment of time....

Luke 4:5

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and said to him, To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I will give it to whom I will....

Luke 4:5-6

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Ask of me, and I will make the nations YOUR HERITAGE, and the ends of the earth YOUR POSSESSION.
~ Psalm 2:8

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If you, then, will worship me, it will be yours.

Luke 4:7

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WITH TEMPTATION, there are always STRINGS ATTACHED.

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And Jesus answered him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
[Deuteronomy 6:13]

Luke 4:8

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And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here....

Luke 4:9

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for it is written, He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you, and On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
[Psalm 91:11-12]

Luke 4:10-11

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And Jesus answered him, It is said, You shall not put the Lord God to the test.
[Deuteronomy 6:16]

Luke 4:12

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And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Luke 4:13

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Important Question Why does Luke include this story in his historical biography of Jesus?

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Before God asks you to battle any temptation, He invites you to grasp the signicance of Jesus battling temptation for you.

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ASSESS DETERMINE INDWELL

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1 ASSESS your TEMPTATIONS

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2 DETERMINE to BATTLE WELL

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3 INDWELL the STORY

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Darren Ball: http://www.ickr.com/photos/53611153@N00/3234691193/ Lanzen: http://www.ickr.com/photos/32565486@N00/5980423161/ [martin]: http://www.ickr.com/photos/13597419@N00/4081569150/

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