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Introduction:
 ‘Temptation’- is a daily reality in our human lives
on this earth
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 No temptation has
overtaken you except
what is common to
mankind. And God is
faithful; he will not let
you be tempted beyond
what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will
also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
 Jesus underwent the temptation all his life and
came out victorious and sinless (Read Mark 8:11)
Hebrews 2:18
18 Because he himself suffered
when he was tempted, he is
able to help those who are
being tempted.
Hebrews 4:15
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who
has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he
did not sin.
Matthew 4:1
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days
and forty nights, he was hungry.
The Main Characters:
Jesus, the Devil and the Holy Spirit.
1. The Old Testament Testing:
1.1 Adam- Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-24)- Failed
1.2 Israel - Wilderness (Deuteronomy 8:1-20) - Failed
1 Corinthians 10:6
6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so
that we would not crave evil things as they also
craved.
1.3 Jesus – New Adam & Israel (1 Cor. 15:45) - Victory
2. The 2 Baptisms-Water & Spirit: (Matthew 3:13-17)
Why: …to fulfil all righteousness…
1. Jesus was baptized,
2. He went up out of the water (Read also Luke 3:21)
3. Heaven was opened
4. Spirit of God descend like a dove on him
5. Voice from heaven
(Read also 2 Samuel 7:14, Isaiah 42:1 & Psalm 2:7)
Matthew 4:1
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted by the devil.
3. Led by the Holy Spirit: (Matthew 4:1-2)
Matthew 4:1
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted by the devil.
Romans 8:14-15
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the
children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not
make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather,
the Spirit you received brought about your adoption
to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.
Luke 4:1
1 Jesus, full of the
Holy Spirit, left
the Jordan and
was led by the
Spirit into the
wilderness,
Galatians 5:16
16 So I say, walk by
the Spirit, and you
will not gratify the
desires of the flesh.
4. Wilderness Experience: (Matthew 4:1-2)
Matthew 4:1-2
1 Then Jesus was
led by the Spirit
into the wilderness
to be tempted by
the devil.
Wilderness:
Loneliness
Dryness
Suffering
Hunger
Deuteronomy 8:2
2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the
way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble
and test you in order to know what was in your heart,
whether or not you would keep his commands.
Galatians 1:17
17 I did not go up to
Jerusalem to see
those who were
apostles before I
was, but I went
into Arabia. Later
I returned to Damascus.
5. Tempted by the Devil: (Matthew 4:1-2)
Luke 4:2
2 where for forty
days he was tempted
by the devil. He ate
nothing during those
days, and at the end
of them he was hungry.
Mark 1:13
13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being
tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and
angels attended him.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
5 …I was afraid that in
some way the tempter
had tempted you and
that our labours might
have been in vain.
2 Corinthians 2:10-11
10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have
forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have
forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11 in order
that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not
unaware of his schemes.
Conclusion:
 Jesus was tempted but
he was victorious by the
power of the Holy Spirit.
 The Devil continues
to do his full time job of
tempting people to sin
even today.
 Are we equipped?
Questions for Small Group Discussion:
1. What are common
temptations that
we face in our
modern world
today?
2. How can we be
prepared to face
these trials?
(Luke 4:1;
2 Cor. 2:11)