Temptations of Jesus

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Aim: To look at the temptations of Jesus

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Equipped for victory!

Jesus after being baptized (Lk3:21-22). After the lineage of Jesus shown from Adam to Jesus, from Abraham to Jesus, comes a time of proving the equipping and the victory in Him.
Jesus was equipped for victory for all righteousness is fulfilled in Him
Jesus was equipped for victory through filling of the Holy Spirit
Jesus was equipped for victory by the word of God in Him!
You are equipped for victory by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the living word in you!

Our Passage

Luke 4:1–2 NASB95
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.
Luke 4:3–5 NASB95
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.’ ” 5 And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luke 4:6–8 NASB95
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.’ ”
Luke 4:9–12 NASB95
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,’ 11 and, ‘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.’ ”
Luke 4:13 NASB95
13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
Any general observations in this passage?
Who led Jesus around and to where (v.1)?
Being filled with the Spirit, He was led by the Spirit to the wilderness (some say desert)
There are some simple facts (v.2), what are they?
Led around for 40 days
Tempted by the devil
Ate nothing
At the end was hungry
What was the first temptation (vv.3-4)?
Make stone to become bread.
What is the second temptation (vv.6-7)?
Worship me, I will give you all this domain and its glory.
What is the third temptation (vv.9-10)?
Throw yourself down, prove the angels will protect you as scripture says.
What was the end result of the temptations and Jesus response (v.13)?
Devil finished “every temptation,” and left him for an “opportune” time.

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