Solus Christus - Part 2
The Temptation of Jesus
This Week’s Worship Songs:
Love So Great
Tremble
In Christ Alone
Week 1: The Early Years & Baptism
- The Humanity of Jesus
- The Humility of Jesus
Today: The Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4:1-10
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. 3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, 6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’” 7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.’” 8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the kingdoms of the world and all their glory. 9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.’”
1. The Trap of
Matthew 4:3
During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
The enemy knows our weakness.
Temptation starts with desire.
James 1:13-14a
And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires…
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2. The Trap of
& Adventure
Matthew 4:6a
“If you are the Son of God, jump off!
James 1:14b-15
…which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
The adventure of sin is short-lived and progressive:
Desire
Adventure
Death
3. The Trap of
Matthew 4:8-9a
Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the kingdoms of the world and all their glory. 9 “I will give it all to you,”
Genesis 3:1-7
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” 4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” 6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Temptation Sin Death
This is where the gospel becomes the best news ever.
We no longer have to cover ourselves…He covers us!
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