Sermon Notes – February 18, 2024 – I Shall Not Want
Part of Sermon Notes
February 15, 2024

Pastor Dave Bennett
Title: Preparing for Life’s Test
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Jesus, in the temptations He faced in the desert, gives us the questions and the

for all of life’s testing.

Questions that prepare us for life in Him:
What is my authority?
o


Can I myself?
o How do I build the spiritual muscle of self-denial?
 Think about those who have denied themselves you.
 Select a fruit of the spirit each week: practice and meditate on it.
on your interactions with others at the end of the day.
 Ask transformational questions.
Am I to God’s process?
o The Devil’s final temptation offered Jesus a short cut into personal glory.
o God is doing a work in you. You are on a with Him, do not fight, deny, or abandon it.

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Additional Scripture:
Genesis 3:1
Genesis 3:4-5
Mark 8:34
Philippians 2:3-4
Galatians 5:22-23
Psalm 24:1
Philippians 2:10-11
Philippians 1:6

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