On Feb 21, 2010, I preached to my wife Laura’s congregation in Marion, North Carolina on the Temptation of Jesus Christ – Luke 4:1-13.
This spoke to me – even though I was doing the preaching – and I think it may also be a blessing to you.
I offer it here for you and pray that the Holy Spirit will speak to you through it.
The Temptation of Jesus
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 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.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone.’
5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 So if you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.
9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
” ‘He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'”12 Jesus answered, “It says: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
Luke 4:1-13 NIV
010 Feb 21 – 27 min Sermon by Dr. Brad Long – Jesus’ and our temptations Luke 4:1-13
