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47 Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore). “It is likely that Jesus was fasting to seek God and refrain from all distractions” (p. Fasting is when you choose to say no to food so that you can give all of your attention to prayer. Let’s talk about fasting for just a minute. Jesus ate nothing for 40 days.Īsk: How would you feel if you didn’t eat for 40 days? Hungry Jesus was alone, in the desert, and He had just been baptized. We can assume that He was away from other people. The word “wilderness” is often translated as “desert.” The book of Mark states that Jesus was “with the wild animals” (Mark 1:13). Say: Just as a sword can defeat a military enemy, even more so, God’s Word can defeat our enemy, the devil.Īfter Jesus was baptized, the Bible says that the Spirit “immediately” led Jesus into the wilderness. It is sharper than any sword that has two edges. This is what we’re going to learn about Jesus: Jesus used Scripture to counter Satan’s attacks. Satan tried to tempt Jesus right after Jesus was baptized by His cousin, John. Satan also tempts when you’ve just had a wonderful, spiritual event in your life. He tempts when you’re hungry, angry, lonely, tired. This is what we are going to learn about Satan: Satan is very clever. Say: Today we’re going to read from God’s Word that Satan tried to tempt Jesus in the wilderness, but Jesus resisted temptation by using God’s Word. Ask: Has anyone in this room ever been tempted? When you were tempted, was it hard to do the right thing?
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So, to “be tempted” means someone is trying to get you to do something wrong. Say: To “tempt” is to try to get someone to do wrong.
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(Ex: Not the temptation to eat cake when you were on a diet rather when you were 10 and your friend begged you to do his homework.) Bearing in mind the above Teacher Note, do not share a time when you “felt the urge” to sin, but when someone or something actively tried to persuade you into doing something sinful, as Satan did to Jesus. Teacher: Begin with a personal story of a time when someone tried to tempt you to sin. The significance of these temptations being offered to Christ, and His refusal to partake, is that Jesus remained sinless and therefore remained the perfect sacrifice, able to take on the sin of mankind on the cross. Christ’s temptation was an outward exposure to Satan’s ploys. Christ does not have a sin nature as we do. We have heard the phrase “the temptation of Christ” for so long, that we liken it to our own “feeling tempted” (an inward desire to commit sin). James 1:13 tells us, “God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone” (NIV). Note to Teacher: It is important to understand that Jesus was NOT tempted to sin - as in wanting to sin but just holding back the urge. Props: The Bible, a sword, a stone, a loaf of bread Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Main Point: Jesus faced every temptation that we do, yet He never sinned.