Series: Temptation

How Christ Conquered the Tempter and What We Can Learn from His Victory

April 7, 2013 • Luke 4:1-13

While everyone in the world knows the experience of being enticed to do wrong, the Bible tells us that as Christians we are subject to an even more intensive battle with temptation. We have a spiritual enemy who works overtime to try to lure us to sin. At the outset of his public ministry, Jesus confronted our tempter head on. Christ’s righteous response was not only an important component of God’s redemptive plan, it also provides us with a very practical template to help us become more adept at resisting temptation in our everyday lives.

Our Enticements & Christ's Sinlessness

June 16, 2025April 7, 2013 Luke 4:1-2

The incarnate Christ faced temptations to sin, winning for us a transferable life of holy human choices, as well as providing for us a pattern for fighting our own temptations.

Curbing Your Appetites

June 16, 2025April 14, 2013 Luke 4:2-4

We must be vigilant to the ways our legitimate desires are exploited to entice us to disregard God’s promised provision so we’ll pursue unbiblical means of satisfaction.

Managing Your Ambitions

June 16, 2025April 21, 2013 Luke 4:5-8

We need to guard against Satan’s incessant temptation to have us seek greatness at the wrong time, in the wrong way, and for the glory of the wrong person.

Guarding Your Assumptions

June 16, 2025April 28, 2013 Luke 4:9-13

We must be careful not to abuse the promises of God’s word by using them as a rationalization for violating or avoiding another aspect of God’s word.

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