“Temptation in a Quiet Place” - Luke 4:1-13

• Temptations that Christians face the most (Discipleship Journal)

1. Materialism

2. Pride

3. Self-centeredness

4. Laziness

5. Anger/Bitterness

   Sexual lust

6. Envy

7. Gluttony

8. Lying

• “Jesus unmasked Satan as He faced temptations.” (Philip Yancey)

1. Short cut

• “The devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.’” (v.3)

• “And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, ‘To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.’” (v.5-6)

• “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (Philippians 2:8-10)

2. Self-Significance

• “If you are the Son of God” (v.3, 9)

3. Overcoming with new standard

a. Spiritual Bread

•  “It is written…” 

b. Spiritual significance

• “And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’” (Luke 3:22)

• “The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that He may crown.” (Ambrose)