Matthew 4:1-11; Romans 6:23
Today we begin a sermon series on “Our Lenten Journey.”
Some Points from today’s message…
- The Three Temptations of Christ.
- The first temptation is for Jesus to turn the bread into a stone. This is about doubting God’s goodwill towards us.
- The second temptation is for Jesus to throw himself off the Temple, to be caught by God. This is about trying to manipulate God to do what we want. It could
- The third temptation is for Jesus to worship the devil in return for earthly power. This is about trying to seek our own short cuts to God’s goals.
- When we look at the bad things in world, see and hear evil at work, every time we listen to the news, it’s so easy to believe in a fallen world – and so difficult to believe that Christ has redeemed the world, that God has made everything alright.
III. But… God is able: able to help; able to save; able to redeem.