THRU THE BIG BIBLE MATTHEW 4:1-11 “Overcoming Temptation”

Matthew 4:1 NKJV

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

Luke 4:1 NKJV

“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,”

Psalm 33:6 NKJV

“By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.”

Genesis 1:1-4 NKJV

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.”

Matthew 7:29 NKJV

“the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

2 Peter 1:20-21

“Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

I John 5:6-8 NKJV

“This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.”

2 Corinthians 3:17-18 NIV

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

Revelation 12:10-11 NKJV

“…the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…”

Matthew 4:2 NKJV

“And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.”

Matthew 4:3 NKJV

Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Matthew 4:4 NKJV

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

I John 2:15-17 NKJV

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”

CORPORATE PRAYER

I resist and reject every dark force that would seek to distract me from the abundant life that is God's gift to me in my Savior Jesus. 

I repent from all the lies that say sin will satisfy me.

I reject all compromise that leads me to see disobedience as desirable.

AMEN

Matthew 4:5 NKJV

“Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,”

Matthew 4:6 NKJV

…and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”

Psalm 91:11-12 NKJV

“For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.”

Luke 10:18-20 NKJV

And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.””

Matthew 4:7 NKJV

Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

Matthew 4:8-9 NKJV

“Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

1.The Devil can take you places. (High,mountains)

2.The Devil can show you things. (Kingdoms,World,in a moment of time)John 14:30,12:31 (The god of this age 2Cor 4:4)

3.The Devil can talk to you.   (Audibly, mentally, emotionally)

4.The Devil can you give you things. (Earthly authority)

5.The Devil can receive from you.(Worship)                                         

JESUS ANSWERS.... (He said).                                                  

-Get Behind me.                              

-It is written.                                     

-Worship the Lord your God.     

-Serve God only                        

Matthew 4:10 NKJV

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”

Matthew 4:11 NKJV

“Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.”

Romans 5:19

“For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.”

THE TWO ADAMS OF THE BIBLE

(Rom 5:19)

The  1st  Adam walked in the perfect Garden & ate whatever he wanted

The 2nd Adam walked in the wilderness and ate nothing for 40 days. (a picture of obedience to the law.)

The  1st  Adam chose sin

The 2nd Adam chose sacrifice

The 1st  Adam infected the world with sin

The 2nd Adam died for the sins of the  world

The 1st  Adam became a slave to sin

The 2nd Adam conquered sin, Hell & death

Luke 4:13-15 NKJV

“Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.”

Zechariah 4:6 NKJV

 ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.