In Part 1, we discussed Jesus being led by the Spirit of God to be tempted. We discussed that Jesus prepared for 40 days and 40 nights fasting so that when the tempter came, he would be ready. We exposed the tempter’s short sightedness for not seeing how well Jesus was prepared and the things the tempter attacked. In Part 2, we further exposed the desperation of the tempter and absolute authority Jesus had over the situation because of his pre ...

In Part 1 of the Temptations of Christ, we discussed how Jesus went to fast to prepare for His temptations. We saw that He entered into those temptations strong even though His tempter perceived Him as weak. The first temptation was an attack on Jesus’s authority and an attack on His flesh. The second temptation was once again an attack on His authority and his flesh! Again we see the ignorance of the tempter to know how Jesus had prepared.  I ...

In Matthew chapter 4, Jesus goes into wilderness. He is led by the Spirit into the wilderness “to be tempted by the Devil”. I think this first verse of the chapter is extremely important. It indicates that Jesus knew His purpose for entering into this season. Jesus, knowing He was to be tempted, fasts in the the wilderness for forty days and forty nights. Fasting is something that really had been lost on our culture. We have all kinds of “fast ...

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One of my favorite parables that Jesus tells is the parable of the Sower. I think because the lesson has been so influential in my life, in particular on how I tell people about Jesus. The parable is told in Matthew 13: 3 - 9: 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did n ...

My biggest focus right now spiritually is being mindful of what comes out of my mouth. This passage from James illustrates the importance of our words. I have nothing super profound to say about his passage. Only that I continue to read it and and it continues to help me keep the importance of what I say at the forefront of my mind. James 3: 2-12   2) For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a per ...