“Facing Life’s
Tests”
Are you facing a difficult test in
life? Are you going through a barren desert experience? A time where you’re not
sure what God is trying to accomplish in your life? How do you respond to the
tests of life? Do tests cause you to hold on to God a little tighter by faith?
Or do they cause you to flee in fear?
After Jesus’ baptism came the battle!
He faced a severe time of testing in the wilderness by the Devil himself. But
Jesus passed the test and defeated each of the Devil’s temptations with the
Word of God. Times of testing come to all of us. And in life’s tests, we too can
expect to face temptations just as Jesus did. However, we can also face life’s
tests with confidence when we respond to temptations as Jesus modeled for us in
Matthew 4:1-11.
This Sunday, February 14th at Carrollwood Baptist Church, we
will explore how Jesus defeated the Devil’s temptations and how we can face
life’s times of testing with confidence in Christ. All are welcomed to join us
at CBC as we continue our series, “The Jesus I Never Knew.” In this series, we
are exploring the pivotal events in the life of Christ, taking a closer look at
the Jesus we thought we knew.
Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. and we are conveniently located
one mile east of the Veterans Expressway at 5395 Ehrlich Road. For more
information, check us out online at carrollwoodbaptist.org.
This Sunday's Scripture passage is shown below.
Looking forward to
celebrating Jesus this Sunday!
Pastor Joe
Matthew
4:1-11New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted[a] by the
devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was
hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son
of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man
shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of
God.’[b]”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy
city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If
you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He
will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also
written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very
high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All
this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me,
Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels
came and attended him.
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
- Matthew 4:4 Deut.
8:3
- Matthew 4:6 Psalm
91:11,12
- Matthew 4:7 Deut.
6:16
- Matthew 4:10 Deut.
6:13
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