Jesus responded to Satan’s temptation by committing to obeying God’s Word. Understanding that our enemy knows the opportune time to tempt us, we must prepare ourselves.
Anderson University Chapel – March 5, 2025 // Luke 4:1-13
If you’re unaware of your opportune time to be tempted, realize that your enemy knows it.
Appetite (4:3-4)
Our enemy knows when, where, and how we are vulnerable.
Authority (4:5-8)
Sin comes from the audacious claim that we have the right to determine what is right.
Acknowledgment (4:9-12)
We take sinful shortcuts when we aspire for acknowledgment from others.
- Your standard will be inside you (feelings), beside you (culture), behind you (tradition), or above you (Scripture).
- God has not left us with unclear standards for belief and behavior.
- Don’t expect to win temptation’s battle if you are not armed with memorized Scripture.
- Don’t go to the devil for the things your Father promised to provide.
- Your enemy has a personalized plan to tempt you into sin (Luke 4:13) and then accuse you into irrelevance (Rev. 12:10-11).
- Jesus withstood temptation so He could take the place of those who could not.
- Jesus’ victory over sin doesn’t mean you should give up the fight.
Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.
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