The Wilderness

The WAY Through

March 24, 2024

Main Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Additional Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 10:12-13, Hebrews 4:15, Ephesians 6:10-11, 1 Peter 5:8, Matthew 3:13-17, John 1:12, 14:6, Isaiah 53:5, Psalm 1:1-3

POINTS:

• Christians who are following Jesus will always have a “THEN”.

• If there is no wilderness THEN there is no real worship.

• The wilderness is war.

• Our enemy in the war is Satan. Not others and not ourselves.

• The name Satan means the one who attacks.

• Satan attacks us with doubt about our identity and purpose by doubting Christ’s substitution for us.

• The Father quotes Psalm 2 and Isaiah 42 when He speaks to Jesus at His baptism, therefore, Jesus can say “It is written” to Satan.

• The devil assaults Jesus’ substitution in the wilderness.

• Satan wants us to treat Jesus as an example, not a substitute.

• We are given the Word of God and the Spirit of God to help us fight Satan in the wilderness. IT IS WRITTEN.

• Temptation is always a conversation before it is a decision. Who will you listen to?

• The wilderness is an invitation to be satisfied with Christ.