This document discusses spiritual warfare and resisting temptation. It begins by outlining the temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness regarding approval, ambition, and appetite. It then provides scriptures to help resist attacks in those same areas, as well as condemnation, lust, position/title, abandonment, and fear. The document emphasizes drawing power from God's spirit rather than our own strength. It concludes by asking what God is saying and what the reader will do in response.
2. THE BATTLEFIELD
Kingdom of God
Where
we
live
Present Evil Age
3. FATHER/
KING
OBEY/ IDENTITY/
POWE AUTHORI
R TY
COVENANT &
KINGDOM
4. FATHER/
KING
OBEY/ IDENTITY/
POWE AUTHORI
R TY
COVENANT &
KINGDOM
5. “Either you believe that you’re a child of God &
therefore authorized to represent Him in the place
He’s called you,
or you don’t.”
OBEY/ IDENTITY/
POWE AUTHORI
R TY
COVENANT &
KINGDOM
6. LAST WEEK’s THEME
You MUST be an active participant in
your own spiritual growth & in the
battle between your FLESH & SPIRIT.
7. LAST WEEK’s THEME
You MUST be an active participant in
your own spiritual growth & in the
battle between your FLESH & SPIRIT.
THIS WEEK’s THEME
In the battle between LIES & TRUTH,
“The SPIRIT of God will set you free,
the WORD of God will keep you free.”
- Joyce Wilson
8.
9. MESSIAH WILL SUCCEED
WHERE ISRAEL FAILED…
ISRAEL
- Set out from Egypt via the Red Sea;
- Declared as God‟s firstborn/favored son;
- Wander in the desert for 40 years;
- Grumbled for bread, meat & water;
- Worshipped idols & sought power;
- Tested God time & time again
10. MESSIAH WILL SUCCEED
WHERE ISRAEL FAILED…
JESUS
- Comes out of the waters of baptism;
- Declared as God‟s one & only Son;
- Fasts in the desert for 40 days/nights;
- Told to turn stones into bread;
- Told to commit idolatry for the
sake of gaining power;
- Told to test God, gain popularity
11. TEMPTIONS of JESUS
Approval
(success)
Ambition Appetite
(strength) (satisfaction)
12. LUKE 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
left the Jordan & was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness,
where for forty days He was
tempted by the devil. He ate
nothing during those days,
& at the end of them
He was hungry.
13. LUKE 4:1-13
The devil said to Him,
“If you are the Son of God,
tell this stone to become bread.”
(appetite/satisfaction)
Jesus answered,
“It is written: „Man shall
not live on bread alone.‟”
(Deuteronomy 8:3)
14. LUKE 4:1-13
The devil led Him up to a high place &
showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms
of the world. And he said to Him, “I will give You all their
authority & splendor; it has
been given to me, & I can give it to anyone
I want to. If You worship me, it will all
be Yours.” (ambition/strength) Jesus said,
“It is written: „Worship the Lord your
God & serve Him only.‟” (Deuteronomy 6:13)
15. LUKE 4:1-13
The devil led Him to Jerusalem & had Him
stand on the highest point of the temple.
“If you are the Son of God,” he said,
“throw yourself down from here. (approval/success) For
it is written: „He will command
His angels concerning You, to guard You carefully; they
will lift You up in
their hands, so that You will not strike
Your foot against a stone.‟” (Psa 91:11-12)
16. LUKE 4:1-13
Jesus answered, “It is said:
„Do not put the Lord your God
to the test.‟”
(Deuteronomy 6:16)
When the devil had finished
all this tempting, he left Him
until an opportune time.
17.
18. TEMPTIONS WE FACE
Approval
(success)
Ambition Appetite
(strength) (satisfaction)
19. LEARNING ABOUT
RESISTANCE
P = V/R
Power = Voltage (potential)/Resistance
20. LEARNING ABOUT
RESISTANCE
P = V/R
Power = Voltage (potential)/Resistance
Voltage = Spirit’s unlimited potential
21. LEARNING ABOUT
RESISTANCE
P = V/R
Power = Voltage (potential)/Resistance
Voltage = Spirit’s unlimited potential
Resistance = Barriers between us &
God‟s work in our life
22. SCRIPTURES TO HELP RESIST
THE ATTACKS of THE ENEMY
CONDEMNATION (approval)
“…there is now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus…
- Romans 8:1
“If anyone is in Christ, they are
a new creation…”
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
23. SCRIPTURES TO HELP RESIST
THE ATTACKS of THE ENEMY
LUST (appetite)
“…(the devil)…does not stand in the truth, because
there is no truth in him…for he
is a liar & the father of lies…” - John 8:44
“The Spirit of him who raised Jesus
from the dead dwells in you…”
- Romans 8:11a
24. SCRIPTURES TO HELP RESIST
THE ATTACKS of THE ENEMY
POSITION/TITLE (ambition)
“…whoever would be first among you must
be your slave, even as the Son of Man
came not to be served but to serve…”
- Matthew 20:28
“…in humility, consider others
better than yourselves.” – Phil 2:3
25. SCRIPTURES TO HELP RESIST
THE ATTACKS of THE ENEMY
ABANDONMENT
“God is our refuge & strength,
an ever-present help in trouble…”
- Psalm 46:1
“I will never leave you
or forsake you…”
- Hebrews 13:5
26. SCRIPTURES TO HELP RESIST
THE ATTACKS of THE ENEMY
FEAR
“…therefore, we will not fear…”
- Psalm 46:2
“…God did not give…spirit of fear,
but of power, love & a sound mind…”
- 2 Timothy 1:7
