The Irresistible Temptation

Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of God
Scripture

Mark 1:14
Mark 1:12-15

Sermon Week/Year

First Sunday of Lent,
B

Sermon Topic

Control,

Before Jesus began preaching the Gospel of God, He was moved by the Spirit of God to retreat alone into the desert for an extended period of self-examination. He was about to put His very life at risk for the sake of the Gospel of God. He was empowered by God to carry out His ministry but, in His humanity, He had to deal with the question of how to use that power. Through forty days and forty nights of prayer and fasting, Jesus entered into a profound experience of the Presence of God. At the same time, He was drawn into a deep experience of Satan, grandmaster of the misuses of power.

Three times the devil tempted Jesus…

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