Sermons on Mattityahu 4:11:

Led By The Spirit ... To Be Tempted?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 22, 2017

Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted. The Word is precise in stating that He was led by the Spirit. Why does the Spirit of God lead anyone to be tempted?

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ But he answered, ‘It is written, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Just Tell The Devil No

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

Resist the devil

Just Tell the devil NO! Intro: Young woman--Man at the door--man returns with a knife--orders her to disrobe--- She says NO! NO! I’m a Christian and my God says NO! He says anything formed against me will not prosper. Leads the attacker to Christ. Text: Matt 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led out ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Influence

Contributed by Johnny Boatfield on Apr 28, 2017

FOCUSING ON HOW SATAN TRIED TO INFLUENCE BY TALKING OTHERS OUT OF THEIR PROMISE AND INTO TROUBLE

INFLUENCE • BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT INFLUENCE AND OUR TESTS WE TOOK LAST WEEK • ASK IF ANYONE WAS HAPPY ABOUT THERE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK • HAS ANYONE DONE ANYTHING TO CHANGE THEIR DAILY INFLUENCES FROM DAY TO DAY 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV) 33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 3:1-6, 1 Corinthians 5:33

Christ's Temptation

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Nov 14, 2015

Discussion on Christ's Temptation and how we can overcome temptations.

CHRIST'S TEMPTATION SCRIPTURE: *Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; Mark 1:9-13 INTRODUCTION: Retirement gives opportunity for meditation and communion with God; even they who are called to the most active life must yet have their contemplative hours, and must find time to be alone with God. But, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Temptation Of Christ Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jan 4, 2016

Jesus tempted in the wilderness just as we are, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life

I. Introduction A. It was the first camping experience for Jed. As soon as he had pitched his tent, he went for a hike in the woods. In about fifteen minutes he rushed back into camp, bleeding and disheveled. "What happened?" asked a fellow camper. "I was chased by a black snake!" cried the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Isaac: The Beginning Of The Cross Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Jan 5, 2016

Isaac is the first real reference to Christ. God did the exact same thing with Christ that He expected Abraham to do with Isaac.

From 1935 to 1962, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had a daily newspaper column in which she would write her opinion on various world events. Mrs. Roosevelt was a very talented writer and speaker, and many famous quotes attributed to her name came from these columns and speeches. Some examples ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-2, Genesis 18:9-12, Genesis 21:1-7, Genesis 22:1-13, Luke 1:26-34, Hebrews 11:17-19, Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew 26:38-42  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

(The Rumble In The Jungle)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 11, 2017

THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE IS KNOWN AS THE GREATEST FIGHT OF ALL TIMES IT TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 30,1974 A TIME WHEN SOUL TRAIN WAS ON TV AND DON CORNELIUS HAD EVERYBODY GIVING THE SAME BENEDICTION WHICH WAS PEACE AND SOUL

Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV) 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

I Don't Belong To This World Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 16, 2017

Series: Identity: Becoming Who We Are

“I Don’t Belong to this World” Series: Identity: Becoming Who We Are May 14, 2017 – Brad Bailey (Note: This message also coincided with Mother’s Day…so while the focus remained in this series on Identity… some illustrations were woven in which reflect the significance of mothers.) Intro Continuing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:8-11, John 17:15-18, John 17:17-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus: The Solution To Temptation Series

Contributed by William Jones on Jun 15, 2017

The conclusion to series of Biblical Characters that faced temptation. This is a brief look at how Jesus faced in the wilderness, in essence, the same temptations that Adam and eve faced in the Garden of Eden. We explore how Jesus defeated the tempter!

Hello and welcome back this morning to Church 360. I heard that the Ladies had a great time yesterday at the Brunch. Glad that you all had that time of fellowship together. Thanks to all the hands that put everything together for that event! Today we are going to take another look at the topic ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, Hebrews 4:15-16, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Tempted Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 26, 2017

Now Jesus is to be tempted by Satan. Could He have failed the test? No, He could not! If He could have fallen, then He would not be a sure Savior and God would not be sovereign.

Harmony of the Gospels -AD 27- Wilderness (2) Jesus Tempted (Psalms 91:11) Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13 So far the gospels have shown us that the Son of God came down to the earth to be born a human. He had a normal childhood, except He never sinned. He was baptized to identify ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The First Temptation Of Christ

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 31, 2015

Jesus was strengthened by his wilderness experience, and so are we. Jesus left the wilderness, called his disciples and started doing God’s work. We can also leave the wilderness and do God’s work, all the time being confident that we can face temptation.

Have you ever faced temptation in your life? Each and every one of us has faced life’s temptations at some point in time, and we are always faced with the issue of how we are going to face them. Even Jesus was tempted, as we have heard in today’s Gospel reading. We can be tempted at any ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Stronghold Beliefs Part 6 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 7, 2019

This message focuses on the belief that Christains should have that the Bible is the Word of God and is profitable for the life of every Christian.

Stronghold Beliefs Part 6 Scriptures: Hebrews 11:6; Romans 10:17; Matthew 4:1-10 This past week, in the United States of America, we celebrated the Fourth of July holiday. The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day or July 4th, has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, Romans 10:17, Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Used The Word To Fight Off Temptation Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 7, 2018

This message shows us how Jesus used the Word to fight off the temptations that Satan presented to Him.

INTRODUCTION’ • SLIDE #1 • When we are in a relationship with Jesus, one of the things we are told is to read the Bible, study the Bible, meditate on the things in the Bible. • We are told in sermon after sermon to spend time in the Word because it will benefit us. • Then we decided to spend a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pushing Through Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 4, 2018

In this second message of Getting Better at what Jesus said matters most we will look at our need to push through our insecurity so that we can love ourselves. Understand, it is hard to love our neighbor if we don't feel too good about us.

Pushing Through #GettingBetter (2) Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry. 3 Then the devil said to him, “If you are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-13, Matthew 22:36-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Porn Promises A Shortcut That’s Really A Dead-End Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 27, 2018

Using the Temptation of Christ as a text, this sermon examines how sex is a good gift from God, but porn tries to offer a shortcut to sexual satisfaction.

AN OVERLOOKED TRUTH: Sex was God’s idea and it is a good gift from Him. - Genesis 2:20-25. - The church often comes across as anti-sex. We talk a lot about what’s wrong with the way our culture handles sex. This sermon series largely falls into that category, so I’m not saying that there is no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist