When challenged to give in to other powers, Jesus stays firm in his identity. When we are challenged, do we remember whose we are?
Worship this week with Holy Communion:
Saturday – 5:00 p.m. in the chapel
Sunday – 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:30 a.m. Sunday School, Adult Bible Study on Matthew, Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship
Devotions for this week: TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNESS
SHARE: What was a high point of your day? What was a low point?
READ: Read the following daily readings to deepen your understanding
Monday, Psalm 91:9-12, Psalm
Tuesday, Genesis 1:26-27, Creation of Humanity
Wednesday, Genesis 3:1-7, Temptation in the Garden of Eden
Thursday, Deuteronomy 8:1-10, A Warning from God
Friday, Matthew 4:18-22, Jesus Calls the First Disciples
Saturday, Matthew 4:23-25, Jesus Ministers to Crowds of People
(Go to clergystuff.com/daily-devotions for devotions on the daily readings.)
TALK: Consider some of these ideas: 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, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:3-4)
- How does a community come to agreement about which laws, rules, or norms are to be followed? Which rules or norms are unique to your setting? How are they followed? How are they enforced?
- What tempts you the most? How can your faith help you resist temptation?
- For the littles: Which is harder to resist… a sweet treat or staying up past bedtime? God can help you resist both!
PRAY: O Lord, your son did not succumb to temptation under the most extreme duress. May we show even a fraction of his faithfulness, keeping our eyes on you and our hearts true to who we are. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
BLESS: May God deliver you from temptation. Amen.
