Luke 4:1-13

Jesus was tempted in every way that we are, yet without sin. Where humanity failed ... where we fail, He succeeded. To endure temptation, we must look to the One who suffered and endured. We too can endure as we trust Him, learn from Him, and receive His help.

Luke 4:1-13

Christians live in a real spiritual war where temptation is strategic, persistent and personal. By examining how the devil targets Jesus and how Jesus responds, we learn how to stay spiritually prepared and alert to the enemy’s schemes. Even when we do stumble and fall into sin, the hope of the gospel remains: Jesus has already won the decisive victory on our behalf.

Luke 4:1-13

When temptation strikes, it rarely comes loud or obvious. It comes quietly, offering shortcuts, questioning God’s goodness, and urging us to take control rather than trust Him. Today we step into the wilderness with Jesus and witness the greatest temptation ever faced and the decisive victory that followed. Where Adam failed and Israel stumbled, Jesus stood firm, trusting the Father completely. This message reminds us that our hope is not in resisting temptation perfectly, but in resting in the faithful King who resisted for us and secured a victory we could never win on our own.

Luke 3:23-38

Let’s be honest, genealogies might be the most skipped over parts of the Bible. We perceive them as dry, boring and irrelevant. Yet it’s not without reason that Luke gives us his list of 77 names. Jesus didn’t come from nowhere. He’s the Son of God, breaking into human history with a long human lineage, come to save ALL who will believe in him.

Luke 3:23-38

At first glance, biblical genealogies may seem irrelevant, leading many readers to skip over

them. However, doing so is a great disservice to yourself. Why? Because every part of the Bible

is equally inspired by God. Every word, every page, and yes, every genealogy is intentionally

included for our benefit. Take Luke’s genealogy, for example: it traces the lineage of Jesus all

the way back to Adam, reminding us that no life is insignificant to God.

Luke 3:23-38

If you have done a Bible Reading Plan you know the feeling of coming across a genealogy in the Bible. At that point you have two options, 1. Skip ahead, or 2. Buckle up to butcher a list of Hebrew names for the next number of minutes. Yet, even these lists of names in Scripture are dripping with grace and preach the gospel.

Luke 3:21-22

Jesus’ baptism – an incredible act of obedience and humility, is a model for His followers. Baptism shows us that, through repentance and faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of sins, heaven is opened to us through Jesus, giving us communion with God the Father. We receive the Holy Spirit, who descends on us when we have faith in Christ. We hear the voice of God the Father, who calls us sons & daughters in union with Christ the Son, who loves us deeply and is pleased with us on account of His being pleased with his eternal Son.

Luke 3:21-22

At the baptism of Jesus, the Father and the Holy Spirit publicly affirm and commission Him for

His ministry to sinful humanity. Jesus’ baptism was not an act of repentance, but an act of

identification—He chose to stand with us in our brokenness. Because He identifies with us, we

are invited to identify with Him, sharing in His righteousness, walking in faithfulness to the

Father, and living as beloved children sent into our own ministry.