Mark 1:1-13

Hands up, every believer who faces temptation? All of
us! Hands up all who like talking about it! Not many.
Why? Too often it reminds us of our spiritual failures.
We think temptation is a sign of spiritual weakness, or
shows that we’re not saved! The truth? Temptation is
normal in the life of a follower of Christ. It happened to
Jesus. It will happen to you. Be prepared…

Popular Myths Exposed
• A good Christian won’t ever struggle with temptation.
• A ‘true’ Christian will be immune to sin’s enticements.
• If you are struggling with temptation, you may not be saved.

Jesus’ Ministry Begins: This Is God’s Son! (1:1-11)
• Deity declared (1:1)
• Prophecies of old (1:2-3)
• Prophecies fulfilled (1:4-8)
• Deity displayed (1:9-11)

Jesus Faces Temptation: What We Must Not Miss (1:12-13)
• The Spirit took Him there

• Jesus was tempted 40 days

• Wilderness and wild beasts

• Angels ministered to Him


“…the Spirit impelled Jesus to go into the wilderness…
He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan…”
Mark 1:12-13

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