Jesus is tempted
Jesus calls His first disciples
Doctrine: Salvation
Attribute: Omnipotent
Big Idea: God’s word is powerful
Opening Prayer
Music – “Through All of It” Colton Dixon
Recall: Quiz
Discussion Questions
First Day
Questions 1,2
Map Judean Wilderness and Jesus in the Desert
Second Day
Questions 3a,b,4a,b
John 4:34. “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.”
*****Sonja Hebrews 2:14-18
“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—
15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.
17 For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”
Third Day
Questions 5a,b,6,7
Temptation #1 (stones for bread), #2 (temple), #3 (high mountains)
****Josephine #7 1 Corinthians 10:13
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
Fourth Day
Questions 8,9,10a,b,11
**** Linda #9 Psalm 119:11
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Ephesians 6:17
“Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
***Sylvia #9 Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
#9 Breakout groups of 3 – 5 minutes- Share memorized scriptures to help when tempted
“You Do Not Walk Alone” Elaine Hagenberg
Fifth Day
Questions 12,13,14a,b,
Isaiah 9:1 “Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—“
****Mary John 1:35-42
Andrew, Peter, James, John
****Kristin John 1:43-51
Philip and Nathaniel
Sixth Day
Question 15