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Text Sermons : Chuck Smith : Matthew 4:1

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I. TIME OF TEMPTATION.
A. After baptism in water.
B. After infiIIing of spirit.
C. After 40 days fasting.
1. Never immune to Satan's attacks.

II. NATURE OF TEMPTATION.
A. Lust of flesh.
1. Command stone to be made bread.
a. Hungry after 40 days fast.
2. What is wrong with that?
a. Acting out of will of God.
b. Abusing power of God.
3. "No temptation taken you but what is common to all man
or God with the temptation."
4. Our escape is by rightly handling word of God.
B. Misinterpreting God's word.
1. Christ answered with word.
a. Satan comes right back with scripture.
1. Misquotes.
2. Satan loves to misuse scripture.
a. Portions of scripture.
1. Just because they quote scripture.
3. Drinking poison, etc.
4. Christ again answers with written word.
a. Did not seek special revelation.
C. Lust of eye and pride of life.
1. All kingdoms of earth.
2. Entices with power.
3. His to give.
a. "What should it profit a man."
4. "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God."

Ill. RESULT OF TEMPTATION.
A. Commanded Satan to leave.
1. Satan did.
B. He won victory over enemy in own life first then able to give
to others.
1. Too many have not personally won the victory.
C. Bound strong man of house.
1. Started about to spoil it.





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