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Published: June 14, 2013, 2:46 a.m.

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Luke: You\\u2019ve heard the stories, now experience the power of these stories as we take an in depth look at the gospel according to Luke.

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Title of Message:\\xa0 The Temptation

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(James 1:13-14) (NIV) When tempted, no one should say, \\u201cGod is tempting me.\\u201d For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.

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(James 1:15-16) (NIV) Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don\\u2019t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.

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(Luke 4:1-2) (NIV) Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.

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(Luke 4:2-4) (NIV) He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, \\u201cIf you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.\\u201d Jesus answered, \\u201cIt is written: \\u2018Man shall not live on bread alone.\\u2019\\u201d

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(Luke 4:5-8) (NIV) The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, \\u201cI will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. ^\\xa0If you worship me, it will all be yours.\\u201d Jesus answered, \\u201cIt is written: \\u2018Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.\\u2019\\u201d

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(Luke 4:9-12) (NIV) The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. \\u201cIf you are the Son of God,\\u201d he said, \\u201cthrow yourself down from here. For it is written: \\u201c\\u2018He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.\\u2019\\u201d Jesus answered, \\u201cIt is said: \\u2018Do not put the Lord your God to the test.\\u2019\\u201d

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(Luke 4:13-14) (NIV) When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.

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The Top Temptations:

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Temptation toward something good.

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(Luke 4:2-4) (NIV) He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, \\u201cIf you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.\\u201d Jesus answered, \\u201cIt is written: \\u2018Man shall not live on bread alone.\\u2019\\u201d

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(Luke 4:5) (NIV) The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Temptation to Instant Gratification

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(Luke 4:12) (NIV) Jesus answered, \\u201cIt is said: \\u2018Do not put the Lord your God to the test.\\u2019\\u201d\\xa0

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(1 John 2:16) (NIV) For everything in the world\\u2014the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life\\u2014comes not from the Father but from the world.

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Temptation for Security

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(2 Corinthians 2:10-11) (NIV) I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

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Leaving Temptation in the Spirit

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 When am I tempted?\\xa0

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What is my temptation?

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Who is with me when I\\u2019m tempted?

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