"RESISTING SATAN’S ATTACKS".
The 3rd great event in the earthly life of Christ was His Temptation. This event is perhaps one of the most vital as we seek to love and follow Jesus all our days. Why? Jesus met and defeated Satan as a man. And against the bleak panorama of the Judean Wilderness, we see this beautiful sight, a totally obedient servant who wins the battle because He obeys the Word of His Father in Heaven. So can we!
Satan, the enemy of God and man, is alive and well on planet Earth tonight. This evening, his silent invaders swirl through the air. All during our lives, they lurk around us as the infernal warriors of the Kingdom of Darkness. As Mark’s Gospel record shows, Satan’s attack is clear. Like hideous locusts, Satan and his demons swarm to nourish their horrible appetites upon the filth of spiritual wickedness. They find resistance only from those few and far between warriors of the kingdom of light. That’s right, you and me this evening are enemies to Satan and his hosts.
God’s Word assures us we are “more than conquerors through Christ”. As we enter the realm of spiritual warfare, let’s pray for peace. As we learn and grow, we will find Satan is a defeated foe, a weakened adversary, and a crushed enemy. We have victory through Jesus, who lived the perfect life. Jesus left the perfect example. God’s Word records the ultimate method for resisting Satan’s attacks – the model Jesus left for us. Tonight, that model is the 3rd great event in Christ’s life.
The Gospels build the Life of Christ around seven key events. Seven unique geographic sites, which together frame the entire earthly life of Christ! Remember them?
His Birth: Bethlehem
His Baptism: Jordan River
His Temptation: Wilderness
His Transfiguration: Mt. Hermon
His Crucifixion: Golgotha
His Resurrection: Garden Tomb
His Ascension: Mt. Of Olives
So, the Gospels may be distilled down to the seven highlights or key events in the life of Jesus. Those seven are His birth, baptism, temptation, transfiguration, death, burial, resurrection and ascension.
Tonight we will plunge into the 3rd key event in the life of Christ, His Temptation. Most importantly for us tonight, in this event, we learn the secret of how to resist the attacks of Satan like Jesus did.
As you turn to our text in Mark 1:12-13, let’s stand and listen to God.
Now with this event in our minds, may I give you a modern biography of someone who did not resist Satan’s attack? This biography is of a man who would be opposite our Lord Jesus. Jesus faced Satan and at every level as we will see, said NO to Satan. Adolph Hitler, our modern example, at every level said YES to Satan.
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