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Lessons in Unit 3
C3.1 - Temptation by the Devil
C3.2 - Jesus Calls a Fisherman
C3.3 - Parable of the Seeds and Soils
C3.4 - Jesus Raises Jairus' Daughter
C3.6 - Mary Anoints Jesus' Feet
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Unit 3 • Lesson 1 • New Testament
Temptation by the Devil
Theme: Resistance
Biblical Basis • Matthew 4:1-11
After Jesus was baptized, the Spirit led him out into the wilderness where he fasted, going without food for 40 days and 40 nights. There the devil came to tempt him to prove he was the Son of God. But Jesus resisted the devil’s power.
Additional Text: Hebrews 2:14-3:2a
Lesson Prayer
Gracious Father, as you led Jesus into the desert by the power of your Holy Spirit, may we draw on that same Spirit in your times of temptation. Help us to put aside those things that tempt and distract us from your mission so that we might focus on sharing the good news of Christ. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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Memory Verse
The Devil said to Jesus, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, ‘Be gone, Satan!” (Matthew 4:9-10a)
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From Martin Luther's Small Catechism:
The Sixth Petition of the Lord's Prayer
And lead us not into temptation.
What does this mean?
God indeed tempts no one to sin, but we pray in this petition that God would guard and protect us from this, that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or lead us into false belief, despair, and other great and shameful sins, but pray that when we are tempted in these ways, we may finally prevail and gain the victory.