Remembering Baptism’s Word

Lent – Giving up self denial• 40 day period –Humanity– Struggle with sin– Jesus’ temptation

• Shadows of our Life– Spring Cleaning

Jesus’ First TemptationJesus’ Identity: Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,

returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

Jesus’ Challenge: Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”

Jesus’ Future: But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’”

Jesus Identifies with Israel

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

• Baptism

Baptized• Journey into water – Red Sea– “In the cloud and the sea, all of them

(Israelites) were baptized as the followers of Moses.”

1 Corinthians 10:2

• Journey into water – Jordan River– “and when Jesus also had been baptized…”

Luke 3:21

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

• Led

Jesus Identifies with Israel

Led • Israel – By a pillar of cloud…

By a pillar of fire• Jesus – By the Spirit

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

• Wilderness

Jesus Identifies with Israel

Wilderness

• Wilderness of Sinai 40 years• Wilderness of Israel 40 days

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

Jesus Identifies with Israel

Dependence of the True Israel

• Jesus’ baptism • Jesus’ leader (the Spirit)• Jesus’ wilderness obedience• Jesus’ dependent life

Jesus’ Challenge

Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”

“…and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “ You are my dearly love Son, and you bring me great joy.” Luke 3:22

Challenge of Temptation• Baptism’s voice – “You are my child in whom I have great Joy.”• Temptation’s voice – “If you do this, you will be my God’s Son.”

Challenge of Temptation• Baptism’s voice – “You are my child in whom I have great Joy.”• Temptation’s voice – “If you do this, you will be my God’s Son.”

Temptation causes us to depend on ourselves to prove that God is our Father.

Jesus’ Challenge

Jesus is tempted to go beyond baptism to a remarkable “deeper” experience.

- Dale Bruner Matthew

Jesus’ Challenge

Jesus is tempted to go beyond baptism to a remarkable “deeper” experience.

- Dale Bruner Matthew

Jesus relies on the Father.

Jesus’ Future

But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’”

Found in Deuteronomy

Jesus’ Challenge

• Jesus defined his life by listening to the Father…–Baptism’s Word – Your Identity is with Me– The Father’s Process – Struggle creates

dependence– The Human Experience – I have real needs

but only as my need for God is satisfied can I be satisfied.

Closing Thought

Jesus calls us to put our identity in the Father as we wrestle through the wildernesses of our life.

Application• Do some spring cleaning…