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Temptations of Jesus: Dealing with doubt & despair

April 14, 2014 By Krisan Marotta

Temptations of Jesus |WednesdayintheWord.com

There is an enduring caricature that the successful Christian life is always happy: that if we diligently follow Jesus, then we will have a stellar career, a happy marriage with 2.5 perfect children and everything we need when we need it.  Eventually we learn that caricature is a myth, and understand why Scripture describes the Christian life with terms like waiting, suffering and trials.

This series examines the Temptations of Jesus with the goal of learning how to face waiting and affliction with hope, trust and endurance.

Resources: Gospel of Matthew

Genre: Understanding Gospels

For each temptation, we’ll consider

  • why is the choice wrong,
  • why the choice is attractive to Jesus
  • how does Jesus respond

1st Temptation: When God says no

Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 11, 2009


2nd Temptation: When God seems Distant

Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 18, 2009


3rd Temptation: When life is hard

Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 25, 2009


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