Jesus Is Tempted by the Devil

Speaker: Rev. Thomas R. Zehnder


Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 26:1–11, Romans
10:8b–13, & Luke 4:1–13


Service Summary: The First Sunday in Lent begins
with the temptation of Jesus. Alone in the wilderness, Jesus
faces the temptations of the devil, who tries to use God’s own
Word to entrap Jesus. The collect reminds us that we are also
walking through the wilderness of this world, taunted and tempted
by the devil, who still uses God’s Word to entrap us. Jesus does
not simply show us how to resist but reveals that our strength
lies in the same Word of God. In Christ, we stand strong against
the wiles of the devil and, when and if we fall, we find refuge
in Christ to be forgiven and restored.