The Temptation of Jesus

Memory verse. Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” 7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’” 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

1. Who is the tempter in Matthew 4:3?

2. The tempter starts out his question to Jesus saying this. “If you are the Son of God”. How is this statement the tempter makes to Jesus and the statement the tempter makes to Eve in the Garden of Eden the same?Genesis 3:1

3. What would happen if Jesus would turn the stones into bread? Would He be trusting in His Father for daily bread?

4. How would this be breaking the 1st Commandment?

5. The tempter said ““All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Does the tempter have the authority to do the things he promises?

6. What does Jesus say in Matthew 4:4 that man should live by?

7. Where do we find this Word of God? 1. ______________

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16

2. _______________

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17

The Great Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40

Memory work

Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

1. Who were the Pharisees and the Sadducees?

2. Why did they gather together against Jesus?

3. When do people have “other gods?” LSC question 21 (not page 21)

4. What are some false gods you have?

5. What are some false gods you (parents) have?

6. What does it mean to fear God? LSC question 22

7. What does it mean to love God? LSC question 22

8. What does it mean to trust God? LSC 22

Daniel 3

Because of the length of this reading please use your Bible or (click here)

Memory work. Daniel 3: 16-17

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

1. What will happen if Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego do not bow down and worship the golden image?

1. What will happen if Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego do not bow down and worship the golden image?

2. How did they answer the king? Daniel 3:17

3. Who was walking around in the fire with Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego?

4. When the men came out of the fire they did not even smell like smoke!! Daniel 3:27 How did this happen?

5. Daniel 3:16-17Where was their trust?

6. What false gods does the world tell us to bow down and worship?

7. What are some of the consequences if we do not fall down and worship the false gods the world holds up?