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Slide 1: Compare The Voice with other popular translations: THE VOICE// THE MESSAGE// ESV// TNIV// JOHN 3:16-17 For God expressed His love for the world in this way: He gave JOHN 3:16-17 This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, JOHN 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, JOHN 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only His only Son so that whoever believes in Him will not face everlasting destruction, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God but will have everlasting life. Here’s the point. God didn’t send His Son into the believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world world to judge it; instead, He is here to rescue a world headed toward certain the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing ï¬nger, telling the world might be saved through him. through him. destruction. how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. holi ic • beautiful • sensi ive • balanced MATTHEW 4:1-11 The Spirit then led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by MATTHEW 4:1-11 Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the MATTHEW 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the MATTHEW 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness the devil. Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. After this fast, He was, as you Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was can imagine, hungry. But He was also curiously stronger because of His fast. And days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these so He was able to withstand the devil, the tempter, when he came to Jesus. the Devil took advantage of in the ï¬rst test: “Since you are God’s Son, speak the of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.†But he answered, “It stones to become bread.†word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.†is written, The Devil: If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread. Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘People do not live on bread alone, but on every Jesus (quoting Deuteronomy): It is written,“Man does not live by bread Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to stay alive. “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, word that comes from the mouth of God.’†alone. Rather, he lives on every word that comes from the mouth of It takes a steady stream of words from God’s mouth.†but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’†Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the Eternal One.â€* For the second test the Devil took him to the Holy City. He sat him on top of the the temple. “If you are the Son of God,†he said, “throw yourself down. For it is Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city, Jerusalem, and he had Jesus stand at Temple and said, “Since you are God’s Son, jump.†The Devil goaded him by and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, written: the very highest point in the holy temple. quoting Psalm 91: “He has placed you in the care of angels. They will catch you “‘He will command his angels concerning you, so that you won’t so much as stub your toe on a stone.†“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and they will lift you up in their hands, The Devil: If You are the Son of God, jump! And then we will see if You so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’†Jesus countered with another citation from Deuteronomy: “Don’t you dare test the and fulï¬ll the Scripture that says, He will command His heavenly messengers concerning You, and the messengers will buoy You Lord your God.†“‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the in their hands, So that You will not crash, or fall, or even graze against a stone.’†test.’†For the third test, the Devil took him to the peak of a huge mountain. He gestured Your foot on a stone.* expansively, pointing out all the earth’s kingdoms, how glorious they all were. Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the Jesus: That is not the only thing Scripture says. It also says, “Do not put Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the Then he said, “They’re yours—lock, stock, and barrel. Just go down on your test.’†Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,†he said, “if you the Eternal One, your God, to the test.â€* knees and worship me, and they’re yours.†will bow down and worship me.†kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give And still the devil subjected Jesus to a third test. He took Jesus to the top of a Jesus’ refusal was curt: “Beat it, Satan!†He backed his rebuke with a third you, if you will fall down and worship me.†Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your very high mountain, and he showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world in all their quotation from Deuteronomy: “Worship the Lord your God, and only him. Serve Satan! For it is written, God, and serve him only.’†splendor and glory, their power and pomp. him with absolute single-heartedness.†“‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’†Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. The Devil: If You bow down and worship me, I will give You all these The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took kingdoms. Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. care of Jesus’ needs. Jesus: Get away from Me, Satan. I will not serve you. I will instead follow Scripture, which tells us to “worship the Eternal One, your God, and serve only Him.â€* Then, the devil left Jesus. And heavenly messengers came and ministered to Him. HEBREWS 11:1-2 Faith is the assurance of things you have hoped for, the HEBREWS 11:1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in HEBREWS 11:1-2 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, HEBREWS 11:1-2 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and God, this faith, is the ï¬rm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. absolute conviction that there are realities you’ve never seen. It was by faith that It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our commendation. our forebears were approved. ancestors, set them above the crowd. The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The Holy Bible, TODAY’S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 2001, 2005 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society.




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