A message from Luke 4:1-12 and Matthew 16:21-27

2. 1st
Reading – Luke 4 v.1 – 12
The Temptation of Jesus Christ
Stones to Bread –
- Instant Self-gratification
Throw yourself from the Temple –
- Self-glorification

3. V.5-7 The devil led him up to a high
place and showed him in an instant
all the kingdoms of the world.
And he said to him, “I will give you
all their authority and splendour,
for it has been given to me, and I
can give it to anyone I want to. “

4. all the kingdoms
all their authority and splendour
Power and control
- - - by oppression
So, if you worship me, it will all be yours.

5. Jesus answered
v.8 “It is written: ‘Worship the lord
your God and serve him only.’”
Phil.2 v.8 - He humbled himself and
became obedient to death – even
death on a cross.
He humbled himself

6. 2nd
Reading – Matt.16 v.21 – 27
Matt.16 v.16 Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God.”
v.21 From that time Jesus began to
explain to his disciples that he must
go to Jerusalem and suffer many
things at the hands of the elders,
chief priests and teachers of the
law, and that he must be killed and

7. Peter took him aside and began to
rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said.
“This shall never happen to you!”
Choice – “all their authority and
splendour.”
Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get
behind me, Satan! You are a
stumbling block to me: you do not
have in mind the things of God, but
the things of men.”He humbled himself

8. Heb.12 v.2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him
endured the cross, scorning its
shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God.
v.24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“If anyone would come after me, he
must deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me. For whoever
wants to save his life will lose it, but

9. “What good will it be for a man if he
gains the whole world, yet forfeits
his soul? Or what can a man give in
exchange for his soul?
For the Son of man is going to come
in his Father’s glory with his angels,
and he will reward each person
according to what he has done.

10. “What good will it be for a man if he
gains
the whole world, yet forfeits his
soul? Or
What can a man give in exchange
for his soul?
“all their authority and splendour.”
He humbled himself

11. John 3 v.16 For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life.
v.17 For God did not send his Son
into the world to condemn the
world, but to save the world through
him.

12. Luke 9 v.25 What good is it for a man
to gain the whole world, and yet
lose or forfeit his very self?
This body isn’t going to heaven.
I.Q.- - - - - - nor is my brain
Creativity
E.Q.

13. Love the Lord thy God
Love thy neighbour
Love one another
1 Cor.13 v.1 – 3 If I speak in the
tongues of men and angels, but
have not love, I am only a
resounding gong or a clanging

14. If I have the gift of prophecy and
can fathom all mysteries and all
knowledge, and have a faith that
can move mountains, but have not
love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor
and surrender my body to the
flames, but have not love, I gain
nothing.
The opposite of love is not hate but
indifference.

15. Remain in me
Live by the Spirit
The fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness
and self-control.

17. “all their authority and splendour.”
He humbled himself
Luke 9 v.25 What good is it for a man
to gain the whole world, and yet
lose or forfeit his very self?