2 | Temptation and Ministry of Jesus | The Life and Message of Jesus
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VISION
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[ Begin with sharing for one or two minutes the purpose behind discipleship. You can do this by answering the question, "What is discipleship and why do we do it?", by sharing a Scripture about discipleship (such as Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 2:2, etc.), or asking them to share in their own words why they think discipleship is important ]
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FELLOWSHIP
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1) What is a high and a low in your life since the last time we met?
2) What is something God has been highlighting to you since the last time we met?
3) How did it go applying your obedience step from the last time we met?
4) Is there any sin you need to bring to the light so that God can bring healing in that area?
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LUKE 4:1-22
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The Temptation of Jesus
1 Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory, for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want.
7 Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.”
8 Jesus replied to him, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
9 And he brought Him into Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;
10 for it is written:
‘He will give His angels orders concerning You, to protect You,’
11 and,
‘On their hands they will lift You up,
So that You do not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been stated, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 And so when the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
Jesus’ Public Ministry
14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region.
15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.
16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
17 And the scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. And He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
19 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
20 And He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all the people in the synagogue were intently directed at Him.
21 Now He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 And all the people were speaking well of Him, and admiring the gracious words which were coming from His lips; and yet they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
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DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS
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1) What does this passage say about God?
2) What does this passage say about people?
3) How can we obey this passage?
4) Is the Holy Spirit bringing anyone to mind that you can share the truths of this passage with?
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PRAYER AND CLOSE
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1) How can I be praying for you this week?
2) [ Pray for one another based on each persons' obedience steps from the passage, as well as their prayer requests ]