The First Temptation – Matthew 4:2-4

In the next few weeks, we will spend our Mondays looking at the three temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4:2-11.  We will briefly study the elements of the temptations and also apply what we learn to our own lives.  The temptations are rich with application. In this first temptation we are faced with the foundational question: what is a temptation?  A temptation is a test designed to cause the one tested to stray from the Word of God.  In this first temptation, and in the other temptations, this...