– over temptation –

During the 40 days following his Resurrection, Jesus revisited his teachings so his disciples would more clearly know him and love him and believe him. They were also meant to be an encouragement for them and to further prepare them for the time he would go back to his Father. A particularly eye-opening aspect of these teachings was that all Jesus did was an example for them, as his ambassadors, to follow.

Mark 1:12,13, Matthew 4:1-11, 26:53,54, 27:11-14, 39-44

1. Mk. 1:12,13, Matt.4:11-14 – Testing his __________________________________

2. Matthew 26:53,54 – Testing his _________________________________________

3. Matthew 27:11-14, 39-44 – Testing his __________________________________

This is the Divine exchange: he who knew no sin embraced our perversion; he appeared to be without form; this was the mystery of God’s prophetic poetry. He was disguised in our distorted image and marred with our iniquities; he took our sorrows, our pain, and our shame and birthed his righteousness in us. He took our sins and we became his innocence.
2 Cor. 5:21, Mirror
We are engineered by his design; he molded and manufactured us in Christ. We are his workmanship, his poetry. We are fully fit to do good, equipped to give attractive evidence of his likeness in us in everything we do. Ephesians 2:10, Mirror