Know Your Enemy
Luke 4:1-13
1.Know Your Enemy
2 Corinthians 4:4 “In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
2 Corinthians 2:11 “So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.” In other words, don’t get duped by the devil!
2. Know His Strategy
1 John 2:16 “For all that is in the world - the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life - is not from the Father but is from the world.”
Desires of the Flesh Pleasure “I want to feel that.”
Desires of the Eyes Treasure “I want to have that”
Pride of Life Pride “I want to be that”
3. Know Your Savior
Luke 4:1-2 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
4. Know His Strategy
Luke 4:3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.’"
Luke 4:5–7 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours."
Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
Luke 4:9–11 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’"
Luke 4:12 And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Luke 4:13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
5. Know Yourself
Desires of the Flesh PLEASURE I want to feel that. Desires of the Eyes TREASURE I want to feel that. Pride of Life PRIDE I want to be that.
