March 9, 2025

Faith in the Wilderness

Icebreaker
What's a "guilty pleasure" of yours that usually proves too tempting to pass up?
Discussion

1. Review Matthew 4:1-3. Why do you think "the tempter" waits until after Jesus has already fasted 40 days to begin his tests?
2. Review Matthew 4:5-7. Why do you think it was important for Jesus not to "put God to the test" in this way?
3. What is it that finally drives Satan away from Jesus during this encounter?

Application

1. Which of the tempter's three tests would you find easiest (and hardest) to overcome?
2. What impresses you most about the way Jesus responds to the tests?
3. What challenges you most about Jesus' responses?
4. How are you personally inspired or convicted by this passage of Jesus overcoming tests and temptations?

Prayer
Take prayer requests from everyone, then pray about the above discussion and any prayer requests.