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Even Jesus was tempted to make the wrong decisions. But he had a secret weapon to fight the battle.

Before Jesus started his ministry of telling the world who he was and performing  lots of miracles, he went out into the wilderness to be alone and pray for 40 days. He also chose not to eat for 40 days so imagine how hungry he must have been! While he was in the wilderness, Satan appeared and started tempting him in different ways. Satan was taunting him saying things like, “Hey Jesus, if you’re really God, then turn this rock into bread so you can eat it.” or “Hey Jesus, if you’re so powerful, why don’t you jump off this ledge. If you’re God, you’ll be able to fly because angels will protect you.” Well, Jesus knew what Satan was trying to do. He was trying to distract Jesus from preparing for his ministry of saving the world from sin. But, Jesus wasn’t fooled. In fact, every time Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus would quote a verse from the Bible to tell Satan to go away. We can fight temptation in our lives, too, by remembering what the Bible says and obeying it.

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Key Points:

  • Before Jesus started his ministry, he went into the wilderness to get ready. Matthew 4:1
  • The devil tried to tempt Jesus and keep him from making the right choices. Matthew 4:3
  • Jesus fought the temptations with his secret weapon: the Bible. Matthew 4:4
  • We can use the Bible to fight temptation.

Memory Verse:

Deuteronomy 8:3 People do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. If your Mom had a jar full of some yummy goodies on the counter, what would you want it to be full of?
  3. Where did Jesus go to pray? What does it mean to fast?
  4. How did Jesus respond to Satan’s temptations?
  5. Read 1 Corinthians 10:13. Who is tempted? How does God help us to fight temptation?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the Life of Jesus series.