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A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS, Part 1

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(Show/ talk about an awkward stage in your life) 

We all have awkward stages in our life. There is no way to avoid them! Discuss the mental challenges during that time. Even though awkward stages are not fun, they are important. 

When you are in an Awkward Stage as a young person you have 2 choices 

1. You can either remain in your Awkward Stage for the rest of your life and not grow past it.

 2. You can Know that it will not last forever and how one day there will be change! 

(Show pictures of you now/ talk about how you grew out of it) 

JESUS sees your awkward stage. He sees your inner struggles. He sees your weaknesses! He sees your hurts! But the Devil also sees your weaknesses and knows when you are going through something hard. 

But the difference is that JESUS is FOR YOU, meaning that he does not want you to remain in that tough season but he wants to guide you and show you the way past it!

 So what is “A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS”? Well it’s simply the VOICE of JESUS in the middle of a trial. Just like when we are in an Awkward Stage, 

when we are in the midst of “The Wilderness” we have 2 choices. 

1. We can choose to remain mad, bitter, and sad about what we are going through. 

2. We can look to Jesus and allow HIS VOICE to guide us through, so that we come out stronger than we went in! 

The Bible says that Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE. We are going to look to him today and see not only how to get through The Wilderness, but come out on top. 

Matthew 4:1-11 | “Jesus was taken into the wilderness by the Spirit for the Test.” Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of, “Since you are God’s Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.” 

4 Jesus answered with “It is written.” It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes being sustained by the word of God.

 5-6 For the second test the Devil took him to the Holy City. He sat him on top of the Temple and said, “Since you are God’s Son, jump.” The Devil provoked him by quoting Psalm 91: “He has placed you in the care of angels.” They will catch you so that you won’t so much as stub your toe on a stone.” 

7 Jesus replied saying “It is written” “Don’t you dare test the Lord your God.” 

8-9 For the third test, the Devil took him to the peak of a huge mountain. He pointed out all the earth’s kingdoms and told Jesus, “They’re yours—all of it. Just go down on your knees and worship me, and they’re yours.” 

10 Jesus’ refusal was strong. He rebuked him with scripture, “Worship the Lord your God, and only him. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness.” 

11 The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus’ needs. 

What we have to know is that Jesus our savior relates to the same temptations we face all of the time! Because he has been through them! 

Hebrews 4:15 | For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. So we are going to learn how he made it through the Wilderness!

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