Building God's Kingdom Together: A Kingdom Built on Hope

A message based on Luke 4:1-13:  Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days Jesus was tested by the devil.  Jesus ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished.  The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.”   Jesus answered the devil, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’ ”Then the devil led Jesus up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.  And the devil said to Jesus, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please.  If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”  Jesus answered the devil, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only God.’”Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and placed 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, ‘God will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered the devil, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”  When the devil had finished every test, the devil departed from Jesus until an opportune time.