I. TIME OF TEMPTATION.
A. After baptism in water.
B. After infiIIing of spirit.
C. After 40 days fasting.
1. Never immune to Satan's attacks.
II. NATURE OF TEMPTATION.
A. Lust of flesh.
1. Command stone to be made bread.
a. Hungry after 40 days fast.
2. What is wrong with that?
a. Acting out of will of God.
b. Abusing power of God.
3. "No temptation taken you but what is common to all man
or God with the temptation."
4. Our escape is by rightly handling word of God.
B. Misinterpreting God's word.
1. Christ answered with word.
a. Satan comes right back with scripture.
1. Misquotes.
2. Satan loves to misuse scripture.
a. Portions of scripture.
1. Just because they quote scripture.
3. Drinking poison, etc.
4. Christ again answers with written word.
a. Did not seek special revelation.
C. Lust of eye and pride of life.
1. All kingdoms of earth.
2. Entices with power.
3. His to give.
a. "What should it profit a man."
4. "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God."
Ill. RESULT OF TEMPTATION.
A. Commanded Satan to leave.
1. Satan did.
B. He won victory over enemy in own life first then able to give
to others.
1. Too many have not personally won the victory.
C. Bound strong man of house.
1. Started about to spoil it.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.