Series B – First Sunday in Lent – Sunday, February 21, 2021 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough
| Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough: |
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| 0:28 | the holy gospel according to saint mark |
| 0:30 | the first chapter |
| 0:32 | [Music] |
| 0:37 | in those days Jesus came from nazareth |
| 0:39 | of galilee and was baptized by |
| 0:41 | john in the jordan and when he came up |
| 0:43 | out of the water immediately he saw the |
| 0:44 | heavens opening in the spirit descending |
| 0:46 | on him like a dove |
| 0:48 | and a voice came from heaven you are my |
| 0:50 | beloved son with you i |
| 0:52 | am well pleased and the spirit |
| 0:53 | immediately drove him out into the |
| 0:55 | wilderness |
| 0:56 | and he was in the wilderness 40 days |
| 0:58 | being tempted by satan |
| 1:00 | he was with the wild animals and the |
| 1:02 | angels were ministering to him |
| 1:04 | now after john was arrested Jesus came |
| 1:06 | into galilee proclaiming the gospel of |
| 1:08 | god |
| 1:09 | and saying the time is fulfilled the |
| 1:11 | kingdom of god is at hand |
| 1:13 | repent and believe in the gospel this is |
| 1:16 | the gospel of the lord |
| 1:18 | in the name of Jesus amen |
| 1:21 | probably one of the most saddest things |
| 1:22 | i’ve seen as a Christian yellow |
| 1:24 | is a pastor this past week the news was |
| 1:27 | announced that |
| 1:28 | fred price the very famous televangelist |
| 1:31 | who was from los angeles that he died of |
| 1:34 | covid |
| 1:35 | 19. and the reason why it is so |
| 1:38 | sad is because this is a fellow who |
| 1:40 | taught in his |
| 1:42 | career as a prosperity televangelist |
| 1:44 | that |
| 1:46 | healing is guaranteed by god |
| 1:49 | it’s guaranteed all you have to do is |
| 1:51 | speak |
| 1:52 | the right faith-filled words and you |
| 1:54 | will be healed |
| 1:55 | that didn’t save him and i would also |
| 1:57 | note that as far as televangelist goes |
| 2:00 | he was one of these fellows |
| 2:01 | that very early on started showing his |
| 2:05 | wealth invisible signs he was one of the |
| 2:08 | first televangelists to drive |
| 2:10 | a rolls-royce in fact when called out |
| 2:13 | regarding the fact that he was driving a |
| 2:15 | rolls-royce which seems |
| 2:16 | kind of an odd thing for somebody a pat |
| 2:18 | who’s a pastor to be doing |
| 2:20 | he said these words he said that Christ |
| 2:24 | has left us an example that we might |
| 2:26 | follow in his steps |
| 2:30 | did Jesus drive a rolls royce |
| 2:33 | i’d seem to remember that Jesus borrowed |
| 2:36 | a donkey |
| 2:37 | when he went in his triumphal entry on |
| 2:39 | palm sunday |
| 2:40 | and if those circumstances had gone |
| 2:43 | poorly |
| 2:44 | Jesus would have been rung up on charges |
| 2:46 | of grand theft donkey |
| 2:48 | right this is a fellow who says foxes |
| 2:51 | have holes and |
| 2:52 | and animals have places to lay their |
| 2:53 | head but some man has nowhere to lay his |
| 2:56 | head right |
| 2:57 | so Jesus didn’t leave us an example of |
| 2:59 | living in opulence of |
| 3:01 | having it easy in fact that’s kind of |
| 3:03 | the problem there’s so many preachers |
| 3:04 | nowadays |
| 3:05 | who turn Christianity and the major |
| 3:07 | message of Christianity is it’s going to |
| 3:09 | solve all your problems |
| 3:11 | and Jesus is all about dollar bills and |
| 3:13 | lollipops |
| 3:16 | but he’s not we like lollipops though |
| 3:19 | and we make the boar kids the lollipops |
| 3:22 | are okay |
| 3:24 | but that’s not what Jesus is about in |
| 3:27 | fact we would do well to pay attention |
| 3:29 | to the passage that fred price twisted |
| 3:32 | as the his justification for having |
| 3:36 | a rolls royce that text does say that |
| 3:39 | Christ left us an example that we might |
| 3:41 | follow in his steps but listen to what |
| 3:43 | peter said in |
| 3:44 | proper context he said this in first |
| 3:47 | peter 2 |
| 3:48 | 19 this is a gracious thing when mindful |
| 3:51 | of god |
| 3:52 | one endures sorrows |
| 3:55 | while suffering unjustly what credit |
| 3:59 | is it if when you sin you are beaten for |
| 4:02 | it |
| 4:02 | and you endure it if you if you |
| 4:06 | sin and you’re beaten for it that’s |
| 4:07 | called punishment |
| 4:09 | and by the way you know we dads are |
| 4:11 | always tasked with the job of spanking |
| 4:13 | our children when they misbehave |
| 4:14 | and we’re totally lying when it say it’s |
| 4:16 | going to hurt me more than you i just |
| 4:17 | want to let that out you know |
| 4:19 | that that’s just not true but you’ll |
| 4:21 | note that there’s no |
| 4:22 | there’s nothing commendable about |
| 4:24 | suffering when you’ve done |
| 4:26 | wrong but here’s what scripture says but |
| 4:28 | if when you do |
| 4:29 | good and you suffer for it and you |
| 4:32 | endure |
| 4:33 | this is a gracious thing in the sight of |
| 4:36 | god |
| 4:37 | for to this you have been called and |
| 4:39 | listen to the words |
| 4:41 | because Christ also suffered for you |
| 4:45 | he’s left you an example that you might |
| 4:47 | follow in his steps |
| 4:49 | wait wait a second Christianity is not |
| 4:51 | about the easy life |
| 4:53 | no it’s not not at all and Christ has |
| 4:55 | less |
| 4:56 | left us an example for us to suffer |
| 4:59 | in a way that god considers to be |
| 5:01 | gracious and then he notes the gospel |
| 5:03 | Christ committed no |
| 5:04 | sin neither was any deceit found in his |
| 5:07 | mouth was Jesus’s life |
| 5:09 | easy no not at all |
| 5:13 | notice it was found in his mouth when he |
| 5:15 | was reviled he did not revile in return |
| 5:17 | when he suffered he did not threaten but |
| 5:19 | he continued entrusting himself |
| 5:21 | to him who judges justly he himself |
| 5:25 | bore our sins in his body on the tree so |
| 5:28 | that we might |
| 5:28 | die to sin and live to righteousness |
| 5:32 | sin isn’t your friend and by his wounds |
| 5:35 | we have been healed for you we’re |
| 5:36 | straying like sheep |
| 5:37 | but have now returned to the shepherd |
| 5:40 | and the overseer of your souls |
| 5:42 | so consider it in this light then as we |
| 5:45 | look at our gospel text today |
| 5:48 | our gospel text teaches us that Christ |
| 5:52 | after being baptized after hearing the |
| 5:55 | voice of the father |
| 5:56 | that says that the spirit immediately |
| 5:58 | drove Jesus |
| 5:59 | into the wilderness now a little bit of |
| 6:01 | a note here you’ll note that when you |
| 6:03 | read through the gospel of mark |
| 6:05 | it’s it’s kind of like listening to an |
| 6:06 | audio book at double speed |
| 6:08 | you ever notice that about the gospel of |
| 6:10 | mark everything happens immediately |
| 6:12 | all right so immediately this holy |
| 6:15 | spirit drove |
| 6:15 | Jesus out into the wilderness now we |
| 6:18 | have to do a little bit of work here |
| 6:20 | have you ever heard a bad sermon where |
| 6:21 | somebody says oh i’m getting a download |
| 6:24 | from god and |
| 6:24 | the spirit is saying that in the season |
| 6:26 | ahead that you |
| 6:28 | are going to uh you’re going to leave |
| 6:30 | your wilderness and |
| 6:31 | enter into your promised land and what |
| 6:34 | they’re talking about is like find a new |
| 6:36 | job you know or you know |
| 6:38 | things are going to go well for you |
| 6:39 | financially listen |
| 6:41 | that ain’t the promised land so when we |
| 6:43 | look in scripture |
| 6:45 | the wilderness is a type and shadow it |
| 6:47 | is something that we should pay |
| 6:49 | attention to |
| 6:50 | but it’s not about a current season that |
| 6:53 | you’re in or a dry season or whatever |
| 6:56 | it’s about the life we’re all living as |
| 6:58 | baptized believers in Jesus |
| 7:00 | think of it this way the children of |
| 7:02 | israel after they were set free from |
| 7:04 | slavery in egypt |
| 7:05 | they were baptized into moses first |
| 7:08 | corinthians 10 says |
| 7:09 | they crossed the red sea and they went |
| 7:12 | and spent 40 years |
| 7:14 | where in the wilderness that’s a |
| 7:16 | generation |
| 7:18 | before they entered the promised land |
| 7:20 | it’s kind of if you would a |
| 7:22 | map of the Christian life and so Christ |
| 7:25 | himself now does the israel thing he |
| 7:27 | goes into the wilderness so for us |
| 7:29 | we recognize then that a right |
| 7:31 | application of the wilderness for us to |
| 7:33 | consider it is is that |
| 7:35 | we are all in the wilderness presently |
| 7:38 | unless you’re in the graveyard over |
| 7:40 | there then you’ve entered the province |
| 7:41 | land |
| 7:42 | right this is the wilderness the |
| 7:44 | promised lands out there |
| 7:46 | you see that you see how that works so |
| 7:49 | and i know that we haven’t got much snow |
| 7:51 | this year but |
| 7:52 | hopefully we’ll pray for something it |
| 7:53 | won’t that our wilderness won’t be so |
| 7:55 | dry come spring |
| 7:56 | but you get the idea so we’re each |
| 7:58 | presently in our wilderness wanderings |
| 8:01 | and Christ he does the israel thing and |
| 8:03 | he is driven out by the spirit into the |
| 8:05 | wilderness |
| 8:06 | for what reason he was in the wilderness |
| 8:09 | 40 days |
| 8:10 | being tempted by satan |
| 8:14 | not even Jesus lived his best life now |
| 8:18 | and so you’ll note that he also like us |
| 8:21 | have been tempted |
| 8:23 | and he was with the wild animals and he |
| 8:26 | the angels were ministering to him so |
| 8:29 | then consider then |
| 8:30 | in this context the idea that we as |
| 8:32 | Christians are called |
| 8:34 | to suffer paul says that we should |
| 8:36 | rejoice |
| 8:37 | in our sufferings the Christian life |
| 8:39 | isn’t easy street |
| 8:41 | and because paul says that we are to |
| 8:43 | rejoice in our sufferings |
| 8:45 | martin luther actually pointed out that |
| 8:47 | when we are experiencing suffering |
| 8:49 | we should consider it to be a friend a |
| 8:52 | friend that is teaching us not to rely |
| 8:54 | on ourselves or our money or our talents |
| 8:57 | but teaching us humbly that we are |
| 8:59 | incapable |
| 9:00 | of doing anything apart from Christ |
| 9:03 | suffering is a friend that |
| 9:05 | teaches us to trust even more |
| 9:08 | in Jesus and so you’ll note that in this |
| 9:10 | regard that abraham the great man of |
| 9:12 | faith |
| 9:13 | was tested by god and it’s important to |
| 9:16 | note what our epistle text |
| 9:17 | said there’s a difference between |
| 9:19 | testing and tempting |
| 9:21 | james says it this way blessed is the |
| 9:23 | man who remains steadfast under |
| 9:25 | trial for when he has stood the test he |
| 9:27 | will receive the crown of life |
| 9:28 | which god has promised to those who love |
| 9:31 | him so when we face |
| 9:32 | trials of different types or when our |
| 9:35 | faith is tested by god |
| 9:37 | it is not because god is trying to trip |
| 9:39 | us up have us fall on our face |
| 9:41 | and for us to end up in hell in fact |
| 9:43 | when god is testing our faith |
| 9:45 | it is more akin to what a metallurgist |
| 9:47 | does with gold when it’s being smelted |
| 9:50 | testing the gold to get rid of the dross |
| 9:54 | whereas the devil himself throws |
| 9:56 | temptations at us and those are just no |
| 9:59 | fun but james makes it clear that when |
| 10:01 | we are tempted god is not the one |
| 10:02 | tempting |
| 10:03 | us god is not tempted nor does he |
| 10:06 | tempt anyone and so our temptations then |
| 10:10 | come from our own evil desires when we |
| 10:13 | are enticed |
| 10:14 | and led astray by our passions but note |
| 10:17 | here in genesis |
| 10:18 | 22 we have this interesting account of |
| 10:21 | god |
| 10:21 | testing abraham and asking him to do |
| 10:24 | something that makes |
| 10:25 | no sense because |
| 10:28 | god isn’t molech moloch is the one who |
| 10:32 | demands that you sacrifice your children |
| 10:34 | so what is going on |
| 10:36 | in this passage and you’ll note that |
| 10:38 | this had to be probably an extremely |
| 10:41 | painful thing for abraham |
| 10:44 | god tested him and said abraham he said |
| 10:46 | here i am |
| 10:47 | he said take your son your only son and |
| 10:50 | by the way that language should |
| 10:51 | cue you into the fact there’s something |
| 10:53 | deeper going on here |
| 10:54 | how many sons does abraham have at this |
| 10:57 | time |
| 10:58 | two right your son your only son |
| 11:02 | he has two sons two but god here |
| 11:06 | i think is kind of hinting at the bigger |
| 11:08 | picture of what’s going to happen |
| 11:09 | on that same mountain because mount |
| 11:11 | moriah is the place where the temple |
| 11:13 | mount |
| 11:14 | is today mount moriah the slopes of |
| 11:16 | mount moriah |
| 11:17 | are also the place where Christ was |
| 11:18 | crucified just outside the city |
| 11:21 | walls of jerusalem take your son |
| 11:24 | your only son whom you love go to the |
| 11:27 | land of moriah |
| 11:28 | offer him then there is a burnt offering |
| 11:30 | on one of the mountains of which i |
| 11:32 | shall tell you abraham rose early in the |
| 11:35 | morning saddled his donkey took two of |
| 11:36 | his young men with him |
| 11:38 | and his son isaac he cut the wood for |
| 11:40 | the burnt offering arose and went to the |
| 11:42 | place |
| 11:42 | of which god had told him on the third |
| 11:45 | day |
| 11:46 | always pay attention to that third day |
| 11:47 | stuff isn’t it amazing how often i have |
| 11:49 | to say that |
| 11:50 | when working through texts they’re there |
| 11:53 | for a reason |
| 11:53 | it invokes Christ on the third day |
| 11:56 | abraham lifted up his eyes |
| 11:58 | and he saw the place from afar then |
| 12:00 | abraham said to his young men |
| 12:02 | stay here with the donkey and |
| 12:05 | and come and i will come again to you so |
| 12:07 | abraham took the wood of the burnt |
| 12:09 | offering laid it on isaac his son |
| 12:11 | laid the wood on his son i seem to |
| 12:14 | remember that Christ carried his own |
| 12:16 | cross |
| 12:17 | it kind of seems like a dress rehearsal |
| 12:18 | for the crucifixion if you ask |
| 12:20 | me but it goes on and it says so abraham |
| 12:23 | took the wood for the burnt offering |
| 12:24 | laid it on his son he took in his hand |
| 12:26 | the fire and the knife |
| 12:27 | so the they both went together and isaac |
| 12:30 | said to his father |
| 12:31 | abraham my father and he said here i am |
| 12:34 | my son. |
| 12:35 | and here comes the awkward conversation |
| 12:38 | he said behold the fire and the |
| 12:39 | wood but where is the lamb for a burnt |
| 12:41 | offering |
| 12:46 | it’s difficult to imagine what’s going |
| 12:47 | through abraham’s mind at this point |
| 12:49 | now a little bit of a confession one of |
| 12:51 | my favorite times in my life |
| 12:53 | is when all my kids were past diapers |
| 12:57 | but not really teenagers yet it was so |
| 13:00 | much fun |
| 13:00 | all right they were crazy they were |
| 13:02 | awesome i mean the |
| 13:04 | the laughter the jokes the stories the |
| 13:07 | movies the games the puzzles |
| 13:09 | ah it was just amazing and i am |
| 13:12 | confident |
| 13:13 | that had god asked me to do this that i |
| 13:16 | probably would have failed the test |
| 13:19 | because i could not for a second |
| 13:22 | imagine having to take a knife and |
| 13:25 | plunge it into one of my own children |
| 13:28 | so what is going through abraham’s mind |
| 13:32 | here you’ll note even abraham his |
| 13:36 | faith and he is the man of faith his |
| 13:39 | walk is taking him down dark paths |
| 13:42 | ours go down dark paths as well |
| 13:45 | thankfully we do not have to guess what |
| 13:47 | abraham |
| 13:48 | was thinking scripture tells us |
| 13:51 | and here’s what it says in hebrews 11 by |
| 13:54 | faith abraham when he was tested |
| 13:58 | he offered up isaac and he who had |
| 14:00 | received the promises |
| 14:02 | was in the act of offering up his only |
| 14:05 | son |
| 14:06 | of whom it was said through isaac shall |
| 14:08 | your offspring be named |
| 14:10 | he considered that god was able to even |
| 14:13 | raise him from the dead |
| 14:14 | from which figuratively speaking he did |
| 14:16 | receive him back |
| 14:18 | and there it is abraham the man of faith |
| 14:21 | knew full well the promises of god |
| 14:23 | in fact his wife sarah long after |
| 14:26 | menopause had given birth to isaac just |
| 14:29 | as |
| 14:30 | god had said at the exact time that he |
| 14:32 | said that she |
| 14:33 | would conceive and bear a son abraham |
| 14:36 | knew full well |
| 14:37 | that when god says something is going to |
| 14:39 | happen it’s going to happen |
| 14:41 | and that same god who said that sarah |
| 14:44 | would conceive and bear a son |
| 14:46 | is the same god who said that from that |
| 14:48 | son |
| 14:49 | abraham’s descendants would be numbered |
| 14:52 | so abraham’s thinking was |
| 14:53 | well he wants me to offer him up well |
| 14:56 | that’s god’s problem because he said |
| 14:57 | that he’s |
| 14:58 | that’s the kid that my descendants are |
| 15:00 | going to be named through |
| 15:01 | so god’s going to have to raise him from |
| 15:02 | the dead |
| 15:04 | still not an easy proposition |
| 15:07 | but you’ll note that the promises of god |
| 15:10 | were firmly fixed in front of him and |
| 15:12 | abraham is held up by hebrews as the |
| 15:15 | great |
| 15:15 | man of faith the one who believed the |
| 15:18 | promises of god |
| 15:19 | and that’s the thing is that our |
| 15:22 | promises |
| 15:23 | right now in Christ are that through his |
| 15:26 | burial |
| 15:27 | death resurrection and ascension we |
| 15:30 | are reconciled to god by grace through |
| 15:34 | faith |
| 15:34 | Christ is the one who has made peace |
| 15:37 | with god |
| 15:38 | taken our sin died in our place |
| 15:41 | just like that ram that god provided you |
| 15:44 | know |
| 15:44 | remember isaac said where’s the burnt |
| 15:46 | offering and abraham said god himself |
| 15:48 | will provide |
| 15:50 | sacrifice and he did but god |
| 15:54 | provided all of us the sacrifice the |
| 15:56 | real one and that’s Christ |
| 15:58 | he died in our place so that be we can |
| 16:00 | be reconciled to god and our hope now |
| 16:03 | in our wilderness wanderings as we are |
| 16:05 | heading towards the real promised land |
| 16:07 | and the real promised land |
| 16:09 | is the new earth which he gives us as a |
| 16:11 | gift |
| 16:12 | that in this life we are promised by |
| 16:15 | Christ persecution |
| 16:17 | suffering temptation difficulty |
| 16:20 | and trial peter was not engaging in |
| 16:24 | hyperbole when he said |
| 16:26 | your adversary the devil is prowling |
| 16:29 | around like a roaring lion |
| 16:30 | seeking whom he may devour |
| 16:34 | that’s for sure that’s real and so |
| 16:36 | you’ll know we’re not promised like i |
| 16:38 | said dollar bills and lollipops |
| 16:40 | not now no we’re not promised the wealth |
| 16:43 | of the nations no |
| 16:45 | not now and so i always like to tell |
| 16:48 | adults that i baptize |
| 16:50 | i want to warn you ahead of time and you |
| 16:51 | need to be you need to expect this |
| 16:54 | that once you are baptized in the name |
| 16:56 | of the father son and holy spirit |
| 16:58 | that you should expect that the devil |
| 17:00 | and his entire |
| 17:02 | army of legion of demons are going to |
| 17:04 | come at you and come at you |
| 17:06 | hard have any of you all notice here at |
| 17:08 | kong’s winger |
| 17:09 | things are not exactly rainbows and |
| 17:12 | lollipops |
| 17:16 | right |
| 17:18 | that’s exactly what we should expect |
| 17:22 | and so Christ himself suffered |
| 17:24 | temptation |
| 17:25 | he had to endure it buckle up under even |
| 17:28 | he himself was slandered |
| 17:30 | and he bore up under when he was reviled |
| 17:32 | he did not revile |
| 17:33 | in return and so you’ll note that all of |
| 17:36 | this |
| 17:36 | then this this invoking of these |
| 17:38 | wilderness wanderings of these |
| 17:40 | difficulties these |
| 17:41 | sufferings and trials first corinthians |
| 17:43 | gives us clarity regarding them here’s |
| 17:45 | what it says in first corinthians 10 |
| 17:47 | i don’t want you to be unaware brothers |
| 17:49 | that our fathers were all under the |
| 17:51 | cloud |
| 17:51 | all passed through the sea all were |
| 17:53 | baptized into moses in the cloud and in |
| 17:55 | the sea |
| 17:56 | and they all ate from the same spiritual |
| 17:58 | food they all drank from the same |
| 17:59 | spiritual drink |
| 18:00 | for they drank from the spiritual rock |
| 18:02 | that followed them and that rock was |
| 18:04 | Christ |
| 18:05 | and so here you can see the typologies |
| 18:07 | now being brought forward into the new |
| 18:08 | testament |
| 18:09 | for us to consider nevertheless with |
| 18:11 | most of them god was not pleased for |
| 18:13 | they were overthrown in the wilderness |
| 18:15 | now these things took place as examples |
| 18:17 | for us so that we |
| 18:18 | might not desire evil as they did |
| 18:22 | so do not be idolaters as some of them |
| 18:24 | were as it is written the people sat |
| 18:26 | down to eat and drink and they rose up |
| 18:27 | to play |
| 18:28 | we must not indulge in sexual immorality |
| 18:30 | as some of them did |
| 18:32 | and 23 000 fell in a single day we must |
| 18:35 | not put Christ to the test as some of |
| 18:37 | them did and were destroyed by |
| 18:38 | serpents nor grumble as some of them did |
| 18:41 | and were destroyed |
| 18:42 | by the destroyer now these things happen |
| 18:44 | to them as an |
| 18:45 | example but they were written down for |
| 18:47 | our instruction |
| 18:48 | on whom the end of the ages has come |
| 18:51 | what temptations the children of israel |
| 18:54 | faced in the wilderness do we not face |
| 18:57 | those |
| 18:58 | same temptations we do |
| 19:02 | so paul then says this so therefore let |
| 19:05 | anyone who thinks that he stands take |
| 19:08 | heed lest he fall |
| 19:11 | don’t worry Jesus i got this |
| 19:14 | i got it all worked out that guy is |
| 19:17 | going to fall on his face |
| 19:18 | get out of the way so that you don’t get |
| 19:21 | caught up |
| 19:22 | in the tumble none of us are capable of |
| 19:25 | standing on our own strength |
| 19:26 | period and that’s the point of our |
| 19:28 | suffering |
| 19:30 | to drive us to our knees and say i can’t |
| 19:33 | do this god please |
| 19:37 | have mercy on me and help me and note |
| 19:40 | then no temptation |
| 19:42 | has overtaken you that is not common to |
| 19:44 | man |
| 19:45 | and god is faithful he will not let you |
| 19:48 | be tempted beyond your ability |
| 19:50 | but with the temptation he will also |
| 19:52 | provide a way of escape |
| 19:53 | so that you may endure it now if you’re |
| 19:56 | honest you’re going to say to me pastor |
| 19:58 | but um you see there’s these |
| 20:01 | temptations that even though the word |
| 20:04 | says |
| 20:05 | i wasn’t being tempted beyond my ability |
| 20:08 | that rather than |
| 20:10 | um go the way i should have i gave into |
| 20:13 | the temptation |
| 20:15 | what about me |
| 20:19 | well you’re in good company that’s all |
| 20:21 | of us |
| 20:23 | and so you’ll note then that in our |
| 20:26 | gospel text it says the Christ was |
| 20:28 | tempted in the wilderness and we know |
| 20:29 | from the other gospels |
| 20:30 | that Christ in weakness repulsed the |
| 20:33 | devil |
| 20:34 | and note then this hebrews 4 says this |
| 20:37 | since we have a great high priest who |
| 20:39 | has passed |
| 20:40 | through the heavens Jesus the son of god |
| 20:42 | let us hold fast to our confession |
| 20:45 | for we do not have a high priest who is |
| 20:47 | unable to sympathize with our weaknesses |
| 20:50 | but one who in every respect has been |
| 20:52 | tempted as we are |
| 20:53 | and yet is without sin so note that |
| 20:56 | Christ |
| 20:58 | when tempted did not sin and it’s not so |
| 21:01 | that he can rub |
| 21:02 | our noses in our sin and say i was able |
| 21:04 | to do it what’s wrong with you |
| 21:06 | that’s not the point at all instead the |
| 21:09 | fact that scripture tells us that Christ |
| 21:11 | was tempted in every way that we were |
| 21:12 | and yet is without sin |
| 21:14 | gives us comfort because scripture makes |
| 21:16 | it clear that |
| 21:17 | by faith we are clothed in the |
| 21:20 | righteousness of Christ |
| 21:22 | not only has Jesus bled and died for our |
| 21:25 | sins |
| 21:26 | he was the one who died instead of you |
| 21:30 | he has also gifted us his royal |
| 21:33 | robes of perfect sinless righteousness |
| 21:37 | so that we can well |
| 21:40 | stand before god not in the soiled |
| 21:43 | garments of sin |
| 21:44 | but in his righteous |
| 21:47 | righteousness and so because of this |
| 21:50 | paul then |
| 21:50 | not paul the author of hebrews writes |
| 21:52 | and concludes this section of |
| 21:54 | of hebrews by saying so let us end with |
| 21:56 | confidence because Christ has been |
| 21:58 | tempted in every way that we are |
| 22:00 | and what yet is without sin let us then |
| 22:02 | with confidence |
| 22:03 | draw near to the throne of grace so that |
| 22:06 | we may receive |
| 22:07 | mercy and find grace to help |
| 22:10 | in time of need so our gospel then |
| 22:13 | gospel text |
| 22:14 | ends with these words Christ after |
| 22:16 | having been tempted by the devil in the |
| 22:18 | wilderness ministered by angels |
| 22:20 | among the wild animals after john the |
| 22:22 | baptist was arrested Jesus now says the |
| 22:25 | time is fulfilled |
| 22:27 | the Kingdom of God is at hand repent |
| 22:31 | repent and believe the good news |
| 22:35 | in the name of Jesus amen |
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