Grace Fellowship Sermons

In the first two parts of this series, we see how Jesus resisted the temptation to pursue comfort over mission and control over submission. In both temptations, a different life category was probed. Today, we will consider the final temptation - seeking the approval of others over the will of His Heavenly Father.

Last week we considered how Jesus resisted temptation by trusting His Heavenly Father. In each temptation the Enemy poses, a different life category is probed. As a matter of fact, all temptation you will ever face will exist in these areas.

Last week we diagnosed the source and subtlety of temptation (James 1:13-16). Today, we will consider how Jesus resisted temptation by trusting His Heavenly Father. In each temptation the Enemy poses, a different life category is probed. As a matter of fact, all temptation you will ever face will exist in the areas that we will be examining over the next three weeks.

In our 4-week series, “How Jesus Prayed,” we considered praying so we would not be overwhelmed by temptation. Today, we will be diagnosing the elements of temptation. As a matter of fact, knowing where it comes from and how it works is essential if we are to resist it.

In our final examination of Jesus teaching His disciples how to pray, We have to consider the final two categories. We are glad you are with us to continue to explore what Jesus knew about prayer and what the disciples needed to discover.

Our theme: What did Jesus know about prayer that the disciples needed to discover? We have considered three of the six dynamic categories in Jesus’ teaching on prayer. Today, we investigate how God’s rule is expressed through us in forgiveness (past), leading (present), and delivering (future).

The disciples needed to discover what Jesus knew about prayer. Jesus taught them that God-centered prayer changes us by focusing on the character of our Hallowed Father. It also changes our lives by extending His rule onto the earth through us. Today, we investigate how God's Kingdom manifests itself in our functional dependence on Him.

Think of all the things the disciples could have asked Jesus to help them do: How to teach as He did? Maybe how to study the Torah? How about how to cast out a demon? None of these made it on the disciples list. The only thing that they asked Jesus to teach them was how to pray. So what did Jesus know that the disciples needed to discover?

We value asking questions to better understand how to live life in a God-centered, Christ-exalting way. We believe that church should be the best place in which people can get solid answers to life’s questions from God’s Word.

The church in Ephesus was looking like the world around it. Paul wrote 1 Timothy to encourage Timothy to deal with the false teachers and to help clean up how the church was acting. Timothy’s actions and character, Paul said, would enable him to do so so that the church would look more like Christ. The same applies to us and our church today.