Why are we so easily controlled by our cravings? How has consumer culture trained us to keep reaching for more? And what does Jesus teach us about resisting the lie that pleasure equals life? In today’s episode, Patrick explores Luke 4:1–13 and shows how Jesus’s first temptation in the wilderness exposes our own temptation to believe happiness can be found in what we consume.

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Passage: Luke 4:1–13