The story of Jesus's temptation is not a story for us about how we can defeat temptation. Rather, it's a story about the supreme achievement of our king who defeated the most fundamental of all temptations and proved to us that he is exactly the king we need even if he isn't the king we thought we wanted.
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Matthew 3:1-12 - Judge Jesus
Our next passage in the Gospel of Matthew takes us to a passage on judgment. Actually, it's the message John the Baptist gave to warn people about the coming Messiah. For John, the coming Messiah was something to be scared of... John would baptize with water, but the coming Messiah would baptize in fire. This should teach us at least two important lessons about Jesus, our King.
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Matthew 2:19-23 - Despised and Rejected
What does it take for a leader to be rejected? What kind of leader will religious people follow and what kind will be despised? Jesus was the kind of leader religious conservatives hated.
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Matthew 2:1-12 - He Welcomes the Unwelcome
What kind of king is Jesus? He's the kind of king who would do things we can't imagine to reach people we don't love!
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Matthew 1:1-17 - Better than David
Christians today often fantasize about what it might be like to have a king like David again. We know the stories of his victories, and we imagine what it would be like to have a king like that fighting our battles for us. However, the opening to the book of Matthew shows us that Jesus is so much better than David!
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