Segment 5: The Devil Tempts Jesus (Luke 4:1-13)
Looking Back
Care For One Another
Pray for one another
Share from your lives (health issues, family, finances, spiritual needs, sports, etc.)
Celebrate Together
With song, instrument, dance or testimonies
Cast vision For Your Group And Each Other
That we would be better followers of Jesus
That our community would draw closer to God
Giving and Sharing
Give something tangible from what God has given you to help others
Looking Up
Introduction
What makes Jesus unique among everyone who has ever lived? Was it His teachings? His
miracles? Perhaps, but one of the things that separates Jesus from every other person is the
fact that He never sinned, either in what He said or what He did. Though the devil tried to get
Jesus to sin, he was not successful. This is the first time the devil is mentioned in the New Testament. If he could have gotten Jesus to sin, (like he did with Adam and Eve), the devil would
have destroyed God’s plan to save the human race.
Step 1 Watch the segment twice
Step 2 Ask a member of the group to tell the story of the segment in their own words
Step 3 Allow the group to fill in any gaps in the story or make any corrections.
Step 4 Discussion questions:
1. What did you like the most about the story? What caught your attention?
2. Describe the ways the devil tempted Jesus?
3. Why is it important that Jesus quoted the Bible to the devil when He was tempted?
4. How does the fact that Jesus resisted temptation prove that He is the Son of God?
5. Why do you think is it important that Jesus had no sin?
6. What should we do when we are tempted?
Conclusion
Jesus proves He is God’s Son by having no sin in His life. Jesus quotes from the Bible in order
to help Him resist temptation. The devil tempted Jesus when He was weak. The devil continually tempts people in various areas of life. Consequently, Jesus is able to help us when we are
tempted.
Looking Forward
Application
Share together in your group how you believe God would want you to respond
Practice
telling the story (from step 2) to each other
Share
today’s story with others and invite them to come to your next group time.
Prayer
Thank God for what we learned today.
Pray for others in our community.
Pray for one another in your group