God’s Mercy in Temptation
Pastor John Larson (Ascension Lutheran, Littleton, CO) preaches on God’s mercy in temptation.
Pastor John Larson (Ascension Lutheran, Littleton, CO) preaches on God’s mercy in temptation.
Sermon: Temptation Redux
Text: Luke 4:1-13
Focus: Jesus Christ, the God-man, overcame every temptation for us.
Function: That they rejoice in Jesus’ victory over temptation for their salvation.
Focus Statement: God tempts no one.
Function Statement: That they would take courage by Jesus overcoming temptation for us.
Doctrinal Locus: “God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief, despair, and other great shame and vice…” (SC, 6th Petition).
This is a sermon dialogue written by Rev. Ted Schroeder. Art and design by Lindsay Galvin. Copyright (c) 2016 by Creative Communications for the Parish.
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