A Strategy for Building Immanuel: Being Victorious Through Testing

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A Strategy for Building Immanuel:
Being Victorious Through Testing
Matthew 4

I.  Introduction

A.  Upside/Downside

B.  The Timing

II.    The Three Basic Temptations

A.  The Pain and ---Pleasure--- Test   (vv. 2-4)

maturity

1.  There are two major problems

a.  ---selfishness---

b.  not ---waiting on---  God.

B.   The ---Popularity--- and Praise Test  (vv. 5-7)

Integrity

1.  Two antidotes:

a.  Listen to ---God's voice----.

b.  Practice  ----humility---.

C.  The ----Prosperity and Possessions---   test.   (vv. 8-11)

priorities

1.  The antidote:

---generosity----

III.  Conclusion

An attack on the ----nature of God---.

---sufficiency---

----sovereignty-----

----sanctity-----