Tackling Temptation

Being tempted is not a ______ (Luke 4:1; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Corinthians 10:13; James 1:14-15).

There is a real entity called the devil who _________ or by _________ attempts to tempt us (Luke 4:2; John 10:10; Genesis 3).

The devil tries to probe our _________ & strikes _________ & _________ we are at our weakest (Luke 4:3; 1 Peter 5:8).

The devil will tempt us to fulfill our legitimate _________ in our _________ & in our _________ by making it seem like God is holding out on us (Luke 4:3).

The devil will tempt us with an _________ way, a _________ way, instead of following _________ way (Luke 4:5-7; John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2).

The devil will tempt us to put God to the test by demanding _________ & _________ instead of patiently _________ on the Lord (Luke 4:9-11).

The devil & his emissaries are quite _________ with Scripture & they will _________ it to trip us up (Luke 4:9-11).

The devil is _________ & _________ & will wait for the most _________ time to tempt us (Luke 4:13).

We can overcome temptation by being fully yielded to the _________ leadings, by being saturated in _________ heedings, & by resisting the _________ pleadings (Luke 4:1, 4, 8, 12).

Jesus did what we _________. Therefore, Jesus is our great prophet, priest & king, so He can sympathize when we struggle & can cleanse us when we fail (Luke 4:12-13; Hebrews 4:15-16; 1 John 2:16; Hebrews 2:18).