How to Fight Temptation and Live in freedom - Matthew S1E3

Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

Pastor Joby Martin

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.9 • 549 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Why is temptation so tempting? In this episode, Pastor Joby Martin and his guests discuss how to overcome temptation to sin using the power of the Word of God. If you’ve ever wondered why you still struggle with the same temptations, you’re not alone. Satan uses his 3 basic lures to try to distract us and deter us from the mission. We see in Matthew 4 that Jesus modeled for us a way to defeat the enemy's temptations and experience his victory. 📣Episode Mentions:• Scripture Passage: Matthew 4• Hosts: Pastor Joby Martin, Pastor Ryan Britt and Jonathan Vinke 📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:• From Self-Worth to Surrender - Caleb's Story• Temptation of Jesus - Heaven to Earth - Matthew S1E3 (Full Service)• Matthew Season 1: Heaven to Earth Sermon Series • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin.
0:04.3	The Church of 1122 is a movement for all people
0:07.4	to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ.
0:10.8	And we're praying this message helps you deepen
0:13.2	your relationship with him.
0:15.4	Now let's dive in.
0:17.3	Pastor, I love what you said when you were opening today, when you said this is, we're going to talk about how Jesus beat temptation, but also it gives us a lens to beat temptation.
0:31.2	So, you know, this, this in Matthew 4 comes off the heels of Jesus' baptism. And what strikes me in the first verse there is that he was led by the spirit into the wilderness
0:41.9	to be tempted by the devil.
0:43.6	So let's start with how does God use Satan as part of his plan to sanctify you?
0:51.0	A real light.
0:53.3	Do you think that's why
0:54.5	when we get to the sermon on the Mount and Jesus teaches
0:57.9	us to pray, he says, and lead us not into temptation?
1:01.1	Because he experienced that one time.
1:03.2	He didn't like it. Yeah. I do.
1:09.5	So what was your question?
1:11.2	So how would you explain to somebody that the sovereignty of God uses the devil kind of like a pawn in his plan?
1:22.4	Because it seems like the Holy Spirit led Jesus to be tempted by the devil, right?
1:26.5	It doesn't just seem like it. It says it.
1:28.0	Right.
1:28.5	So you probably need to start with the idea that God is at work in all things,
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