Amen. Please stand with me for the reading of God's Word. Our text today is Matthew,

Chapter 4, verses 1 through 11. Again, that's the gospel according to Matthew chapter 4

verses 1 through 11 I'm going to read our text for us in its entirety when I finish reading the

text I'm going to say this is the word of the Lord at which point I would appreciate very much

if you would respond by saying thanks be to God one final time our text today is Matthew chapter

4 verses 1 through 11. The Bible says this.

Then Jesus was led up by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting

40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, if you are the son of God,

command these stones to become loaves of bread.

But he answered, it is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from

the mouth of God. Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple

and said to him,

if you are the son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, he will command his

angels concerning you, and on their hands they will bear you up lest you strike your foot against a

stone. Jesus said to him, again, it is written, you shall not put the Lord your God to the test.

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the

world and their glory.

And he said to him, all these I will give you if you will fall down and worship me then Jesus said to him

be gone Satan for it is written you shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve

then the devil left him and behold angels came and were ministering to him.

This is the word of the Lord.

All right, please be seated.

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