This week we’re reading Matthew 4:1-17, the story of the devil tempting Jesus in the wilderness. We wrestle with the very concept of the devil, which often strikes modern people as an antiquated idea. But once we recognize the ways that the ways that Jesus is tempted, we begin to recognize the work of the devil all around us—in the economic, political, and prestige systems that that tempt us to turn our own lives away from the kingdom of heaven and toward the ways of the Empire. Jesus is first tempted by his own physical need for bread and water, then by his need to demonstrate to others that he is worthy of love, and finally by the possibility of conforming the whole world to his will—temptations that, in one way or another, come to us all. The devil may tempt you to skip this podcast—but don’t do it! This is urgent stuff!
Episode 236 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-39)
Episode 235 The Stoning of Stephen (Acts 6:1-7:2, 44-60)
Episode 234 The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
Episode 233 Resurrection and Remembrance (Luke 24:1-12)
Episode 232 Good Friday SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 23:32-49)
Episode 231 Palm Sunday without the Palms (Luke 19:29-44)
Episode 230 The Blind Man and Zacchaeus (Luke 18:31-19:10)
Episode 229 The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
Episode 228 Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son (Luke 15:1-32)
Episode 227 The Parable of the Fig Tree (Luke 13:1-9, 31-35)
Episode 226 Eternal Life and Truly Living (Luke 10:25-42)
Episode 225 Ash Wednesday SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 9:51-62)
Episode 224 The Mount of Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-45)
Episode 223 Of Centurions and Widows (Luke 7:1-17)
Episode 222 Sabbath Controversies (Luke 6:1-16)
Episode 221 Leaving It All Behind (Luke 5:1-11)
Episode 220 Hometown Visits are Hard (Luke 4:14-30)
Episode 219 Baptism, Danger, and Delight (Luke 3:1-22)
Episode 218 Meeting the Tween Jesus (Luke 2:41-52)
Episode 217 Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:21-38)
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