Sermon Sandwich

Luke 4:1-13—Sermon Sandwich

Trinity Church, 1589 Hwy 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438
www.trinityedisto.com 843-869-3568
1st Sunday of Lent, March 6, 2022
Holy Eucharist - Renewed Ancient Text; 2019 BCP, p.123

Luke 4:1-13 Sermon Notes

The Context - the Wilderness - eremos - desert, lonely place,
uninhabited, forsaken, desolate, isolated.

The wilderness is a season where we learn to rely upon the
LORD our God alone, we gain victory over Satan and we receive
revelations about the identity of God and our identity. And He
prepares us to receive our inheritance.

Luke 4:1 - And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from
the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness.

The Spiritual Disciplines - physical activities we do to open
our heart to receive revelations about Who God is and Who he is for me.

The wilderness is a good place, a good season.

Hosea 2:14 - "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring
her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. And there I will
give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor a door of
hope. And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth,
at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.

The response of Jesus to the Temptations. Deut. 6 & 8.

Jesus quotes these Scriptures as he is preparing to walk out
of the wilderness and begin to occupy and receive His inheritance.

How does Jesus begin to Receive His Inheritance?
Through His Inheritance Word - Isaiah 61:1-2; Luke 4:18-19

How do Believers begin to Receive Our Inheritance?
Through an Inheritance Word.

Isaiah 61:8-14.

8 But you, Israel, my servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
the offspring of Abraham, my friend;
9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth,
and called from its farthest corners,
saying to you, "You are my servant,
I have chosen you and not cast you off";
10 fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
11 Behold, all who are incensed against you
shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
shall be as nothing and shall perish.
12 You shall seek those who contend with you,
but you shall not find them;
those who war against you
shall be as nothing at all.
13 For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, "Fear not,
I am the one who helps you."
14 Fear not, you worm Jacob,
you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Notice: Three times God describes Himself as our Helper,
Jacob to Israel, Victories over our Enemies, The elimination of
fear and anxiety.

I am inviting you to marinate in your Inheritance Word.