Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “The Temptation and Triumph of Jesus” – Verdugo Community Church February 26, 2023

In her sermon “The Temptation and Triumph of Jesus,” Pastor Gail looks at the temptations of Christ from Matthew 4, where Jesus uses and follows Scripture to rebuke Satan, in contrast to the story of the Fall. Each temptation would result in immediate good – food after a 40 day fast, spectacular fame as Jesus starts his ministry, and justice and freedom for all those oppressed in the kingdoms of this world. But the price was to abandon God’s plan for Jesus’s ministry and eventual triumph and our salvation. As humans we too often want to bypass God and do good by our own strength and abilities. Jesus showed us that we must obey God and wait for his timing and help to accomplish God’s plan for our lives.

 

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Verdugo Community Church is a Free Methodist congregation serving the Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, and Glendale areas in Los Angeles. It is located at 4300 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Our email address is verdugofmc@gmail.com. Contact Pastor Gail at (323) 500-3343.

 

Verdugo is online at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch and www.verdugochurch.org.

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.