After the glorious moment of his baptism — when the Father declared "You are my son, whom I love" — Jesus retreated into the wilderness. What followed were 40 days of solitude, fasting, and prayer, ending in three trials that cut to the heart of what it means to be human.In this sermon from Luke 4:1-13, Revd. Mark Fletcher unpacks how Jesus rooted himself in Scripture to face each temptation — and how every one of his responses opens up an Old Testament story written for our instruction. If Jesus needed the Bible to stand firm, don't you think you do too?We convince ourselves that material things make life sustainable. We grow comfortable and quietly start trusting in ourselves rather than God. We demand proof of his love the moment things get hard — forgetting the cross, forgetting his faithfulness, forgetting everything he has already done. These are the temptations of the wilderness, and they are waiting for each of us.Growing up in faith means learning to say no. What are you trusting in today?Full transcript and video: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/temptation-of-jesus-spiritual-maturity/?utm_source=acny&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sermon-2026-01-25```