1. Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission

2. FOLLOWING JESUS to the desert

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4. FOLLOWING JESUS to the desert

5. Luke 3:23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, jesus’s Ministry begins

6. Luke 4:1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, it’s a weird way to start

7. Luke 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, the desert i. its timing We work for God out of rest with God

8. Genesis 2:2By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. the desert i. its timing We work for God out of rest with God

9. 1 Kings 17:2-4Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: "Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there." the desert i. its timing We work for God out of rest with God

10. Nehemiah 2:11-12I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days. I set out during the night with a few men. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. the desert i. its timing We work for God out of rest with God

11. Matthew 11:28-30"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." the desert i. its timing We work for God out of rest with God

12. John 15:5"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. the desert i. its timing We work for God out of rest with God

13. Luke 4:2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. the desert ii. its trouble We hear ourselves speak

14. Luke 4:2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. the desert iii. its temptations The Spirit and The Word

15. James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. the desert iii. its temptations The Spirit and The Word

16. Luke 4:13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. the desert iv. its triumph Victory is won in the desert