- JESUS WAS LED BY THE SPIRIT
- Matthew 4:1a Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness…
 
 - JESUS WAS TEMPTED BY SATAN
- Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
 - James 1:13
 
 - Conclusion:
- THE SEVEN STEPS OF TEMPTATION:
- Tempted – The thought of evil NOT A SIN YET!!!
 - Drawn away – strong imagination
 - Lust – self gratification and desire
 - Entice – weakening of the will
 - Lust conceived – yielding to that desire / carrying out the thought.
 - Sin – committing the act missing the mark God has for us to make.
 - Death – the result of the sin (Spiritually separated from God).
 
 
 - THE SEVEN STEPS OF TEMPTATION: