Back in the Wilderness? (A sermon on Luke 4:1-13

First preached by Father Dave at Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill on Sunday 10th of March, 2019.

We tend to see the temptation narrative in Luke 4 as Jesus modelling for us how we should deal with temptation. This is almost certainly NOT what the Gospel writer is offering us here. The temptations Jesus deals with are very specific to Jesus and His mission, though that is not to say that they are not relevant to us. Indeed, that may make them more relevant to us!