Sermon
Satanic Temptation
Cross Church
Speaker: Mark Hutchinson
May 26, 2026 · 41 min
Summary
Drawing from Matthew 4, the sermon teaches how Satan tempts believers through four tactics: attacking identity, appealing to fleshly desires, twisting Scripture, and luring toward temporary pleasure. Believers overcome temptation by wielding God's Word, establishing protective boundaries, and maintaining an eternal perspective.
Highlights
Satan doesn't win when temptation just shows up at your front door and knocks. Satan wins when you open the door to temptation and you allow him to enter into your home and you believe the lies of the enemy and you fall into the temptation.
God may use the test to strengthen your faith, but Satan, he wants to use temptation to destroy your life.
When the enemy attacks your identity, the answer is not to trust the voice in your head, it's to trust the truth of God's word.