Called to be A People of Hope Temptation

Prophet Elijah went 40 days without food Why is Lent 40 days Long? Because Jesus spent 40 days in the dessert How many scripture stories with the number 40 in can you think of? Moses in the dessert Noah Jonah in Nineveh Prophet Elijah went 40 days without food

40 always means a period of reflection or testing after which something new happens So when the people read that Jesus spent 40 days in the dessert they knew that this meant Jesus was going to reflect on his life and face challenges before he could begin his work He has to decide what kind of person he is going to be

Jesus went into the desert shortly after his baptism by John Jesus went into the desert shortly after his baptism by John. Something happened to him when he was being baptised –he heard God calling him. He went to think, to pray and to fast. He is tempted 3 times: Read the account Mt4: 1-11

Make bread out of stones to relieve his own hunger. Jump from a high place and rely on angels to break his fall. ... Worship the devil in return for all the kingdoms of the world. This is about doing the wrong thing to get what you want. For example you want to be rich so you steal or overcharge people or persuade them to buy stuff they don’t want. It could be for example you want to be famous so you do anything to get attention

Look at the following pictures about Jesus in the dessert Which ones do you like? What do you think the artist is trying to say? How do you think they help us understand the story?

Why do you think there is a snake in the picture?

Who might the second person be? Do they look helpful?

What is this picture showing?