When We Are Offered Shortcuts

While we often think of Satan’s temptations as earthly pleasures or frivolous desires, what Satan actually offers Christ are the very tools he could use to carry out the mission God gave him–feeding the hungry, ruling the nations, trusting in God. On their own, they are not bad things, these temptations. Yet Satan offers a shortcut to each of them, one that leads Jesus to skip the long walk of his own faith, one that takes him away from the people he is sent to, one that skips all the hard work of discipleship. In this scripture, Jesus shows us that true faithfulness says no to shortcuts and yes to walking in God’s paths. Rev. Mary Elyn Bahlert is preaching. Join us.

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March 9th, 2025

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