Have We Trials and Temptations?

​Have We Trials and Temptations?
How the New Testament Views Adversity

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“Peirasmos” is the New Testament Greek word for trial or temptation, any situation of adversity that tests our faith.  In this four-week study, we explored key passages in the New Testament to understand how Jesus and his disciples responded to “peirasmos” and how we, as individuals and as a church, might respond in faithfulness and faith. Here are some of our discoveries…

LEADER: David Morrow

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Week One – Matthew 6:13 (The Lord’s Prayer)

• This is not the petition of the spiritually self-confident, but of the poor in spirit.
• God’s children can always ask God not to lead them into “peirasmos.”

 
Week Two – Matthew 4:1-11 (Jesus’ Peirasmos in the Wilderness)

• The Holy Spirit, did lead Jesus into a place of “peirasmos.”
• God may call us to challenges that involve “peirasmos.”
• Jesus overcame “peirasmos” because he knew who he was, he knew God’s Word, and he lived by God’s Word.

 
Week Three – Mark 14:26-42 (Jesus’ Peirasmos in Gethsemane)

• Jesus wanted his community with him in a time of “peirasmos.”
• Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane was a form of the Lord’s Prayer
• How to face “peirasmos” like Jesus – emotional honesty, humility, community, and prayer.

 
Week Four – Hebrews 2:17-18, 4:14-16, 5:7-9 (Jesus Helps Us in Our Peirasmos)

• God heard Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane
• Because he was fully human, Jesus can empathize with us in our weakness.
• Because he was fully human, Jesus can help us when we face “peirasmos.”