Three Temptations Every Christian Leader Faces
In Church as It Is in Heaven Video Curriculum: Session 6: Benediction: A Blessing for the Road
InterVarsity Press has partnered with Jamaal Williams and me to provide your church with a free video curriculum to facilitate a six-week study of apologetics and multiethnic kingdom culture, as well as a free discussion guide for group leaders. At the end of this post, I have included the video for Session 6: Benediction: A Blessing for the Road as well as the group discussion guide.
The Temptations
Jamaal Williams begins this session by unpacking the three temptations Jesus faced. He then shows how every Christians leader will face a triad of analogous temptations:
The Blessing
In each instance, one crucial aspect of a Christ-honoring response is to recognize that, in Christ, you don’t need to earn anyone’s blessing or favor. In Christ, every blessing has already been secured for you, and you no longer have anything to prove. Pastor Jason Stephens closes out the video by speaking a benediction that beautifully encapsulates the truth of God’s blessing.