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if we meant it / if we tried A sermon from Jesus' temptation; Matthew 4:1-17 There’s so much to say about the temptations, but to begin I want to talk about superhero movies… My problem with most superhero movies is that the stakes are so darn high , I CAN’T relate. I mean, I have no idea what it’s like to carry the fate of the world! … I can barely carry the weight of my own fate! So I’ve got to confess, after witnessing Jesus’ tete-a-tete with the devil; I feel a little similar to the way I do after leaving an Avengers movie… Yes, like the rest of you, I am no stranger to the devil’s wiles. But, not on as large of a scale! My temptations are smaller , and so are the stakes … I mean, movies have been made about Jesus’ temptations! Has that happened to anyone here? …Yeah, me neither . So as we watch Jesus and the devil face-off, there seems to be this great chasm between us and the action… It’s worth nothing, though, that our scripture begins ...