Medium (20-45 mins)
New Testament
AnglicanEvangelical
The testing of Jesus in Matthew 4
Theologian
Ian Paul
Duration
29.56
Uploaded to YouTube
20 February 2023
Added to Database
12 November 2025
YouTube description
As we enter the season of Lent on Sunday, the lectionary for the First Sunday in Lent, Year A, is of course Matt 4.1–11. Matthew lists the temptations in a different and more natural order than Luke, and it is the first time Jesus is described as 'Son of God'.
James and Ian discuss the text, what is means, how we should read it, and the implications for our preaching.