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Are You Ready For Sunday…

Living Out The Word

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he
was famished. Matthew 4:1-2

When were you the hungriest?  

How would you describe your state of mind?  

Are we more tempted to move away from God in the wilderness or in the busyness of our lives?  

 “Have the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he existed in the form of God,  did not regard equality with God  as something to be grasped…” Philippians 2: 5-6  

What’s in the mind of Christ in the wilderness?

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Talking the Text Podcast

Westminster Talking the Text Podcast for Sunday, February 22, 2026 | Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 & Matthew 4:1-11 | with Donovan Drake, Guy D. Griffith, Ashley Higgins, & Will Wellman.

Talking the Text: your weekly resource for deeper insights into the Sunday scripture. Gain a richer understanding of the pastors’ reflections and prepare your heart and mind for worship with this valuable tool. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enhance your spiritual journey every week!

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Sunday In A Word Video

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Worship Bulletin & Transcript

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Worship Services

8:30 & 11 a.m. Recorded Services

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Sermon Podcast

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Scripture

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Eating of the tree of knowledge 

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

And the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden,

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,

but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.'"

But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die,

for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

Matthew 4:1-11

The temptation of Jesus 

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil.

He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was famished.

The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."

But he answered, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,

saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! for it is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.