On the first Sunday in Lent this sermon explores Jesus as the new Adam by comparing Genesis 3 and Matthew 4. It contrasts Adam's failure in the garden with Jesus' faithful obedience in the wilderness, showing how Christ's victory undoes the consequences of the fall and restores humanity through his suffering, death, and resurrection.
The message invites believers to receive Christ's righteousness in baptism and the sacraments, live as renewed temple-people in the world, and hold fast to the promise of resurrection and co-rule with Christ.
