In the final week of our Name Your Shark series, Pastor Curt Taylor explores the dangerous lies we often believe in the quiet corners of our hearts—lies about our worth, identity, and control. Looking at Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11), we see how the enemy uses fear to tempt us into shortcuts that pull us away from God’s plan. Like Jesus, we can overcome by naming the lie, replacing it with God’s Word, and believing His truth is real. The cross proves every one of Satan’s lies wrong, reminding us that we are not what we have, what others think, or what we control. We are who God says we are, and His truth sets us free.
