Begin by reading Matthew 4 and Luke 4–5, and pay attention to any insights you receive. The additional resources below may help you identify important principles in these chapters.
Matthew 4: Jesus fasts forty days and is tempted—He begins His ministry, calls disciples, and heals the sick.
Luke 4: Jesus fasts forty days and is tempted by the devil—Jesus announces His divine sonship in Nazareth and is rejected—He casts out a devil in Capernaum, heals Peter’s mother-in-law, and preaches and heals throughout Galilee.
Luke 5: Peter, the fisherman, is called to catch men—Jesus heals a leper—He forgives sins and heals a paralytic—Matthew is called—The sick need a physician—New wine must be put in new bottles.
Lesson Manuals on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families
Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School
Come, Follow Me—For Primary
Additional Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Follow Me, and I Will Make You Fishers of Men (Matthew 4:18-22)
Jesus Declares He Is the Messiah (Luke 4:15-30)
Jesus Heals a Possessed Man (Luke 4:33-37)
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 4, “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord”
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6, “They Straightway Left Their Nets”
- Luke 4-6 and Matthew 10. Faithfully Responding to God’s Call, Taylor Halverson
Other Resources
Come Follow Me 2019: Matthew 4; Luke 4–5, Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me Matthew 4, Luke 4-5, Don’t Miss This
The Temptations of Jesus, Messages of Christ
Come, Follow Me For Individuals and Families: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5, Meridian Magazine
Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5, Meridian Magazine
Come, Follow Me Podcast #6 “The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me”, Matthew 4; Luke 4-5, Meridian Magazine
Matthew 4; Luke 4–5, BYU Studies