WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS
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I. GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS
James 112 Blessed is the man who endures
temptation for when he has been approved, he
will receive the crown of life which the Lord has
promised to those who love Him. NKJV
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II. GOD IS NOT THE SOURCE OF OUR TEMPTATIONS.
James 113 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I
am tempted by God" for God cannot be tempted by
evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. NKJV
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III. THE END OF TEMPTATION IS DEATH.
James 114 But each one is tempted when he is
drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives
birth to sin and sin, when it is full-grown,
brings forth death. NKJV
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1. We Are Tempted By Our Own Sinful Desires.
James 114 But each one is tempted when he is
drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
NKJV
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2. Our Own Desires Lead Us To Sin.
James 115 Then, when desire has conceived, it
gives birth to sin and sin, when it is
full-grown, brings forth death. NKJV
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3. Our Sin Ends In Our Death.
James 115 Then, when desire has conceived, it
gives birth to sin and sin, when it is
full-grown, brings forth death. NKJV
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IV. GOD BLESSES US RATHER THAN TEMPTS
James 117 Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and comes down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow
of turning. 18 Of His own will He
brought us forth by the word of truth, that we
might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
NKJV
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1. God Gives Good Things To His Children.
James 117 Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and comes down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow
of turning. NKJV
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2. God Is The Father Of Lights, Not The Source
Of Death.
James 117 Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and comes down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow
of turning. NKJV
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3. Gods Goodness Never Wavers.
James 117 Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and comes down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow
of turning. NKJV
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4. God Gives Us Life, Not Death.
James 118 Of His own will He brought us forth by
the word of truth, that we might be a kind of
firstfruits of His creatures. NKJV
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If We Focus on Gods Blessings We Can Overcome
Our Temptations
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