The reading For This morning: James 4:1-3

Can I defeat temptations in my life? Is it possible for a child of God to say NO when sin knocks at the door? Is it possible to overpower anything that can harm my relationship with God? Where can I go when Satan is tempting me and tries to knock me down with his Fiery-wiles?

If I can: THEN HOW? Can I defeat temptations in my life? Many live their lives with the concept that there is nothing we can do, when temptations come. Many are the ones who come to the point that they believe Satan is more powerful than our God and we are going to lose, regardless. Can I resist Satan and temptations in my life? If I can: THEN HOW?

James 1:13-27

James 1:13-27 13 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. 14 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.16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 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. 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

James 1:13-27 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.26 If anyone among you[b] thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

wn Up to Your Temptations – 1:13-14 + 4:1-3 ote Against Sin – 1:14-16 + 1 Jn. 2:1-2; Heb. 11:24-26 njoy the Goodness of God – 1:17-18 + 1 Cor. 10:13 ein in Your Impulses – 1:19-20 + Gal. 5:23; 2 Pet. 1:6 urge the Filth – 1:21 + Col. 3:5-8; 1 Pet. 2:1, 11 bey the Word – 1:21-25 + Psa. 119:9-11; Matt. 4:1-11 restle Your Tongue into Submission – 1:26 + Mt. 12:37 ncourage Those in Need – 1:27 + Rom. 15:1-2; 12:13 efrain from Worldliness – 1:27 + 1 Jn. 2:15-17; Jas. 4:4

There is always a way of Escape! We CAN overpower temptations when they come and be more than conquerors! Remember: We are not alone in this fight. He was, is, and will be always on our side. Trust Him with all your heart and always ask him to accompany you wherever you go.

Believe that Jesus is God’s Son – John 8:24 Repent of your sins – Acts 3:19 Confess your faith in Jesus – Romans 10:9-10 Be immersed into Christ – Romans 6:3-4 God will wash away your sins – Acts 22:16 God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47 God will write your name in heaven – Hebrews 12:23 Serve Him faithfully & steadfastly – 1 Cor. 15:55-58