James: Faith that perseveres-

I am a Christian. 

Why am I still tempted?  

James:1:13-18

Big Question: I am a Christian. Why am I still tempted? 

Big Idea: Holiness is not a call to perfection but it is a call to distinction.

Introduction: Like looking into a mirror 

• V. 13-14  Temptations’ source: Everywhere but God. 

• V. 15        Temptations’ stages: desire → sin → death

• V. 16-18   Temptations’ solution: rebirth 

Conclusion: Where we stand with God. 

Challenge: How to overcome temptation. 

1. Flee from temptation. 
2. Don’t let your temptation have the loudest voice in your life. 

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

James 1:18