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Live Free with Josh Howerton

Stand Firm Through Temptations | Ep. 329 | Thursday, May 9, 2024

Live Free with Josh Howerton

Lakepointe Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Jump in with us today as we continue to walk through the book of James. God is not the one responsible for the temptations we face. We all have desires and appetites that can be distorted by sin, leading us to destruction. Each of us struggles with something. What are you tempted with this week? Pray and ask God to help you stand firm in Him. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive

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0:00.0

Thanks for tuning in to today's Daily Drive with Lake Point Church, a daily dose of God's word for your morning drive.

0:08.6

When the word, not the world, becomes the majority of your week, your life will start to change.

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For that reason, our prayer is that God will speak to you through today's devotional.

0:20.6

For more digital content to feed

0:22.9

your faith, visit lakepoint.combe.com slash daily drive. And now let's dive in to today's devotional.

0:30.1

Hey, welcome to the Daily Drive, where we dive into God's Word for a few minutes every weekday.

0:35.6

And no matter where you might be on your spiritual journey, thanks for joining us. Some of you all have been walking with God for a few minutes every weekday. And no matter where you might be on your spiritual journey,

0:38.5

thanks for joining us.

0:40.0

Some of you all have been walking with God for a long time.

0:42.6

And many others are just starting out

0:44.4

or just kind of curious about this whole God thing.

0:46.7

Man, welcome.

0:47.7

We are so stoked that you would tune in.

0:50.0

My name is Mike, and we just try to keep it simple and practical around here

0:52.9

as we ask God to stick some truth and wisdom in our hearts.

0:56.2

And we're currently going through a letter in the back of the Bible written by this guy named James.

1:01.3

We revealed earlier that James was the brother of Jesus and becomes a major player in the first century church.

1:07.4

And we're still in chapter one, and we're down to verse 13, where James brings up

1:12.1

the topic of temptation. And he writes this. And remember, when you're being tempted,

1:17.2

do not say, God is tempted me. God has never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.

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Temptation? It comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires

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give birth the sinful actions, and when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

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