SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR THIS SERMON:
James 1:12-18
1:12 Happy is the one who endures testing because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.
15 Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.
16 Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters.
17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
