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Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 47th. Edition. Dear Partakers of the Divine Nature, Welcome to our continuing meditations in the letter of James. Today we are in 1:22-25. In this section, James contrasts two approaches to the word of God: Self Deception (vv. 22-24).…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 46th. Edition. Dear Saints, Yesterday, James 1:17-18 assured us of the goodness of God. Today we look at self-control as it relates to our perception of the attitudes of others in verses 19-21. Be Swift to hear (v. 19a). True listening…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 45th. Edition. Dear Pilgrims of the Dispersion, Yesterday, James 1:13-16 warned us against attributing temptation to God, because God is good by nature and cannot be tempted by, or tempt anyone with evil. We look today at the generous…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 44th. Edition. Dear Conquerors, Welcome to our daily devotional in the book of James. You may have noted yesterday, as we looked at 1:9-11, that I referred to James as Paul. Forgive my trespasses! We examine verses 12-16. This deals…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 43rd. Edition. Dear People Who Are Called by the Name, Yesterday, we saw the need for wisdom and the correlating need for faith, when we pray for wisdom, in James 1:5-8. Today we look at verses 9-11. Here, Paul…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 42nd. Edition. Dear People who are God’s own Possession, Today we continue where we stopped yesterday. We are examining James 1:5-8. Beseech God (v. 5). We face many challenges, more so in the face of trials. The easy way out…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 41st. Edition. Dear Heirs of the Kingdom, Yesterday, we started on the letter from James. Today we look at chapter 1, verses 2-4. Perseverance (v. 2). James urges his readers to respond with joy, to trials. This is not an…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 40th. Edition. Dear New Israel, “Scattered Abroad,” Forty is a loaded number! It speaks of completeness/perfection in trial/testing – 40 years in the desert for Israel, 40 days in the desert for Jesus. And on our 40th day in the…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 39th. Edition. Beloved Brothers and Sisters, Today, we conclude our devotional study of Philippians with the final verses of chapter 4 (4:20-23). Glory (verse 20). When all is said and done – when we share generously and as a result,…
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 38th Edition. Dear Family, As we come to the conclusion of Philippians, which we will dispense with tomorrow, we first deal with one more matter. The purpose of this letter, among other things, was to thank the Philippians for…