Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we concluded our series on the Apostles’ Creed with the affirmation we believe “in the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.” Through Christ’s atoning death on the cross, our sins have been forgiven (I Jn. 2:2).
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we focused on the church, and what it means to believe in the church, as the Apostles’ Creed states. We saw that the church is the people of God called out of the world to live for God, set apart to be
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, One of the most important, awe-inspiring, yet difficult truths to grasp of the Christian faith is that, as Scripture teaches, God Himself came to us even as one of us. The one true God, who exists as God the Father, God the Son, and
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I want to share with you this week about the length of my service as Pastor of IBCZ. A familiar line from Scripture (Ecclesiastes 3:1) states, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” I’m sure we
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the ascension of Jesus into heaven and what that means for us. We saw that the disciples were filled with joy, even though it meant they would not see Jesus again in this life, because they were assured Jesus would
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, We have just finished celebrating Holy Week, beginning with the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, moving on to His crucifixion on Good Friday, and culminating with His resurrection on Easter Sunday. The death and resurrection of Jesus in particular serve to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, We are now in the midst of Holy Week, a journey from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, from the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem to his departure from the tomb one week later. In between these two Sundays is Good Friday, the day when
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As the war in Ukraine and the circumstances facing so many refugees continues to dominate the news, I want to commend you for your generous response. During March, as a church we contributed CHF6,737, which we have sent to the European Baptist Union who
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In our study of the core elements of the Christian faith as outlined in the Apostles’ Creed, last Sunday we considered the statement, “I believe in Jesus Christ, His (God’s) only Son, our Lord.” We saw that to believe in Jesus, most importantly means
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered God the Creator. We observed how, based on scientific discoveries, it really would be impossible for the universe to come about and for even simple forms of life to come into existence apart from a powerful and wise Creator. Of
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