Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the beautiful image in Jeremiah 18:1-6 of God as the Potter and us as the clay. God wisely shapes and forms us so that our lives come to match the wonderful purpose He has for us. Even when we sin,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered what is known as The Parable of the Rich Fool, found in Luke 12:16-21. It’s about a man whose crops were so bountiful he had to build bigger barns to hold it all. Thinking he had enough wealth to last
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In my personal devotional reading I have been going through the Gospel of Matthew. Earlier this week I came to chapter 14. Beginning in verse 22, we read how Jesus had the disciples get in a boat and go to the other side of
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Daniela and I are now back in Switzerland after our quick trip to the United States. We want to thank all of you for your prayers for us, and for my Mom during her final days and hours here on earth. As many of
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, If you attended our worship service last Sunday, or if you watched online, you know that Daniela and I are in the United States this week. Last week we learned that my Mom’s strength was fading and the time of her 101-year old earthly
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we finished working our way through the Ten Commandments as we considered the final command instructing us not to covet the things our neighbors have. The main point I emphasized throughout this study, because it really is the main point, is that
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, What do you think are the two most important words in the Bible? I suppose a case could be made for many different words, and of course, every word in Scripture is important. However, two words that might top the list are two we
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last week I wrote about God’s faithfulness to us as revealed through the prophet Hosea. This week I would like to continue that theme by considering God’s faithfulness from a particular angle: God is faithful to us even when we are not seeking God
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we looked at the seventh commandment “You shall not commit adultery.” As we saw, this commandment tells us not only what we are not to do, but also what we are to do, which is to be faithful in our marriage relationship,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As an international church, not only is IBCZ made up of people from many different countries, but some have dual citizenship. For instance, some of you retain your citizenship in your home country, but have also acquired Swiss citizenship. That is actually true for
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