Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, If ever there was a year when we needed the good news of Easter, surely it is this year. The COVID19 virus has not only upended our lives and routines, but it has brought all kinds of hardship, suffering, and even death to thousands,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I want to say a very special “thank you” to Olan and Alec who have done all the technical work to enable us to live stream and record our worship services, so you can either watch and participate at our usual 10:30 worship time,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Over the last few weeks we experienced unexpected changes in our daily routines. Most of us would probably say, I would like to have my life back as it was before. Due to the Covid-19 virus we face a couple of restrictions and challenges
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Ecclesiastes 1:9 reminds us that “there is nothing new under the sun.” Certainly, that is true when we take in the entirety of human history. But while nothing may be new historically, things are new to us. We find ourselves facing circumstances for the
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The Apostle often began his New Testament letters with the greeting, “Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” As I write this, those words are my prayer for you, for certainly we all need God’s grace in
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I know we have all been closely following the news regarding the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Switzerland and specifically in the Zurich area. As of today (Friday) the government has issued stricter controls, with school being cancelled as of Monday and gatherings
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In our journey through Exodus, last Sunday we looked at chapters five and six. God had told Moses and Aaron to deliver the message to the Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves go free. Of course, the Pharaoh refused to heed this message, and
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I know we have all be hearing and reading a lot about the coronavirus in recent days and weeks. Several have asked me if we need to do anything in particular as a church in light of this virus. As of now, there are
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Let me share with you a few important reminders. This Saturday (Feb. 29) we will have our Prayer Breakfast at 9:00. Paul wrote to the Colossian believers (Col. 4:2-4), “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, We are now approaching our Week of Prayer – Feb. 23-29. I know we can easily overlook prayer, either because we are too busy, or we feel inadequate when it comes to prayer, or we wonder if it is really worth it, or our
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