Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, When the angel appeared to Joseph to inform him that the Holy Spirit had miraculously enabled Mary to become pregnant and she would bear a son, the angel went on to quote the prophecy in Is. 7:14, “The virgin will conceive and give birth
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This past Sunday we considered one of the often-overlooked characters in the Christmas story – Joseph. Joseph had to respond to the most unexpected news imaginable – the woman he was engaged to was pregnant. We saw how Joseph was willing to die to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the importance of keeping all the ingredients of the Christmas season in proper perspective. The parties, the decorations, the gifts, the get-togethers, and all the other festivities of Christmas are great; they bring us some “holiday cheer,” and we can
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I want to share several timely announcements with you. First, this Sunday the children will be presenting their Christmas program, and we will also have some special music by our worship team and others. I hope you can come for this special service. In
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, For the past two weeks we have been focusing on the meaning, nature, and practice of worship. I’ve emphasized during these sermons the importance of the mind in worship. The more we understand about God and His ways, the more we will be led
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday our theme was “Why We Worship.” We saw that worship is essentially declaring the worth of something or someone. When we worship God, we are proclaiming God’s worth – His greatness, excellence, majesty, and splendor. A question we might ask is: How
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we concluded our series on the Attributes of God with “The Sovereignty of God.” The sovereignty of God refers to God’s power, authority, and ultimate rule over His creation. God’s sovereignty guarantees that His perfect will shall come to pass. Even though
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last week I encouraged you to pray for our church camp, and I am pleased to report that we had a wonderful time. God blessed us with warm fellowship, deepening relationships, both challenge and inspiration in serving faithfully, and lots of fun as well.
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Let me begin by thanking everyone for your prayers for me regarding German. As most of you know, Switzerland requires religious workers to reach a B1 level of German. A big part of this past year was given to German study. I am happy
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we examined the justice and mercy of God – two wonderful attributes of God, although to see and experience their true wonder they must be held together. Justice has to do with treating people fairly by giving them what they deserve, be
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