It`s time Sadly, this is the time to say farewell and to express our heartfelt thanks to all of God`s people at IBCZ. “God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped his people and continue to help
Continue readingWe recently concluded a message series on the Lord`s Sermon on the Mount which, as you know opens with the timeless Blessed exhortations to God`s Kingdom people. This reminded me of another Blessed that I once heard that is not found in Scripture per se, but certainly covers a challenging
Continue readingThe church in Capljina has been in the town for 11 years now. It has been a difficult journey in which the Protestant Church has often been called a sect. Many of the believers who have decided to follow Christ lose the support of their families. Bernard and Nada Mikulic
Continue readingIt`s hard to believe that Easter is upon us yet again, that wonderful occasion when we get to celebrate these great events that are so central to our precious Faith. It is that time in which we are reminded that our relationship with Christ is only made possible because of
Continue readingI`ve mentioned before that one of the rare privileges of being a pastor/elder in an international Baptist church in Europe is being directly linked with many precious fellow believers and partners in the Gospel across the continent. Helen and I have recently attended the annual International Baptist Convention Conference in
Continue readingLast week we started looking at the challenging task of apologetics, which we defined as giving a reasoned or positive defense of the Gospel, as opposed to being apologetic for being a follower of Christ. This week we continue our brief study as we consider two great apologetic encounters in
Continue readingI have for some time now been challenged by the task of apologetics, which immediately conjures up the idea of being “apologetic” for being a follower of Christ and all that this entails. Apologetics, however is quite the opposite, being simply defined as: Giving a reasoned or positive defense of
Continue readingOne of the areas that many Christians struggle with is the painful question as to why God chooses it would seem, to bring relief to some of our requests and not to others. This coming Sunday as we leave the Sermon on the Mount and move on to consider some
Continue readingI wonder what goes through your mind when you are continually bombarded by the countless pleas for adding the masses of homeless migrants and refugees streaming across the borders into Europe and beyond? No doubt, this often leads to frustration as to what difference I really can make in this
Continue readingOne of the toughest challenges in the Christian life is surely trying to determine the will of God in our daily lives, in order that we would endeavor to accomplish it to bring Him glory. I have come to the conclusion that as with many other spiritual issues this side
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