Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, You may have seen or read on the news around ten days ago about a winter storm that hit the US state of Virginia. The icy and snow-covered roads snarled the traffic, causing a number of accidents. On Interstate 95, this led to a
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The message last week had to do with the precious gift of time God gives us – 24 hours each day, or 1,440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. It is God’s gift to us, and it is up to us to decide how we use
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Before concluding the series “Seeking the Gift of Christmas,” (which we interrupted last week to describe our worship changes), let me simply remind you of what I wrote about last week. In order to ensure that everyone can attend at least twice a month,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I’m sure you all are aware that the Swiss government has tighten some of the Covid regulations in light of the increasing rate of infection. The Church Elders have met twice in the last two weeks to pray, discuss, and seek the Lord’s guidance
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, During these weeks of Advent, we are considering the gifts God offers us through Jesus Christ, the Savior whose birth we are celebrating. Last week we considered the gift of forgiveness which comes freely to us through faith in Christ. Another wonderful gift we
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last week we saw the importance of seeking after Jesus during the Christmas season. The Magi and the shepherds found and worshiped the Christ Child because they went seeking after Him. Others chose not to, and thus they missed Him. As Jesus said in
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In the message last Sunday, I referred to the chief priests and teachers of the law. After the Magi arrived in Jerusalem looking for the Christ Child, King Herod asked these religious leaders where the promised Messiah was to be born. They quoted the
Continue readingI’ve just finished making this year’s advent wreath as the time of advent is about to start and soon it’s again time to light the first candle. “I know nothing about the tradition of advent wreaths!” was the remark of a sister in Christ at our church, who is a
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the church as the Bride of Christ. As His Bride, our relationship with God is rooted in love – first, His love for us, and then in response, our love for God. Nothing renews, deepens, and energizes our faith like
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, For the past two weeks I have been sharing about community – the life we experience as a church family as we love one another, care for one another, forgive one another, bear with one another, and encourage one another. We have seen that
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