Dear 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
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, It was so wonderful to join with fellow worshipers in the sanctuary this past Sunday! It was a joy not only to worship together but also to reconnect with each other during a time of fellowship after the service. It truly is a gift
Continue readingDear Members and friends of IBCZ The miracles in Egypt, performed by God through Moses, leading to the exodus of the Israelites out of slavery are well known to many people. They are the subject of many Sunday school lessons as well as sermons and bible studies. They are exciting
Continue readingOn Pentecost Sunday we heard Olan bring the Lord’s message from Acts 2 : 1 – 12, explaining the events, and their significance, around the coming of the Holy Spirit. We are shortly after Jesus ascended to the Heavens, when the disciples returned to Jerusalem, gathered together in the upper
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, A phrase that is sometimes used to describe these past few months is that we are living “in uncertain times.” How true that is, and no doubt we all have felt that. Just six months ago no one would have anticipated the changes that
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This coming Sunday our theme will be the Power of Prayer. What a great gift God has given us! I know we all recognize how important prayer is, especially at a time like this with the whole world affected by COVID19. We know we
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In our sermon series through Exodus, we are now at the point where the Israelites are beginning their 40 years of wandering through the desert wilderness. When they began their journey out of Egypt, they never would have imagined it would last 40 years.
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