Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As was announced last Sunday, and as you probably know, the Swiss Government has enacted new regulations for public gatherings in light of the increasing number of people infected with Covid. As of now, these measures will be in place until Jan. 24, 2022.
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered what it means for us as a church to be a committed fellowship, a community of believers in Jesus Christ. We saw the importance Scripture places on living out our faith together, supporting and encouraging one another, meeting the needs
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the importance of prayer in the life of the church. The ministry of the church must be undergirded by prayer, for God guides us in prayer and empowers us to do His work through prayer. We know this is true,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the importance of our attendance at church worship services as well as other church functions. We examined three metaphors for the church in Scripture which highlight this. First, the church is “the people of God” (I Pet. 2:10). This doesn’t
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we began our fall preaching series, focusing both on our Church Covenant, as well as discovering more about just what the church is and what God calls us to do as His church. Here is a summary of the main points to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This coming Sunday I will begin a new series of sermons on the church – its nature, its purpose, how it should function, and what it means for us to be a part of it. I believe this will be very helpful, instructive, and
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Daniela and I are happy to be back with you after our vacation in the United States. Thank you for your prayers while we were away, and thanks also to Adrian Groza, Oliver Herrmann, and Andreas Wiget for preaching in my absence. As I’m
Continue readingWe heard stories about Davids characteristics these last sermons. It is worth to have a look again at the time when David was at his best. One of the reports describes his kind treatment of Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. Remember, David had subdued all his enemies and there
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The life of David offers many opportunities for us to learn how God works in people and through people. David was a young boy, taking care of his father’s sheep, when he was called by God to become a skillful fighter, later a king,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In the message last week on God’s purpose for our lives, I referred to “the dash,” the hyphen on a tombstone that is used to separate the dates of one’s birth and death. That dash represents the whole of our lives, the things we
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