Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we concluded our study of Psalm 23. Throughout our study of Psalm 23, we’ve been comforted with the fact that God is not a remote, distant, inaccessible God who leaves us to manage our lives on our own while He manages the
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In our study of Ps. 23, last Sunday we reflected on vs. 4 – “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” The valleys David was
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday in our study of The Good Shepherd, we focused on Ps. 23:3 – “He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.” Being guided along the right path implies movement and progress as His disciples. As we follow the Good
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The sermon from last Sunday, based on Ps. 23, highlighted how God refreshes and restores our soul (vs. 3). Sometimes we may have a weariness in our soul, perhaps because of heartache, disappointment, or having to bear a number of heavy burdens simultaneously. During
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, What do Google, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream, Cisco, Facebook, Nike, Proctor & Gamble, and Samsung all have in common? Of course, they are all large, very successful companies. But they have something else in common that may surprise you. They all allow
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday I began a new series on a very familiar psalm – Ps. 23. In this psalm, David highlights the compassion, care, protection, and provision the Lord had granted him throughout all his days. David, who was a shepherd of his father’s sheep
Continue readingThis past Sunday, our brother Huw Davies, spoke to us about one of the most sensitive topics of our lives: our treasure. What is our treasure? Where is it? How do we deal with it? The “Parable of the Hidden Treasure” and “The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value”,
Continue readingJust a few hours before His crucifixion, Jesus and His disciples gathered in the upper room. Soon Jesus will be gone. Because the disciples had become increasingly fearful and confused, Jesus comforted them and said, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In Matthew 26 we read the account of the arrest of Jesus. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs came for Him. The disciples, filled with fear for their own lives, fled and abandoned Jesus. That included Peter, although it appears he was
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we concluded our series on the Apostles’ Creed with the affirmation we believe “in the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.” Through Christ’s atoning death on the cross, our sins have been forgiven (I Jn. 2:2).
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