At the turn of the year, it is again time to reflect on the past 12 months and consider the goals we had set at the beginning of the year, the extent to which we attained them and maybe formulate a new set of goals for the year ahead. It
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, When the angel appeared to Joseph to inform him that the Holy Spirit had miraculously enabled Mary to become pregnant and she would bear a son, the angel went on to quote the prophecy in Is. 7:14, “The virgin will conceive and give birth
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This past Sunday we considered one of the often-overlooked characters in the Christmas story – Joseph. Joseph had to respond to the most unexpected news imaginable – the woman he was engaged to was pregnant. We saw how Joseph was willing to die to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the importance of keeping all the ingredients of the Christmas season in proper perspective. The parties, the decorations, the gifts, the get-togethers, and all the other festivities of Christmas are great; they bring us some “holiday cheer,” and we can
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, For the past two weeks we have been focusing on the meaning, nature, and practice of worship. I’ve emphasized during these sermons the importance of the mind in worship. The more we understand about God and His ways, the more we will be led
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday our theme was “Why We Worship.” We saw that worship is essentially declaring the worth of something or someone. When we worship God, we are proclaiming God’s worth – His greatness, excellence, majesty, and splendor. A question we might ask is: How
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we concluded our series on the Attributes of God with “The Sovereignty of God.” The sovereignty of God refers to God’s power, authority, and ultimate rule over His creation. God’s sovereignty guarantees that His perfect will shall come to pass. Even though
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last week I encouraged you to pray for our church camp, and I am pleased to report that we had a wonderful time. God blessed us with warm fellowship, deepening relationships, both challenge and inspiration in serving faithfully, and lots of fun as well.
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we examined the justice and mercy of God – two wonderful attributes of God, although to see and experience their true wonder they must be held together. Justice has to do with treating people fairly by giving them what they deserve, be
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As we are continuing our study of the attributes of God, last Sunday we considered the wisdom of God. Wisdom goes beyond knowledge, for while knowledge has to do with knowing the facts and knowing the truth, wisdom involves taking those facts and that
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