Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, One of the greatest gifts God has given us is the gift of prayer. Through prayer God invites us to bring all our concerns and joys to Him. Scripture assures us that as we pray according to His will, God answers. In prayer, we
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I invite you to read the following Christmas/New Years greetings from your elders. To what they have written, I simply want to add how grateful Daniela and I are to be here and serve the Lord with you through the ministry of IBCZ. We
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, What a joy and honor it was to be installed as your pastor during our worship service this past Sunday. Both Daniela and I are so grateful for the privilege of serving with you. I ask for your prayers, that I might be led
Continue readingDecember 13, 2017 Dear church family @ IBCZ, We celebrated Christmas 2016 in Minnesota, USA with all our family (3 children and 10 grandchildren). It was so good to be all together again and enjoy each other. While in MN Jim and I negotiated to purchase a town house in Mount
Continue readingPersonal thoughts, (based on the Bible) for your blessing over the Christmas Season. You are loved! Advent! It had been two days since they had left Nazareth on this journey – a journey that they had to take and was not convenient. Mary, seated on the donkey, was in much
Continue reading1 John 5:21 (NIV) “Keep yourselves from idols” 1 Cor. 10:14 (NIV) “my dear friends, flee from idolatry.” In reading and meditating on God`s Word (Bible) I am reminded how Israel repeatedly worshipped idols rather than God. This is a danger we as God`s people have to be aware of
Continue readingGenesis 1:27, ‘God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female created them.” Psalm 139:14, “Fearfully and wonderfully made.” Genesis 2:21-22, “The Lord the caused man to fall into a deep sleep…The Lord God made a woman from the rib he
Continue readingListening to the radio early one morning I was surprised to learn that many people regard the most influential invention of the last century to be the credit card. Surprised, I listened more attentively as a social scientist asserted to my bemusement that this was indeed a worthy choice because
Continue readingGenesis 1:27, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.” PS.139:14, “Fearfully and wonderfully made.” Marilyn Adamson: “Human brain…simultaneously processes an amazing amount of information. Your brain takes in all the colors and objects you see, the
Continue readingCreation – What will happen next? Genesis 1:26-31 As we arrive at the sixth day there is a real sense of expectation as God creates man. It was during the sixth day that animal life appeared on land. These “wild animals” (v. 24-25) included what Darwin and others believe are
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