Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, (The message this week is by John Coles. His last Sunday with us will be Nov. 17, but we didn’t want to wait until the last minute to announce this, especially as he has served IBCZ so faithfully in many ways – often unseen.
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, One of the points I emphasized in last Sunday’s sermon was that as Abram (later to be called Abraham) journeyed through the land of Canaan, he built altars in several locations to the true God. In addition to giving Abram a place to worship
Continue readingOne of the points I emphasized in last Sunday’s sermon was that as Abram (later to be called Abraham) journeyed through the land of Canaan, he built altars in several locations to the true God. In addition to giving Abram a place to worship God, these altars also were a
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This past Sunday we continued our study of people in the Gospels who encountered Jesus, and the impact He had on their lives, by looking at a most unlikely disciple of Jesus – Levi (Mark 2:13-17). Why was Levi such a surprising candidate to
Continue readingOn a morning in 1984 I was reading my chapter for the day Genesis 12 (consecutive chapter from the Bible each day). I read Gen. 12:1-2 “Leave your country, your people and your father`s household and go the land I will show you.” I was thinking about what God was
Continue readingIt`s time Sadly, this is the time to say farewell and to express our heartfelt thanks to all of God`s people at IBCZ. “God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped his people and continue to help
Continue readingWe have now started working with Africa For Christ in mentoring Xhosa pastors who are planting churches. God has led us into this work in a number ways. One Scripture that was particularly influential was Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed
Continue readingWe recently concluded a message series on the Lord`s Sermon on the Mount which, as you know opens with the timeless Blessed exhortations to God`s Kingdom people. This reminded me of another Blessed that I once heard that is not found in Scripture per se, but certainly covers a challenging
Continue readingLeaving family, friends, and the familiarity of home, and moving to Zurich in 2002 was an adventure and a transition we could never have imagined. Becoming members and serving IBCZ over these last fourteen years has blessed us in more ways than can be counted and we are overjoyed at
Continue readingOne of the areas that many Christians struggle with is the painful question as to why God chooses it would seem, to bring relief to some of our requests and not to others. This coming Sunday as we leave the Sermon on the Mount and move on to consider some
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