Dear 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, 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 readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we focused on the church, and what it means to believe in the church, as the Apostles’ Creed states. We saw that the church is the people of God called out of the world to live for God, set apart to be
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, One of the most important, awe-inspiring, yet difficult truths to grasp of the Christian faith is that, as Scripture teaches, God Himself came to us even as one of us. The one true God, who exists as God the Father, God the Son, and
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, We have just finished celebrating Holy Week, beginning with the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, moving on to His crucifixion on Good Friday, and culminating with His resurrection on Easter Sunday. The death and resurrection of Jesus in particular serve to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In our study of the core elements of the Christian faith as outlined in the Apostles’ Creed, last Sunday we considered the statement, “I believe in Jesus Christ, His (God’s) only Son, our Lord.” We saw that to believe in Jesus, most importantly means
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered God the Creator. We observed how, based on scientific discoveries, it really would be impossible for the universe to come about and for even simple forms of life to come into existence apart from a powerful and wise Creator. Of
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered what it means to follow Jesus in our daily life. It’s interesting that both the first words (Mk. 1:17) and the last words (Jn. 21:22) Jesus spoke to Peter were, “Follow Me.” The implication is that following Jesus is a
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As you probably know, one of the key principles of physical fitness is to strengthen your “core.” Our core muscles include those in the trunk of our body – stomach, back, and sides. Most of our body movements are directly or indirectly guided by
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