Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, By now, I’m sure most of you are aware that the Elders and Deacons met last week and concluded it is best to suspend “in person worship services” for the month of November. We will, of course, continue to live stream the services, with
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Daniela and I are now back in Switzerland after our quick trip to the United States. We want to thank all of you for your prayers for us, and for my Mom during her final days and hours here on earth. As many of
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This week marks the second anniversary that Daniela and I have been with you. I began serving as your pastor July 1, 2018. It hardly seems possible that two years have already flown by! I want to thank you for the privilege of being
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The Apostle often began his New Testament letters with the greeting, “Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” As I write this, those words are my prayer for you, for certainly we all need God’s grace in
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I know we have all been closely following the news regarding the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Switzerland and specifically in the Zurich area. As of today (Friday) the government has issued stricter controls, with school being cancelled as of Monday and gatherings
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, In our journey through Exodus, last Sunday we looked at chapters five and six. God had told Moses and Aaron to deliver the message to the Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves go free. Of course, the Pharaoh refused to heed this message, and
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Let me share with you a few important reminders. This Saturday (Feb. 29) we will have our Prayer Breakfast at 9:00. Paul wrote to the Colossian believers (Col. 4:2-4), “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I want to share with you about several important opportunities we have as a church in the coming weeks. First, Feb. 23-29 will be our annual Prayer Week. During this week, our hope is that all will join in praying for IBCZ. Each day
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, For several months we have been hearing about the Festival of Thought, taking place in the Zurich area Sept. 22-28. The Festival actually kicks off at IBCZ this coming Sunday as Andy Moore, co-founder of the Festival of Thought, will bring our morning message.
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, How is your vision? By that, I am not referring to how well you see, but rather from what perspective you see things. Some people see the glass half-full, others see it half-empty. Last Sunday we examined the ancient Church at Philadelphia and the message Christ
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