Dear Members and Friends of IBCZ, (The message this week is from Lindy Hirt, who serves as our liaison with The Open Door Foundation, which ministers to women and girls who have been rescued from human trafficking. In addition, she has included several pictures of the van this ministry was
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, If you attended our worship service last Sunday, or if you watched online, you know that Daniela and I are in the United States this week. Last week we learned that my Mom’s strength was fading and the time of her 101-year old earthly
Continue readingIf you were at our worship service this past Sunday, you recall I spoke from Philippians 1:21, where the Apostle Paul wrote, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Paul was revealing in this statement what was at the core of his life, what his
Continue readingDaniela and I have been here for almost two months now. We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know so many of you, and look forward to getting to know all who are a part of IBCZ in the coming weeks and months. It has especially been gratifying these past couple
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 readingExodus 32:26, Moses: ‘Whoever is for the Lord come to me…’ This week I conclude my articles on leaving a spiritual legacy by encouraging you to put the Lord first in everything. It is a Blessing seeing children and others honoring God’s Will above all else as they proceed through
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 readingA legacy of a Reverence for God (no one greater!) Matthew 10:37, ‘Anyone who loves his father and mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son and daughter more than me is not worthy of me.’ Henry Blackaby: ‘You need to have your life
Continue readingCommunion (Lord`s Supper) After consultation with the Elders I sent the following to parents and teachers. We appreciate all children, their parents and others as we worship our Lord and Saviour together @ IBCZ. Our family, as well as our church family, need to recognize that something very special takes
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