At IBCZ we set a high priority on teaching the children and this Sunday we are having our official Sunday School reopening and Annual Church BBQ. Classes begin on Sunday and there will be graded classes for different age groups, including teenagers. Although we believe Sunday School is of vital
Continue readingImagine for a moment that you would have been one of the non-Jewish people in Thessalonica in the days before Paul arrives with Silas. You mind your own business and life revolves around the worries and pleasures of this world. So far so unusual. But then the weekend hits and
Continue readingDuring the COVID epidemic I became aware of how I needed to go deeper in my walk with Christ. We just seemed to be going through a cycle of activities and when COVID hit there was an emptiness. During that time a began to learn how Jesus ministered in the
Continue readingWhich prophet of the Old Testament do you believe to be the most outstanding? Jeremiah, Isaiah, or another? For me it is Elijah, because he was passionate for the Lord and also because he was an ordinary human like me. I can identify more easily with Elijah than any other
Continue readingGod answers prayer, especially when His children pray together. A deacon in one of the churches I pastored, Babe Donache, fell ill and was taken to hospital. The report came to us on Sunday afternoon that he was critically ill. At the evening service, instead of preaching, I called the
Continue readingMay 2023 be a wonderful year for you and your family. I believe God has great things in store for us as a church this coming year. A promise that comes to mind at this time is Jeremiah 29:11-13, “For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I want to share with you this week about the length of my service as Pastor of IBCZ. A familiar line from Scripture (Ecclesiastes 3:1) states, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” I’m sure we
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I’m sure you all are aware that the Swiss government has tighten some of the Covid regulations in light of the increasing rate of infection. The Church Elders have met twice in the last two weeks to pray, discuss, and seek the Lord’s guidance
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As Jesus reinstates Peter in John 21:15-19 as a disciple and leader for His church, he allowed Peter to confirm Jesus publicly as many times as he had previously denied him in the court yard of the high-priest. And while Peter wouldn’t dare to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, I want to give you an update regarding our worship services as it regards meeting together again for “in person” worship. The Elders and Deacons met this past Wednesday evening to discuss this, and then the Elders considered it again at our regular monthly
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