International Church of Prague

Last week on Encounter with Jesus focused on the Jesus Parable of the Persistent Widow in Luke 18 and discovered how believer's are called to enduring faithfulness in prayer. We are called to remain faithful in prayer until we see Jesus. A Kingdom P.U.U.S.H. to Persevering Prayer Pray Until U(you) See Him Pray until you see Him with eyes of love so that He is your only focus in worship. Pray u...

Last week on Encounter with Jesus focused on the conditions of Mountain Moving prayer in Mark 11:22-25. F.A.S.T. Prayer Forgiveness - God only answers our prayers when we are in a right relationship with Him and with others. Seek reconciliation and forgive others as God has forgiven you. 1 Timothy 2:5-6, Matthew 5:22-24, 1 Peter 3:7-9, Ephesians 4:32 Ask and Believe - Fix your heart and eyes on Go...

This week we will explore how Jesus' living parable of the fruitless fig tree and the cleansing of the Temple set the stage for Jesus to teach us about the power of prayer. The lesson is amazing. What is even more amazing is how our lives and our faith grow when we learn to "trust in God" as Jesus teaches. Faith in God's plan, promises and power can move mountains and make the impo...

This week our face to face encounter with Jesus features one of the most puzzling passages of Scripture in the New Testament. Shortly after Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem where he is proclaimed as King, he curses a Fig tree and drives the sellers and money changers out of the Temple courts. Are these two events connected? If so what does it mean? This is the only destructive miracle rec...

This week our face to face encounter with Jesus features a man in a tree. In Luke 19, Jesus shows how with God, the impossible becomes a reality. Just a short time earlier, Jesus had said, "For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” But he said, “What is impossible with man...

Two weeks ago, as we explored how Jesus wept at the death of Lazarus we saw how Jesus Christ understands our deepest pain. Jesus has experienced the full spectrum of human suffering: emotional, relational, physical, psychological, and spiritual pain. But Jesus not only understands our pain, but He has also overcome it. This Sunday as we explore John 11, Jesus gives us an encounter with the proof t...

Our lives are transformed when we learn to give thanks to God in every circumstance. Join us today in a sermon delivered by guest pastor Jeff Rogers, the chaplain at the Christian International School of Prague, to explore the difference between gratefulness and thankfulness, Luke 17:11-19 Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy 11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Sama...

The Death of Lazarus 11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No...

How good is good enough to be right with God? Can a baby climb the Zizkov TV tower? Join us this Sunday, our first Sunday back at Peroutkova, to examine Jesus’ face to face encounter with the rich young ruler.  Mark 10:17-31 17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call m...

This Sunday we will return to our Face to Face Series and we explore an encounter an expert in the law and discover that to Jesus "Love Matters", from Luke 10:25-37. This passage is known as the Parable of the Good Samaritan, but there is, even more, going on that what we see on the surface. Jesus show us how to live in a world of confusing messages in such a way that our lives point other...

This Sunday we will return to our Face to Face Series and we explore An Encounter With The Great I Am, from John 8:51-59. These words of Jesus hold to power to live free from our greatest fear and secure in the One who was, and is, and is to come - Jesus Christ. Here is the key that we will explore: Jesus the Great I Am, knows your past, holds your present and alreaday inhabits your future. His pr...

Join with special guest pastor - Ian Martin as he dives into 2 Timothy 2:23-26 to see how relevant this passage is in our world today: 23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope...

What comes into your mind when you hear the word, Freedom? For many people, it means political freedom for the people of their country from oppression. Many followers of Jesus both in the early church and throughout history were slaves or came to faith under oppressive regimes. But the freedom Jesus offers us in John 8 transcends political, cultural, and even personal experience. It is a deeper fr...

In John 8 Jesus has an encounter with a woman and her accusers that when truly understood is like looking into a mirror at ourselves. Every one of us is represented in this story. Both the location and the timing of this encounter is very significant. It is here that a woman caught in the act of adultery is brought to the Temple in Jerusalem to Jesus to see what He will do. His response is beautif...

In John 15, Jesus has a face to face encounter that is truly revolutionary... the King of the universe invites you and I to be his friends. Are you able to wrap your mind around that? Join us this week for one of the most incredible passages in the Bible as we explore what it means to be a friend of God.

Last week we saw how Jesus is pursuing us through the face to face encounter with the Woman at the Well. This week we look at part two of the story and see how the woman responded and what we can learn from her. Her response is incredible and it demonstrates how each of us has an important role in God's work and kingdom. But be warned, the woman who is transformed by the love of Jesus sets a h...

One of the most incredible Face to Face encounters with Jesus is found in John 4. It is a familiar passage but often much of what is really happening goes unseen. In our modern world, we have little understanding of the Samaritans and what they were looking for in the Messiah. Join us to hear how Jesus meets the Samaritan' Woman at the Well right in the heart of her spiritual understanding. Je...

When was the last time God amazed you? Maybe this season of social isolation is one where God is teaching you new things about Himself. If so please share that with us. Make a brief video and email to Pastor Drew. We would love to share some of what God is doing. In our face to face encounters with Jesus this week, Simon Peter is amazed by Jesus. What may be surprising is that the miracle we will...

Brothers and sisters, I look forward to us being together again soon. In today’s lesson we will be covering a passage that is very special to me. A passage that has affected my life in profound ways for the last 40 years. Mark 2:1-12 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come hom...

Jesus came to show us the Father full of grace and truth. Join us this week online as we examine how Jesus is seeking to correct our view of God the Father. John 17:3-4 (ESV) And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

In today’s message we look at the resurrection, talk about what it’s like to be sifted, and focus in on the person of Peter - who perhaps wasn’t a very good swordsman. We begin by stepping back in time to the night before Jesus was crucified, with Jesus and his disciples gathered together celebrating the Passover. It was an incredible meal and a great time of teaching where Jesus shared his heart...

John 12:1–6 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 

So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 

Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was fille...

During this strange and uncertain time, how can we love one another, encourage one another, and check-up on one another to foster healthy community with Christ at the center? How can we seek God ourselves so we can experience the peace, joy, love, and hope he has for us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus? How can we study the word of God to see how he has walked together with his p...

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Genesis 22 New International Version (NIV) Abraham Tested 22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him...