International Church of Prague

Hebrews 4:16 This Sunday we are glad to welcome Josef and Daniel Pavliňák to our worship service. Josef is the founder and director of  In-Life , a ministry to university students in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where Daniel works as well. ICP has partnered with In-Life for many years. You can find out more about them  here . We look forward to hearing more about their ministry and to hearing J...

James 1:1-8 This week we begin a new series in the Book of James, a letter written to the early church by one of its main leaders. Similar to the wisdom books of the Old Testament, James uses his letter to teach God's people how to live well in this world. James addresses many topics, from trials and temptations to faith and works, but always with the purpose of instructing us in how to live o...

Ephesians 1:15-23 As we begin a New Year, we look to Paul's letter to the Ephesians and his prayer for them in Chapter 1. Paul prays specifically that they "may know him better" and in several specific ways. May we adopt this prayer for ourselves and our church family for 2025 as we grow in our knowledge and love of God together.    

Matthew 2:1-23 This Sunday we’ll be looking at the story of the Magi from Matthew’s gospel, considering how the different character respond to the news that a new king had been born in Bethlehem.    

Merry Christmas! In tonight's special Christmas Eve message, follow along while we learn about God's gift to us in 4 parts - creation, fall, redemption, and fulfillment. We hope that you are able to celebrate this Christmas season with your family, friends and loved ones - while sharing this message with them.

John 3:16-21 We continue in the season of Advent, the time each year when the church prepares for Jesus Christ to enter the world. It is meant to be a time of reflection and repentance, of hope and joy. This year, each of the four Sundays of Advent we'll consider the different themes of the candles on the Advent wreath and explore what it means that Jesus is the source of our hope, peace, joy,...

Psalm 16, Luke 2:8-11 We continue in the season of Advent, the time each year when the church prepares for Jesus Christ to enter the world. It is meant to be a time of reflection and repentance, of hope and joy. This year, each of the four Sundays of Advent we'll consider the different themes of the candles on the Advent wreath and explore what it means that Jesus is the source of our hope, pe...

Isaiah 9:2-7, Ephesians 2:11-18 This week we continue in the season of Advent, the time each year when the church prepares for Jesus Christ to enter the world. It is meant to be a time of reflection and repentance, of hope and joy. This year, each of the four Sundays of Advent we'll consider the different themes of the candles on the Advent wreath and explore what it means that Jesus is the so...

Isaiah 40, Mark 1:1-8 This week begins the season of Advent, the time each year when the church prepares for Jesus Christ to enter the world. It is meant to be a time of reflection and repentance, of hope and joy. This year, each of the four Sundays of Advent we'll consider the different themes of the candles on the Advent wreath and explore what it means that Jesus is the source of our hope,...

Psalm 110 This week we return to the psalms, this collection of prayers, songs and poems that guide us in our own prayers and worship. Psalm 110 is said to have been used at the coronation of Israel's kings, assuring them of God's presence with them. But it is also the most quoted psalm in the New Testament, one consistently used in reference to Jesus and the authority given to him by the...

Psalm 26 This week we'll be looking at Psalm 26, a psalm of lament. The psalms are full of laments; honest prayers from places of hurt and hardship where people make their complaints to God and call out to him for deliverance. As we learn how to pray, these psalms teach us important lessons about how to be open and honest with God ourselves. In Psalm 26 we see how David makes his complaint bef...

2 Corinthians 3:1-18 Circumstances in life – the short days and long nights of winter in Prague, the daily challenges, the latest news, or meaningless distractions can rob us of our intimacy with Jesus. We can fill the void with more activities or noise or more distractions, but eventually we’re left empty and realize something is missing. This text shows us how the new covenant – which we will ce...

John 4:7 - 5:21 As we come to the end of 1 John, we are reminded once again of the same themes the Beloved Apostle has been emphasizing throughout his letter - What do we believe about Jesus? Do we obey him? Do we love each other? How we answer these questions are good indicators of whether or not we are walking in the light of God's truth. But we're also reminded that it is God's love...

Exodus 3:1-10

1 John 3:23 - 4:6 In his letter, John seeks to assure believers of the salvation they have received in Jesus Christ. In this week's passage, John addresses the role of the Holy Spirit in this assurance. John reminds us that not everyone who claims to be a prophet actually speaks through God's Holy Spirit, and that we are to "test the spirits to see whether they are from God" (v. 4:...

1 John 3:11-24 In our last passage, John emphasized our identity as God's children, reminding us of our heavenly Father's great love that has been poured out on us in Christ. In this week's passage, John reminds us again that with the love God has given us we should also love our brothers and sisters in Christ - not just by what we say, but by what we do. 

1 John 2:28-3:10 One of John's main purposes in this letter is to reassure his audience. He wants them to have certainty of the things they have learned about Jesus, sin, salvation and the life of discipleship. In this week's passage, John makes his strongest appeal yet, reminding us of God's great love for us, and that in Christ, we have been made God's children. 

Psalm 32 The psalmist David declares that the one who is forgiven is in a very happy place—an enviable position. But very often, in our culture we tend to think that it’s God’s job to forgive (“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”). David instructs us in the way to forgiveness and fulness of joy. It’s only when we clearly see the seriousness of sin and the great cost of forgiveness, that we can b...

1 John 2:15-27 One of John's main purposes for writing this letter is to refute the lies that some former members of their community had been spreading, seeking to lead people astray in what they believed. John writes to remind people of the truth that they already know, and to affirm it for them once again. In particular John is concerned about the truth of Jesus Christ, knowing that what we...

1 John 2:3-14 One of 1 John's main purposes is to encourage people to walk in the light, meaning to live according to God's truth. In this week's passage, John reflects on the relationship between our love of God and our obedience to him, reminding us that our love for God can't be isolated from our love (or lack of it) for other people.

1 John 1:1-2:2 This week we begin a new series looking at the first letter of John. Written in response to some false teachings that had come into the church, this letter emphasizes many of the basics of the Christian faith, reminding it's readers of the truth of the Gospel and how we should live in light of it. John writes particularly about love: God's love for us in Christ, and how we s...

Acts 28:17-21 This week we conclude our series in the Book of Acts, with Paul having made his dramatic journey from Jerusalem to Rome, the capital of the Empire. We know from history that Paul's life ends there, but not before he continues to share the gospel with the people he met there. And while this brings us to the end of Luke's narrative, the Holy Spirit's work of drawing people...

Acts 17-18 Paul's missionary journeys took him to many of the major cities in the eastern Roman Empire, including Athens and Corinth. Paul was adept at presenting the gospel in response to the culture of each place he visited, yet the heart of the message was consistent - Jesus is God's Messiah. And in the face of growing opposition, God tells Paul "do not be afraid...for I am with you...

Trust the Story. This exhortation from our guest pastor Ian Martin, ICP's former youth pastor, was also the theme of last week's TCK (Third Culture Kids) Camp. From Genesis, throughout the Old Testament and culminating with Christ's death on the cross - there is a single narrative of the Bible: Jesus Saves. Join us this week to hear how Moses' exclaimation "Yeshua is salvation&...

Acts 16:6-10, 16-40 After being directed by the Holy Spirit to go and preach in Macedonia, Paul and his companions go to the city of Philippi. There they find both opposition and openness to the gospel, so that by the time they are asked to leave the city, they leave behind many people who have put their faith in the Lord Jesus.