Word for the Week

The International Baptist Church of DakarWelcome to IBC, Dakar Close

Honoring God in Our Commitments

Word for the Week4 hours ago1View 0Likes 0Comments

“Judah has broken faith. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves, by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.” (Malachi 2:11 NIV) Commitments matter deeply to God. In Malachi’s day, the people treated their covenant vows lightly, breaking faith with God and with…

A Community Formed by the Word and the Spirit

Word for the WeekMarch 15, 20268Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.” (Acts 2:41 NIV) The preaching of God’s Word demands a response. The people listening to Peter did not merely admire Peter’s sermon; they responded positively. Peter’s preaching was not entertainment. It was not motivational speaking. It was…

Remembering

Word for the WeekMarch 9, 202613Views 0Likes 0Comments

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:14-20 NIV) Photos are wonderful. In the past, especially during our grandparents’ time, they were cherished because they were rare. Today, we capture countless moments—riding in…

Baptism

Word for the WeekMarch 1, 202616Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life” (…

The Headship of Christ

Word for the WeekFebruary 22, 202623Views 0Likes 0Comments

“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.” (Colossians 1:17-18 NIV) In Matthew 7:21, Jesus states, “Not everyone who says to…

The Bible

Word for the WeekFebruary 15, 202630Views 0Likes 0Comments

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1:8 NIV) Approximately one-third of the world’s population does not have the Bible translated into a language they understand.…