Welcome to the International Baptist Church of Hamburg
Church service information
We are glad that you've found us! We are an English-speaking evangelical church of many nations located in the center of Hamburg. More info ...
Every Sunday
14:00
Michaelispassage 1
20459 Hamburg
Sunday Service Livestream
Word for the Week
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me (Luke 9:23)
Self-Love?
Dear Friends and Members of IBC,
In our post-truth society today, we currently face the ever-increasing influence of the ‘religion of self’. This may be seen through pride parades, the modern feminist movement, and new-age spirituality. ‘Self-love’, which has been defined as ‘not sacrificing your well-being to please others’, has now become a buzzword. It is seen as a necessity if we are going to live a happy, fulfilled life. This might be best encapsulated by Whitney Houston’s 1986 hit The Greatest Love of All, where Whitney belts out the lyric, “learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all.”(...)
