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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. There are many instances in our churches where one partner in a couple attends worship while the other partner does not. What can the partner who attends do in these circumstances? While occasionally inviting them is a…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. In Luke 24 we find two companions walking on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. It is a journey of about seven miles or a couple hours walk. They are discussing the events of the last week.…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. When the women went to Jesus’ tomb on that first Easter morning they were met by an angel who began with these words to them: “Do not be afraid”, and then later when they suddenly meet the…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. Sanctification is a lifelong struggle that all Christians participate in that allows them to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit and not the sinful nature. Sanctification means to make holy; to set apart as sacred or…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church If you think of yourself as just another animal whose existence ends with death, your focus in life could be described as, “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die!” If you see yourself as a…
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PastorPhil Lutton,HIgh PrairieVictory LifeChurch. Watching my wife over the last little while has been interesting, to say the least. Not yet having her greenhouse that I was supposed to have finished last season (aargh!) has relegated the kitchen table to…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. In John 4 Jesus is traveling to Jerusalem through Samaria. At about noon he stops at Jacob’s well to rest and the disciples go into Sychar to purchase food. A woman comes to draw water from the…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. Matthew 5 is a part of Sermon on the Mount where Jesus begins to unpack a few of the Commandments. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not take the name of the…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. In my previous column I wrote on the first half of 1 Corinthians 1:18. In this column, I want to write on the second half of that verse.Let me paraphrase it: “The message of the cross is…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. In 1 Corinthians 1: 18 we are told, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.”Have you ever had someone close to you who is not saved and you have had the…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. As we experience another Christmas season, with all the commercial aspects that are now the main feature of the event, just what the birth of the Saviour means to us can be lost.The Babe in the manger…
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Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. There are but two religions in the world – the religion of the Law and the religion of the Gospel.In the religion of the Law, you work your way up to God. In the religion of the…
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