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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. The Old Testament book of Amos is full of warnings to the Northern Israelite nation of coming woe. The Assyrians were threatening them and had already subjected many neighbouring nations who were strong, secure and wealthy.Amos starts…

Retired PastorPat Duffin,High PrairieChristian Centre The military invented streaming long before personal computers, let alone the internet. It was a different kind of streaming though.I was first introduced to it my first day of basic training. November 1969, after an…

Rev.Terry Goerz,RedeemerLutheran Church. “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.…