Blogs / Date / 2013

2013

Sermon August 12th, 2013 -- Genesis 15:6 -- The Biblical Hall of Fame

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Rev. Terry Defoe / Pentecost / Sermons / ^Genesis

Abraham believed the Lord, and the Lord credited it to him as righteousness.   Have you ever heard the term 'larger than life?' Sports personalities, stars in the entertainment business, famous people of all kinds fall victim to the 'larger than life' syndrome. Famous people have a "media...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday August 11th

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...


Psalm 23 Sermon From August 2013 Prayer Service �You Are With Me�

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday August7th 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 23.                    The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.                    He makes me lie down in green pastures.           He leads me beside still waters.                   ...


Pacific Rim (2013) Directed by Guillermo del Toro - Movie Review

Pacific Rim (2013) Directed by Guillermo del Toro - Movie Review

Click the banner below to listen to the audio review on demand.   Pacific Rim (2013) Directed by: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Travis Beacham and Guillermo del Toro (screenplay) Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi Runtime: 131 min. Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense...


Sermon August 4th, 2013 True Riches Luke 12:13-21

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Rev. Terry Defoe / Pentecost / Sermons / ^Luke

  16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store...


Book of the Month for August 2013: Romans 1-8 (Concordia Commentary)

Posted in 2013 / Book of the Month

Book of the Month for August 2013: Romans 1-8 (Concordia Commentary) Book of the Month for August 2013     About This Volume: Whether you know Biblical Greek or not, you will profit from this excellent commentary on Romans Chapters 1 -8. It provides insights that will enhance...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday August 4th

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...


Sermon / July 28, 2013 / Colossians 2 / Jesus is Lord

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Rev. Terry Defoe / Pentecost / Sermons / ^Colossians

  6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,...


The Conjuring (2013) Directed by James Wan - Movie Review

The Conjuring (2013) Directed by: James Wan, Writers: Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes, Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Runtime: 112 min. Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA) for terror and horror violencefor sequences of disturbing violence and terror Listen here for audio of...


Funeral Sermon for Margaret Strasser / Friday July 19th 2013

Funeral Sermon for Margaret Strasser / Friday July 19th 2013 / Rev. Ted Giese / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Regina, Saskatchewan.          Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about...


Sermon From July 21st 2013 / �Hospitality and Martha.�

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Pastor Ted Giese / Pentecost / Sermons / ^Luke

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / July 21st / Ninth Sunday of Pentecost, Luke 10: 38-42.   Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday July 21st

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...


July Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study: Marvel Super Hero Marathon

Posted in 2013 / Pastor Ted Giese / Youth/Young Adults

What is: Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study? It's an opportunity for Youth/Young Adults to practice putting their faith to work while looking at pop culture. We generally watch movies and then explore how Scripture intersects with what we've watched. This way of thinking about media can...


Sermon From July 14th 2013 / �And Who is My Neighbour.�

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Pastor Ted Giese / Pentecost / Sermons / ^Luke

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / July 14th / Eighth Sunday of Pentecost, Luke 10:25-37.   And behold, a lawyer stood up to put [Jesus] to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday July 14th

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...


The Lone Ranger (2013) Directed by Gore Verbinski � Movie Review

Click the banner below to listen to the audio review on demand. The Lone Ranger (2013) Directed by: Gore Verbinski Writers: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio (screenplay and story) Stars: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter Runtime:...


World War Z (2013) Directed by Marc Forster - Movie Review

Click the banner below to listen to the audio review on demand. World War Z (2013) Directed by: Marc Forster Writers: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof (screenplay), & Max Brooks (novel), Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, Runtime:...


Sermon July 7th, 2013 - Galatians 6 - Living by the Spirit

[Fellow believers], if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and, in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.    May I never boast except in the cross...


Book of the Month for July 2013: Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings of Martin Luther

Posted in 2013 / Book of the Month

Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings of Martin Luther Book of the Month for July 2013 The canon of western political theory has long misrepresented Luther’s political thought, mistaking it as a forerunner of the ‘freedom of conscience’ or the ‘separation of church and state,’...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday July 7th

Posted in 2013 / Weekly Bulletin

Each Week Mount Olive produces a bulletin with information about upcoming events, activities and opportunities around the church and circuit. To check this week’s bulletin click...