Pastor Ted Giese
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday March 26th 2017 - / John 9:1-41 / There's Blindness and Then There's Blindness
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 26th 2017: Lent / John 9:1-41 " There's Blindness and Then There's Blindness” As [Jesus] passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born...
Beauty and the Beast (2017) Bill Condon - Movie Review
Beauty and the Beast (2017) Directed by: Bill Condon Writers: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos (Screenplay) Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Kevin Kline, Luke Evens, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Nathan Mack, Stanley Tucci, Hattie Morahan Run Time:...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday March 12th 2017 - / John 3:1-17/ Drawn to Jesus and His Crucifixion
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 12th 2017: Lent / John 3:1-17 "Drawn to Jesus and His Crucifixion” Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher...
Funeral Sermon For Philip Carl Hassman / Thursday March 9th - 2017
Funeral Sermon for Philip Carl Hassman: Thursday March 9th, 2017 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church by Pr. Ted A. Giese, Regina Saskatchewan - John 14:1-7 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / March 8th 2017 - / John 20:1-8, 7th Commandment, Wednesday Midweek Lenten Service
(This sermon is adapted from a sermon, in a sermon series, written by Rev. Brent Kuhlman for Concordia Pulpit Resources, which our Circuit selected for us to use in our Lenten Services. The focus for our Wednesday evening Services, and for Holy Week and Easter, will be the...
The Shack (2017) Stuart Hazeldine - Movie Review
The Shack (2017) Directed by: Stuart Hazeldine Writers: John Fusco, Andrew Lanham, Destin Cretton (Screenplay) William P. Young with Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings (Book) Stars: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Radha Mitchell, Megan Charpentier, Gage Munroe, Amélie Eve, Avraham...
Funeral Sermon For Martin (Pat) Andreas / Tuesday March 7th - 2017
Funeral Sermon for Martin “Pat” Andreas: Tuesday March 7th, 2017 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church by Pr. Ted A. Giese, Regina Saskatchewan - John 20:11-18 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where...
Funeral Sermon For Marjorie Kachuik / Saturday February 25th - 2017
Funeral Sermon for Marjorie Kachuik: Saturday February 25th, 2017 at the Regina Funeral Home by Pr. Ted A. Giese from Mount Olive Lutheran Churc , Regina Saskatchewan. John 14:1-7 [Jesus said,] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are...
Manchester by the Sea (2016) Kenneth Lonergan - Movie Review
Manchester by the Sea (2016) Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan Writer: Kenneth Lonergan (Screenplay) Stars: Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Williams, Kara Hayward, Anna Baryshnikov, Ben O'Brien, Gretchen Mol, Matthew Broderick, Run Time: 137min Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA)...
La La Land (2016) Damien Chazelle - Mini Movie Review
La La Land (2016) Directed by: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle (Screenplay) Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, J.K. Simmons, John Legend, Run Time: 128min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for some language Listen here for audio of radio interviews about films from a Christian...
Arrival (2016) Denis Villeneuve - Mini Movie Review
Arrival (2016) Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Eric Heisserer (Screenplay) Ted Chiang (Short Story: "Story of Your Life") Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Tzi Ma, Michael Stuhlbarg, Run Time: 116min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for brief strong language Listen here...
Fences (2016) Denzel Washington - Mini Movie Review
Fences (2016) Directed by: Denzel Washington Writer: August Wilson (Screenplay and Play) Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney, Run Time: 139min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for thematic elements, language...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday February 12th 2017 - / Matthew 5:21-37 / Jesus preaches about sin and hell and sex and marriage and divorce and murder and adultery and trustworthiness.
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 12th 2017: Season of Epiphany / Matthew 5:21-37 "Jesus preaches about sin and hell and sex and marriage and divorce and murder and adultery and trustworthiness.” “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall...
Hell or High Water (2016) David Mackenzie - Mini Movie Review
Hell or High Water (2016) Directed by: David Mackenzie Writer: Taylor Sheridan (Screenplay) Stars: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Run Time: 102min Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA) for some strong violence, language throughout and brief sexuality Listen here for audio of...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday February 5th 2017 - / Matthew 5:13-20 / Light and Salt
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 5th 2017: Season of Epiphany/ Matthew 5:13-20 "Light and Salt" “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out...
Lies, Betrayal, Family - Psalm 63 Sermon February Prayer Service
Prayer Service February 1st Season of Epiphany - 2017 Pr. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 63 – Lies, Betrayal, Family O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh faints for You, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So...
Lion (2016) Garth Davis - Mini Movie Review
Lion (2016) Directed by: Garth Davis Writers: Luke Davies (Screenplay), Saroo Brierley (Book "A Long Way Home") Stars: Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Priyanka Bose, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Divian Ladwa, Keshav Jadhav Run Time: 118min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA)...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday January 29th 2017 - / Matthew 5:1-12 / How do You Receive the Blessings of the Beatitudes?
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 29th 2017: Season of Epiphany/ Matthew 5:1-12 "How do You Receive the Blessings of the Beatitudes?" Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And He opened His mouth...
Funeral Sermon For Wendy Heuchert / Friday January 20th - 2017
Funeral Sermon for Wendy Heuchert at Mount Olive Lutheran Church Friday January 20th - 2017 / Pastor Ted A. Giese / 1st Corinthians 13:4-8a Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;...
Silence (2017) Martin Scorsese - Movie Review
Silence (2017) Directed by: Martin Scorsese Writers: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese (Screenplay), Shusaku Endo (Book) Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Yoshi Oida, Issei Ogata, Ciarán Hinds, Run Time: 161min Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA) for some disturbing...