Pastor Ted Giese
American Sniper (2014) by Clint Eastwood - Movie Review
American Sniper (2014) Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Jason Hall (screenplay), Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, James Defelice (book) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Ben Reed, Luke Grimes Run Time: 132min Rated:14A (Canada), Rated R (MPAA) for strong and disturbing war violence,...
Into The Woods (2014) by Rob Marshal - Movie Review
Into the Woods (2014) Directed by: Rob Marshall Written by: James Lapine (screenplay & musical) Stars: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Mackenzie Mauzy, Chris Pine, Lilla Crawford, Tammy Blanchard and Lucy Punch Run Time: 125min...
IssuesEtc Segment: 72nd Golden Globe Awards 2015
72nd Golden Globe Awards 2015 In this segment of IssuesEtc pastors Giese and Wilken talk about the recent telecast of the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Provided in this interview are some general observations of the award show and a little discussion of what makes the Golden Globe Awards...
Wet With The Sins of The World: Baptism of Our Lord - Mark 1:4-11 / Pastor Ted A. Giese
"Wet With The Sins of The World" Baptism of Our Lord /Season of Epiphany / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Mark 1:4-11 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all...
Drawn up From the Death Trap - Psalm 40 Sermon from January Prayer Service
"Drawn up From the Death Trap" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed January 7th 2015: Season of Epiphany, Psalm 40 I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit...
Gospel Light: Epiphany Day - Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12 / Pastor Ted Giese
Gospel Light WASCANA Circuit Epiphany Service Hosted by Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Regina - Rev. Ted A. Giese / Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. ...
The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies (2014) by Peter Jackson - Movie Review
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens (screenplay), J.R.R. Tolkien (book) Stars: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly,...
The Expected Yet Unexpected Gift: First Sunday After Christmas - Luke 2:22-40
The Expected Yet Unexpected Gift - Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / December 28th, 20014, First Sunday After Christmas - Luke 2:22-40 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as...
Flesh And Blood Jesus: Christmas Day - John 1:1-14
"Flesh And Blood Jesus" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Christmas Day 2014 / John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing...
Nothing Will be Impossible With God: Fourth Sunday in Advent - Luke 1:26-38
"Nothing Will be Impossible With God" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / 4th Sunday in Advent 2014 / Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house...
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Directed by Ridley Scott - Movie Review
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Directed by: Ridley Scott Writers: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffery Caine, Steven Zaillian. Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Isaac Andrews, John Turturro, Ben Mendelsohn, Ben Kingsley, Maria Valverde Run Time: 150 Min Rated: PG (Canada) Rated PG-13 (MPAA)...
Who Does The Preparing? You or God?: Second Sunday in Advent - Mark 1:1-8
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Mark 1:1-8 / Adent 2 - December 7th 2014 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send My messenger before your face, who...
Remove Your stroke from me - my hope is in You - Psalm 39 Sermon From December Prayer Service
"Remove Your stroke from me - my hope is in You" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed December 3rd 2014: Season of Advent, Psalm 39 I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with...
Do You Come to Jesus? or Does Jesus Comes to You?: First Sunday in Advent - Mark 11:1-10
Do You Come to Jesus? or Does Jesus Comes to You?: First Sunday in Advent - Mark 11:1-10 / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Mount Olive Lutheran Church Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into...
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Directed by Francis Lawrence - Movie Review
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Directed by: Francis Lawrence Writers: Danny Strong, Peter Craig (Screen Play), Suzanne Collins (Novel) Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Joshua Hutcherson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Run Time: 123 min Rated: PG (Canada)...
Funeral Sermon for Sara Turnquist / Saturday 22nd 2014
Funeral Sermon for Sara Turnquist / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / John 10:14-18, 27-30 / Nov 22nd 2014 [Jesus says] "I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own and My own know Me, just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep....
November Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study: Pocahontas & The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Saturday November 22nd 4pm - 9:30pm 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....
Funeral Sermon For Helen Harlos / Friday November 14th 2014
Helen Edith Harlos Funeral Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Revelation 21:1-6 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down...
Funeral Sermon For Walter Huber / Thursday November 13th 2014
Walter Oscar Huber Funeral Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / John 14:1-7 / November 13th 2014 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 you that I go to prepare a...
Interstellar (2014) Directed by Christopher Nolan - Movie Review
Interstellar (2014) Directed by: Christopher Nolan Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Mackenzie Foy, Jessica Chastain, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow Run Time: 169 min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for some intense perilous action...