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Psalm 22 Sermon From July 2013 Prayer Service "David and the Crucified"

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday July3rd 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 22.           My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?                         Why are You so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?             O my God, I cry by day, but You...


Sermon June 30th, 2013 -- Psalm 16 -- Safe and Secure

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Rev. Terry Defoe / Psalm Sermons / Sermons / ^Psalms

1 Keep me safe, my God,     for in you I take refuge. 5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;     you make my lot secure. 8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.     With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 11 You make known to me the path of life;     you will fill me with joy...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday June 30th

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 -- June 23, 2013 -- Galatians 3:26-28 -- Diagnosis, Prescription, Prognosis

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

26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.  28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  ...


Man of Steel (2013) Director by Zack Snyder - Movie Review

Man of Steel (2013) Directed by: Zack Snyder Writers: David S. Goyer (screenplay), David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan (story), Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner Runtime: 143 min Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi...


Information About Lutheran Congregations in the Southern Alberta Flood Zone

Posted in 2013 / West Region / Lutheran Church Canada / News / Prayer

From President Don Schiemann (President of the Alberta-British Columbia DistrictLutheran Church-Canada):   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, No doubt we have all seen video footage and news reports of the extreme flooding which has taken place in Calgary and the surrounding areas.  As...


Funeral Sermon for Brian Patterson / Friday June 21st 2013

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Friday June 21st 2013: Season of Pentecost, Funeral Sermon for Brian Patterson.           Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday June 23rd

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 From June 16th 2013 / �Our Father Who Art in Heaven.�

  Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday June 16th 2013: Season of Pentecost. 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-14 (ESV)             When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband. And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her...


The St. Chrysostom Lutheran Preachers' Retreat 2013

Rev. Donavon Riley, Pastor of Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Webster, MN, was the featured presenter at the 2013 St. John Chrysostom Lutheran Preacher's Retreat in Lumsden Saskatchewan June 10th to 12th. Rev. Ted Giese, Associate Pastor of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Regina was at...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday June 16th

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 here.  ...


Book of the Month for June 2013: What They Need To Hear

Posted in 2013 / Book of the Month

What They Need To Hear   Book of the Month for June 2013 Most everyone knows a family member or friend that is not a Christian.  How to reach out to these loved ones and share Christ can be a struggle. Many people don’t know how to share their faith and are unsure if they are saying the...


June Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study: The Good The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

Posted in 2013 / Bible Study / 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...


The Great Gatsby (2013) Directed By Baz Luhrmann - Movie Review

The Great Gatsby (2013) Directed By Baz Luhrmann - Movie Review

The Great Gatsby (2013) Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Writers Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce (screenplay), F. Scott Fitzgerald (based on the novel by) Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Debicki Runtime: 142 min Rated PG-13 for some violent images,...


Sermon June 9th, 2013 Unfinished Business Galatians 1:11-12

11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.   Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011  ...


Weekly Bulletin Sunday June 9th

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...


Funeral Sermon for John Heuchert / Friday June 7th 2013

  Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Friday June 7th 2013: Season of Pentecost, Funeral Sermon for John Heuchert. John 11:17-27 ESV    Now when Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many...


Psalm 21 Sermon From June 2013 Prayer Service �Searching for a Crown of Gold�

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday June 5th 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 21.               O LORD, in Your strength the king rejoices,                         and in Your salvation how greatly he exults!             You have given him his...


Sermon from Sunday June 2nd 2013 / Pentecost �Prayer and the Presence of God�

Posted in 2013 / Audio Sermons / Pastor Ted Giese / Pentecost / Prayer / Sermons / ^1 Kings

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / June 2nd / Proper 4 in the Season of Pentecost, 1 Kings 8:22-24, 27-29, 41-43.             Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven, and said, “O...


"COMMUNITY TAILGATE PICNIC" at Mount Olive Parking Lot, Sunday June 2nd

Posted in 2013 / Event / News

If you're in the area you and your friends and family are invited to the "COMMUNITY TAILGATE PICNIC" at Mount Olive Parking Lot, Sunday June 2nd at 12:30pm.   We've been getting ready, and the Outreach Board is just putting the finishing touches on the event. All are welcome, drop on by...