Faith
The Rock of Faith / Matthew 16:13–20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 23rd 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 23rd 2020: Season of Pentecost / Matthew 16:13–20 "The Rock of Faith" Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John...
Mercy at the Table / Matthew 15:21-28 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 16th 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sun August 16th 2020: Season of Pentecost / Matthew 15:21-28 "Mercy at the Table" And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy...
Against the fear of isolation / Matthew 14:22-33/ Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday August 9th 2020 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Matthew 14:22-33Theme: Against the fear of isolation___________________________Intr – When we hit Matthew 14 in the lectionary, or in our personal Bible reading, we see the episode of the storm in the sea, and usually plenty of good illustrations and applications pour into our minds...
Leslie Edward Kraft Funeral Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 July 24th 2020 / At Rest in Christ
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday July 24th 2020: Season of Pentecost / 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 "At Rest in Christ" But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we...
Greyhound (2020) By Aaron Schneider - Movie Review
Greyhound (2020) Director: Aaron Schneider Writers: Tom Hanks (screenplay by), C.S. Forester (based on the novel "The Good Shepherd" by) Stars: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, Matt Helm, Rob Morgan Runtime: 91 min Rated: 14A (Canada) MPAA Rated PG-13 for war-related action/violence...
Soteronym (hate and love in His Name) / Matthew 10:22-33/ Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht/ Sunday June 21st 2020 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Matthew 10:5; 21-33Theme: “Soteronym (hated and saved by My Name’s sake)”___________________________Intr – Here’s a new word for you in case you haven’t come across with it yet: contronym. The definition of contronym is: “a word that is its own antonym.”[1] That is, depending of...
Elizabeth Schwartz Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 June 12th 2020 / Brought Home in Christ
(There is additional audio at the end of the recording of this Sermon not found in the text found below speaking more about bodily resurrection) Funeral Sermon for Elizabeth Schwartz Cupar Cemetery Graveside Service / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday June 12th 2020: Season of Pentecost /...
In The Name / Matthew 28:16-20 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday June 7th 2020 / Holy Trinity Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Matthew 28:16-20Theme: “In The Name” ___________________________Intr – One of the main reasons we have to believe in the Holy Trinity is because Jesus Himself speaks about it. Today’s Gospel shows Him sending us to make disciples by baptizing and teaching. And this Baptism...
Humble yourselves / 1 Peter 5:5-11 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday May 24th 2020 / Season Of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: 1 Peter 5:5-11Theme: “Humble yourselves” ___________________________ Intr – The name Manfred Von Richthofen perhaps doesn’t ring a bell for most of us, but his nickname may be well known: “The Red Baron.” Red was the color of many of the planes with which Manfred Albrecht Freiherr...
the shortcuts and The Way / John 14:1-14 (1 Peter; Psalm 146; Acts 7) / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht/ Sunday May 10th 2020 / Season of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: John 14; 2 Peter 2; Acts 7; Psalm 146Theme: “The shortcuts and The Way” ___________________________ Intr – Tell me, do you think two weeks would be enough for you to train and prepare to participate in one of the Tennis Grand Slam’s tournaments? If you are going to build a house from the...
"Foundation and Light", Sermon / Luke 24:13-35; Acts 2 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / 3rd Sunday in Easter April 26th 2020 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Luke 24; Acts 2Theme: “Foundation and Light”___________________________Intr – A helpful tool becomes useless, or even dangerous, if used in the wrong way. That can be true for a knife, for a baseball bat and for a flashlight. Speaking of that, I have one with me here. What’s the best way...
"Trial and Temptation under God's Grace", Sermon / 1 Pter 1:3-9 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / 2nd Sunday in Easter April 19th 2020 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9Theme: “Trial and temptation under God’s Grace” ___________________________Intr – “Two hunters came across a bear so big that they dropped their rifles and ran for cover. One man climbed a tree while the other hid in a nearby cave. The bear was in no hurry to eat, so he...
He saw, and believed in what he didn’t see / John 20 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday April 12th 2020 / Easter Sunday/ Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: John 20.1-9Theme: “He saw, and believed in what he didn’t see” ___________________________ Intr – There are situations in life where you need to see in order to believe, right? Your salary slapping into your bank account, the giveaway that was promised arriving in your...
Expectations in Christ / John 11 & Ezekiel 37 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 29th 2020 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
COVID-19 Update Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 29th 2020: Season of Lent / John 11:1–45 & Ezekiel 37 "Expectations in Christ" Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with...
Linda Unruh Funeral Sermon - Romans 8:35-39/ March 12th 2020 / Nothing separates us from His Love
Sermon – Thursday, March 12th, 2020Funeral Service of Linda UnruhText: Romans 8:35-39Theme: Nothing separates us from His Love___________________________Intr – When you think about Linda and her trajectory of 96 years on this side of heaven, what are the things that can never be separated...
God loved the world this way / John 3:1-17 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday March 8th 2020 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: John 3:11-17Theme: “God loved the world this way” ______________________ _______________________ Intr – I’d like to invite you to think of a loved one, a person very close to your heart. Someone you think that loves you back as well. It can be...
"Die Versuchungen Christi”/ Matthäus 4:1-11 / Dr. Martin Luther /Deutscher Gottesdienst (GERMAN Service), Samstag 29. Februar. 2020 / Faztenzeit
(ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW) Predigt – 29, Februar, 2020Mount Olive Lutherische Kirche, Regina, SKText: Matthäus 4:1-11Thema: Die Versuchungen Christi - Invocavit Auszüge aus einer Predigt von Martin Luther [1] ___________________________ Intr – „In diesem Evangelium hört ihr, wie der...
Enlightened / Matthew 17:1-9 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday February 23rd 2020 / Transfiguration Sunday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Matthew 17:1-9 – Transfiguration SundayTheme: Enlightened___________________________Intr – Darkness is commonly defined as “the absence of light”. That holds true somehow, since you can only provoke shadows and darkness by removing light from the ambient. Now, from Physics we...
Jesus says “I Will Make You” Sermon / Matthew 4:12-29 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 26th 2020 / Season of Epiphany / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 26th 2020: Season of Epiphany / Matthew 4:12-29 Jesus Says “I Will Make You” Now when [Jesus] heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth He went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in...
"Das Wort vom Kreuz ”/ 1 Korinther 1,10-18 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht /Deutscher Gottesdienst (GERMAN Service), Samstag 25. Januar. 2020 / Epiphaniaszeit
Text: 1 Korinther 1,10-18Thema: "Das Wort vom Kreuz ”[1] ___________________________ Intr – Die Opposition gegen das Kreuz und das Kruzifix hat in verschiedenen Ländern der Welt zugenommen. Gerichte ordnen auf Antrag von Bürgern und antichristlichen Körperschaften die Entfernung von...