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Margaret Neu Funeral Sermon - Matthew 6:7–15 May 1st 2020 / Jesus Teaches us to Pray

Margaret Neu Funeral Sermon - Matthew 6:7–15 May 1st 2020 / Jesus Teaches us to Pray

Funeral Sermon for Margaret Neu - Graveside Service at the Southey Cemetery / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday May 1st 2020: Season of Easter / Matthew 6:7–15 "Jesus teaches us to pray" “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard...


Linda Unruh Funeral Sermon - Romans 8:35-39/ March 12th 2020 / Nothing separates us from His Love

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...


Arnold Mohr Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23, John 14 January 10th 2020 / In His Name

Arnold Mohr Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23, John 14 January 10th 2020 / In His Name

Sermon – Friday, January 10th, 2020Funeral Service of Arnold MohrText: Psalm 23; John 14Theme: in His Name___________________________Intr – We gather together today for this special Service in which we want to give thanks for all the blessings God has bestowed on the life of “Mr. Fix it”…hum,...


Art Wirth Funeral Sermon - Psalm 139 December 13th 2019 / Search Me, Known Me, Lead Me

Art Wirth Funeral Sermon - Psalm 139 December 13th 2019 / Search Me, Known Me, Lead Me

Funeral Sermon for Jacob Arthur (Art) Wirth - Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday December 13th 2019: Season of Advent / Psalm 139 verse 1-10, 17-18 and 23-24 "Search Me, Known Me, Lead Me" O LORD, You have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I...


Phyllis Amundson Funeral Sermon - Psalm 145 November 15th 2019 / From Generation to Generation

Phyllis Amundson Funeral Sermon - Psalm 145 November 15th 2019 / From Generation to Generation

Funeral Sermon for Phyllis Amundson - Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday November 20th 2019: Season of Pentecost / Psalm 145 "From Generation to Generation" I will extol You, my God and King, and bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You and praise...


Willy (Bill) Marquardt Funeral Sermon - Hebrews 13:7 August 10th 2019 / The Planted Word

Willy (Bill) Marquardt Funeral Sermon - Hebrews 13:7 August 10th 2019 / The Planted Word

  Funeral Sermon for Willy (Bill) Herbert Marquardt at Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Saturday August 10th 2019: Season of Pentecost / Hebrews 13:7 "The Planted Word" “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the Word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life,...


August F. Zepick Funeral Sermon - John 15:1-11 - July 13th, 2019 / Bearing much fruit

August F. Zepick Funeral Sermon - John 15:1-11 - July 13th, 2019 / Bearing much fruit

Text: John 15:1-11Theme: “Bearing much fruit”___________________________Intr – Visiting with August many times as I did in the last couple of years I had opportunities to learn a bit about his life in this side of heaven. Also from the family I’ve learned that in his 90 decades of life He was...


Darrell Iles Funeral Sermon - John 14:1-7 July 10th 2019 / Life in Christ

Darrell Iles Funeral Sermon - John 14:1-7 July 10th 2019 / Life in Christ

Funeral Sermon for Darrell Iles at Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday July 10th 2019: Season of Pentecost / John 14:1-7 "Life in Christ" 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...


Jean Keller Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23, John 14 June 28th 2019 / Call

Jean Keller Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23, John 14 June 28th 2019 / Call

  Text: Psalm 23, John 14Theme: “Call”___________________________Intr – How do these calls sound to you, do they make any sense at all? Kelly’s Eye 1 /Garden Gate 8 /Young and Keen 15 /Two Little Ducks 22 /Dirty Gertie 30 /Buckle My Shoe 32 /Clickety Click 66 /Two Fat Ladies 88. If you...


Beverley Mitchell Funeral Sermon - Revelation 7:9–17 May 25th 2019 / The Happy Reunion

Beverley Mitchell Funeral Sermon - Revelation 7:9–17 May 25th 2019 / The Happy Reunion

Funeral Sermon for Beverley Ruth Mitchell - Regina Funeral Home / Pr. Ted A. Giese from Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Saturday May 25th 2019: Season of Easter / Revelation 7:9–17 "The Happy Reunion" After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every...


Doris Marcia Funeral Sermon - John 11, May 6th 2019 / Very Good Service: Christ for us

Doris Marcia Funeral Sermon - John 11, May 6th 2019 / Very Good Service: Christ for us

Sermon – May 6th, 201Funeral Service of Doris MarciaText: John 11Theme: “Very good Service: Christ for us”___________________________Intr – I’ve been around here just for the last couple years, so among all of us today here I’m the one with the fewer number of memories about Doris. I do have...


Jacob Hodel Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23 April 30th 2019 / The Green Grass of Home

Jacob Hodel Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23 April 30th 2019 / The Green Grass of Home

Funeral Sermon for Jacob Hodel - Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Tuesday April 30th 2019: Season of Easter / Psalm 23 "The Green Grass of Home" The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.                    He makes me lie down in green pastures.           He leads me...


Katherine Dech Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23; John 14:1-7 April 3rd 2019 / All the days of my life

Katherine Dech Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23; John 14:1-7 April 3rd 2019 / All the days of my life

Text: Psalm 23, John 14Theme: “All the days of my life”___________________________Intr –Among many beautiful things King David writes in Psalm 23, he lets us know that “goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Now, when life is lived by faith, for how many days...


Caroline Yahnke Funeral Sermon - John 14:1-7 March 26th 2019 / The Gift of Time

Caroline Yahnke Funeral Sermon - John 14:1-7 March 26th 2019 / The Gift of Time

Funeral Sermon for Caroline Hannah Yahnke / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Tuesday March 26th 2019: Season of Lent / John 14:1-7 "The Gift of Time" 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...


Raymond Kainz Funeral Sermon - 1 Corinthians 13, Jan 30th 2019 / The greatest of the three is Love

Raymond Kainz Funeral Sermon - 1 Corinthians 13, Jan 30th 2019 / The greatest of the three is Love

  Text: 1 Corinthians 13Theme: The greatest of the three is Love___________________________ Intr – If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I play instruments, and use my talent in the Church, but have no love, I am just...


Elmer Numrich Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 Dec 21st 2018 / Moving Day

Elmer Numrich Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 Dec 21st 2018 / Moving Day

Funeral Sermon for Elmer Numrich - Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday December 21st 2018: Season of Advent / John 14:1-7 "Moving Day" 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...


Lottie Leibel Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23 & Philippians 4:10–14 Nov 12th 2018 / Contentment in Christ Jesus

Lottie Leibel Funeral Sermon - Psalm 23 & Philippians 4:10–14 Nov 12th 2018 / Contentment in Christ Jesus

Funeral Sermon for Lottie Leibel at  the Regina Memorial Gardens / Pr. Ted A. Giese from Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Monday November 12th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Psalm 23 & Philippians 4:10–14 "Contentment in Christ Jesus"           The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.          ...


Dennis Dusterbeck Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 Oct 27th 2018 / Courage in Death the Gift of Christ Jesus

Dennis Dusterbeck Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 Oct 27th 2018 / Courage in Death the Gift of Christ Jesus

Dennis Lloyd Dusterbeck Funeral Sermon - Pr. Ted A. Giese / Saturday October 27th 2018: Season of Pentecost / John 14:1–7 - Courage in Death the Gift of Christ Jesus [Jesus says,] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms. If...


Dorothy Stone Funeral Sermon - John 3, Oct 12th 2018 / God loved the world this way

Dorothy Stone Funeral Sermon - John 3, Oct 12th 2018 / God loved the world this way

  Text: John 3:14-21Theme: God loved us this way.___________________________Intr – When we love someone, we show it in one way or another. What are the ways we could list that show Dorothy loved his family and friends? From a talk I had with the family, I think I wouldn’t be wrong if...


Leonard McAvena Funeral Sermon - Ecclesiastes 3:12–14 Sept 15th 2018 / God Given Work & God’s Work

Leonard McAvena Funeral Sermon - Ecclesiastes 3:12–14 Sept 15th 2018 / God Given Work & God’s Work

Leonard McAvena Funeral Sermon - Pr. Ted A. Giese / Saturday September 15th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Ecclesiastes 3:12–14 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in...