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"A Tongue Full of Burning Feathers," Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / James 3:1–12 / Sunday September 16th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

"A Tongue Full of Burning Feathers," Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / James 3:1–12 / Sunday September 16th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

A Tongue Full of Burning Feathers," Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / James 3:1–12 Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday September 16th 2018: Season of Pentecost / James 3:1–12 "A Tongue Full of Burning Feathers" Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that...


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...


Weekly Bulletin September 16th

Weekly Bulletin September 16th

Posted in 2018 / 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...


How long? - Psalm 79 Sermon, September Prayer Service, 2018

How long? - Psalm 79 Sermon, September Prayer Service, 2018

    Sermon Outline Text: Psalm 79Theme: How long? Forever___________________________Intr –  How long? This anguished question lingers in our ears as we hear Psalm 79. There is tragedy, terror, desolation. There is fear, dishonor, loss. The cry echoes in the streets of Jerusalem:...


Mavis Andrews Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 Sept 10th 2018 / The Good Time That Will Never End

Mavis Andrews Funeral Sermon - John 14:1–7 Sept 10th 2018 / The Good Time That Will Never End

Mavis Andrews Funeral Sermon - Pr. Ted A. Giese / Monday September 10th 2018: Season of Pentecost / John 14:1–7 [Jesus says,] “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...


Weekly Bulletin September 9th

Weekly Bulletin September 9th

Posted in 2018 / 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...


"Two Sides of the Same Coin," Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / James 2:1–10, 14–18 / Sunday September 9th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

"Two Sides of the Same Coin," Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / James 2:1–10, 14–18 / Sunday September 9th 2018: Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

(James 2:1–10, 14–18) My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears...


Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Jon M. Chu - Movie Review

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Jon M. Chu - Movie Review

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Directed by: Jon M. Chu, Writers: Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim (screenplay by) Kevin Kwan (based on the novel "Crazy Rich Asians" by) Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Nico Santos, Pierre Png, Kheng Hua Tan,...


Book Of The Month For September 2018:  Never Forsaken: God’s Mercy in the Midst of Miscarriage

Book Of The Month For September 2018: Never Forsaken: God’s Mercy in the Midst of Miscarriage

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Never Forsaken: God’s Mercy in the Midst of Miscarriage By Kathryn Ziegler Weber 2018 / Paperback / 200 Pages Overview: Why my baby? Why? We ask it repeatedly. We seek answers and comfort, and we struggle to make sense of our sorrow. At the core of our questions is doubt. Does God really...


Weekly Bulletin September 2nd

Posted in 2018 / 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...


Book Of The Month For August 2018: Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation - 2017 Visual Edition

Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation - 2017 Visual Edition By Martin Luther 2018 / Paperback / 368 Pages Overview: When Martin Luther paired simple graphics with the profound teachings of the Small Catechism, it was nothing short of revolutionary. He presented families with a handbook...


Book Of The Month For July 2018: Faith That Sees Through the Culture

Faith That Sees Through the Culture by Alfonso Espinosa 2018 / Paperback / 264 Pages Overview: God’s Word is filled with paradoxes. It’s tempting to see these paradoxes as either-or statements—one must be true and the other must be false. End of story. Case closed. A look inside But...


Weekly Bulletin August 26th

Posted in 2018 / 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...


The Meg (2018) Jon Turteltaub - Movie Review

The Meg (2018) Directed by: Jon Turteltaub Writers: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber (screenplay) Steve Alten (based on the novel "Meg" by) Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Shuya Sophia Cai, Ruby Rose, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, Ólafur...


"Following or Walking Away" John 6:51-69 Sermon Pr. Ted Giese Sunday August 19th 2018 Season of Pentecost

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Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 19th 2018: Season of Pentecost / John 6:51–69 "Following or Walking Away" "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of...


Weekly Bulletin August 19th

Posted in 2018 / 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...


"Trolling Jesus" John 6:35-51 Sermon Pr. Ted Giese Sunday August 12th 2018 Season of Pentecost

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 12th 2018: Season of Pentecost / John 6:35–51 "Trolling Jesus" Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to Me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen...


Weekly Bulletin August 12th

Posted in 2018 / 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...


Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Christopher McQuarrie - Movie Review

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Writers: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay) Bruce Geller (based on the television series created by) Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa...


"The Bread of Life" John 6: 22-35 (The Food we need - 3) Sermon Pr. Lucas Albrecht Sunday August 5th 2018 Season of Pentecost

Sermon OUTLINE Text: John 6:22-35 Theme:  The Bread of Life___________________________Intr – A research showed that a human being eats about 16 times its own weight in one year. A horse takes in only 8 times its weight. So if you want to loose wight you have to eat like a horse....