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"The Light of the World" Sermon / John 1:1-14 / Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Christmas Day December 25th 2018: Season Of Christmas / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: John 1:1-14 Theme: Christmas Day – Light in the Darkness___________________________Intr – People who suffer from sight problems have a precious help to see better: glasses. This invention gives blurred eyes the clarity and precision they so much need.[1] But if you are...
"Christmas Resolution" Sermon / Titus 2:11–14 / Pr. Ted Giese / Monday December 24th 2018: Season of Advent (Christmas Eve) / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Monday December 24th 2018: Season of Advent (Christmas Eve) / Titus 2:11–14 "Christmas Resolution" “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to...
"Too Little" Sermon / Micah 5:2-5 / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday December 23rd 2018: Season of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 23th 2018: Fourth Sunday in Advent / Micah 5:2-5 "Too Little" But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin...
Christmas Bulletin December 24th & 25th
AS WE GATHER “Fear not.” Nearly two thousand years ago, an angel of the Lord speaks these two simple words to shepherds on a dark night outside the little town of Bethlehem.However, this is not the first time an angelic messenger has spoken this profound imperative. “Fear not” is the...
Weekly Bulletin December 23rd
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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...
"He makes everything right" Sermon / Christmas Children's program (Luke 2:19) / Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday December 16th 2018: Season of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Luke 2 – Children’s Christmas ProgramTheme: “He makes everything right”___________________________Intr – When we stop to think, everything went wrong in that first Christmas. Maria had to dispose of all her 'perfect wedding’ plans when she learned that she would be pregnant before...
Weekly Bulletin December 16th
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Creed II (2018) Steven Caple Jr. - Movie Review
Creed II (2018) Director: Steven Caple Jr. Writers: Cheo Hodari Coker, Sascha Penn (story by) Sylvester Stallone, Juel Taylor (screenplay by) Juel Taylor (writer) Ryan Coogler (characters) Star: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren,...
"The Word of God came to John" Sermon / Luke 3:1-14 / Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday December 9th 2018: Season of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Luke 3.1-14Theme: “The Word of God came to John”___________________________Intr – A piece of paper went into auction by Christie’s on Tuesday, December 4th. Auctioneers were expecting something in the ballpark of 1,5 million dollars for that piece, but it ended up passing to a...
Weekly Bulletin December 9th
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Writing on the Wall - Psalm 82 Sermon, December Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday December 5th 2018: Season of Advent / Psalm 82 "Writing on the Wall" God has taken His place in the divine council;in the midst of the gods He holds judgment:"How long will you judge unjustlyand show partiality to the wicked?...
"What do you do while you wait?" Sermon / Luke 19:28–40 / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday December 2nd 2018: Season of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 1st 2018: Season of Advent / Luke 19:28–40 "What do you do while you wait?" And when [Jesus] had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is...
Weekly Bulletin December 2nd
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) David Yates - Movie Review
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Director: David Yates, Writer: J.K. Rowling, Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Brontis Jodorowsky, Derek Riddell, Runtime: 134...
"Stay awake" / Mark 13.24-37, Jude 20-25 / Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday November 25th 2018: Season of Pentecost - Last Sunday of the Church Year / Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Text: Mark 13. 24-37, Jude 20-25Theme: “Stay awake”___________________________Intr – Have you been sleeping well lately? How would you rate the overall quality of your sleep? When the night comes, is it a pleasant thing to think about crashing on your bed, or is it the beginning of...
Book Of The Month For November 2018: Clearly Christian: Following Jesus in this Age of Confusion
Clearly Christian: Following Jesus in this Age of Confusion By A. Trevor Sutton 2018 / Paperback / 160 Pages Overview: Let’s just admit we’re all a little confused. Networks connect people around the world, yet we struggle to remember our next-door neighbor’s name. We have access to...
Weekly Bulletin November 25th
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A Star is Born (2018) Bradley Cooper & The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston - Movie Review
Listen here for audio of radio interviews about films from a Christian perspective with Pastors Ted Giese and Todd Wilken on IssuesEtc.org where Christianity meets culture. A Star is Born (2018) Director: Bradley Cooper, Writers: Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters, Moss Hart...
Halloween (2018) David Gordon Green & Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) Drew Goddard - Movie Review
Listen here for audio of radio interviews about films from a Christian perspective with Pastors Ted Giese and Todd Wilken on IssuesEtc.org where Christianity meets culture. Halloween(2018) Director: David Gordon Green Writers: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride & Jeff Fradley...