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Sermon / Lipton, SK / June 1st, 2014 / John 17:1-11 / Jesus' Special Prayer / Pastor Terry Defoe

Posted in 2014 / Easter / Rev. Terry Defoe / Sermons / ^John

1 … Jesus … looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only...


Weekly Bulletin June 1st

Posted in 2014 / 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...


Stable & Steadfast: A Confirmation Sermon - 1 Peter 3:13-22 / Pastor Ted Giese

Stable & Steadfast - A Confirmation Sermon / 1 Peter 3:13-22 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / May 25th 2014             Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no...


Sunday School Parent Connection: May 25 - Bible Trivia Challenge

Posted in Children / Sunday School

Mount Olive's Sunday School Parent Connection A partnership between teachers and parents to educating our children and nourishing their spiritual growth!      On our last day of Sunday School before summer break, we played the Bible Trivia Game Show reviewing many of the lessons...


Weekly Bulletin May 25th

Posted in 2014 / 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...


Godzilla (2014) Directed by: Gareth Edwards - Movie Review

Godzilla (2014) Directed by: Gareth Edwards Writer: Max Borenstein (screenplay), Dave Callaham (story) Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Brian Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins Run Time:123 Min Rated: PG (Canada) Rated PG-13 (MPAA) for intense sequences of destruction, mayhem...


Sermon May 18/ John 14:1-14/ Jesus is the Way and the Truth and the Life/ Vicar James Preus

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am...


Sunday School Parent Connection: May 18th - Peter & Cornelius

Posted in Children / Sunday School

Mount Olive's Sunday School Parent Connection A partnership between teachers and parents to educating our children and nourishing their spiritual growth!    The kids had a special treat today, as Pastor Ted opened for us and talked with the children.  Older students watched...


May Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Posted in 2014 / Bible Study / Pastor Ted Giese / Youth/Young Adults

Sunday May 17th 6:45pm  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...


Weekly Bulletin May 18th

Posted in 2014 / 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...


Luau - Emmanuel Lutheran Church: Southey Saskatchewan

Posted in 2014 / Event / family

Barbecue Pork - Luau It's been a long winter and you know you want to have some BBQ Pork! The communitee is invited to join the fine folks of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Southey Saskatchewan for a barbecue pork luau on Sunday June 8th, 2014. The Luau will run between 4:30 and 6:30pm. Tickest...


Sunday School Parent Connection: May 11th - Peter & John Heal a Lame Man

Posted in Children / Sunday School

Mount Olive's Sunday School Parent Connection A partnership between teachers and parents to educating our children and nourishing their spiritual growth!  PETER & JOHN HEAL A LAME MAN   In Sunday School today, on Good Shepherd Sunday, the children learned how each of us is like the...


The Good Shepherd - John 10:1-10 Sermon / Sunday May 11th 2014 / Season of Easter

  The Good Shepherd - John 10:1-10 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Season of Easter / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday May 11th 2014             “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he...


Book Of The Month For May 2014: I Am Not Afraid

Book Of The Month For May 2014: I Am Not Afraid  "I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare" by Bennett, Robert H.  2013 / Paperback / 240 Pages   Overview While Africa and Madagascar seem like strange and faraway places, the world in which we now live has become much...


Weekly Bulletin May 11th

Posted in 2014 / 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...


Debt Forgiveness - Psalm 32 Sermon From May 2014 Prayer Service

  Debt Forgiveness  -  Psalm 32 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Easter Wednesday May 7th 2014           Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,                    whose sin is covered.           Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts...


Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Directed by: Marc Web - Movie Review

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Directed by: Marc Web Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci (screenplay), Stan Lee, Steve Ditko (Comic Book) Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field Run Time:  142 Min Rated PG (Canada) Rated PG-13 (MPAA) for sequences of...


Faith Journeys / Daryl

Posted in 2014 / Stewardship

I was asked to speak to you on this second Free and Joyous Response Sunday. The topic is blessings and stewardship of these blessings. I will speak to my stewardship of time and blessings related to volunteering. As a background, I have had faith in Jesus as my Savior as far back as I can...


Faith Journeys / Emil

Posted in 2014 / Special Service / Stewardship

Good morning! I am a little out of my comfort zone up here this morning.  Pastor Terry asked me a few weeks ago if I would do a short talk about my life as a Christian.     My life as a Christian started very early as my mother and father were visiting with relatives in North Dakota when...


Faith Journeys / Myron

I cannot talk about my stewardship journey without describing my Spiritual journey. A wise man once told me that our lives are made up of three parts:               Physical – our body and the things around us.               Emotional – love, hate, fear, anxieties, phobias  ...