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“The Axe and the Viper” Mount Olive Lutheran Church Season of Advent Sermon December 8, 2024 – Luke 3:1–20

“The Axe and the Viper” Mount Olive Lutheran Church Season of Advent Sermon December 8, 2024 – Luke 3:1–20

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Gospel Reading: Luke 3:1-20 (Advent 2) Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · “The Axe and the Viper” Sunday Sermon December 8, 2024 - Luke 3:1–20 Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 8th 2024: Season of Advent / Luke 3:1–20 “The Axe and...


Ronald Albert Erdman Funeral Sermon – Matthew 25:14–30 August 22nd 2024 / Managing the Gift of Time

Ronald Albert Erdman Funeral Sermon – Matthew 25:14–30 August 22nd 2024 / Managing the Gift of Time

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · “Managing the Gift of Time” Funeral Sermon - Ronald Albert Erdman – August 22, 2024 Ronald Albert Erdman Funeral Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Thursday August 22nd 2024: Season of Pentecost / Matthew 25:14–30, “Managing the Gift...


Oil in Your Lamp / Matthew 25:1–13 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday November 12th 2023 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Oil in Your Lamp / Matthew 25:1–13 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday November 12th 2023 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday November 12th 2023: Season of Pentecost / Matthew 25:1–13 “Oil in Your Lamp” [Jesus says,] “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five...


The Invitation / Matthew 22:1-14 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 15th 2023 / The Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

The Invitation / Matthew 22:1-14 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 15th 2023 / The Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 15th 2023 / Season of Pentecost - Matthew 22:1-14 / The Invitation And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants...


Pearl of Great Value / Matthew 13:44–52 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 30th 2023 / The Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Pearl of Great Value / Matthew 13:44–52 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 30th 2023 / The Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 30th 2023: Season of Pentecost / Matthew 13:44–52 “Pearl of Great Value” “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys...


What is wheat / Matthew 13 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / July 23rd, 2023/ Season of Pentecost

What is wheat / Matthew 13 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / July 23rd, 2023/ Season of Pentecost

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon Sunday July 23, 2023   Sermon outline. You can listen to the full sermon on the link above.   Text: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43Theme: What is wheat___________________________Intr –   The parable of the wheat and the weeds is one of the few that Jesus not...


The Test of Humility / Luke 18:9–17 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 23rd 2022 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

The Test of Humility / Luke 18:9–17 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 23rd 2022 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 23rd 2022: Season of Pentecost / Luke 18:9–17 "The Test of Humility" [Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple...


A Reputation by Any Other Name / Luke 14:1–14 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 28th 2022 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

A Reputation by Any Other Name / Luke 14:1–14 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 28th 2022 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 24th 2022: Season of Pentecost / Luke 14:1–14 "A Reputation by Any Other Name" One Sabbath, when [Jesus] went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching Him carefully. And behold, there was a man...


The Host of the Feast / Luke 10:38-42 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 19th 2022 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

The Host of the Feast / Luke 10:38-42 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 19th 2022 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / July 17th 2022 / Season of Pentecost, Luke 10:38-42. The Host of the Feast Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the...


Extra and ordinary / Luke 10:25-37 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday July 10th, 2022 / Season of Pentecost

Extra and ordinary / Luke 10:25-37 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday July 10th, 2022 / Season of Pentecost

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Audio - 22 - 07 - 10 Sunday Sermon Text: Luke 10:25-37Theme: Extra and ordinary ___________________________Intr – A lawyer approaches Jesus and asks about the way of gaining eternal life. It seems like a regular question for a pious person, but it seems to me...


Broken to Pieces / Luke 20:9-20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese preached by Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday April 3rd 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Broken to Pieces / Luke 20:9-20 / Pr. Ted A. Giese preached by Pr. Lucas Albrecht / Sunday April 3rd 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Sermon Preached by Pastor Lucas Albrecht on behalf of Pastor Ted Giese Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 3rd 2022: Season of Lent / Luke 20:9-20 "Broken to Pieces" And [Jesus] began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out...


Forgiveness for All / Luke 15:1-3,11-32 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 27th 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Forgiveness for All / Luke 15:1-3,11-32 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 27th 2022 / Season Of Lent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday March 27th 2022: Season of Lent / Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 "Forgiveness for All" Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats...


The annoying Teaching / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday April 25th 2021 / 4th Sunday of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

The annoying Teaching / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday April 25th 2021 / 4th Sunday of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

  Text: Acts 4.1-12; John 10:11-16; 1 John 3; Psalm 23Theme: “The annoying teaching” ___________________________ Intr – What type of things usually annoy you? Hypocrisy, Lies? A bad hair day, an ingrown nail; a Rider’s loss at home?         There may be some more serious or less serious than...


Encouraging with The Teaching, II / Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday November 15th 2020 - / 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Encouraging with The Teaching, II / Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday November 15th 2020 - / 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11Theme: Encouraging with the Teaching - II ___________________________ Intr – Last week we talked about encouraging people, and we heard that Paul encourages the Thessalonians by teaching doctrine. That is, knowing the Word of God is great encouragement to our faith....


Under New Management / Matthew 21:33-46 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday October 4th 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / October 4th, 2020, Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Tenants – Under New Management “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and...


Absurd generosity / Matthew 20:1-16 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday September 20th 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Absurd generosity / Matthew 20:1-16 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday September 20th 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Text: Matthew 20.1-16Theme: Absurd generosity___________________________Intr – Jesus’ parables always have elements of “absurdity”, something completely off the wall. Just as much as he likes to use parables to get his teaching across He would use hyperboles along with them. _The Lost sheep /...


(Un) Forgiveness/ Matthew 18:21-35 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday September 13th 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

(Un) Forgiveness/ Matthew 18:21-35 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday September 13th 2020 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Text: Matthew 18.21-35Theme: (Un)Forgiveness___________________________Intr – There are diseases that sometimes are labeled as the "disease of the Century" for their high destructive power and high toll death, combined with a lack of a more effective treatment and cure for it at their time....


Distinguishing Wheat from Weeds / Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 19th 2020 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Distinguishing Wheat from Weeds / Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 19th 2020 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 19th 2020: Season of Pentecost / Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 "Distinguishing Wheat from Weeds" [Jesus] put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but...


"1 - One Shepherd" -  Sermon Series: "Only One" / Luke 15:1-10 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday September 15th 2019 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

"1 - One Shepherd" - Sermon Series: "Only One" / Luke 15:1-10 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday September 15th 2019 / Season Of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

SERMON NOTESText: Luke 15:1-10Theme: “One Shepherd” - Series: Only One[1]___________________________Intr – On Luke’s Gospel today, Jesus introduces His parable with a question: “What men of you…?” I’ll introduce my sermon today with a question as well: what man or woman of you have ever won...


"There's a lot to do while you do nothing" Sermon / Luke 10:25-37 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday July 14th 2019 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

"There's a lot to do while you do nothing" Sermon / Luke 10:25-37 / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Sunday July 14th 2019 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Text: Luke 10:25-37Theme: “There’s a lot to do while you do nothing.”___________________________Intr – A man was telling his friend about a car wreck.            “I was cruising down Main Street when I was hit out of the blue. The other person was totally wrong, he crashed into me; and there...