Pastor Ted Giese
La La Land (2016) Damien Chazelle - Mini Movie Review
La La Land (2016) Directed by: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle (Screenplay) Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, J.K. Simmons, John Legend, Run Time: 128min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for some language Listen here for audio of radio interviews about films from a Christian...
Arrival (2016) Denis Villeneuve - Mini Movie Review
Arrival (2016) Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Eric Heisserer (Screenplay) Ted Chiang (Short Story: "Story of Your Life") Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Tzi Ma, Michael Stuhlbarg, Run Time: 116min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for brief strong language Listen here...
Fences (2016) Denzel Washington - Mini Movie Review
Fences (2016) Directed by: Denzel Washington Writer: August Wilson (Screenplay and Play) Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney, Run Time: 139min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for thematic elements, language...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday February 12th 2017 - / Matthew 5:21-37 / Jesus preaches about sin and hell and sex and marriage and divorce and murder and adultery and trustworthiness.
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 12th 2017: Season of Epiphany / Matthew 5:21-37 "Jesus preaches about sin and hell and sex and marriage and divorce and murder and adultery and trustworthiness.” “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall...
Hell or High Water (2016) David Mackenzie - Mini Movie Review
Hell or High Water (2016) Directed by: David Mackenzie Writer: Taylor Sheridan (Screenplay) Stars: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Run Time: 102min Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA) for some strong violence, language throughout and brief sexuality Listen here for audio of...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday February 5th 2017 - / Matthew 5:13-20 / Light and Salt
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 5th 2017: Season of Epiphany/ Matthew 5:13-20 "Light and Salt" “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out...
Lies, Betrayal, Family - Psalm 63 Sermon February Prayer Service
Prayer Service February 1st Season of Epiphany - 2017 Pr. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 63 – Lies, Betrayal, Family O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh faints for You, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So...
Lion (2016) Garth Davis - Mini Movie Review
Lion (2016) Directed by: Garth Davis Writers: Luke Davies (Screenplay), Saroo Brierley (Book "A Long Way Home") Stars: Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Priyanka Bose, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Divian Ladwa, Keshav Jadhav Run Time: 118min Rated: PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA)...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday January 29th 2017 - / Matthew 5:1-12 / How do You Receive the Blessings of the Beatitudes?
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 29th 2017: Season of Epiphany/ Matthew 5:1-12 "How do You Receive the Blessings of the Beatitudes?" Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And He opened His mouth...
Funeral Sermon For Wendy Heuchert / Friday January 20th - 2017
Funeral Sermon for Wendy Heuchert at Mount Olive Lutheran Church Friday January 20th - 2017 / Pastor Ted A. Giese / 1st Corinthians 13:4-8a Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;...
Silence (2017) Martin Scorsese - Movie Review
Silence (2017) Directed by: Martin Scorsese Writers: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese (Screenplay), Shusaku Endo (Book) Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Yoshi Oida, Issei Ogata, Ciarán Hinds, Run Time: 161min Rated: 14A (Canada) R (MPAA) for some disturbing...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday January 15th 2017 - / 1st Corinthians 1:1-9 / God is faithful
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 15th 2017: Season of Epiphany/ 1st Corinthians 1:1-9 "God is faithful" Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified...
IssuesEtc Segment: 74th Golden Globe Awards 2017
74th Golden Globe Awards 2017 In this segment of IssuesEtc pastors Giese and Wilken talk about the recent telecast of the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Provided in this interview are some general observations of the award show and a little discussion of what makes the Golden Globe Awards...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday January 8th 2017 - / Matthew 3:13-17 / God Came When We Least Expect it. God Will Come When You Least Expect it
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 8th 2017: Baptism of Our Lord / Matthew 3:13-17 " God Came When We Least Expect it. God Will Come When You Least Expect it" Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented...
Kind Words Mean Heart - Psalm 62 Sermon January Prayer Service
Prayer Service January 4th Season of Christmas - 2017. Pr. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 62 - Kind Words Mean Heart For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. He alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken....
Funeral Sermon For Lenora Hegglin / Monday January 2nd - 2017
Funeral Sermon for Lenora Hegglin: Monday, January 2nd, 1pm, 2017 at Speers Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Ted A. Giese from Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina Saskatchewan. John 14:1-7 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms. If...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday January 1st 2017 - / Psalm 8 & Luke 2:21 / Why Does God Care About Humanity?
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 1st 2017: Circumcision and Name of Jesus / Psalm 8 & Luke 2:21 "Why Does God Care About Humanity?" O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday December 25th 2016 - / John 1:1-14 / What is Jesus' Reason For The Season?
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 25th 2016: Christmas Day, / John 1:1-14 "What is Jesus' Reason For The Season?" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Saturday December 24th 2016 - / Luke 2:1-20 / How's Your Heart This Christmas?
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 24th 2016: Christmas Eve, / Luke 2:1-20 “How's Your Heart This Christmas” In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor...
Funeral Sermon for Rhonda Ermel / Thursday December 22nd - 2016
Funeral Sermon for Rhonda Ermel at Mount Olive Lutheran Church Thursday December 22nd - 2016 / Pastor Ted A. Giese / Isaiah 38:1-5 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: Set...