Pastor Ted Giese
My Church: Visit Mount Olive - I do sincerely believe you will feel blessed as a result - Valiera Lawson
Dear Friends, My husband and I began attending Mount Olive Lutheran Church over two years ago. We feel very blessed that the Holy Spirit has led us here. Each time we attend services, we feel fed and nourished by the Word of God. Our ministers, Pastor Terry Defoe, Pastor Ted Giese, and...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Extended Edition (2013) Directed by: Peter Jackson - Movie Review
Listen to interviews about films from a Christian perspective with Pastors Ted Giese and Todd Wilken on IssuesEtc.org. Click the banner to hear the radio interview. IssuesEtc where Christianity meets culture. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Extended Edition (2013) Directed...
Psalm 27 Sermon From December 2013 Advent Prayer Service - Wait for the LORD
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Advent Prayer Service Wednesday December 4th 2013 / Psalm 27 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I...
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Directed by: Francis Lawrence - Movie Review
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Directed by: Francis Lawrence Written by: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt (screenplay), Suzanne Collins (book) Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman Run Time: 146 min, Rated...
Luke 21 Sermon From Sunday Nov. 17th Jesus is Your Redemption
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday November 17th 2013 / Luke 21:5-28 / "Jesus is Your Redemption" And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, [Jesus] said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come...
Thor The Dark World (2013) Directed by: Alan Taylor - Movie Review
Thor: The Dark World (2013) Directed by: Alan Taylor Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus (screenplay) Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Christopher Eccleston Run Time: 112 min, Rated PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for sequences of...
Ender's Game (2013) Directed By Gavin Hood - Movie Review
Listen to interviews about films from a Christian perspective with Pastors Ted Giese and Todd Wilken on IssuesEtc.org. Click the banner to hear the radio review of Ender' Game. Ender's Game (2013) Directed by: Gavin Hood Written by: Gavin Hood (screenplay), Orson Scott Card (book)...
Psalm 26 Sermon From November 2013 Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Psalm 26 / Wednesday Evening Prayer Service November 6th 2013. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind....
November Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study
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 of thinking about media can...
Gravity (2013) Directed by Alfonso Cuaron - Movie Review
Gravity (2013) Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón Written by: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón (screenplay) Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Runtime: 90 min. Rated PG (Canada) PG-13 (MPAA) for intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images and brief strong language. Listen here for...
Sermon From October 13th 2013 / �Thanksgiving and Mercy�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Thanksgiving Sunday October 13th 2013 / 2 Timothy 2:1-13 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able...
October Pop Culture and the Bible, Bible Study
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 of thinking about media can...
Quest: Christianity and the Movies, Extras, Part IV
“Christianity and the Movies” Pr. Giese’s Online Class through Concordia Lutheran Seminary This blog post includes media used in part 4/4 of an Online Quest Course taught on Tuesday October 1st 2013. In part four of this Quest course we looked at two areas. 1 a) Hymns in Film; 1 b)...
Rush (2013) Directed By Ron Howard - Movie Review
Click the banner below to listen to audio reviews on demand. Rush (2013) Directed by: Ron Howard Written by: Peter Morgan (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Olivia Wilde, Runetime: 123 min. Rated 14A (Canada), R(MPAA) for sexual content, nudity,...
Psalm 25 Sermon From October 2013 Prayer Service �Redeemed in Christ
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday October 2nd 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 25. To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in You I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult...
Sermon From September 29th 2013 / �What is in a Name?�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Season of Pentecost / Sunday September 28th / Luke 16:19-31. “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,...
Quest: Christianity and the Movies, Extras, Part III
“Christianity and the Movies” Pr. Giese’s Online Class through Concordia Lutheran Seminary To participate live in the last parts of this Online Quest Course tune in Tuesday October 1st at 7pm: click here. In part three of this Quest course we looked at two areas. 1) First was the Word...
Funeral Sermon for Edna Woolhether / Wednesday September 25th 2013
The audio starts out a little quiet but by about 2 minutes in it's back up to full sound. Funeral Sermon for Edna Woolhether / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / September 25th 2013 Now when Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany...
Sermon From September 22nd 2013 / �Jesus & Money�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Luke 16: 1-15 / Sunday September 22nd 2013. [Jesus] also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What...
Quest: Christianity and the Movies, Extras, Part II
“Christianity and the Movies” Pr. Giese’s Online Class through Concordia Lutheran Seminary To participate live in the next two parts of this Online Quest Course tune in Tuesday September 24th and October 1st at 7pm: click here. In Part two of the Quest Cource offered through...