^Psalms
Funeral Sermon \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ Diane Lane \ May 4th, 2015 \ Psalm 116
My message this afternoon is based on these words from the 116th Psalm: I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me. I was...
Sermon \ April 26, 2015 \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ Psalm 23 \ The Lord is My Shepherd
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. (N.I.V.) The 23rd Psalm is one of the best-known and best-loved parts of the entire Bible....
Jesus Your Light & Refuge in Despair - Psalm 43 Sermon From April Prayer Service
Prayer Service, Lenten Mid-Week 6, April 1st - 2015. Rev. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 43, Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man ...
Lenten Exchange Mid-Week Psalm 42 & Isaiah 45:1-9 - Pastor Ted Giese
"Hope in God - He Breaks Down Every Gate" Prayer Service, Lenten Mid-Week 2, March 4th - 2015. Rev. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 42, Isaiah 45:1-8, Matthew 16:13-19 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul...
Sermon \ February 8th, 2015 \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ Psalm 147 \ Unfailing Love
How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. The Lord delights in those...
Who Considers the Poor? - Psalm 41 Sermon From February Prayer Service
"Who Considers the Poor? Jesus or Judas?" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed February 4th 2015: Season of Epiphany, Psalm 41 Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; the LORD...
Sermon \ February 1st, 2015 \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ Psalm 111 \ Glorious & Majestic
1 Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. 2 Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. 3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. (N.I.V. © 2010) Psalm...
Sermon \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ January 25th, 2015 \ New Beginnings Lutheran Church \ Psalm 62 \ Calm in the Storm
1 … my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. 2 … he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 5 … my hope comes from him. 7 … he is my mighty rock, my refuge. 8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him… 11 One thing God...
Book of the Month for January 2015: The Concordia Psalter
Concordia Psalter 2015/LayFlat/360 pages Overview Concordia Psalter is a modern psalter that presents the Bible’s ancient hymns for recitation and singing, engaging Christians in singing the psalmody of the Church. As the Church’s hymnbook, singing and reciting Psalms has been part of...
Drawn up From the Death Trap - Psalm 40 Sermon from January Prayer Service
"Drawn up From the Death Trap" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed January 7th 2015: Season of Epiphany, Psalm 40 I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit...
Remove Your stroke from me - my hope is in You - Psalm 39 Sermon From December Prayer Service
"Remove Your stroke from me - my hope is in You" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed December 3rd 2014: Season of Advent, Psalm 39 I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with...
O Lord - Be Not Far From Me - Psalm 38 Sermon From November Prayer Service
"O Lord - Be Not Far From Me" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed November 5th 2014: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 38. O LORD, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath! For Your arrows have sunk...
Fret Not - Rest In The LORD - Psalm 37 Sermon From October 2014 Prayer Service
"Fret Not - Rest In The LORD" / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed Oct 1st 2014: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 37. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like...
Sermon / September 28th, 2014 / Psalm 25 / A Teachable Spirit / Pastor Terry Defoe
4 Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; 5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you – all day long. 7. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD. (N.I.V.) It’s...
Mercy Faithfulness Righteousness Justice - Psalm 36 Sermon From September 2014 Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Psalm 36 / Wednesday September 3rd 2014 / Season of Pentecost - Mercy Faithfulness Righteousness Justice Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear...
Prayer for the Persecuted Church - Psalm 35 Sermon From August 2014 Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Psalm 35 / Wed August 6th 2014 / Season of Pentecost A Prayer from David - a Prayer for the Persecuted Church: Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!...
Running Scared? Trust the LORD - Psalm 34 Sermon From July 2014 Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Psalm 34 / Wednesday July 2nd 2014 / Season of Pentecost I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let...
Sermon June 15/ Acts 2:14a, 22-36 and Matthew 28:19/ The Triune God Saves Us!
Acts 2:32-33 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. Matthew 28:19 Go...
Funeral Sermon / Ed Johnson / June 9th, 2014 / Psalm 116
My sermon text this morning is taken from the 116th Psalm. I'm reading verses 12 to 14. The Psalm-writer says: How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. I will fulfil my vows to the LORD in the presence...
That Frustrating Jesus - Psalm 33 Sermon From June 2014 Prayer Service
That Frustrating Jesus - Psalm 33 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wed June 4th 2014 Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody...