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“When Joy Requires Faith” Mount Olive Lutheran Church Season of Advent Sermon December 15, 2024 – Luke 7:18-28

“When Joy Requires Faith” Mount Olive Lutheran Church Season of Advent Sermon December 15, 2024 – Luke 7:18-28

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Gospel Reading: Luke 7:18-28 (Advent 3) Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · “When Joy Requires Faith” Sunday Sermon December 15, 2024 - Luke 7:18-28 Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 15th 2024: Season of Advent / Luke 7:18-28 “When...


Ethiopia Grafted into the Vine / Acts 8:26-40 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 28th 2024 / Season Of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Ethiopia Grafted into the Vine / Acts 8:26-40 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 28th 2024 / Season Of Easter / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday April 28th 2024: Season of Easter / Acts 8:26-40 “Ethiopia Grafted into the Vine” Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he...


The Gift of Joy / 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 17th 2023 / Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

The Gift of Joy / 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 17th 2023 / Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 17th 2023: Season of Advent / 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 "The Gift of Joy" Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do...


Perseverance / Matthew 10 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / June 25th, 2023/ Confirmation Sunday - Season of Pentecost

Perseverance / Matthew 10 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / June 25th, 2023/ Confirmation Sunday - Season of Pentecost

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Perseverance - Sermon Sunday June 25 2023     Matthew 10Theme: “Perseverance”___________________________Intr –  Perseverance. This could be the word of the day. We heard Jesus talking in the Gospel about this. It would be hard when the end of times come; lots...


Expecting Jesus / Matthew 11:2–19 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 11th 2022 / Season Of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Expecting Jesus / Matthew 11:2–19 / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 11th 2022 / Season Of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday Dec 11th 2022: Season of Advent / Matthew 11:2–19 "Expecting Jesus" Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look...


Blessings of the Patriarchy - Romans 15:4-13 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday December 4th, 2022 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Blessings of the Patriarchy - Romans 15:4-13 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday December 4th, 2022 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sunday Sermon December 4, 2022     Text: Romans 15:4-13Theme: “Blessings of the patriarchy”___________________________Intr – As we move into Advent, we are reminded God’s promise of sending His Son, which was fulfilled in the right time and place. Paul reminds...


Thankfully standing firm - Thanksgiving Sunday / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday October 9th, 2022 /  Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Thankfully standing firm - Thanksgiving Sunday / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday October 9th, 2022 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sunday Sermon October 9, 2022   Thanksgiving SundayTheme: Thankfully standing firm  ___________________________ Intr – Thanksgiving, a day to say thank you. It is common for us to say a thanksgiving prayer including gratitude for our house, food, family,...


Faith-brained sheep / Luke 15:1-10 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday September 11th, 2022 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Faith-brained sheep / Luke 15:1-10 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday September 11th, 2022 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sunday Sermon September 11, 2022     Text: Luke 15:1-10Theme: Faith-brained sheep ___________________________Intr – In preparing the sermon for this Sunday, I have found that the parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin aren’t actually in the Bible...


Sorry, worry, but we live by Trust / Luke 12:22-30 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday August 7th, 2022 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Sorry, worry, but we live by Trust / Luke 12:22-30 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday August 7th, 2022 / Season of Pentecost / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · August 7, 2022 - Sermon - Sorry worry, but we live by trust   Text: Luke 12:22-30Theme: Sorry, worry, but we live by Trust ___________________________Intr – I hope you don't mind that I will do my sermon sitting in this rocking chair here. But I wanted to...


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...


Growing in doing good / Galatians 6:1-10/ Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday July 3rd, 2022 / Season of Pentecost

Growing in doing good / Galatians 6:1-10/ Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday July 3rd, 2022 / Season of Pentecost

Text: Galatians 6:1-10Theme: Growing in doing good ___________________________Intr – I often like to do good things for people. You do as well, am I right? Ideally, we all do. So I decided to do something nice for kids, mine and perhaps others, trying to do my best with my whole heart. I want...


 “Plans” / Acts 16:9-15; John 16:22-33; Revelation 21/ Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, May 22nd / Easter Season

“Plans” / Acts 16:9-15; John 16:22-33; Revelation 21/ Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, May 22nd / Easter Season

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon Sunday May 22, 2022 Text: Acts 16:9-15; John 16:22-33; Revelation 21Theme: Plans ___________________________Intr – Some are written on the rock, some on the sand. They may involve material goods, finances, career or education. Family,...


Er sah und glaubte an das, was er nicht sah / Johannes 20.1-9 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht  / 16. April 2022, OSTERN - Easter German Service / Mount Olive Lutherische Kirche

Er sah und glaubte an das, was er nicht sah / Johannes 20.1-9 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / 16. April 2022, OSTERN - Easter German Service / Mount Olive Lutherische Kirche

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · German Service April 16, 2022 Gospel Reading Johannes 20, 1 - 9 (Auf Deutsche) Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · German Service April 16, 2022 Sermon (Auf Deutsche)   [For the ENGLISH version of the sermon, please scroll down] Text: Johannes 20.1-9Thema: „Er...


Our Lamb / Isaiah 53 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Friday April 15th 2022 / Good Friday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Our Lamb / Isaiah 53 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Friday April 15th 2022 / Good Friday / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon on Good Friday, April 15, 2022 Text: Isaiah 53Theme: “Our Lamb”___________________________ Intr – If you own a dog, or a cat, if you have a pet on any kind (if you don’t, think about people you know that own one), you know how much esteemed they are in...


On being open and closed / Luke 6:17-26 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, February 13th, 2022 / Season of Epiphany

On being open and closed / Luke 6:17-26 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, February 13th, 2022 / Season of Epiphany

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sunday Sermon February 13, 2022     SERMON NOTES (listen to the audio sermon for more)   Text: Luke 6:17-26Theme: On being open and closed ___________________________Intr – Do you find sometimes yourself in that spot when you have to stand for biblical...


Pursue love / 1 Corinthians 13 and 14:1; Luke 4 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Season of Epiphany

Pursue love / 1 Corinthians 13 and 14:1; Luke 4 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Season of Epiphany

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon Sunday January 30, 2022 Text: 1 Corinthians 13 and 14; Luke 4:31-44Theme: Pursue Love ___________________________Intr – As we drive Ring Road north passing by the Refinery skyline we see something very common over refineries and petrochemical facilities as...


(Un) Believable / John 2:1-11 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, January 16, 2022 / Season of Epiphany

(Un) Believable / John 2:1-11 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, January 16, 2022 / Season of Epiphany

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon Sunday January 16, 2022    SERMON NOTES (listen to the audio sermon for more) Text: John 2:1-11Theme: (Un) Believable ___________________________Intr – What would be the requirements you’d ask for to consider something that happened as...


Put on, clothe yourselves/ Colossians 3:12-17 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, December 26th, 2021 / Christmas Season

Put on, clothe yourselves/ Colossians 3:12-17 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday, December 26th, 2021 / Christmas Season

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon December 26, 2021 Clothing Yourself In Love   SERMON NOTES (listen to the audio sermon for more)   Text: Colossians 3:12-17Theme: “Put on, Clothe yourselves”___________________________ Intr – How is your usual routine every day before leaving...


For every day/ Matthew 1:18-25; 1 John 4; Isaiah 7; Psalm 110 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Christmas Eve 2021 /  Mount Olive Lutheran Church

For every day/ Matthew 1:18-25; 1 John 4; Isaiah 7; Psalm 110 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Christmas Eve 2021 / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Christmas Eve Sermon December 24, 2021     SERMON NOTES (listen to the audio sermon for more)   Text:  Matthew 1:18-25; 1 John 4:7-16; Psalm 110:1-4; Isaiah 7:10-14 Theme: “For Every Day” ___________________________ Intr – (There are 97 Tim Horton’s coffee...


Once for all/ Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday December 19th 2021 / Season of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Once for all/ Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Sunday December 19th 2021 / Season of Advent / Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Regina · Sermon Sunday December 19, 2021 SERMON NOTES (listen to the audio sermon for more)   Text: Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55Theme: “Once for all”___________________________ Intr – Shoveling your driveway in the winter: would that qualify for a “once for all”...