Sermons
"I have sinned by betraying innocent blood" attempted refund & subsequent remorse / Sermon / Season Of Lent / Wednesday February 21st 2018 - / Matthew 27:3-10
Each evening in this year’s Lutheran Church Canada WASCANA Circuit Lenten exchange of midweek Services will be focused on people like the High Priest Caiaphas. From unfriendly crowds seeking Jesus’ death, to the Sanhedrin, to Pilate’s Soldiers, to men like Judas Iscariot, the Centurion at...
The Heart of Temptation / Sermon / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Season of Lent / Sunday February 18th 2018 - / James 1:12-18
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday February 18th 2018: Lent / James 1:12-18 "The Heart of Temptation" Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let...
Funeral Sermon, Elsie Wilhelmine Miller / Saturday February 10th 2018
Text: John 14.1-7Theme: In the better Place___________________________Intr – Arthur and I had a good conversation earlier this week about his mother’s life. She had a long, blessed life, under the Grace of God, since she was a baptized Christian who confessed her faith all along the way. It...
What Jesus Did - What Caiaphas Said / Sermon / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Season of Lent / Ash Wednesday February 14th 2018 - / John 11:45-53
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Ash Wednesday February 14th 2018: Lent / John 11:45–53 "What Jesus Did - What Caiaphas Said" Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what He did, believed in Him, but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Season of Epiphany / Sunday February 11th 2018 - / Mark 9:2-9 / "Christ's act - Him be hearing"
Text: Mark 9:2-9Theme: Christ’s act - Him be hearing___________________________Intr – During Superbowl LVII this year, as it is common for all Superbowl Sundays, the next big thing after the result of the game is talking about the ads that seem to endlessly run in the commercial breaks. (It...
Are you satisfied with what you have? - Psalm 73 Sermon February Prayer Service
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday February 7th 2018: Epiphany / Psalm 73 "Are you satisfied with what you have?" Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Season of Epiphany / Sunday February 4th 2018 - / 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 / "For the sake of the Gospel"
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23Theme: “For the sake of the Gospel”___________________________Intr – Why do you go to the football stadium? Why do you go to the hockey arena? Why do you sit down for hours at a baseball game? There may be lots of reasons for that. Fun, friendship, a couple of...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Season of Epiphany / Sunday January 28th 2018 - / Mark 1:21-28 / "Only God's Words (Authority)"
Text: Mark 1:21-28Theme: Only God’s Word (Authority)___________________________Intr - When we go online and log in to social networking websites, like Facebook or Instagram for example, one of the main things we get are tons of cards and banners bringing us virtual wit and wisdom for...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Season of Epiphany / Sunday January 21st 2018 - / Mark 1:14-20 / "About fishing people"
Text: Mark 1:14-20Theme: About fishing people___________________________Intr – Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: fishing is a once in a lifetime thing for me, since I went fishing just once so far. That makes me no pro at the art of getting the fish out of the water straight to...
Sermon / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Season of Epiphany / Sunday January 14th 2018 - / John 1:43:51 / "From Under the Fig Tree to Under The Outstretched Arms of Christ Jesus."
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 14th 2018: Season of Epiphany / John 1:43-51 "From Under the Fig Tree to Under The Outstretched Arms of Christ Jesus." The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” Now Philip was...
Sermon / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Baptism of Our Lord - Season of Epiphany / Sunday January 7th 2018 - / Mark 1: 4 - 11 / "From the River to you."
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday January 7th 2018: Baptism of Our Lord - Season of Epiphany / Mark 1:4–11 "From the River to you" John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of...
Sermon / Pr. Dave Haberstock / Epiphany Day / Saturday January 6th 2018 - / Matthew 2:1-12 / WASCANA Circuit Epiphany Service.
To cap off the Season of Christmas and kick off the Season of Epiphany our 2018 WASCANA Circuit Epiphany Service was hosted at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Listen here to audio of the Gospel Reading for that evening and the Sermon preached by Pr. David Haberstock from Grace Lutheran Church...
Funeral Sermon, Douglas Binnie / Friday January 5th 2018
Funeral Sermon for Douglas Binnie / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Friday January 5th 2018: Season of Christmas / Psalm 23 "Baptized into The Good Shepherd." The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters....
Sermon / Pr. Lucas Andre Albrecht / Wednesday Prayer Service / Wednesday January 3rd 2018 / Psalm 72 / The Great King
Text: Psalm 72Theme: The Great King___________________________Intr – Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: have you ever heard about some of the so called “Great” guys in history? People who have the adjective “Great” attached to their names, like for example Alexander, the Great from...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / New Year's Eve / Sunday December 31st 2017 - / Galatias 4:4-7 / "Who to walk with"
Text: Galatians 4:4-7Theme: Who to walk with ___________________________ Intr – At some point in their life, children learn how to walk. That usually happens around 10-12 months, give or take a little. At first they crawl; then they kind of get up on their feet yet a little bit unsteady,...
Funeral Sermon, Arnold Wagner / Friday December 29th 2017
Text: John 14 :1-7 Theme: A special place___________________________Intr - Dear Members of the Wagner family, relatives and friends: Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit with Dorothy and Arnold at their home. It was a moment to have a cup of coffee and get to know them a...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Christmas Eve / Sunday December 24th 2017 / "The One-Way trip"
Christmas EveTheme: The One-Way trip ___________________________Intr – Launched in 2013, it attracted more than 100,000 people eager to enroll and participate in it. It was billed as an adventurous, game changing, innovative project. They call it Mars One. What is it all about?...
Sermon / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Christmas Day / Monday December 25th 2017 - / Luke 2: 15-19 / "How is Your Heart this Christmas?"
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Monday December 25th Christmas Day 2017: Season of Christmas / Luke 2: 15-19 “How is Your Heart this Christmas?” “When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this...
Sermon / Pr. Lucas A. Albrecht / Christmas Eve / SundayDecember 24th 2017 - Luke 2 / "The one-way trip"
Text: Luke 2 – Christmas EveTheme: The One-Way trip ___________________________Intr – Launched in 2013, it attracted more than 100,000 people eager to enroll and participate in it. It was billed as an adventurous, game changing, innovative project. They call it Mars One. What is it all...
Sermon / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Forth Sunday in Advent / Sunday December 24th 2017 - / Luke 1: 26 - 38 / "Christmas Fears? - Fear Not"
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday December 24th 2017: Advent / Luke 1: 26 - 38 "Christmas Fears? - Fear Not" In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house...