Sermons
Sermon / Oct 9, 2016 / Thanksgiving / Deut 10-11; 17-18a / Pastor Terry Defoe
My message on this Thanksgiving Sunday is based on a text from the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy, chapter 8, verses 10 and 11, as well as 17 and 18. Moses says to the people of Israel – and to us today: 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land...
Sermon / Oct 2, 2016 / 2 Timothy 1:8-9 / Passing the Baton / Pastor Terry Defoe
Our sermon text is found in Paul’s second letter to Timothy, chapter 1, verses 8 and 9. The Apostle Paul says: 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord - or of me, his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. 9 He has saved us and called...
Sermon / Sept 25, 2016 / Psalm 146 / As Long as I Live / Pastor Terry Defoe
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. 6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them — he remains faithful forever. (N.I.V.) Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ....
Sermon / Sept 18, 2016 / Luke 16:1-15 / The Shrewd Manager / Pastor Terry Defoe
Our sermon text is found in Luke's gospel, chapter 16. I'm reading verses 14 and 15: The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly...
Sermon / Sept 11, 2016 / Luke 15:1-10 / Lost & Found / Pastor Terry Defoe
Our sermon text is found in Luke's gospel, chapter 15. I'm reading verses 1 to 3: Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus told them...
Sermon / September 4th, 2016 / Deut 30:15-20 / A Fork in the Road / Pastor Terry Defoe
Our sermon text this morning is found in the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, chapter 30. I’m reading verses 15 and 16. Moses says to the people of Israel: 15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the Lord your God,...
Sermon / August 28th, 2016 / Hebrews 13:1-14 / Practical Christianity / Pastor Terry Defoe
Our sermon text this morning is found in the book of Hebrews in the New Testament, chapter 13. I'm reading verses 1 and 8. The writer says: Keep on loving each other as fellow believers. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Grace, mercy and peace...
Sermon / August 21, 2016 / Luke 13:22-30 / We Have it in Writing / Pastor Terry Defoe
Luke’s Gospel chapter 13. I’m reading verses 22 to 25: 22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved? He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow...
Funeral Sermon for Lorraine Schaffer / Friday August 19th - 2016
Funeral Sermon for Lorraine Schaffer at Mount Olive Lutheran Church Friday August 19th - 2016 / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Psalm 139 O LORD, You have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar. ...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday August 14th 2016 - / Luke 12:49-56 / Does Jesus Divide?
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 14th 2016: The Season of Pentecost, Luke 12:49-56. " Does Jesus Divide? Does The Truth Divide?" “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday August 7th 2016 - / Psalm 33 / That Frustrating Jesus
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday August 7th 2016: The Season of Pentecost, Psalm 33. "That Frustrating Jesus - He Frustrates The Plans of Peoples" Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give...
Vanish Like Water - Psalm 58 Sermon August Prayer Service
Prayer Service August 3rd Season of Pentecost - 2016. Pr. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 58 - Vanish Like Water Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly? No, in your hearts...
Sermon / July 31st, 2016 / Luke 12:13-21 / An Abundant Harvest / Pastor Terry Defoe
From the 12th chapter of Luke’s Gospel, beginning at verse 16: 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday July 10th 2016 - / Luke 10:25-37 / Inheriting Eternal Life
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 10th 2016: The Season of Pentecost, Luke 10:25-36. "Inheriting Eternal Life" And behold, a lawyer stood up to put [Jesus] to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” [Jesus] said to him, “What is...
Funeral Sermon For Ann Schwartz / Saturday July 9th 2016
Funeral Sermon For Ann Schwartz at Mount Olive Lutheran Church Saturday July 9th - 2016 / Rev. Ted A. Giese / 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 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; it does...
Mercy in The Shadow - Psalm 57 Sermon July Prayer Service
Prayer Service July 6th Season of Pentecost - 2016. Pr. Ted Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 56 - Mercy in The Shadow Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday July 3rd 2016 - / Luke 10:1-20 / Take No Shoes For Your Feet
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday July 3rd 2016: The Season of Pentecost, Luke 10:1-20. "Take No Shoes For Your Feet" After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He himself was about to go....
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday June 26th 2016 - / Luke 9:51-62 / A Jesus Didn't Look Back
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Pr. Ted A. Giese / Sunday June 26th 2016: The Season of Pentecost, Luke 9:51-62. "Jesus Didn't Look Back" When the days drew near for Him to be taken up, [Jesus] set His face to go to Jerusalem. And He sent messengers ahead of Him, who went and entered a village...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / Sunday June 19th 2016 - / Psalm 3 / A Father Calls For Help!
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday June 19th 2016: The Season of Pentecost, Psalm 3. "A Father Calls For Help!" O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, there is...
Sermon / June 12, 2016 / Luke 7:36-8:3 / Do You See This Woman? / Pastor Terry Defoe
One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind him at his...