Sermons
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / July 26th / Mark 6:45-56 / He Meant to Pass by Them
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Mark 6:45-56 / He Meant to Pass by Them Immediately [Jesus] made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd. And after He had taken leave of them, He went up on the mountain...
Sermon \ July 12, 2015 \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ Psalm 85 \ Down, But Not Out!
Psalm 85. I’m reading verses 8 & 9: 8 I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants — but let them not turn to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. (N.I.V.) This morning,...
Refuge & Strength - Psalm 46 Sermon From July Prayer Service
Prayer Service, Wed July 1st - 2015. Rev. Ted A. Giese, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK. Psalm 46 Psalm 46: TO THE CHOIRMASTER. OF THE SONS OF KORAH. ACCORDING TO ALAMOTH. A SONG. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though...
Sermon \ June 28, 2015 \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ 1 Cor 8:1-2 \ Blessed to Be a Blessing
And now, [fellow believers], we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. (N.I.V.) Christians are interested in the growth of the church....
Sermon \ June 21st, 2015 \ Mark 4:35-38 \ The One Who Cares \ Pastor Terry Defoe
35 That day, when evening came, [Jesus] said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it...
Wedding Sermon / Tayler & Taenelle Hinger / Matthew 7:24-27 - Pastor Ted Giese / Mount Olive Lutheran Church - June 20th 2015
Wedding Sermon for Tayler Hinger and Taenelle Erdman / Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina Saskatchewan June 20th 2015 2:00pm - Pastor Ted Giese. “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / June 14th / Mark 4:26-34 / Birds in The Branches
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Mark 4:26-34 - Birds in The Branches And [Jesus] said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / June 7th / Mark 3:20-35 / Jesus Terror or Comfort
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday June 7 (Proper 5) / Mark 3:20-35 Then [Jesus] went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when His family heard it, they went out to seize Him, for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.” And...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / May 31st / Matthew 28:16-20 / Trinity Sunday
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Sunday June May 31th, 2015, Trinity Sunday: Matthew 28:16-20 (series "A" text) Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him, but some doubted. And Jesus...
Sermon \ Pentecost & Confirmation Sunday \ May 24th, 2015 \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ Acts 2
On this combined Pentecost and Confirmation Sunday 2015, our sermon text is found in the second chapter of Acts, verses 1‑4: When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole...
Sermon / Pr. Ted Giese / May 17th / Acts 1:12-26 / Wait for the LORD
Wait for the LORD - Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Acts 1:12-26 Easter 7 / Sunday May 17th 2015 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. And when they had entered, they went up to the upper...
Sermon \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ May 10th, 2015 \ I John 5 \ The Way of Love
4 ...everyone born of God OVERCOMES the world. This is the victory that overcomes the world – our faith! 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (N.I.V.) The Apostle John wrote the letter we call "First John" when he was well on in...
Sermon \ Pastor Ted Giese \ May 3rd 2015 \ John 15:1-8 \ I Am The True Vine
Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / John 15:1-8 / I Am The True Vine “I am the true vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit....
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....
Easter Sunday - Mark the 16: 1-8 / Pastor Ted Giese / Easter
Easter Sunday - Mark 16: 1-8 / Pastor Ted Giese / Mount Olive Lutheran Church When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went...
Were You There? - John 19:34/ Pastor Ted Giese / Good Friday
Were You There? - John 19:31-37 / Good Friday Sermon / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / April 3rd 2015 Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that...
Maundy Thursday \ Pastor Terry Defoe \ 1 Corinthians 11 \ Joyful Remembering
23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the...
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 ...
Christ the King: Bridegroom of the Daughter of Zion - John 12:12-19 / Pr. Ted Giese / Palm Sunday
"Christ the King: Bridegroom of the Daughter of Zion" Palm Sunday - Pr. Ted Giese / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / March 29th 2015 (John 12:12-19) The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out...
Wedding Sermon / Thayne & Maegan Giroux / Colossians 3:12-17 - Pastor Ted Giese / Mount Olive Lutheran Church - March 28th 2015
Wedding Sermon - Colossians 3:12-17/ Thayne James Giroux & Meagan Ann Grace Biss / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has...