Sermons
Sermon - October 27th, 2013 - Luke 18:9-13 - Pharisee & Tax Collector
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am...
Sermon - October 20, 2013 - Prayer? Hang in There!
now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart... (New American Standard Bible) I begin my message this morning with an illustration related to prayer. It’s told by a Lutheran pastor in the U.S. He says: Several years ago,...
Sermon From October 13th 2013 / �Thanksgiving and Mercy�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Thanksgiving Sunday October 13th 2013 / 2 Timothy 2:1-13 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able...
Sermon from October 6, 2013/ Jesus Alone is Our Rock, Salvation, and Fortress
Sermon Rough Draft: Psalm 62/ Sunday October 6, 2013-09-30/ Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina, SK/ Vicar James Preus For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3 How long...
Psalm 25 Sermon From October 2013 Prayer Service �Redeemed in Christ
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday October 2nd 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 25. To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in You I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult...
Sermon From September 29th 2013 / �What is in a Name?�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Season of Pentecost / Sunday September 28th / Luke 16:19-31. “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,...
Quest: Christianity and the Movies, Extras, Part III
“Christianity and the Movies” Pr. Giese’s Online Class through Concordia Lutheran Seminary To participate live in the last parts of this Online Quest Course tune in Tuesday October 1st at 7pm: click here. In part three of this Quest course we looked at two areas. 1) First was the Word...
Funeral Sermon for Edna Woolhether / Wednesday September 25th 2013
The audio starts out a little quiet but by about 2 minutes in it's back up to full sound. Funeral Sermon for Edna Woolhether / Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / September 25th 2013 Now when Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany...
Sermon from September 23, 2013/ Funeral for Laura Langmaier/ Jesus is Our Way, Truth, and Life
John 14:1-7 Jesus said to his disciples, “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again...
Sermon From September 22nd 2013 / �Jesus & Money�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Luke 16: 1-15 / Sunday September 22nd 2013. [Jesus] also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What...
Sermon from September 15, 2013/ Jesus Receives Sinners
September 15, 2013 Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina, SK Luke 15:1-10 Jesus Receives Sinners Vicar James Preus "Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” ...
Wedding Sermon -- Rob & Lorna -- Sept 14th, 2013
Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Rob and Lorna, I'd like to share a few thoughts with you based on the New Testament book of Ephesians, chapter 4, verse 32. The Apostle Paul says: Be kind and compassionate to one...
Sermon - Sept 8, 2013 - Philemon 1-21 - Refreshment for the Soul
4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus. 7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. Holy Bible,...
Psalm 24 Sermon From September 2013 Prayer Service �LORD of hosts�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday September 4th 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 24. The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for He has founded it upon...
Sermon - September 1st 2013 - A Practical Postscript
Keep on loving each other as fellow believers. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. I’ve always felt that Biblical Christianity is a supremely practical faith. I’ve always felt that Biblical Christianity is intended to AFFECT every part of our lives. And it's...
Sermon from August 25, 2013/ The Narrow Door
August 25th, 2013/ Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina SK/ Luke 13:22-30/ "The Narrow Door"/ Vicar James Preus 22 Jesus went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said...
Sermon From August 18th 2013 / Division and Fire
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / August 18th / Proper 15 in the Season of Pentecost, Luke 12:49-56 “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 My distress until it is...
Sermon August 12th, 2013 -- Genesis 15:6 -- The Biblical Hall of Fame
Abraham believed the Lord, and the Lord credited it to him as righteousness. Have you ever heard the term 'larger than life?' Sports personalities, stars in the entertainment business, famous people of all kinds fall victim to the 'larger than life' syndrome. Famous people have a "media...
Psalm 23 Sermon From August 2013 Prayer Service �You Are With Me�
Mount Olive Lutheran Church / Rev. Ted A. Giese / Wednesday August7th 2013: Season of Pentecost, Psalm 23. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. ...
Sermon August 4th, 2013 True Riches Luke 12:13-21
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 tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store...