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"The Gospel Unplugged" is your brief weekly dive into Mount Olivet's scripture reading.
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church is located in Minneapolis and Victoria, MN and is headed by Senior Pastor David Lose.
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church is located in Minneapolis and Victoria, MN and is headed by Senior Pastor David Lose.
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This Epiphany, Pastors Ben Cieslik, Jenna Olson Popp, and Mark Dixon explore the story of the magi—a tale of confronting misplaced fear and remaining open to new perspectives.Whose call will you follow?Does the coming of Jesus bring you comfort in this moment, or do you feel something else?- - - -Learn about Mount Olivet church and ministryStream our servicesJoin us in-personFollow us!FacebookInstagram
Merry Christmas... and Happy Boxing Day! This week, Pastors Ben Cieslik and Jenna Olson Popp explore John 1:19-28—an odd and intriguing story about a guy who can draw a crowd, but about whom we know fairly little.Now that you've witnessed the Incarnation... where are you led?What does it look like to point to Christ?- - - -Learn about Mount Olivet church and ministryStream our servicesJoin us in-personFollow us!FacebookInstagram
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This week, Pastor Lose and Pastor Freeman begin our Advent series, The Light Shines in the Darkness, with the opening verses of John 1:1–5—a soaring promise that even the deepest darkness cannot overcome the light of Christ.How do you find hope in that promise?Where have you seen light in the dark corners of life?
This week, Pastor Cieslik and Pastor Olson Popp wrap up our Exodus series with Exodus 20:1–17—the Ten Commandments. Far from being a list of restrictions, these commandments are ten gifts, inviting us into a life of freedom rooted in love, justice, and community.What enslaves you—fear, a person, ambition, politics, greed?How might God’s love set you free to live well—for yourself and your neighbor?
Pastor Lose and Pastor Grangaard discuss Exodus 16:1-15, all about manna, in our second to last Sunday in our Exodus series.What is it – manna? What are the things that God provides that we need? What do we often overlook?What are we? What are the things that we need to take to God?
This week, we continue our journey through Exodus: The Road to Freedom. Join Pastor Kalland and Pastor Lose as they explore the dramatic moment in Exodus 14:5–16, 21–22, when the Israelites stand trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the sea—and God makes a way where there was no way. Whom do you cry out to when trouble comes?What do your complaints reveal—and can naming them lead to gratitude?
This week, Pastor Lose and Pastor Olson Popp explore Exodus 12:1-14, the powerful story of Passover—a moment of liberation, promise, and deep remembrance. As we prepare for All Saints Sunday, you're invited to reflect on how God keeps promises across generations and how we a those who’ve gone before us.How does God keep his promises to you and to those you love?What's one memory of someone you have loved who is no longer here that will make All Saints Sunday special for you?Come celebrate the saints and the faithfulness of God with us on Sunday, November 2--we'll see you in church!
Pastor Dixon and Pastor Lose discuss one of the most formative passages in the Old Testament, Exodus 3:1-15, The Divine Name Revealed. It is also Reformation Sunday, an opportunity to think about this formative story in today's world and in light of our theological heritage.What are you being called and sent to do simply because your are a child of God?When grace sets you free, what will you do?
This week in our Exodus: The Road to Freedom series, we follow Moses as he flees from Pharaoh—and begins a journey that will change everything. Pastors Lose and Olson Popp take us into Exodus 2:11–15, 23–25, where anger, injustice, and divine compassion collide.What has angered you about how God’s people are treated in the world? How do you respond when you see suffering and injustice?How do you trust that God hears your cries and groans?
This week we’re diving into one of the most dramatic rescue stories in Scripture—Exodus 1:22–2:10. Pastor Freeman and Pastor Cieslik discuss the beginning of Moses’ journey, as God works through unexpected people and surprising circumstances to bring hope and new life.How does Moses’ story challenge your assumptions about how God works in the world?Has God ever turned a seemingly hopeless situation into something life-giving for you?
Pastor Kalland and Pastor Cieslik are diving into the dramatic opening of Exodus 1:8-21, where a new pharaoh rises to power and fear begins to shape the future of God’s people. It’s a story of oppression, resistance, and unexpected courage. This ancient story has something powerful to say to us today—and we can’t wait to explore it with you.What do you do with your fear and anger?Who are the courageous people in your life?
As we wrap up our Stewardship series, Called for Good, Pastors Olson Popp and Cieslik dive into the powerful story of Esther—a woman called by God for a purpose that took courage, trust, and maybe even a little convincing. Esther’s story reminds us that God often works through unexpected people and moments—and that being “called for good” can look different for each of us.What have you been called to that took some convincing? How did God use you?Who are the people in your life who are leading you? How has God spoken to you through others?
Pastor Cieslik and Pastor Lose discuss The Call of Abraham found in Genesis 12:1-5a as we continue our Stewardship series, Called for Good. Have there ever been moments in your life you've felt called by God? Empowering? Terrifying? Somewhere in-between? What difference does it make to know that when God calls you, God also equips you?
Pastor Lose and Pastor Freeman continue our Stewardship series, ""Called for Good,"" by diving into one of the most personal and moving moments in scripture: The Call of Peter from John 21:1-12a, 15-17. Picture this: breakfast on the beach with Jesus, a charcoal fire, and a life-changing conversation. Peter’s story reminds us that even after failure, God still calls us—calls us to love, to lead, and to care.How is God calling you to feed or care for others?What would your week look like if you lived every day remembering that God loves you—unconditionally?
This week, Pastor Lose and Pastor Dixon explore 1 Peter 2:4-10 as we prepare for Rally Sunday—and the return of meatballs! They dive into the striking image of Jesus as a ""living stone""—not carved to size or relocated to fit our plans, but the foundation we build our lives around, just as he is.What priorities that we're holding are we willing to lay aside? What commitments are we willing to lay aside to build our life around Jesus?What difference might it make in your life—and what difference might it make in the lives of people around you—if you truly believed that God believes you are chosen, royal, wonderful, beloved?See you in church!
Pastors Freeman and Lose wrap up our summer series, Against All Odds: The Acts of the Apostles, with a powerful moment: Paul preaching in Rome, straight from Acts 28:23–31. Even after everything Paul’s been through, the Holy Spirit is still moving, still working, still opening doors--and is still on the move even now.Can you see places where the Holy Spirit has been at work in your life?If the Spirit promised you wouldn’t be hindered--that nothing would hold you back: What would you want to do? What would you dare to do?
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