Mount Olive Church

Mount Olive Church

Every week Mount Olive Church shares the word of God with people in Central Alberta. Audio recordings of our Sunday services are made available to you through iTunes & Spotify.

  1. Woe... Pay Attention

    May 24

    Woe... Pay Attention

    Habakkuk 2:6-20 6 Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?7Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey.8Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you.For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. 9Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!10You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.11The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it. 12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!13Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the peoples labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed!The cup from the Lords right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.17The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you.For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. 18Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies?For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.19Woe to him who says to wood, Come to life! Or to lifeless stone, Wake up!Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it. 20The Lord is in his holy temple;

  2. Temporary Justice

    May 17

    Temporary Justice

    Habakkuk 1:5-2:5 5 Look at the nations and watch and be utterly amazed.For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.6 I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people,who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.7 They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk.Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar.They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;9 they all come intent on violence.Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.10 They mock kings and scoff at rulers.They laugh at all fortified cities; by building earthen ramps they capture them.11 Then they sweep past like the wind and go on guilty people, whose own strength is their god. Habakkuks Second Complaint 12 Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, you will never die.You, Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment; you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish.13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?14 You have made people like the fish in the sea, like the sea creatures that have no ruler.15 The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net,he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet,for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.17 Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts;I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.[d]The Lords Answer 2 Then the Lord replied: Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false.Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.4 See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness5 indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest.Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied,he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples.

  3. The Final Stand

    Apr 26

    The Final Stand

    Ephesians 6:10-24 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lords people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. 21 Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you. 23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

  4. Freed From What? To What?

    Apr 12

    Freed From What? To What?

    Galatians 5:1, 13-25 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself. 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

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Every week Mount Olive Church shares the word of God with people in Central Alberta. Audio recordings of our Sunday services are made available to you through iTunes & Spotify.

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