St. Paul Sermons
By St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clinton, Iowa
www.saintpaulclinton.org
St. Paul SermonsMar 16, 2021
"Love, from beginning to end"
March 14, 2021: the Fourth Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 3.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Jesus calls us to worship in Spirit and truth"
March 7, 2021: the Third Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 2.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Taking Up Your Cross vs Taking Up Your Sword"
February 28, 2021: the Second Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 2.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Why we can admit we were wrong and change"
February 21, 2021: the First Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Who Sees In Secret"
February 17, 2021: Ash Wednesday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6.
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"Not a Defeat"
February 14, 2021: Transfiguration Sunday, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 9.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Apologies for the funky audio.
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"What language shall I borrow?"
January 24, 2021: the Third Sunday after Epiphany, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked at in person worship.
CORRECTION: I misidentified the author as Kaitlin B. Curtice. Robin Wall Kimmerer actually wrote the essay. It is available here:
https://orionmagazine.org/article/speaking-of-nature/
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"the Divinity of Daily Life"
January 17, 2021: the Second Sunday after Epiphany, the Gospel of John, chapter 1.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Love follows you"
January 10, 2021: the Baptism of Our Lord, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1.
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"God is giving birth within you"
December 24, 2020: Christmas Eve, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 2.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Angel Gabriel is Inviting You"
December 20, 2020: Fourth Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Awakening to the Presence of the One Amoung Us Whom We Do Not Know"
December 13, 2020: Third Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of John, chapter 1.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Forerunners"
December 6, 2020: Second Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, with gratitude to Rev. Dr. Courtney V. Buggs: https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/second-sunday-of-advent-2/commentary-on-mark-11-8-5
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"Patience with the Mystery"
November 29, 2020: First Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 13.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"A Vision of the End"
November 22, 2020: Reign of Christ Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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Christ blesses those oppressed by grief
November 1, 2020: All Saints Day, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship.
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"Jesus is the river, flowing any direction but always down"
October 11, 2020: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 22.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Apologies the poor audio quality.
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"Jesus vs the religious leaders who blessed oppression"
October 4, 2020: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 21.
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"Jesus did not avoid this argument. Conflict worth engaging."
September 27, 2020: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 21.
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"Love is not competition. Competition is not love."
September 20, 2020: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 20.
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"Becoming Forgiving goes deeper than Doing Forgiving"
September 13, 2020: Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 18.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship.
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"Wherever it's hard to get along, there Jesus is"
September 6, 2020: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 18.
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"Carry the Cross, Feel your Grief"
August 30, 2020: Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 16.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at St. Paul's second in-person worship since mid March.
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"The End is Now"
August 16, 2020: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 15.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Walking Miracles"
August 9, 2020: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 14.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching and sharing a kid's message.
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"Feast in the palace or fed in the wilderness?"
August 2, 2020: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 14.
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"Crisis reveals. In crisis, God reveals love."
July 19, 2020: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13.
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"Growing Love"
July 12, 2020: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13.
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"Opening ourselves to Jesus' liberating wisdom"
July 5, 2020: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 11.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith sharing the children's message and preaching.
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"Be the Baseball"
June 28, 2020: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 10.
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"Inevitable conflict, inevitable Love"
June 21, 2020: Third Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 10.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"People are not problems. Or nails."
June 14, 2020: second Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 9 & 10.
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"Love, Authority, & Violence"
June 7, 2020: Trinity Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28.
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"When the Spirit catches you"
May 31, 2020: Pentecost Sunday, the Gospel of John, chapter 20.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Love Letters & Freedom"
May 24, 2020: Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 17.
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"Sacred Parent Wounds"
May 17, 2020: Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 14.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"a Together-Place"
May 10, 2020: Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 14.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching and sharing a children's message.
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"the Unheard Voices, Calling Us Home"
May 3, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 10.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith sharing a children's message.
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"the Road Back to Normal"
April 26, 2020: Third Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 24.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Water, Rock, and Sand"
April 19, 2020: Second Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 20.
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"Ready or Not"
April 12, 2020: Easter Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28.
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"the Heart of the Crisis"
April 9, 2020: Maundy Thursday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 26.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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Matthew's Passion
April 5, 2020: Palm/Passion Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 26 & 27.
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith reading and singing. Carol Hunter accompanying.
"My Song Is Love Unknown" and "Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song" used by permission Sunday & Seasons v.20200325.1254 ©2020 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved: Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SB129866; One License A-724720; CCLI License 11258770.
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"the Whole Arc"
March 29, 2020: Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 11.
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"Love your enemies"
February 23, 2020: Transfiguration Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5.
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"Real Presence"
March 15, 2020: Third Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 4.
Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"For God so loved the cosmos" (all of it, not just parts)
March 8, 2020: Second Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 3.
Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching.
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"Every word that comes from the mouth of God"
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