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Sermons from Rev. Clark Olson-Smith, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. www.saintpaulclinton.org

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clinton, Iowa


    • Mar 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 48 EPISODES


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    "Love, from beginning to end"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 16:28


    March 14, 2021: the Fourth Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 3. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Jesus calls us to worship in Spirit and truth"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 16:24


    March 7, 2021: the Third Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 2. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Taking Up Your Cross vs Taking Up Your Sword"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 15:23


    February 28, 2021: the Second Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 2. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Why we can admit we were wrong and change"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 14:24


    February 21, 2021: the First Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Who Sees In Secret"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 17:49


    February 17, 2021: Ash Wednesday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton Episode analytics

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    "Not a Defeat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 12:28


    February 14, 2021: Transfiguration Sunday, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 9. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Apologies for the funky audio. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "What language shall I borrow?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 13:50


    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/ Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "the Divinity of Daily Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 13:56


    January 17, 2021: the Second Sunday after Epiphany, the Gospel of John, chapter 1. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Love follows you"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 14:11


    January 10, 2021: the Baptism of Our Lord, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "God is giving birth within you"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 13:59


    December 24, 2020: Christmas Eve, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 2. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Angel Gabriel is Inviting You"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 18:03


    December 20, 2020: Fourth Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Invest in the Clinton Park Bathroom Project https://bit.ly/parkbathroom Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Awakening to the Presence of the One Amoung Us Whom We Do Not Know"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 16:18


    December 13, 2020: Third Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of John, chapter 1. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Forerunners"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 19:55


    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 Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Patience with the Mystery"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 18:52


    November 29, 2020: First Sunday in Advent, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 13. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "A Vision of the End"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 14:54


    November 22, 2020: Reign of Christ Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    Christ blesses those oppressed by grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 17:56


    November 1, 2020: All Saints Day, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Jesus is the river, flowing any direction but always down"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 14:47


    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. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Jesus vs the religious leaders who blessed oppression"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 16:12


    October 4, 2020: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 21. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Jesus did not avoid this argument. Conflict worth engaging."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 12:11


    September 27, 2020: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 21. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Love is not competition. Competition is not love."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 14:19


    September 20, 2020: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 20. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Becoming Forgiving goes deeper than Doing Forgiving"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 11:56


    September 13, 2020: Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 18. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Wherever it's hard to get along, there Jesus is"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 10:01


    September 6, 2020: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 18. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching, masked, at in-person worship. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Carry the Cross, Feel your Grief"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 11:33


    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. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "The End is Now"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 13:00


    August 16, 2020: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 15. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Walking Miracles"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 23:41


    August 9, 2020: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 14. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching and sharing a kid's message. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Feast in the palace or fed in the wilderness?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 12:31


    August 2, 2020: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 14. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Crisis reveals. In crisis, God reveals love."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 18:53


    July 19, 2020: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Growing Love"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 25:25


    July 12, 2020: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Opening ourselves to Jesus' liberating wisdom"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 22:46


    July 5, 2020: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 11. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith sharing the children's message and preaching. Image credit: Sarah Carter https://mathequalslove.blogspot.com/2014/08/growth-mindset-and-sbg-bulletin-board.html Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Be the Baseball"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 13:40


    June 28, 2020: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 10. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Inevitable conflict, inevitable Love"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 27:45


    June 21, 2020: Third Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 10. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "People are not problems. Or nails."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 18:30


    June 14, 2020: second Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 9 & 10. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Love, Authority, & Violence"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 26:06


    June 7, 2020: Trinity Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "When the Spirit catches you"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 13:36


    May 31, 2020: Pentecost Sunday, the Gospel of John, chapter 20. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Love Letters & Freedom"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 16:50


    May 24, 2020: Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 17. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Sacred Parent Wounds"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 25:22


    May 17, 2020: Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 14. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "a Together-Place"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 21:09


    May 10, 2020: Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 14. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching and sharing a children's message. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "the Unheard Voices, Calling Us Home"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 6:12


    May 3, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 10. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith sharing a children's message. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "the Road Back to Normal"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 21:18


    April 26, 2020: Third Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 24. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Water, Rock, and Sand"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 18:38


    April 19, 2020: Second Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John, chapter 20. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Ready or Not"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 14:17


    April 12, 2020: Easter Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "the Heart of the Crisis"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 16:56


    April 9, 2020: Maundy Thursday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 26. Rev. Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    Matthew's Passion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 30:18


    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. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "the Whole Arc"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 24:35


    March 29, 2020: Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 11. Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Go deeper http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/ Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulclintonELCA/ Invest https://bit.ly/investStPaulClinton

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    "Love your enemies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 18:26


    February 23, 2020: Transfiguration Sunday, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5. Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Put down roots: http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/

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    "Real Presence"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 24:59


    March 15, 2020: Third Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 4. Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Put down roots: http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/

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    "For God so loved the cosmos" (all of it, not just parts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 20:04


    March 8, 2020: Second Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of John, chapter 3. Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Put down roots: http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/

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    "Every word that comes from the mouth of God"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 21:21


    March 1, 2020: First Sunday in Lent, the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4. Rev Clark Olson-Smith preaching. Put down roots: http://www.saintpaulclinton.org/

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