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Sermon at All Saints Lutheran Church 6 May 2012, 5th Sunday after Easter Acts 8:26–40; 1 John 4:7–21; John 15:1–8 Pastor Clark Olson-Smith Recently someone tricked me with this question: What’s the true fruit of an apple tree? Apples are the obvious … Continue reading →

Sermon at All Saints Lutheran Church 29 April 2012, 4th Sunday after Easter Acts 4:32–5:11; 1 John 3:16–24 John 10:11–18 Pastor Clark Olson-Smith When I moved to Chicago to start school, I was going through a very difficult time. And it was … Continue reading →

Sermon at All Saints Lutheran Church 22 April 2012, 3rd Sunday after Easter Acts 3:12–19;1 John 3:1–7; Luke 24:36b–48 Pastor Clark Olson-Smith Last Sunday, I was in Champaign, Illinois, celebrating with my in-laws. My mother-in-law got married, Sara’s mom. When the … Continue reading →

Sermon at All Saints Lutheran Church   8 April 2012, Easter Sunday Isaiah 25:6-9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 24:1-12 Pastor Clark Olson-Smith At the tomb, those angels asked, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Does that question sound … Continue reading →

Sermon at All Saints Lutheran Church  6 April 2012, Good Friday Isaiah 52:13—53:12; Hebrews 10:16–25; John 18:1—19:42 Pastor Clark Olson-Smith This gospel reading started and ended in a garden. I never noticed that before. Did you? Jesus was betrayed in a … Continue reading →

Sermon at All Saints Lutheran Church 5 April 2012, Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1–4,11–14; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; John 13:1–17, 31b–35 Pastor Clark Olson-Smith Did you ever stop and think about the words we hear right before communion? Paul writing to the Corinthians … Continue reading →