Monthly Archives: February 2026

Where Did It All Go Wrong?: Sermon Preached on 22nd February 2026 (First Sunday of Lent)

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

No matter how hard we try to live good lives, some force seems to drag us into the worst version of ourselves. Where did it all go wrong? Continue reading →

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Give Up Illusions… And Sweeties: Sermon Preached on 18th February 2026 (Ash Wednesday)

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

It’s good to give up sweeties or booze for Lent; better to give up illusions about our own goodness: even the Bible can be a murder weapon. Continue reading →

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Heaven in Lidl Car Park: Sermon Preached on 15th February 2026 (Sunday Before Lent)

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Creation is so supercharged with awe and wonder that the most banal of things can sometimes experience a transfiguration: even Lidl car park. Continue reading →

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Once Pentecostalism Rose in Latin America. Now the Churchless are Growing.

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Once Pentecostalism Rose in Latin America. Now the Churchless are Growing. Continue reading →

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Snowdrops Signal a Pregnant Cosmos: Sermon Preached on 8th February 2026 (Second Sunday Before Lent)

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Death and Resurrection are the pattern of the whole universe. We see it at every scale from supernovae to snowdops. Continue reading →

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Epiphanytide Reflection 2026

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

We tend not to think of children but as recipients of teaching rather than agents of mission. Yet, compared to God, we are little children. Continue reading →

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What if God was One of Us?: Sermon Preached on 1st February 2026 (Candlemas)

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Candlemas celebrates two things—Mary and Joseph’s faithfulness, and Simeon recognising that Christ would bring light to the whole human race. Continue reading →

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