Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

Is Lent What You Do?: Sermon Preached on 14th February 2024 (Ash Wednesday)

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Good works are good, but we lose much of the richness of the Christian faith if we reduce it to a religion of good works. Continue reading →

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The Transfiguration of Technology: Sermon Preached on 11th February 2024 (Sunday Before Lent)

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We seem to be hardwired to giving more credibility to information that comes from a screen than things we hear in-person from other people, or even things we see directly with our own eyes. Continue reading →

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Christianity is Strange: Sermon Preached on 4th February 2024 (Second Sunday Before Lent)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Christianity is a very weird belief system. Only the way it has dominated our mindsets for over a thousand years obscures that. Continue reading →

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Fragments of Wisdom: Sermon Preached on Sunday 7th January 2024 (The Epiphany)

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

To fall down and worship Christ is, for many, something comes at the end of a long and arduous journey. Continue reading →

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The End of the World: Sermon Preached on 24th December 2023 (Midnight Mass)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The end of the world seems a depressing topic at Midnight Mass; but this is the night when we celebrate God’s plan to save humanity from self-destruction. Continue reading →

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Patience and Obedience: Sermon Preached on 24th December 2023 (Fourth Sunday in Advent)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Neither patience nor obedience are exactly fashionable virtues at the moment. Consumer culture mitigates against patience, and we mix obedience up with authoritarianism. Continue reading →

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Waiting Patiently for Christmas: Sermon Preached on 17th December 2023 (Third Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

It’s hard to wait patiently for Christmas in Advent. But patience is a virtue needed for ordered freedom. Continue reading →

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November Churches…

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

November churches in Wiltshire, great and small… Salisbury Cathedral and St Peter’s, Poulshot. Continue reading →

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Destined for Salvation: Sermon Preached on 19th November 2023 (Second Sunday before Advent)

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Don’t be too casual about your spiritual wellbeing. The moment you meet Christ as judge could come at any time. Continue reading →

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Remembering: Sermon Preached on 12th November 2023 (Remembrance Sunday)

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

It is right that we remember the dead; let us also the vision that animated the survivors—of a world where peace is cherished. Continue reading →

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