Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

Dream the Impossible – Sermon Preached on 24th May 2026 (Pentecost)

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

We tend to look on the dark side, but often the world does suddenly improve. Pentecost is the feast of things getting suddenly better. Continue reading →

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Risen, Not Restored – Sermon Preached on 17th May 2026 (Sunday After Ascension)

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

In the Resurrection, we will have our old life restored, but instead be transformed into something greater than we can imagine. Continue reading →

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Higher Things? – Sermon Preached on 14th May 2026 (Ascension)

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

If you think heaven is an fanciful idea, remember the statistics show your existence on this earth is also highly improbable. Continue reading →

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Faith Can Be Hard Work: Sermon Preached on 10th May 2026 (Sixth Sunday of Easter)

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

If you sense God’s presence instinctively, treasure it; but if instead you find faith hard work, you might be a better Christian for it. Continue reading →

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Grace and Revenge: Sermon Preached on 3rd May 2026 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Forgiveness is rarely easy. But when we forgive, we touch something deep in those around us by revealing our humanity at its most divine. Continue reading →

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Not Cowboys, but Sheep: Sermon Preached on 26th April 2026 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

We think of ourselves as independent-minded free spirits making ourselves who we want to be—like cowboys. In reality, we’re more like sheep Continue reading →

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Interview with Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

My interview with BBC Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson is in the Church Times. Continue reading →

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Our Weird Faith: Sermon Preached on 19th April 2026 (Third Sunday of Easter)

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Preached at Christ Church, Bulkington and Holy Cross, Seend Acts 2.14a, 36–41; Luke 24.13–35 “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared!”  How weird! God revealed Himself to us by … Continue reading →

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Christians Help Iraq to Qualify for World Cup

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Thanks to the Church Times for publishing a short news piece from me on the hugely disproportionate number of Christians playing for Iraq’s second ever World Cup-qualifying squad—and also to its first World Cup outing, in 1986. A notably devout … Continue reading →

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We All Need Doubt: Sermon Preached on 12th April 2026 (Second Sunday of Easter)

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Any institution that doesn’t contain a few doubters is setting itself up to house unchallenged abuse; but too many sceptics produce cynicism. Continue reading →

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