Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

OK, Sheeple! (Fourth Sunday of Easter: 11th May 2025)

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

We no longer trust our leaders but, although we kid ourselves otherwise, we’re mostly quite conformist; we’re like sheep without a shepherd. Continue reading →

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We’re Suspicious of a St Peter—(Third Sunday of Easter: 4th May 2025)

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

We all love someone who used to be an enemy turning to our side. It’s harder to accept someone who let the side down. Continue reading →

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Forgiveness and Repentance: (Second Sunday of Easter: 27th April 2025)

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Christians aren’t perfect, and many others are truly holy: but will our society revert to ancient savagery without Christianity? Continue reading →

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The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed Is Death (Easter Day: 20th April 2025)

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

We all know that once you die, that’s it. Don’t we? Continue reading →

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God is Always With Us: A Reflection for Holy Week (Wednesday 16th April 2025)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

The Christ who breaks bread with the disciples is the same God cries out “My God, why have you forsaken me” on the Cross. Continue reading →

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Returning to God: A Reflection for Holy Week (Tuesday 15th April 2025)

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Given at Christ Church, Worton Luke 15. 11-32 Last year, I had occasion to be in Dublin, and ended up having most of a Bank Holiday Monday free just to wander around. I was spending time there for the first … Continue reading →

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Wrestling with God: A Reflection for Holy Week (Monday 14th April 2025)

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

God isn’t some cosmic Edwardian vicar you need to be afraid of saying the wrong things in front of; don’t be afraid to wrestle with Him. Continue reading →

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A Story of Celebrity and Mobs: Sermon Preached on 13th April 2025 (Palm Sunday)

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

We blame so many of our current problems on the Internet; but most of them are just new forms of problems that have bedevilled us since the dawn of time Continue reading →

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Beauty and Idols: Sermon Preached on 6th April 2025 (Passion Sunday)

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Beauty is ‘useless’: but it’s a gift in a life that is sometimes hard, and a sign we are made for more than consuming and surviving. Continue reading →

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Hope for the Bad Guys: Sermon Preached on 30th March 2025 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

People have lost faith in their leaders. Yet if Manasseh can turn his rule around after a bad start, so can our leaders. Continue reading →

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