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Worship is Worth It: Sermon Preached on 29th January 2023 (Fourth Sunday after The Epiphany)

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Preached at Evensong in St Mary the Virgin, Bishop’s Cannings Genesis 28.10-22; Philemon 1–16 “…this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house.” Philemon is not a text that preachers tend to thank the lectionary for … Continue reading →

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Are You A Leper?: Sermon Preached in St Mary’s, Potterne, Sunday 9th October 2022 (Seventeenth  Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

It would be nice if we could see everyone as our sibling; but dividing people into insiders and outsiders is part of human nature. Continue reading →

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Harvesting the Bread of Life: Sermon Preached in St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 25th September 2022 (Harvest Festival)

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Cynicism pretends to be clever and doom-mongering to be moral. The reality is, however, that there is hope for our climate. Continue reading →

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Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 19 July 2020, the 6th Sunday After Trinity

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Romans 8:12–25, Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 “…in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest.” May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, … Continue reading →

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