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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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True Power: A Reflection for Holy Week (Tuesday 31st March 2026)

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Gerry Lynch

God will judge the arrogantly powerful in this world; he will judge you too. Never forget you have tremendous power over those nearest you. Continue reading →

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The Glory to be Revealed: Sermon Preached on 23nd July 2023 (7th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The beauty of nature and art can overwhelm us: does this indicate we’re made for more than this world? Continue reading →

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Reflection on ‘Judgement’ for Holy Week; Monday 3 April 2023

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Given at St Mary’s, Potterne Matthew 25. 31-40 Do we want to live in a universe where Jimmy Saville got away with it? I found myself asking this as I prepared the readings for tonight’s service. Many of us will … 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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If You Sell Everything You Have, I’ll Buy You Lunch: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 7th October 2021 (The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

If you sell everything you have, I’ll buy you lunch; but as you probably won’t, remember you didn’t earn heaven. It was a gift of God, so don’t judge others. Continue reading →

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