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Patience Amid Shrill Voices: Sermon Preached on 14th December 2025 (Third Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

No society can work well unless people take actions on timescales beyond their lifetimes. That is the ultimate form of patience. Continue reading →

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Wait Patiently in Faith: Sermon Preached on 5th October 2025 (Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

At a chaotic time we need plenty of patience and a little faith… a mustard seed’s worth is enough for God to make the impossible real. 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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