Monthly Archives: April 2023

Our Best Laid Plans: Sermon Preached on 30 April 2023 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Preached at St Mary’s, Potterne (Devizes Deanery Choral Evensong) Readings – Ezra 3: 1–13; Ephesians 2: 11–22         “And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; ‘because he is good, for his mercy endureth for … Continue reading →

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Eleven Kilometres from Jerusalem: Sermon Preached on 23rd April 2023 (Third Sunday of Easter)

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Worship is such an intense and meaningful thing even minor changes can leave us disorientated and bewildered Continue reading →

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Christianity is Strange (Easter Day 2023)

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The Resurrection could be a fiction by people in denial: but then we’d expect more consistency, not the Gospels’ authenticity of roughness Continue reading →

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Why the Talking Snake Matters: Sermon Preached on Saturday 8th April 2023 (Easter Vigil)

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The Garden of Eden is a myth about what humans were before we had the capacity to exterminate other forms of life at our convenience Continue reading →

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Reflection on ‘Betrayal’ for Holy Week; Wednesday 5th April 2023

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Betrayal can leave us feeling understandably bitter: but bitterness is corrosive emotionally and spiritually Continue reading →

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Reflection on ‘Fame’ for Holy Week: Tuesday 4th April 2023

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

No matter how famous we are, only God truly knows us and wants to live with us forever. 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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Celebrity and Humility: Sermon Preached on Sunday 2nd April 2023 (Palm Sunday)

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

If Jesus made his second coming now, we’d probably hear about Him on YouTube. But what is social media doing to our souls? Continue reading →

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