Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

Duty: Sermon Preached on 22nd December 2024 (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Duty is a very unfashionable idea, but no society can function well without it, and in performing our duties we touch God’s nature. Continue reading →

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You Brood of Vipers!: Sermon Preached on 15th December 2024 (Third Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Are you a viper? Have you, in the course of this year, exhibited any snake-like characteristics? Continue reading →

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Requiem for a Dream

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

The EU is is dying as people mostly die, slowly and little by little, a cancelled election, an exiting member, some reimposed border controls… Continue reading →

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The End of Our Era?: Sermon Preached on 8th December 2024 (Second Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We are living at the end of an era, something that always brings chaos in its wake. Yet all this feels a relief as much as a source of fear. Continue reading →

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The Advent of a Journey: Sermon Preached on 1st December 2024 (Advent Sunday)

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

One distinct thing about Luke’s Gospel is the way it presents our lives as a grand journey. Continue reading →

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My Views on the Assisted Suicide Bill

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

I am not opposed to assisted suicide in all circumstances on principle; but I cannot support this evidently rushed and badly thought-out proposal and I hope you vote against.  Continue reading →

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Tyrants and a King: Sermon Preached on 24th November 2024 (Christ the King)

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

What do you think about the idea that Jesus Christ will return? Do you think it’s mad? Be honest. Continue reading →

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The Birth Pangs of Something New?: Sermon Preached on 17th November 2024 (Second Sunday Before Advent)

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We probably aren’t living near the end of the world; but we might well be living through the end of an era. Continue reading →

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Following Christ in Our Place: Sermon Preached on 10th November 2024 (Third Sunday before Advent)

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We’re not all made to be the sort of people who just walk away from their jobs to convert the world—but we’re all called to something. Continue reading →

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What if there were another Dunkirk?: Sermon Preached on 10th November 2024 (Remembrance Sunday)

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

I wonder if it had to, could the UK do again what it did in the Second World War? Continue reading →

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