Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

The Power of Names

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

God knows each of us by name, even if the world deems us worthless or worthy of destruction Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of Heaven: Sermon Preached at Christ Church, Bulkington, Sunday 4th December 2022 (The Second Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Romans 15: 4–13; Matthew 3: 1–12 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This morning’s Gospel doesn’t mention Jesus directly; it instead tells the story of the public ministry of John the Baptist. Yet, it is … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Coming Back: Sermon Preached at Holy Cross, Seend, Sunday 27th November 2022 (The First Sunday of Advent)

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Talk of the Second Coming makes us nervous, but without judgement there’s no justice Continue reading →

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Must We Ban Russia Today?

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

UK and EU bans on RT are a betrayal of British and European values on free speech Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland is too Divided to Function

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Given the obvious risk of political paralysis in N Ireland, why did the UK govt have no Plan B? Continue reading →

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Heaven in Our Hearts: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes, Sunday 30th October 2022 (Commemoration of the Departed for All Souls’)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Resurrection is not nostalgia nor wishful thinking but an awareness that our lives are but one element of a reality that stretches beyond sensory perception Continue reading →

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Accepting Our Limits: Sermon Preached on 23rd October 2022 (The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

In Autumn’s transience, beauties emerge and vanish again in a few days. Our life is thus. The present moment is all we have. Death is part of life. 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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Strange outbreaks of positivity over Northern Ireland

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

I was published in Unherd over the strange emergence of good vibes about breaking the EU-UK bad blood over the Northern Ireland Protocol. “After nearly two years of ugly in-fighting over the Northern Ireland Protocol, there has been a sudden … Continue reading →

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Worthless Slaves?: Sermon Preached in Christ Church, Worton, Sunday 2nd October 2022 (Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Sometimes the Church can lose you faith; but even the tiniest bit of it can change the world Continue reading →

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