Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

Recapturing the Imagination of Our Culture: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 26th June 2022 (Patronal Festival)

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Isaiah 40: 1–11; Luke 1:57–66, 80 A voice says, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ Some of you will by now know of my fondness for financial crisis movies. One, called The Big Short, tells … Continue reading →

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Jubilee and the Holy Spirit: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 5th June 2022 (Pentecost)

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Acts 2: 1–21; Romans 8: 14–17; John 14: 8–17, 25–27. “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever”.  Seventy years and a few months ago, a young woman was … Continue reading →

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Flourishing in Tension: Sermon Preached at St George’s, Belfast, Sunday 8th May 2022 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Revelation 7: 9–17; John 10: 22–30  “…you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep…”  I wonder if I say the name William Stringfellow, does that mean anything to any of you? I don’t mean … Continue reading →

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The Worth of Doubters: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 24th April 2022 (Second Sunday of Easter)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Do you blame Thomas for doubting his friends’ bizarre report that Jesus was alive? The Church needs its sceptics as well as its romantics. Continue reading →

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The Gardener of Life: Sermon Preached at St Mary’s, Potterne, Sunday 17th April 2022 (Easter Day)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Resurrection is no mere conjuring trick with bones; it’s vastly greater. Continue reading →

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Switch Off and #TouchGrass

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

It’s easy to forget we are a miraculous species in a universe of wonder. Sometimes we need to switch off and #TouchGrass. Continue reading →

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Admit It, You Think Judas is Right: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 3rd April 2022 (Fifth Sunday of Lent)

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Beauty matters. Stalin understood the power of beautiful buildings to move. Why can’t we? Continue reading →

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The Cost of Love: Sermon Preached at Holy Cross, Seend, Sunday 27th March 2022 (Mothering Sunday)

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Colossians 3: 12–17; John 19: 25b–27 “…he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’”  Let me start this morning’s sermon with a verse of poetry: Morning … Continue reading →

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War and the Devil: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 6th March 2022 (The First Sunday in Lent)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist: what has this to do with Kevin Spacey and Ukraine? Continue reading →

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Where is Your Faith?: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 20th February 2022 (The 2nd Sunday before Lent)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

No longer confident in traditional authorities, with even faith in science crumbling, we turn to the like of Novak Djokovic and Nicki Minaj for guidance Continue reading →

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