Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

Gratitude at Lammastide: Sermon Preached on 4th August 2024

Preached at St Peter’s, Poulshot for the Wiltshire Countryside Club annual service Leviticus 23. 9-14; Matthew 15. 32-39               “You shall eat no bread … until you have brought the offering of your God.” For many people in this country, the … Continue reading

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Don’t Be Useful!: Sermon Preached on 4th August 2024 (Tenth Sunday After Trinity)

We all want to be useful; but we can’t be, not for all of our lives. We should try to be faithful instead. Continue reading

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David Could be A Bad ‘Un: Sermon Preached on 28th July 2024 (Ninth Sunday After Trinity)

That David could be a right stinker. But, then again, can’t we all sometimes? Continue reading

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One Cross for a Divided Church: Sermon Preached on 21st July 2024 (Eighth Sunday After Trinity)

The old order is obviously crumbling; only the Cross can help a divided Church navigate the emerging new world. Continue reading

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Faith Heals Us: Sermon Preached on 30th June 2024 (Fifth Sunday After Trinity)

Preached at St Mary’s, Potterne and on Poulshot Village Green Mark 5. 21-43 “your faith has made you well” We’ve all been in situations where what people don’t say is more important than what they do. That’s certainly true of … Continue reading

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Waiting Patiently for Harvest: Sermon Preached on 16th June 2024 (Third Sunday after Trinity)

Preached at St Peter’s, Poulshot and St Mary’s, Potterne Readings – 2 Corinthians 5. 6-10, 14-17; Mark 4. 26-34 “The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.” On Monday evening … Continue reading

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Was Jesus Mad?: Sermon Preached on 9th June 2024 (Second Sunday after Trinity)

In a crazy world, it’s the sane people who seem mad. Continue reading

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Cow Parsley and Heaven: Sermon Preached on 2nd June 2024 (Second Sunday after Trinity)

Thinking too highly of ourselves means we risk missing forest for the trees when reading Scripture. Continue reading

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Love is Our Nature: Sermon Preached on 26th May 2024 (Trinity Sunday)

Made in the image of the Holy Trinity, our true essence is love—not a bunch of chemical and electrical signals. Continue reading

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Love, Truth and Fire: Sermon Preached on 19th May 2024 (Pentecost)

We share our faith in a fatherly creator with Muslims and Jews; the Holy Spirit is unique to Christianity. Continue reading

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