Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

The Workless Labourers: Sermon Preached on 17th September 2023 (15th Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

What does tombola have to do with eternal life? Click through to find out. Continue reading →

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The Difficult Gospel of Forgiveness: Sermon Preached on 17th September 2023 (15th Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

In reducing the Gospel to the concerns of our own time and place, we make it less strange and wonderful than it is. Continue reading →

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Photo Recharge for Your Soul – NI September 2023

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

A baker’s dozen of the best shots I took while back home this month Continue reading →

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Sweetly Seductive Satan: Sermon Preached on 3rd September 2023 (13th Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Conjure the scene: Peter, the old devil, tapping Jesus on the shoulder, saying “Jesus, can I have a word… in private?” Continue reading →

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Love Your Body: Sermon Preached on 27th August 2023 (12th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

We are alienated from our bodies and told they are inadequate; this is a key cause of our mental health crisis. Continue reading →

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Jesus Making Us Uncomfortable: Sermon Preached on 20th August 2023 (11th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

The story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman makes us uncomfortable; stick with the discomfort. Continue reading →

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Can You Walk on Water?: Sermon Preached on 13th August 2023 (10th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

If we were meant to walk on water, God would have given us flippers. That’s not what this Peter story is about. Continue reading →

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Wresting With Fragments: Sermon Preached on 6th August 2023 (9th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

God isn’t a divine Kim Jong-Un, punishing dissent with fury; he welcomes some wrestling with us. Continue reading →

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The Impossible Becomes Real: Sermon Preached on 30th July 2023 (8th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

If you told most people thousands of Iranians were becoming Christians, they’d tell you you were mad. Continue reading →

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The Bright Field: Sermon Preached on 30th July 2023 (8th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Moments of transcendence are divine caresses of our souls, intimations of life in heaven. Continue reading →

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