Category Archives: sermons

Destined for Salvation: Sermon Preached on 19th November 2023 (Second Sunday before Advent)

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Don’t be too casual about your spiritual wellbeing. The moment you meet Christ as judge could come at any time. Continue reading →

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Render unto Caesar: Sermon Preached on 22nd October 2023 (20th Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

It’s difficult to use this story as a simple proof-text for any particular approach to relations between Church and State. Christians need to read it in their own time and place, and think and pray about its implications 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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A Queen and A Poor Sinner: Sermon Preached in St Peter’s, Poulshot, Sunday 11th September 2022 (The Period of Mourning for the Death of Queen Elizabeth II)

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

Much is being said about Elizabeth the Queen, but little about Elizabeth the Christian. She believed in Christ’s promises of eternal life. 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 Word was Made Flesh”: Sermon Preached at Midnight Mass in St George’s, Belfast, on Thursday 24 December 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Hebrews 1:1-4, John 1:1-14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Our epistle reading at this Midnight Mass, the … Continue reading →

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“Waiting”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 6 December 2020 (the 2nd Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Hope and frustration and pain all mixed together: that is the mood of Advent. As we endure this hard winter of waiting, wait with Jesus Christ, your brother, friend, Lord, and saviour. Continue reading →

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“Like A Thief in the Night”: Sermon Preached for St John’s Devizes Digital Worship on Sunday 15 November 2020 (the 2nd Sunday Before Advent) by Gerry Lynch

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Instead of preaching a cheerful and optimistic sermon for lockdown, I opted for a hopeful one. They aren’t the same thing. Continue reading →

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“Rebuild my Church”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 4 October 2020 (the 17th Sunday After Trinity) by Gerry Lynch

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Philippians 3:4b-14, Matthew 21:33-46 I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. … Continue reading →

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“Get Thee Behind Me Satan”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 30 August 2020 (the 12th Sunday After Trinity)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

What links Christ calling St Peter “Satan”, the Baader Meinhof Complex, the Weather Underground, and the dangers of seeking power? Continue reading →

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