Category Archives: sermon

The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed Is Death (Easter Day: 20th April 2025)

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

We all know that once you die, that’s it. Don’t we? Continue reading →

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Wrestling with God: A Reflection for Holy Week (Monday 14th April 2025)

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

God isn’t some cosmic Edwardian vicar you need to be afraid of saying the wrong things in front of; don’t be afraid to wrestle with Him. Continue reading →

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A Story of Celebrity and Mobs: Sermon Preached on 13th April 2025 (Palm Sunday)

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

We blame so many of our current problems on the Internet; but most of them are just new forms of problems that have bedevilled us since the dawn of time Continue reading →

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Beauty and Idols: Sermon Preached on 6th April 2025 (Passion Sunday)

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Beauty is ‘useless’: but it’s a gift in a life that is sometimes hard, and a sign we are made for more than consuming and surviving. Continue reading →

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Hope for the Bad Guys: Sermon Preached on 30th March 2025 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

People have lost faith in their leaders. Yet if Manasseh can turn his rule around after a bad start, so can our leaders. Continue reading →

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The Tough Message of Mother’s Day: Sermon Preached on 30th March 2025 (Mothering Sunday)

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Underneath the boxes of chocolates and posies of flowers, Mother’s Day has a tough message of pain, forgiveness and love. Continue reading →

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New Life and the Cross: Sermon Preached on 16th March 2025 (Second Sunday in Lent)

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Our instinct for beauty is a sign that we were made for more than just life in time and space and matter. Continue reading →

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Faith in a Geopolitical Wilderness: Sermon Preached on 9th March 2025 (First Sunday in Lent)

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

In the geopolitical wilderness of 2025, we can live in terror of death or we can learn to trust God. Continue reading →

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Mercy Transcends Justice: Sermon Preached on 5th March 2025 (Ash Wednesday)

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

The Church puts enormous effort into seeking justice; but justice without mercy can be cold and cruel. Seek mercy, which transcends justice. Continue reading →

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We Need Visions: Sermon Preached on 23rd February 2025 (Second Sunday before Lent)

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

If we dismiss visions of heaven, what is left to inspire us when our dreams of making a better world fall apart? Continue reading →

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