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The Advent of a Journey: Sermon Preached on 1st December 2024 (Advent Sunday)

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

One distinct thing about Luke’s Gospel is the way it presents our lives as a grand journey. Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

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

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

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

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

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

God knows each of us by name, even if the world deems us worthless or worthy of destruction Continue reading →

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Crumbling Empires and Eternal Bliss: Sermon Preached at St John’s, Devizes, Sunday 21st November 2021 (Christ the King)

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

I grew up when mighty empires crumbled in a matter of years; what does that tell us about the current crisis in the West, and following Christ as our King? Continue reading →

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Blogging Staggers Day One: Praying With the Lepers

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Gerry Lynch

The Bartlemas Chapel – a name that sounds like something out of Dickens, and the chapel felt like something from a disappeared world as well. A few hundred metres down a laneway from the noise and bustle of the Cowley … Continue reading →

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