An Anglican Tapestry

On this episode we're continuing our overview of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, covering Article 22 Of Purgatory, Article 23 Of Ministering in the Congregation, and Article 24 Of Speaking in the Congregation in such a Tongue as the people understand.

I'm using John Rodger's book, The Faith of Anglicans, published by Anglican House and used with their kind permission. It's available for purchase on their website, anglicanhousepublishers.org, as well as on Amazon. Pick up a copy for yourself, it's a great resource you can easily refer to as often as needed.

Additional resources:

Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley, The Essentials of Reformed Systematic Theology. Crossway 2025

Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley, Reformed Systematic Theology, volume 4: Church and Last Things. Crossway 2024

On this episode I'm offering a sermon I delivered on the Third Sunday of Lent at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral entitled Living Water from the Gospel of John chapter 4, verses 7-9. It deals with the spiritual nature of living water and two fundamental things about our salvation: God offers it without respect of persons or merit, and it's given to those who ask for it, much like the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well.

Sacred Readings are devotional readings of Scripture designed for Christian meditation and reflection on the Word of God. They are taken from the 1611 version of the King James Bible.

The Sacred Readings of the Psalms follows the monthly reading of Psalms from Morning and Evening Prayer in the Book of Common Prayer.

This episode includes Psalms 24-26 for Morning Prayer, and Psalms 27-29 for Evening Prayer.

On this episode we're moving into Part Four of the 39 Articles dealing with the Church, Sacraments, and the Ordained Ministry. This covers the lion's share of the Articles with Articles 19-36. Today we'll look at Articles 19-21 which deal with the Church, the Authority of the Church, and the Authority of General Councils.

I'm using John Rodgers book, The Faith of Anglicans, published by Anglican House and used with their permission. You can purchase a copy at anglicanhousepublishers.org, which is also now available on Amazon. Please pick up a copy for yourself. It's a great resource and a very useful introduction to the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion.

This episode of An Anglican Tapestry Podcast features Day 4 of the Psalms from Morning and Evening Prayer, Psalms 19-23. They are designed to encourage reflection and meditation on God's Word and are taken from the 1611 version of the King James Bible.

A reading of the Ash Wednesday Litany from the 2019 Book of Common Prayer.

On this episode I will discuss the significance of being the light of the world from Matthew 5:14-16.

Resource reference:

Lexham Bible Dictionary, "The Image of God," Michael S. Heiser

On this episode we're moving on to Articles 17 and 18 of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, which deal with the topics of predestination and obtaining salvation only through the name of Jesus Christ.

This episode of Sacred Readings features Day 3 of the Psalms for Morning and Evening Prayer, Psalms 15-18. The readings are from the 1611 version of the King James Bible.

On this episode we'll look at Articles 15 and 16 of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. I'm using the book The Faith of Anglicans by Bishop John Rodgers, published by Anglican House and used with their permission. You can purchase a copy at anglicanhousepublishers.org.

Articles 15 and 16 deal with salvation of Christ Alone without Sin, and of Sin after Baptism, including sin against the Holy Spirit.