An Anglican Tapestry

In this episode we'll begin to look at the theological framework of Anglican faith and life, the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. We begin with Article 1: Of Faith in the Holy Trinity, and Article 2: Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man.

I'll be using the book The Faith of Anglicans, by John Rodgers, published by Anglican House, an imprint of Anglican House Publishers 2021, used with permission.

You can purchase it at anglicanhousepublishers.org.

In this episode we'll look at who and what GAFCON is, its relationship to the ACNA and the formation of the new Global Anglican Communion.

In this episode of Tapestry Voices I'll be talking with Peter Lebhar who is a church planter for the Gulf Atlantic Diocese in the ACNA. We'll talk about his life and ministry and what led him to the ministry of church planting.

On this episode we'll listen to a sermon on John 3.7-8 and the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus. This message is based on the hope and promise of salvation from John 3.16: God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

And unlike Nicodemus, who was desperately trying to understand how to enter the kingdom of God, and struggling to figure it out, we don't have to figure it out. All we have to do is simply believe! The apostle Paul wrote that if we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised him from dead, we will be saved.

In part two of this interview we pick up the conversation between Jennifer Webster, Dean of the Lay School of Theology and Director of the Charles Simeon Institute, Rev. Dr. Michael Petty, and Rev. Dr. Jeff Trostle as they discuss the significance of theological study for Christians.

In this episode of Tapestry Voices, will listen to part one of an interview conducted by Jennifer Webster, Dean of the Lay School of Theology and Director of the Charles Simeon Institute as she speaks with the Rev. Dr. Michael Petty, founder of the Lay School of Theology and the Charles Simeon Institute, along with the Rev. Dr. Jeff Trostle. Dr. Petty is the acting Dean and Canon of Adult Formation at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral. Dr. Trostle is a priest associate at the Cathedral, and adjunct faculty of the Lay School of Theology. He is also the host of An Anglican Tapestry Podcast. They will discuss the nature of theology and why we should study it.

In this episode I'll talk about the true cost of discipleship and the significance of the commitment we make to God to be disciples of Jesus Christ. I'll focus on Luke 14:26, 27, and 33 which deals with a larger context of that commitment and compare what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called cheap grace with costly grace.

Works cited:

Beth Kreitzer, Timothy George, Scott M. Manetsch, and David McNutt, eds. Luke: New Testament. Vol. III Reformation Commentary on Scripture. Downers Gorve IL: IVP Academic, 2015; commentary of Jhannes Brenze from An Ecclesiastical Exposition Upon Saint Luke 14.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Discipleship. Fortress Press 2003.

John Calvin and William Pringle. Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists Matthew, Mark and Luke vol. 1. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software 2010.

John Calvin, Sermons on Titus. Newly translated from the French of 1561 by Robert White. The Banner of Truth Trust 2015.

Rodney Combs, Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship. B&H Publishing Group, commentary on chapter one.

A conversation with Canon Precentor Chris Garven, organist and music director at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral. We'll spend some time with Chris talking about his life and work, and his passion for sacred music.

We will discuss the meaning of sabbath rest and its significance for Christians today. Properly understanding the signifcance of the Fourth Comandment can promote a deep spirituality. It is an often overlooked part of the Christian life.

Works Cited:

Harold H.P. Dressler, The Sabbath in the Old Testament, in From Sabbath to Lord's Day, D.A. Carson, ed. Wipf and Stock Publishers 1982.

Jeffrey Alan Trostle, Sacred Rest and the Foundations of Holiness, 2011.

John Calvin, and Charles William Bingham, Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony, vol. 2, Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems Inc., 2010.

John Calvin and Thomas Myers, Commentary of the First Twenty Chapters of the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, vol. 2, Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems., 2010.

Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, vol. 2, Ante-Nicene Christianity A.D. 100-325. Hendrickson Publishers 1996.

William P. Brown, ed., The Ten Commandments: The Reciprocity of Faithfulness. Library of Theological Ethics. Westminster John Knox Press 2004.

In this episode we'll discuss the gospel sacraments, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. I'll discuss the nature of each, their significance for Christian life and how they benefit those who believe in Jesus Christ. I will also discuss why we baptize babies! Tune in!

Works cited:

J.I. Packer and Joel Scandrett, eds., To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism. Crossway 2020

Jonathan Gibson, Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship. Crossway 2021

John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion, vol. II. Westminster Press