Holy Trinity Anglican Podcast

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XVI of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Sin after Baptism, preached on the Second Sunday after Easter (4.19.2026).

"Not every deadly sin willingly committed after baptism is sin against the Holy Ghost and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after baptism. After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace given and fall into sin, and by the grace of God we may rise again and amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned which say they can no more sin as long as they live here, or deny the place of forgiveness to such as truly repent."

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XV of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Christ Alone without Sin, preached on the First Sunday after Easter (4.12.2026).

"Christ in the truth of our nature was made like unto us in all things, sin only except, from which he was clearly void, both in his flesh and in his spirit. He came to be the Lamb without spot, who, by sacrifice of himself once made, should take away the sins of the world; and sin, as Saint John saith, was not in him. But all we the rest, although baptized and born again in Christ, yet offend in many things; and if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

Fr. Andrew's sermon from Easter Day (4.5.2026). We pray that you are blessed by the message.

Lessons from Holy Scripture: Exodus 14.1-31; Colossians 3.1-7; John 20.1-10.

Fr. Andrew's sermon from Good Friday (4.3.2026). We pray that you are blessed by the message.

Lessons from Holy Scripture: Isaiah 53.1-12; Hebrews 10.1-25; John 19.1-37.

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XIV of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Works of Supererogation, preached on the Sunday next before Easter, or Palm Sunday (3.29.2026).

"Voluntary works besides, over, and above God's commandments, which they call 'works of supererogation,' cannot be taught without arrogancy and impiety. For by them men do declare that they do not only render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that they do more for his sake than of bounden duty is required; whereas Christ saith plainly, 'When ye have done all that are commanded to you, say, "We be unprofitable servants."'"

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XIII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Works before Justification, preached on the Fifth Sunday in Lent (3.22.2026).

"Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School Authors say) deserve grace of congruity; yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin."

This is the second lecture for the Illuminate Lecture Series, a public-lecture event hosted and produced by Church of the Holy Trinity: An Anglican Mission in Mandeville, LA.

Our second lecture was given by Rev. Dr. Andrew Hollingsworth (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary), Vicar at Church of the Holy Trinity: An Anglican Mission, Canon Theologian for Missio Mosaic: A Missional Society, and Affiliate Professor with Kairos University. Rev. Dr. Hollingsworth presented on "Are the Gospels Reliable?: Evaluating the Credibility of Jesus' Earliest Biographies."

Link to Rev. Dr. Hollingsworth's Paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nMHzEGylQqw3iKiwgaZrbw_-_xpDgU5D/view?usp=sharing

The Illuminate Lecture Series demonstrates how Jesus Christ is the Light that reveals and makes visible—illuminates—all truth, goodness, and beauty in the world. Each lecture tackles an important question that faces communities and individuals today and is delivered by a respected scholar and expert on the subject matter on which they are presenting. Presentations are followed by an open Q&A from the audience. Each lecture event is free and open to the public. Illuminate Lecture Series is a ministry of Church of the Holy Trinity: An Anglican Mission, and each lecture event is hosted at Newell Christian Chapel in Mandeville, LA.

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XI of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Justification of Man, preached on the Third Sunday in Lent (3.8.2026).

"We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Wherefore, that we are justified by faith only is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort, as more largely is expressed in the homily of justification."

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article X of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Free Will, preached on the Second Sunday in Lent (3.1.2026).

"The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will."

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article IX of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Original or Birth Sin, preached on the first Sunday in Lent (2.22.2026).

"Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam (as the Pelagians do vainly talk), but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of every man that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam, whereby man is very gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world it deserveth God's wrath and damnation. And this infection of nature doth remain, yea in them that are regenerated; whereby the lust of the flesh, called in the Greek φρὀνημα σαρκὸς (which some do expound the wisdom, some sensuality, some the affection, some the desire of the flesh), is not subject to the law of God. And although there is no condemnation for them that believe and are baptized, yet the apostle doth confess that concupiscence and lust hath of itself the nature of sin."