Theology and Stuff with Andrew Hollingsworth

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XXIII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Ministering in the Congregation , preached on the Fourth Sunday after Trinity (6.28.2026). "It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching or ministering the sacraments in the congregation before he be lawfully called and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully call...

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XXII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Purgatory , preached on the Third Sunday after Trinity (6.21.2026). "The Romish doctrine concerning purgatory, pardons, worshiping and adoration as well of images as of relics, and also invocation of saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of...

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XXI of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Authority of General Councils , preached on the Second Sunday after Trinity (6.14.2026). "General councils may not be gathered together without the commandment and will of princes. And when they be gathered together – forasmuch as they be an assembly of men, whereof all be not governed with the Spirit and Word of Go...

Fr. Andrew's sermon from Trinity Sunday (5.31.2026). We pray that you are blessed by the message. Lessons from Holy Scripture: Genesis 18.1-33; John 3.1-15; Revelation 4.1-11.

Fr. Andrew's sermon from Pentecost Sunday (5.24.2026). We pray that you are blessed by the message. Lessons from Holy Scripture: Isaiah 11.1-16; John 14.15-31; Acts 2.1-11.

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XX of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Authority of the Church , preached on the Sunday after Ascension Day (5.17.2026). "The church hath power to decree rites or ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith; and yet it is not lawful for the church to ordain anything that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of...

Fr. Andrew's sermon from Ascension Day (5.14.2026). We pray that you are blessed by the message. Lessons from Holy Scripture: 2 Kings 2.1-25; Acts 1.1-11; Mark 16.14-20.

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XIX of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Church , preached on the Fifth Sunday after Easter (5.10.2026). "The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. As the...

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XVIII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Obtaining Eternal Salvation Only by the Name of Christ , preached on the Fourth Sunday after Easter (5.3.2026). "They also are to be had accursed that presume to say that every man shall be saved by the law or sect which he professeth, so that he be diligent to frame his life according to that law and the light of nat...

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article XVII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of Predestination and Election , preached on the Third Sunday after Easter (4.26.2026). "Predestination to life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby – before the foundations of the world were laid – he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen...

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 d...

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, shoul...

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 unt...

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 g...

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,...

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 comfo...

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 grac...

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 right...

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article VIII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Three Creeds , preached on the Sunday before Lent, or Quinquagesima (2.15.2026). "The three creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanasius' Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles' Creed, ought thoroughly to be received and believed, for they may be proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture."

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article VII of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Old Testament , preached on the Second Sunday before Lent, or Sexagesima (2.8.2026). "The Old Testament is not contrary to the New, for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man, being both God and man. Wherefore they are not to b...

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article VI of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation , preached on the Third Sunday before Lent, or Septuagesima (2.1.2026). "Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an a...

Fr. Andrew's sermon from the Third Sunday after the Epiphany and the Feast of St. Paul the Apostle (1.25.2026). We pray that you are blessed by the message. Lessons from Holy Scripture: Acts 9. 1-22; Matthew 19.27-30; The Wisdom of Solomon 5.1-23.

Fr. Andrew's sermon on Article V of The 39 Articles of Religion: Of the Holy Ghost , preached on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany (1.18.2026). "The Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son is of one substance, majesty, and glory with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God."