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  • "But We Preach Christ Crucified" (Sermon for Holy Cross Day, on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25)

    09/13/2014 10:27:21 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 3 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | September 14, 2014 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “But We Preach Christ Crucified” (1 Corinthians 1:18-25) You’ll notice that the color of our paraments today is red--in other words, something different from the ordinary green that we use in the non-festival half of the church year. This means that we’re observing a special festival today, one that happens to fall on a Sunday this year. And this festival is called Holy Cross Day. What is Holy Cross Day, you ask? Well, let me tell you the background of this observance. Back in the early 300s, the Roman Emperor Constantine became a Christian. Then in the year 326, his...