[Image: Crucified Tree Form, by Theyre Lee-Elliott (1903-1988), 1963. Courtesy of Methodist Modern Art Collection, http://www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/reflecting-on-faith/the-methodist-modern-art-collection/index-of-works/crucified-tree-form-the-agony-theyre-lee-elliott/]

Bearers of the Cross
Matthew 10:37-42
Pentecost 4A
Pastor Michael Anthony Howard
Brookside Community Church
July 2, 2017
brooksidechurch.org

Flags are totems that allow us to imagine and identify with our community. The flags we carry tell the world who we are and what we stand for.

Sermon notes are available here, either in pdf or epub format.

[Image:   Dimensioni di questa immagine, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), 1950. Courtesy of wikioo.org, the Internet Collection of Fine Art, http://wikioo.org/it/paintings.php?refarticle=8XYH5P&titlepainting=The%20circus&artistname=Marc%20Chagall]

Beyond Comfort: Church as Circus
Matthew 10:24-39
Pentecost 3A
Pastor Michael Anthony Howard
Brookside Community Church
June 25, 2017
brooksidechurch.org

God's love empowers us to risk following Jesus beyond our places of comfort, to bluntly confront the power of death so that it can be exposed and defied.

Sermon notes are available here, either in pdf or ebook format.