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The Place Where Harlem and Washington Heights Come Together! Sunday service on Zoom.
The Place Where Harlem and Washington Heights Come Together! Sunday service on Zoom.
Join us on July 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. For the link, please email us at info@northchurchnyc.org
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Today (June 4, 2023), our Rev. Chapman was the guest preacher at Grace Congregational Church of Harlem! He, as always, delivered a powerful lesson on grace and truth through Jesus. The title of today's service was "Fill Er' Up!" As grace and truth through Jesus are in abundance, then yes, fill er' and every one of us up!
See John 1:1-17 and Exodus 34: 1-6.
Pictured are Rev. Chapman and Rev. Pearce of Grace Congregational Church. (Picture courtesy of Sister Cynthia)
NPC NYC 6/4/2023
Many people claim to know, love, and follow Jesus. But do they know Him?
Toward the end of His ministry, Jesus decided the time had come to head toward Jerusalem. In his travels, He chose to travel through Samaria, as others would take a longer route to avoid the area. However, Jesus sent messengers ahead to a village to make arrangements for His arrival.
The villagers rejected the visit and did not welcome Jesus because He was on his way to Jerusalem. When James and John heard this news, they asked Jesus, "Do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them?"
Jesus rebuked the two disciples, stating, "You know not what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."
To know, love, and follow Jesus, we cannot have a spirit of spite, punishment, and revenge. Jesus came to us in a spirit of service and to save us from our sins. Jesus knew He would die in Jerusalem, yet He continued forward, undeterred by rejection or the prospect of death.
Currently, the Trump Administration engages in unjust detention of immigrants, following the rules set forth by the government, stripping funds from the budget that feed and house people who suffer from housing and food insecurity, and persecuting people who speak out against this administration's immoral actions. Worse yet, they top off their actions by lying to the public...
Anyone engaging in the actions could not possibly know, love, and follow Jesus. The silence from the American Evangelical community concerning the blatant immorality is deafening.
Jesus did not waver from His assignment. As followers of Jesus, we must not waver in our assignment, especially in these fraught times.
Join us for our next service on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. For the link, please email us at info@northchurchnyc.org.
Today's musical selection is "Keep Your Hand On The Plow" by Mahalia Jackson.
Rev. Chapman's sermon as the guest pastor at the 19th Street Baptist Church from August 25, 2024, starts at this video's one-hour and 32-minute mark. The title is "The Holy Spirit and the Church IT Department."
NPC NYC's next Bible study is July 2, 2025.
Bible study for 6/25/25:
Mark 9: 1-29 and Ephesians 6: 10-18.
"The Transfiguration Of Jesus - Disciples, Pay Attention!"
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“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 6:24 ESV
Please click on the "Pastor's Holiday Message" at the top of the page!
Read Maya Angelou's acclaimed poem here; https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzqbLmdnm9gIVRhvUAR1t3ghtEAAYASAAEgJWqfD_BwE:
It is not a stretch to think that ICE roaming New York City streets to detain immigrants (not so-called criminals, but a high school student and others attending an immigration hearing with their lawyers) has the tacit approval of Mayor Adams. Why? Could it be that this is paying the Trump Administration back for dismissing the federal corruption charges against Adams? The mayor encourages immigrants to keep their court appointments - to make it easier to detain and ship members of NYC's immigrant community away from their families? Note to Mayor Adams: Our immigrant community lives in fear of ICE right now! This is not a hypothetical! Read the article; the link is on the right.
What is the new thing God seeks to do with AND through you in 2025?
"Take off your religious blindfold; It keeps you from seeing the light of the Gospel!" - Rev. Mark L. Chapman.
Taking care of our neighbors makes for a stronger community. Looking out for one another ensures a safer and happier neighborhood. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, our building is currently closed. However, please join us for Sunday morning worship and Wednesday evening Bible study via Zoom!
As our services are held on Zoom, please feel free to join our services online! Email us at info@northchurchnyc.org for the link!
Whether you help through monetary donations or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goal of serving the community without the help of supporters like you.
Did you know our building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? See our listing here: https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13001153.htm
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