Free UOctober – December 2017
The North Church is participating in a church-wide financial training series. We’re learning to manage the financial resources God has given us so we will be better able to serve Him, and free ourselves and our family from the bondage of debt. Simultaneously, Pastor Johns teaches a series that focuses on freeing ourselves from the debt of unforgiveness.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
Legends of the FallSeptember – October 2017
The Legends Return! This is the second year of our annual fall series. We’ve selected premier “fallen” preachers – pastors who’ve experienced the same things we’ve been through – to share God’s perfect message. Legends of the Fall: fallen messengers delivering a legendary message in the autumn season.
C. WESLEY KNIGHT, WALTER SCOTT THOMAS, JESSE WILSON, LAURENT GROSVENOR
SERVivorsJuly – September 2017
Service is essential to your survival! In this series, Pastor Johns will teach us why God asks us to serve and how we are to serve
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
Our History. Our Strength.February 2017
We have a fantastic series of speakers helping us celebrate Black History Month. As we remember our history, we build strength to face the future.
ABRAHAM JULES, OTIS MOSS, JR., LANCE WATSON, MARQUIS D. JOHNS
RE:SETJanuary 2017
Have you ever wanted to reset your spiritual life? Have you ever felt as though you weren’t doing anything God wanted you to do? That you’d stopped responding to His commands? That you were stuck doing the same things over and over? Have you felt as though you needed to start over, but you didn’t know how to do that? Then join us during the month of January as we RE:SET! Let’s get back to the basics and understand God’s vision for our lives.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS, C. MAURICE JOHNSON
The Problem with ProximityDecember 24, 2016
How close are you to God? Close? Are you sure? In this powerful Christmas sermon, Pastor Johns shows how the Magi, who lived more than 800 miles from where Jesus was, were closer to Him than the Jews who were just around the corner. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
Body LanguageOctober – December 2016
Who’s the most important member at your church? The deacon? The head elder? The pastor? In Body Language, Pastor Johns reinforces something we know, but forget all too often: the body (church) only works when all of its parts (members) are functioning at their peak. Try getting rid of your eyes or fingers and see how that works out for you. Over the next few weeks, we will learn how to become mission-focused, compassionate members of the body of Christ.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS, C. MAURICE JOHNSON, WILLIAM MURPHY, III
A Message from the MarginsOctober 22, 2016
When we look at the society that we live in, it seems that for many, hope is lost. God has called us, members of North, to show His love to those society has left on the margins. When you’ve truly had an encounter with the Savior, you’re equipped to share a message of hope and empowerment with the left behind, left out, and left back.
C. MAURICE JOHNSON
Legends of the FallSeptember – October 2016
The beauty of the gospel is God using imperfect messengers to deliver a perfect message. This is the first year of an annual series we are starting at North. We’ve selected premier “fallen” preachers – pastors who’ve experienced the same things we’ve been through – to share God’s perfect message. Legends of the Fall: fallen messengers delivering a legendary message in the autumn season.
C. WESLEY KNIGHT, WALTER SCOTT THOMAS, LAURENT GROSVENOR, CALVIN PRESTON
The Forgotten GodJuly – August 2016
Understand who the Holy Spirit is, what we need to do to experience Him fully, and why we so dearly need Him.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
We Have a ResponsibilityJuly 9 2016
In the light of the deaths of two more young African-Americans, and the subsequent deaths of police officers in Dallas, Pastor Johns pauses to let the congregation know they have a responsibility when murders occur.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
There Will Be BloodJune 18 2016
Should any part of the body fail to receive blood, it becomes hard, cold and lifeless. In this communion service, Pastor Johns exposes what may had led to Judas’ demise and admonishes us not to make the same mistake.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
The BeatitudesApril – June 2016
A ladder, if it is to be of any use, must have its first step near the ground, or feeble climbers will never be able to mount (Charles Spurgeon). The Beatitudes teach us, step by step, how to live the Christian life.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS, C.MAURICE JOHNSON
The Resurrected LifeMarch 26 2016
On resurrection weekend, Pastor Johns uses the life of Lazarus to illustrate how we don’t need to wait for the resurrection.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS
Image is EverythingMarch 2016
You were made in God’s image. Sin has corrupted us, and we need a makeover.
MARQUIS D. JOHNS