Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
14th Sunday After Pentecost
August 25, 2024 – 11:00 A.M. 

God’s light is shining. Christ’s love is flowing. The Spirit’s presences is here, sustaining and strengthening us. 
                                                                     
The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                                                               Cameron Jones                                                                                
*Call to Worship                                                        Dr. Richard Green

Leader: God is our sun and our shield.
Congregation:  God’s glory shines upon us.
Leader: God is our strength and our hope.
Congregation: God’s faithfulness guides us.
Leader: God is our hope and salvation.
Congregation:  God’s love and mercy welcome us.


*Hymn of Praise #537 My Lord, What a Morning, verses 1 and 2
*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
*Gloria Patri #734
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The Fellowship of the Family of God
Greetings and Announcements
Pastor's Welcome

The Fellowship of Giving
*Doxology #34  
*Prayer
                                                                                                 
The Fellowship of Prayer
Joys and Concerns
Praise and Thanks
For the continued ministry of MPBC; and the love and support of our MPBC members and friends; for our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell and his family.
For Healing and Rehabilitation
Annette Adams; Annether Baines; Diane Brownlee; Patsy Browning; Beverly Capers (sister of Beatrice Haywood); Elizabeth Chelton (Granddaughter of Patsy Browning); Trisha Clark (granddaughter of Penny Lord); Neil Cunningham; The Goodman Family; Rev. David Gregg; Floyd Hale and family; Priscilla Hall; Aretha Hampton; Shavon Harp (Niece of Annether Baines); 
The Haywood Family; The Healy/Chase Family; Jack & Penny Lord; Linda, Stephanie & Joan McCarty; John & Flora Mitchell (Pastor Joel’s parents); Sam and Karen Mitchell; Beverly Nickerson; Haile Selassie (son of Bruce and Rev. Francine White); Barbara Shriver (mother of Gretchen Shriver); Robert Soria (grandson of Susan Soria); Mack Taylor & Family; Cassandra Taylor (JFK owner); Michael Whaley; Jeremy Williams & Family; Ira Williams
For Guidance and Direction
For our MPBC family, our vision for the future, and for our young people
For Watchcare
All of our service men and women serving and all of our veterans; All of our missionaries, who serve in all parts of the USA and in many parts of the world; For the President of the United States, Joe Biden. For all the people who have suffered through natural disasters; For the city of Chicago, that violence will cease. 

Pastoral Prayer 

The Fellowship of the Word 
*Hymn #527 Steal Away, verses 1 and 2

Scripture Readings                                                    Dr. Richard Green
Sermon                                                                 Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                         
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn “Oh, How I Love Jesus” 
Oh, how I love Jesus,
Oh, how I love Jesus,
Oh, how I love Jesus,
Because He first loved me
* Benediction
Postlude