God’s Family Worships
5th Sunday After the Epiphany
February 9, 2025
11:00 A.M.

What have you to do with me, Jesus of Nazareth? What have you to do with my joys and hopes, with my hurts and losses? 
Come with Grace and Mercy. Amen

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                                     
*Call to Worship               Mack Taylor

Leader: What have you to do with me, Jesus of Nazareth?
Congregation: Everything! You are the source of our life, our wisdom our healing
Leader: What have you to do with me, Jesus of Nazareth?
Congregation: Everything! You, give us mercy, grace and hope
Leader: What have you to do with me, Jesus of Nazareth?
Congregation: Everything! You are the holy one of God, the savior of the world
Leader: Let us give thanks with our whole hearts!
ALL: Amen!

*Hymn of Praise #480   "Open My Eyes, That II May See"      vs. 1 & 3
*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; Family of 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 family of Jacob Haywood;; 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, Donald Trump. 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 
Scripture Readings              Mack Taylor

Sermon                            Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                             
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn #473    "What a friend We Have In Jesus"   vs. 1 & 3                         
* Benediction
  Postlude        

Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443