Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
 Baptism of the Lord
January 12, 2025              11:00 A.M.

Let us all who draw breath shout for joy and sing praises to the living God. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                               
*Call to Worship              Gerald Williams

L: Speak to us, Lord, for your servants are listing
C: The One who fashioned us in our mother’s womb call us this day
L: Lead us, O God, and we will follow
C: The One that acquainted with all our ways leads us into life
L: Bless us, Spirit of wisdom and truth, and guide us home
C: The one who hems us in, from behind and before, is a lamp to our feet
All: Speak to us, Lord, for your servants are listing 
                             
*Hymn of Praise #428 vs 1 & 4     'When Peace Like a River' 
*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 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       (TO BE DETERMINED)        
Scripture Readings               Gerald Williams
Sermon                                  Francine White
                             
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn #426 vs 1 & 3                              'Blessed Assurance'
* Benediction                                                           
   Postlude