Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
Second Sunday After the Epiphany
January 19, 2025            11:00 A.M.

To the God who creates, let us sing praises; To the Son who reveals the infinite, let us bring open minds; To the Spirit who makes all things new, let us lift our souls in worship.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                                                                                                                                          
*Call to Worship             Bruce Stark     

Leader:  Taken up to heaven, Christ sets us truly free.  
Congregation: Jesus, give us the power to be servants of your love! 
Leader: Taken up to heaven, Christ asks us what we truly want.  
Congregation: We come as people strengthened by God, yearning to touch the hem of healing.   
Leader: Taken up to heaven, Christ offers us God’s kingdom. 
Congregation: Jesus, give us the power to be servants of your love

*Hymn of Praise #109    "O, How I Love Jesus"    vs 1 & 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; 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, 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 
Scripture Readings                  Bruce Stark     

Sermon                             Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell                        
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn #123    "Fairest Lord Jesus"    vs 1 & 2.
* Benediction
 Postlude