God’s Family Worships
Epiphany Sunday and Communion Sunday

January 5, 2025   11:00 A.M.

You are God’s child, God’s beloved creation.
Receive God’s offer of new life and new beginning. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude
         
*Call to Worship               Bruce Stark

L: Listen for God’s word
C: Calling forth creation
L: Listen for God’s word
C: Working with power and majesty
L: Listen for God’s word
C: Speaking blessings
L: Listen for God’s word
All: In this moment

*Hymn of Praise      
*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
*Gloria Patri #734
†      †      †
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 and the Table
Scripture Readings                     Bruce Stark

Sermon                         Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell

Invitation to the Table
The Bread and the Cup
Communion Music        

 *Closing Hymn                  

                                                           
The Sending Forth
* Benediction
Postlude                                          

 

January: 

BIRTHDAYS:                                                                                                                                                                                        1/5 PENNY LORD                                                                                                     

1/6 FREDRIKA STARK                                                                                        

1/15 KEITH MC GRATH 

1/19 DR. RICHARD GREEN                                                                                              

1/23 DIANE BROWNLEE                                                                                      

1/27 MASON CONLEY

 

ANNIVERSARIES:                                                                                                      

1/20 CURTIS & BRENDA GOODMAN      

 

January Bible Study Schedule:                                                                                                                                                           1/1 @ 7PM                                                                                         

1/8 @ No Bible Study                                                                                        

1/15  @ 7PM                                                                                         

1/22 @ 7PM                                                                                          

1/29  @ 7PM

Here are 3 ways to participate

1.    Facebook Live on our church page 
(Facebook account required)
2.    Zoom – Meeting ID: 981 6156 4733
Passcode: 7Xmpi
3.     Phone in +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

Meeting ID: 981 6156 4733#
                      Passcode: 566807#

Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443