Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
First Sunday of Lent
March 9, 2025     11:00 A.M.

When clouds threaten, look for the signs of light and life: a rainbow, a gentle rain, the waters of baptism.

These gifts of love bring hope and wash us clean. Amen

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                       
*Call to Worship        Rev. Dr. Naomi Mitchell

L: Bring your lives full of sorrow and joy
C: Bring yourselves, full of hope and despair 
L: Come in your brokenness, ready for fullness of life
C: Stay in your weakness, ready to receive strength and the power of God. 

*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 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 
*Hymn      
Scripture Readings        Rev. Dr. Naomi Mitchell
Sermon                          Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
               
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn        
* Benediction                                                           
   Postlude        
*  Those who are able please stand