Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
26th Sunday After Pentecost
November 17, 2024 – 11:00 A.M. 
How great is our God? Great enough to hold us when we fall down. Great enough to love us when we feel unlovable. Great enough to sustain and strengthen us all the days of our lives.

 
The Fellowship of Praise
 
Prelude         Cameron Jones
                                                                                   
*Call to Worship            Gerald Williams

L: We approach the God of grace and glory,
 C: who called us to worship today
L: We arrive from the chaos of our world,
 C: Into the clarity of God’s presence.
L: We leave the struggles of our lives,
 C: to embrace the power of God’s love.
L: May this hour bring us courage,
 C: and a time to strengthen our faith.

*Hymn of Praise #652   "This Is the Day"

*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; 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 #117              "There Is a Redeemer"          verses 1 and 3

Scripture Readings           Gerald Williams

Sermon                          Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                        
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn #109  "Oh, How I Love Jesus"
* Benediction
Postlude