God’s Family Worships
21th Sunday After Pentecost
October 13, 2024 – 11:00 A.M. 

Where do you go, Elusive One, when all hope fades?
Be with us in our time of need
And do not take your Holy Spirit from us.
                                                                      
The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                          Cameron Jones                                                                              
*Call to Worship                Bruce Stark

Leader: Where do we turn when our cries go unanswered?
Congregation: Where do we turn when we feel forsaken and alone?
Leader: We search for God before and behind us, but God is not there. 
Congregation: We search for God above and beneath us, but come away empty
Leader: Yet even now, we will commit ourselves to God.
Congregation:  Even now, we will put our trust in the Lord.
Leader: Come! Let us worship.

*Hymn of Praise #498   "Lead Me, Guide Me" verses 1 and 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; 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 #57                   "Think About His Love"
Scripture Readings             Bruce Stark     
Sermon                          Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                        
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn #589      "O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee" verses 1 and 4
* Benediction
Postlude 

Pastor Appreciation Day is the second Sunday of October. 
It is a great opportunity to set aside time to pray for Pastor Joel and his family, share words of encouragement and give him thanks for his time and energy he gives to our congregation.
God Bless Pastor Joel the Mitchell Family!

 

Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443