Sunday Worship: August 30

God’s Family Worships

14th Sunday After Pentecost

August 30, 2026 – 10:00 A.M. 

Welcome to the house of the Lord. God has called us together to worship, to pray, and to grow in faith. May our hearts be open to God's presence and our voices lifted in praise as we worship our faithful and loving God.

The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude 

*Call to Worship  Linda Williams

Leader: This is the day the Lord has made.

Congregation: We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Leader: Come with thankful hearts to worship our God.

Congregation: We come to give thanks for God's steadfast love and abundant grace.

Leader: Let us worship the Lord.

Congregation: We offer our praise with joy and thanksgiving. Amen.

*Hymn of Praise 

*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 Pastor, Rev. T. Tyrone Roberson and his family.

For Healing and Rehabilitation

Annette Adams; Diane Brownlee; Patsy Browning; Beverly Capers (sister of Beatrice Haywood); Trisha Clark (granddaughter of Penny Lord); Neil Cunningham; The Goodman Family; Floyd Hale and family; Priscilla Hall; Aretha Hampton; The Healy/Chase Family; Jack & Penny Lord; Linda, Stephanie & Joan McCarty; 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   Linda Williams

Sermon Rev. T. Tyrone Roberson   

The Sending Forth

* Benediction

Postlude