Sunday Worship:

God’s Family Worships

17th Sunday After Pentecost

September 20, 2026 – 11:00 A.M. 

Come, let us worship the Lord with joyful hearts.
Let us give thanks to God for His goodness and unfailing love.
He is our refuge, our strength, and our faithful Shepherd.
Let us lift our voices in praise and our hearts in prayer.
Come, let us worship the Lord with reverence and thanksgiving.
Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude 

*Call to Worship  Bruce Stark

Leader: Come, people of God, let us gather in His presence.

Congregation: We come with grateful hearts to worship our Lord.

Leader: Let us remember His faithfulness and celebrate His goodness.

Congregation: We lift our voices and give Him praise.

Leader: God has called us to worship and to hear His Word.

Congregation: Open our hearts, Lord, and draw us closer to You.

Leader: Let us worship the Lord with joy!

Congregation: We give Him our praise, our thanks, and our hearts. 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

Scripture Readings   Bruce Stark

Sermon Rev. T. Tyrone Roberson   

The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn 

* Benediction

Postlude