God’s Family Worships
Reformation Sunday
21st Sunday After Pentecost
October 30, 2022 – 11:00A.M.

   Waken our hearts, O Lord, our God; make them ever watchful to serve You and Your purposes.Rekindle in us a renewed desire for the coming of Your glorious kingdom when all wrongs will be made right, when everything that is broken will be made whole, and when we will trade a cross for a crown. Amen.                             The Fellowship of Praise  
Prelude                            Cameron Jones                                                                                                                                                                                                  *Call to Worship               Gerald Williams

Leader:  The Lord is our light and our salvation,
Congregation:  whom shall we fear?
Leader:  Though adversaries encamp against us,
Congregation:  God conceals and protects us from harm.
Leader:  Though enemies seek to bring us low,
Congregation:  God lifts us up to stand on higher ground.
Leader:  Sing to the Lord with songs of joy.
Congregation:  Make melody to the Lord, our God.
Leader:  The Lord is our light and our salvation,
Congregation:  whom shall we fear?

*Hymn of Praise "Dem Bones"   

 Them bones, Them bones, Them dry bones
Them bones, Them bones, Them dry bones
Them bones, Them bones, Them dry bones
Now hear the word of the Lord


*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; Linda Guisewite (mother of Debbie Taylor); 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); Debbie and Mack Taylor; 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             “Break Every Chain”         by Tasha Cobbs Leonard
There’s an army rising up
There’s an army rising up
There’s an army rising up 
To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain

Scripture Readings                      Gerald Williams
Sermon                                        Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                      
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn              “Every Praise”            By Hezekiah Walker
Every praise Is to our God 
Every word of worship, with one accord Every praise, every praise, is to our God

* Benediction
  Postlude


November Bible Study Schedule:
11/2 @ 7PM
11/9 @ 7PM
11/16 NO BIBLE STUDY
11/23 @ 7PM
11/30 @ 7PM
Here are 3 ways to participate

1.    Facebook Live on our church page
(Facebook account required)

2.    Zoom – Meeting ID: 981 6156 4733
Passcode: B6gZ2L

3.      Phone +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 981 6156 4733#      Passcode: 566807#

Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor



Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443