God’s Family Worships
4th Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2026
11:00 A.M.

Be bold before God, for Christ, the rejected one, has become the cornerstone of our faith. Through the Good Shepherd, you are found, comforted, and loved. Amen

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                                                                  
*Call to Worship           Bruce Stark

L: The Lord is my shepherd, I will fear no darkness
C: We will love one another, as Christ loves us.
L: Christ, the Good Shepherd, has compassion for all.
C: We will love one another, as Christ loves us.
L: Open your hearts to goodness and mercy today.
C: We will love one another, as Christ loves us.
L: Love, not merely in thought and word, but in truth and action.
C: We will love one another, as Christ loves us.
        
*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       Bruce Stark
Sermon                 Rev. T. Tyrone Roberson                 
                  
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn                                                                 
* Benediction
  Postlude                                 

 

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443