Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

LENT

LENT

God’s Family Worships
Communion Sunday
And 5th Sunday in Lent

 

April 3, 2022                               11:00 A.M.

 

Let us seek the Lord while he may be found.  Let us call upon him while he is near. 

 Let us return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on us; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude: Cameron Jones      

*Call to Worship:  Bruce Stark

Leader:  In Jesus Christ, there is a new creation.
Congregation: Everything old has passed away. Everything has become new.
Leader: This newness is from God, who has reconciled us through Jesus Christ.
Congregation: Rejoice and be glad! Everything has become new
*Hymn of Praise “Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen”  by Louis Armstrong

Nobody knows the trouble I've seenNobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows my sorrow
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory Hallelujah

*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)

*Gloria Patri #734

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The Fellowship of the Family of God
Greetings and Announcements
Pastors 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 and the Table
Scripture Readings: Bruce Stark
  
Sermon: Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell

*Hymn                “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”       by Thomas Dorsey

 Precious Lord, take my handLead me on, let me sta-and
I am tired, I'm weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the li-ight
Take my ha-and, precious Lor-ord
Lead me home

When my work is all done
And my race here is are you-un
Let me see-ee by the light
Thou hast shown
That fair city so bright
Where the lantern is the li-ight
Take my ha-and, precious Lor-ord
Lead me on

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me sta-and
I am tired, I'm weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the li-ight
Take my ha-and, precious Lor-ord
Lead me home

Invitation to the Table
The Bread and the Cup
       Communion Music            

The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn  “He's Got the Whole World in His Hands” by Laurie London

He's got the whole world in His hands
He's got the whole wide world in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands

He's got the preacher and the deacon in His hands
He's got the preacher and the deacon in His hands
He's got the preacher and the deacon in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands

He's got everybody here in His hands
He's got everybody here in His hands
He's got everybody here in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands

He's got the whole world in His hands
He's got the whole wide world in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands

 * Benediction 

                                                                                   APRIL BIRTHDAYS                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   4/7 ROBIN HALE 

 4/17 JACK LORD

 4/18 MICHAEL POULOSOPHOS

 4/23 BEVERL NICKERSON

 4/24 NANCY DRING

ANNIVERSARIES: 

4/8 ANGELO & JEANINE POULOSOPHOS       

 

April Bible Study Schedule:
4/6 @ 7PM
4/13 @ 7PM
4/20 NO BIBLE STUDY
4/27 @ 7PM
Here are 3 ways to participate
1.    Facebook Live on our church page 
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2.    Zoom – Meeting ID: 981 6156 4733
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3.      Phone in +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

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