God’s Family Worships
3rd Sunday After Pentecost 
and  Father’s Day 

June 18, 2023 – 11:00A.M.   
                                                                  
God, bless all the fathers in the world. Guide them to be good role models and loving to all their children. Help them to be a father like You are. Give them grace and patience to handle situations in a loving way. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                    Cameron Jones
                                                         
*Call to Worship               Gerald Williams

Leader:  God is our refuge,
Congregation:  our rock and our shelter.
Leader:  The Lord is our hope,
Congregation:  who rescues us from trouble.
Leader:  God knows us from birth,
Congregation:  nurturing us with love and care.   
Leader:  Praise be to our God!
Congregation:  Praise God at all times!

*Hymn of Praise  “When the Saints Go Marching In”  by Sidney Bechet

 Oh, when the Saints go marching in,

Oh, when the Saints go marching in,

I want to be in that number,
When the Saints go marching in

*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; Rev. David Gregg; 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     “Because He Lives”

 because He lives
I can face tomorrow
Because He lives
All fear is gone
Because I know
He holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives

Scripture Readings          Gerald Williams

Sermon                    Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                        
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn        “Standing In the Need of Prayer"    

 It's me, It's me O Lord
Standing in the need of prayer
It's me, It's me O Lord
Standing in the need of prayer

* Benediction 
Postlude                                     

 

Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443