Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor



Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost 
July 10, 2022 – 11:00 A.M.                                                                   
In this world, vows are often broken, promises are often forgotten, contracts are often not honored, and treaties are often not kept, but promises of God endure forever. Come let us worship the Lord God who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty. Amen.
The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude                                                                                                                    Cameron Jones                                                                                   

*Call to Worship                                                    Rev. Dr. Naomi Mitchell
Leader:  Come to the waters of grace.
Congregation:  Here, our thirst is satisfied.
Leader:  Come to the rivers of love.
Congregation:  Here, our parched mouths sing with praise.
Leader:  Come to the tree bearing the fruit of life.
Congregation:  Here, our hungry souls are fed.   
Leader:  Come to the One who loves us.
Congregation:  Here, our hearts find joy, our spirits reside in deep love.

*Hymn of Praise          "Victory is Mine"            by Dorothy Norwood
 Victory is mine
Victory is mine
Victory today is mine
I told Satan, get thee behind
Victory today is mine

*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    “Oh, How I Love Jesus” 

Oh, how I love Jesus,                                                                                    

Oh, how I love Jesus,                                                                                    

Oh, how I love Jesus,                                                                           

 Because He first loved me!


Scripture Readings                                           Rev. Dr. Naomi Mitchell
Sermon                                                                 Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                        
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn      "Heaven, I've Heard So Much About It"   by Dorothy Love-Coates

Heaven, Heaven, I've heard so much about Heaven,
Heaven, Heaven, I've heard so much about Heaven,
In my bible, in my church Lord, I've heard so much about Heaven,
One of these days, I'm gonna go there


* Benediction
Postlude