God’s Family Worships
8th Sunday After Pentecost
July 18, 2021 – 11:00A.M.                                                                   
By His word of power God created the heavens and the earth. By His word of love, He gave His only Son, our Lord. By His word of grace, He restores and encourages us daily. Come, let us receive the word of the Lord. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                      “Praise Him! Praise Him!”
                                                                                     Cameron Jones
                                                                   
*Call to Worship                                                              Jasper Mitchell


Leader: Bring your longing, bring your hope.
Congregation: God is with us here.
Leader: Lay down your fears, lay down your doubts.
Congregation: Faith has called us here. 
Leader: Pour out your soul with prayers and praise. 
Congregation: We come to worship God

*Hymn of Praise #178                                   “Praise Him! Praise Him!”                                                                      Verse 2                              
                                       (from the African American Heritage Hymnal)

*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; Family of Cleone Kober; The Kurut Family; Jack & Penny Lord; Linda, Stephanie & Joan McCarty; John & Flora Mitchell (Pastor Joel’s parents)  
Family of Reverend Millie Myren; 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); Jean Turner; 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 #552                                                               “Close To Thee”                                            (from the African American Heritage Hymnal)

Scripture Reading

Acts 10:25-34;44-48                                          

  25 On Peter’s arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, worshipped him. 26 But Peter made him get up, saying, ‘Stand up; I am only a mortal.’27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found that many had assembled; 28 and he said to them, ‘You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?’

30 Cornelius replied, ‘Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me. 31 He said, “Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.” 33 Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say.’

Gentiles Hear the Good News                          

34 Then Peter began to speak to them: ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality,
Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit                               

44  While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, 47 ‘Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?’ 48 So he ordered them to be baptized in name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days. 

Sermon “BLESSED BY GOD’S PROCESS” Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                      
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn #604 “Great God, As We Are Gathering”                 
                                                                                       Verses 3 and 4

* Benediction

Postlude                                  “Great God, As We Are Gathering”

            

Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

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