Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
9th Sunday After Pentecost 
July 30,2023 – 11:00A.M.  
                                                                     
Worship the Lord your God with your mind free from distractions, with your soul free from anxiety, with your heart free from bitterness, and with your will free to follow the leading of His Spirit.  Amen.


The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude                                           Cameron Jones                                                                                             

*Call to Worship                                 Bruce Stark 

Leader:  Praise God in the sanctuary.  

Congregation:  Praise God in the mighty firmament.  
Leader:  Praise God with trumpet and horn. 
Congregation:  Praise God with lute and harp.  
Leader:  Praise God with tambourine and dance.
Congregation:  Praise the Lord with strings and pipes.
Leader:  Praise God with clashing cymbals. 
Congregation:  Praise God with beating drums.  
Leader:  Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Congregation: Praise the Lord.

 
*Hymn of Praise         “Somebody Prayed for Me”   by Dorothy Norwood

 Somebody prayed for me, had me on their mind
Took the time and prayed for me
I’m so glad they prayed
I’m so glad they prayed
I’m so glad they prayed for me

*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); 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, 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           "For Your Glory"       by Tasha Cobbs Leonard                 

For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see you
To behold You as my King

Scripture Readings                          Bruce Stark             

Sermon                                     Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell

                     
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn                                        “I Can Go to the Rock”

When everything else fails, I can go to the rock
when trouble’s around me, I can go to the rock
God promised that he would keep me, if I abide in His holy word
No matter what the problem, I can go to the rock
 
* Benediction
  Postlude                                     
*  Those who are able please stand