Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor
Morgan Park
Baptist Church
11024 S. Bell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60643
773-445-9443
God’s Family Worships
6th Sunday After Pentecost
July 9,2023 – 11:00A.M.
God who knows humanity: help us to persevere. Help us to remember that all things change in season, and it will pass. For now, Lord, help us to breathe deeply into Your love and peace. May we know Your presence is with us, now and always. Amen.
The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude Cameron Jones
*Call to Worship Mack Taylor
L: Praise the Lord, all you nations!
C: Worship God, all you peoples!
L: Because God’s faithful love toward us is strong,
C: The Lord’s faithfulness lasts forever!
ALL: Praise the Lord!
*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; 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 “Rain” Arr Sunday Service Choir
Rain down, Lord please
Let your love fall like rain
Just rain Lord, please
Rain down, Lord please
Let your love just shower us
Just rain Lord, please
Scripture Readings Mack Taylor
Sermon Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
The Sending Forth
*Closing 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
* Benediction
Postlude
* Those who are able please stand
Remembering Debbie
Debbie was born in Chicago on December 23, 1966.
After high school, she served our country as a Marine.
Debbie and Mack married on August 16, 1998, then Charles came along.
She was very integral at her home church, Morgan Park American Baptist, where she loved and is loved.
Debbie will be remembered for her “all in” attitude and genuine smile.
Those that will miss Debbie the most are her husband, Mack, son, Charles, mother, Linda and brothers, Bobby, Steven and Danny. Debbie closed her eyes on June 30, 2023. It comforts us to know, the next time she opened them, she was looking at her true Father, welcoming her home with open arms and a huge smile.
No doubt, Debbie is smiling too.
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