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 of Easter
April 28, 2024
11:00 A.M.

Connected to Christ through the power of love, 
we become the presence of God for the world. Amen
The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                                           Cameron Jones                       
*Call to Worship                                               Gerald Williams

L: As members of Christ’s tree of life
C: we are connected, in love to God.
L: As members of Christ’s tree of life
C: we are connected, in love, to one another
L: As members of Christ’s tree of life
C: we strengthen our connection through worship

*Hymn of Praise                 "This Little Light of Mine"
This Little Light of Mine
I'm gonna let it shine

This Little Light of Mine
I'm gonna let it shine

This Little Light of Mine
I'm gonna let it shine

let it shine
let it shine
let it shine 
*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                                     "Come and Go with Me to that Land"

 Won't you come and go with me to that land
come and go with me to that land
won't you come and go with me to that land
where I'm bound

Scripture Readings                                                 Gerald Williams
Sermon                                                                 Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell

The Sending Forth
*Closing 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
* Benediction                                                             
   Postlude