Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor



Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
15th Sunday After Pentecost 
September 10, 2023 – 11:00A.M. 
Forgive our foolishness and remind us that You love us, completely as we are. You love us because You made us. We are Yours. Help us to remember this always, that while the world may break against us, we are not broken people. In You, we have wholeness, healing, and hope. Amen.


The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude                                                                        Cameron Jones                                                                                                                                                        
*Call to Worship                                                               Mack Taylor

 
L: God of Creation, Majesty and Glory

            C: We come to worship You

L: God of Humanity, who makes us Family

            C: We come to celebrate with You

L: God of Beauty, Wonder and Mystery

            C: We come to praise and be in awe of You

L: God of all Nations, of all Peoples, of all Places

            C: We are invited, and we in turn invite each other
            To worship, celebrate and praise You! Amen!

 
*Hymn of Praise         “He’s Able”         by Kirk Franklin

He’s able

He’s able
He’s able

I know that He can do it
He said He’d help me through it

*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)

*Gloria Patri #734

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The Fellowship of the Family of God

Greeting 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 Reading                                                  Mack Taylor

Sermon                                                                Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                      
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn           "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


* Benediction

*  Those who are able please stand