Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
7th Sunday After the Epiphany
February 23, 2025                  11:00 A.M.

The God who called His Son from the home in Nazareth to be baptized as the Messiah, calls us from our homes to be His special people, to fulfill His purpose, to perform His ministry.  Come, let us hear His call and be baptized by His Spirit.  Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
                                                                                    
*Call to Worship               Linda Williams    
Leader: We, who live in the shelter of the Most High...
Congregation: let us come and trust in our God. God’s word is near to us, on our lips and in our hearts.
Leader: We, who trust in God’s promises...let us come and rejoice in the power of the Spirit.
Congregation: The Holy One is our refuge and our strength. We have come to worship the One who calls us! 

*Hymn of Praise                                     “Lift Every Voice and Sing”                                  

*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; Family of 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; Floyd Hale and family; Priscilla Hall; Aretha Hampton; Shavon Harp (Niece of Annether Baines); The family of Jacob Haywood;; 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, Donald Trump. 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 
Scripture Readings           Linda Williams

Sermon                         Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                   
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn                                 “Take My Hand Precious Lord”          
* Benediction
Postlude