Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
Communion Sunday
And
3rd Sunday of Easter

May 4, 2025        11:00 A.M.

Come, let us worship the God whose love is like that of a mother for her child, whose arms are reaching out, whose eyes are always alert, and whose hands are always compassionate. Amen.

The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude                                   
*Call to Worship        Mack Taylor
Leader: Come gather together all who love the Lord!                         
  Congregation:  We love the Lord and our hearts long to be in our heavenly home.                      
Leader: Yet God’s work for our lives is not finished and in it we have joy.    
  Congregation: Let us serve Christ with gladness for all the world to see.       
Leader: And let our words and songs ring out with praise for God’s love!
  ALL: Blessed be the name of the Lord!

*Hymn of Praise

*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
*Gloria Patri #734
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The Fellowship of the Family of God
Greetings and Announcements
Pastors 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 and the Table
Scripture Readings                     Mack Taylor
Sermon                        Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
*Hymn               
Invitation to the Table
The Bread and the Cup
Communion Music        
                          
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn
* Benediction
Postlude




MAY BIRTHDAYS:   

5/6 THOMAS CONLEY                                                                                                

5/15 BETTE GREEN                                                                                      

SHIRLEY OPPENLANDER                                                                           

 5/31 BEATRICE HAYWOOD 

ANNIVERSARIES:                                                                                                                

5/8 REED & MAUREEN DRING                                                                                

5/22 FLOYD & ROBIN HALE

 

May Bible Study Schedule:                             

5/7 @ 7PM                                                                                                      

5/14 @ 7PM
5/21 @ No Bible Study                                                                                        
5/28  @ 7PM                                                                                                                                                                          
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