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
17th Sunday After Pentecost

October 5, 2025 - 11:00 A.M.                                                                             
“What are humans that you are mindful of them or mortals that you care for them?” Not angels to be for sure.
Just people, the beloved children of God.

The Fellowship of Praise

Prelude           
*Call to Worship                                                          Linda Williams

Leader: Your steadfast love is before our eyes, O God.

Congregation: Help us live in faithfulness

Leader:  When test and trials come-when evil itself appears-we place our trust in you, O Knower of joy and suffering

Congregation: Help us live with integrity.

Leader: Place us on level ground, O Redeemer

Congregation: Move us to sing songs of Thanksgiving and proclaim your wondrous deeds.

                     
*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
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); Celestine Columbus (mother of Carol Green); Neil Cunningham; The Goodman Family; Rev. David Gregg;
Floyd Hale and family; Priscilla Hall; Aretha Hampton;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                                                    Linda Williams

Sermon                                                               Rev. T. Tyrone Roberson

 

Invitation to the Table
The Bread and the Cup
Communion Music        
                         
The Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn
* Benediction
Postlude