January 11, 2026
 
 
WORSHIP IN REVERENCE
 
Prelude                                                                                                                                        Deacon Garlan Garner
 
Call to Worship                                                                                                                                            Psalm  121:1-8
 
Opening Prayer Moment                                                                                                                                   Pulpit 
 
Hymn of praise                                                                                                   #12 Praise Him! Praise Him!
 
Scripture                                                                                                                                                                  Luke 18:1-8                                                   
 Selection                                                                                                                                                                                  Choir
 
Welcome Visitors & Announcements                                                Mrs. Rosa Marie Bouier
 
Presentations to Members for Reading Through the Bible
 
Offertory Scripture                                                                                                                                Psalm 24:1-2
 
Morning Offering                                                                                                                                                       Ushers 
 
Doxology 
 
Hymn of Preparation                                                              #298  Just A Little Talk With Jesus
 
MORNING MESSAGE

SERMON                                     
 
                                              “JESUS’ EXAMPLE OF PRAYER”
                                                            Mark 1:35-39 
                                                     Dr. Lucious Fullwood
                
 Invitation to Christian Discipleship
 
Invitation Selection                                                                                                        #227 I Surrender All
 
Closing Prayer and Benediction
 
Attendance: 1-04-2026
 
Worship Service 
Sanctuary:   135
Online Views:  124 Views   
 
Sunday School: 
in person:  30
Online:  25
 
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
 
QUIET OBEDIENCE        Frederick A. Schiotz

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. * Acts 1:14 (NIV)
 
The ascension was now history. The eleven disciples returned to Jerusalem and the Upper Room where they were staying. There they became a group at prayer. Mary, the mother of Jesus, other unnamed women, and Jesus’ brothers became a part of the prayer group.

In the four Gospels we have no record of a prayer meeting like this one. But Jesus had asked them to return to the city (Luke 24:49) and to remain there “until you have been clothed with power from on high.” The return to the city and to the Upper Room for prayer was an act of obedience to their Lord.

None of the prayers offered on this occasion have been preserved for the church. There probably was a minimum of petitioning. This was an occasion for praise and thanksgiving.

It was a time for rejoicing in the goodness of God who had blessed them so richly through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In such moments the Spirit confers the love and unity that are marks of the body of Christ.
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The worship service for today is live streamed. It can be heard later on YouTube and the Church website (www.bellevuebaptistchurchchicago.org) To listen to the service go to Church website and select the media tab for the sermon
 
Thursday Evening Prayer and Bible Study (6:30-8:30 p.m.) Call the Church office with an email address to receive the link. For members who will be using their phones, you may call this number: 1-312-626-6799 and enter the following meeting ID and passcode for the Zoom meeting.
 
Meeting ID: 421 100 2593
Passcode: 849750