BLC Chapel Sermons

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Come to the House (Psalm 100): Soloist: All the earth… Congregation: All the earth… S: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth. Do God’s work with gladness. Come to the temple singing for joy. C: All the earth… S: Know that Yahweh alone is the one who made us, we are God’s alone. God’s are the people, God’s the flock. C: All the earth… S: Come within those gates giving thanks, Enter those courts with songs of joy. Give thanks and bless God’s holy name. C: All the earth… S: Indeed, how good is God, whose loving kindness has no end. God shall be faithful from age to age. C: All the earth… (repeat)
• Ephesians 5:1-2: Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Brad Kerkow (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Natalie Henning (Soloist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• Hymn 457 - Blessed is the Man That Never (View)
• Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
• Homily
• Hymn 48 - in Peace and Joy I Now Depart (View): vv. 1 - 4
• The Kyrie (p. 124)
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
• Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
• The Collect (pp. 125-127)
• The Benedicamus (p. 127)
• The Benediction (p. 127)
• Hymn 565 - All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night (View)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 1 - 3
• 1 John 3:16-18: By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 4, 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 46 - Sing Praise To the God of Israel (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
• Luke 10:33-37: But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist)