Order of Service:

• Hymn Study: Today Prof. DeGarmeaux guides us through a hymn study.
• Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): v. 1; commentary; vv. 2-3; commentary; vv. 4-6; commentary; vv. 7-8; commentary; vv. 9-10
• Prayer
• The Benediction (p. 104)

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 374 - If Thy Beloved Son, O God (View): vv. 1 - 3
• John 14:1-6: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 374 - If Thy Beloved Son, O God (View): vv. 374

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Jack DePrey (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace (View)
• John 14:16-21: (Jesus said) “I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kaleb Peek (Instrumentalist), Michael Harting (Instrumentalist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• Hymn 372 - Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me (View)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• The Gloria Patri (p. 121)
• They Follow Me: My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life. My sheep hear my voice and I know them; and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of my hand. My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27-28; setting by L. Sateren)
• John 16:12-16: “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.”
• Homily
• Hymn 344 - Christ the Lord is Ris'n Again (View): vv. 3
• 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 373 - I Know That My Redeemer (View)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Bethany Hanson (Choir Director), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
• John 16:20-22: (Jesus said) “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me (View): vv. 7, 8
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 396 - If God Had Not Been On Our Side (View)
• 2 Corinthians 12:7-10: And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Noah Scheusener, Seminarian (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me? (View): vv. 1 - 5
• Genesis 50:15-21: When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.” So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying, “Thus you shall say to Joseph: ‘I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.” Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
• Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me? (View): vv. 6 - 8
• Devotion
• Prayer
• I Will Not Let Thee Go: 1) I will not let Thee go – From Jesus I part never We’re bound together so With chains of love forever; No closer bond can be Than ‘twixt my Lord and me; One day He leadeth me To heav’n eternally. 2) I will not let Thee go – His love is all my keeping; Jesus is all I know, Awake and when I’m sleeping. He is my one sure goal; No other way I know To save my weary soul - I will not let Thee go! (Tune: ELH 63; Translated by M. DeGarmeaux)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Ellie Mittelstadt (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Prayer: O Lord, our Maker, Redeemer, and Comforter, we are assembled in Your presence to hear Your holy Word. We pray You to open our hearts by Your Holy Spirit that through the preaching of Your Word we may be taught to repent of our sins, to believe on Jesus in life and in death, and to grow day by day in grace and holiness. Hear us for Christ’s sake. Amen.
• Hymn 456 - My Soul, Now Bless Thy Maker (View): Duet v. 1 (setting by J.H. Schein, 1618); C: vv. 3, 4
• Isaiah 40:9-11: O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
• Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Allison Rygh (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Natalie Henning (Singer)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• Hymn 358 - Today in Triumph Christ Arose (View)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• The Gloria Patri (p. 121)
• Lord, Let at Last Thine Angels Come: Lord, let at last thine angels come, to Abr'ham's bosom bear me home that I may die unfearing; and in its narrow chamber keep my body safe in peaceful sleep until thy reappearing. And then from death awaken me that these mine eyes with joy may see, O Son of God, thy glorious face, my Savior and my fount of grace. Lord Jesus Christ, my prayer attend, my prayer attend, and I will praise thee without end. -- H.L. Hassler
• Acts 20:28-31: “Always keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves, who will not spare the flock, will come in among you. Even from your own group men will rise up, twisting the truth in order to draw disciples after them. Therefore be always on the alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning each of you with tears.”
• Homily
• Hymn 344 - Christ the Lord is Ris'n Again (View): v. 2
• 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 348 - He is Arisen! Glorious Word! (View)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Hannah Caauwe (Choir Director)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine (View): vv. 1, 3, 5, 9
• 1 Peter 5:1-4: Therefore, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as one who also shares in the glory that is about to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: Shepherd God’s flock that is among you, serving as overseers, not grudgingly but willingly, as God desires, not because you are greedy for money but because you are eager to do it. Do not lord it over those entrusted to your care, but be examples for the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive an unfading crown of glory.
• Devotion
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 105)
• Hymn 585 - How Blessed is the Little Flock (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)