BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Psalm 102 (select verses): P: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to You. C: Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; P: Incline Your ear to me; in the day that I call, answer me speedily. C: For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. P: He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, C: And shall not despise their prayer. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be forevermore. Amen.

- Hymn 205 - If Thou But Trust in God To Guide Thee: vv. 1-4

- Mark 4: 35-41: On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 205 - If Thou But Trust in God To Guide Thee: vv. 5-7

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Lord is My Light: Robert Kreutz

- 1 Corinthians 1: 22-25: For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 523 - in the Cross of Christ I Glory

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kayelynn Lawson (Soloist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less

- Romans 10: 14-17: How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 192 - How Beauteous Are Their Feet

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 202 - Thou, Whose Almighty Word: vv. 1-3

- The Versicles (pp. 109-110)

- Ezekiel 37: 1-4: The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.” Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!”

- Devotion

- The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)

- The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)

- The Benedicamus (p. 119)

- The Benediction (p. 119)

- Hymn 202 - Thou, Whose Almighty Word: vv. 4

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word

- I Peter 3: 13-16 : Who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

- Devotion

- Prayer #140, p. 166

- Hymn 148 - Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men: vv. 1-3, 7, & 8

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 193 - Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun: vv. 1-4

- Psalm 97 : The LORD reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad! Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. A fire goes before Him, And burns up His enemies round about. His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory. Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O LORD. For You, LORD, are most high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods. You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 193 - Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun: vv. 5 & 6

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- O Blessed are Those: Soloist: O blessed are those (text sung twice) All: O blessed are those (text sung twice) S:O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways! By the labor of your hands you shall eat. You will be happy and prosper. / O blessed are those... S: Your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; Your children like shoots of the olive around your table. / O blessed are those... S: Indeed thus shall be blessed all those who fear the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life! / O blessed are those...

- 1 Timothy 4: 8: For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand: vv. 1-4 & 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Paul Gullixson (Soloist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 187 - Our Father, By Whose Name

- Genesis 2: 18 & 21-25: And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” …. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 190 - O Blest the House, Whate'er Befall

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Confession of Sin (p. 120)

- Hymn 510 - Fear and Love Thy God and Lord

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow: vv. 1-4 sung by the choir

- Romans 12: 9-13: Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

- Homily

- The Versicle (p. 122)

- The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)

- The Kyrie (p. 124)

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)

- Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord

- The Benedicamus (p. 127)

- The Benediction (p. 127)

- Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow: vv. 5 & 6

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Participant #3 Role)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife: vv. 1-3

- Deuteronomy 6: 20-25: “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD our God has commanded you?’ then you shall say to your son: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; and the LORD showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.’”

- Devotion

- Prayer #23, p. 150

- Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife: vv. 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)