BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates: vv. 1-3

- 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26: For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates: vv. 4 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 1 & 2

- Matthew 25: 1-13: “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bride-groom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, “No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’But he answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 3

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude: Flute and Harp: Still, Still

- Hymn 540 - Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones: vv. 1 & 2

- Hebrews 12: 1-3: Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 540 - Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude: Flute and Harp: What Child is This?

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark Degarmeaux (Organist), Angelica Ramsey (Instrumentalist), Cynthia Krause (Instrumentalist), Mariah Munsen (Instrumentalist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 1-4

- Ezekiel 34: 11-16 & 23-24: “For thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord GOD. “I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.” …. I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 5-9

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Special Service: This morning Professor Marzolf will lead us in a hymn study.

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Introduction to the Hymn: Dies Irae

- Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1-4

- Luke 21: 25-28: “There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 5 & 6

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending: vv. 1, 3, & 4

- 1 Peter 4: 7-11: The end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: vv. 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Alyssa Inniger (Director), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), The Bethany Strings (Instrumental Group)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 1-4

- Matthew 24: 9-14: “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 5-7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 533 - Preserve Thy Word, O Savior: vv. 1-3

- Matthew 24: 23-28: “Then if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible,even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. “Therefore if they say to you, “Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 533 - Preserve Thy Word, O Savior: vv. 4-6

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168

- Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 1, 2, & 4

- Romans 13: 11-12: The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

- Devotion

- Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 5, 8, & 10

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kara Johnson (Organist)