BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Psalm 27: soloist: O the Lord is near… / Congregation: O the Lord is near… S:The Lord is my light and my salvation, there is nothing at all I fear; the Lord is the refuge of my life; of whom should I be afraid? C: O the Lord is near… S: One thing I ask of the Lord; there is only one thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. C: O the Lord is near… S: For God will hide me in his house and conceal me in the shelter of his tent. Even now my head is held high over those who would see me fall.O C: the Lord…

- Ephesians 4: 29-32: Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation: vv. 1, 3, & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 1 & 2

- 2 Samuel 9 - selected verses

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Adie Harstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark Degarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 46 - Sing Praise To the God of Israel

- Isaiah 42: 1-4: “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

- Devotion

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 105)

- Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 522 - O Faithful God, Thanks Be To Thee: vv. 1 & 2

- Matthew 18: 23-35: “Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, “Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, “You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.” “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 522 - O Faithful God, Thanks Be To Thee: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark Degarmeaux (Preacher), Kristi Hislop (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 1, 4, & 5

- Exodus 14 (select verses): Exodus 14 (select verses) And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.” … Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. … And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 9 & 10

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Home From Our Exile (Psalm 126): Soloist: Home from our exile! God make our dream come true: be here among us! Home from our exile! God make our dream come true: be here among us! All: Home from our exile… S: We shall be singing, laughing and reveling; let all the world say, “Their God does wonders!” Yes, you do wonders, God here among us, be then our gladness. All: Home from our exile… S: Then lead us home, bring us to life, just as the rivers, deep in the desert, flow once again as the new rain appears. Sow seed in sadness, harvest in gladness! A man goes his way, sows tears and sorrow; back he comes, singing, sheaves on his shoulder! All: Home from our exile…

- Hebrews 11: 37-40: They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Kayelynn Lawson (Participant #3 Role)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Matthew 5: 3-12: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Glory be the 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 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 1-4

- Devotion

- Prayer #137, p. 165

- Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 5-8

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Tim Krause (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Versicles (pp. 109-110)

- The Invitatory (p. 110)

- The Venite exultimus (p. 111)

- Titus 3: 4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

- 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)

- Postlude: Kristi Hislop, Vater Unser - J. S. Bach

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Kristi Hislop (Participant #3 Role)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Special Service: This morning Professor Marzolf will lead us in a study of Martin Luther hymns.

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord: vv. 1-3

- 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.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord: vv. 4 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

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