BLC Chapel Services

BLC Chapel Services

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BLC Chapel Services episodes

  • Chapel - February 27, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Hymn 35, vv. 1 & 2, All Glory Be to God on High
    * Reading: Psalm 26:1-3
    * Devotion
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 425, vv. 1, 3 & 4, Light of the Minds That Know Him
    * Blessing
    * Postlude
    Psalm 26:1-3 Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity.
    I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip. Examine me, O LORD,
    and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. For Your lovingkindness is
    before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.
    Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Steve Reagles (Preacher), Patrick Ernst, Seminarian (Organist)
    22 min
  • Chapel - February 26, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Announcement
    * Hymn 448, vv. 1 & 3, I Will Sing My Maker's Praises
    * Reading: Matthew 15:21-28
    * Devotion
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 448, vv. 5 & 6, As a father never…
    * Blessing
    * Postlude
    Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the
    region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that
    region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of
    David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed." But He answered her
    not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her
    away, for she cries out after us." But He answered and said, "I was
    not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Then she
    came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" But He answered and
    said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the
    little dogs." And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat
    the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus answered
    and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as
    you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
    Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark Degarmeaux (Organist), Elizabeth Austin (Prelude)
    22 min
  • Chapel - February 23, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Father, I Put My Life in Your Hands
    Father, Father… / All: Father, Father…
    You, O God are my refuge; in you I shall not be put to shame. Rescue
    me, because you are just.
    Into your hands I commend my soul. Save me, save me, my God. / Father,
    Father…
    By my foes I am hated, and all those who see me laugh at me.
    Everyone runs away from my face. I am neglected like the dead in their
    grave;
    broken, forgotten my life. / Father, Father…
    All my life I will trust you, for you are the God of my heart. Rescue
    me from the hands of my foes.
    Guard me from those who seek to harm my life. You, Lord, hold me in
    you hands. / Father…
    Grant that I may behold you; redeem your faithful one to life.
    Save me in your compassion and love. You are my strength forever, O
    God.
    Hold fast, all those who love the Lord. / Father, Father…
    * Reading: Romans 7:21-8:1
    * Devotion
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 518, vv. 1 & 4, Rise to Arms! With Prayer Employ You
    * Blessing
    * Postlude
    Romans 7:21-8:1 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the
    one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to
    the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against
    the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin
    which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me
    from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
    So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the
    flesh the law of sin. There is therefore now no condemnation to those
    who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but
    according to the Spirit.
    Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Lydia Lonnquist (Singer), Patti Lilienthal (Singer)
    25 min
  • Chapel - February 21, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Announcement
    * Hymn 252, vv. 1–3, I Walk in Danger All the Way
    * Versicles
    * Psalm 91
    Pastor: odd-numbered verses
    Congregation: even-numbered verses
    All: Glory be to the Father…
    * Devotion on Psalm 91
    * Hymn 252, vv. 4 & 5, I walk with angels…
    * Kyrie, Lord's Prayer, & Collect
    * Benedicamus & Benediction
    * Hymn 252, v. 6, My walk is heavenward…
    * Postlude
    Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark Degarmeaux (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)
    24 min
  • Chapel - February 20, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Hymn 253, vv. 1-4, Rise My Soul to Watch and Pray
    * Reading: Luke 22:31-32
    * Devotion
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 253, vv. 5 & 6, But while watching…
    * Blessing
    * Postlude
    Luke 22:31-32 And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has
    asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for
    you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to
    Me, strengthen your brethren."
    Service Participants: Rev. John Moldstad, Jr., Seminary (Preacher), Peter Bockoven (Student organist)
    27 min
  • Chapel - February 16, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Psalm 51 - Create in Me
    Create in me a clean heart, create in me…
    All: Create in me a clean heart, create in me…
    Have mercy on me God, in your compassion. Remove my sin. Wash me from
    my guilt.
    All: Create in me a clean heart, create in me…
    O purify my heart and teach me wisdom; then I shall be cleaner than
    the snow.
    All: Create in me a clean heart, create in me…
    O give me back the joy of your salvation; a willing spirit sustain in
    me.
    All: Create in me a clean heart, create in me…
    * The Meaning of Baptism, in unison
    * Devotion (based on Romans 6:4)
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 246, God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It
    * Postlude
    Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Paul Gullixson (Soloist), Ruth Mayer (Soloist)
    26 min
  • Chapel - February 15, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Hymn 241, He That Believes and Is Baptized
    * Reading: Matthew 3:13-17 CSB
    * Devotion
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 242, vv. 1, 2, 6 & 7, Baptized into Thy Name Most Holy
    * Blessing
    * Postlude
    Matthew 3:13-17 CSB Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the
    Jordan, to be baptized by him. But John tried to stop Him, saying, "I
    need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?" Jesus answered
    him, "Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all
    righteousness." Then he allowed Him to be baptized. After Jesus was
    baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly
    opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
    and coming down on Him. And there came a voice from heaven: "This is
    My beloved Son. I take delight in Him!"
    Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Mike Smith, Seminary (Preacher), William Westedt (Organist)
    21 min
  • Chapel - February 14, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * The Invocation & Versicles for Ash Wednesday
    P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
    C: Amen.
    P: Make haste, O God to deliver me. C: Make haste to help me, O Lord.
    P: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.
    C: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. 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.
    * The Offertory: Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God (Psalm 51:10-13)
    Setting the Stage for Reform
    "Rome seen, faith lost!" This Italian proverb sums up the terrible
    conditions around the leadership of the church in the late
    middle-ages. Some Christian writers outside of Italy warned parents
    not to let their children go to Rome because they would be perverted
    by its immorality. In the 1300's one of the top church leaders drew up
    a list of certain sins which priests could commit, and then pay a
    price to have them "paid for" and expunged from their record.
    That same century the Kaiser in Germany had to ask the new head of the
    church to stop priests from collecting money from the town
    prostitutes. Some nuns reportedly turned to prostitution for income.
    The church grew more and more wealthy. By 1400 the top position in the
    church earned 5 times more money than the king of England. The church
    owned about one-third of Germany, one-fifth of France, the majority of
    Italy, and one-third of England. All this money corrupted the pastors
    and church leaders. People could "buy" a position in the church for
    themselves or a loved one. Writers claimed that the average layperson
    lead a more Christian life than did the priests. In 1465, a Carthusian
    monk named Jacob wrote, "What a hardened devil is ashamed to do, a
    monk will do without shame."
    In 1513, four years before Luther posted the 95 theses, Machiavelli
    wrote, "There cannot be a greater proof of (the Church's) decadence
    than the fact that the nearer people are to the Roman Church, the head
    of their religion, the less religious they are. And whoever examines
    the principles on which that religion is founded, and sees how widely
    different from those principles its present practice and application
    are, will judge that her ruin or chastisement is near at hand."Another
    Dominican monk wrote, "God Himself must come to our aid in some way
    unknown to us!" John came preaching, "Repent, for the Kingdom of
    heaven is near." (Matt. 3:2)
    Around the time Martin Luther was a teenager, another reformer started
    to preach in Florence, the most important city in Italy at that time.
    His name was Girolamo Savonarola. He was known for having a devout
    faith, a colorful personality, and great speaking skills. People were
    hungry for a leader to rise up inside the church and bring about
    change. When he began to preach, large crowds came to hear him. He
    openly condemned many of the priests of his day, saying, "If you want
    to ruin your son, make him a priest." He considered himself to be a
    prophet sent by God to depose the church leadership and preached that
    God would come to punish the church if they did not repent and turn
    back to His Word. He directed people back to the authority of
    Scripture, over and above the powers of the church leadership.
    His sermons were preached from open-air pulpits above the streets. His
    sermons often moved his hearers to tears. In 1494, when French
    soldiers captured Florence, Savonarola was made the new ruler in hopes
    of reforming the city. Girolamo called for the burning of many books
    and works of art that he believed were immoral. Huge fires were
    created in the city square. This became known as the "Bonfire of the
    Vanities." Some scholars would equate this event with the cleansing of
    the city of Ephesus by St. Paul in Acts 19. Others in the art
    community believe his reform went too far.
    The residents were called upon to repent, and turn from a
    materialistic lifestyle to focus on the joys of heaven. Savonarola
    exhorted the people to humble themselves before God, and return to His
    Word through the spiritual cleansing of repentance and faith in
    Christ. His attempts at reform upset many of the leading people in
    Florence. For a time he was thrown into prison. Members of the rich
    and powerful Medici family turned on him, except for Lorenzo who
    thought highly of Savonarola, and called him to hear his deathbed
    confession.
    Girolamo's best-known writing is entitled, "Triumph of the Cross,"
    written in 1497. Here he defends historic Christianity against those
    in the church who were questioning the Bible in his day. From prison
    he wrote an exposition on some of the Psalms, and even penned a few
    hymns. His writings on Psalm 51 are very similar to Dr. Luther's, with
    an emphasis on justification by faith in Christ. Luther considered him
    a forerunner of the Reformation.
    Alexander VI became known as one of the most evil church leaders to
    ever hold office. He hosted a great banquet in the halls of the church
    headquarters where he hired 50 women to dance naked before his guests.
    He established new offices in the church which people could "purchase"
    to add to his bankroll. Savonarola went on the attack, writing and
    preaching against Alexander, calling him the "Nero of the Papacy."
    Alexander was enraged, and demanded a hearing, forbidding Girolamo
    from preaching anymore. He tried to bribe him by making him a
    cardinal. But, the fiery preacher openly defied him, and claimed it
    was his duty to stand against him on behalf of Christ's true church.
    Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord,
    although I am but dust and ashes." (Gen. 18:27)
    Girolamo appealed to the Council members of Florence to support him,
    but due to pressure from the church leaders they refused. In 1497
    Savonarola was excommunicated from the church and placed under
    torture. He and two of his co-workers were sentenced to hang in the
    city square, and then have their bodies burned. Many of his followers
    who came to observe his execution were moved by his faith and courage.
    His ashes were dumped in the Arno River.
    A few decades later, in Germany, Martin Luther would refer to
    Savonarola as "that godly man of Florence," and "one of the first
    Protestant martyrs" whom the church had wrongly executed. While
    Girolamo had primarily tried to reform the morals of the church
    leadership, Luther's reformation would focus on doctrinal reform,
    restoring the Gospel – that we are justified by faith in Christ
    apart from our works - to its rightful place as the central teaching
    of Christianity. This is the doctrine upon which the church stands or
    falls. Though not all of Savonarola's theology was in line with the
    Bible, he is one of the great figures who attempted to reform the
    church back to Biblical truths prior to Luther's arrival. His message
    calling believers in Christ to repentance remains relevant for all
    time.
    * Prayer
    * Hymn 240, Jesus, Refuge of the Weary (G. Savonarola)
    * The Blessing
    * Postlude
    Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)
    19 min
  • Chapel - February 13, 2018
    Order of Service:
    * Prelude
    * Versicles, Gloria Patri & Confession of Sin
    * Reading: Luke 18:9-14
    * Devotion
    * The Responsory, Collect and Canticle
    * Hymn In Christ Alone
    * Postlude
    Luke 18:9-14 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in
    themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: "Two men
    went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax
    collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I
    thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust,
    adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give
    tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar
    off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his
    breast, saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this
    man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for
    everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles
    himself will be exalted."
    Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Student organist)
    23 min

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