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Join us for 20-minute worship services from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. Chapel at BLC includes hymns, scripture readings, and a devotion or sermon. Some services feature special mu... more
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April 08, 2026Vespers - Wednesday, April 8, 2026Order of Service:PreludeThe Confession of Sin (p. 120)Hymn 360 - Triumphant From the Grave (View): vv. 1 - 4The Versicles (pp. 120-121)The Gloria Patri (p. 121)Psalm 122: DuetLuke 24:9-12: Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.HomilyHymn 344 - Christ the Lord is Ris'n Again (View): vv. 1The 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 360 - Triumphant From the Grave (View): vv. 5, 6PostludeService Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)...more31minPlay
April 08, 2026Chapel - Wednesday, April 8, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 350 - He's Risen, He's Risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord (View): vv. 1, 4, 5Matthew 28:1-10: Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.” So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”DevotionPrayerHymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today (View): vv. 2, 3BlessingPostludeService Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)...more27minPlay
April 07, 2026Chapel - Tuesday, April 7, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View): vv. 1, 3Easter Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has made desolations in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! 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 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending (View): vv. 1, 21 Corinthians 15:54-58: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.DevotionPrayer #63, p. 155Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending (View): vv. 5, 9, 10BlessingPostludeService Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)...more22minPlay
April 01, 2026Chapel - Wednesday, April 1, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 327 - O Lord, We Praise Thee, Bless Thee, and Adore Thee (View): vv. 1, 2Exodus 12:11-14: And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover. ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. ‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.Matthew 26:26-30: As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.DevotionPrayerHymn 328 - Soul, Adorn Thyself With Gladness (View): vv. 1, 6, 9BlessingPostludeService Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)...more27minPlay
March 31, 2026Chapel - Tuesday, March 31, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 282 - Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed (View)Matthew 27:45-50: Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.” And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.DevotionPrayerHymn 283 - Glory Be To Jesus, Who in Bitter Pains (View)BlessingPostludeService Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Ellie Mittelstadt (Organist)...more27minPlay
March 30, 2026Chapel - Monday, March 30, 2026Order of Service:PreludeO Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name: P: O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! C: Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise. P: Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me to Your holy hill. C: O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth. 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 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View)Matthew 21:10-17: And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise’?” Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.DevotionPrayerHymn 280 - Ride On, Ride On in Majesty (View)BlessingPostludeService Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)...more24minPlay
March 27, 2026Chapel - Friday, March 27, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 306 - What Wondrous Love is This, O My Soul, O My Soul (View)Romans 5:12-15: Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned-- (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.DevotionPrayerHymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living (View): vv. 1, 2, 7BlessingPostludeService Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)...more25minPlay
March 26, 2026Chapel - Thursday, March 26, 2026Order of Service:PreludeGradual and Introit: P: Christ has humbled Himself and become obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.C: Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation.P: Deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.C: Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me, let them bring me to Your holy hill.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. AmenP: Christ has humbled Himself and become obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.Hymn 41 - Lamb of God, Pure and Holy (View)Hebrews 4:12-16: For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.DevotionPrayerHymn 331 - A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth (View)BlessingPostludeService Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)...more26minPlay
March 25, 2026Lent - Wednesday, March 25, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow (View)The Versicles (pp. 120-121)The Gloria Patri (p. 121)Psalm 121:1-3 (setting: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy): Lift thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh help. Thy help cometh from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He hath said, “Thy foot shall not be moved. Thy keeper will never slumber.” Lift thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh help.Mark 15:33-47: Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!” Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.” And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.HomilyHymn 47 - My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord (View)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 565 - All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night (View)PostludeService Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)...more39minPlay
March 25, 2026Chapel - Wednesday, March 25, 2026Order of Service:PreludeHymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6Matthew 1:18-25: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.DevotionPrayerHymn 47 - My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord (View): vv. 1 - 5BlessingPostludeService Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)...more28minPlay
FAQs about BLC Chapel Services:How many episodes does BLC Chapel Services have?The podcast currently has 1,469 episodes available.