BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 139 - Once in Royal David's City (View)
• Philippians 4:4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 115 - All My Heart Sings and Rejoices (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 8, 15
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. David Thompson, Faith Luth. Church, San Antonio, TX (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Patiently, Have I Waited for the Lord: Patiently, patiently have I waited for the Lord, And lo! He heard my cry, and lo! He heard my cry. - Camille Saint-Saens
• Luke 2:1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White (View): vv. 1, 3
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Prayer for Advent: Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, so that by His coming we may worship You with pure minds. Keep us in Your Word by Your Holy Spirit, and establish in us the true faith; through the same, Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
• Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost (View)
• John 1:19-23: Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” He said: “I am ‘the voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the Lord,”’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 101 - The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joel Hermanson (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Carol of the Birds (John Jacob Niles)
• Malachi 4:1-3: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” says the Lord of hosts, “that will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves. You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,” says the Lord of hosts.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 100 - The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us (View): vv. 1, 2, 7
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Emily Tiede (Soloist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Psalm: Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Psalm 80): Lord, make us turn… / Lord, make us turn… Shepherd of Israel, hearken from your throne and shine forth, Oh rouse your power, and come to save us. / Lord, make us turn… We are your chosen vine, only by your care do we live, reach out your hand, Oh Lord, unto your people. / Lord, make us turn… If you will dwell with us, we shall live anew in your love, Oh shine upon us, great Lord of life. / Lord, make us turn…
• Luke 2:8-14: 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 128 - Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising (View): vv. 1 - 4
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth (View): vv. 1 - 3
• Matthew 21:1-9: Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, “The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey,a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ” So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Hosanna in the highest!”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth (View): vv. 5, 8
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
• Romans 13:11-14: And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
• Devotion
• Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come (View): vv. 1, 3, 4, 7
• The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
• The Collect (pp. 118-119)
• The Benedicamus (p. 119)
• The Benediction (p. 119)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Psalm 25 (p. 177; Tone 3): Select verses
• Hymn 87 - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (View)
• Philippians 2:3-8: Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (View): vv. 1, 3, 4
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The First Article: Creation (p. 32): I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true.
• Hymn 462 - As After the Water-Brooks Panteth (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 7
• Deuteronomy 28:8-12: The Lord will command a blessing on you in your storehouses and in regard to every action of your hand, and he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. The Lord will establish you as his holy people, just as he swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and you walk in his ways. Then all the people of the earth will see that the name of the Lord has been proclaimed over you, and they will fear you. The Lord will cause you to be overflowing with good things: with the fruit of your womb, the fruit of your animals, and the fruit of the soil of the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. The Lord will open for you his good storehouse, the heavens, by giving rain for your land in its season and by blessing all the work of your hand. Then you will cause many nations to borrow from you, but you yourself will not borrow.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 543 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (View)
• John 14:1-6: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above (View): vv. 1, 3, 4
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)