BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• Hymn 457 - Blessed is the Man That Never (View)
• Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
• Homily
• Hymn 48 - in Peace and Joy I Now Depart (View): vv. 1 - 4
• 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)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 1 - 3
• 1 John 3:16-18: By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 4, 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 46 - Sing Praise To the God of Israel (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
• Luke 10:33-37: But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Psalm 118 (p. 189; Tone 2)
• Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View)
• 2 Corinthians 8:7-9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 149 - in Thee is Gladness Amid All Sadness (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 210 - Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me (View)
• John 14:4-6: 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 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 12 - Come, Thou Almighty King (View): vv. 1, 3, 5
• 1 Corinthians 3:10-11: In keeping with the grace of God given to me, as a wise master building, I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. But let each person be careful how he builds on it. In fact, no one can lay any other foundation than the one that has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 8 - Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (View): vv. 1, 3, 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• Hymn 574 - O Trinity, Most Blessed Light (View)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• Choir: Psalm 84 setting by Frenand de la Tombelle: Lovely are thy dwellings, O Lord, thy habitation, My soul cries out for thee, O Lord, with exaltation. Sparrows and swallows make their nest At thine altars, O Lord of hosts. Blessed are those who dwell with thee, They sing thy praises now and forever. For the Lord our God is our sun, our shield forever He grants to us all that we need by his good favor. One day within thy courts, O Lord, Is far better than thousands elsewhere. Blessed are those who trust in thee, They go from strength to strength in thy presence. My King and my God.
• Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
• Homily
• The Versicle (p. 122)
• The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
• 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 596 - Praise To Thee and Adoration (View)

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Announcement
• Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 1, 4
• Matthew 15:29-31: Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
• Devotion
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
• Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 6, 7
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Announcement: Welcome and Introduction to Daily Chapel
• Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View)
• John 10:10: (Jesus said) “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord (View): vv. 1-3
• The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
• Anthem: O God, Beyond All Praising: G. Holst, 1874-1934, arr. R. Proulx, 1988 O God beyond all praising, we worship you today And sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; For we can only wonder at every gift you send, At blessings without number and mercies without end: We lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word, We honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord. The flower of earthly splendor in time must surely die, Its fragile bloom surrender to you the Lord most high; But hidden from all nature the eternal seed is sown - Though small in mortal stature, to heaven's garden grown: For Christ the Man from heaven from death has set us free, And we through him are given the final victory! Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, That we who know your favor may serve you as our king; And whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, We'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still: To marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, And make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. M. Perry, 1982 Lesson: John 21:15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus
• Colossians 2:6-10: As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
• Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear (View): vv. 1-3
• President's Address: Dr. Gene Pfeifer, President of Bethany
• Installation of New Faculty and Staff
• Presentation of Scholarships
• Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View): vv. 1
• Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer
• Collect
• Announcement: Opening of the Academic Year
• The Benedicamus (p. 127)
• Hymn 82 - With the Lord Begin Thy Task (View): vv. 1-5
• Postlude

Service Participants: (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director), Chaplain Don Moldstad (Liturgist), Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Speaker)