BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The First Article: Creation (p. 32): Read in unison
• Hebrews 11:1-3: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 72 - Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Our Help Is From the Lord - Psalm 121 - Dead Olawski: Soloist: Our help is from the Lord… / C: Our help is from… S: I lift up my eyes to the mountains, when will help come to me? My help is come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. / C: Our help… S: May He not allow me to stumble. May He who guards me never sleep. He walks on my path, a force beside me, the guardian of Israel. / C: Our help… The Lord is my help, my protector. At my right hand He will be. The sun will not harm me by day, the moon will not harm me by night. / C: Our help… The Lord will protect me from evil; He will guide me as I go. The Lord will defend me in my ways, now and forever. / C: Our help…
• Luke 11:27-28: And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Douglas Lindee (Soloist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• Hymn 231 - When Israel Through the Desert Passed (View)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• Psalm 46, Be Still: Be still, be still, be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. (setting by Rick Sowash)
• Revelation 22:18-21: For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
• Homily
• Canticle: Beati Pauperes (Beatitudes), p. 197: with the Gloria Patri
• The Kyrie (p. 124)
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
• Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
• The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction: p. 126-127, Led by the choir
• Hymn 580 - Almighty Father, Bless the Word (View)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director), Kaleb Schmidt (Choir Director)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 438 - Come, O Come, Thou Quick'ning Spirit (View): vv. 1-3
• The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
• The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
• Luke 8:11-15: “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.”
• Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
• The Responsory (p. 108)
• The Canticle (p. 108)
• Hymn 438 - Come, O Come, Thou Quick'ning Spirit (View): vv. 7, 8
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 234 - We Have a Sure Prophetic Word (View)
• 2 Peter 1:20-21: ... knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View)
• Luke 8:1-3: Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word (View)
• Blessing
• Recognition of Anniversaries
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Alex Ring (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Psalm 67 (p. 182; Tone 4)
• Hymn 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (View)
• Hebrews 4:14-16: 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.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 212 - Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness: Soloist: Lord, let me see Your kindness, and grant us Your salvation. Congregation: Lord, let us see… S: I will hear what God proclaims; he proclaims peace to his people. His salvation is near to those who fear him, his glory dwells in our land. C: Lord, let us see… S: Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss. Truth shall spring out of the earth and justice shall look down from heaven. C: Lord, let us see… S: The Lord will give his benefits; our land shall yield its increase. Justice shall walk before him and salvation along his path! C: Lord, let us see…
• Luke 23:39-43: 39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” 43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 1 - 4
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121): and Gloria Patri
• Matthew 16:13-20: When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
• Psalm 8 (p. 174; Tone 2)
• 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 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 5 - 7
• Postlude

Service Participants: Peter Estrem (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 109)
• The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
• Luke 15:11-24: Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the[b]pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
• Devotion
• Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation (View)
• 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: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)