BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 5
• Acts 16:25-34: At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 8, 9, 10
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168
• Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 1, 2, 5, 6
• Titus 3:4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 8, 10
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrejs Mudulis (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude: Salvation Is Created, by Pavel Tchesnokov, arr. McAlister
• Hymn 194 - Led On Their Way By This Triumphant Sign (View)
• 1 Peter 3:15-16: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 191 - Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude: Dona Nobis Pacem, by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place: Michael Joncas
• Matthew 8:11: (Jesus said:) “I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 200 - There Many Shall Come From the East and the West (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 7
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Caleb Schulte (Singer), Daryan Rosenthal (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 571 - O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day (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.
• 2 Peter 1:16-21: For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 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.
• Homily
• The Versicle (p. 122)
• The Canticle (p. 123)
• The Magnificat (p. 123)
• 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 224 - The Only Son From Heaven (View)
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 225 - With Trembling Awe the Chosen Three (View)
• Matthew 17:1-8: Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
• Devotion
• Prayer #30, p. 151
• Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 202 - Thou, Whose Almighty Word (View)
• Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus came and spoke to (His disciples) and said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
• Devotion
• Prayer #140, p. 166
• Hymn 591 - May God Bestow On Us His Grace (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
• Romans 10:14-17: How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 199 - Rise, Thou Light of Gentile Nations (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Davis Smith (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 187 - Our Father, By Whose Name (View)
• Ephesians 5:25-27: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 190 - O Blest the House, Whate'er Befall (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Joyfully Give Praise to God (Psalm 98): Soloist: Joyfully give praise to God, Sing alleluia alleluia! Congregation: Joyfully give praise to God, Sing alleluia alleluia! S: Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation. / Joyfully… S: The Lord has made known his salvation, has shown to the nations his justice. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. / Joyfully… S: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy! / Joyfully… S: Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp, with the sound of music. With trumpets and the sound of the horn, acclaim the King, the Lord. / Joyfully…
• Genesis 2:18-24: 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is a suitable partner for him.” 19 Out of the soil the Lord God had formed every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that became its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal, but for Adam no helper was found who was a suitable partner for him. 21 The Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, the Lord God took a rib and closed up the flesh where it had been. 22 The Lord God built a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, Now this one is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She will be called “woman,” because she was taken out of man. 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will remain united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn
• Blessing
• Postlude

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