BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb (View)
• Ezekiel 34: 11-16 : ‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 585 - How Blessed is the Little Flock (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Psalm 122 'Let Us Go Rejoicing': Soloist: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Congregation: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. S: I rejoiced when I heard them say: Let us go to the house of the Lord. And now our feet are standing within Jerusalem. C: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. S: Pray for peace in Jerusalem peace in our homes, and peace within us forever. C: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. S: For the love of my family and friends, may the peace of our God be with you. For love of the house of the Lord, I will pray that his kindness be with you. C: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
• Job 19: 25-27: For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 349 - How Rich, At Eastertide (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

Order of Service:

• Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost (View): vv. 1 & 2
• Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (View): vv. 4
• Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 6
• Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King (View)
• Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes (View)
• Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 6 & 7

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• Revelation 20: 6: “Blessed and holy is the one who has a share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. Instead, they will be priests of God and of Christ. And they will reign with Him for a thousand years.”
• Hymn 73 - Thine is the Glory, Risen, Conqu'ring Son (View)
• Homily
• Anthem: See What Love: from St. Paul, Op. 36, 1836 F. Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 See what love hath the Father bestowed upon us That we should be called God’s own children. I John 3:1
• 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)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n (View): vv. 1, 2 & 6
• 2 Thessalonians 2: 13-15: But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 109)
• The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
• Hebrews 11: 1 & 17-19: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ... By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
• Devotion
• The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
• 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), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Unison Prayer for the Week: Grant, we beseech You, Almighty God, that we who have celebrated the solemnities of the Lord’s resurrection, may, by the help of Your grace, bring forth the fruits thereof in our life and conduct, 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 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View)
• John 20: 21-23: So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today (View): vv. 2-4
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Psalm 118: Let Us Rejoice: Soloist: This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! Congregation: This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! S: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever; Let the house of Israel say: “His mercy endures forever.” / C: This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! S: The hand of the Lord has struck with pow’r, His right hand is exalted. I shall not die, but live anew, declaring the works of the Lord. C: This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! S: The Stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, the Lord of love and mercy has brought wonder to our eyes. C: This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad!
• John 11: 17-26: When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, while Mary was sitting in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha replied, “I know that he will rise in the resur- rection on the Last Day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even if he dies. And whoever lives and believes in me will never perish. Do you believe this?”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (View): vv. 1-4 & 6
• Blessing
• Postlude

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

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Easter Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: Death is swallowed up in victory. P: Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. C: Alleluia! Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. Alleluia!
• Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 1-3
• 1 Corinthians 15: 54-58: 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.
• Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 6
• Devotion
• Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 7 & 8

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• John 20: 10-18: Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
• Hymn 347 - Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (View)
• Homily
• Canticle: Te deum in B-flat C.V. Stanford
• 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)
• Postlude

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