BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe: vv. 1 & 2

- 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-4: Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

- Devotion

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)

- Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Confession of Sin (p. 120)

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1, 2, 5 & 6

- 2 Peter 3: 10-13: [English Standard Version ESV] But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. 11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

- Homily

- Canticle: Nunc dimittis in d minor J. Stainer

- The Kyrie (p. 124)

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)

- Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord

- Collect

- 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 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 1, 2, & 4

- Revelation 3: 10-13: Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 5, 8 & 10

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 1, 2, & 4

- 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6: But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 6, 10 & 14

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Responsive Opening Prayer : P: O God, You inhabit eternity, and in your hands not only lies the measure of our days, but the measure of time itself. C: You have revealed Yourself to mortal men so that life and immortality might be our holy possession: P: By Your Holy Spirit grant us that measure of faith which will look with longing for the Day of the Lord as the final redemption from our enemies - C: the Day when we will enjoy the glorious liberty of the children of God in all its fullness. Hear our prayer for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

- Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 1, 2 & 4

- 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18: But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

- Devotion

- Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Psalmody from Psalm 33: P: Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; C: It is fitting for the upright to praise Him. P: Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. C: For the Word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. P: We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. C: In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy Name. P: May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You. ALL: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.

- Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 1-3

- Acts 7: 54-60: When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

- Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 4-6

- Devotion

- Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 7-10

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Versicles (pp. 109-110)

- Hymn 51 - All People That On Earth Do Dwell

- 1 Peter 1:3-7: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been [c]grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

- Devotion

- The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)

- The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)

- The Benedicamus (p. 119)

- The Benediction (p. 119)

- Hymn 592 - Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Confession of Sin (p. 120)

- Hymn 540 - Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- Matthew 9:18-25: While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples. And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour. When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

- Choir anthem: The Call Z. Randall Stroope c. 2013 : Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love. George Herbert, 1593-1633

- Homily

- Magnificat Quarti toni: Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love.

- Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer

- Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord

- The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction

- Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 1 & 3

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Joel Hermanson (Accompanist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Collect for All Saints: P: O almighty God, You have knit together Your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Your Son, Christ our Lord: C: Grant us grace to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which You have prepared for those who truly love You; P: through the same, Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, C: Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.

- Hymn 420 - Blest Be the Tie That Binds

- 1 John 3: 13-16: Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

- Devotion

- Hymn 558 - From All Thy Saints in Warfare

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 1-4

- Revelation 22: 1-7: And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 5-8

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)