BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb

- John 2: 1-11: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Now there were set there six water-pots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the water-pots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 179 - Jesus Loves Me! This I Know

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 172 - Songs of Thankfulness and Praise: vv. 1, 2, & 4

- Acts 16: 32-34: 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 180 - Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tony Pittinger, Bethany Lutheran Church, Port Orchard, WA (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)

- The Confession of Sin (p. 108)

- Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife

- Genesis 27:46-28:5: And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?” Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. “May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples; And give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, Which God gave to Abraham.” So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

- Devotion

- The Responsory (p. 108)

- The Collect (p. 108)

- The Canticle (p. 108)

- Hymn 178 - I Pray Thee, Dear Lord Jesus

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- With Joy You Shall Draw Water: Singers: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. All: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. S: God indeed is my Savior, I will never be afraid, my strength and courage is the Lord, my Savior and my song. A: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. S: Give thanks and praise the name of God, sing out to all the earth the wondrous deeds that God has done, our Savior and our song. A: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. S: Shout with joy, O Zion, for dwelling in your midst is the Holy One of Israel, our Savior and our song. A: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God.

- Deuteronomy 6: 6-9: “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure: vv. 1, 2, 6 & 10

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Joseph Roemhildt (Singer), Noah Gernander (Singer)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light: vv. 1-3

- John 1: 1-5 & 14: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

- Devotion

- Prayer #21, p. 149

- Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light: vv. 4 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten: vv. 1-4

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- Psalm 98: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—shout for joy before the Lord, the King. Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

- Matthew 2: 13-18: Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

- Homily

- Canticle: Nunc dimittis (Hymn 48) setting by M. DeGarmeaux

- 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)

- Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten: vv. 5-7

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 174 - Children of the Heav'nly Father

- Genesis 18: 17-19: And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

- Devotion

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)

- Hymn 176 - How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 161 - O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger is: vv. 1, 2, 4 & 6

- Matthew 2: 1-6: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 168 - As With Gladness Men of Old

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Prayer for the New Year: P: Lord God, heavenly Father, by the light of Your holy Word, the guiding star that directs us to the Christ-child, You have given us the knowledge of Your grace. C: In this new year, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts by this Word that we may be lead to put our trust in this Savior. P: Stir up our faith that we may devote our blessings to the advancement of Your Kingdom. C: Stir up our hearts that in all things we may serve Your Son, who has come to redeem us, and who reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.

- Hymn 160 - O God, Our Help in Ages Past: vv. 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8

- Luke 2: 46-52: Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.” And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

- Devotion

- Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: vv. 1, 2, 6 & 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 116 - Angels We Have Heard On High: vv. 1, 3, & 4

- Luke 2: 8-20: Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 114 - Angels From the Realms of Glory: vv. 1, 2 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Paul Fries, ELS Communication Director (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)