BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 557 - Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand: vv. 1 & 2

- Revelation 14: 12-13: Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 557 - Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Revelation 7: 13-17: Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

- Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 1 & 2

- Responsory - P Alleluia! Remember: P: Alleluia! Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies for they have been from of old. Alleluia! C: To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul; O my God, I trust in You, let me not be ashamed. 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.

- Devotion

- Prayer

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

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 1 & 2

- Matthew 25: 1-13: “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bride-groom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, “No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’But he answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 3

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The First Article: Creation (p. 32): I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true.

- Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest

- Matthew 5: 43-45: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 69 - The God of Abr'Am Praise: vv. 1-3, 7 & 9

- Isaiah 65: 14-17: Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, But you shall cry for sorrow of heart, And wail for grief of spirit. You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; For the Lord God will slay you, And call His servants by another name; So that he who blesses himself in the earth Shall bless himself in the God of truth; And he who swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My eyes. “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Michael Lillienthal, Albert Lea, MN (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Prayer: Opening Prayer (in unison) Lord God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son, we pray, that He may lead home His Bride, the Church, that we with all your saints may enter into Your eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.

- Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 1-5

- Revelation 21: 1-5: Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 6-9

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude: “Gabriel’s Oboe,” by Ennio Morricone

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

- 2 Thessalonians 1: 7b-10: When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels, he will exercise vengeance in flaming fire on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. Such people will receive a just penalty: eternal destruction away from the presence of the Lord and from His glorious strength, on that day when he comes to be glorified among his saints, and to be marveled at among those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude: “Highland Holiday,” by David Giardiniere

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Adriana Kleinschmidt (Soloist), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group), Kayelynn Lawson (Band Director)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 533 - Preserve Thy Word, O Savior: vv. 1-4

- 2 Peter 3: 10 -13 NKJV: The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 533 - Preserve Thy Word, O Savior: vv. 5 & 6

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 413 - Come Unto Me, Ye Weary: vv. 1 & 2

- Matthew 11: 25-30: At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 413 - Come Unto Me, Ye Weary: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Paul Fries, ELS Communication Director (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1, 2, & 4

- Matthew 25: 31-33: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

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

- Blessing

- Postlude

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