BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 1, 2, & 5

- John 5: 25-29: Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 6 & 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- O God, You Search Me and You Know Me Psalm 139: O God, you search me, and you know me All my thoughts lie open to your gaze When I walk or lie down, you are before me Ever the maker and keeper of my days. You know my resting and my rising You discern my purpose from afar And with love everlasting, you besiege me In ev'ry moment of life or death, you are. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord You have known its meaning through and through. You are with me beyond my understanding God of my present, my past and future, too. Although your Spirit is upon me Still I search for shelter from your light. There is nowhere on earth I can escape you Even the darkness is radiant in your sight. For you created me and shaped me Gave me life within my mother's womb For the wonder of who I am, I praise you Safe in your hands, all creation is made new. - B. Farrell, b. 1957

- 1 Timothy 6: 6-8: Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist)

Order of Service:

- Announcement

- Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense

- Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me: vv. 1-4

- 1 John 2: 15-17: Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me: vv. 7 & 8

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

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

- Revelation 3: 11: Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 7, 10, & 14

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Psalmody 74: 1-3: P: O God, why have You cast us off forever? C: Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? P: Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, C: The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed — This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, forever more. Amen.

- Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 1-3

- Revelation 21: 22-27: I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 4 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Your Love is Finer Than Life Psalm 63: Singers: Oh God, I seek You, my soul thirsts for you, your love is finer than life Congregation: Oh God, I seek You… S: As a dry and weary desert land, so my soul is thirsting for my God, and my flesh is faint for the God I seek, for Your love is more to me than life. C: Oh, God, I seek You… S: I think of You when at night I rest, I reflect upon Your steadfast love. I will cling to You, Oh Lord my God, in the shadow of Your wings I sing. C: Oh, God, I seek You… S: I will bless Your name all the days I live, I will raise my hands and call on You. My joyful lips shall sing Your praise, You alone have filled my hungry soul. C: Oh, God …

- Matthew 5: 10-12: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrea Thomforde (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 20 - Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness

- Matthew 5: 8-9: Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 1-3

- Matthew 5: 6-7: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 4, 5, 6 & 8

- Blessing

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost: vv. 1 & 2

- Matthew 5: 4-5: Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 596 - Praise To Thee and Adoration

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)