BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Hymn Study: Today Prof. DeGarmeaux guides us through a hymn study. - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: v. 1; commentary; vv. 2-3; commentary; vv. 4-6; commentary; vv. 7-8; commentary; vv. 9-10 - Prayer - The Benediction (p. 104) Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 374 - If Thy Beloved Son, O God: vv. 1 - 3 - John 14:1-6: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace - John 14:16-21: (Jesus said) “I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to y...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 372 - Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - They Follow Me: My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life. My sheep hear my voice and I know them; and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of my hand. My she...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me: vv. 1, 2, 4 - John 16:20-22: (Jesus said) “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer rem...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 396 - If God Had Not Been On Our Side - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10: And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 1 - 5 - Genesis 50:15-21: When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.” So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying, “Thus you shall say to Joseph: ‘I beg y...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer: O Lord, our Maker, Redeemer, and Comforter, we are assembled in Your presence to hear Your holy Word. We pray You to open our hearts by Your Holy Spirit that through the preaching of Your Word we may be taught to repent of our sins, to believe on Jesus in life and in death, and to grow day by day in grace and holiness. Hear us for Christ’s sake. Amen. - Hymn 4...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 358 - Today in Triumph Christ Arose - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - Lord, Let at Last Thine Angels Come: Lord, let at last thine angels come, to Abr'ham's bosom bear me home that I may die unfearing; and in its narrow chamber keep my body safe in peaceful sleep until thy reappearing. And then from death...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine: vv. 1, 3, 5, 9 - 1 Peter 5:1-4: Therefore, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as one who also shares in the glory that is about to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: Shepherd God’s flock that is among you, serving as overseers, not grudgingly but willingly, as God desires, not because...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Easter Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Alleluia! P: By the Word of the Lord C: the heavens were made. P: Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! C: For praise from the upright is beautiful. P Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; C: And I will d...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 1 - 4 - Prayer - Psalm 23 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 5, 6 - Blessing - Announcement - Postlude Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Maddy Chavez (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 344 - Christ the Lord is Ris'n Again: vv. 1, 2 - John 11:21-26: Now 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 of God, God will give You.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jes...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm: Your Love Is Never Ending: We give thanks unto you, O God of might: C: For Your love… We give thanks unto you, the God of gods: C: For Your love.. In your wisdom and love you shaped the skies: You spread out the earth upon the sea: You have filled all the skies with glory and might: The sun for the day and moon for night: From of old you have led your people in...

Order of Service: - Prelude: The King of Love (Mark DeGarmeaux); Jesus Sinners Doth Receive (DeGarmeaux); Jesus Lives, the Victory’s Won (Laura Matzke); Awake, My Heart (Wilbur Held); For Me to Live Is Jesus (Gaël Liardon); Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense (Liardon) - Organ Recital: Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Wilbur Held) - Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today: vv. 1 - Prayer: p. 105, by th...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n: vv. 1, 2, 5 - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Psalm 118:15-21: The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD. The...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 247 - To Jordan Came Our Lord, the Christ - Luke 24:44-49: Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 355 - Now Christ is Risen: vv. 1 - 6 - Luke 24:36-43: Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I M...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 353 - Jesus Lives! the Vict'ry's Won: vv. 1, 3, 5 - 1 Corinthians 15:51-53: Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, a...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 1 - 4 - John 20:19-23: Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then th...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 360 - Triumphant From the Grave: vv. 1 - 4 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - Psalm 122: Duet - Luke 24:9-12: Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 350 - He's Risen, He's Risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord: vv. 1, 4, 5 - Matthew 28:1-10: Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. Hi...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection: vv. 1, 3 - Easter Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 327 - O Lord, We Praise Thee, Bless Thee, and Adore Thee: vv. 1, 2 - Exodus 12:11-14: And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover. ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 282 - Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed - Matthew 27:45-50: Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is cal...