BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 437 - in Jesus I Find Rest and Peace: vv. 1 - 4 - Mark 5:35-42: While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” And He permitted no one to f...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives: vv. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 - Job 19:25-27: For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 356 - The...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 525 - I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name: vv. 1, 3, 5, 7 - Hebrews 2:14-15: Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bonda...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 479 - When Earth With All Its Joys Defeats Me: vv. 1, 3, 6 - Psalm 90:1-6 & 12-14: Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. You turn man to destruction, and say, “Return, O children of men.” For a thousand y...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 411 - Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures - Luke 12:16-21: Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will sto...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure: vv. 1 - 3 - Matthew 6:25-34: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Fa...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace - Matthew 6:19-23 : “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The la...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God: vv. 1, 2 - Matthew 13:44-46: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Psalm 84 (p. 184; Tone 4) - 1 Timothy 6:6-12: 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. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 60 - O Bless the Lord, My Soul - Psalm 103:1-4: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. - Devotion - Prayer - Hy...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Lord Is My Light: Soloist: The Lord is my light… C: The Lord is my light… S: The Lord is my light and my help; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life: before whom should I shrink? C: The Lord is my light… S: There is one thing I ask of the Lord; for this I long; to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. C: The Lord is my light… S...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 571 - O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - Psalm 98 (p. 187; Tone 1) - Galatians 5:22-25: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have c...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - The Invitatory (p. 110) - The Venite Exultemus (p. 111) - Romans 11:33-36: Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?” “Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid t...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 456 - My Soul, Now Bless Thy Maker: vv. 1 - 3 - Luke 17:11-19: Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170 - Hymn 74 - Awake, My Soul, and With the Sun: vv. 1, 3, 5, 6 - 2 Samuel 9:6-13: Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he answered, “Here is your servant!” So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show...

Order of Service: - Psalm 63 - O Lord, I Will Sing of Your Constant Love - C. Walker: Soloist: O Lord, I will sing… / Cong.: O Lord, I will sing… You are my God, how I long for you, I thirst like a dry weary land. I gaze on you in your holy place to see how mighty and glorious you are. / O Lord, I will sing… Better than life is your holy love; my lips will speak of your praise. I bless you my God...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 71 - The Lord Hath Helped Me Hitherto - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - Psalm 121 (p. 192, Tone 2) - 1 Samuel 7:3-14: When Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your he...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion: vv. 1 - 3 - John 13:34-35: (Jesus said) “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion: vv. 4, 5 - Blessing - Post...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in: vv. 1 - 3 - 2 Corinthians 8:7-9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in: vv. 7, 8 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Ellie Mi...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - Hymn 12 - Come, Thou Almighty King - Ephesians 4:1-3: I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. - Devotio...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 519 - What God Ordains is Always Good: vv. 1 - 3 - 2 Samuel 7 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 519 - What God Ordains is Always Good: vv. 4 - 6 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Nathan Nikoley (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - Come to the House (Psalm 100): Soloist: All the earth… Congregation: All the earth… S: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth. Do God’s work with gladness. Come to the temple singing for joy. C: All the earth… S: Know that Yahweh alone is the one who made us, we are God’s alone. God’s are the people, God’s the flock. C: All the earth… S: Come within those gates giving...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is: vv. 1 - 3 - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5: And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. An...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Introduction - Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation: vv. 1, 4, 5 - Ephesians 2:8-10: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that w...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord: vv 1-3; Procession of the Faculty - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - O God, Beyond All Praising: Choir: vv. 1, 2; Congregation: v. 3 - Colossians 2:6-10: As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in i...