BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 450 - Lord, To Thee I Make Confession - Matthew 21:18-32: Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did t...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Office of Prime (Early Morning) (p. 108) - Hymn 407 - Love Divine, All Love Excelling - 1 John 4:19-21: We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves G...

Order of Service: - The Order of Service is not available for this service. Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Accompanist), William Stottlemyer (Soloist)

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 122: I was glad when they said to me We will go to the house of God, O Jerusalem, we are standing, standing within thy walls, O Jerusalem! O pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee, Peace be within thy...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You: vv. 1, 2 - Revelation 6:9-11: When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the Word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the ea...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 448 - I Will Sing My Maker's Praises: vv. 1 - 4 - 1 Corinthians 12:1-6: Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is L...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 55 (select verses): P: Give ear to my prayer, O God, C: And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. P: As for me, I will call upon God, C: And the Lord shall save me. P: Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, C: And He shall hear my voice. P: He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, C: For there were many agai...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Call to Worship - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 1 - 3 - Ephesians 2:8 & 9: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 4, 5, 9 - Blessing - Postlude Service Part...

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 - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 574 - O Trinity, Most Blessed Light - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 31: I trust in God, my Savior, my Defense. I hope and trust securely In Thy graciousness. Great Thy goodness toward those who fear Thee, Thou shalt preserve them from all slander; All lying will soon be still; For the Lord showed to me His kindness, He hath...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 435 - All Praise To God Who Reigns Above: vv. 1 - 3 - 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 l...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Welcome and Invocation - Hymn 443 - O That I Had a Thousand Voices - 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 thousan...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord: vv. 1 - 3 - Versicles & Gloria Patri - Anthem: 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 it with thanksgiving. Beware les...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer - Hymn 392 - On Christ's Ascension I Now Build - Acts 1:6-12: Therefore, when they had come together, they asked (Jesus), saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come up...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 387 - Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire - Romans 8:26-28: In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God....

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies - The Versicles (pp. 120-121): led by Concert Choir - Ubi caritas: Concert Choir - John 8:31-32: Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” - Arise, My Soul, Arise: Mary Martha Singers - Homily - Hy...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe - Luke 15:1-7: Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine...

Order of Service: - Prelude - O Rest in the Lord: O rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him, and He shall give thee thy heart's desires: Commit thy way unto Him, and trust in Him, And fret not thyself because of evil doers. - F. Mendelssohn - Psalm 23 (p. 177; Tone 2): in unison - Prayer #67, p. 155: in unison - Hymn 371 - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want: vv. 1 - 3 - Devotion - Hymn 371 - T...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is: vv. 1 - 4 - John 10:22-30: Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 1, 3, 6 - 1 Peter 2:21-25: For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; who, when He was reviled, did not rev...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 357 - The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done - 1 Corinthians 15:19-20: If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 1 - 5 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participant...

Order of Service: - Prelude - This Is the Day: Soloist: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Congregation: This is the day… Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his mercy endures forever; let the house of Israel say: His mercy endures forever. / This is the day… The Lord’s right hand has struck with power,...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 346 - Death is Dead, the True Life Liveth - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 23: Sung by soloist - Luke 24:13-16, 25-27: Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they co...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 340 - Alleluia! Jesus Lives!: vv. 1, 2, 4, 6 (children's choir sings v. 1) - John 20:24-31: Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 349 - How Rich, At Eastertide: vv. 1, 2 - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - 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 s...