BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 241 - He That Believes and is Baptized - Matthew 3:13-17: Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowe...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 1, 2 - Colossians 2:6-8: 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 lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, accordin...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Sixth Petition of the Lord's Prayer (p. 34): And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief, despair, and other great shame and vice. Although we are attacked by these things, we...

Order of Service: - 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 faith: Yo...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear - 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 hat...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Baptism: Nature, Blessing, Power and Meaning of Baptism: pp. 34 & 35 - Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast - Matthew 13:18-23: “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 20 - Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness - John 16:12-16: “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for H...

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 hom...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation - Luke 7:35-50: Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weep...

Order of Service: - 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 faith: Yo...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 1, 2, 4 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - How Great, Almighty, Is Thy Kindness (Psalm 31): How great, Almighty, is Thy kindness! Ah, could a man so hardened live, Who in his heart's unhappy blindness No thanks unto the Lord would give? My duty it shall be forever To feel how loving, Lord, Thou art! As God on h...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 1, 2, 5, 6 - Luke 19:5-10: And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a gu...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 429 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be: vv. 1 - 3 - John 8:3-11: Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” This they said, testing...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Third Article: Sanctification (p. 32): I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean? I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Celtic Alleluia - Colossians 3:12-17: Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfecti...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: vv. 1 - 3 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Choir: Psalm 84 setting by Frenand de la Tombelle: Lovely are thy dwellings, O Lord, thy habitation, My soul cries out for thee, O Lord, with exaltation. Sparrows and swallows make their nest At thine altars, O Lord of hosts. Blessed are those who dwell with thee, They sing thy pr...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 461 - Come, Ye Thankful People Come: vv. 1, 2 - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - The Venite Exultemus (p. 111) - Matthew 13:24-30: Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted an...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 1 - 3 - 2 Peter 1:16-21: For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 109) - Hymn 225 - With Trembling Awe the Chosen Three - Matthew 17:5-8: While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” And when the disciples heard it, they fell o...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for the Week: P: Lord God, heavenly Father, in Your divine wisdom and fatherly goodness You cause Your children to bear the cross; C: You send many afflictions upon us to subdue our sinful flesh, and to enliven our hearts to faith, hope and unceasing prayer; P: We beseech You to have mercy upon us and graciously deliver us out of our trials and afflictions, C:...

Order of Service: - Psalmody:I Will Praise You, Lord - Inwood: Singers: I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me, I will praise you, Lord, for your mercy. I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me: I will praise you, Lord. Congregation: I will praise… Singers: I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. O Lord, you have raised my soul from the d...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 207 - Seek Where Ye May - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 23 (p. 177; Tone 2): All sing in unison - Homily - The Versicle (p. 122) - The Canticle (p. 123) - The Magnificat (p. 123) - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - The Collect (pp. 125-127) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - The Benedicamus (p. 1...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 1 - 4 - Romans 8:31-39: What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who c...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 205 - If Thou But Trust in God To Guide Thee: vv. 1, 2, 3 - Prayer - Matthew 8:18, 23-27: And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side .... Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 426 - Jesus Sinners Doth Receive: vv. 1, 2, 4 - Acts 16:22-34: When the crowd also joined in the attack against them, the magistrates tore off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. Because he received such a command, the jailer threw th...