BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Advent: Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, so that by His coming we may worship You with pure minds. Keep us in Your Word by Your Holy Spirit, and establish in us the true faith; through the same, Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Carol of the Birds (John Jacob Niles) - Malachi 4:1-3: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” says the Lord of hosts, “that will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healin...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm: Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Psalm 80): Lord, make us turn… / Lord, make us turn… Shepherd of Israel, hearken from your throne and shine forth, Oh rouse your power, and come to save us. / Lord, make us turn… We are your chosen vine, only by your care do we live, reach out your hand, Oh Lord, unto your people. / Lord, make us turn… If you will dwell with us, we sh...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth: vv. 1 - 3 - Matthew 21:1-9: Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything to you,...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Romans 13:11-14: And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 25 (p. 177; Tone 3): Select verses - Hymn 87 - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Philippians 2:3-8: Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Ch...

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 543 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - 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 also. An...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 359 - Worthy is Christ, the Lamb Who Was Slain: vv. 1 - 5 - Isaiah 65:17-19: “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. but be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and be gla...

Order of Service: - Prelude: The First Noel, arr. by Dan Forrest & Kirk Moss - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1, 3, 5, 6 - John 6:37-40: All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of a...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 1, 2, 4, 5 - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2: 1 Now, about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together with him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken from your composure or disturbed by a spirit, a message, or a letter thought to be from us, which says that the day of the Lord has already come. -...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The King of Love: The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never. I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine forever. Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leadeth; and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. And so through all the length...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 1, 4 ,5 - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, tha...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies - Ephesians 5:15-16: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 1, 3, 8, 14 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Jack DePrey (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Invocation and Confession of Sins (p. 88) - The Absolution (p. 89) - Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 1, 2 - 2 Peter 3:10 -13 NKJV: The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up....

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 525 - I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name: vv. 1, 3, 4 - Acts 7:54-60: When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-10) David R. Erb, 2010: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mou...

Order of Service: - The Order of Service is not available for this service. Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Luke 7:11-17: 11 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. 12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When t...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 427 - Let Me Be Thine Forever - Colossians 1:9-14: For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator - 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 bondage. - Devotion - Pra...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good: vv. 1, 2 - Luke 17:20-21: Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, “See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” - Devotion - Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry...

Order of Service: - Psalm 42/43: Soloist: As the deer longs… Congregation: As the deer longs for… S: Athirst my soul for you, the God who is my life! When shall I see the face of God? C: As the deer longs… S: Echoes meet as deep is calling unto deep, over my head all your mighty waters,sweeping over me. C: As the deer longs for… S: Continually the foe delights in taunting me: “Where is your God?”...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 559 - The Son of God Goes Forth To War - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Hymn 452 - Out of the Depths I Cry To Thee: vv. 1 - 5 - Romans 13:1-5: Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, a...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 52 - All Ye Who On This Earth Do Dwell: vv. 1 - 4 - 1 Timothy 2:1-4: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Sav...