BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us: vv. 1, 2 - 2 Samuel 9 - Devotion - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us: vv. 3, 4 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Gabrielle Gillespie (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 4 - in Jesus' Name Our Work Must All Be Done - Mark 12:41-44: Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has p...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear - Philippians 2:4-8: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and be...

Order of Service: - Technical note: The audio and video recordings for this service are incomplete; recording was not started until a few minutes into the sermon. - Prelude: - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 1, 2, 5, 6 - John 15:1-5: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prune...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might - John 15:18-21: “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, “A servant is not greater tha...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost - 1 Corinthians 2:14-16: But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he m...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 1, 2, 4 - 1 Timothy 1:12-17: And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 12 - Come, Thou Almighty King - 2 Corinthians 3:4-6: And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives l...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful - Isaiah 29:17-19: Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. The humble also shall increase their joy in the...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170 - Luke 18:9-14: (Jesus) spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, “God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adultere...

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 567 - Christ, Mighty Savior, Light of All Creation - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - Psalm 19: (setting by F. de la Tombelle) Day unto day utters speech, Night unto night reveals knowledge. Fear of the Lord is forever, His righteousness likewise And His judgments perfect forever. Worth far more than gold...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 109) - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - 1 John 1:8-9: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - Devotion - The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116) - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The...

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...