BLC Chapel Services

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...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives - 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 351 - I Know That My Redeeme...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending: vv. 1 - 4 - Psalm 86:11: Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending: vv. 5, 9, 10 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Jack DePrey (Organist)

Order of Service: - The Canticle of Moses: Solo: I will sing, sing, sing to the Lord, Lord Lord, for his triumph, his triumph is glorious! Cong.: I will sing, sing, sing to the Lord, Lord Lord, for his triumph, his triumph is glorious! S: Horse and rider he has thrown into the sea! The Lord is my strength, my song, my salvation. This is my God and I extol him, my father’s God and I give him praise...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 360 - Triumphant From the Grave: vv. 1 - 4 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - 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 walls, Prosperity withi...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 73 - Thine is the Glory, Risen, Conqu'ring Son - 1 Corinthians 15:1-8: Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received:...

Order of Service: - Technical note: The main microphone cuts out near the end of the sermon. - Prelude - Easter Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. Be still, and know that...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Benefit & Power of the Sacrament of the Altar: pp. 35-36, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary - Hymn 320 - Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Bestowed: vv. 1, 4, 5, 8 - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and s...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now: vv. 1, 4, 5 - John 18:33-38: Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 280 - Ride On, Ride On in Majesty: vv. 1 - 3 - John 12:1-8, 12-15: Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, ano...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170 - Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names: vv. 1, 2, 5, 6 - 1 Peter 1:18-23: ... you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before t...

Order of Service: - Unless a Grain of Wheat: Refrain: Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die, it remains but a single grain with no life. 1) If we have died with him, then we shall live with him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with him. 2) If anyone serves me, then they must follow me; wherever I am, my servants will be. 3) Make your home in me as I make mine in you; those who...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 292 - O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken: vv. 1, 2, 4, 12, 15 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Os Justi: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, Et lingua ejus loquetur judicium. Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius. Et non supplantabuntar gressus ejus. Alleluia. The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgement. The Law of God is in his heart;...