BLC Chapel Services

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Prelude
Blest are They D. Haas: Blest are they, the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God. Blest are they, full of sorrow, they shall be consoled. / All: Rejoice… Blest are they, the lowly ones, they shall inherit the earth. Blest are they who hunger and thirst; they shall have their fill. / All: Rejoice… Blest are they who show mercy, mercy shall be theirs. Blest are they, the pure of heart, they shall see God! All: Rejoice… Blest are they who seek peace; they are the children of God. Blest are they who suffer in faith, the glory of God is theirs. / All: Rejoice… Blest are you who suffer hate, all because of me. Rejoice and be glad, yours is the kingdom; shine for all to see. / All: Rejoice… (twice)
Lamentations 3:18-26: And I said, “My strength and my hope have perished from the Lord.” Remember my affliction and roaming, the wormwood and the gall. My soul still remembers and sinks within me. This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Prayer
Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me? (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Andrew Wade (Instrumentalist), Caleb Schulte (Singer), Daryan Rosenthal (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Hannah Caauwe (Instrumentalist), Kaleb Schmidt (Singer)

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Prelude
The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 56 - Ye Lands, To the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
The Name of Jesus (Craig Courtney)
Homily
Choir Canticle: Magnificat, arr. R. Kreutz: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked upon His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of His arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He remembered His promise of mercy, The promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 596 - Praise To Thee and Adoration (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Peter Estrem (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Prelude
The Confession of Sin (p. 109)
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
2 Corinthians 12:7-10: And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Devotion
Laudamus Te (Vivaldi): Laudamus te (We praise thee, Lord) / Benedicimus te (We give blessing to Thee) Adoramus te (We do worship Thee) / Glorificamus te (We glorify Thee, Lord)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure (View): v. 6
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Laura Matzke (Singer), Lucy Klatt (Singer)

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Hymn 20 - Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness (View)
Hebrews 12:4-11: If you endure discipline, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 372 - Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
John 16:20-22: (Jesus said) “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 372 - Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me (View): vv. 5, 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Davis Smith (Organist)

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Shepherd Me, Oh God, Beyond My Wants: Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death unto life. / Shepherd me ... God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want, I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love, I walk by the quiet waters of peace. / Shepherd me, O God... Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul, you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth, my spirit shall sing the music of your name. / Shepherd me, O God... Though I should wander the valley of death, I fear no evil, for you are at my side, your rod and your staff, my comfort and my hope. / Shepherd me, O God... You have set me a banquet of love in the face of hatred, crowing me with love beyond my pow’r to hold. / Shepherd me, O God... Surely your kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life; I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore. / Shepherd me, O God..
Acts 20:28-31: “Always keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves, who will not spare the flock, will come in among you. Even from your own group men will rise up, twisting the truth in order to draw disciples after them. Therefore be always on the alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning each of you with tears.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Lord, Send Out Your Spirit - Psalm 104 : Soloist: Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth; Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. Congregation: Lord, send out… S: O bless the Lord, my soul, O Lord, how great are your ways! How many are your works, O Lord! The earth is full of your glory. C: Lord, send out… S: You take back your spirit, they die, returning to the dust. You send forth your Spirit, they are created, you renew the face of the earth. C: Lord,send out… S: May the glory of God be forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works! May my thoughts and my deeds be pleasing to him, I find my joy in the Lord! C: Lord, send out...
Psalm 23 (p. 177; Tone 2)
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Evan Matzke (Soloist)

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Prelude
The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 32 - This is the Day the Lord Hath Made (View): Psalm 118
John 10:22-28: 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. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”
Anthem: O Savior of the World J. Goss: O Savior of the world, who by the cross and precious blood hath redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
Homily
Hymn 344 - Christ the Lord is Ris'n Again (View)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 348 - He is Arisen! Glorious Word! (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

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Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine (View): vv. 1, 3, 5
1 Peter 5:1-4: Therefore, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as one who also shares in the glory that is about to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: Shepherd God’s flock that is among you, serving as overseers, not grudgingly but willingly, as God desires, not because you are greedy for money but because you are eager to do it. Do not lord it over those entrusted to your care, but be examples for the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive an unfading crown of glory.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine (View): vv. 9, 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 396 - If God Had Not Been On Our Side (View)
John 10:27-30: My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.” Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 371 - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (View)
John 10:14-16: (Jesus said) ”I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 371 - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (View): vv. 4, 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Andrejs Mudulis (Organist)

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Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: Sing aloud to God our strength, make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. P: O heavenly Father: Chiefly are we bound to praise You for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; C: For He is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us and has taken away the sins of the world. P: By His death he has destroyed death. C: And by His rising to life again He has restored to us everlasting life. All: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia!
Hymn 340 - Alleluia! Jesus Lives! (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 6
Acts 1:3, 21-22: After his suffering, (Jesus) presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. ... In those days Peter stood up among the believers... and said, “Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord went in and out among us, beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of the resurrection.” (NIV)
Prayer
Hymn 350 - He's Risen, He's Risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Psalm 16: Center of My Life: O Lord, you are... / O Lord, you are... Keep me safe, O God, I take refuge in you. I say to the Lord, "You are my God. My happiness lies in you alone." / O Lord, you are... I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel, who even at night directs my heart. I keep the Lord ever in my sight; since he is at my right hand I shall stand firm. / O Lord, you are... And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even in safety shall my body rest. For you will not leave my soul among the dead, nor let your beloved know decay. / O Lord, you are... You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, at your right-hand happiness forever./ O Lord...
Numbers 21:4-9: Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 1, 4, 6, 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Caleb Von Deylen, Seminarian (Preacher), Cyril Palm (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives (View): vv. 1 - 4
Luke 23:36-49: Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish [b]and some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence. Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city [d]of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives (View): vv. 5 - 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink (View): vv. 1 - 4
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 put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink (View): vv. 5, 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

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Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 5
John 20:19-23: On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King (View): vv. 6, 7, 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 359 - Worthy is Christ, the Lamb Who Was Slain (View)
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 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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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 thanks, Enter those courts with songs of joy. Give thanks and bless God’s holy name. C: All the earth… S: Indeed, how good is God, whose loving kindness has no end. God shall be faithful from age to age. C: All the earth… (repeat)
Deuteronomy 6:1-9: “Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (View): vv. 1,4, 5, 6, 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Caleb Strutz, Seminarian (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Natalie Henning (Soloist)

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Prelude: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Hymn 255 - Lord, Hear the Voice of My Complaint (View): vv. 1, 4
A Canticle (p. 105)
Prelude: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
Hymn 328 - Soul, Adorn Thyself With Gladness (View): vv. 8
The Lesson (p. 134)
Prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Hymn 334 - O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (View): vv. 4, 8
Prelude: Christus, der uns selig macht
Christ, Through Whom We All Are Blest: vv. 1, 8
Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer
Prelude: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (View): vv. 1, 7
The Collect of Thanks (p. 105)
The Benediction (p. 106)
Prelude: Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag
The Day Hath Dawned — The Day of Days

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist)

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Prelude
Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View)
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Revelation 1:17-18: When I saw Him (Christ), I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”
Devotion
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending (View): vv. 1, 2, 6
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 355 - Now Christ is Risen (View): vv. 1 - 6
1 Corinthians 15:54-58: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Choir: Easter Chant by Gordon Young: Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Jesus Christ is risen Today! Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
Prayer
Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude
The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad (View): vv. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
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 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 became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Devotion
The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 283 - Glory Be To Jesus, Who in Bitter Pains (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 279 - Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (View)
Matthew 21:6-11: So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 280 - Ride On, Ride On in Majesty (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled (View): vv. 1 - 4
Luke 1:26-38: Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.” Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Devotion
Prayer #50, p. 153
Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled (View): vv. 5, 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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The Second Article: Redemption (p. 32): And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. What does this mean? I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death, that I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity. This is most certainly true.
Hymn 8 - Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (View)
Ephesians 1:22-23: And He (God the Father) put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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Prayer
Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Davis Smith (Organist)

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Hymn 272 - O Sinner, Come Thy Sin To Mourn (View)
1 Samuel 2:1-10: And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. No one is holy like the Lord, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so very proudly; let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength. Those who were full have hired them-selves out for bread, and the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, and she who has many children has become feeble. “The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and He has set the world upon them. He will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; from heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth He will give strength to His king, and exalt the horn of His anointed.”
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Prayer
Hymn 384 - Our Father, Throned in Heav'n Above (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Skyler Hepler, Seminary student (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 285 - Jesus Christ, Our Lord Most Holy (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 452 - Out of the Depths I Cry To Thee (View): vv. 1 - 3
Luke 23:13-25: Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast). And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.” But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
The Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy) (p. 89)
Homily
Choir Canticle: Magnificat, arr. R. Kreutz: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked upon His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of His arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He remembered His promise of mercy, The promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
Hymn 297 - Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted (View)
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View)
John 18:36: Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
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Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King (View): vv. 1 - 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Hymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow (View): vv. 1, 2
Hebrews 7:26-28: For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.
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Hymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Responsory: P: Christ humbled Himself, and became obedient to the point of death; C: Even the death of the cross. P: All we like sheep have gone astray; C: And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. P: Send out Your light and Your truth; C: Let them lead me, let them bring me to Your holy hill. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 270 - Hail Thou Once-Despised Jesus (View): vv. 1 & 2
Luke 10-16: “He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”
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Hymn 270 - Hail Thou Once-Despised Jesus (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170
Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me? (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
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 lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me? (View): vv. 6, 7, 8
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joel Hermanson (Organist)

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Hymn 448 - I Will Sing My Maker's Praises (View): vv. 1 - 4
Luke 12:16-21: Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 448 - I Will Sing My Maker's Praises (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Michael Harting (Instrumentalist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 275 - We Bless Thee, Jesus Christ Our Lord (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Pilgrim's Hymn: Even before we call on Your name To ask You, O God, When we seek for the words to glorify You, You hear our prayer; Unceasing love, O unceasing love, Surpassing all we know. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit. Even with darkness sealing us in, We breathe Your name, And through all the days that follow so fast, We trust in You; Endless Your grace, O endless Your grace, Beyond all mortal dream. Both now and forever, And unto ages and ages, Amen. -- Text by Michael Dennis Browne; setting by Stephen Paulus
Luke 22:54-71: 54 Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance. 55 Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.” 57 But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” 58 And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” 59 Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster [c]crows, you will deny Me three times.” 62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly. 63 Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him. 64 And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?” 65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him. 66 As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, 67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe. 68 And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go. 69 Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.” 70 Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” So He said to them, “You rightly say that I am.” 71 And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”
Homily
Hymn 298 - Sing, My Tongue, How Glorious Battle (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
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Service Participants: Peter Estrem (Preacher), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director)

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Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (View): vv. 1, 2
Exodus 16:13-15: That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was.
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Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (View): vv. 3
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Service Participants: Rev. Brad Kerkow (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 266 - O Bread of Life From Heaven (View): vv. 1, 2
Matthew 6:24: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
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Hymn 266 - O Bread of Life From Heaven (View): vv. 3
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 264 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure (View): vv. 1 - 3
John 6:26-27: Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
Devotion
Prayer #47, p. 153
Hymn 264 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure (View): vv. 4, 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 405 - The Myst'ry Hidden From the Eyes (View): vv. 1, 2
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
The Invitatory (p. 110)
The Venite Exultemus (p. 111)
Hebrews 11:17-19: By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
Hymn 69 - The God of Abr'Am Praise (View): vv. 1 - 4
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Hymn 405 - The Myst'ry Hidden From the Eyes (View): vv. 7
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Luke 23:1-25: 1 Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.” 3 Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him and said, “It is as you say.” 4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no fault in this Man.” 5 But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.” 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. 7 And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. 8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. 9 Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. 11 Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other. 13 Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 14 said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; 15 no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. 16 I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” 17 (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast). 18 And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. 20 Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. 21 But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” 22 Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.” 23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. 24 So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. 25 And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 406 - Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart (View): vv. 1, 2
Hebrews 11:13-16: These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
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Hymn 406 - Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart (View): vv. 3
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Ben Wiechmann, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 256 - When Afflictions Sore Oppress You (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 21:1-4: And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”
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Prayer
Hymn 256 - When Afflictions Sore Oppress You (View): vv. 4, 5
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Service Participants: Rev. Andrew Soule, Mt. Olive Lutheran, Mankato (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest (View): vv. 1 - 4
Matthew 15:21-28: Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
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Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest (View): vv. 5 - 7
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Service Participants: Rev. Pres. Gaylin Schmeling, Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
1 John 5:1-5: Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
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Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 10, 15
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Psalm 25: Remember Your Mercy, Lord: Solo: Remember, remember your mercy, Lord… All: Remember… S: Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my Savior. A:Remember… S:Remember your mercy, Lord, and the love you have shown from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth. In your love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord. A:Remember… S:The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to all who stray, He guides the humble in the right path; he teaches his way to the poor. A:Remember…
1 Peter 5:6-11: Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer #42, p. 152
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Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Simon Kovaciny (Soloist)

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Hymn 295 - Over Kedron Jesus Treadeth (View): vv. 1, 3, 8
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Luke 22:31-53
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
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Choir Canticle: Magnificat, arr. R. Kreutz: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked upon His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of His arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He remembered His promise of mercy, The promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 284 - Go To Dark Gethsemane (View): vv. 1 - 3
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil (View): vv. 1 - 4
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 than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.”
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Prayer #40, p. 152
Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 5 & 6
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Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
Hymn 259 - The Kingdom Satan Founded (View): vv. 1 - 4
Matthew 4:1-11 : Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
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The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 5, 6
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 61 - My Heart is Longing To Praise My Savior (View)
1 Peter 3:18-22: For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
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Hymn 242 - Baptized Into Thy Name Most Holy (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 7
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 236 - Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus (View)
Galatians 5:22-25: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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Hymn 236 - Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus (View)
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (View): vv. 1-4
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Psalm 130 (p. 193, Tone 3)
Luke 22:14-30: When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves. But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (View): vv. 5, 6
Psalm 32:1-5: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not [b]impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 292 - O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken (View): vv. 1-6
Isaiah 53:6-9: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, and who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken. And they made His grave with the wicked— but with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Devotion
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Hymn 292 - O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken (View): vv. 12-15
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 239 - I Lay My Sins On Jesus (View)
John 12:23-28: Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 240 - Jesus, Refuge of the Weary (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

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Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It (View): vv. 1 - 3
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 allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 241 - He That Believes and is Baptized (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Joel Hermanson (Organist)

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The First Article: Creation (p. 32): Read in unison
Hebrews 11:1-3: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 72 - Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Our Help Is From the Lord - Psalm 121 - Dead Olawski: Soloist: Our help is from the Lord… / C: Our help is from… S: I lift up my eyes to the mountains, when will help come to me? My help is come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. / C: Our help… S: May He not allow me to stumble. May He who guards me never sleep. He walks on my path, a force beside me, the guardian of Israel. / C: Our help… The Lord is my help, my protector. At my right hand He will be. The sun will not harm me by day, the moon will not harm me by night. / C: Our help… The Lord will protect me from evil; He will guide me as I go. The Lord will defend me in my ways, now and forever. / C: Our help…
Luke 11:27-28: And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Douglas Lindee (Soloist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 231 - When Israel Through the Desert Passed (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Psalm 46, Be Still: Be still, be still, be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. (setting by Rick Sowash)
Revelation 22:18-21: For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Homily
Canticle: Beati Pauperes (Beatitudes), p. 197: with the Gloria Patri
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction: p. 126-127, Led by the choir
Hymn 580 - Almighty Father, Bless the Word (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director), Kaleb Schmidt (Choir Director)

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Hymn 438 - Come, O Come, Thou Quick'ning Spirit (View): vv. 1-3
The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
Luke 8:11-15: “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.”
Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
The Responsory (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 438 - Come, O Come, Thou Quick'ning Spirit (View): vv. 7, 8
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 234 - We Have a Sure Prophetic Word (View)
2 Peter 1:20-21: ... knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View)
Luke 8:1-3: Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word (View)
Blessing
Recognition of Anniversaries
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Service Participants: Rev. Alex Ring (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Psalm 67 (p. 182; Tone 4)
Hymn 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (View)
Hebrews 4:14-16: Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Hymn 212 - Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist)

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Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness: Soloist: Lord, let me see Your kindness, and grant us Your salvation. Congregation: Lord, let us see… S: I will hear what God proclaims; he proclaims peace to his people. His salvation is near to those who fear him, his glory dwells in our land. C: Lord, let us see… S: Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss. Truth shall spring out of the earth and justice shall look down from heaven. C: Lord, let us see… S: The Lord will give his benefits; our land shall yield its increase. Justice shall walk before him and salvation along his path! C: Lord, let us see…
Luke 23:39-43: 39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” 43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Devotion
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Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Caleb Schultz (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 1 - 4
The Versicles (pp. 120-121): and Gloria Patri
Matthew 16:13-20: When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
Psalm 8 (p. 174; Tone 2)
Homily
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 5 - 7
Postlude

Service Participants: Peter Estrem (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 109)
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Luke 15:11-24: Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the[b]pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
Devotion
Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation (View)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 5
Acts 16:25-34: At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
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Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 8, 9, 10
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168
Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 1, 2, 5, 6
Titus 3:4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Devotion
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Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 8, 10
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrejs Mudulis (Organist)

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Prelude: Salvation Is Created, by Pavel Tchesnokov, arr. McAlister
Hymn 194 - Led On Their Way By This Triumphant Sign (View)
1 Peter 3:15-16: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
Devotion
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Hymn 191 - Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying (View)
Blessing
Postlude: Dona Nobis Pacem, by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place: Michael Joncas
Matthew 8:11: (Jesus said:) “I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 200 - There Many Shall Come From the East and the West (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 7
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Caleb Schulte (Singer), Daryan Rosenthal (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 571 - O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day (View)
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 praises now and forever. For the Lord our God is our sun, our shield forever He grants to us all that we need by his good favor. One day within thy courts, O Lord, Is far better than thousands elsewhere. Blessed are those who trust in thee, They go from strength to strength in thy presence. My King and my God.
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 am well pleased.” And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
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 (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 224 - The Only Son From Heaven (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Davis Smith (Soloist)

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Hymn 225 - With Trembling Awe the Chosen Three (View)
Matthew 17:1-8: Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 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 on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
Devotion
Prayer #30, p. 151
Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 202 - Thou, Whose Almighty Word (View)
Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus came and spoke to (His disciples) and said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Devotion
Prayer #140, p. 166
Hymn 591 - May God Bestow On Us His Grace (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Romans 10:14-17: How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Hymn 199 - Rise, Thou Light of Gentile Nations (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Davis Smith (Organist)

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Hymn 187 - Our Father, By Whose Name (View)
Ephesians 5:25-27: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
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Hymn 190 - O Blest the House, Whate'er Befall (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Joyfully Give Praise to God (Psalm 98): Soloist: Joyfully give praise to God, Sing alleluia alleluia! Congregation: Joyfully give praise to God, Sing alleluia alleluia! S: Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation. / Joyfully… S: The Lord has made known his salvation, has shown to the nations his justice. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. / Joyfully… S: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy! / Joyfully… S: Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp, with the sound of music. With trumpets and the sound of the horn, acclaim the King, the Lord. / Joyfully…
Genesis 2:18-24: 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is a suitable partner for him.” 19 Out of the soil the Lord God had formed every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that became its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal, but for Adam no helper was found who was a suitable partner for him. 21 The Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, the Lord God took a rib and closed up the flesh where it had been. 22 The Lord God built a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, Now this one is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She will be called “woman,” because she was taken out of man. 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will remain united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.
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Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kaleb Schmidt (Soloist)

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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 128)
The Confession of Sin (p. 128)
Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation (View)
Psalm 128 : Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
Acts 16:25-31: But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
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The Responsory (p. 128)
The Collect (p. 128)
The Canticle (p. 128)
Hymn 565 - All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night (View)
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrejs Mudulis (Organist)

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Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife (View)
Genesis 29:1, 9-12: So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East. ... Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. So she ran and told her father.
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Hymn 172 - Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 188 - Hear Us Now, Our God and Father (View): vv. 1, 2
John 2:9-11: When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
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Hymn 188 - Hear Us Now, Our God and Father (View): vv. 3
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 175 - God Loves Me Dearly (View)
Deuteronomy 6:6-9: “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
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Hymn 178 - I Pray Thee, Dear Lord Jesus (View)
Prayer
Hymn 174 - Children of the Heav'nly Father (View)
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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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, the Lord’s right hand is exalted; I shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord. / This is the day… The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. / This is the day…
Genesis 18:17-19: And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
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Hymn 103 - Hail To the Lord's Anointed (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Cyril Palm (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 183 - Master of Eager Youth (View)
Ephesians 6:1-4: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
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Hymn 148 - Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 185 - Within the Father's House (View)
Luke 2:46-52: Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.” And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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Hymn 134 - Let Us All With Gladsome Voice (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Responsory for Epiphany Season: P: Alleluia! Oh, praise the Lord, all you nations! C: Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Behold, the Lord, the Ruler, has come, and the kingdom and the power and the glory are in His hand. All kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him. / All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 168 - As With Gladness Men of Old (View)
Matthew 2:1-6: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
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Prayer #18, p. 149
Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 129 - I Stand Beside Thy Manger Here (View): Soloist: v. 1, All: vv. 2-5
Galatians 4:4-7: But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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Prayer
O Holy Night: (A. Adam)
The Benediction (p. 87)
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 121 - Behold, a Branch is Growing (View): vv. 1-3
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Psalm 72 (p. 182; Tone 2)
Matthew 1:18-25: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.
Hymn 121 - Behold, a Branch is Growing (View): vv. 4, 5
Anthem: Have I Not Commanded You?: N. Wayne, 2022 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage Do not be afraid or dismayed, For the Lord, your God, is with you. Joshua 1:9 Homily
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Magnificat (p. 123)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 103 - Hail To the Lord's Anointed (View): vv.1, 2, 5

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: O Come, O Come, Immanuel, arr. R. Vandall
Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come (View): vv. 1, 2, 6, 8
1 John 3:16-18: By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come (View): vv. 13, 14, 15
Call assignment: Audrey Faith Amiling / Chloe Carol Kuhlman
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Hymn 126 - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, (View)
Blessing
Postlude: Angels We Have Heard on High, arr. J. Blersch

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist), Laura Matzke (Pianist)

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Hymn 111 - When Sinners See Their Lost Condition (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
Luke 2:8-16: And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
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Hymn 114 - Angels From the Realms of Glory (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 109 - Hark the Glad Sound! the Savior Comes (View)
Luke 2:1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Hymn 115 - All My Heart Sings and Rejoices (View): vv. 1, 2, 3, 8, 15
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Service Participants: Rev. Craig Ferkenstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: Christmas Joy - M. Herman
Matthew 25:1-13: “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bride-groom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, “No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’But he answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying (View): vv. 1 & 2
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Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying (View): vv. 3
Postlude: Angels from the Realms of Glory - arr. L. Larson

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), Handbell Choir (Participant #4 Role)

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Loving and Forgiving Psalm 103: Soloist: Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord; slow to anger,rich in kindness, loving and forgiving are you. All: Loving and forgiving… S: All my being, bless the Lord, bless the holy name of God. All my being, bless the Lord, remembering the goodness of God. All: Loving and forgiving… S: God forgives us all our sins, healing those who live in pain, saving us from final death. God fills us with goodness & love. All: Loving and forgiving… S: Good and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger, rich in love. God remembers not our sins; forgiving and loving is God. All: Loving and forgiving… S: As heaven soars above the earth, so great the love of God for us. As far as east is from the west, the Lord takes our sins from us. All: Loving and forgiving…
Revelation 22:12-17 : Look, I am coming soon and my reward is with me, to repay each one according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the Tree of Life and so that they may enter through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, that is, the sorcerers, the adulterers, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears this say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wants the water of life take it as a gift.
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Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Allison Rygh (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Matthew 1:23: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (View): v. 1; followed by Veni Emmanuel (James Engel) - Cyril Palm
John 1:23: He said: “I am ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the Lord,”’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry (View): vv. 1, 5; followed by Puer nobis (James Engle) - William Stottlemyer
Isaiah 40:1-2: “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD’S hand Double for all her sins.”
Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 1, 4; followed by Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele (Johann Pachelbel) - Micah Smith
Philippians 4:4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Hymn 135 - Now Sing We, Now Rejoice (View): vv. 1, 3; followed by In dulci jubilo (James Engel) - Heidi Riebau
2 Corinthians 8:9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
Hymn 134 - Let Us All With Gladsome Voice (View): vv. 1, 3; followed by Lasst uns alle (James Engel) - Philip Smith
Isaiah 40:9-11: O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
Hymn 128 - Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising (View): vv. 1, 3; followed by Quem Pastores (Helmut Walcha) - Andrejs Mudulis
Psalm 98:1-2: Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things. … The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.
Hymn 138 - Joy To the World, the Lord is Come (View): vv. 1, 4; followed by Antioch (Wilbur Held) - Mark DeGarmeaux

Service Participants: William Stottlemyer (Organist), Hannah Caauwe (Pianist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 11:11-12: “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.”
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Special Music: An Advent Duet on a Traditional English Folksong, arr. P. M. Liebergen
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Hymn 101 - The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Hannah Caauwe (Instrumentalist), Lucy Klatt (Singer), Lydia Palmquist (Singer)

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Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry (View): vv. 1-3
Matthew 11:7-10: As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’”
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Prayer
Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Joshua Skogen, Scarville/Centre Lutheran Parish, Scarville, Iowa (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come: P: Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come, C: That by Your protection we may be rescued from the threating perils of our sins, and be saved by Your might deliverance. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul, O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed. Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 105 - Rise, Children of the Kingdom (View)
Psalm 51:16-17: You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
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Hymn 100 - The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us (View): vv. 1, 5, 6, 7
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 2:25-26: And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
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Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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The Path of Life (Psalm 16): Soloist: You will show me the path of life, and delights that await me in Your presence. Without You there is nothing; no joy can be complete until at last I sit by Your side. All: You will show… Soloist: You will show me the path of life, the delights that await me in your presence. Without you there is nothing; no joy can be complete until at last I sit by your side All: You will show… Soloist: O God, you are my refuge, do not turn me away; I say, “You are my God.” Without you there can be no good. All: You will show… Soloist: I bless the Lord who guides me, even in my sleep; my face is turned to God. With the Lord at my side I shall stand firm. All: You will show… Soloist: My heart exults, my spirit sings, even my body trusts in you; for you will not abandon my soul to death, nor let me sink into the grave. All: You will show…
Matthew 24:10-14: Then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
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Hymn 94 - O How Shall I Receive Thee (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6, 10
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Ingrid Bloedel (Soloist)

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Hymn 93 - The New Church Year Again is Come (View): vv. 1-3
Matthew 24:36-42: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.”
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Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 87 - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (View)
Acts 1:9-11: Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
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Hymn 89 - Jesus Came, the Heav'ns Adoring (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Joel Hermanson (Organist)

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Responsory (Jeremiah 29): P: I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, C: Thoughts of peace and not of evil. P: Then you will call upon Me, and go and pray to Me, C: And I will listen to you. P: Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; C: You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 10 - Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 7
1 Peter 1:13: Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Prayer
Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
The Invitatory (p. 110)
The Venite Exultemus (p. 111)
2 Corinthians 9:10-15: Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Devotion
The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation (View)
2 Timothy 4:6-8: For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
Devotion
Prayer #133, p. 165
Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group), Madeline Gutzke (Instrumentalist)

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Hymn 8 - Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (View)
Revelation 22:1-7: And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 1 - Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word (View)
Matthew 25:31-34: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, “Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 543 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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God Mounts His Throne: Soloist: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; Alleluia, alleluia! Congregation: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; Alleluia, alleluia! S: All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy! For the Lord Most High we must fear, great king over all the earth. C: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; Alleluia, alleluia! S: God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast. Sing praise for God, sing praise to our king. C: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; Alleluia, alleluia! S: God is king of all the earth. Sing praise with all your skill. God is king over the nations; he reigns on his holy throne. C: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; Alleluia, alleluia! (Paul Inwood / Psalm 47)
2 Peter 3:3-9: ...knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and [a]perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward [b]us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Prayer
Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Andy Muske (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 56 - Ye Lands, To the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise (View)
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 said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 321 - Zion, To Thy Savior Singing (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6 (tune: ELH 468)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies (View)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11: But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of dark-ness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near (View): vv. 1, 5, 6, 7
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Hymn 63 - Now Thank We All Our God (View)
1 Timothy 2:1-6: Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in [b]authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and [c]reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 602 - God Bless Our Native Land (View)
Blessing

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher)

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Announcement
Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost (View): vv. 1 - 3
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.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 230 - Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Brad Kerkow (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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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 thanks, Enter those courts with songs of joy. Give thanks and bless God’s holy name. C: All the earth… S: Indeed, how good is God, whose loving kindness has no end. God shall be faithful from age to age. C: All the earth… (repeat)
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 and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil (View): vv. 1, 3, 4, 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Natalie Henning (Soloist)

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Hymn 529 - Vain World, Now Farewell (View): vv. 1 - 2
Versicles & Gloria Patri: Led by the soloist
Psalm 23: Sung by the soloist
Romans 7:13-17: Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good to bring about my death, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.
Homily
Canticle: Nunc dimittis (Hymn 48) setting by M. DeGarmeaux: 1. Duet, 2. All, 3. Duet, 4. All
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 529 - Vain World, Now Farewell (View): vv. 3, 4
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Andy Muske (Soloist), Douglas Lindee (Singer)

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Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee (View): vv. 1 - 3
1 Thessalonians 5:21-24: Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Devotion
Prayer for Wednesday Morning, p. 169
Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee (View): vv. 4, 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold (View): vv. 1, 3, 6
2 Timothy 4:2-5: Preach the Word. Be ready whether it is convenient of not. Correct, rebuke, and encourage, with all patience and teaching. For there will come a time when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, because they have itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in line with their own desires. They will also turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths. As for you, keep a clear head in every situation. Bear hardship. Do the work of an evangelist. Fulfill your ministry.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 441 - O That the Lord Would Guide My Ways (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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The Versicles, Gloria Patri & Confession of Sin: p. 108
Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense (View): vv. 1 - 4
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: 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.
Devotion
Responsory, Collect & Canticle
Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense (View): vv. 5, 6, 10
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 557 - Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand (View)
1 Peter 2:9-10: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. At one time you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. At one time you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 174 - Children of the Heav'nly Father (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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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 remain in me bear much fruit. 4) If you remain in me and my word lives in you, then you will be my disciples. 5) Those who love me are loved by my Father; we shall be with them and dwell in them. 6) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; peace which the world cannot give is my gift.
Titus 3:3-7: When the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Simon Kovaciny (Soloist)

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Hymn 34 - Kyrie, God Father in Heav'n Above (View): Followed by J.S. Bach, played by Kaleb Schmidt
Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View): v. 1; Followed by Telemann, played by Joel Hermanson
Hymn 38 - We All Believe in One True God (View): v. 1; Followed by J C Bach, played by Tamara Omar
Hymn 40 - Isaiah, Mighty Seer, in Days of Old (View): v.1; Followed by Samuel Scheidt, played by M. DeGarmeaux
Hymn 41 - Lamb of God, Pure and Holy (View): v. 3; Followed by Every Sunday Organist, played by Davis Smith
Hymn 63 - Now Thank We All Our God (View): v. 1; Followed by Friedrich Franke, played by Hannah Caauwe

Service Participants: Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Responsory: P: You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, C: That you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. P: Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; C: Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. P: Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, C: And to the Lamb! All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest (View): vv. 1 - 4
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 of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest (View): vv. 5 - 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 551 - Lord, Help Us Ever To Retain (View)
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.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 251 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God (View): vv. 1 & 2
Psalm 78:1-8: Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 1, 3, 6, 7
Matthew 7:24-29: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Devotion
In Thee Is Gladness: (arranged by M. DeGarmeaux)
Prayer #142, p. 166
Hymn 583 - God's Word is Our Great Heritage (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary Choir (Choral Group)

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Prelude: O Blest the House - Johann Pachelbel
Hymn 549 - O God, Our Lord (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121): Led by the choir
Matthew 13:44-45: The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
The Word Was God (Rosephanye Powell): In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made, that have been made. Nothing was made, He has not made. All things were made by Him. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
1 Corinthians 1:22-31: Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 1, 2, 8, 9
How Firm a Foundation
Hymn 579 - Abide in Grace, Lord Jesus (View)
Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear: Lord, open thou my heart to hear And through Thy Word, to me draw near; Let me Thy Word e’er pure retain; Let me Thy child and heir remain. Thy Word doth deeply move the heart, Thy Word doth perfect health impart, Thy Word my soul with joy doth bless, Thy Word brings peace and happiness. To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Shall glory, praise, and honor be Now and throughout eternity. Amen. J. Olearius, 1611-84; Tr. M. Loy, 1828-1915. Setting by Jacob B. Weber.
Homily
Hymn 43 - Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
God of Ages: God of the ages, whose almighty hand leads forth in beauty all the starry band of shining worlds in splendor through the skies, our grateful songs before thy throne arise. Thy love divine hath led us in the past; in this free land with thee our lot is cast; be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay, thy Word our law, thy paths our chosen way. From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence, be thy strong arm our ever sure defense; thy true religion in our hearts increase; thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace. Refresh thy people on their toilsome way; lead us from night to never-ending day; fill all our lives with love and grace divine, and glory, laud, and praise be ever thine. (arranged by Arlen Clarke)
Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
Collect
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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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 dead, restored me to life from those who sink into the grave. C: I will praise… S: Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him, give thanks to his holy name. His anger lasts but a moment; his favor through life. At night there are tears but joy comes with dawn. C: I will praise… S: The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my help. For me you have changed my mourning into dancing; O lord my God, I will thank you forever. C: I will praise…
Mark 6:34: Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
Devotion
Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

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Hymn Study: Commentary between hymn verses
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 1
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 2 & 3
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 4 - 6
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 7 & 8
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 9 & 10
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 492 - The Law of God is Good and Wise (View): vv. 1 - 4
The Conclusion of the Commandments (p. 32): What does God say about all these commandments? He says, “I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.” (Ex. 20: 5–6) What does this mean? God threatens to punish all who break these commandments. Therefore, we should fear His wrath and not do anything against them. But He promises grace and every blessing to all who keep these commandments. Therefore, we should also love and trust in Him and gladly do what He commands.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 492 - The Law of God is Good and Wise (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Davis Smith (Organist)

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Responsive Reading from James chapter 1: P: Blessed is the man who endures temptation; C: For when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. P: Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; C: For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. P: Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, C: And comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. P: Of His own will He brought us forth by the Word of truth, C: That we might be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation (View): vv. 1-3
Acts 15:12-20: The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things’— things known from long ago.’ “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrejs Mudulis (Organist)

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Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You (View): vv. 1 & 2
2 Corinthians 10:3-5: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Paul Fries, ELS Communication Director (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 520 - Soldiers of Christ, Arise (View)
The Ninth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to him in keeping it.
The Tenth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not entice or force away our neighbor’s wife, workers, or animals, or turn them against him, but urge them to stay and do their duty.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands (View): vv. 1, 2, 10, 11, 12
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Responsory Psalm: P: Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. (Ps. 31) C: The Lord delivered me from all my fears. (Ps. 34) P: Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowler. (Ps. 124) C: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. P: He is my God, and I will praise Him; C: My father’s God and I will exalt Him. (Ex. 15) All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
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 earth?” Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” arr. by Valadez
Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 1-5
Mark 14:38: (Jesus said to Peter) “Watch and pray that you may not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 6-9
Blessing
Postlude: “Ashokan Farewell,” by Jay Ungar / arr. by Custer

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Soloist and Congregation: Soloist: I will praise… / Congreg.: I will praise… 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 dead, restored me to life from those who sink into the grave. / I will praise… Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him, give thanks to his holy name. His anger lasts but a moment; his favor through life At night there are tears but joy comes with dawn. / I will… The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my help. For me you have changed my mourning into dancing; O Lord my God, I will thank you forever. / I will…
Psalm 119:9-11: How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 513 - My Maker, Be Thou Nigh (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 510 - Fear and Love Thy God and Lord (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
John 6:66-69: From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Choir canticle: Adoramus te: Choir Canticle: Adoramus te, setting by Palestrina Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi, quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. Qui passus es pro nobis, Domine. Domine, miserere nobis.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127): Led by the choir
Hymn 580 - Almighty Father, Bless the Word (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director)

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Psalm 115 (p. 189; Tone 3): (spoken responsively P: odd # verses / C: even # verses & Glory be to the Father...)
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 33): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn 435 - All Praise To God Who Reigns Above (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord (View): vv. 1-3, 8, & 10
The Eighth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 489 - The Law Commands and Makes Us Know (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Morning Prayer, p. 167
Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil (View): vv. 1-4
Ephesians 5:15-21: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Devotion
Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil (View): vv. 6, 7, & 14
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 15 - Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
1 Corinthians 5:1-5: It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife! And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 497 - Praise the Almighty; My Soul, Adore Him (View): vv. 1, 3, 5, 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 499 - Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein (View): vv. 1 - 4
Luke 15:17-24: (Parable of the Prodigal Son) “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 499 - Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 5 & 6
Philippians 3:8-14: Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Homily: What to Do with Your Spiritual Stuff
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow (View): vv. 1, 5, 6
Postlude

Service Participants: Caleb Strutz, Seminarian (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 442 - King of Glory, King of Peace (View)
Exodus 31:1-6: Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship. And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you.”
Talk: God Blesses His Church Through the Arts
Prayer: Lord God, heavenly Father, Let Your blessing rest on seed time and harvest, commerce and industry, on medicine and science; sanctify the arts and culture, the rest and leisure of Your people. Bless all who in their daily calling endeavor to do Your will, and give them the assurance that their work is pleasing in Your sight. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.
Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Laura Matzke (Organist), Jason Jaspersen (Speaker)

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Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands (View): vv. 1-4, 8, 11, 12
The Seventh Commandment (p. 31): You shall not steal. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or possessions, or get them in any dishonest way, but help him to improve and protect his possessions and income.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 585 - How Blessed is the Little Flock (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
The Invitatory (p. 110)
The Venite Exultemus (p. 111)
Matthew 9:1-8: So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!” But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled[a]and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Devotion
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 6
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Responsive Reading: P: Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Heb. 1:14 C: He shall give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways. Ps. 91:11 P: Bless the Lord, you His angels who excel in strength and do His Word; C: Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, who heed the voice of His Word. All: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Ps. 103 P: O everlasting God; You have ordained and constituted the services of angels and men in a wonderful order. C: Mercifully grant that, as Your holy angels always serve You in heaven, so by Your appointment they may also help and defend us here on earth. Amen. All: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name.
Hymn 545 - Lord God We All To Thee Give Praise (View): vv. 1-4
Luke 22:41-44: When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Devotion
Hymn 545 - Lord God We All To Thee Give Praise (View): vv. 11-16
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending (View): vv. 1 & 2
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 the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. 16 Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” 17 And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending (View): vv. 5, 9, 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 473 - For Me To Live is Jesus (View): vv. 1-4
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
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 the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. 16 Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” 17 And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.
Thy Holy Wings
Homily
Choir Canticle: Magnificat, arr. R. Kreutz: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked upon His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of His arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He remembered His promise of mercy, The promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 473 - For Me To Live is Jesus (View): vv. 5-8
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife (View): vv. 1, 2, & 4
The Sixth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 402 - Holy Ghost, With Light Divine (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View)
Colossians 3:1-4: If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 55 - Crown Him With Many Crowns (View): vv. 1, 4, & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 483 - Who Knows When Death May Overtake Me (View): vv. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10
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 thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night. You carry them away like a flood; they are like a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up: In the morning it flourishes and grows up; in the evening it is cut down and withers. ... So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
Prayer
Jesus Priceless Treasure: Jesus, priceless Treasure, Source of purest pleasure, Truest Friend to me! O how long I’ve panted, And my heart hath fainted, Thirsting, Lord, for Thee! Thine I am, O spotless Lamb, I will suffer naught to hide Thee, Naught I ask beside Thee. In Thine arms I rest me; Foes who would molest me Cannot reach me here. Though the earth be shaking, Ev’ry heart be quaking, Jesus calms my fear. Lightnings flash And thunders crash; Yet, though sin and hell assail me, Jesus will not fail me. Hence, all fears and sadness! For the Lord of gladness, Jesus, enters in. They who love the Father, Though the storms may gather, Still have peace within. Yea, whate’er I here must bear, Thou art still my purest Pleasure, Jesus, priceless Treasure!
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God (View): vv. 1, 2, 4. Descant by Tamara Omar
Job 1:20-22: Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God (View): vv. 6, 7, 8
Blessing
Postlude: The Doxology, arranged by Robert Frost

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 467 - in God, My Faithful God (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Psalm 8 (p. 174; Tone 2): Soloist: odd-numbered verses; All: even-numbered verses and the Glory be to the Father (at the bottom of the page)
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 put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”
Homily
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127): Led by the chaplain
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 587 - Jesus, Still Lead On (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord (View): vv. 1-3
Romans 8:35-39: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Brad Kerkow (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord (View): vv. 1-5
The Fifth Commandment (p. 31): Read responsively
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living (View): vv. 1, 2, 6, 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 1-3
1 Timothy 6:6-8: 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.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Special Service: The audio and video attached to this service has been trimmed to remove the Exceptional Service to Bethany Award ceremony for Erling Teigen. See our YouTube channel for the full service.
Prelude
Hymn 1 - Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word (View)
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Psalm 51 - Setting by R. Ellefson: Send forth Thy Light and Thy Love, O Lord. Fill our Hearts with Thy Holy Spirit. Lead me, lead me into Thy Presence, And teach me to love Thy Ways, O Jesus. Restore unto me the Joy of Thy Salvation, And uphold me with Thy free Spirit. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy Presence, And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the Joy of Thy Salvation, And uphold me with Thy free Spirit.
Luke 10:38-42: As they went on their way, Jesus came into the village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at the Lord’s feet and was listening to his Word. But Martha was distracted with all her serving. She came over and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me.” The Lord answered and told her, “Martha, Martha, you are worked and upset about many things, but one thing is needed. In fact, Mary has chosen that better part, which will not be taken away from her.” (EHV)
Deuteronomy 6:4-7: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”
Sermon
Anthem: O God, Beyond All Praising: The congregation joins the choir for the third verse.
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
Blessing
Hymn 63 - Now Thank We All Our God (View)
Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View): Concert Choir plus congregational participants

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Participant #3 Role), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director)

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Hymn 367 - Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd (View): vv. 1, 3 & 4
John 10:27-29: (Jesus said) "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View)
Blessing

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Psalm: Soloist: Bless the Lord… C: Bless the Lord… For you are my glory, my Savior and shield, deliver me from my distress. And raise me higher than heaven from earth, in your goodness rescue my life. Bless the Lord… A father of tender compassionate love, you take all my sins away. And hurl them farther than east is from west, where you hold their memory no more. Bless the Lord… For you are my Shepherd who keeps me from need, sustainer of all that I am. And in your merciful love, like an eagle in spring, my youth you renew. Bless the Lord…
Isaiah 49: 14-16: Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 465 - From God Shall Naught Divide Me (View): vv. 1, 4, 5 & 9
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Douglas Lindee (Soloist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 574 - O Trinity, Most Blessed Light (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121): Led by the choir
Hymn 462 - As After the Water-Brooks Panteth (View): vv.1, 2, 6, 7
Colossians 3: 15-17: And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Anthem: O God, Beyond All Praising: Choir sings verses 1 & 2; congregation joins for verse 3
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction: p. 126-127
Hymn 575 - The Sun Has Gone Down (View): vv. 1 & 2
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Director)

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The Versicles, Invitatory and Venite
Psalm 103:1-4: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies.
Devotion
The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands (View): vv. 1, 2, 5, 11 & 12
The Fourth Commandment (p. 31): Honor your father and your mother. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 190 - O Blest the House, Whate'er Befall (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Phillip Smith (Organist)

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Hymn 76 - Father, We Praise Thee, Now the Night is Over (View)
Luke 17: 11-19: Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 443 - O That I Had a Thousand Voices (View): vv. 1, 2, 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Ben Wiechmann, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 1 & 2
Hebrews 13: 15-16: Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, [a]giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 3 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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We Shall Draw Water Paul Inwood: Soloist: We shall draw water joyfully, singing joyfully, singing joyfully; We shall draw water joyfully from the wellsprings of salvation. All: We shall draw water… S: Truly God is our salvation; we trust, we shall not fear. For the Lord is our strength, the Lord is our song; he became our Savior. A: We shall… S: Give thanks, O give thanks to the Lord; give praise to his holy name! Make his mighty deeds known to all of the nations; proclaim his greatness. A: We shall… S: Sing a psalm to the Lord for he has done glorious deeds. Make known his works to all of the earth; people of Zion, sing for joy, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. A: We shall draw water…
Matthew 5: 43-48: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View): vv. 1, 4, & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Simon Kovaciny (Soloist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 28 - O How Holy is This Place (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 46 - Sing Praise To the God of Israel (View): vv. 1 & 4
1 Timothy 1: 15-17: This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Sermon
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 565 - All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night (View)

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View)
1 John 3: 16-18: By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord (View): vv. 1-3, 10
The Third Commandment (p. 31): Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 1 - Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word (View)
Mark 7:33-35: And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, “Ephphatha”, that is, “Be opened.” And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain.
Devotion
Prayer #105, p. 161
Hymn 72 - Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (View): vv. 1, 3, 5, 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 456 - My Soul, Now Bless Thy Maker (View): vv. 1 & 2
Psalm 103:13: As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 456 - My Soul, Now Bless Thy Maker (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 567 - Christ, Mighty Savior, Light of All Creation (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 457 - Blessed is the Man That Never (View): vv. 1 & 2, soloist
Matthew 7:21-24: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
Homily
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Magnificat (p. 123)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Cyril Palm (Soloist)

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Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 1 - 4
Acts 5: 12-16: And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 5 - 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 60 - O Bless the Lord, My Soul (View)
The First Commandment (p. 31): You shall have no other gods. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
The Second Commandment (p. 31): You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands (View): vv. 1-3, 11 & 12
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Versicles, Gloria Patri & Confession of Sin: p. 108
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 1 & 2
1 Corinthians 2: 12-16: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 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 may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
Reading
Responsory, Collect & Canticle
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 3 & 4
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Welcome and Invocation
Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 28: 18-20: Jesus came and spoke to (His disciples) and said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 1 & 2
2 Corinthians 8:9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 7 & 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 565 - All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night (View)
Versicles & Gloria Patri
Psalm 130 (p. 193, Tone 3): Choir sings odd-numbered verses; all sing even-numbered verses.
Proverbs 2: 4-6: If you seek wisdom as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Homily
Nunc Dimittis in d minor - J. Stainer, 1840-1901: (Text is found on ELH p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 596 - Praise To Thee and Adoration (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

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Announcement
Psalm 1 (p. 174; Tone 1): Pastor will read odd numbered verses; congregation will read even numbered verses.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (View): vv. 1, 4, & 5
Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Welcome and Invocation
Hymn 451 - All That I Was, My Sin, My Guilt (View)
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, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King (View): vv. 1 - 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord (View): vv. 1-3
The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
All Those Who Trust in Christ (Jerusalem) - H. Parry: All those who trust in Christ are blest And find in Him eternal rest; This world’s allurements we despise And fix on Christ alone our eyes. Through Him we heirs of heav’n are made; O Brother, Christ, extend Thine aid That we may firmly trust in Thee, And through Thee live eternally. O Christ, our Savior, Helper Friend, Be with us till our journey’s end. In mercy guide us by Thy grace Till we behold Thy glorious face. Though Satan rage, His pow’r is gone His thundering roar can harm us none Our strong Defender hurls him down, And wins for us a heav’nly crown. - Author unknown, 1607; 2. K. Stolshagen, 1550-94; H. Parry, 1916
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 lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear (View): vv. 1-3, intermixed with the choir signing High Amid the Trees
The Bethany Song: High amid the trees you stand, Bethany, O guide of youth, Pointing up with kindly hand, Filling heart and mind with truth. When we leave your sheltered side, May we all your hopes fulfill May your lessons e’er abide, May your hand point upward still. - S.C. Ylvisaker
President's Address: Dr. Gene Pfeifer, President of Bethany
Installation of New Faculty and Staff
Presentation of Scholarships
Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View): v. 1
Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 82 - With the Lord Begin Thy Task (View): vv. 1-5
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director), Chaplain Don Moldstad (Liturgist)

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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher)

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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Joni Bode (Organist)

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Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation (View): vv. 1-3
Matthew 9: 35-38: Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." (NIV)
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Behmer (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View): vv. 1-3
2 Timothy 4: 1-8 EHV: I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom: Preach the Word. Be ready whether it is convenient or not. Correct, rebuke, and encourage, with all patience and teaching. For there will come a time when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, because they have itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in line with their own desires. They will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths. As for you, keep a clear head in every situation. Bear hardship. Do the work of an evangelist. Fulfill your ministry. You see, I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. From now on, there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will give it to me on that day, and not only to me but also to everyone who loved his appearing.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 15 - Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty (View): vv. 1-3
Genesis 1: 26-27: Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Hymn 15 - Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty (View): vv. 4
John 17: 1-5: Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 43 - Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (View): vv. 4, 5 & 7
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 387 - Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire (View)
James 5: 14-16 EHV: Is anyone among you sick? He should call the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, in order that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is able to do much because it is effective.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 384 - Our Father, Throned in Heav'n Above (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View)
Hebrews 11: 37-40: They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 380 - When in Our Music God is Glorified (View)
Acts 2: 42-47: They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 72 - Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (View): vv. 1, 4, 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Hymn 73 - Thine is the Glory, Risen, Conqu'ring Son (View)
Luke 24: 45-47 EHV: Then (Jesus) opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Blest are They D. Haas: Blest are they, the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God. Blest are they, full of sorrow, they shall be consoled. / All: Rejoice… Blest are they, the lowly ones, they shall inherit the earth. Blest are they who hunger and thirst; they shall have their fill. / All: Rejoice… Blest are they who show mercy, mercy shall be theirs. Blest are they, the pure of heart, they shall see God! All: Rejoice… Blest are they who seek peace; they are the children of God. Blest are they who suffer in faith, the glory of God is theirs. / All: Rejoice… Blest are you who suffer hate, all because of me. Rejoice and be glad, yours is the kingdom; shine for all to see. / All: Rejoice… (twice)
Philippians 3: 4b-9: If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews, in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless. But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes for the law, but that which is through faith in Christ – the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 435 - All Praise To God Who Reigns Above (View): vv. 1, 4, 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer), Kathryn Matzke (Singer)

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Hymn 11 - Come, Holy Ghost, in Love (View): vv. 1, 2 & 5
Hebrews 11: 13-16: These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 1, 4, 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 67 - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (View)
1 Peter 2: 11-12: Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Homily
Canticle: Turning : Irish Folk Melody, arr. J. Jensen c. 2022 My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great, And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait. You fixed your sight on your servant’s plight, and my weakness you did not spur, So from east to west shall my name be blest, could the world be about to turn? My heart shall sing of the day you bring let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near, and the world is about to turn. Though I am small, my God, my all, you work great things in me. And your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be. Your very name puts the proud to shame, and to those who would for you yearn. You will show your might, put the strong to flight, for the world is about to turn. From the halls of power to the fortress tower, not a stone will be left on stone. Let the king beware for your justice tears ev’ry tyrant from his throne. The hungry poor shall weep no more, for the food they can never earn; There are tables spread, ev’ry mouth be fed, for the world is about to turn. My heart shall sing of the day you bring let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near, and the world is about to turn. R. Cooney, 1990, inspired by “Magnificat,” Luke 1:46 ff.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King (View): vv. 1-5
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. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
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Prayer
Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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The Versicles, Gloria Patri & Confession of Sin: p. 108
Hymn 374 - If Thy Beloved Son, O God (View): vv. 1-3
1 John 3: 1-3: Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Devotion
The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 374 - If Thy Beloved Son, O God (View): vv. 4 & 5
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Prelude: Andrejs Mudulis
Morning Prayer, p. 167
Hymn 61 - My Heart is Longing To Praise My Savior (View): vv. 1-4
John 16: 20-22: (Jesus said) “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 61 - My Heart is Longing To Praise My Savior (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude: Andrejs Mudulis

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Psalm: Let All the Earth Psalm 66: Soloist: Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord; Alleluia, Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord. Congregation: Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord; Alleluia, Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord. S: Cry out in joy to the Lord, all peoples of the earth, sing to the praise of his name, proclaim him forever, tremendous his deeds for us. C: Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord; Alleluia, Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord. S: Leading his people safe through fire and water, bringing their souls to life, come sing of his glory, his love is eternal. C: Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord; Alleluia, Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord. S: Hearken to me as I sing my love of the Lord, He answers the prayers of my heart, he leads me in safety, from death unto life. C: Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord; Alleluia, Let all the earth cry out in joy to the Lord.
Acts 20: 28-31 EHV: “Always keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves, who will not spare the flock, will come in among you. Even from your own group men will rise up, twisting the truth in order to draw disciples after them. Therefore be always on the alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning each of you with tears.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 503 - Lord Jesus, Who Art Come (View): vv. 1, 3, 6 & 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Simon Kovaciny (Soloist)

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Hymn 371 - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (View): vv. 1-3
Psalm 23
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 371 - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Anthem: O God, Beyond All Praising: G. Holst, 1874-1934, arr. R. Proulx, 1988 O God beyond all praising, we worship you today And sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; For we can only wonder at every gift you send, At blessings without number and mercies without end: We lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word, We honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord. The flower of earthly splendor in time must surely die, Its fragile bloom surrender to you the Lord most high; But hidden from all nature the eternal seed is sown - Though small in mortal stature, to heaven's garden grown: For Christ the Man from heaven from death has set us free, And we through him are given the final victory! Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, That we who know your favor may serve you as our king; And whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, We'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still: To marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, And make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. M. Perry, 1982 Lesson: John 21:15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus
John 21: 15 : So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
Anthem: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart: H. Walford Davies, 1869-1941 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God: The secret of the Lord is theirs, their soul is Christ's abode. Still to the lowly soul He doth himself impart, And for His cradle and His throne chooseth the pure in heart. J. Keble, 1792-1866
Homily
Hymn 344 - Christ the Lord is Ris'n Again (View)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Prelude: "Come Follow Me," the Savior Spake arr. James Biery
Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View): vv. 1-4
John 10: 22-28: 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. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude: O Sons and Daughters of the King (French, 15th century) arr. David von Kampen

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist)

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Prayer #67, p. 155
Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is (View): vv. 1-3
John 10: 14-16: (Jesus said) ”I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.”
Devotion
Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is (View): vv. 4-6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb (View)
Ezekiel 34: 11-16 : ‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.
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Prayer
Hymn 585 - How Blessed is the Little Flock (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Psalm 122 'Let Us Go Rejoicing': Soloist: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Congregation: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. S: I rejoiced when I heard them say: Let us go to the house of the Lord. And now our feet are standing within Jerusalem. C: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. S: Pray for peace in Jerusalem peace in our homes, and peace within us forever. C: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. S: For the love of my family and friends, may the peace of our God be with you. For love of the house of the Lord, I will pray that his kindness be with you. C: Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord; Come, let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
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!
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Prayer
Hymn 349 - How Rich, At Eastertide (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

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Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost (View): vv. 1 & 2
Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (View): vv. 4
Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 6
Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King (View)
Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes (View)
Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 6 & 7

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Revelation 20: 6: “Blessed and holy is the one who has a share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. Instead, they will be priests of God and of Christ. And they will reign with Him for a thousand years.”
Hymn 73 - Thine is the Glory, Risen, Conqu'ring Son (View)
Homily
Anthem: See What Love: from St. Paul, Op. 36, 1836 F. Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 See what love hath the Father bestowed upon us That we should be called God’s own children. I John 3:1
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n (View): vv. 1, 2 & 6
2 Thessalonians 2: 13-15: But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.
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Prayer
Hymn 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 109)
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Hebrews 11: 1 & 17-19: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ... By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
Devotion
The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Unison Prayer for the Week: Grant, we beseech You, Almighty God, that we who have celebrated the solemnities of the Lord’s resurrection, may, by the help of Your grace, bring forth the fruits thereof in our life and conduct, 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.
Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View)
John 20: 21-23: So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today (View): vv. 2-4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Psalm 118: Let Us Rejoice: 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 the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad! S: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever; Let the house of Israel say: “His mercy endures forever.” / C: 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! S: The hand of the Lord has struck with pow’r, His right hand is exalted. I shall not die, but live anew, declaring the works of the Lord. C: 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! S: The Stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, the Lord of love and mercy has brought wonder to our eyes. C: 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!
John 11: 17-26: When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, while Mary was sitting in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha replied, “I know that he will rise in the resur- rection on the Last Day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even if he dies. And whoever lives and believes in me will never perish. Do you believe this?”
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Prayer
Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (View): vv. 1-4 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Douglas Lindee (Soloist)

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Easter Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: Death is swallowed up in victory. P: Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. C: Alleluia! Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. Alleluia!
Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 1-3
1 Corinthians 15: 54-58: So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 6
Devotion
Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (View): vv. 7 & 8

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
John 20: 10-18: Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
Hymn 347 - Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (View)
Homily
Canticle: Te deum in B-flat C.V. Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

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Hymn 359 - Worthy is Christ, the Lamb Who Was Slain (View)
Acts 13: 36-39: “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; but He whom God raised up saw no corruption. Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.”
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Prayer
Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives (View): vv. 1-3, 5 & 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Responsory Psalm 118: P: O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! C: For His mercy endures forever. P: It is better to trust in the Lord C: Than to put confidence in man. P: It is better to trust in the Lord C: Than to put confidence in princes. P: The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; C: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. P: The right hand of the Lord is exalted; C: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 355 - Now Christ is Risen (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10
1 Corinthians 15: 12-20: Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 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.
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Prayer #62, p. 155
Hymn 350 - He's Risen, He's Risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord (View)
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Isaiah 53 responsory : P: Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; C: Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. P: But He was wounded for our transgressions, C: He was bruised for our iniquities; P: The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, C: And by His stripes we are healed. P: All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; C: And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good (View): vv. 1 & 2
1 John 1:8-2:2: 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. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
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Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View): vv. 1-3
Philippians 2: 5-11: 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 became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (View): vv. 4 & 5
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Hymn 279 - Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (View): vv. 1 & 3
Matthew 21: 1-11: 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, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ” So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
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Hymn 277 - All Glory, Laud, and Honor (View): vv. 1, 4, & 5
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Be Merciful, O Lord: Soloist: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned, be merciful, O Lord… All: Be merciful S: Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness, in you compassion, blot out my offence. Oh wash me more and more from my guilt and my sorrows, and cleanse me from all of my sin. A: Be merciful… S: My offences, truly I know them, and my sins are always before me; against you, alone have I sinned, O Lord, what is evil in your sight I have done. A: Be merciful… S: Create in me a clean heart, O God, put your steadfast spirit in my soul. Cast me not away from your presence, O Lord, and take not your spirit from me. A: Be merciful… S: Give back to me the joy of your salvation, let your willing spirit bear me up and I shall teach your way to the ones who have wandered, and bring them all home to your side. A: Be …
Luke 23: 44-46: Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
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Hymn 270 - Hail Thou Once-Despised Jesus (View)
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Andy Muske (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living (View): vv. 1, 2 & 5
Hosea 5:15-6:6: I will return again to My place till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth. “O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living (View): vv. 6 & 7
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Hymn 270 - Hail Thou Once-Despised Jesus (View): vv. 1 & 2
Hebrews 7:26-28: For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.
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Hymn 270 - Hail Thou Once-Despised Jesus (View): vv. 3 & 4
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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
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Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 1-4
1 Timothy 2: 5-6 : For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
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The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 5-7
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Hymn 301 - There is a Fountain Filled With Blood (View)
Leviticus 4: 3-7: If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering. He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord. Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
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Hymn 305 - Not All the Blood of Beasts (View)
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Psalm 130 With the Lord There is Mercy: Soloist: With the Lord there is mercy … C: With the Lord there is mercy… S: From out of the depths I cry unto You, Lord, hear my voice, come, hear my prayer; O let your ear be open to my pleading. C: With the Lord… S: If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, then who could stand within your sight? But in you is found forgiveness for our failings. C: With the Lord… S: Just as those who wait for the morning light, even more I long for the Lord, my God, and his word to me shall ever be my comfort. C: With the Lord…
Matthew 6: 19-21: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
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Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure (View): vv. 1, 2, 4 & 6
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Libby Kassuelke (Soloist)

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Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 1-5
Ezekiel 33: 10-16: “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: ‘Thus you say, “If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we pine away in them, how can we then live?” ’ Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. Again, when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right, if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
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Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 6, 8 & 9
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Hymn 74 - Awake, My Soul, and With the Sun (View): vv. 1, 4, 5 & 6
John 6: 26-27: Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
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Hymn 266 - O Bread of Life From Heaven (View)
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Hymn 308 - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (View)
Philippians 3: 7-9: But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith.
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Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
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Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168
Hymn 13 - Dearest Jesus, Draw Thou Near Me (View)
Hebrews 11: 13-16: These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
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Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (View)
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Psalm 91: Be With Me, Lord: Duet: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray. Congregation: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray. D: You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord Most High, who abide in the shadow of our God. Say to the Lord: "My refuge and fortress, the God in whom I trust." C: Be with me, Lord, ... D: No evil shall befall you, no pain come near, for his angels stand close by your side, Guarding you always and bearing you gently, watching over your life. C: Be with me, Lord, ... D: Those who cling to the Lord live secure in his love, lifted high those who trust in his name. Call on the Lord, he will never forsake you, He will bring you salvation and joy. C: Be with me, Lord,...
Ephesians 6: 10-17: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the schemes of the Devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. For this reason, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to take a stand on the evil day and, after you have done everything, to stand. Stand, then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness fastened in place, and with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace tied to your feet like sandals. At all times hold up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the Evil One. Also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest (View): vv. 1, 3, 5, & 7
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer), Kathryn Matzke (Singer)

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Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It (View): vv. 1-3
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 allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It (View): vv. 4 & 5
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Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 4: 33-37: 33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, 34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. 36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” 37 And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 4 & 5
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Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 6, 10 & 15
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Hymn 259 - The Kingdom Satan Founded (View): vv. 1, 3 & 5
Matthew 16: 17-19: Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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Hymn 259 - The Kingdom Satan Founded (View): vv. 6 & 7
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Hymn 412 - Come To Calv'ry's Holy Mountain (View): vv. 1 & 2
Exodus 17: 1-7: Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.” So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the Lord?” And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!” And the Lord said to Moses, “Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which you struck the river, and go. Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
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Hymn 412 - Come To Calv'ry's Holy Mountain (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 1-3
Romans 7:21- 8:1: I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. There is now, therefore, no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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The Offertory Verse (p. 70)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 4 & 6
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Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 4: 1-11 : Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
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Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might (View): vv. 1 & 2
Ephesians 5: 15-17: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
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Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 1-4
Psalm 91: 1-4 Responsive reading: P: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, C: Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. P: I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, C: My God, in Him I will trust. P: Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler, C: And from the perilous pestilence. P: He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge. C: His truth shall be your shield and buckler. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be forevermore. Amen.
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Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 5 & 6
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Hymn 242 - Baptized Into Thy Name Most Holy (View): vv. 1, 2, 6 & 7
Ezekiel 36: 24-27: (“Say to the house of Israel...”) “... I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”
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Prayer #38, p. 152
Hymn 241 - He That Believes and is Baptized (View)
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Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (View): vv. 1-3
Litany for Ash Wednesday: L: Man who is born of woman C: Is of few days and full of trouble. L: For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. L: He comes forth like a flower and fades away; C: He flees like a shadow and does not continue. L: In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. L: For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. C: For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. L: We have been consumed by Your anger, C: And by Your wrath we are terrified. L: You have set our iniquities before You, C: Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. L: For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh. C: For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. L: Teach us, O Lord, to number our days, C: That we may gain a heart of wisdom. L: Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we humbly beseech You to set Your Passion, Cross and Death between Your judgment and our souls, now, and in the hour of death. C: Give us mercy and grace, and grant Your Church concord and peace, that at length we shall enjoy everlasting life and glory; for with the Father and Holy Spirit You reign, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Matthew 26: 17-35: Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ” So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?” He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.” And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.
Hymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow (View): vv. 1 & 3
Homily
Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (View): vv. 4-6
The Kyrie (p. 124)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Hymn 34 - Kyrie, God Father in Heav'n Above (View)
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Luke 18: 35-43: Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Devotion
The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Hymn 283 - Glory Be To Jesus, Who in Bitter Pains (View): vv. 1-4
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 229 - By Faith We Are Divinely Sure (View): vv. 1-3
2 Timothy 3: 16-17 EHV: All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, well-equipped for every good work.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 229 - By Faith We Are Divinely Sure (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear (View): vv. 1 & 2
Devotion
Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
Devotion
Hymn 183 - Master of Eager Youth (View): vv. 1 & 3
Devotion
Hymn 426 - Jesus Sinners Doth Receive (View): vv. 1-3 & 8
Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 494 - I Know My Faith is Founded (View)
John 8: 23-32: (Jesus) said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.” They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. 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.”
Homily
Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View)
Matthew 7:24-29: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Prayer
Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 230 - Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 13: 3-9 & 18-23: Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” ..... “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 who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 230 - Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Recognition of Anniversaries
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Service Participants: Rev. Erv Eckhoff, Bethany Lutheran College Board of Regents (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168
Hymn 232 - How Precious is the Book Divine (View): vv. 1-4
Psalm 119: 103-104: How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
Devotion
Hymn 232 - How Precious is the Book Divine (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude: Joel Hermanson

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (View): vv. 1, 4 & 5
Luke 23: 38-43: An inscription also was written over Him (Jesus) in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 301 - There is a Fountain Filled With Blood (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 407 - Love Divine, All Love Excelling (View): vv. 1 & 2
1 John 3: 1-3: Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 407 - Love Divine, All Love Excelling (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 13 - Dearest Jesus, Draw Thou Near Me (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Psalm 130 (p. 193, Tone 3)
1 Thessalonians 1: 4-6: For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
Homily
Hymn 48 - in Peace and Joy I Now Depart (View): (setting by M. DeGarmeaux) v. 1. Choir / v. 2. All / v. 3. Choir / v. 4. All
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

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Morning Prayer, p. 167
Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 1, 2, 5 & 6
Titus 3: 4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Devotion
Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 13 & 14
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 411 - Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures (View): vv. 1 & 2
Romans 4: 1-5: What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 411 - Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Opening Responsive Reading :
Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): 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: Remembering Dr. Bjarne W. Teigen
Prayer
Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 5 & 9
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (View): vv. 5-7
Matthew 14: 22-33: Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God."
Devotion
Prayer #26, p. 150
Hymn 205 - If Thou But Trust in God To Guide Thee (View): vv. 1-3 & 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 212 - Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head (View): vv. 1 & 2
Acts 4:12: "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 212 - Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Ben Wiechmann, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
The Invitatory (p. 110)
The Venite exultimus (p. 111)
Matthew 16: 17-19: Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Devotion
Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 1-3
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 7
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus (View)
Proverbs 3: 5: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 210 - Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

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Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair (View): vv. 1-3
Isaiah 61: 10-11: I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Prayer #31, p. 151
Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 202 - Thou, Whose Almighty Word (View)
Luke 2: 16-20 EHV: So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they told others the message they had been told about this child. And all who heard it were amazed by what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, which was just as they had been told.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 194 - Led On Their Way By This Triumphant Sign (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Hymn 193 - Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun (View): vv. 1-3
Revelation 7: 9-10: After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 193 - Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Prayer for Wednesday Morning, p. 169
Hymn 200 - There Many Shall Come From the East and the West (View): vv. 1-4
Luke 14: 15-24: Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat [a]bread in the kingdom of God!” Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’ And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”
Devotion
Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word (View): vv. 1-3, 6 & 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 28: 18-20 KJV: Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Devotion
The Responsory: p. 108
The Collect: p. 108
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Hymn 195 - On Galilee's High Mountain (View): vv. 1-4
Acts 4: 18-20: So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 195 - On Galilee's High Mountain (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Responsive reading Psalm 28: P: Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. C: When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. P: Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, C: Your children like olive plants all around your table. P: Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. C: The Lord bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. P: Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel! All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 190 - O Blest the House, Whate'er Befall (View)
Mark 10: 2-9: The Pharisees came and asked (Jesus), “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” testing Him. And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.” And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 148 - Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men (View): vv. 1-4 & 8
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife (View): vv. 1-3
1 Timothy 4: 8: For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife (View): vv. 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (View): congr. vv. 1, 3 & 5 choir vv. 2 & 4
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Choir: Lead Me, Lord setting S. Wesley: Lead me, Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness, Make Thy way plain before my face. For it is Thou, Lord, Thou, Lord only, That makest me dwell in safety
John 2: 1-11: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Now there were set there six water-pots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the water-pots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
Homily
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View): vv. 6 & 7
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

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Responsive Reading and Prayer: Proverbs 1: 7-10: P: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, C: But fools despise wisdom and instruction. P: Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. C: They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. P: Lord God, send Your blessing upon every husband and wife that they may not provoke each other to anger and strife, C: But live peaceably together in love and godliness, and raise their children in accordance with Your will; P: Through Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, C: Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure (View): vv. 1 & 2
Deuteronomy 6: 4-7: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”
Devotion
Installation of New Faculty and Staff: Angie Phares and Laura Evans
Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure (View): vv. 8 & 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 188 - Hear Us Now, Our God and Father (View): vv. 1 & 2
Ephesians 6: 1-4: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 188 - Hear Us Now, Our God and Father (View): vv. 3
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light (View): vv. 1 & 2
Isaiah 60: 1-6: Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you. The multitude of camels shall cover your land, The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba shall come; They shall bring gold and incense, And they shall proclaim the praises of the LORD.
Devotion
Rite of Confirmation
Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light (View): vv. 3 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Liturgist)

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Hymn 176 - How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts (View)
2 Timothy 3: 14-15: You must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 178 - I Pray Thee, Dear Lord Jesus (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten (View): vv. 1-4
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Psalmody: Psalm 121: choral setting by John F. Burrowes (TLH 665 / text at ELH page 192)
Matthew 2: 9-11: When they (the wisemen) heard the king (Herod), they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Homily
The Versicle (p. 122)
The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten (View): vv. 5-7
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Choir Director)

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Hymn 185 - Within the Father's House (View): vv. 1-4
Luke 2: 41-52: His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.” And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 185 - Within the Father's House (View): vv. 5-7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb (View)
Isaiah 40: 10-11: Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 174 - Children of the Heav'nly Father (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Responsive Psalmody Psalm 72: P: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. C: Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him. P: His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. C: And men shall be blessed in Him, all nations shall call Him blessed. P: Blessed be His glorious name forever! C: And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen. ALL: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 168 - As With Gladness Men of Old (View): vv. 1-3 & 5
Hebrews 1: 1-3: God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Devotion
Hymn 168 - As With Gladness Men of Old (View): vv. 4
Prayer #17, p. 149
Hymn 134 - Let Us All With Gladsome Voice (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: "Do You Hear the Angels?" by Spencer Urban BLC, Dec. '22
Hymn 139 - Once in Royal David's City (View)
Luke 2: 1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 137 - O Little Town of Bethlehem (View)
Blessing
Postlude: Piano duet: From Heaven Above to Earth I Come, arr. Jeffrey Blersch

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist)

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Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled (View): vv. 1, 3, 4 & 5
Hymn 118 - Arise, My Soul, Sing Joyfully (View)
Hymn 126 - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, (View)

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come (View): vv. 1-5
Isaiah 7: 10-14 EHV: The Lord spoke to Ahaz again. He said, “Ask for a sign from the Lord your God. Ask for it either in the depths below or in the heights above.” But Ahaz responded, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.” So Isaiah said, “Listen now, you house of David. Is it not enough for you to test the patience of men? Will you test the patience of my God as well? Therefore the Lord himself will give a sign for all of you. Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and name him Immanuel.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come (View): vv. 8, 13-15
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Welcome and Invocation
Hymn 125 - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 2: 13-14 NIV: “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’”
Devotion: In Jesus We Have Peace on Earth
Prayer
Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending (View): vv. 1 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Introduction
Hymn 320 - Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Bestowed (View): vv. 1-3
Matthew 26: 26-30: As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Devotion
Hymn 320 - Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Bestowed (View): vv. 4 & 5
1 Corinthians 10 & 11: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread. ... For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
Devotion
Hymn 320 - Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Bestowed (View): vv. 6-8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 1, 4
Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele — Otto Dienel: Joel Hermanson
Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come (View): vv. 1, 2
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland — Johann Sebastian Bach: Hannah Caauwe
Hymn 135 - Now Sing We, Now Rejoice (View): vv. 2
In dulci jubilo — Johann Michael Bach: Elisabeth Masrud
Hymn 124 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come (View): vv. 13
Vom Himmel hoch – Friedrich Zachau: Tamara Omar
Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (View): vv. 2
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern — Johann Christoph Bach: Philip Smith
Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come (View): vv. 15
Vom Himmel hoch – Friedrich Zachau: Jake Marzinske
Hymn 105 - Rise, Children of the Kingdom (View): vv. 3
Aus meines Herzens Grunde — Johann Christoph Bach: Cyril Palm
Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled (View): vv. 2
Maria, hun er en Jomfru reen — Every Sunday Organist: Joseph Ritter
Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten (View): vv. 3
Divinum Mysterium — Wilbur Held: Davis Smith
Hymn 131 - Now Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer (View): vv. 1
Der Tag der ist so freudenreich — Johann Sebastian Bach: Kaleb Schmidt

Service Participants: Tamara Omar (Organist), Jake Marzinske (Pianist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 1 & 2
Isaiah 40: 1-5: “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.” The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Opening prayer for Tuesday morning: Ever faithful God and Father! To You be praise and thanks for all Your goodness. Teach me that I may desire nothing except Your love; no gain but the riches of Your grace; no honor except that of being Your child. Grant that faith, and Christ through faith, may dwell in my heart, that He may bring forth the fruits of faith within me. I commend myself to You anew that you would cleanse and reign over me. Do not leave me or forsake me. I ask all of this through the merits of Your Son, my Lord, Emmanuel. Amen.
Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
Revelation 22: 12-17 : Look, I am coming soon and my reward is with me, to repay each one according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the Tree of Life and so that they may enter through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, that is, the sorcerers, the adulterers, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears this say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wants the water of life take it as a gift.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Prelude: Handbell choir
Prayer
Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 25: 1-13: “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bride-groom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, “No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’But he answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
Devotion
Prayer: Hymn 586
Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying (View): vv. 3
Blessing
Postlude: Handbell choir

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group)

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Hymn 94 - O How Shall I Receive Thee (View): vv. 1-4
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 and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 94 - O How Shall I Receive Thee (View): vv. 5, 6 & 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 105 - Rise, Children of the Kingdom (View): vv. 1-3
Matthew 2: 1-7: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.’” Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 105 - Rise, Children of the Kingdom (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Psalmody 25: P: Unto You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. C: O my God, I trust in You; let me not be ashamed, do not let my enemies triumph over me. P: Yes, let none who wait on You be ashamed. C: Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 92 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 2: 25-26: And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Devotion
Prayer #1, p. 147
Hymn 92 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come (View): vv. 1-4
Psalm 24 (p. 177; Tone 4)
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come (View): vv. 5-7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Hymn 151 - Thou Light of Gentile Nations (View): vv. 1-3
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. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 59 - Lord of All Hopefulness, Lord of All Joy (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Pres. Gaylin Schmeling, Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: The Tree of Life arr. Valerie Floeter
Hymn 64 - Praise the Lord, Ye Heav'ns, Adore Him (View)
Psalm 37: 25: I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 582 - God of Mercy, God of Grace (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Chloe Kuhlman (Pianist)

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Hymn 69 - The God of Abr'Am Praise (View): vv. 1-4
Colossians 3: 1-4: If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above (View): vv. 1 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Gradual for the Final Week of the Church Year: P: “I know the thoughts that I think towards you,” says the Lord. C: “Thoughts of peace and not of evil.” P: “I am the Light of the world; whoever follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” C: The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come,” and let him that hears say “Come!” Alleluia! Alleluia! P: Even so, come, Lord Jesus. C: Alleluia!
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 1 & 2
Titus 2: 11-14: For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: "Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" arr. by Vince Gassi
Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home (View): vv. 1-5
1 Timothy 4: 8: For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home (View): vv. 6-9
Blessing
Postlude: "Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 (Christmas Concerto)" by Correlli, arr. by Todd Parrish

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Devotion
Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Isaiah 40: 6-10: The voice said, “Cry out!” and he said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” O Zion, You who bring good tidings, get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.
Choir anthem: 'O Day Full of Grace' arr. Christiansen: O day, full of grace, which we behold, Now gently to view ascending; Thou over the earth thy reign unfold, Good cheer to all mortals lending, That children of light in every clime May prove that the night is ending. How blest was that gracious midnight hour, When God in our flesh was given; Then broke forth the dawn with light and power, That spread o'er the darkened heaven; Then rose o'er the world that Sun divine Which gloom from our hearts hath driven. Yea, were every tree endowed with speech, And every leaflet singing, They never with praise His worth could reach, Though earth with their praise be ringing. Who fully could praise the Light of life, Who light to our souls is bringing? With joy we depart for our fatherland, And there we shall walk in endless light. (Danish folk hymn, fifteenth century. C.E.F. Weyse, 1774-1842, arr. F.M. Christiansen, 1871-1955)
Homily
Choir anthem: 'My Soul, There is a Country' Parry: My soul, there is a country, far beyond the stars, Where stands a wingèd sentry, All skillful in the wars. There, above noise and danger, Sweet peace sits crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. He is thy gracious Friend, And (O my soul, awake!) Did in pure love descend, To die here for thy sake. If thou canst get but thither, There grows the flower of peace, The Rose that cannot wither, Thy Fortress, and thy Ease. Leave, then, thy foolish ranges; For none can thee secure But One, who never changes, Thy God, thy Life, thy Cure. (H. Vaughan, Silex Scintillans, or Sacred Poems, 1650)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 1-4
Matthew 25: 31-40: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 5, 6 & 11
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Craig Ferkenstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Introduction to the Hymn: Dies Irae
Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning (View): vv. 1, 3 & 4
Psalm 73 selected verses NKJV: Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pangs in their death, but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men, nor are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride serves as their necklace; violence covers them like a garment. Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish. They say, “How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?” Behold, these are the ungodly, who are always at ease; they increase in riches. Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence. For all day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning. When I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for me — until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. Surely You set them in slippery places; you cast them down to destruction. Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Prayer #133, p. 165
Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near (View): vv. 1, 4 & 5
Acts 17: 22-31: Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near (View): vv. 6 & 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Hymn 389 - A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 21: 27-28 EHV: “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 389 - A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing (View): vv. 6 & 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe (View): vv. 1 & 2
2 Thessalonians 2: 1-4: Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning (View): vv. 1, 2, 5 & 6
2 Peter 3: 10-13: [English Standard Version ESV] But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. 11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Homily
Canticle: Nunc dimittis in d minor J. Stainer
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
Collect
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense (View): vv. 1, 2, & 4
Revelation 3: 10-13: Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense (View): vv. 5, 8 & 10
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil (View): vv. 1, 2, & 4
1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6: But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil (View): vv. 6, 10 & 14
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Responsive Opening Prayer : P: O God, You inhabit eternity, and in your hands not only lies the measure of our days, but the measure of time itself. C: You have revealed Yourself to mortal men so that life and immortality might be our holy possession: P: By Your Holy Spirit grant us that measure of faith which will look with longing for the Day of the Lord as the final redemption from our enemies - C: the Day when we will enjoy the glorious liberty of the children of God in all its fullness. Hear our prayer for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
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, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Devotion
Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Psalmody from Psalm 33: P: Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; C: It is fitting for the upright to praise Him. P: Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. C: For the Word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. P: We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. C: In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy Name. P: May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You. ALL: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 1-3
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 at the right hand of God!” Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 4-6
Devotion
Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (View): vv. 7-10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Hymn 51 - All People That On Earth Do Dwell (View)
1 Peter 1:3-7: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been [c]grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Devotion
The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Hymn 592 - Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Hymn 540 - Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Matthew 9:18-25: While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples. And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour. When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
Choir anthem: The Call Z. Randall Stroope c. 2013 : Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love. George Herbert, 1593-1633
Homily
Magnificat Quarti toni: Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love.
Kyrie, Lord’s Prayer
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White (View): vv. 1 & 3
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Joel Hermanson (Accompanist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Collect for All Saints: P: O almighty God, You have knit together Your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Your Son, Christ our Lord: C: Grant us grace to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which You have prepared for those who truly love You; P: through the same, Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, C: Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn 420 - Blest Be the Tie That Binds (View)
1 John 3: 13-16: Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Devotion
Hymn 558 - From All Thy Saints in Warfare (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest (View): vv. 1-4
Revelation 22: 1-7: And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest (View): vv. 5-8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Prelude: Handbell prelude: Antiphonal Praise Michael Bedford
Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God (View): vv. 1 & 2
Romans 3: 21-26 ESV: But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude: Handbell postlude: Festival Prelude on “Lobe den Herren” Douglas E. Wagner

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group)

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Hymn 583 - God's Word is Our Great Heritage (View)
2 Timothy 4: 2-5 EHV: Preach the Word. Be ready whether it is convenient of not. Correct, rebuke, and encourage, with all patience and teaching. For there will come a time when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, because they have itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in line with their own desires. They will also turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths. As for you, keep a clear head in every situation. Bear hardship. Do the work of an evangelist. Fulfill your ministry.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 45 - We Sing Thy Praise, O God (View): sung responsively; I - pulpit side II - lectern side
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Prelude: Es ist das Heil (BuxWV 186), D. Buxtehude
Hymn 216 - of Zion's Honor Angels Sing (View)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear (View): vv. 1 & 2
Choir Anthem: Es ist das Heil Uns Kommen Her, J. Brahms, Opus 29, No. 1, 1864: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her Von Gnad' und lauter Güte, Die Werke helfen nimmermehr, Sie mögen nicht behüten, Der Glaub' sieht Jesum Christum an Der hat g'nug für uns all' getan, Er ist der Mittler worden. Salvation unto us is come By God’s free grace and favor. Good works cannot avert our doom; They help and save us never. Faith looks to Jesus Christ alone, Who did for all the world atone; He is our one Redeemer. P. Speratus, 1484-1551
John 8: 25-32: “Who are you?” they asked. Jesus replied, “What I have been telling you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you. But the one who sent me is true. And what I heard from him, these are the things I am telling the world.” They did not understand that he was talking to them about the Father. So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one, and that I do nothing on my own. But I speak exactly as the Father taught me. The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.” As he was saying these things, many believed in him. So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples. You will also know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 1, 9 & 10
Handbell anthem: Festival Prelude on “Lobe den Herren”Douglas E. Wagner, c. 1990
Hymn 396 - If God Had Not Been On Our Side (View)
Choir anthem: The Call Z. Randall Stroope c. 2013 : Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love. George Herbert, 1593-1633
Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow (View): vv. 1, 5 & 6
Choir anthem: The Beatitudes: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3-12
1 Peter 5: 1-4: Therefore, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and as one who also shares in the glory that is about to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: Shepherd God’s flock that is among you, serving as overseers, not grudgingly but willingly, as God desires, not because you are greedy for money but because you are eager to do it. Do not lord it over those entrusted to your care, but be examples for the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive an unfading crown of glory.
Homily
Canticle: Te deum in B-flat C.V. Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Prelude: "Isaiah, Mighty Seer in Days of Old"
Hymn 12 - Come, Thou Almighty King (View): vv. 1, 2 & 5
John 15: 5-8: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 429 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be (View): vv. 1-3
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Hannah Caauwe (Pianist)

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Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 1, 3 & 4
Ephesians 2: 8-10 ESV: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 5, 9 & 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 6: 32-36: “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.”
Devotion
The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord (View): vv. 4 & 5
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Hannah Caauwe (Organist)

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Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might (View): vv. 1 & 2
Ephesians 6:10-13: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
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Prayer
Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Madeline Halvorson (Musician), Tamara Omar (Musician)

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Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation (View): vv. 1-3
Hosea 13:14: “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
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Prayer
Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
Versicles & Gloria Patri
Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear (View): vv. 1 & 2
Choir Anthem: Es ist das Heil Uns Kommen Her, J. Brahms, Opus 29, No. 1, 1864: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her Von Gnad' und lauter Güte, Die Werke helfen nimmermehr, Sie mögen nicht behüten, Der Glaub' sieht Jesum Christum an Der hat g'nug für uns all' getan, Er ist der Mittler worden. Salvation unto us is come By God’s free grace and favor. Good works cannot avert our doom; They help and save us never. Faith looks to Jesus Christ alone, Who did for all the world atone; He is our one Redeemer. P. Speratus, 1484-1551
Hebrews 10: 23-25: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one an-other in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Homily
The Kyrie (p. 124)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow (View): vv. 1 & 5
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Special Service: Spiritual Songs of the Early Church

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher)

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Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 1, 2, & 4
Matthew 26: 40-41: Then (Jesus) came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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Prayer
Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Responsive Psalmody - Psalm 119: P: Blessed are the undefiled in the Lord, C: Who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart. Oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed, when I look into all Your commandments. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You (View): vv. 1 & 2
Luke 22: 31-32: And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
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Prayer
Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold (View): vv. 1, 3, & 4
1 Peter 5: 6-11: Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 515 - Thine Forever, God of Love (View): vv. 1-3
Ephesians 5: 15-17: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 515 - Thine Forever, God of Love (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Baptism: Nature, Blessing, Power and Meaning of Baptism: pp. 34 & 35
Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 1-5
2 Timothy 3: 1-5: But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 8 & 9
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: March K 408, No. 2 by W.A. Mozart
Hymn 497 - Praise the Almighty; My Soul, Adore Him (View): vv. 1-4
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 Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 497 - Praise the Almighty; My Soul, Adore Him (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 by J.S. Bach

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Hymn 441 - O That the Lord Would Guide My Ways (View)
Responsive Prayer; : All: O Lord Jesus Christ, bright Sun of the world: Shine upon my spirit and drive away the night of sin, that I may walk in Your holy light all my life and even forevermore. I: Almighty God and Father, we thank You for all of Your goodness and tender mercies, especially for the gift of Your dear Son, through whom You have revealed Your grace. II: Let Your blessing rest on seed time and harvest, on commerce and industry, on medicine and science. I: Sanctify the arts and culture, the rest and leisure of Your people. II: Bless all who in their daily calling endeavor to do Your will, and give them assurance that their work is pleasing in Your sight. All: Protect our bodies and souls from all harm and danger; support us in our last hour with Your mercy; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Jason Jaspersen (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Hymn 413 - Come Unto Me, Ye Weary (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 11: 28-30: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
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Prayer
Hymn 413 - Come Unto Me, Ye Weary (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 451 - All That I Was, My Sin, My Guilt (View): vv. 1-3
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, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 451 - All That I Was, My Sin, My Guilt (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (pp. 130-131)
Hymn 496 - Lord Jesus, Think On Me (View)
Matthew 9: 1-8: So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!” But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled[a]and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 149 - in Thee is Gladness Amid All Sadness (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 10: 38-42: As they went on their way, Jesus came into the village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at the Lord’s feet and was listening to his Word. But Martha was distracted with all her serving. She came over and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me.” The Lord answered and told her, “Martha, Martha, you are worked and upset about many things, but one thing is needed. In fact, Mary has chosen that better part, which will not be taken away from her.” (EHV)
Devotion
Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure (View): vv. 6, 8 & 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 45 - We Sing Thy Praise, O God (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Hymn 547 - Jesus, Brightness of the Father (View)
2 Kings 6: 14-17: (The king of the Arameans) sent horses and chariots and a great army (to Israel), and they came by night and surrounded the city. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Homily
Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Prayer for Wednesday Morning, p. 169
Hymn 43 - Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
Genesis 8: 15-22: Then God spoke to Noah, saying, “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark. Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.”
Devotion
Hymn 43 - Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (View): vv. 5 & 7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 29 - Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty (View): vv. 1, 2 & 5
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 lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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Prayer
Hymn 484 - Christ Alone is Our Salvation (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 1-3 & 6
Matthew 8: 19-22: Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Devotion
Prayer
Anthem: The Beatitudes: R. Shephard Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessing
Announcement: Andre DeSilva, Student Senate President
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Accompanist)

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Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand (View): vv. 1, choir; vv. 2-3, all; vv. 4, choir
1 John 4:9-11: In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand (View): vv. 5, all; vv. 6, choir; vv. 7, all
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 56 - Ye Lands, To the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise (View): vv. 1, 3 & 4
Psalm 100 : Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 581 - Draw Us To Thee, in Mind and Heart (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Habakkuk 3: 17-18: Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Anthem: As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent F. J. Gostelow: F.J. Gostelow, 1866-1942 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have ever-lasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that shall endure to the end shall be saved. John 3:15-17, Matt. 10:22
Homily
Hymn 48 - in Peace and Joy I Now Depart (View): vv. 1, choir vv. 2-4, all
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 63 - Now Thank We All Our God (View)
Matthew 6: 25-27, 33-34: “I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? ... But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
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Prayer
Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Psalm 42: 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar. 7 Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me. 8 The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. 9 I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” 10 As with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 11 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
Psalm 43: 1 Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! 2 For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle. 4 Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
Hymn 462 - As After the Water-Brooks Panteth (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Psalm 103:1-4: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies.
Devotion
Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168
Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 1 & 2
Ephesians 4: 1-3: I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 3 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Philippians 2: 5-8: 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 became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Hymn 591 - May God Bestow On Us His Grace (View): vv. 1, choir vv. 2 & 3, all
Homily
Canticle: Nunc dimittis in d minor J. Stainer
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace (View): vv. 1 & 2
1 Corinthians 13: 1-8a: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.
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Hymn 441 - O That the Lord Would Guide My Ways (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View): vv. 1-3
John 13: 34-35: (Jesus said) “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Prayer
Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Psalm 119: Part 2 (Beth) (p. 191; Tone 3): sung antiphonally with the pastor
James 2: 14-18: What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
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Prayer #106, p. 161
Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might (View)
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Happy the People: Psalm 33: Soloist: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. Congregation: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. S: For upright is the word of the Lord, and all his works are trustworthy. He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full. C: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. S: Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down; He sees all mankind. C: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. S: But see, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. C: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
John 9: 1-6: Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.” So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
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Hymn 581 - Draw Us To Thee, in Mind and Heart (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

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Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies (View)
Psalm 1: Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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Prayer
Hymn 457 - Blessed is the Man That Never (View)
Blessing
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Service Participants: Ben Wiechmann, Seminarian (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Luke 12: 13-21: 13 Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But Jesus said to him, “Man, who appointed me to be a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because a man’s life is not measured by how many possessions he has.” 16 He told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced very well. 17 He was thinking to himself, ‘What will I do, because I do not have anywhere to store my crops?’ 18 He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and goods. 19 And I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your soul will be demanded from you. Now who will get what you have prepared?’ 21 “That is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Hymn 203 - All My Hope On God is Founded (View): vv. 1 choir, vv. 2-4, all
Homily: The Abundant Life
Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 1-4
Mark 7: 31-37: Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
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Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 5-7
Blessing
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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 55 - Crown Him With Many Crowns (View): vv. 1, 3 & 4
Jeremiah 17: 5, 7 & 14: Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.” Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
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Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Psalmody: Psalm 103: P: Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! C: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. P: For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; C: As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. P: As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 111 - When Sinners See Their Lost Condition (View): vv. 1, 2, 4 & 9
Romans 6: 22-23: Now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Prayer
Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word (View)
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 233 - The Gospel Shows the Father's Grace (View): vv. 1-3
Matthew 21: 28-32: (Jesus said) “A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.”
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Hymn 233 - The Gospel Shows the Father's Grace (View): vv. 4-6
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Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View): vv. 1 & 2
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.
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The Lord's Prayer (p. 105)
Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 450 - Lord, To Thee I Make Confession (View)
Psalm 51: 1-2: Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
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Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes (View)
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Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Morning Prayer, p. 167
Hymn 451 - All That I Was, My Sin, My Guilt (View)
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, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Hymn 597 - Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Welcome and Invocation
Hymn 403 - God Loved the World So That He Gave (View): vv. 1-3
2 Corinthians 5: 21 : God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
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Prayer
Hymn 403 - God Loved the World So That He Gave (View): vv. 4-6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View): vv. 1-3
John 10: 14-18 (EHV): “I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me (just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father). And I lay down My life for the sheep. I also have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. This is why the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it up again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the authority to lay it down and the authority to take it up again. This is the commission I received from My Father.”
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Prayer
Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is (View): vv. 4-6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
John 6:66-69: From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Hymn 448 - I Will Sing My Maker's Praises (View): vv. 1-3
Homily
Canticle: Magnificat) - M. Praetorius
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher)

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Welcome and Invocation
Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View): vv. 1 & 2
Proverbs 4: 20-23: My son, pay attention to my words. Open your ear to what I say. Do not let them escape from your sight. Keep them deep in your heart, because they are life for those who find them and healing for the entire body. Above all else, guard your heart carefully, because your life flows from it. EHV
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Prayer
Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me (View): vv. 1, 2, & 4
Matthew 6: 19-23 : “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
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Prayer #99, p. 160
Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me (View): vv. 7 & 8
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 435 - All Praise To God Who Reigns Above (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 14: 1, 12-15: Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. .... Then (Jesus) also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
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Prayer
Hymn 435 - All Praise To God Who Reigns Above (View): vv. 4 & 5
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Morning Prayer, p. 167
Hymn 429 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be (View): vv. 1-3
2 Corinthians 5: 14-21: For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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Prayer
Hymn 429 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be (View): vv. 4 & 5
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 1 & 2
Luke 5: 1-11: So it was, as the multitude pressed about (Jesus) to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.
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The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand (View): vv. 1-4
Luke 6: 36-42: Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.”
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Prayer
Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand (View): vv. 5 & 7
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is (View): vv. 1-3
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 in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.”
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Prayer #87, p. 158
Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is (View): vv. 4-6
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 80 - O Blessed Holy Trinity (View): vv. 1-4
Titus 3: 3-7: When the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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Prayer #81, p. 157
Hymn 37 - We All Believe in One True God (View)
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Responsory Reading: P: “The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” - 1 Cor. 2:10 C: “No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit.” – 1 Cor. 12:3 P: “You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” – Philippians 2:13 C: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” – Galatians 5:22-23 P: “When the Spirit of truth shall come, He will guide you into all truth.” Jn 16:13 C: “God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’” - Galatians 4:6 All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be forevermore. Amen.
Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost (View): vv. 1 & 2
2 Thessalonians 2: 13: “God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.”
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Prayer #78, p. 157
Hymn 401 - O Day Full of Grace That Now We See (View): vv. 1, 3, 4 & 5
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 1-3
Ezekiel 36: 24-27: (“Say to the house of Israel...”) “... I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”
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Prayer
Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 7 & 8
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost - Acts 2: 1-4, 11: When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance… “we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 401 - O Day Full of Grace That Now We See - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 381 - Come, My Soul, With All Thy Care - John 16: 23-28: (Jesus said) “In that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.” - Devotion - Prayer #73, p. 156 - Hymn 380 - When in Our Music God is Glorified - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me? - Hymn 448 - I Will Sing My Maker's Praises - Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness - Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168 - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 1-3 - John 17: 13-17: (Jesus prayed) “But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your Word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 90: Restless is the Heart: Singers: Restless is the heart until it comes to rest in you. All the earth, all the earth shall remember and return to our God. All: Restless is the heart until it comes to rest in you. All the earth, all the earth shall remember and return to our God. S: Lord, you have been our refuge through all time, from one generation to the next; before the mountains were born, or the earth brought forth, you are God without beginning or end. A: Restless is the heart until it comes to rest in you. All the earth, all the earth shall remember and return to our God. S: To your eyes a thousand years are like a day, no more than a watch in the night. You sweep us away like a dream, like the grass that springs green in the morning, but faded by night. A: Restless is the heart until it comes to rest in you. All the earth, all the earth shall remember and return to our God. S: Make us know our life’s shortness that we may gain true wisdom of heart. In the morning fill us with your love. A: Restless is the heart until it comes to rest in you. All the earth, all the earth shall remember and return to our God. - Psalm 23 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer), Joseph Roemhildt (Singer), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer), Noah Gernander (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe: vv. 1-3 - John 10: 27-29: (Jesus said) "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 375 - O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe: vv. 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalmody: Let All the Earth: Singers: Let all the earth cry out with joy to the Lord; Let all the earth cry out with joy to the Lord. All: Let all the earth cry out with joy to the Lord; Let all the earth cry out with joy to the Lord. S; Cry out in joy to the Lord, all peoples on earth, sing to the praise of His name, Proclaim Him forever, tremendous His deeds for us. All: Let all the earth cry out to the Lord; let all the earth cry out to the Lord. S: Leading His people safe through fire and water, bringing their souls to life, Come sing of His glory, His love is eternal All: Let all the earth cry out to the Lord; let all the earth cry out to the Lord. S: Hearken to me as I sing my love of the Lord, He answers the prayers of my heart, He leads me in safety, from death unto life. All: Let all the earth cry out to the Lord; let all the earth cry out to the Lord. - Isaiah 40: 10-11: Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 367 - Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Evan Matzke (Singer), Kaleb Schmidt (Singer), Kathryn Matzke (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Responsive Reading: John 10: P: I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. C: I am the good shepherd; I know My sheep and My sheep know Me. P: My sheep hear My voice, I know them and they follow Me. C: I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand. - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 1-4 - 1 Peter 2: 24-25: (Christ) Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold: vv. 1-4 - Acts 21: 28-31: “Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.” - Devotion - Prayer #97, p. 160 - Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Philip Smith (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - I Will Sing to My God Exodus 15 Haugen: Soloist: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. Congregation: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. S: My Strength and my courage, my joy and my song; My Savior, the one who delivers me. C:I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. S: The forces of darkness you hurled into the sea; Your power, your hand has delivered me. C: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. S: You lead all your people from darkness to light; You open the sea and deliver me. C: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. - 1 Corinthians 15: 54-57: So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 353 - Jesus Lives! the Vict'ry's Won - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kayelynn Lawson (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink: vv. 1-4 - Matthew 9: 18-19 & 23-26: While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples. ..... When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. And the report of this went out into all that land. - Devotion - Choir anthem: 'With a Voice of Singing' Martin Shaw, arr. Alice Carpenter - Prayer - Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), Norseland Lutheran Church Children's Choir (Choral Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Colossians 3: 1-4: If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. - Anthem: Have I Not Commanded You?: N. Wayne, 2022 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage Do not be afraid or dismayed, For the Lord, your God, is with you. Joshua 1:9 Homily - Homily - Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Lasst tuns erfreuen, setting by Valerie Floeter - Taste and See B. Hurd: Soloist: Taste and see, O taste and see, taste and see the goodness of God. Taste and see… Congregation: Taste and see, O taste and see, taste and see the goodness of God. Taste and see… S: Glory to God most high; glory, blessing and praise! With one voice, O people, rejoice in our God, who hears the cry of all in need. C: O, taste and see… S: Who has fashioned the earth and sky, who created the deep: who exalts the lowly and sets captives free, who opens the door to all those who seek. C: O, taste and see… S: Oh, the love of God! Become flesh of our flesh, so that we might live in glory! C: O, taste and see… - John 20: 24-29: 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 put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” - Devotion - Rite of Confirmation: Jason Skillicorn has taken an Adult Confirmation Class through Bethany, and is now joining Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato - Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n: vv. 1,2 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Annaliese Emmons (Singer), Chloe Kuhlman (Pianist), Gabe Smith (Instrumentalist), Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Liturgist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King: vv. 1-4 all, vv. 5-7, choir - 1 John 5: 4-5: For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King: vv. 8 & 9 choir, vv. 10, all - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist), Scarville Lutheran School Children's Choir (Participant #3 Role)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 359 - Worthy is Christ, the Lamb Who Was Slain - Isaiah 25: 6-9: 6 And in this mountain The Lord of hosts will make for all people A feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things full of marrow, Of well-refined wines on the lees. 7 And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken. 9 And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 348 - He is Arisen! Glorious Word! - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: "Two Selections From Mozart's Requiem Mass" by W.A. Mozart - Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending: vv. 1, 2 & 5 - Job 19: 23-27: “Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock with an iron pen and lead, forever! 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 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending: vv. 6, 9 & 10 - Blessing - Postlude: "Brandenburg Concerto, No. 3" by J.S. Bach

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives: vv. 1-3, 6 & 8 - 1 Kings 17: 17-24: Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him. So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?” And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. Then he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?” And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived. And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives!” Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today: vv. 1 & 2 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Max Kerr (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Versicles from Psalm 118: P: The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; C: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. P: I shall not die, but live C: And declare the works of the Lord! - Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness: vv. 1-4 - 1 Corinthians 5: 12-20: Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 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 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness: vv. 6 & 8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - The Invitatory (p. 110) - The Venite exultimus (p. 111) - Revelation 1: 17-18: When I saw Him (Christ), I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 1-3 - Devotion - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 4 & 5 - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - Prayer #63, p. 155 - The Benedicamus (p. 119) - The Benediction (p. 119) - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 6 & 7 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful - Matthew 21:1-5: 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, you shall say, “The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.’” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 279 - Hosanna, Loud Hosanna: vv. 1 & 3 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 330 - Beneath the Cross of Jesus: vv. 1 & 3 - Mark 15: 37-39: And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that [a]He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 85) - Hymn 339 - The Lord Into His Father's Hands - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalmody from Psalm 22: P: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord. C: And all the families of the nations shall worship before Him. P: For the Kingdom is the Lord’s, And He rules over the nations. C: All those who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive. P: A posterity shall serve Him, It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation. C: They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen - Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us: vv. 1 & 2 - 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 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 became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. - Devotion - Prayer #54, p. 154 - Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us: vv. 3 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kathryn Matzke (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 401 - O Day Full of Grace That Now We See: vv. 1-3 - Genesis 11:1-9: Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 401 - O Day Full of Grace That Now We See: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Caleb Helmen (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalmody: Psalm 51: 2, 3 Wash Me Thoroughly S. S. Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and forgive me all my sin. For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before me. - Mark 15: 42-47: Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid. - Homily - Hymn 339 - The Lord Into His Father's Hands: vv. 1 & 2, choir vv. 3, all - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 335 - O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: vv. 6 & 8 - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Christ, the Life of All the Living arr. Sherri Hansen - Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 1-3 - 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 - Prayer - Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 5 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Elyse Vanniewenhoven (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good: vv. 1 & 2 - John 19:1-3: So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 272 - O Sinner, Come Thy Sin To Mourn: vv. 1, soloist; vv. 2, all - Hebrews 9: 19-22: For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.” Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. - Devotion - The Old Testament Blood Sacrifices: - Hymn 286 - Rock of Ages, Cleft For Me - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 15 - Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty - Psalm 81: 8-10: “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me! There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Madeline Halvorson (Instrumentalist), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation: vv. 1-3 - Isaiah 12: 1-6: In that day you will say, “I will praise You, O Lord. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away and You have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. In that day you will say: “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done, and proclaim that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Cody Anderson (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Hymn 273 - The Royal Banners Forward Go: vv. 1 & 2, choir vv. 4, 5, & 7 all - Mark 15: 33-41: Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!” Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.” And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that [a]He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. - Homily - Hymn 308 - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 565 - All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night: vv. 1 & 3 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure: vv. 1-3 - John 6: 57-58 & 66-69: “As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.” ... From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” - Devotion - The Responsory: p. 108 - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure: vv. 4-6 - Postlude: Largo in E Flat Major by F. Chopin (1810-1849)

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 297 - Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted: vv. 1 & 2 - Mark 15: 6-15: Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” So they cried out again, “Crucify Him!” Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!” So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 297 - Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 266 - O Bread of Life From Heaven - John 6: 25-27: And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, butfor the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer: O almighty God, of Your great mercy You caused Your Son to be conceived by the Holy Spirit, and to become incarnate of the blessed Virgin Mary accord- ing to the angel’s annunciation: Grant us, by Your grace, that our sinful conception may be purified by His holy conception; through the same, Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen. - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - Hebrews 10: 5-10: Therefore when he entered the world, Christ said: Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but you prepared a body for me. You were not pleased with burnt offerings and sin offerings. Then I said, “Here I am. I have come to do your will, God. In the scroll of the book it is written about me.” First he said: Sacrifices and offerings that were offered according to the law, both burnt offerings and sin offerings, you did not desire, and you were not pleased with them. Then he said: Here I am. I have come to do your will. He does away with the first in order to establish the second. By this will, we have been sanctified once and for all, through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ. - Solo: I Wonder as I Wander: JJ Niles (A Carol in the Style of an Appalachian Folksong) 1) I wonder as I wander, out under the sky, How Jesus the Savior did come for to die For poor on'ry people like you and like I... I wonder as I wander, out under the sky. 2) When Mary birthed Jesus, 'twas in a cow's stall, With wisemen and farmers and shepherds and all. But high from God's heaven a star's light did fall, And the promise of ages it then did recall. 3) If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing, A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing, Or all of God's angels tin heav'n for to sing, He surely could have it, 'cause He was the King. 4) I wonder as I wander, out under the sky, How Jesus the Savior did come for to die For poor on'ry people like you and like I... I wonder as I wander, out under the sky. - Devotion - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Danica Dick (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 402 - Holy Ghost, With Light Divine: vv. 1, 3, 5 & 6 - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Ephesians 5: 8-9: For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. - Devotion - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - The Collect (pp. 118-119) - The Benedicamus (p. 119) - The Benediction (p. 119) - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Anthem: Behold the Lamb of God G. F. Handel - Mark 15: 21-32: Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS. With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself, and come down from the cross!” Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him. - Homily - Hymn 292 - O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken: vv. 1, 4, 5 & 12 - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 259 - The Kingdom Satan Founded: vv. 1, 3 & 5 - Luke 11: 14-20: And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by [a]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 259 - The Kingdom Satan Founded: vv. 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 298 - Sing, My Tongue, How Glorious Battle: vv. 1-4 - Mark 14: 44-50: Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him and lead Him away safely.” As soon as he had come, immediately he went up to Him and said to Him, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Then they laid their hands on Him and took Him. And one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” Then they all forsook Him and fled. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 298 - Sing, My Tongue, How Glorious Battle: vv. 6 & 8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Opening Prayer : P: Almighty God, stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to be our defense against all our enemies; C: Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. P: Attend us with Your grace in all temptations. C: By Your Holy Spirit keep us in Your Word, that we may be delivered from the adversary, and obtain eternal salvation. All: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Amen. - Hymn 256 - When Afflictions Sore Oppress You: vv. 1-3 - Romans 8: 31-35: 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 condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 256 - When Afflictions Sore Oppress You: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 91: Be With Me, Lord: Duet: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray. Congregation: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray. D: You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord Most High, who abide in the shadow of our God. Say to the Lord: "My refuge and fortress, the God in whom I trust." C: Be with me, Lord, ... D: No evil shall befall you, no pain come near, for his angels stand close by your side, Guarding you always and bearing you gently, watching over your life. C: Be with me, Lord, ... D: Those who cling to the Lord live secure in his love, lifted high those who trust in his name. Call on the Lord, he will never forsake you, He will bring you salvation and joy. C: Be with me, Lord,... - Hebrews 12: 10-11: Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. - Devotion - Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Madeline Halvorson (Singer), Tamara Omar (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest: vv. 1-4 - Genesis 39: 7-10: And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Anthem: O Savior of the World J. Goss: O Savior of the world, who by the cross and precious blood hath redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. - Mark 15: 1-20: Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.” And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!” But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” So they cried out again, “Crucify Him!” Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!” So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. - Hymn 298 - Sing, My Tongue, How Glorious Battle: vv. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 8 - Homily - Canticle: Nunc dimittis in B-flat C. V. Stanford - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray: vv. 1-3 - 1 Timothy 6: 9-11: Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray: vv. 4-6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn Study

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Prayer #41, p. 152 - Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way: vv. 1-4 - 1 Peter 2: 11-12: Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. - Devotion - Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 412 - Come To Calv'ry's Holy Mountain - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalmody from Psalm 32: P: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven C: Whose sin is covered. P: Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, C: And in whose spirit there is no guile. P: I acknowledged my sin to You, C: And my iniquity I have not hidden. P: I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” C: And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. ALL: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. - Mark 14: 53-72: And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. But Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire. Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree. Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’ ” But not even then did their testimony agree. And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands. Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came. And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus of Nazareth.” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went out on the porch, and a rooster crowed. And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, “This is one of them.” But he denied it again. And a little later those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.” Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!” A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And when he thought about it, he wept. - Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink - Homily - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - The Collect (pp. 125-127) - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 561 - Abide With Me; Fast Falls the Eventide: vv. 1 & 4-8 - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Joni Bode (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 242 - Baptized Into Thy Name Most Holy: vv. 1-3 - Romans 6: 1-4: What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 242 - Baptized Into Thy Name Most Holy: vv. 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 527 - in the Midst of Earthly Life - Litany for Ash Wednesday: L: Man who is born of woman C: Is of few days and full of trouble. L: For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. L: He comes forth like a flower and fades away; C: He flees like a shadow and does not continue. L: In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. L: For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. C: For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. L: We have been consumed by Your anger, C: And by Your wrath we are terrified. L: You have set our iniquities before You, C: Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. L: For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh. C: For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. L: Teach us, O Lord, to number our days, C: That we may gain a heart of wisdom. L: Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we humbly beseech You to set Your Passion, Cross and Death between Your judgment and our souls, now, and in the hour of death. C: Give us mercy and grace, and grant Your Church concord and peace, that at length we shall enjoy everlasting life and glory; for with the Father and Holy Spirit You reign, one God, now and forever. Amen. - Psalmody: Psalm 51: 2, 3 Wash Me Thoroughly S. S. Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and forgive me all my sin. For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before me. - Mark 14: 32-52: 32 They went to a place named Gethsemane. Jesus told his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 Then he took Peter, James, and John along with him and began to be troubled and distressed. 34 He said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, even to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” 35 Going forward a little, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36 He also said, “Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 37 When he returned to the disciples, he found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not strong enough to keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 39 Again he went away and prayed, saying the same thing. 40 When he returned, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. They did not know what they should answer him. 41 He returned the third time and said to them, “Are you going to continue sleeping and resting? It is enough. The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise, let us go. Look, my betrayer is near.” 43 Just then, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A crowd was with him, armed with swords and clubs. They were from the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders. 44 Now his betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.” 45 He went right to Jesus and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him. 46 They laid hands on him and arrested him. 47 But one of those who stood nearby drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 48 Jesus responded by saying to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as you would a criminal? 49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But this happened so that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.” 50 Then the disciples all left him and fled. 51 A certain young man was following him, wearing just a linen cloth over his naked body. They seized him, 52 but he left behind the linen cloth and fled from them naked. - Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You - Luke 22: 47-48: 47 While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” - Homily - Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now: vv. 4-6 - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn: I Will Now Praise My Savior: * Hymn, I Will Now Praise My Savior (tune: ELH178) 1) I will now praise my Savior Who took away my sin. My faith in Him forever My heart doth keep within. His name I write there freely And keep it to the grave; He from my woes doth free me He all my sin forgave. 2) God, grant me learn the story, Myself, I never can! To Thee all thanks and glory From woman and from man; God grant me so to ponder To praise the Lord so well. Wherever I may wander My anger He doth quell. - Isaiah 53: 6-9: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, and who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken. And they made His grave with the wicked— but with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn: I Will Now Praise My Savior v3: 3) He, like the sun arising Above the earth so wide, So wondrously in rising - In Him I shall confide. He closes ev’ry sorrow That may be found with me; My service let Him borrow, My heart I give to Thee. Translated by M. DeGarmeaux - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 247 - To Jordan Came Our Lord, the Christ: vv. 1, 2, 3 & 5 - John 1: 29-34: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 241 - He That Believes and is Baptized - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Announcement - Hymn 240 - Jesus, Refuge of the Weary - Matthew 9: 9-13: As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 331 - A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth: vv. 1 & 2 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 23 - Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now - Luke 11: 28: “Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 230 - Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - 2 Timothy 6: 16-17: All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 232 - How Precious is the Book Divine: vv. 1, 3, 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Hymn 494 - I Know My Faith is Founded - 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.” - Anthem: Prayer of Julian of Norwich C. P. Cooman: God, of your goodness, give yourself to me. For you are enough for me. Only in you do I have everything. Amen Julian of Norwich, 1343-ca 1416 - Homily - Canticle: Nunc dimittis in d minor J. Stainer - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 1 - Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word - Luke 8: 11-15: “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.” - Devotion - Prayer - Psalm 27: soloist: O the Lord is near… / Congregation: O the Lord is near… S:The Lord is my light and my salvation, there is nothing at all I fear; the Lord is the refuge of my life; of whom should I be afraid? C: O the Lord is near… S: One thing I ask of the Lord; there is only one thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. C: O the Lord is near… S: For God will hide me in his house and conceal me in the shelter of his tent. Even now my head is held high over those who would see me fall.O C: the Lord… - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 234 - We Have a Sure Prophetic Word - Matthew 7:24-29: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. - Devotion - The Responsory (p. 108) - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 583 - God's Word is Our Great Heritage - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170 - Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 1-4 - 1 Corinthians 1: 18-23: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Arika Kleinschmidt (Instrumentalist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: vv. 1-3 - Titus 3: 4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 1-4 - Romans 4:4: Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. - Devotion - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 5-7 - Romans 4: 5: But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. - Devotion - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 8-10 - Devotion - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 11-14 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace - Luke 23: 38-43: An inscription also was written over Him (Jesus) in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 1 & 3 - Luke 7: 44-50: Then He (Jesus) turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.” - Devotion - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 4 & 5 - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - The Collect (pp. 118-119) - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 9 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted: vv. 1 & 2 - Revelation 3:10-12: (Jesus says to His believers) “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 37 - We All Believe in One True God - Psalm 91: 1-6: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 218 - There is a Safe and Secret Place - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 1-3 - 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 perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 217 - Rise, Ye Children of Salvation: vv. 1 & 2 - 1 Timothy 6: 12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 217 - Rise, Ye Children of Salvation: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Recognition of Anniversaries - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Alex Ring (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 216 - of Zion's Honor Angels Sing: vv. 1, 2 & 5 - Matthew 13: 36-43: Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 212 - Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 205 - If Thou But Trust in God To Guide Thee: vv. 1-4 - 1 Peter 1:3-8: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. - Devotion - 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: so that we may perceive Your grace and fatherly help, and with all the saints forever praise and worship You; All: through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen. - Hymn 205 - If Thou But Trust in God To Guide Thee: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn Study - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 209 - Jesus, Lover of My Soul - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 23 (p. 177; Tone 2) - Matthew 14: 22-33: Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God." - Homily - Canticle: Nunc dimittis in d minor J. Stainer - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow: vv. 5 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 165 - Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord: vv. 1-5 - Luke 2: 22-24: Now when the days of (Mary’s) purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” - Devotion - Hymn 165 - Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord: vv. 6-9 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 206 - I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus - Matthew 8: 23-27: 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 disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me: vv. 1-3, 5 & 15 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 225 - With Trembling Awe the Chosen Three - Matthew 17: 1-8: Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 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 on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 46 - Sing Praise To the God of Israel - Acts 4 (selected verses): Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “...Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. ... (There is no) salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. ...They conferred among themselves, saying, “What shall we do to these men... But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.” So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 200 - There Many Shall Come From the East and the West: vv. 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 195 - On Galilee's High Mountain: vv. 1-3 & 6 - Matthew 28: 16-20: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 202 - Thou, Whose Almighty Word - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word: vv. 1-4 - Luke 10: 1-3: After these things the Lord appointed [a]seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.” - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 85) - Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 20 - Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness - Acts 9: 17-20: Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord [Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized. So when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus. Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 401 - O Day Full of Grace That Now We See - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Missions: P: The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; C: Let the multitude of the isles be glad! P: Lord God Almighty, mercifully grant that we, who know You by faith, may with our whole heart believe in Jesus Christ, our only Savior. C: Stir up our hearts that we may serve Him, and steadfastly confess Him, making known His saving Word among all nations, through the same Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. P: The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; C: Let the multitude of the isles be glad! Amen. - Hymn 199 - Rise, Thou Light of Gentile Nations: vv. 1, 5 & 6 - I Peter 2: 9-10: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (NIV) - Devotion - Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 1 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Blest are Those Who Love You: Singers: Blest are those who love You, Happy are those who follow You, Blest are those who seek You, O God. All: Blest are those who love You, Happy are those who follow You, Blest are those who seek You, O God. S: Happy all those who fear the Lord, and walk in God’s pathway; You will find what you long for, the riches of our God. A: Blest are those who love You, Happy are those who follow You, Blest are those who seek You, O God. S: Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the midst of your home, your children flourish like olive plants rejoicing at your table. A: Blest are those who love You, Happy are those who follow You, Blest are those who seek You, O God. S: May the blessing of God be yours all the days of your life, may the pace and the love of God live always in your heart. A: Blest are those who love You, Happy are those who follow You, Blest are those who seek You, O God. - Genesis 2: 18, 21-24: And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” ... And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Danica Dick (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - John 2: 1-11: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Now there were set there six water-pots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the water-pots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 179 - Jesus Loves Me! This I Know - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 172 - Songs of Thankfulness and Praise: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - Acts 16: 32-34: Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 180 - Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tony Pittinger, Bethany Lutheran Church, Port Orchard, WA (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 189 - in House and Home Where Man and Wife - Genesis 27:46-28:5: And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?” Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. “May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples; And give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, Which God gave to Abraham.” So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. - Devotion - The Responsory (p. 108) - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 178 - I Pray Thee, Dear Lord Jesus - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - With Joy You Shall Draw Water: Singers: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. All: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. S: God indeed is my Savior, I will never be afraid, my strength and courage is the Lord, my Savior and my song. A: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. S: Give thanks and praise the name of God, sing out to all the earth the wondrous deeds that God has done, our Savior and our song. A: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. S: Shout with joy, O Zion, for dwelling in your midst is the Holy One of Israel, our Savior and our song. A: With joy you shall draw water from the springs of endless life; With joy you shall draw water from the living well of God. - Deuteronomy 6: 6-9: “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure: vv. 1, 2, 6 & 10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Joseph Roemhildt (Singer), Noah Gernander (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light: vv. 1-3 - John 1: 1-5 & 14: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. - Devotion - Prayer #21, p. 149 - Hymn 170 - O God of God, O Light of Light: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten: vv. 1-4 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 98: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—shout for joy before the Lord, the King. Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity. - Matthew 2: 13-18: Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” - Homily - Canticle: Nunc dimittis (Hymn 48) setting by M. DeGarmeaux - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten: vv. 5-7 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 174 - Children of the Heav'nly Father - Genesis 18: 17-19: And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.” - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 85) - Hymn 176 - How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 161 - O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger is: vv. 1, 2, 4 & 6 - Matthew 2: 1-6: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 168 - As With Gladness Men of Old - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for the New Year: P: Lord God, heavenly Father, by the light of Your holy Word, the guiding star that directs us to the Christ-child, You have given us the knowledge of Your grace. C: In this new year, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts by this Word that we may be lead to put our trust in this Savior. P: Stir up our faith that we may devote our blessings to the advancement of Your Kingdom. C: Stir up our hearts that in all things we may serve Your Son, who has come to redeem us, and who reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen. - Hymn 160 - O God, Our Help in Ages Past: vv. 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8 - Luke 2: 46-52: Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.” And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. - Devotion - Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: vv. 1, 2, 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 116 - Angels We Have Heard On High: vv. 1, 3, & 4 - Luke 2: 8-20: Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 114 - Angels From the Realms of Glory: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Paul Fries, ELS Communication Director (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come: vv. 1, 2, & 6 - Luke 2: 1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. - Solo: Mary's Lullaby by John Rutter: See the Child that Mary bore On her lap so softly sleeping In a stable cold and poor, Ox and ass their vigil keeping. Sing lullaby, sing lullaby, my own dear Son, my Child; Lullaby, sing lullaby; Lullaby, my little Baby. Shepherds kneeling by His bed Offer homage without measure; Wise men, by a bright star led, Bring Him gifts of richest treasure. - Devotion - Call assignment: Heather Nicole Juedes - Prayer - Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come: vv. 13-15 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Annaliese Emmons (Soloist), Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Speaker)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 113 - A Great and Mighty Wonder: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - Matthew 1: 18-25: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 119 - Away in a Manger, No Crib For a Bed - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry: vv. 1-3 - Matthew 11: 7-10: As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: O Come, O Come Emmanuel, arr. Valerie W. Stephenson - Welcome and Invocation - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 1 & 3-5 - Luke 2: 10-11: But the angels said to them, “Do not be afraid. For behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all people: Today in the town of David, a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.” - Devotion - Prayer - Choir 'Brightest and Best' arr. Shawn Kirchner: t - Blessing - Postlude: Silent Night, arr. J. Wayne Kerr

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Madeline Halvorson (Instrumentalist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group), Noah Gernander (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: vv. 1-2 - Commentary - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: vv. 3 - Commentary - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: vv. 4 & 5 - Commentary - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: vv. 6 - Responsive Prayer: Our prayer includes the Latin words from the Antiphons along with their English translation. - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: vv. 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 100 - The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - Luke 21: 25-28: “There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 100 - The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us: vv. 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 99 - The Advent of Our King: vv. 1, 2, 5 & 6 - Romans 15: 4: For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending: vv. 1-3 - Matthew 24: 22-28: “And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the [a]elect’s sake those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” - Devotion - The Responsory (p. 108) - The Collect (p. 108) - Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending: vv. 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer #1, p. 147 - Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come - Zechariah 9: 9: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 109 - Hark the Glad Sound! the Savior Comes - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates: vv. 1-3 - John 1: 1-5: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 557 - Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand: vv. 1 & 2 - Revelation 14: 12-13: Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 557 - Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Revelation 7: 13-17: Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” - Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 1 & 2 - Responsory - P Alleluia! Remember: P: Alleluia! Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies for they have been from of old. Alleluia! C: To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul; O my God, I trust in You, let me not be ashamed. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 3 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 1 & 2 - Matthew 25: 1-13: “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bride-groom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, “No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’But he answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 3 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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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 home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true. - Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest - Matthew 5: 43-45: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 69 - The God of Abr'Am Praise: vv. 1-3, 7 & 9 - Isaiah 65: 14-17: Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, But you shall cry for sorrow of heart, And wail for grief of spirit. You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; For the Lord God will slay you, And call His servants by another name; So that he who blesses himself in the earth Shall bless himself in the God of truth; And he who swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My eyes. “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Michael Lillienthal, Albert Lea, MN (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer: Opening Prayer (in unison) Lord God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son, we pray, that He may lead home His Bride, the Church, that we with all your saints may enter into Your eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen. - Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 1-5 - Revelation 21: 1-5: Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 6-9 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: “Gabriel’s Oboe,” by Ennio Morricone - Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 1 & 2 - 2 Thessalonians 1: 7b-10: When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels, he will exercise vengeance in flaming fire on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. Such people will receive a just penalty: eternal destruction away from the presence of the Lord and from His glorious strength, on that day when he comes to be glorified among his saints, and to be marveled at among those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude: “Highland Holiday,” by David Giardiniere

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Adriana Kleinschmidt (Soloist), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group), Kayelynn Lawson (Band Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 533 - Preserve Thy Word, O Savior: vv. 1-4 - 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. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 533 - Preserve Thy Word, O Savior: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 413 - Come Unto Me, Ye Weary: vv. 1 & 2 - Matthew 11: 25-30: At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 413 - Come Unto Me, Ye Weary: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Paul Fries, ELS Communication Director (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - Matthew 25: 31-33: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 1, 2, & 5 - John 5: 25-29: Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - O God, You Search Me and You Know Me Psalm 139: O God, you search me, and you know me All my thoughts lie open to your gaze When I walk or lie down, you are before me Ever the maker and keeper of my days. You know my resting and my rising You discern my purpose from afar And with love everlasting, you besiege me In ev'ry moment of life or death, you are. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord You have known its meaning through and through. You are with me beyond my understanding God of my present, my past and future, too. Although your Spirit is upon me Still I search for shelter from your light. There is nowhere on earth I can escape you Even the darkness is radiant in your sight. For you created me and shaped me Gave me life within my mother's womb For the wonder of who I am, I praise you Safe in your hands, all creation is made new. - B. Farrell, b. 1957 - 1 Timothy 6: 6-8: 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. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Announcement - Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense - Hymn 341 - Awake, My Heart, With Gladness

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me: vv. 1-4 - 1 John 2: 15-17: Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 446 - What is the World To Me: vv. 7 & 8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 1-4 - Revelation 3: 11: Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 7, 10, & 14 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalmody 74: 1-3: P: O God, why have You cast us off forever? C: Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? P: Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, C: The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed — This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, forever more. Amen. - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 1-3 - Revelation 21: 22-27: I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Your Love is Finer Than Life Psalm 63: Singers: Oh God, I seek You, my soul thirsts for you, your love is finer than life Congregation: Oh God, I seek You… S: As a dry and weary desert land, so my soul is thirsting for my God, and my flesh is faint for the God I seek, for Your love is more to me than life. C: Oh, God, I seek You… S: I think of You when at night I rest, I reflect upon Your steadfast love. I will cling to You, Oh Lord my God, in the shadow of Your wings I sing. C: Oh, God, I seek You… S: I will bless Your name all the days I live, I will raise my hands and call on You. My joyful lips shall sing Your praise, You alone have filled my hungry soul. C: Oh, God … - Matthew 5: 10-12: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrea Thomforde (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 20 - Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness - Matthew 5: 8-9: Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 1-3 - Matthew 5: 6-7: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 4, 5, 6 & 8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost: vv. 1 & 2 - Matthew 5: 4-5: Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 596 - Praise To Thee and Adoration - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer: P: O Lord Jesus Christ, bright Sun of the world: Shine upon my spirit and drive away the night of sin, that I may walk in Your holy light all my life, and even forevermore. Amen. All: Come, Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of Your faithful people and kindle in them the fire of Your love. Amen. - Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 1-5 - Matthew 5: 1-3: Seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 6-8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Let Your Mercy Be On Us Psalm 33 : Soloist: Let your mercy be on us, O God, as we place our trust in you. Cong.: Let your mercy be on us… S: Your words, O God, are truth indeed, and all your works are ever faithful; You love justice and right, your compassion fills all creation. C: Let your mercy… S: See how the eye of God is watching, ever guarding all who wait in hope to deliver them from death and sustain them in time of famine. C: Let your mercy… S: Exult you just, and rejoice! For praise is the song of the righteous! How happy your people, O God, the ones whom you have chosen. C: Let your mercy… S: Our soul is waiting for God, for God is our help and our shield; May your kindness and love be on us who place our hope in you. C: Let your mercy… - 2 Chronicles 29: 15-19: They gathered their brother Levites, consecrated themselves, and went to cleanse the House of the Lord, as the king commanded by the words of the Lord. The priests entered the inner part of the Lord’s house to cleanse it. They brought every unclean thing that they found in the Lord’s temple out into the courtyard of the House of the Lord. The Levites took it and carried it out to the Kidron Valley. On the first day of the first month, they began to consecrate the temple. By the eighth day of the month they had gotten as far as the porch of the Lord. They continued to purify the House of the Lord for eight more days. On the sixteenth day of the first month, they completed the work. They went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the entire House of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the presentation of bread and all its utensils. We have prepared and consecrated all the utensils which King Ahaz discarded during his reign, when he was unfaithful. Look! They are right there in front of the altar of the Lord.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 1-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kathryn Matzke (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - O God, You Search Me and You Know Me Psalm 139: O God, you search me, and you know me All my thoughts lie open to your gaze When I walk or lie down, you are before me Ever the maker and keeper of my days. You know my resting and my rising You discern my purpose from afar And with love everlasting, you besiege me In ev'ry moment of life or death, you are. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord You have known its meaning through and through. You are with me beyond my understanding God of my present, my past and future, too. Although your Spirit is upon me Still I search for shelter from your light. There is nowhere on earth I can escape you Even the darkness is radiant in your sight. For you created me and shaped me Gave me life within my mother's womb For the wonder of who I am, I praise you Safe in your hands, all creation is made new. - B. Farrell, b. 1957 - Isaiah 55: 1-11: Hey,all of you who are thirsty, come to the water, even if you have no money! Come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why do you spend money on something that is not bread? Why do you waste your labor on something that does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good. Satisfy your appetite with rich food. 3 Turn your ear toward me, and come to me. Listen, so that you may continue to live.Yes, I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies promised to David. 4 Look, I appointed him as a witness for peoples, a leader and commander of peoples. 5 Look, you will call out to a nation you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you, on account of the Lord your God, because of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. 6 Seek the Lord while he may be found! Call on him while he is near! 7 Let the wicked man abandon his way. Let an evil man abandon his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will show him mercy. Let him turn to our God, because he will abundantly pardon. 8 Certainly my plans are not your plans, and your ways are not my ways, declares the Lord. 9 Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my plans are higher than your plans. 10 Just as the rain and the snow come down from the sky and do not return there unless they first water the earth, make it give birth, and cause it to sprout, so that it gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 in the same way my word that goes out from my mouth will not return to me empty. Rather, it will accomplish whatever I please, and it will succeed in the purpose for which I sent it. - Hymn 396 - If God Had Not Been On Our Side - Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above: C. Fuller 2009 Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation. The God of power, the God of love, The God of our salvation; With healing balm my soul he fills, And every faithless murmur stills: To God all praise and glory. What God’s almighty power hath made, His gracious mercy keepeth; By morning glow or evening shade his watchful eye ne’er sleepeth. Within the kingdom of his might, Lo! All is just and all is right: To God all praise and glory. Let all who name Christ’s holy name give God all praise and glory; Let all who know his pow’r proclaim aloud the wondrous story! Cast each false idol from its throne, the Lord is God, and he alone: To God all praise and glory. J.J. Schütz, 1640-1690, tr. F.E. Cox, 1812-1897 - Revelation 3: 17-20: 17 You say, “I am rich. I have become very wealthy and need nothing.” But you do not know that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments, so that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not become public, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. 19 I rebuke and discipline those whom I love. So take this seriously and repent. 20 Look, I stand at the door and I am knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in with him and dine with him, and he with me. - Have Ye Heard the Invitation?: B. Kornelius, 2020 Have ye heard the invitation, sinners ruined by the fall? Famished souls who seek salvation, have ye heard the loving call? Hark! A herald of the Father bids you of his supper taste. Round the sacred table gather, all is ready; sinners, haste! O ye chosen, have ye slighted this sweet call to you proclaimed? Lo! The King hath now invited all the halt, the blind, the maimed: “Come, ye poor from out the highways, come, a feast awaits you, come!” Leave the hedges and the byways, hasten to the Father’s home. We have heard thee call, dear Father, in thy Word and sacrament; round thy festal board we’ll gather till our life’s last day is spent. Ours the risen Savior’s merit, ours the bounties of thy love, ours thy peace, till we inherit endless life in heav’n above. A. Hoppe, 1919 - Isaiah 55: 1-3: Hey,all of you who are thirsty, come to the water, even if you have no money! Come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why do you spend money on something that is not bread? Why do you waste your labor on something that does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good. Satisfy your appetite with rich food. 3 Turn your ear toward me, and come to me. Listen, so that you may continue to live. - Homily - Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word - Postlude

Service Participants: Nathan Wildauer (Organist), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Choir Director), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director), Joey Pasbrig (Soloist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group), Mizha Overn (Soloist), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 23 - Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now - Ephesians 2: 19-20: Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. - Devotion - Hymn 283 - Glory Be To Jesus, Who in Bitter Pains: vv. 1-3 & 6, Seminary Choir - Prayer - Hymn 8 - Christ is Made the Sure Foundation: vv. 1, 2, & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary Choir (Choral Group), Joseph Roemhildt (Accompanist), Max Kerr (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 61 - My Heart is Longing To Praise My Savior: vv. 1 & 2, choir vv. 3 & 4, all - Romans 3: 19-24: Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 61 - My Heart is Longing To Praise My Savior: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah: vv. 1 & 2 - Exodus 14: 21-30: Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah: vv. 3 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Tom Kuster (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord: vv. 1-3 - Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: “When the Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’ You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods. Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Adagio from Sonata 1 by J.B. Lolliet - God Has Done Great Things For Us (Psalm 126) M. Haugen: Soloist: God has done great things for us, filled us with laughter and music. God has done great things for us, filled us with laughter and music./ Congr: God has done great things for us, filled us with laughter and music. S: When our God led us back to freedom, like dreamers we beheld the promised land again; our mouths were filled with laughter and rejoicing. / C: God has done… S: We proclaimed to the nations what God has done for us; your mighty deeds of love, restoring us to life, you lead your people home to you rejoicing. / C: God has done… S: Come restore our fortune, renew us in your love, as rivers through the sand, as springs within the desert; those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing. / C: God has done … - 1 Peter 2:9: You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 217 - Rise, Ye Children of Salvation - Blessing - Postlude: Allegretto in G Major by Fodor

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kayelynn Lawson (Soloist), Madeline Halvorson (Instrumentalist), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 119: Part 1 (Aleph) (p. 190; Tone 1) - Ephesians 6:10-13: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. - Hymn 508 - Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty Lord: vv. 1-4 - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 85) - Hymn 508 - Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty Lord: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 520 - Soldiers of Christ, Arise: vv. 1-4 - 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 520 - Soldiers of Christ, Arise: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me: vv. 1-3 - Hosea 13:14: “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes.” - Devotion - The Responsory (p. 108) - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me: vv. 10 & 15 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You: vv. 1 & 2 - Luke 1: 1-4: Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You: vv. 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 516 - O Watch and Pray, My Soul, the Way: vv. 1, 2, 3, 5 & 8 - 1 Peter 5: 10-11: May the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered awhile, perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 512 - My God, Accept My Heart This Day - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - James 1: 12: Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. - The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116) - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - The Collect (pp. 118-119) - The Benedicamus (p. 119) - The Benediction (p. 119) - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide: vv. 1-4 - Ephesians 5: 15-17: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide: vv. 5, 8, & 9 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 130 With Our God There Is Mercy: Soloist: With our God there is mercy. With our God is steadfast love. C: With our God there is mercy. With our God is steadfast love. S: Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord. Hear my voice, the sound of my pleading. C: With our God... S: Mark but our sins, O Lord, and who might stand? But you forgive, and thus we revere You. C: With our God... S: My soul waits for the Lord, I count on God's word. My soul yearns for the Lord as the deepest night waits the day. As we count on the dawn, so we count on the Lord. C: With our God... S: Kind is our God, who keeps us close in care. We shall be saved from all our iniquity. C: With our God... - 2 Samuel 12:13: So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine: vv. 1, 3, 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Noah Gernander (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 426 - Jesus Sinners Doth Receive - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be: vv. 1-4 - Devotion - The Prayer of the Church (p. 96-97) - Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be: vv. 5 & 6 - Postlude

Service Participants: Jason Jaspersen (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 497 - Praise the Almighty; My Soul, Adore Him: vv. 1 & 3 - Matthew 9: 1-8: So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!” But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled[a]and glorified God, who had given such power to men. - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 105) - Hymn 497 - Praise the Almighty; My Soul, Adore Him: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 493 - Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All - Psalm 25: 6-7: Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 588 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: “If Thou Be Near” – J. S. Bach - Hymn 484 - Christ Alone is Our Salvation: vv. 1 & 2 - Romans 14: 19-20: Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. - Devotion - Prayer #115, p. 162 - Hymn 484 - Christ Alone is Our Salvation: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 45 - We Sing Thy Praise, O God - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 546 - Around the Throne of God a Band: vv. 1 & 2 - Matthew 18:10: “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 546 - Around the Throne of God a Band: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 1-3 - Matthew 21: 42-44: Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 485 - O Day of Rest and Gladness: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - Genesis 1: 1-7: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. - Devotion - Canticle: Glory to God P. Jones 1981: Glory to God in the highest, peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. (Luke 2:14; fourth century hymn) - Prayer - Blessing - Announcement: Mr. Bruce Gratz, Vice Pres. of Advancement - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - I Will Praise Your Name Psalm 145: Soloist: I will praise your name, my king and my God. I will praise your name, my king and my God. Congreg: I will praise your name… S: I will give you glory, my God and King, and I will bless your name forever. Every day I will bless and praise your name forever. C: I will praise your name… S: The Lord is full of grace and mercy, He is kind and slow to anger. He is god in all His works and full of compassion. C: I will praise… S: Let all your works give you thanks O Lord, and let all the faithful bless you. Let them speak of your might O Lord, the glory of your kingdom. C: I will praise your name… S: The Lord is faithful in all His words, and always near, His name is holy. He lifts up all those who fall, He raises up the lowly. C: I will praise… - 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 at the right hand of God!” Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 1-3 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 4 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives: vv. 1, 2 & 8 - Mark 5: 35-42: While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw [a]a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today: vv. 2 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 55 - Crown Him With Many Crowns: vv. 1-3 - Revelation 1: 17-18: When I saw Him (Christ), I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” - Devotion - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 55 - Crown Him With Many Crowns: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 473 - For Me To Live is Jesus: vv. 1-5 - Philippians 1:21: For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 473 - For Me To Live is Jesus: vv. 6-8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 340 - Alleluia! Jesus Lives!: vv. 1, 4, & 6 - Psalm 30: 1-3: I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - 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?” Where, O where are you? C: As the deer longs… S: Defend me God, send forth your light and your truth, they will lead me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place. C: As the deer… S: Then I shall go unto the altar of my God. Praising you, O my joy and gladness, I shall praise your name. C: As the deer longs… - Luke 16: 19-31: 19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ 27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 406 - Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Instrumentalist), Tamara Omar (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 592 - Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - 1 Timothy 6: 6-8: 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. - Homily - The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116) - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - The Collect (pp. 118-119) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - Luke 12: 16-21: Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 85) - Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God: vv. 6-8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might - I Timothy 6: 10-12: For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 263 - Jesus, Priceless Treasure: vv. 1, 4, & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, Peace Luth. Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing: vv. 1-4 - Matthew 6: 28-34: (Jesus said) “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation: vv. 1-3 - Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170 - Psalm 84 (p. 184; Tone 4) - Devotion - The Benediction (p. 59) - Hymn 65 - Praise To the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation: vv. 4 & 5 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 1-3 - Philippians 4: 4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Hymn 203 - All My Hope On God is Founded - John 12: 1-7: Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. - Homily - Canticle: Glory to God P. Jones 1981: Glory to God in the highest, peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. (Luke 2:14; fourth century hymn) - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 60 - O Bless the Lord, My Soul: vv. 1-4 - Luke 17: 11-19: Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 60 - O Bless the Lord, My Soul: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator: vv. 1-2 - Romans 12: 1-2: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. - Devotion - The Responsory (p. 108) - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator: vv. 3 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Lord, You Have the Words: Singers: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. Congregation: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. S: The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the Lord’s rule is to be trusted, the simple find wisdom. C: Lord, you have the words... S: The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding forever; the decrees of the Lord are true; all of them just. C: Lord, you have the words... S: The precepts of the Lord are right, they gladden the heart; the command of the Lord is clear, giving light to the eye. C: Lord, you have the words... S: They are worth more than gold, than the finest gold, sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. C: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. - Colossians 3: 12-14: 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 perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us: vv. 1, 3, & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Andrea Thomforde (Singer), Danica Dick (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 191 - Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying: vv. 1 & 2 - Isaiah 60: 1-2: Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 191 - Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Pres. Gaylin Schmeling, Seminary (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation: vv. 1-3 - Luke 10: 35-37: On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you. So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 12 - Come, Thou Almighty King: vv. 1, 3, & 5 - John 3: 16-17: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 85) - Hymn 46 - Sing Praise To the God of Israel - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Responsive Reading: Lamentations 3:22-23: P: By the mercies of the Lord we are not consumed, for His compassions do not fail. C: They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be forevermore. Amen. - Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion: vv. 1-3 - Ephesians 4:32: And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. - Devotion - Prayer #106, p. 161 - Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name: vv. 1-4 - Mark 7:32-37: Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Invocation (p. 60) - Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: vv. 1-3 - Isaiah 43:1: But now, this is what the Lord says, the Lord who created you, O Jacob, the Lord who formed you, O Israel. “Do not be afraid, because I have redeemed you. I have called you by name. You are mine.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 64 - Praise the Lord, Ye Heav'ns, Adore Him - Psalm 31: 15-16 : My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me. Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 443 - O That I Had a Thousand Voices - Luke 12: 48: (Jesus said) "For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more." - Devotion - Prayer #99, p. 160 - Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 371 - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want - Matthew 7:15: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves." - The Responsory (p. 108) - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 441 - O That the Lord Would Guide My Ways - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Wednesday Morning, p. 169 - Hymn 429 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be: vv. 1-3 - Revelation 7:13-14: Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 429 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 1 & 2 - Luke 5: 5-11: Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand: vv. 1-4 - Romans 8:18: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 411 - Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures - Luke 12: 13-21: 13 Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But Jesus said to him, “Man, who appointed me to be a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because a man’s life is not measured by how many possessions he has.” 16 He told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced very well. 17 He was thinking to himself, ‘What will I do, because I do not have anywhere to store my crops?’ 18 He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and goods. 19 And I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your soul will be demanded from you. Now who will get what you have prepared?’ 21 “That is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 1-4 & 9 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 403 - God Loved the World So That He Gave: vv. 1-3 - Titus 3: 4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. - Devotion - Prayer #81, p. 157 - Hymn 403 - God Loved the World So That He Gave: vv. 4-6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), John Baumann (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 383 - Our Father, Thou in Heav'n Above: vv. 1-4 - Philippians 4: 4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. - Hymn 383 - Our Father, Thou in Heav'n Above: vv. 5-7 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 383 - Our Father, Thou in Heav'n Above: vv. 8 & 9 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 1 - Devotion - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 2 & 3 - Devotion - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 4-6 - Devotion - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 7 & 8 - Devotion - Hymn 378 - Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice: vv. 9 & 10 - The Lord's Prayer (p. 33): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: vv. 1-3 - Ephesians 5: 25-27: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. - Devotion - Holy Baptism (pp. 133-136) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 134) - The Creed (p. 135) - Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: vv. 4 & 5 - Prayer - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Speaker)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 1-3 - Ecclesiastes 1: 1-2, 12: 9-14: The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”… Not only was the Teacher wise, but also he imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails – given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. (NIV) - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Adriana Kleinschmidt (Instrumentalist), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies - Romans 8: 31-32: 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? - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 222 - Lord, 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - John 14:1-4: “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. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” - All Those Who Trust in Christ (Jerusalem) - H. Parry: All those who trust in Christ are blest And find in Him eternal rest; This world’s allurements we despise And fix on Christ alone our eyes. Through Him we heirs of heav’n are made; O Brother, Christ, extend Thine aid That we may firmly trust in Thee, And through Thee live eternally. O Christ, our Savior, Helper Friend, Be with us till our journey’s end. In mercy guide us by Thy grace Till we behold Thy glorious face. Though Satan rage, His pow’r is gone His thundering roar can harm us none Our strong Defender hurls him down, And wins for us a heav’nly crown. - Author unknown, 1607; 2. K. Stolshagen, 1550-94; H. Parry, 1916 - Homily - Canticle: Nunc dimittis in B-flat C. V. Stanford - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord: vv. 2 & 3 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 1-3 - John 17: 13-19: (Jesus prayed:) “Now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.” - Devotion - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 5 & 6 - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 7 & 8 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 397 - O Christ, Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire: vv. 1-3 - Anthem: Blessed Be the God and Father S. S. Wesley: S.S. Wesley, 1810-1876 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed at the last time. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation. Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. Love one another with a pure heart fervently. See that ye love one another. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. But the word of the Lord endureth forever. Amen. 1 Peter 1:3–5, 15, 17, 22b, 23a, 24 - Prayer: P: Lord God, heavenly Father, You delivered Your Son for our offenses, and raised Him again for our justification: ALL: We beseech You, grant us Your Holy Spirit, that He may rule and govern us according to Your will; graciously keep us in the true faith, defend us from all sins, and after this life raise us to eternal life; through the same, Your beloved Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen. - Anthem: Christ our Passover W. C. Mcfarlane: W.C. Macfarlane, 1870-1945 Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast. Not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more: death hath no more dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ is risen, is risen from the dead: and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death: by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: World without end. Amen. Alleluia. I Corinthians 5, Romans 6, I Corinthians 15 - Hymn 346 - Death is Dead, the True Life Liveth: vv. 4 - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalmody from Psalm 73: P: Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. C: But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. P: You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory. C: My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Hymn 423 - How Can I Thank You, Lord: vv. 1-3 - Isaiah 49: 14-16: Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 597 - Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Ave verum corpus W. A. Mozart, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson - Choir: Rock of Ages: arr. Sally DeFord - Psalm 23 - Devotion - Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is: vv. 1, 2, 4 & 6 - Prayer - Blessing - Choir: I'll Fly Away: arr. Craig Courtney - Postlude: Easter Gladness arr. Margaret R. Tucker

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Mariah Munsen (Instrumentalist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine: vv. 1-4 - John 21: 17-19: He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine: vv. 5, 9 & 10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: I Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name - arr. Richard Gieseke - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 1-3 - John 10: 22-28: 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. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 4 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink: vv. 1-4 - Luke 24: 36-43: Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence. - Devotion - Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Tom Kuster (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - 1 Peter 2: 25: For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 585 - How Blessed is the Little Flock - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Zachary Wessel (Organist), Madeline Halvorson (Instrumentalist), Zachary Wessel (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 353 - Jesus Lives! the Vict'ry's Won: vv. 1-3 - John 21: 15-19: So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 353 - Jesus Lives! the Vict'ry's Won: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 367 - Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd: vv. 1-3 - 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 put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 367 - Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: “I Lie, O Lord, Within Your Care” arr. Sam Eatherton - Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King: vv. 1-7 - 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 side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 366 - Ye Sons and Daughters of the King: vv. 8-10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Responsory: P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word. P: Hear, O My people, and I will testify unto you! O Israel, if you will hearken unto Me! C: Sing aloud unto God, our Strength; make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. - Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n: vv. 1-4 - John 20: 13-18: Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives: vv. 1, 2, 3, & 8 - Job 19: 25-27: “Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock with an iron pen and lead, forever! 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 356 - The Day of Resurrection - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalmody from Psalm 118: P: The Lord is my strength and song, C: And He has become my salvation. P: The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous, C: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. P: The right hand of the Lord is exalted; C: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 1-3 - 1 Corinthians 15: 42-43: So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 4 & 5 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands: vv. 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending: vv. 1, 2, 4 & 5 - Luke 24: 44-47: Then (Jesus) said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 354 - Like the Golden Sun Ascending: vv. 6, 9 & 10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today: vv. 1-3 - Romans 4: 25: He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. NIV - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 352 - Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today: vv. 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - The Invitatory (p. 110) - The Venite exultimus (p. 111) - 1 Corinthians 15: 20-23: But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. - Devotion - Hymn 349 - How Rich, At Eastertide - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - Prayer #62, p. 155 - The Benedicamus (p. 119) - The Benediction (p. 119) - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: variations on “Jesus, In Thy Dying Woes,” arr. by Spencer Urban (BLC’22) - Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad: vv. 1-4 - Matthew 21: 12-13: Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ - Devotion - Solo: The Crucifixion by Samuel Barber (1910-‘81): At the cry of the first bird They began to crucify Thee, O Swan! Never shall lament cease because of that. I was like the parting of the night. Ah, sore was the suff’ring borne By the body of Mary’s Son, But sorer still to Him was the grief Which for His sake came upon His Mother. - Prayer - Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude: “It Is Finished,” arr. by Spencer Urban

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Annaliese Emmons (Soloist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 336 - of My Life the Life, O Jesus: vv. 1-3 - John 12: 1-6: 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, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 336 - of My Life the Life, O Jesus: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Responsory Psalm (from Psalm 92): P: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; C: To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night. P: For You, Lord, have made me glad through your work.. C: I will triumph in the works of Your hands. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. - Hymn 278 - O Jesus, King Most Wonderful - Philippians 2: 5-11: 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 became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 277 - All Glory, Laud, and Honor: vv. 1, 3 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Pilgrims' Chorus - Wagner - Hymn 293 - O What Precious Balm and Healing: vv. 1 & 2 - Hebrews 4:14-16: Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 293 - O What Precious Balm and Healing: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude: "La Rejouissance" - Handel

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Order of Service: - Hymn 145 - What Child is This, Who, Laid To Rest - Hymn 148 - Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled - Prayer

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalmody: Psalm 51: 2, 3 Wash Me Thoroughly S. S. Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and forgive me all my sin. For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before me. - Matthew 27: 45-56: Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.” And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!” And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. - Anthem: Behold the Lamb of God G. F. Handel - Matthew 27: 62-66: On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard. - Devotion - Hymn 308 - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Hymn 292 - O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken: vv. 8, 13 & 15 - Collect - Anthem: O Savior of the World J. Goss: O Savior of the world, who by the cross and precious blood hath redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 301 - There is a Fountain Filled With Blood - Leviticus 4: 3-7: If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering. He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord. Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. - Devotion - Prayer - The Sixth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other. - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names: vv. 1-4 - 1 Timothy 2: 5-6 EHV: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Opening Responsory from Psalm 43: P: Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. C: Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me to You holy hill. All: Christ humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. - Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 1-3 - Luke 23: 44-46: Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 333 - Christ, the Life of All the Living: vv. 6 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Service Participants: Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Pres. of the ELS (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Tamara Omar (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands: vv. 1-3 & 8 - The Tenth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not entice or force away our neighbor’s wife, workers, or animals, or turn them against him, but urge them to stay and do their duty. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands: vv. 10-12 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Craig Ferkenstad (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Hymn 295 - Over Kedron Jesus Treadeth: vv. 1, 4-6 - Matthew 27: 32-44: Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink. Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: “They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.” Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing. - Anthem: Behold the Lamb of God G. F. Handel - Sermon - Hymn 295 - Over Kedron Jesus Treadeth: vv. 8 - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 262 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah: vv. 1 & 3 - Deuteronomy 10: 12-18: “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it. The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day. Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 587 - Jesus, Still Lead On - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Paul Fries, ELS Communication Director (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Danica Dick (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 29 - Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty: vv. 1-3 - John 6:25-29: And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.” Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” - Devotion - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 29 - Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty: vv. 4 & 5 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 37 - We All Believe in One True God - Deuteronomy 8: 3: So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 266 - O Bread of Life From Heaven - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), Zachary Wessel (Participant #3 Role)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Matthew 27: 1-30: When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 8 Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, and gave them for the potter’s field, as the LORD directed me.” Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.” And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly. Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.” But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!” Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!” Then the governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!” When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.” And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.” Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. - Hymn 284 - Go To Dark Gethsemane: vv. 1-3 - Sermon - Hymn 298 - Sing, My Tongue, How Glorious Battle: vv. 1-4, 6, & 8 - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 1-3 - Matthew 4:8-11: Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Luke 4: 33-37: 33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, 34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. 36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” 37 And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region. - Devotion - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Prayer - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 204 - God, My Lord, My Strength, My Place of Hiding

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord: vv. 1-6 - The Eighth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord: vv. 7-10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Friday Morning Prayer: P: My dear Father, help me this morning and always that I may worship you in spirit and truth and desire nothing but that which is in accord with Your will. C: Enlighten me with Your Holy Spirit and cleanse my conscience from all dead works that today and always I may serve You in faith in Your Son, Jesus Christ. P: Grant that I may not resist Your grace and turn Your great gift from me. C: Lord, this shall be my glory and my joy to draw from You, as the true fountain of grace, strength and blessing unto every good work. Do not leave me nor forsake me. Amen. - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 1-4 - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10: And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 33): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. - Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 5-8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 489 - The Law Commands and Makes Us Know - The Eighth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 597 - Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise: vv. 1, 2, & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Matthew 26: 47-75: 47 While Jesus was still speaking, suddenly Judas (one of the Twelve) arrived. With him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him.” 49 Immediately he went to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they advanced, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him. 51 Suddenly, one of the men with Jesus reached out his hand, drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, because all who take the sword will die by the sword. 53 Do you not realize that I could call on my Father, and at once he would provide me with more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But then how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?” 55 At that same time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs as if I were a robber? Day after day I was sitting in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. 56 But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. 57 Those who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the experts in the law and the elders were assembled. 58 Peter was following him at a distance and went as far as the courtyard of the high priest. He went inside and sat down with the guards to see how it would turn out. 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 They found none, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward 61 and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” 62 The high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these men are testifying against you?” 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I place you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!” 64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you have said. But I tell you, soon you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? See, you have just heard the blasphemy! 66 What do you think?” They answered, “He is deserving of death!” 67 Then they spit in his face and punched him. Some slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit you?” 69 Meanwhile Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came to him and said, “You were also with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it in front of everyone, saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” 71 When Peter went out to the entryway, someone else saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 Again Peter denied it with an oath and said, “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them because even your accent gives you away.” 74 Then he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know the man!” Just then the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. - Canticle: Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) J. Stainer - Sermon - Hymn 308 - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 452 - Out of the Depths I Cry To Thee: vv. 1 & 2 - Luke 13: 22-29: And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.” - Devotion - Hymn 452 - Out of the Depths I Cry To Thee: vv. 3-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 256 - When Afflictions Sore Oppress You: vv. 1-3 - Habakkuk 1: 1-4 & 2: 1-4: The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw. O Lord, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save. Why do You show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds. ...I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 256 - When Afflictions Sore Oppress You: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Responsive Psalm : P: Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies, C: For they have been from of old. P: Let not my enemies triumph over me. C: Redeem Israel, O God, out of all their troubles! P: To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. C: O my God, I trust in You. Let me not be ashamed. - Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest: vv. 1-4 - Matthew 15: 21-26: Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way: vv. 1-4 - 1 Peter 5: 8-9: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group), Madeline Halvorson (Instrumentalist), Zachary Wessel (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord: vv. 1-6 - The Seventh Commandment (p. 31): You shall not steal. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or possessions, or get them in any dishonest way, but help him to improve and protect his possessions and income. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord: vv. 7-10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Matthew 26: 26-46: And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples. Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.” - Anthem: O Savior of the World J. Goss: O Savior of the world, who by the cross and precious blood hath redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. - Sermon - Hymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray: vv. 1-4 - Luke 22: 31-34: The Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 448 - I Will Sing My Maker's Praises: vv. 1, 3, & 5 - 2 Corinthians 1: 3-6: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn - Jerusalem the Golden: Jerusalem, the Golden (CW Supplement #728) 1 Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest— The sight of it refreshes The weary and oppressed: I know not, oh, I know not What joys await us there, What radiancy of glory, What bliss beyond compare: To sing the hymn unending With all the martyr throng, Amidst the halls of Zion Resounding full with song. 2 Oh, sweet and blessed country, The home of God’s elect! Oh, sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect, Where they who with their leader Have conquered in the fight Forever and forever Are clad in robes of white. Jesus in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest Where sings the host of heaven Your glorious name to bless. - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Ein Feste Burg – D. Buxtehude - Hymn 516 - O Watch and Pray, My Soul, the Way: vv. 1, 2, 5, 7 & 8 - Romans 7:21- 8:1: I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. There is now, therefore, no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might - Blessing - Postlude: Toccata in C Minor - J. Pachelbel

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 130 With the Lord There is Mercy: Soloist: With the Lord there is mercy … C: With the Lord there is mercy… S: From out of the depths I cry unto You, Lord, hear my voice, come, hear my prayer; O let your ear be open to my pleading. C: With the Lord… S: If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, then who could stand within your sight? But in you is found forgiveness for our failings. C: With the Lord… S: Just as those who wait for the morning light, even more I long for the Lord, my God, and his word to me shall ever be my comfort. C: With the Lord… - John 10: 14-16: (Jesus said) ”I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.” - Devotion - Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Noah Gernander (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 13 - Dearest Jesus, Draw Thou Near Me - The Sixth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 420 - Blest Be the Tie That Binds - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 527 - in the Midst of Earthly Life: vv. 1 & 3 - Responsive reading: P: Man who is born of woman C: Is of few days and full of trouble. P: For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. P: He comes forth like a flower and fades away; C: He flees like a shadow and does not continue. P: In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. P: For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. C: For dust you are, and to dust you shall return. P: We have been consumed by Your anger, C: And by Your wrath we are terrified. P: You have set our iniquities before You, C: Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. P: For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; we finish our years like a sigh. C: For dust you are, and to dust you shall return. P: Teach us, O Lord, to number our days, C: That we may gain a heart of wisdom. P: Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we humbly beseech You to set Your Passion, Cross and Death between Your judgment and our souls, now, and in the hour of death. C: Give us mercy and grace, and grant Your Church concord and peace, that at length we shall enjoy everlasting life and glory; for with the Father and Holy Spirit You reign, one God, now and forever. Amen. - Psalmody: Psalm 51: 2, 3 Wash Me Thoroughly S. S. Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and forgive me all my sin. For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before me. - Matthew 26: 1-16: Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, “You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” Then the chief priests, [a]the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and plotted to take Jesus by [b]trickery and kill Him. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.” And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.” But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him. - Hymn 272 - O Sinner, Come Thy Sin To Mourn - Psalm 32: 1-5: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not [b]impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah - Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now: vv. 4-6 - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 331 - A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 247 - To Jordan Came Our Lord, the Christ: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - 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 allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” - Hymn 247 - To Jordan Came Our Lord, the Christ: vv. 5 & 7 - Devotion - Prayer #37, p. 152 - Hymn 241 - He That Believes and is Baptized - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold: vv. 1-4 - Romans 16: 17-18: Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses,contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold: vv. 5 & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands: vv. 1, 2, 5, & 10 - The Fifth Commandment (p. 31): You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 421 - We Are Called By One Vocation - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 230 - Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth: vv. 1, 3, & 4 - Revelation 22: 18-21: For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 441 - O That the Lord Would Guide My Ways - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast - Psalm 119: 97, 103-104: Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day… How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 586 - How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Morning Prayer, p. 167 - Hymn 229 - By Faith We Are Divinely Sure: vv. 1-3 - Jeremiah 15: 16: Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 229 - By Faith We Are Divinely Sure: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 411 - Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures: vv. 1 & 2 - 1 Corinthians 1: 4-9: I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. - Homily - Prayer - Hymn 411 - Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands: vv. 1-5 - The Fourth Commandment (p. 31): Honor your father and your mother. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 490 - These Are the Holy Ten Commands: vv. 11 & 12 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 29 - Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty: vv. 1, 2 & 5 - Romans 5: 1-2: Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 595 - Peace To Soothe Our Bitter Woes - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - 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 guest with a man who is a sinner.” Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 10, 13 & 14 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Monday Morning, p. 168 - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - 1 Corinthians 1:18-23: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. - Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless: vv. 5, 9, & 10 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less: vv. 1 & 2 - 1 Peter 3: 15-16: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group), Madeline Halvorson (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 1 - Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word: vv. 1 & 2 - The Third Commandment (p. 31): Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it. - Exodus 20: 8-11: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. - Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord: vv. 1-3 & 10 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 1 - Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - 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 praises now and forever. For the Lord our God is our sun, our shield forever He grants to us all that we need by his good favor. One day within thy courts, O Lord, Is far better than thousands elsewhere. Blessed are those who trust in thee, They go from strength to strength in thy presence. My King and my God. - 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 am well pleased.” And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. - Homily - The Versicle (p. 122) - The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124) - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 581 - Draw Us To Thee, in Mind and Heart - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Director), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair - Matthew 17:1-9: Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 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 on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead. - 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 am well pleased.” And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. - Hymn 223 - O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word: vv. 1-4 - Matthew 8: 11: (Jesus said:) “I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 201 - Spread, O Spread, Thou Mighty Word: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, Peace Luth. Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Hymn 195 - On Galilee's High Mountain: vv. 1 & 6 - Matthew 28: 18-20: Jesus came and spoke to (His disciples) and said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. - Devotion - The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 117) - The Benedicamus (p. 119) - The Benediction (p. 119) - Hymn 193 - Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - O Blessed are Those: Soloist: O blessed are those (text sung twice) All: O blessed are those (text sung twice) S:O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways! By the labor of your hands you shall eat. You will be happy and prosper. / O blessed are those... S: Your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; Your children like shoots of the olive around your table. / O blessed are those... S: Indeed thus shall be blessed all those who fear the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life! / O blessed are those... - 1 Timothy 5: 3-8: Give proper recognition to widows who are left alone. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God. The widow who is all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. Give the people the instructions, too, so that no one may be open to blame. If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 190 - O Blest the House, Whate'er Befall - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Paul Gullixson (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles, Gloria Patri & Confession of Sin: p. 108 - Hymn 82 - With the Lord Begin Thy Task: vv. 1-3 - The Second Commandment (p. 31): You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks. - Devotion - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 82 - With the Lord Begin Thy Task: vv. 4 & 5 - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 187 - Our Father, By Whose Name - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Choir: Lead Me, Lord setting S. Wesley: Lead me, Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness, Make Thy way plain before my face. For it is Thou, Lord, Thou, Lord only, That makest me dwell in safety - Reading: select verses, Genesis 26-28 - Homily - The Versicle (p. 122) - The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124) - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - The Collect (pp. 125-127) - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 574 - O Trinity, Most Blessed Light - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 184 - My Faith Looks Up To Thee - Ephesians 6: 1-4: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 179 - Jesus Loves Me! This I Know - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 188 - Hear Us Now, Our God and Father: vv. 1 & 3 - Psalm 128 : Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel! - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 59 - Lord of All Hopefulness, Lord of All Joy - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 176 - How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts - LUke 2: 49-52: And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 174 - Children of the Heav'nly Father - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The First Commandment (p. 31): You shall have no other gods. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. - The Second Commandment (p. 31): You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks. - The Third Commandment (p. 31): Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it. - Hymn 488 - I Am, Alone, Your God and Lord: vv. 1-3 & 10 - Exodus 20: 1-3: And God spoke all these words saying, “I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.” - Devotion - Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure: vv. 1, 2, & 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn: Three Holy Kings: vv. 1, 3, 5, 7 cong; vv. 2, 4, 6 choir - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Isaiah 60: 1-3: Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. - Homily - The Versicle (p. 122) - The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124) - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn: Three Holy Kings: vv. 8 & 10 cong; vv. 9 choir - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten: vv. 1-4 - 2 Timothy 3: 14-17: You must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - Hymn 181 - of the Father's Love Begotten: vv. 5-7 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 177 - I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer #18, p. 149 - Hymn 145 - What Child is This, Who, Laid To Rest - Matthew 2: 7-11: Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.” When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. - Devotion - Hymn 168 - As With Gladness Men of Old - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 160 - O God, Our Help in Ages Past: vv. 1, 2, 4, 6, & 8 - Psalm 73 selected verses: Psalm 73: 1-5, 13-14, 21-28 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. …Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments. When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. …Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? and earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. - Devotion - Installation of New Faculty and Staff - Hymn 148 - Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men: vv. 1-4, 7, & 8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist), Chaplain Don Moldstad (Speaker)

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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Greta Bloedel (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 116 - Angels We Have Heard On High - Luke 2: 1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come: vv. 1, 2, 8, 13-15 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 1-3 - Micah 5:2 : “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 137 - O Little Town of Bethlehem: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 111 - When Sinners See Their Lost Condition: vv. 1 & 4 - Matthew 11: 28-29: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” - Psalm 85: Let Us See Your Kindness M. Haugen: S: Lord, let us see your kindness; Lord, let us see your kindness. C: Lord, let us see your kindness; Lord, let us see your kindness. S: Let us hear what our God proclaims: Peace to the people of God, Salvation is near to the ones who fear him. C: Lord, let us see… S: Kindness and truth, justice and peace; truth shall spring up as the water from the earth, Justice shall rain from the heavens. C: Lord, let us see… S: The Lord will come and you shall know his love, justice shall walk in his pathways, salvation the gift that he brings. C: Lord, let us see… - Devotion - Prayer - Solo: The Shepherds: Shepherds watch in the field; Night’s bright stars are revealed. Only the shepherds are waking And watching. And an angel of light Suddenly speaks through the night “Christ, the Savior of nations appeareth! Angel voices now sing, “Glory be to our King! And on earth peace and goodwill to mortals!” Hurry the shepherds fast, Reaching the Child at last, There adoring they linger and praise Him. - P. Cornelius - Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: vv. 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Kathryn Matzke (Singer), Kayelynn Lawson (Soloist), Leanna Matzke (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 128) - The Confession of Sin (p. 128) - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 1 & 2 - Matthew 1: 18-25: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS. - Sermon - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 3 & 4 - The Responsory (p. 128) - The Collect (p. 128) - The Canticle (p. 128) - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 5 & 6 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prepare Thyself, Zion J. S. Bach: “Prepare thyself, Zion, with tender affection, the purest, the fairest this day to receive. Thou shall meet him with a heart with love overflowing. Haste then with ardor the Bridegroom to welcome!” - Philippians 2: 9-11: Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 101 - The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Greta Bloedel (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: vv. 1 & 2 - Psalm 25: 4-7: Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses, For they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending: vv. 1-3 - Matthew 24: 23-28: “Then if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible,even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. “Therefore if they say to you, “Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 98 - Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending: vv. 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - To You, O Lord (Psalm 1): Soloist: To You, O Lord, I lift my soul, to you, I lift my soul. Congr.: To You, O Lord, I lift my soul, to you, I lift my soul. S: Lord, make me know Your ways, teach me Your paths, and keep me in the way of Your truth, for Your are God, my Savior. C: To You, O Lord… S: For the Lord is good and righteous, revealing His way to those who seek Him, gently leading the poor and the humble. C: To You, O Lord… S: To the ones who seek the Lord, who look to His Word, who live His love, He will always be near, He will show them His mercy. C: To You, O Lord… - Matthew 3: 1-6: In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness; ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.’ ” Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Vianna Kovaciny (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates: vv. 1-3 - Romans 15: 4 & 13: For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. … Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Lamentations 3: 22-26: Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. - Hymn 99 - The Advent of Our King: vv. 1-3 - Sermon - Hymn 99 - The Advent of Our King: vv. 4 & 6 - 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 Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: vv. 1-4

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Wednesday Morning, p. 169 - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 1-3 - Hebrews 2: 14-16: 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. For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 33): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. - Hymn 376 - Rejoice, the Lord is King: vv. 4 & 5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 88 - Come, Thou Precious Ransom, Come: vv. 1 & 2 - Matthew 20: 28: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 88 - Come, Thou Precious Ransom, Come: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come: vv. 1-4 - Luke 4: 16-21: So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me [i]to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come: vv. 5-7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude: Christus, der ist mein Leben, arr. Jacob B. Weber (BLC '10) - Just Like a Deer - Joncas: Soloist: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and enter the presence of God? When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and enter the presence of God? Congregation: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... S: Just like a deer longs for the stream, so do I long for you, my God. My heart and soul are thirsting for you, longing for you, my God. C: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... S: Tears are my food nightfall and dawn. “Where is your God?” I hear all day long. All I recall as I pour out my soul are the songs of the house of the Lord. C: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... S: Why so cast down, why bitter, my soul? Why do you mourn? Why do you groan? Hope in the Lord: count on his Word; trust in the Lord your God. C: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... - Psalm 136: 1-4, 23-26: Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever: To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever; …Who remembered us in our lowly state, For His mercy endures forever; And rescued us from our enemies, For His mercy endures forever; Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever. - Hymn 63 - Now Thank We All Our God - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 602 - God Bless Our Native Land - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Annaliese Emmons (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 1-5 - Revelation 21: 1-4: Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 6-9 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, Peace Luth. Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), David Evans (Organist)

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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 1-3 - Luke 16: 22: “So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 4-5 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Noah Gernander (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 56 - Ye Lands, To the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise - Isaiah 40: 9-11: O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young. - Homily - The Venite exultimus (p. 111) - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 1-4 - Matthew 25: 31-34: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, “Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 5 & 7 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Laura Matzke (Organist), Prof. Tom Rank (Lector)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 1 & 2 - 2 Thessalonians 1: 7b-10: When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels, he will exercise vengeance in flaming fire on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. Such people will receive a just penalty: eternal destruction away from the presence of the Lord and from His glorious strength, on that day when he comes to be glorified among his saints, and to be marveled at among those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 86 - selected verses: Psalm 86 (select verses, spoken responsively) P: Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; for I am poor and needy. C: Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You! P: Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. C: For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. P: Rejoice the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. C: For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1-3 - Luke 21: 34-36: “Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” - Devotion - The Lord's Prayer (p. 105) - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 4 - 6 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Loving and Forgiving Psalm 103: Soloist: Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord; slow to anger,rich in kindness, loving and forgiving are you. All: Loving and forgiving… S: All my being, bless the Lord, bless the holy name of God. All my being, bless the Lord, remembering the goodness of God. All: Loving and forgiving… S: God forgives us all our sins, healing those who live in pain, saving us from final death. God fills us with goodness & love. All: Loving and forgiving… S: Good and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger, rich in love. God remembers not our sins; forgiving and loving is God. All: Loving and forgiving… S: As heaven soars above the earth, so great the love of God for us. As far as east is from the west, the Lord takes our sins from us. All: Loving and forgiving… - 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, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 590 - O Happy Day, When We Shall Stand - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Heather Juedes (Soloist), Mariah Munsen (Instrumentalist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 1, 2 & 4 - Philippians 3: 18-21: Many … are enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. - Devotion - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle (p. 108) - Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 5 & 8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Just Like a Deer - Joncas: Soloist: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and enter the presence of God? When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage and enter the presence of God? Congregation: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... S: Just like a deer longs for the stream, so do I long for you, my God. My heart and soul are thirsting for you, longing for you, my God. C: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... S: Tears are my food nightfall and dawn. “Where is your God?” I hear all day long. All I recall as I pour out my soul are the songs of the house of the Lord. C: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... S: Why so cast down, why bitter, my soul? Why do you mourn? Why do you groan? Hope in the Lord: count on his Word; trust in the Lord your God. C: When will I come to the end of my pilgrimage... - Luke 21: 25-28: “There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Annaliese Emmons (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 1, 4 & 7 - 1 Peter 2: 11 & 16: Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, … Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 534 - The World is Very Evil: vv. 10 & 14 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Peter Estrem (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost: vv. 1 & 2 - 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 said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 20 - Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Blest are They D. Haas: Blest are they, the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God. Blest are they, full of sorrow, they shall be consoled. / All: Rejoice… Blest are they, the lowly ones, they shall inherit the earth. Blest are they who hunger and thirst; they shall have their fill. / All: Rejoice… Blest are they who show mercy, mercy shall be theirs. Blest are they, the pure of heart, they shall see God! All: Rejoice… Blest are they who seek peace; they are the children of God. Blest are they who suffer in faith, the glory of God is theirs. / All: Rejoice… Blest are you who suffer hate, all because of me. Rejoice and be glad, yours is the kingdom; shine for all to see. / All: Rejoice… (twice) - Matthew 5: 2-3: Seeing the multitudes, (Jesus) went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” - Devotion - Prayer: Prayer for Friday (responsively) P: Almighty God and Father, We pray that You would plant Your Word in our hearts that we may cling to it in faith, and bear much fruit in well doing. C: Strengthen and defend Your Church, that by Your Word and Sacrament faith may grow and love toward all increase. P: Guide and protect all who spread abroad the light of Your truth throughout the world. Be with those who undergo persecution for the sake of Christ, and preserve them in the fight of faith. C: Guide and bless all lawful authority. Give wisdom and sound judgment, that justice may prevail in our land and all wickedness be hindered and punished. P: Protect our bodies and souls from all harm and danger; support us in our last hour with Your mercy; and final admit us into Your eternal joy, to love and serve You in the blessed company of Your saints and angels forevermore; C: We pray all of this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen. - Hymn 558 - From All Thy Saints in Warfare - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Joseph Roemhildt (Singer), Noah Gernander (Singer), Paul Gullixson (Singer)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 555 - Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted - Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 1 & 2 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Genesis 9: 18-23: Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. - Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 4 & 5 - Sermon - Canticle: Nunc dimittis in B-flat C. V. Stanford - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - Collect - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - The Benediction (p. 127) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord: vv. 6 & 8 - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Mt. Olive Lutheran School Students (Choir Director)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You: vv. 1 & 2 - 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 at the right hand of God!” Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You: vv. 3 & 4 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 1 & 2 - Hebrews 11: 37-40: They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 3 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Marques Nelson (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer - Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 1-4 - Isaiah 25: 6-7: In this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all people a feast of choice pieces, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of well-refined wines on the lees. And He will destroy on this mountain the surface of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. - Devotion - Hymn 554 - For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest: vv. 5-8 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Lord, Send Out Your Spirit - Psalm 104 : Soloist: Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth; Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. Congregation: Lord, send out… S: O bless the Lord, my soul, O Lord, how great are your ways! How many are your works, O Lord! The earth is full of your glory. C: Lord, send out… S: You take back your spirit, they die, returning to the dust. You send forth your Spirit, they are created, you renew the face of the earth. C: Lord,send out… S: May the glory of God be forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works! May my thoughts and my deeds be pleasing to him, I find my joy in the Lord! C: Lord, send out... - 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.” - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Ashley Ward (Soloist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 589 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word - Hymn 123 - From Heav'n Above To Earth I Come: vv. 13-15 - Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold: vv. 1-3 - Hymn 440 - O Lord, Look Down From Heaven, Behold: vv. 4-6

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Order of Service: - Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord: D. Buxtehude: Komm Heiliger Geist (Christopher Nelson) vv. 1 - Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: J. C. Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Joseph Roemhildt) vv.5 - Hymn 250 - A Mighty Fortress is Our God: J. Pachelbel: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Riley Marth) vv. 1-2 - Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image: DeGarmeaux: Skriv deg, Jesus, på mitt hjerte (Nathan Dawson) - Hymn 18 - God the Father, Be Our Stay: D. Buxtehude: Gott der Vater, wohn uns bei (Nathan Wildauer) vv. 4 - Hymn 255 - Lord, Hear the Voice of My Complaint: J. C. Bach: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Peter Estrem) vv. 1 - Hymn 383 - Our Father, Thou in Heav'n Above: F. Mendelssohn: Selections from Sonata VI (Paul Gullixson) vv. 1, 9 - Hymn 569 - Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow: J. G. Walther: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (Kaleb Schmidt) vv. 5

Service Participants: Riley Marth (Organist)

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Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 1, 2, 5 & 6 - Acts 4:12: "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come: vv. 9, 10, 13 & 14 - Blessing - Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Prelude
Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink (View): vv. 1-4
Hebrews 11:1-3: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, Peace Luth. Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord (View): vv. 1-3
Philippians 1: 21-24: For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 521 - How Firm a Foundation, You Saints of the Lord (View): vv. 4-5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), David Evans (Organist)

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I Will Praise Your Name Psalm 145: Soloist: I will praise your name, my king and my God. I will praise your name, my king and my God. Congreg: I will praise your name… S: I will give you glory, my God and King, and I will bless your name forever. Every day I will bless and praise your name forever. C: I will praise your name… S: The Lord is full of grace and mercy, He is kind and slow to anger. He is god in all His works and full of compassion. C: I will praise… S: Let all your works give you thanks O Lord, and let all the faithful bless you. Let them speak of your might O Lord, the glory of your kingdom. C: I will praise your name… S: The Lord is faithful in all His words, and always near, His name is holy. He lifts up all those who fall, He raises up the lowly. C: I will praise…
Matthew 6: 5-8: “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.”
Devotion
Hymn 518 - Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Greta Bloedel (Soloist)

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Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 1-3
1 John 2: 24-25: Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 4-6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

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Prelude: Ein Feste Burg (arr. R. Chapin)
Prayer: Almighty God and Father, We thank You for all Your goodness and tender mercies, especially for the gift of Your dear Son, through whom You have revealed Your grace. We pray that You would plant Your Word in our hearts that we may cling to it in faith and bear much fruit in well doing. Let Your blessing rest upon seedtime and harvest, on commerce and industry, on medicine and science; sanctify the arts and culture, the rest and leisure of Your people. Bless all who in their daily calling endeavor to do Your will, and give them assurance that their work is pleasing in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn 11 - Come, Holy Ghost, in Love (View): vv. 1-3
Devotion
The Lord's Prayer (p. 33): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn 11 - Come, Holy Ghost, in Love (View): vv. 4-5
Postlude

Service Participants: Jason Jaspersen (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

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Hymn 35 - All Glory Be To God On High (View): vv. 1 & 3
I Timothy 6: 12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher)

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Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest (View): vv. 1-4
Hebrews 10: 23-25: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one an-other in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 258 - Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest (View): vv. 5-7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher)

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Prelude: Prelude: La Paix – G.F.Handel
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 1 & 2
Matthew 5: 14-16: “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude: Postlude: La Rejouissance – G. F. Handel

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Prelude
Prayer for Thursday Morning, p. 170
Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine (View): vv. 1-4
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 in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.”
Devotion
Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine (View): vv. 9-10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude
Hymn 516 - O Watch and Pray, My Soul, the Way (View): vv. 1-3, 7 & 8
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Proverbs 4: 23: Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Homily
Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) - A. Sullivan: O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: Serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God; It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise Be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting And his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
Collect
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 598 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 508 - Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty Lord (View): vv. 1-4
Ephesians 6: 10-11: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 508 - Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty Lord (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Prelude
Responsive Verses: P: The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. C: This was the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. (Psalm 118:22-23) P: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, C: A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation.” (Isaiah 28:16)
Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 1-3
Ephesians 2: 19-22: Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 4 & 5
Devotion
The Apostles' Creed (p. 28) (View Page
Hymn 211 - Built On the Rock the Church Doth Stand (View): vv. 6 & 7
Blessing

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 1-4
Ephesians 5: 8-10: For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 511 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide (View): vv. 8 & 9
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher)

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Hymn 496 - Lord Jesus, Think On Me (View): vv. 1-4
Matthew 9:1-8: Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!” But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, “Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 496 - Lord Jesus, Think On Me (View): vv. 5-7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tony Pittinger, Bethany Lutheran Church, Port Orchard, WA (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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The Versicles, Gloria Patri & Confession of Sin: p. 108
Hymn 493 - Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All (View)
John 8: 1-11: Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 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 Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
Devotion
The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect (p. 108)
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 596 - Praise To Thee and Adoration (View)
Blessing

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher)

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Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand (View): vv. 1-3
Ephesians 4: 25-29: Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
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Prayer
Hymn 418 - How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand (View): vv. 4 & 7
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher)

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I Will Sing to My God Exodus 15 Haugen: Soloist: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. Congregation: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. S: My Strength and my courage, my joy and my song; My Savior, the one who delivers me. C:I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. S: The forces of darkness you hurled into the sea; Your power, your hand has delivered me. C: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea. S: You lead all your people from darkness to light; You open the sea and deliver me. C: I will sing to my God who delivers me from death, into life, into freedom through the sea.
Revelation 1: 17-18: When I saw Him (Christ), I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”
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Prayer
Hymn 343 - Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (View): vv. 1-4 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kayelynn Lawson (Soloist)

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Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View): vv. 1 & 2
John 11:20-27 : 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
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Hymn 356 - The Day of Resurrection (View): vv. 3
Blessing
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Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives (View): vv. 1-3
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 the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. 16 Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” 17 And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.
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Prayer
Hymn 351 - I Know That My Redeemer Lives (View): vv. 7 & 8
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 545 - Lord God We All To Thee Give Praise (View)
Morning Prayer, p. 167
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist)

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Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 1 & 4
Exodus 14 (select verses): Exodus 14 (select verses) And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.” … Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. … And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
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Prayer #113, p. 162
Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 9-10
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Psalm 118: 14-17: The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
Matthew 7:24-27: (Jesus said) “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
Devotion
Hymn 64 - Praise the Lord, Ye Heav'ns, Adore Him (View)
Blessing
Postlude: Trumpet Voluntary G. F. Handel arr. B. Faugstad

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God (View): vv. 1-4
Numbers 23: 19: “God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he changes his mind. Does he say something, and then not carry it out? Does he speak, and then not bring it about?”
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Hymn 470 - O God, Thou Faithful God (View): vv. 8
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 1 & 2
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Matthew 13: 44: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
Collect
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 468 - All Depends On Our Possessing (View): vv. 5

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good (View): vv. 1 & 2
Romans 6: 23: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Hymn 302 - The Tree of Life With Ev'ry Good (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Kyle Madson, Norseland Norwegian Grove Parish, St. Peter, MN (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n (View): vv. 1-4
Matthew 6: 27-30: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
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Hymn 361 - Faith is a Living Pow'r From Heav'n (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), David Evans (Organist)

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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 dead, restored me to life from those who sink into the grave. C: I will praise… S: Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him, give thanks to his holy name. His anger lasts but a moment; his favor through life. At night there are tears but joy comes with dawn. C: I will praise… S: The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my help. For me you have changed my mourning into dancing; O lord my God, I will thank you forever. C: I will praise…
Romans 12: 1-2: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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Prayer
Hymn 444 - Take My Life and Let It Be (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kathryn Matzke (Singer), Leanna Matzke (Singer)

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Hymn 462 - As After the Water-Brooks Panteth (View): v. 1 solo, v. 2 cong, v. 3 solo, v. 4 cong
Psalm 42: 1-5: As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.
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Prayer
Hymn 462 - As After the Water-Brooks Panteth (View): v. 5 cong, v. 6 solo, v. 7 cong
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Jennifer Haugen (Soloist)

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Hymn 56 - Ye Lands, To the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise (View): vv. 1 & 2
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Romans 8: 18-23: I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Hymn 56 - Ye Lands, To the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise (View): vv. 3 & 4
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Canticle: Nunc dimittis in B-flat C. V. Stanford
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
Collect
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 592 - Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator (View): vv. 1 & 2
Luke 17: 11-19: Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
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Hymn 466 - We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Creator (View): vv. 3
Blessing
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Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest (View): vv. 1 & 2
Philippians 4: 4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Prayer for Tuesday Morning, p. 169
Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest (View): vv. 3
Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Luke Ulrich, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher)

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Hymn 369 - O Bless the Lord, My Soul (View): vv. 1-4
Psalm 103:1-5: Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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Prayer
Hymn 369 - O Bless the Lord, My Soul (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Paul Gullixson (Organist)

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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 for all of my life and in your name I will lift up my hands. / O Lord, I will sing… My soul will feast and be satisfied; my mouth shall praise you with joy. At night I remember you are my help. I sing for joy for your hand keeps me safe. / O Lord, …
Matthew 9:35-36: Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
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The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)
Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Paul Gullixson (Soloist)

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Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might (View): vv. 1 & 2
Galatians 6: 9-10: Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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Prayer
Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 1 & 2
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Acts 20: 35: (Paul, speaking to the elders of the church in Ephesus:) “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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Canticle: Magnificat) - M. Praetorius
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 459 - Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us (View): vv. 5
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might (View): vv. 1 & 2
Reading: selected verses from 2 Samuel chapter 9
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Prayer
Hymn 458 - O God of Mercy, God of Might (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 443 - O That I Had a Thousand Voices (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
Colossians 3: 12-14: 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 perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
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Prayer
Hymn 63 - Now Thank We All Our God (View): vv. 1 & 3
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Lord, You Have the Words: Singers: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. Congregation: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. S: The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the Lord’s rule is to be trusted, the simple find wisdom. C: Lord, you have the words... S: The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding forever; the decrees of the Lord are true; all of them just. C: Lord, you have the words... S: The precepts of the Lord are right, they gladden the heart; the command of the Lord is clear, giving light to the eye. C: Lord, you have the words... S: They are worth more than gold, than the finest gold, sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. C: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
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, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Prayer
Hymn 451 - All That I Was, My Sin, My Guilt (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Andrea Thomforde (Singer), Danica Dick (Singer), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer)

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Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace (View): vv. 1 & 2
1 Corinthians 2: 9-10: But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
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Prayer
Hymn 25 - O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace (View): vv. 3
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 1
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
2 Corinthians 10: 3-5: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Sermon
Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 2
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
Collect
Benedicamus, p. 127
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 8
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 1 & 2
Mark 8: 14-17: Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”
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The Lord's Prayer (p. 33): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn 49 - All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 29 - Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty (View)
Prayer for Tuesday Morning, p. 169: responsively
Hymn 457 - Blessed is the Man That Never (View)
Psalm 1: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Devotion
Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation (View): vv. 1 & 4
Blessing

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Morning Prayer, p. 167
Mark 7:32-37: Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
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Prayer
Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 72 - Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (View): vv. 1 & 3
Proverbs 2: 1-6: My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, Turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, And if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, And if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, Then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God, For the Lord gives wisdom, and from him mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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Prayer
Hymn 72 - Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less (View): vv. 1-2
John 8: 31-32 & 34-36: “Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ Jesus continued … ‘Everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’
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Prayer
Hymn 197 - My Hope is Built On Nothing Less (View): vv. 3-4
Blessing
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Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Welcome and Invocation
Hymn 82 - With the Lord Begin Thy Task (View): vv. 1 & 2
Ecclesiastes 2:21-26: So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. For a man may do his work with wisdom, know-ledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune. What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun? All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless. A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness.
Hymn 82 - With the Lord Begin Thy Task (View): vv. 3 & 5
Blessing

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 1-3
Luke 22: 31-32: And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 253 - Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray (View): vv. 4-6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
Matthew 26: 47-68: While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.” Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?” In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. And those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. But Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end. Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ” And the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, “I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! What do you think?” They answered and said, “He is deserving of death.” Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands, saying, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”
Anthem: O Savior of the World J. Goss: O Savior of the world, who by the cross and precious blood hath redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
Homily
Hymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow (View)
The Kyrie (p. 124)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
The Collect (pp. 125-127)
The Benedicamus (p. 127)
The Benediction (p. 127)
Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

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The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)
The Confession of Sin (p. 108)
Hymn 28 - O How Holy is This Place (View)
Matthew 4:8-11: Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Devotion
The Responsory (p. 108)
The Collect: p. 108
The Canticle (p. 108)
Hymn 249 - Fight the Good Fight With All Your Might (View)
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 1-3
2 Corinthians 10: 3-5: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 252 - I Walk in Danger All the Way (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist)

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Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It (View): vv. 1-3
Ezekiel 36:25-27: I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impur-ities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 246 - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It (View): vv. 4 & 5
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: Be Thou My Vision, arr. by Soon Hee Newbold
Hymn 247 - To Jordan Came Our Lord, the Christ (View): vv. 1-3 & 7
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 allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Devotion
Prayer #38, p. 152
Hymn 243 - The Pow'r of Sin No Longer (View)
Blessing
Postlude: Hornpipe in D, by G. F. Handel

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Band Director), BLC Strings (Instrumental Group)

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Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher)

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Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 1-4
Matthew 11: 21: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 5-7
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 239 - I Lay My Sins On Jesus (View)
Leviticus 16: 20-22: “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 240 - Jesus, Refuge of the Weary (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist)

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Hymn 236 - Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus (View): vv. 1 & 2
Psalm 22: 14-17: I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 236 - Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus (View): vv. 3 & 4
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Timothy Schmeling (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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We Shall Draw Water Paul Inwood: Soloist: We shall draw water joyfully, singing joyfully, singing joyfully; We shall draw water joyfully from the wellsprings of salvation. All: We shall draw water… S: Truly God is our salvation; we trust, we shall not fear. For the Lord is our strength, the Lord is our song; he became our Savior. A: We shall… S: Give thanks, O give thanks to the Lord; give praise to his holy name! Make his mighty deeds known to all of the nations; proclaim his greatness. A: We shall… S: Sing a psalm to the Lord for he has done glorious deeds. Make known his works to all of the earth; people of Zion, sing for joy, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. A: We shall draw water…
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 who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Soloist), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

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Hymn 232 - How Precious is the Book Divine (View): vv. 1-4
Psalm 119: 103-104: How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 232 - How Precious is the Book Divine (View): vv. 5 & 6
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 27 - O Holy Spirit, Enter in (View): vv. 1 & 2
Psalm 1: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 457 - Blessed is the Man That Never (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

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Hymn 231 - When Israel Through the Desert Passed (View): vv. 1-4
The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
Isaiah 55: 10-11: For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Devotion
The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
The Collect (pp. 118-119)
The Benedicamus (p. 119)
The Benediction (p. 119)
Hymn 231 - When Israel Through the Desert Passed (View): vv. 5
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist)

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Lord, You Have the Words: Singers: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. Congregation: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. S: The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the Lord’s rule is to be trusted, the simple find wisdom. C: Lord, you have the words... S: The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding forever; the decrees of the Lord are true; all of them just. C: Lord, you have the words... S: The precepts of the Lord are right, they gladden the heart; the command of the Lord is clear, giving light to the eye. C: Lord, you have the words... S: They are worth more than gold, than the finest gold, sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. C: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
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 Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 426 - Jesus Sinners Doth Receive (View): vv. 1, 3, 4, & 8
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Andy Schmidt (Preacher), Andrea Thomforde (Singer), Danica Dick (Singer), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Kayelynn Lawson (Singer)

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Hymn: In Christ Alone vv. 1 & 2: 1) In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This Cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My Comforter, my All in All Here in the love of Christ I stand 2) In Christ alone, who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save 'Til on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live
Romans 5: 1-2: Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Prayer
Hymn: In Christ Alone vv. 3 & 4: 3) There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave He rose again And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ (hymn continues…) 4) No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny No power of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand 'Til He returns or calls me home Here in the power of Christ I'll stand. Getty / Townend / © Capitol Christian Music Group / Used by permission
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Doyle Holbird (Preacher), Nathan Madson (Organist)

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Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 1, 2, 5, & 6
Titus 3: 4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 227 - Salvation Unto Us is Come (View): vv. 13 & 14
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Matt Moldstad, Peace Lutheran Church, N. Mankato (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 1, 2, & 4
Luke 19:1-10: Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a ‘sinner.’” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 226 - By Grace I'm Saved, Grace Free and Boundless (View): vv. 5, 9, & 10
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. John Petersen, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato (Preacher), Christopher Nelson (Organist)

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Office of the Keys & Confession: first three questions
Hymn 460 - O How Great is Thy Compassion (View)
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, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 484 - Christ Alone is Our Salvation (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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Prelude: Seventh Symphony, 2nd Movement by L. V. Beethoven, arranged by Donald E. Olah
Prayer
1 Samuel 16 & 17 selected verses: So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed (David, the youngest) in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed on David with power from that day forward… (King) Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together … and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. … Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, …”Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.” And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. So David rose early in the morning, … and he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. …Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them. And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, ran away from him and were dreadfully afraid. Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, …“Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” … Now when the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul; and he sent for him. Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 1-3
1 Samuel 16 & 17 selected verses: And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” But David said to Saul, … “The LORD, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you!” Then David took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. … So (Goliath) said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’S, and He will give you into our hands.”
Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 13 & 14
1 Samuel 16 & 17 selected verses: So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. Now the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell along the road to Shaaraim, even as far as Gath and Ekron. Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent. …Then, as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
Prayer
Hymn 517 - If God Himself Be For Me (View): vv. 5 & 15
Blessing
Postlude: Ninth Symphony, Ode to Joy, by L. V. Beethoven

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Organist), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

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Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 1-5
Romans 4: 1-5: What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Devotion
Prayer
Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation (View)
Blessing
Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

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