Chevis F. Horne was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Martinsville, VA. The service begins with a responsive reading from 0:00-1:58. An introduction to the speaker is given from 2:02-4:36. Rev. Horne speaks from 4:41-24:53. Horne exhorts those in chapel to live and preach the gospel.
The service begins with a prayer and opening announcements for the new semester from 0:12-3:07. Dean Bush presents an award to a student from 3:15-4:30. The speaker, Dr. Chevis F. Horne is introduced along with the reading of his source texts: Micah 6:1-8, Amos 5:21-24, Luke 19:1-10, and Ephesians 4:11-16 from 4:52-16:48. Dr. Horne gives his convocation address from 16:55-39:30. His sermon was titled "Being Evangelists, Nurturers, and Prophets". Dr. Horne shares that ministers of God are supposed to be the sum total of these 3 characters who help people find their way to God. He notes that it is God's desire to see people's lives be saved. Horne encourages the students to mature by loving how Jesus loved. There is a prayer to conclude the service from 39:35-40:09. The audio was transferred from audio cassette.
Chevis F. Horne was Visiting Professor of Preaching. The scripture reading was from Matthew 25:31-46. The subject of the message was "Surprised by Judgment," and it focused on the scripture that was read as well as the implications of salvation on the life of the believer, particularly in the area of providing for the needy.