Robison B. James was Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Richmond. The service begins with an introduction to the speaker from 0:00-0:58. Dr. James speaks from 1:05-27:20. His message was centered on sharing your testimony to advance the gospel.
The service begins with an introduction for the speaker, Robison B. James, who was Instructor in Theology from 1961 to 1962 (00:00-01:03). He begins by reading the sermon text, John 13:21-30 (01:04-02:32), followed by opening prayer (02:33-03:12). He begins by pointing out the uniqueness of John’s fourth gospel as the most symbolic gospel (03:13-05:17). The gospel writer is both subtle (in the sense of sophistication) and serious, a rare combination (05:18-08:05). The relationships between John’s symbols in his gospel are subtle, showing his mastery of communicating the gospel among the popular literary devices of his time (08:06-11:23). There are three relations of closeness in John’s seriousness: the use of concrete images instead of abstract concepts (11:24-14:03), the experiential and presented life in Christ (14:04-17:28), and the development of the disciples (17:29-21:41). He closes in prayer (21:42-21:57).
Robison B. James was Instructor in Theology for 1961-62. The service opens with a scripture reading from 0:00-0:22. An introduction to the speaker is given from 0:30-1:55. Dr. James speaks from 2:03-26:39. His source text was Amos 7:10-15 and Galatians 1:11-16. James preaches on receiving and accepting the call to share the gospel and to make that our ultimate priority in our lives.