Raymond Eugene Owens was Assistant Professor of Preaching. Dr. Owens preached on how the church is often looking to the skies and waiting for Jesus to return and are ignoring the needy world around it. He states that for most churches, they discourage people from coming in due to race or status. Dr. Owens encourages SEBTS to be a better institution than the rest of the churches. He reminds the students that God will baptize them with the Holy Spirit; they just need to be patient and wait. Owens' source text was Acts 1:1-11. Dr. Owens speaks from 0:13-24:21. The hymn "Send Me O Lord, Send Me" is played followed by closing piano to end the service from 24:21-27:26.
