Chevis F. Horne was Visiting Professor of Preaching. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:31). The speaker delivers the Scripture reading from Matthew 4:1-11 (04:32-06:14). Another speaker delivers a word of prayer (06:15-07:52). The choir sings the anthem (07:53-11:36). Horne speaks about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, and he says that Christians should mirror Christ in the midst of temptation by serving and loving others (11:37-27:33). Horne ends the service with a word of prayer and a benediction (27:34-28:39).
Elaine Neil Orr was a Ph.D candidate at Emory University. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:28). The men in the audience recite the Apostles Creed, the women sing the Doxology at the same time, and a responsive reading follows (04:29-06:44). The choir sings a song of worship (06:45-10:05). The speaker leads in a second responsive reading (10:06-11:11). There is a second song of worship (11:12-14:40). The speaker reads from the Scriptures (14:41-16:47). Orr delivers a sermon on the Parable of the Vineyard, and she concludes that the message of the parable is that God is revealed through our covenantal love and grace for one another (16:48-40:22). Orr’s husband announces the formation of a new support group at Southeastern, and he closes the service with a benediction (20:23-42:50).