Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey speaks from 0:09-16:36 and opens the chapel service with a Scripture reading of Ephesians 2:8-9. Stealey speaks to the seminary on the greatness of the Gospel message and how it is crucial for the students to know the Gospel so that their lives could be tied up with God's. President Stealey's source text was found in two places in the Book of Romans: Romans 2:14-16 and Romans 16:25-27.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey speaks from 0:08-15:41. Stealey opens with a Scripture reading of Romans 3:23-24. President Stealey preaches on the importance of prayer, the ability to discern between the world's philosophy and God's philosophy, and how Christians need to grow in their love of the knowledge of God. His source text for this chapel service was found in Philippians 1:9-10.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey speaks from 0:00-21:05 and opens up with a Scripture reading of Hebrews 11:6. President Stealey speaks about the power of the cross and lists three important attributes that the cross does for the world. Stealey remarks that "The ground is level at the foot of the cross." The audio recording ends by fading out on the hymn that plays from 21:06-21:19.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey speaks from 0:10-4:04 and again from 9:00-18:21. There is a time of prayer from 4:05-8:55. Stealey preached about how young people are leaving the Church because of the intellectual era infatuating students in this Space Age. He preached about how religion is still necessary even in a modern era. President Stealey's source text was Matthew 22:37-39.
Harold Hunter Oliver was Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation at SEBTS (1957-1965). Dr. Oliver preaches from 0:10-13:51. He opens by reading his source text for the day: Matthew 13:3-9. Oliver's sermon was titled "The Religious Virtue of Feeling Well." In his sermon he discussed how Jesus bridged the Old Testament with the New Testament and the importance of sharing the Gospel to those who have never heard the Good News before.
Edwin Calhoun Osburn was the Librarian at Southeastern. The service starts with an opening scripture reading from 0:17-1:04. Osburn offers a prayer from 1:10-9:19. He reads Philippians 3:1-14 and Philippians 4:8 from 9:41-13:29.
Neal Peyton was a student at SEBTS. This service was organized by the Student Coordinating Council. The service starts with a scripture reading from 0:00-0:23. A moment to welcome all those who are in the service is given from 0:27-1:33. Peyton speaks from 1:43-22:07. His source text was Mark 7:31-37. He preaches on the importance of speaking and understanding one another’s language so that we can communicate the gospel effectively.
Glendon McCullough was Personnel Secretary of the Home Mission Board. The service begins with an introduction to the speaker from 0:00-1:08. Rev. McCullough speaks from 1:17-19:57. His source text was John 9:39-41. He preaches on seeing God for who He is and preaching the gospel to a world that is under judgement.
Max Gray Rogers was Assistant Professor of Old Testament. The service starts with a prayer from 0:00-2:07. Dr. Rogers speaks from 2:20-19:09. He preaches on the importance of solitude and developing one’s self identity.
George H. Shriver, Jr. was Assistant Professor of Church History. The service begins with a scripture reading and prayer from 0:00-2:02. Dr. Shriver speaks from 2:09-20:49. He preaches on Jesus and his Spirit-led journey to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He encourages the students that hard times will come but it is all ordained by God and He has chosen them as His children.
