An unnamed female speaker begins the address entitled “Faith Dispersed” by telling a story about two creatures and taming. She transitions into how Jesus has tamed human hearts and how our evangelistic process must be a sort of taming (waiting some time while patiently pursuing someone’s trust) as we build bridges in love and understand their struggles in empathy (00:00-11:00). Next, James Y. Green follows up the initial address with an extension of the same title, “Faith Dispersed,” in which he calls his listeners to “jump in” to the world of God’s global mission (11:01-17:34). He mentions pre-requisites, essential presuppositions, and an understanding of suffering that we must have before we can “go out” on mission (17:35-19:13). We must understand not only who we are as Christians but also the social structures we are going into; we must know the presupposition that God is working actively in the world outside of the walls of a church building (19:14-24:59). Also, we must know the value of what we are sharing, not only in personal morality but also in concern for the world (25:00-35:21). We must go out in dispersion in response to the powerful sending God, even the Lord Jesus Christ; our dispersion must be done in relationship with the living God and in relationship with the community of the saints (35:22-40:46). Two reasons for dispersal are an assurance of the significance of being sons of God along with the concern for the world having been (and being) the objects of God’s concern (40:47-44:50). He ends his time in prayer (44:51-45:38), and the service ends with music (45:39-48:38).
Rev. James O. Olaleye was from Abeokuta, Nigeria and was pastor of First Baptist Church in Fiditi-Ibadan, Nigeria from 1965-1969. Olaleye preached from 5:22-24:43. He preached on the importance of the Great Commission and how God is sovereign and works in the midst of the call to evangelize, a timely sermon preached here at SEBTS since SEBTS is a proud "Great Commission Seminary." Olaleye was studying at SEBTS at the time of this recording.
Willie Roberts, SEBTS student, gave this chapel address as part of a Student Coordinating Council Chapel. The service began with some opening scripture reading of Psalm 23 and John 4:31-36. Willie Roberts begins his prayer at 5:25 and immediately goes into his sermon afterwards. He speaks from 5:25-18:19. The title of his sermon was "Let Us Go Forward, Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ." Roberts speaks on how Christians must never stay still but instead should constantly press forward in the faith, recognizing that Jesus is always with us.
Dr. Garland A. Hendricks was Professor of Church-Community Development at SEBTS. Hendricks preached about how important it is to value prayer and pray for those who need it. He says that petitions for prayer are the most frequent questions a pastor will receive from people in the ministry. The audio recording is entirely Dr. Garland Hendricks, speaking from 0:00-15:30.
SEBTS student-lead chapel service focusing on prayer. This service featured multiple students discussing the importance, necessity, and the power of prayer. There were references to St. Augustine's Confessions, St. Francis of Assisi, Adoniram Judson, and Jesus as the service went on to display how valued the practice of prayer is in the Christian faith.
A student-led chapel service. Four speakers are featured in this audio recording. Each individual speaker preaches on different topics centered on the goodness of Jesus. Pastor Tom Patterson speaks first from 1:13-9:40 on what Jesus means to him. Pastor Richard Plyler follows from 9:46-15:22 and talks about the importance of prayer. Afterwards, Pastor Alfred Sellers preaches a personal testimony from 15:33-21:31. Lastly, Pastor Melvin Salter preaches on the importance of the seminary for growth and discipleship from 21:41-26:14.
Mission testimonies of SEBTS students Mrs. Vivian Mobley, Mr. Harris Mobley, Mr. Jim Payne, and Dr. Lewis Smith. After an opening with prayer a hymn and announcements, Professor William Shinto (7:11-10:20) prays and reads Philippians 4:4-13,19-20. James G. Stertz (13:05-17:06) then introduces the four appointees to the Foreign Mission Board that are sharing their testimonies and call to missions. Mrs. Vivian Mobley (17:08-20:46), Mr. Harris Mobley (20:50-26:02), Mr. Jim Payne (26:05-28:32), and Dr. Lewis Smith (28:34-34:08) each share their personalized call to missions. After they share there is an invitational hymn and prayer (34:20-end) to conclude the service.
