Lena and Paul Early were missionaries to the Bahamas. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:09). Lena and Paul Early are introduced as the Missionary Day speakers (01:10-03:28). Lena Early shares of God’s faithfulness throughout her life in her call to missions and her commitment to ministry (03:29-15:14). Paul Early reads from Mark 10:35-45, and he diagnosis a sickness in the Southern Baptist Convention of the sin of self-love and pompous pride (15:15-29:22). The service ends with a word of prayer (29:23-30:13).
Thomas R. McKibbens, Jr. was Associate Professor of Preaching. Luke B. Smith was Professor of Supervised Ministry. John W. Carlton was Professor of Preaching. The service begins with a responsive reading (00:00-01:01). McKibbens leads in a prayer of forgiveness and confession (01:02-04:11). Smith delivers the Scripture reading from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (04:12-05:02). Carlton leads in a prayer of intercession (05:03-07:20). McKibbens, Smith, and Carlton lead in the partaking of the Lord’s Supper (07:21-11:54). Carlton concludes the service with a prayer of thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer (11:55-13:11).
Margaret Via was pastor of the Preddys Creek Baptist Church in Charlottesville, VA. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:10). The speaker delivers the call to worship, and she gives a word of prayer (04:11-07:00). Margaret Via is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:01-08:03). The choir sings the anthem (08:04-10:02). Via begins her sermon with a word of appreciation for Southeastern, a word of prayer, and Scripture readings from John 1 and 18 (10:03-13:17). Via preaches on the kingship of Christ, and she argues from John’s gospel that Jesus is the eternal king who came in the flesh and will never abandon his people (13:18-24:15). Via ends the service with a benediction (24:16-24:50).
Peggy Haymes was a senior M.Div. student and interim pastor of Beth Car Baptist Church in Halifax, VA. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-02:09). Peggy Haymes begins her sermon with a Scripture reading from Isaiah 40:18-31, and she gives a word of prayer (02:10-05:08). Haymes preaches on the theme of patience, and she speaks about how God’s people waited on the Lord and the promise of Christ’s presence (05:09-21:58). Haymes ends the service with a word of prayer and a benediction (21:59-22:59).
John B. Cobb was the Ingraham Professor of Theology at the Claremont School of Theology. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:15). John B. Cobb is introduced as the Carver-Barnes Lecturer (01:16-04:07). Cobb’s lecture is entitled “Towards the Christocentric Inclusivism.” He begins his lecture by stating that the posture of Christians should be the seeking of engagement with all truths (04:08-08:10). Cobb’s first point is about inclusive Christology, and he argues that the message of Christ being the center of mankind has been lost in recent centuries (08:11-18:51). Cobb’s second point is that, in both academia and the church, Christ has been separated from other disciplines, and the separation has extended itself into all disciplines (18:52-28:14). Cobb’s third point is a critique of both divided secular and theological education and modern economic theories, and he lays out the biblical principle of unity of humans and creation that runs counter to these theories (28:15-50:03). The service ends with a benediction (50:01-51:14).
G. Thomas Halbrooks was Professor of Church History. Glenn T. Miller was Professor of Church History. The service begins with a Scripture reading from the Psalms and a word of prayer (00:00-03:10). The speaker delivers the Scripture reading from John 3:1-10, and the audience is led in a church history litany (03:11-06:08). Miller delivers a “Reformation Day” address on the idea of continuing reformation, and he speaks about the difficult yet necessary challenge to seek the Spirit’s will against what one learns through catechesis (06:09-16:09).