After the reading of Psalm 95:6-7 and a prayer (start-3:15), John William Eddins, Jr., Assistant Professor of Theology, speaks about both the positives and negatives of the Reformation.
After a prayer, and an introduction (start-1:55), Dr. John Terrill Wayland, Professor of Religious Education, speaks about why we should be thankful and what we should be thankful for. He shares four different levels of gratitude, including: instinctive, pagan, pharisee, and finally the Christian level.
After a few announcements, a prayer, and an introduction (start-1:22), George W. Cummins, the Associate Director of the Chaplains Commission of the Home Mission Board, gives the premise that God’s highest call for him entails the priesthood of the individual believer and the responsibility we have to share the gospel. This service was a commissioning for chaplains.
After the reading of Psalm 103:1-2 and Philippians 2:5-11, a prayer, and an introduction (start-3:55), John Seldon Whale, a Congregationalist minister and theologian as well as a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago and Princeton University, gives a lecture about the Incarnation entitled “Christianity’s Most Offensive Claim.”
After a quote from St. Thomas Aquinas and a prayer [which is incomplete in original audio] (start-3:12), Fred W. Sandusky, the Registrar, uses the example of how Jesus interacts with Samaritans to talk about having a Christlike perspective towards the world.
After reading Psalm 96:1-5, a prayer, and an introduction (start-4:05), John M. Lewis, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC, speaks about the role of priest and prophet as a minister.
After a prayer (start-3:54), John Edward Steely, Associate Professor of Historical Theology, speaks on these two truths: God is at work in all things, and His will towards those who love Him is good.
After an announcement and prayer (start-2:40), John Edward Steely, Associate Professor of Historical Theology, talks about our standards and the integrity of the choices we make.
After reading Psalm 95:1-3 and a prayer (start-4:05), John Edward Steely, Associate Professor of Historical Theology, speaks about the power of being confident in Christ.
