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11. SEBTS Chapel - Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey February 28, 1961

Description:
The service begins with the reading of Philippians 2:12b-13 (00:00-00:18), prayer (00:19-03:42), and announcements (03:43-09:26). No introduction was given for Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, but he was the first president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He proceeds to read 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 and Hebrews 13:15-16 from the KJV (09:27-11:26), and then the same passages again from the Amplified New Testament (11:27-13:38). Stealey talks about an increasing willingness to look into our life and to try to make the institutional church conform more nearly to the spiritual church (13:39-16:02), and he advocates for the Home Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board) for students to participate in the Pioneer Program throughout the West (16:03-16:33). He then reads from the most recent issue of Home Mission Magazine, calling attention to the issue of segregation in public schools, which would continue to deepen the division between church and state (16:34-18:40). The main point of his message is this: in our living, we can do right, according to our conscience and our spiritual Leader, who is Christ (18:41-18:59). He concludes his time speaking about the cooperative program’s longevity in Southern Baptist life (19:00-21:50) and in prayer (21:51-22:09).
Subject:
Cooperation and Christian life
Creator:
Stealey, Sydnor Lorenzo and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1961-02-28
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Sydnor_Lorenzo_Stealey_1961-02-28

12. SEBTS Chapel - Robert Cook Briggs November 29, 1961

Description:
The service begins with the reading of a poem (00:00-00:40) and prayer (00:41-04:45). 2 Corinthians 5:11-17 is read and discussed briefly (04:46-07:00). There is a brief time of singing and worship (07:01-11:19). There is no introduction for the speaker, Dr. Robert Cook Briggs, but he was Professor of New Testament Interpretation at SEBTS. The notion of a personal testimony in conjunction with 2 Corinthians 5:17 is discussed (11:20-15:34). The “newness” of the Christian situation is Paul’s emphasis, and it can evoke different kinds of responses (15:35-18:00). In Paul’s new life, anxiety, worry, and distress all played a crucial role by causing him to cast himself onto Christ and other Christians (18:01-26:37). He ends his time with prayer (26:38-27:00).
Subject:
Christian life and Witness bearing (Christianity)
Creator:
Briggs, Robert Cook, 1915- and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1961-11-29
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Robert_Cook_Briggs_1961-11-29

13. SEBTS Chapel - Bob Wallace March 2, 1983

Description:
Bob Wallace was a graduate of Southeastern and pastor at Grant’s Creek Baptist Church in Maysville, North Carolina. Chapel begins with prayer (0:00-1:40). The speaker, Bob Wallace, is introduced (1:40-4:23). The choir leads in the song “They Crucified My Lord” (4:23-9:40). Mr. Wallace states that John 3: 3 is a focus of Baptist life and focuses his message on what the new life in Christ looks like (9:40-14:44). He tells an illustrative story, the story of Zacchaeus, and shares his own experience of conversion to explain his point (14:44-28:54). Mrs. Wallace closes with a benediction (28:54-29:30).
Subject:
Conversion, Faith, and Christian life
Creator:
Wallace, Bob and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1983-03-02
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Bob_Wallace_1983-03-02

14. SEBTS Chapel - John Dever March 9, 1983

Description:
John Dever was the Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics. Chapel is opened with a quote from Matthew, reading of Psalm 22:1-11, and a prayer (0:00-4:48). An introduction for the speaker, Dr. John Dever, is given (4:48-5:52). The choir leads in song (5:52-10:20). Dr. Dever discusses seasons of uncertainty and doubt and the importance of trusting God in those times (10:20-31:35). Dr. Dever closes the service in prayer (31:35-32:30).
Subject:
Faith, Christian life, and Trust in God
Creator:
Dever, John and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1983-03-09
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_John_Dever_1983-03-09

15. SEBTS Chapel - Richard Albert Spencer November 9, 1982

Description:
Richard Albert Spencer was Associate Professor of New Testament. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:45). Spencer reads from Philippians, chapters 2 & 3 (01:46-03:49). The choir sings a song of worship (03:50-07:20). Spencer begins his sermon with the story of his faith journey, and he states that he wants to speak about the deeper meaning of calling in the Christian life (07:21-13:52). Spencer explains five types of calling, and they are the call into being, the call to repentance, the call to faith, the call to be perfect, and the call to be God’s word to others (13:53-23:58). Spencer ends the service with a word of prayer (23:59-24:53).
Subject:
Repentance--Christianity, Faith, and Christian life
Creator:
Spencer, Richard A. (Richard Albert) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1982-11-09
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Albert_Spencer_1982-11-09

16. SEBTS Chapel - Ed Vogt February 16, 1983

Description:
At the time of this recording Ed Vogt was a Middler MDiv student. Chapel starts with Scripture reading from Psalm 51:1-7 and Ephesians 5:1-2, followed by prayer (0:00-1:54). Undecipherable music (1:54-5:45). The speaker begins his message by posing the question “Why am I a Christian?” He states that Christianity’s difference from other religions is the person of Jesus Christ (5:45-9:30). He then discusses the process and change that takes place when becoming a Christian (9:30-17:36). Making the decision to follow Christ brings an entirely new way of life and focus of life (17:36-19:17). Those who have a continuing relationship with God can put our potential to use with the power God has given and be the people He created them to be (19:17-21:05). The service is closed in prayer (21:05-21:14).
Subject:
Conversion and Christian life
Creator:
Vogt, Ed and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1983-02-16
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Ed_Vogt_1983-02-16

17. SEBTS Chapel - John Hamrick April 28, 1981

Description:
John Hamrick was President of the Baptist College of Charleston. The service begins with organ music (00:00-06:32). President Randall Lolley reads from the Scriptures, and he gives a word of prayer (06:33-08:30). John Hamrick is introduced as the chapel speaker (08:31-13:18). The choir sings a song of worship (13:19-16:20). Hamrick reads Acts 2:42, and he speaks on the importance for the church to be steadfast and devoted to the teachings and ordinances of the apostles (16:21-30:29). Hamrick ends the service with a word of prayer (30:30-31:17).
Subject:
Devotion, Christian life, and Sacraments
Creator:
Hamrick, John and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1981-04-28
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_John_Hamrick_1981-04-28

18. SEBTS Chapel - John Stanley April 27, 1983

Description:
At the time of this recording John Stanley was a Middler MDiv student at Southeastern. Isaiah 45:5-7 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 are read aloud (0:00-1:54). The choir leads in song (1:54-5:10). Mr. Stanley explains to his audience that there are tensions between God’s yes and no in life but that both are of great importance (5:10-7:58) He uses the concept of the cross and the resurrection as examples of the tension between God’s yes and no and how both are important in the gospel (7:58-24:46). Chapel is closed in prayer (24:47-25:18).
Subject:
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion, Jesus Christ--Resurrection, and Christian life
Creator:
Stanley, John and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1983-04-27
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_John_Stanley_1983-04-27

19. SEBTS Chapel - Terry K. Douglas, Sr. January 26, 1983

Description:
Terry K. Douglas was the Director of Missions at the South Cental Baptist Association in Pennsylvania. Chapel is opened in prayer (0:00-1:22). An introduction for the chapel speaker, Dr. Terry Douglas, is given (1:22-2:52). Chior leads in singing (2:52-7:05). Dr. Douglas begins his message with greeting, thanks, and introducing the passage of Mark 8: 22-25 (7:05-9:15). He uses the passage of the blind man to illustrate that sometimes people need a second touch from God to truly know why Jesus Christ came, to know who our fellow men are, to know what the church is all about, and to let Jesus guide his people into a growing experience of fellowship (9:15-23:57). Dr. Douglas closes the service in prayer (23:57-24:33).
Subject:
Christian life and Witness bearing (Christianity)
Creator:
Douglas, Terry K., Sr. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1983-01-26
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Terry_K_Douglas_Sr_1983-01-26

20. SEBTS Chapel - Neal Jones October 17, 1984

Description:
Neal Jones was a pastor at Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, VA. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:50). Glenn T. Miller gives the call to worship, and he leads in the Lord’s Prayer (04:51-06:51). Miller introduces Neal Jones as the chapel speaker (06:52-09:30). Jones delivers the Scripture readings from Matthew 8:18-22 and Luke 9:57-62 (09:31-11:52). The choir sings the anthem (11:53-14:08). Jones preaches on the call of Christ, and he urges the audience to not be indecisive but give a definitive yes to the call of Christ (11:53-39:15). The choir sings a song of worship (39:16-41:50). Miller ends the service with a reading of the Great Commission (41:51-42:41).
Subject:
Evangelistic invitations, Christian life, and Great Commission (Bible)
Creator:
Jones, Neal and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:
archives@sebts.edu
Location:
Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
1984-10-17
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Neal_Jones_1984-10-17