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1. SEBTS Chapel - G. Avery Lee February 9, 1966

Description:
There was no formal introduction for G. Avery Lee, but he was pastor of St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, and focused his ministry on college/seminary campuses. He made dedicated commitments to bettering race relations and served as Chairman of the Christian Life Commission from 1961-62. He continues his sermon from February 8, 1966, talking about God’s good news of healing for the brokenhearted from Psalm 51:17 (00:00-03:55). Jesus spoke about the New Birth of a life broken by sin as one of His most important focuses, and God desires that we have a broken and contrite heart to be forgiven of our sins (03:56-09:08). David used three Hebrew words to describe his sin against God with Bathsheba. Firstly, peshah communicated his sin was deliberate rebellion against something God strictly had forbidden. Secondly, havon communicated a perversion or distortion from breaking God’s Law. Thirdly, hatah communicated a missing of the mark or goal of what is pleasing to God (09:09-11:02). David also used three words to describe vividly the experience of forgiveness. Firstly, mahah communicated a blotting out or wiping off. Secondly, kabas communicated a washing away. Thirdly, tahēr communicated a declaring to be clean (11:03-11:38). Lee describes more clearly what true contrition and brokenheartedness looks like Biblically, affirming the good news that God is able to heal the brokenhearted and that God uses broken things to make things new. Lee closes his time in prayer, but the prayer is not recorded (11:39-31:19). A brief rewind occurs, and a low shrill follows the audio to its end (26:00-31:19).
Subject:
Repentance, Sin, and Forgiveness of sin
Creator:
Lee, G. Avery 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:
1966-02-09
Resource Type:
Text and Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_G_Avery_Lee_1966-02-09

2. SEBTS Chapel - Albert L. Meiburg November 13, 1985

Description:
Albert L. Meiburg was the Professor of Pastoral Theology at Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with a Scripture reading and a moment of prayer (0:00-1:12). Meiburg explains that Paul was concerned about the Galatians having doubts caused by false teachers (1:13-3:44). He reads a portion of Scripture from Galatians 3 (3:45-6:00). Meiburg notes the danger Paul sees is that the new Christians might revert to “dead and sterile principles” (6:01-7:10). Meiburg states that Christians must learn how to live with the cultural trends and future destiny (7:11-13:27). Meiburg argues that “we have forgotten our real destiny as children of God” and “can only be delivered by death and resurrection” (13:28-19:35). Meiburg closes the service in a word of prayer (19:36-20:10).
Subject:
Children of God, Sin, Zealots (Jewish party), and Bible. Galatians
Creator:
Meiburg, Albert L., 1925- 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:
1985-11-13
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Albert_L_Meiburg_1985-11-13

3. SEBTS Chapel - Taylor Clarence Smith April 15, 1986

Description:
Dr. Taylor Clarence Smith was the Visiting Professor of New Testament at Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-5:55). Prayer concerns are shared with the congregation and there is a moment of prayer (5:56-9:58). Smith reads Scripture from Matthew 1 (9:59-12:00). Smith speaks of the “portable” sayings of Jesus, meaning one can carry them in their minds and can pull them out to say them from memory, but he argues that they are often stripped to have a shallow meaning (12:01-13:57). Smith argues that Christians are to judge and are not to judge, clarifying that without judging one cannot know right and wrong but that one cannot judge if he is obstructed by sin (13:58-31:32). Smith closes the service with a word of prayer (31:33-32:01).
Subject:
Ethics and Sin
Creator:
Smith, T. C. (Taylor Clarence), 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:
1986-04-15
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Taylor_Clarence_Smith_1986-04-15

4. SEBTS Chapel - John W. Carlton March 4, 1987

Description:
John W. Carlton was Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-4:36). There is a blessing read (4:37-5:02). Directions for the service are given (5:03-7:38). There is a responsive reading (7:39-9:02). There is a moment of silence, then the ushers come forward to receive the papers to be burned (9:03-12:44). There is a moment of prayer (12:45-14:08). Carlton speaks about how they participate in Ash Wednesday and the spiritual aspects versus the physical aspects (14:09-16:35). He speaks of the sinfulness of humanity (16:36-19:30). Carlton speaks of the work of redemption in one’s life (19:31-23:47). There is organ music (23:48-27:19). The choir sings a song of worship (27:20-31:13). There is a moment of prayer (31:14-32:57).
Subject:
Forgiveness, Ash Wednesday services, and Sin
Creator:
Carlton, John W., 1920- 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:
1987-03-04
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_John_W_Carlton_1987-03-04

5. SEBTS Convocation - Thomas Furman Hewitt January 13, 1987

Description:
Thomas Furman Hewitt was the Professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-7:17). There is a moment of prayer (7:18-8:02). A welcome is extended to the guests in chapel and new students are recognized (8:03-10:25). There are Scripture readings from Isaiah and Philippians (10:26-13:28). An award is presented to David Alan Sweat (13:29-14:58). Fred A. Grissom is inducted into ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (14:59-18:51). The visiting professors are recognized (18:52-21:02). Thomas Hewitt is introduced as the chapel speaker (21:03-23:29). Hewitt speaks of the technology of the time and humanity’s search for perfection (23:30-29:29). He speaks of the visions that ministers have of pastoral peace (29:30-30:32). Hewitt states that people do not live in such a world, as it is affected by evil (30:33-37:07). He speaks of the hope Isaiah had and the way one can have a hopeful perspective amid an imperfect world (37:08-48:30). There is a benediction from Numbers 6 (48:31-49:07).
Subject:
Imperfection, Perfection, Sin, and Hope
Creator:
Hewitt, Thomas Furman, 1937- 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:
1987-01-13
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Convocation_Thomas_Furman_Hewitt_1987-01-13

6. SEBTS Chapel - Student Revival April 20, 1983

Description:
At the time of this recording Tommy Tillery was a second year ADiv student at Southeastern. The title of this message was “Too Far, Too Long.” Chapel begins with a congregational reading (0:00-0:57). Introductions of the various leaders of the chapel service are given (0:57-3:07). Another speaker brings prayer requests for various students (3:07-4:40). Students lead in song (4:40-8:33). The audience is led in a prayer of confession (8:33-10:12). A student shares his personal testimony with a focus on finding one’s purpose (10:12-18:14). Students lead in the song “Consider the Lilies” (18:14-21:45). Tommy Tillery introduces his sermon focused on Genesis 3:1-5 and reads the passage to teach on temptation and sin (21:45-23:57). He discusses the destruction of sin, its damage to witness and ministry, and the importance of being obedient to Christ (23:57-41:18). Mr. Tillery closes in prayer (41:18-42:28).
Subject:
Sin, Obedience--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christian life, and Temptation
Creator:
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:
1983-04-20
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Student_Revival_1983-04-20

7. SEBTS Page Lecture - Milton Ferguson October 1, 1986

Description:
Milton Ferguson was the president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-3:45). There is a moment of prayer (3:46-4:45). Milton Ferguson is introduced as the Page Lecturer (4:46-8:50). Ferguson shares about the birth of his daughter and the importance of friendship (8:51-11:05). Ferguson gives a summary of the teaching he provided in the previous lecture about Christian faith (11:06-13:12). He begins to look at the Biblical conclusions of why there is evil in the world (13:13-14:13). The first conclusion he offers is that all suffering is punishment for sin, which highlights the holiness and justice of God (14:14-17:25). The second conclusion he offers is that God uses suffering to get one in shape, like a spiritual boot camp (17:26-18:57). The third conclusion he offers is that suffering is a revelation of God to man, because one often discovers God in the context of suffering (18:58-22:00). Ferguson shares that a Christian has no guarantee against suffering (22:01-29:28). Ferguson states that God is present, loving, and caring despite suffering and doubt (29:29-13:57). Ferguson speaks of the good that God works in making His people like His Son (13:58-42:30). He challenges the congregation to reaffirm their commitment to the belief to be like Jesus is the ultimate purpose of God’s grace (42:31-50:45). There is a blessing and a prayer (50:46-51:30). The service closes with organ music (51:31-55:34).
Subject:
Theodicy, Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity, and Sin
Creator:
Ferguson, Milton 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:
1986-10-01
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Page_Lecture_Milton_Ferguson_1986-10-01

8. SEBTS Chapel - Albert L. Meiburg April 12, 1988

Description:
Albert L. Meiburg was Professor of Pastoral Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-2:41). There is a Scripture reading (2:42-3:15). There is a Scripture reading from Psalms and a moment of prayer (3:16-6:15). The men and women who play music for the service are recognized and there is a Scripture reading from Hebrews (6:16-8:24). There is an announcement about the Spring Fling activities (8:25-9:07). Meiburg speaks about the anxiety of the ending of the semester (9:08-11:01). Meiburg speaks of throwing out the trash, literally and spiritually, stating that everyone makes garbage, that it must be dealt with, and that the gospel helps one make goodness, not garbage, the center of one’s life (11:02-22:32). The service concludes with a benediction (22:33-23:21).
Subject:
Sin and Garbage disposal units
Creator:
Meiburg, Albert L., 1925- 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:
1988-04-12
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Albert_L_Meiburg_1988-04-12

9. SEBTS Page Lecture - Milton Ferguson September 30, 1986

Description:
Milton Ferguson was the President of Midwestern Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-4:46). There is a Scripture reading (4:47-5:27). The congregation is led in a moment of prayer (5:28-7:38). Milton Ferguson is introduced as the Page lecturer (7:39-12:25). Ferguson shares about his pet peeve of when speakers overly express their gratitude for being able to speak and he shares about the interactions he has already had with the students and their families (12:26-15:59). Ferguson speaks about the potency of human suffering in this life in various forms (16:00-21:25). He shares about his grandmother who understood that hard work and struggle would bring pain, but when there was purpose the pain made sense (21:26-23:56). Ferguson shares an experience he had with a family who suffered to explain that one must deal with suffering and know how to react to it (23:57-30:02). He explains there is a theoretical or intellectual problem of suffering, which is asking the question “why,” and the existential problem of suffering, which is knowing how to persist through it (30:03-31:36). Ferguson addresses the theoretical problem of suffering in discussing the cohesiveness of the ideas that God is good, the presence of evil in the world, and the will and sovereignty of God (31:37-50:03). The service closes in a moment of prayer (50:04-50:52).
Subject:
Theodicy, Good and evil, Sin, and Suffering
Creator:
Ferguson, Milton 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:
1986-09-30
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Page_Lecture_Milton_Ferguson_1986-09-30

10. SEBTS Chapel - Ed Wheeler April 15, 1980

Description:
Ed Wheeler was the Associate Director of the Department of Cooperative Ministries with National Baptists with the Home Mission Board. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-01:26). The choir leads in a song of worship (01:27-01:51). The audio cuts to an announcement about community concerns, and the speaker reads from Luke 19:1-10 (01:52-05:30). Ed Wheeler is introduced as the missionary day chapel speaker (05:31-08:30). The choir leads in a song of worship (08:31-14:36). Ed Wheeler opens his sermon with a word of recognition to people in the audience who have been influential in his life, a joke about preaching overtime, and a word of prayer (14:37-17:35). He recounts a story where he encountered a drunk man in Atlanta, G.A. for the purpose of urging the audience to show the love of Christ to the worst of sinners (17:36-24:30). Moving to Luke 19:1-10, Wheeler presents a character synopsis of Zacchaeus as the great example of a man who escaped the satisfaction of his “small” life situation to look upon Jesus (24:31-29:53). After presenting Zacchaeus, he moves to characterizing the crowd who he describes as a group marked by hatred and condemnation (29:54-32:26). Wheeler concludes his sermon by describing the character of Jesus, and he challenges the audience to have a love and concern for sinners like Jesus (32:27-36:58). The service finishes with an announcement and a closing benediction by Wheeler (36:59-38:57).
Subject:
Sin and God (Christianity)--Love
Creator:
Wheeler, 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:
1980-04-15
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_Ed_Wheeler_1980-04-15