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- Description:
- James Leo Green was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament. The service opens with prayer and music from 0:00-2:25. The faculty and students are welcomed to the Founder's Day chapel from 2:30-5:50. Dr. Green is introduced from 5:56-8:28. Another song is played from 8:34-12:04. Dr. Green preaches from 12:15-54:18. Green's message was titled, "A Simple Plea For More Prophetic Preaching." His source text was Isaiah 58:1. Green shares that Southeastern should be a school of the prophet, equipping ministers to be spiritual leaders all over the world. President Binkley offers closing remarks from 54:25-54:45. The seminary hymn is played from 54:46-59:23.
- Subject:
- Bible. Isaiah 58 and Bible. Isaiah
- Creator:
- Green, J. Leo (James Leo), 1912-1994 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 13, 1964
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Founders_Day_Address_James_Leo_Green_1964-02-13
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Isaiah 9:2-7 (00:00-01:41) and prayer (01:42-03:34). There was no introduction for the speaker, James Leo Green, but he was Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at SEBTS. He begins his message with a story of a star pointing to Jesus Christ (03:35-06:15). Since the perfect star has five points, and since there are five points made about the Messiah from Isaiah’s prophecy, the two should be linked together, according to Dr. Green (06:16-06:34). First, Jesus’s name would be called Wonderful, and His character matched this perfectly (06:35-14:05). Second, Jesus’s name would be called Counselor, referring to His wisdom (14:06-19:44). Third, Jesus would be mighty God, referring to His power which could only come from God (19:45-27:00). Fourth, Jesus would be called Everlasting Father, referring to His personal relation with His people (27:01-28:36). Fifthly, Jesus’s name would be Prince of Peace, referring to His peace with God He would purchase for humans through His death on the cross (28:37-33:52). He ends his time in prayer (33:53-34:20).
- Subject:
- Prophecy--Christianity and Bible. Isaiah
- Creator:
- Green, J. Leo (James Leo), 1912-1994 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- December 15, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_James_Leo_Green_1961-12-15_B