The service begins with the reading of Proverbs 3:19-20 (00:00-00:18) and prayer (00:19-03:30). An introduction is given for the speaker, Dr. William J. Fallis, who was Editor of Broadman Press (03:31-04:18). His Scripture lesson comes from Genesis 1:1-5 and 26-27, Psalm 104:13-15, Isaiah 40:18 and 22, and Psalm 103:22 (04:19-06:27). His message focuses on four secrets of God in our world which we may often take for granted: the secret of the star, displaying God’s order (06:28-12:17), the secret of the seed, displaying God’s variety (12:18-14:23), the secret of the child, displaying God’s companionship with man (14:24-16:26), and the secret of the cross, displaying God’s power and wisdom (16:27-18:39). He ends with prayer (18:40-19:54).
After the reading of Psalm 100 and a prayer (start-2:00), William Claudius Strickland, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, speaks about the importance of worshiping corporately.
After prayer and a reading from a hymnal (start-3:55), William Claudius Strickland, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, talks about the struggle between the human self and God as depicted in the book of Revelation.
After a prayer (start-4:01), Dr. W. Perry Crouch, a trustee of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, gives a few points towards the manifold task of the modern pastor.
After a prayer (start-3:15), Truman S. Smith, Instructor in Pastoral Care and Assistant Director of Field Work at SEBTS, compared selling suspension bridges to sharing the gospel.
After a poem and a few prayers (start-3:25), Truman S. Smith, Instructor in Pastoral Care and Assistant Director of Field Work at SEBTS, preaches about peace in the face of death from Isaiah 26:1-6.
After the reading of Psalm 105:3-4 and prayer (start-2:12), Truman S. Smith, Instructor in Pastoral Care and Assistant Director of Field Work at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, preaches from John 9.
After a poem, and a prayer (start-3:40), Thomas Albert Bland, Associate Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics, talks about the confession of faith, “Jesus is Lord.”
Thomas Albert Bland, Associate Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics, talks about family as it relates to the student covenant. This includes one's parental family, their current family, and the seminary family.