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- Clyde E. Fant, Jr. was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:45). The speaker gives a word of prayer (04:46-06:24). Clyde E. Fant, Jr. is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (06:25-07:53). The choir sings a song of worship (07:54-12:00). Fant’s lecture is entitled “The Pulpit Today, Voices in the Wilderness and Echoes,” and he begins by saying the American preaching has been mainly inspired by the Puritans and American oratory style (12:01-14:09). Fant speaks about what brought the downfall of the Puritans, and he believes it was their legalism (14:10-22:33). Fant then moves to American oratory style, and he argues that its flaw is a lack of a prophetic voice and a countercultural message (22:34-38:16). Fant then describes what made good preaching of the past, and he says it was made people who took Scripture seriously, cared about piety, cared about the redemption of humanity, and took part in countercultural communication (38:17-48:52). Fant concludes his lecture by describing the echoers of good preaching who cared about a good performance and pleasing people over a good presentation of the gospel (48:53-58:24). The service ends with a word of thanks for Fant and a benediction (58:25-59:58).
- Subject:
- Preaching, Puritans, and Oratory--United States
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fant, Clyde E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 13, 1981
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Clyde_E_Fant_Jr_1981-02-13
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- Description:
- Clyde E. Fant, Jr. was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:41). The speaker gives a word of prayer (04:42-05:25). Clyde E. Fant, Jr. is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (05:26-08:18). The choir sings a song of worship (08:19-10:11). Fant’s lecture is entitled “The American Pulpit, Another Victim of Recent Bad History,” and he begins with Richard Baxter and John Bunyan of the Puritan tradition whose preaching were characterized as lively and personable yet legalistic and rigid (10:12-18:40). Fant moves to the Great Awakeners, George Whitfield, Jonathan Edwards, and Timothy Dwight, and he says that their preaching was defined by great flair, utilitarianism, and sometimes exploitation (18:41-33:08). Fant then examines many 19th century preachers who transformed the sermon into printed form for popular consumption, but they fell to the elegance of print (33:09-40:42). Fant concludes with the recent bad history of American preaching, and he says that preaching in modern America suffers from legalistic moralizing, which he calls the Massachusetts Bay Error (40:43-51:17). The service ends with a word of prayer (51:18-51:53).
- Subject:
- Great Awakening, Puritan movements, and Preaching
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fant, Clyde E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 12, 1981
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Clyde_E_Fant_Jr_1981-02-12
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- Description:
- Clyde E. Fant, Jr. was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:41). The speaker reads from Romans 1:16-17, and he gives a word of prayer (04:42-05:55). Clyde E. Fant, Jr. is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (05:56-07:59). The choir sings a song of worship (08:00-11:41). Fant’s lecture is entitled “Reformers, The Sermon and Sacrament,” and he begins by telling a funny story that illustrates the struggle of preachers to find wings for their words (11:42-18:03). Fant examines the sermons of proto-reformers John Wycliff and Girolamo Savonarola, and he says that both figures went against the preaching of their time because their preaching was tethered to biblical doctrine and in contrast to culture (18:04-32:19). Fant briefly criticizes the church for embracing preaching that is not in contrast with culture (32:20-37:28). Fant examines the theology of preaching of the Protestant Reformer’s Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, and Ulrich Zwingli, and he says that these reformers revived the sacrament of the word by bring back its simple and Christ-centric nature (37:29-46:33). Fant concludes his sermon by examining the French Court preacher Jean-Baptiste Massillon of the Post-Reformation Era as a prime example of preaching for God’s glory rather than earthly flatter (46:34-55:56). The service ends with a benediction (55:57-56:23).
- Subject:
- Preaching, Reformation, Jesus Christ--Name--Sermons, and Sacraments
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fant, Clyde E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 11, 1981
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Clyde_E_Fant_Jr_1981-02-11
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- Description:
- Clyde E. Fant, Jr. was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:03:43). President Randall Lolley gives a word of prayer (0:03:44-0:06:23). Lolley gives a word of remembrance for Theodore F. Adams, and Clyde E. Fant, Jr, is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (0:06:24-0:13:48). The choir sings a song of worship (0:13:49-0:19:11). Fant begins his lecture by giving two stories about preaching, and he gives two lessons: we are products of forces we often do not recognize, and to learn what something ought to be, we first need to learn what it ought not to be (0:19:12-0:27:03). Fant traces the history of preaching starting with John the Baptist and ending with Origen, John Chrysostom, and Augustine, and he believes these preaching never lost sight of the importance of God’s voice even though the culture had a heavy influence on their preaching (0:27:04-0:49:05). Fant criticizes the scholastic preachers such as Bernard of Clairvaux and Francis of Assisi who were bogged down by allegorical interpretation and philosophical preaching, and he believes Southern Baptists are falling into the problems of worldly and legalistic preaching that is similar to dry scholasticism (0:49:06-1:01:41). Lolley ends the service with a Scripture reading from Job and a word of prayer (1:01:42-1:02:37).
- Subject:
- Fathers of the church, Scholasticism, and Preaching
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fant, Clyde E.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 10, 1981
- Resource type:
- Audio and Text
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lecture_Clyde_E_Fant_Jr_1981-02-10
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- Description:
- Susan Pierce Shirley was a Master of Theology student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and associated campus ministry at Meredith College. The service begins with piano music (00:00-05:01). The speaker gives a liturgical reading and a word of prayer, and another speaker leads a responsive litany reading (05:02-08:32). Susan Pierce Shirley is introduced as the chapel speaker, and the speaker reads from the book of Isaiah (08:33-10:53). Shirley begins her sermon by sharing the stories of people who are in need (10:54-16:42). Shirley states that social justice can be better achieved if the church takes advice from the theological models of feminism, existentialism, liberation theology, and biblical theology (16:43-26:49). The service ends with a benediction (26:50-27:25).
- Subject:
- Liberation theology, Existentialism, Feminism, Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity, and Bible--Theology
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Shirley, Susan Pierce
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 5, 1981
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Susan_Pierce_Shirley_1981-02-05
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- Description:
- Nancy Stanton was the minister of education at the First Baptist Church of Martinsville, VA. The service begins with “Amazing Grace” being played on the organ (00:00-06:57). A speaker gives a word of prayer (06:58-07:54). Nancy Stanton is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:55-08:47). Stanton begins her sermon by reading 1 Corinthians 3:9-13, and she gives a word of prayer (08:48-10:08). She says that it is important to examine the kind of structures we are building, and she believes there are two types of builders: wall builders and bridge builders (10:09-11:49). Stanton first speaks on the work of building bridges, and she believes this ministry is built on Christ-centered reconciliation (11:50-23:36). She them moves to the subject of wall building, and she shares a poem from one of her church members about tearing a wall down to see Jesus (23:37-29:58). Stanton ends the service with a word of prayer (29:59-30:55).
- Subject:
- Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Christianity and Building
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Stanton, Nancy
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 4, 1981
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Nancy_Stanton_1981-02-04
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- Description:
- Luke B. Smith was Professor of Supervised Ministry. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:32). The speaker gives a liturgical reading and a word of prayer (04:33-06:43). The choir sings a song of worship (06:44-10:04). Smith reads from Matthew 5:21-26, and he compare Iranian and American societies as both guilty of abuse and violence in God’s eyes (10:05-26:18). Smith concludes his sermon by stating that Christians should be peacemakers in our broken and violent society (26:19-29:54). Smith ends the service with a responsive reading from Galatians 5, and another speaker gives a word of prayer (29:55-33:23).
- Subject:
- Ethics in the Bible, Violence, Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity, and Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Smith, Luke B.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 29, 1981
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Luke_B_Smith_1981-01-29
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- Description:
- Richard Loren Hester was Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:36). Glenn Miller delivers a public reading of the Scriptures, and he gives a word of prayer (04:37-06:01). Richard Loren Hester speaks about the recent release of American hostages from Iran, and through this experience, he recognizes that vulnerability of life (06:02-11:24). Glenn Miller does a responsive reading from the Psalms, and another speaker gives her experience of dealing with the hostage crisis (11:25-18:21). The audience is led in a responsive prayer (18:22-19:25). A speaker gives a biblical approach to dealing with the sufferings that happened with the hostage crisis (19:26-24:06). Glenn Miller gives a public reading from Paul’s letters, and he gives a word of prayer and benediction (24:07-27:24).
- Subject:
- Responsive worship, Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, and Prayer
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Hester, Richard L. (Richard Loren)
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 21, 1981
- Resource type:
- Audio and Text
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Richard_Loren_Hester_1981-01-21
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- Description:
- Robert Lee Richardson, Jr. was Associate Professor of Supervised Ministry. The service begins with President Lolley giving a word of prayer for the release of the Iranian hostages and the transition of presidential administrations (00:00-02:27). Lolley welcomes everyone to convocation and declares the beginning of the 30th academic year (02:28-03:37). Dr. Eddins presents the Middler Theology Award to student Robert A. Radcliff (03:38-04:57). Lolley gives a story about Southeastern alumnus Gene Williams helping him during a hurricane, and he speaks about the Heritage Woods Project (04:58-09:17). Gene Williams gives a brief word of why he appreciates Southeastern, and he presents a key and check for the Heritage Woods Project (09:18-14:03). Lolley accepts the key and check, and he presents the adjunct faculty for the Spring term (14:04-16:00). Robert Lee Richardson, Jr. is presented as the convocation speaker (16:01-17:21). Richardson begins his sermon by giving his theme of preparation for ministry (17:22-21:55). Richardson’s first point is the image of the minister as the scholarly pastor (21:56-29:32). His second point is the image of the professional minister (29:33-39:54). Richardson’s final point the image of the minister as a wounded healer (39:55-47:40). Richardson concludes his sermon by giving his ideas of how Southeastern can prepare students for ministry (47:41-55:49). Lolley ends the service by reading 2 Timothy 3:17, and he gives a word of prayer (55:50-56:32).
- Subject:
- Healing in the Bible, Knowledge and learning, and Pastoral theology
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Richardson, Robert Lee, 1940-
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 20, 1981
- Resource type:
- Audio and Text
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Robert_Lee_Richardson_Jr_1981-01-20
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- Description:
- Harold Durham was the pastor of the Raleigh Moravian Church. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-00:27). The speaker reads from Isaiah 9:6 and Luke 2:1-14 (00:28-02:40). Harold Durham is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:41-03:22). Durham explains the “love feast” in the Moravian church tradition and invites the audience to take part in it today (03:23-08:25). After the feast, he tells the story of the origins of the Christmas candlelight service in the Moravian tradition (08:26-13:26). The service ends with a prayer (13:27-14:01).
- Subject:
- Christmas service--Moravian Church and Love feasts
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Durham, Harold
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- December 3, 1980
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Event_Harold_Durham_1980-12-03