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1. SEBTS Chapel - William Wallace Finlator March 19, 1975

Description:
William Wallace Finlator was pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. This service begins with a welcome to those in attendance from 0:00-0:33. A prayer is offered from 1:03-3:08. John 13:1-20 is read from 3:12-5:57. Rev. Finlator is introduced from 6:03-6:57. Music plays from 7:03-8:56. Finlator speaks from 9:10-27:00. He preaches on how followers of Jesus are to be humble servants. Closing music plays from 27:00-27:36.
Subject:
Bible. John and Bible. John 13
Creator:
Finlator, William Wallace, 1913-2006 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:
1975-03-19
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_William_Wallace_Finlator_1975-03-19

2. SEBTS Chapel - William Wallace Finlator March 25, 1976

Description:
William Wallace Finlator was pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC.
Creator:
Finlator, William Wallace, 1913-2006 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:
1976-03-25
Resource Type:
Text and Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_William_Wallace_Finlator_1976-03-25

3. SEBTS Chapel - William Wallace Finlator November 13, 1980

Description:
William Wallace Finlator was the pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. The service opens with a benediction and a prayer (00:00-02:45). William Wallace Finlator is introduced as the chapel speaker, and the speaker reads from Amos 5:21-24, Micah 6:6-8, and Matthew 23:23-24 (02:46-06:14). The choir leads in a song of worship (06:15-11:10). Finlator opens his sermon by commentating on Matthew 23:23, and he speaks on the weighty matters of the law, which includes justice, mercy, and good faith (11:11-19:44). He proceeds to speak on many issues including abortion, racism, sexism, and classism, and he warns the audience to not be like the “moral majority” who neglect justice (19:45-29:04). Finlator ends the service with a prayer (29:05-29:26).
Subject:
Social justice, Obedience (Law), and Justice
Creator:
Finlator, William Wallace, 1913-2006 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:
1980-11-13
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_William_Wallace_Finlator_1980-11-13

4. SEBTS Chapel - William Wallace Finlator January 17, 1964

Description:
William Wallace Finlator was pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. The service begins with an introduction to the speaker and the reading of the source text, John 3:1-21. Rev. Finlator preaches from 5:14-28:58. Finlator states that God loves us, and we are therefore required to love our enemies. He encourages those in chapel to be ministers to everyone they meet.
Subject:
Bible. John 3 and Bible. John
Creator:
Finlator, William Wallace, 1913-2006 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:
1964-01-17
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_William_Wallace_Finlator_1964-01-17

5. SEBTS Chapel - William Wallace Finlator February 15, 1963

Description:
William Wallace Finlator was pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with with a prayer from 0:00-4:02. Rev. Finlator is given an introduction from 4:08-5:18. The men's choir perform a song from 5:27-7:27. Pastor Finlator preaches on reformation theology and the differences between Baptists and Catholics. Finlator speaks from 7:29-31:13.
Creator:
Finlator, William Wallace, 1913-2006 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:
1963-02-15
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Chapel_William_Wallace_Finlator_1963-02-15

6. SEBTS Convocation - William Wallace Finlator January 15, 1985

Description:
William Wallace Finlator was the pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. The service begins with the procession of the faculty accompanied by organ music (00:00-07:19). President Randall Lolley gives a word of prayer, and he welcomes the newcomers to the Southeastern family (07:20-10:22). Morris Ashcraft, Dean of the Faculty, gives the Middler Award for Systematic Theology to Marian Burcky and Loral Link (10:23-11:43). Lolley gives a word of appreciation to Robert Color who endowed the Middler Award, he introduces the Spring 1985 teaching team, he gives a word of thanks to Dr. Fred Sandusky who is up for retirement, he announces the evening classes, and he announces a chapel series on the great texts from the Bible (11:44-16:56). William Wallace Finlator is introduced as the convocation speaker (16:57-18:49). Finlator begins his sermon by giving a good word about Southeastern and the history of his relationship with the seminary (18:50-22:26). Finlator asks the question “can the gospel be preached in America today,” and he quotes Jesus by saying, “What is impossible with man is possible with God (22:27-27:12). He criticizes American society and the government for not caring for the poor, and he gives five methods for sharing the gospel with Americans: the sheep’s clothing method, the future shock method, the more to follow method, the honest slant method, and the extra-curricular method (27:13-51:38). Finlator closes by stating that the gospel can be shared in America hardly by hopefully (51:39-54:51). The service ends with a word of prayer (54:52-55:32).
Subject:
Methods (Gospel), Salvation, and Caring--Religious aspects--Christianity
Creator:
Finlator, William Wallace, 1913-2006 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:
1985-01-15
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
SEBTS_Convocation_William_Wallace_Finlator_1985-01-15