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- Description:
- Dr. Helmut Richard Niebuhr, a Christian theologian, Professor at Yale Divinity School, and author of Christ and Culture, speaks mainly on Protestantism as it relates to politics and culture. He spends most of this lecture comparing Protestantism to Democracy and sharing how they are so interconnected that they can at times become syncretistic.
- Keyword:
- Protestantism
- Subject:
- Democracy, Christianity and politics, Protestantism, and Christianity and culture
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Niebuhr, H. Richard (Helmut Richard), 1894-1962
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 22, 1958
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Event_Helmut_Richard_Niebuhr_1958-01-22
- Description:
- The service opens with the reading of an excerpt from the poem “The Marshes of Glynn” by Sidney Lanier (1842-1881), (00:00-00:32) the singing of hymn #263, (00:33-01:16) the mention of responsive reading of Selection 88 entitled “Victorious Assurance,” and an opening prayer (01:17-04:21). An introduction is given for William R. Steininger, the Chaplain of Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, NC for fifteen years, concerning his education, chaplaincy, and ministerial background (04:22-05:13). Steininger offers reading Romans 12 as an introduction to his message which is titled “The Greatest Journey” (05:14-07:07). In describing life as a journey, Steininger begins by saying our experiences are all similar yet unique, mostly ordinary yet sometimes special (07:08-17:24). He describes all of life as beginning with a question mark of discovery and ending with an exclamation point of finding what was searched for. He finishes his message by saying that the greatest thing we are searching for in this life is God, and He has been revealed in the person of Jesus Christ (17:25-22:14). He ends his time in prayer to God (22:15-23:02), and instrumental music ends the service (23:03-23:40).
- Subject:
- Christian life
- Creator:
- Steininger, William R. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 27, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_R_Steininger_1965-10-27
- Description:
- The service opens with prayer, (00:00-02:17) choral singing, (02:18-05:19) and responsive reading, Selection 84 (05:20-07:20). There is no introduction for William Claudius Strickland, but he was Professor of New Testament Interpretation. The Lord’s Supper is meditated upon, considering not only its practical implications but also its Scriptural meaning. Strickland walks through the passage from the texts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Strickland identifies three central insights from this passage (07:21-16:40). Firstly, the Lord’s Supper has to do with our present moment in genuine, living table fellowship. This was Paul’s emphasis in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (16:41-20:10). Secondly, the Lord’s Supper concerns our future, being celebrated with great joy and not becoming a social club (20:11-21:57). Thirdly, the Lord’s Supper concerns our past, which is the point we usually stress while missing its focus. Focusing on Christ’s death for our sins will result in a present assurance of hope and joy which the congregation will know without question is something that can only come from God (21:58-26:58). Strickland closes the service with prayer and the singing of one stanza of hymn 366 (26:59-27:59).
- Subject:
- Lord's Supper
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Strickland, William Claudius
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 28, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_Claudius_Strickland_1965-10-28
- Description:
- The service opens with a responsive reading (00:00-01:19) followed by instrumental music and congregational worship (01:20-07:03). Next, 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 is read aloud, (07:08-09:49) followed by the reading of Revelation 21:1-7 and Revelation 21:22-26 (10:02-12:08). A solo occurs after this Scripture reading, (12:18-14:56) followed by another responsive reading (15:12-15:58) and instrumental music which is cut short (15:59-16:59). The audio of an unnamed speaker suddenly begins mid-sentence, talking about what is happening in Africa, including rapid political, social, and religious changes. He emphasizes the timeliness of missions in Africa while these changes and happening (17:00-33:02). He closes the service with prayer (33:03-34:12).
- Subject:
- Missions--Africa
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 4, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Student_Coordinating_Council_1965-11-04
- Description:
- The service opens with the singing of “Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim,” (00:00-00:47) an opening prayer, (00:48-02:58) and the mention of a responsive reading from Selection 43, “Great is the Lord,” based on Psalm 145 (02:59-03:23). An introduction is given for Russell Cherry, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, NC, who was from Portsmouth, VA. He graduated with a BA degree from the University of Richmond in 1947 and a BD (1950) and Doctor of Theology degree (1954) from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. He served as Fellow in the Department of Preaching at SBTS, and he has pastored in Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. He was a lesson-writer for the SBC’s literature for churches, and he was a Bible instructor by extension for the University of Richmond for 8 years. He is married with three children (03:24-05:15). Russell opens his message in prayer, (05:16-05:50) and the sermon text is 1 Thessalonians 3:1-10 (05:51-07:56). This message is about the pastoral relationship between Paul and those whom he served, chiefly seen through five key words (07:57-08:50). First to mention is “affection,” which shows the pastor’s love for truth and for those in his care, refusing to be a recluse (08:51-12:51). Second to mention is “anxiety,” which shows the pastor’s parental longing for the church to persevere through life’s hardships in his absence (12:52-16:09). Third to mention is “help,” which shows the pastor’s heart to always protect and come alongside the church in its forward progress of the gospel (16:10-19:32). Fourth to mention is “joy,” which shows the pastor’s fruit of ministry for the Lord Jesus Christ (19:33-22:32). Finally, the word “prayer” describes the pastor’s heart in his relationship to God and to the people for their growth and perseverance (22:33-26:05). Russell Cherry closes the sermon in prayer by reciting Numbers 6:24-26 over the congregation (26:06-26:37).
- Subject:
- Bible. Thessalonians, 1st
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cherry, Russell T.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 8, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Russell_T_Cherry_1965-10-08
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 24:1-2 (00:20), and an introduction is given for the Reverend Robert C. McClernon, pastor of Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham, NC. From Springfield, Missouri, he received a BA degree from Drury College in Missouri and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Federated Faculty of the University of Chicago. He also served as Associate Minister at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC for nine years before coming to pastor at Watts Street (00:43-01:32). The service continues with a responsive reading of Psalm 23 (1:33-2:34) and prayer afterward (2:35-4:51). Robert McClernon begins his message with the prayerful reading of Romans 5:1-5 (04:52-05:52). McClernon intends to humbly share with his listeners some of his own understandings of what makes us who are we to be as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Unless the clergy indicates to those whom we serve that God has called us to offer all of ourselves to Him in service, we cannot hope anyone else will do this after us. Firstly, God has called us to be theologians who love Him with our minds (05:53-09:58). Secondly, God has called us to be theologians who have ears and can minister by listening well (09:59-11:57). Thirdly, God has called us to have realistic self-conceptions, understanding that we must remember our humanity and weaknesses in our ministry as “professional” clergy and so protect ourselves from becoming “holy phonies.” According to McClernon, the gospel must become incarnate in us so that others see it as genuine, powerful, and effective for them as well (11:58-26:35). He then ends the service in prayer to God (26:36-27:54).
- Subject:
- Laity, Witness bearing (Christianity), and Clergy
- Creator:
- McClernon, Robert C. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 15, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Robert_C_McClernon_1965-10-15
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of John 4:23-24 and prayer (00:00-01:35), followed by a time of confessional prayer, (02:34-03:47) prayers of thanksgiving, (03:48-05:33) and prayers for the seminary community (05:34-07:22). Next follows a responsive reading of Selection 30 entitled “God our Security” (07:23-09:21) and congregational worship (09:22-13:02). There is no introduction for H. Max Smith, but he was Associate Professor of Music and an organist and artist in Residence (13:03-13:16). He begins by reading Hebrews 10:19-25 (13:17-14:17). His message centers on the relationship between the Church in the world and the Church in worship (14:18-16:20). Worship does not consist either in acts of service or in liturgical praise to God, but in both of these (16:21-17:39). We must worship because it our duty as God’s children to glorify His name (17:40-18:28). It is in worship that we find our being or value before God (18:29-19:28). Also, corporate worship allows believers to gather a sort of “inner strength” (18:30-21:50). He ends his message by saying that in worship we gather a sense of direction and purpose for our ministry to the world (21:51-23:12). He closes the service in prayer (no audio of prayer) and worship (23:13-25:33).
- Subject:
- Worship
- Creator:
- Smith, H. Max and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 29, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Max_Smith_1965-10-29
- 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 9, 1966, focusing on God’s release for the captives, taken from John 8:31-38, citing various examples of freedom from captivity (00:00-20:37). He then answers the question “What kind of freedom does the world desire?” with a brief summary. Firstly, they want a political freedom from political tyranny (20:38-21:05). Secondly, they want an economic freedom to be self-sustaining and independent (21:06-22:23). Thirdly, they desire educational freedom from ignorance due to little opportunity (22:24-22:51). Fourthly, they desire a medical freedom to alleviate unnecessary suffering, pain, and disease (22:52-23:33). The most basic freedom that they need, however, is spiritual freedom from natural hedonism (23:34-27:31). Lee says spiritual freedom is fundamental to all others and is on the basis of deliverance from other areas of life and forgiveness of sin, man’s greatest bondage (27:32-36:00).
- Subject:
- Freedom
- Creator:
- Lee, G. Avery and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 10, 1966
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_G_Avery_Lee-1966-02-10
- 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 gives various introductory courtesies (00:00-02:56), and his sermon builds from his previous sermon on February 10, 1966, focusing on “The Acceptable Year of the Lord” taken from John 12:27 (02:57-03:20). Lee outlines key facets of making this year (1966) the acceptable year of the Lord. Firstly, we must take seriously the explosion in knowledge and its effects on our seminaries and economy (03:21-12:41). Secondly, we must have an acute sense of responsibility, which Lee thinks is our top weakness in our churches and as a society (12:42-20:12). Thirdly, our Christian development must give us a sense of concern as we seek to avoid both conformity and complacency. He focuses this point on global missions, encouraging his listeners that obedience, not results, is what God requires of us (20:13-34:32). He closes the service in prayer (34:33-36:17).
- Subject:
- Responsibility and Missions
- Creator:
- Lee, G. Avery and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 11, 1966
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_G_Avery_Lee_1966-02-11
- 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:
- Sin, Repentance, and Forgiveness of sin
- Creator:
- Lee, G. Avery and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 9, 1966
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_G_Avery_Lee_1966-02-09
- Description:
- The service opens with a word from Dr. Binkley about the SEBTS relationship with Wake Forest Baptist Church and an introduction for its and his pastor, Mr. Sturch, who begins with prayer (00:00-04:11). Mr. Sturch introduces the speaker, G. Avery Lee, who 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 (04:12-07:36). Lee begins his time with two stories expressing his thankfulness for being able to speak, (07:45-10:22) and his message is rooted in Luke 4:16-20. He speaks on the nature and ministry of the Church based upon the gospel of the carpenter’s son from Nazareth who claimed the Holy Spirit was upon Him (10:23-28:23). He then speaks of his experience around the world in seeing the presence and absence of churches in various places, and he gives statistics from the Foreign Mission Board (now the International Mission Board) on missionary outreach (28:24-33:52). He ends the service in prayer (33:53-35:36).
- Subject:
- Church and Missions
- Creator:
- Lee, G. Avery and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 8, 1966
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_G_Avery_Lee_1966-02-08
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Isaiah 40:31 (00:00-00:18), followed by instrumental music (00:19-02:00). An opening prayer is offered to God (02:10-04:38). An introduction is given for the Reverend Max Eller. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Chaplaincy. He graduated from Wake Forest College and SEBTS in 1956, and he began his chaplaincy in 1958. Before this, he served as a pastor in North Carolina (04:39-05:31). He begins with general thanks for the opportunity to speak and then reads Matthew 10:1, 5-8 (05:32-07:29). His message centers on the following two aspects which he considers to be most important in the ministry of the gospel: the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus and the compassionate ministry which we must carry out as we proclaim that ministry in the world (07:30-07:52). He transitions into a story about Count Zinzendorf’s prayerful reflections on the work of Christ and the response we will have for Christ as a result (07:53-09:25), and he uses that story to recapture his previous two aspects of gospel ministry (09:26-12:24) and place an emphasis on the cross of Christ in gospel ministry (12:25-15:22). Considering what we will do for Christ in response to His death on the cross for us, Max Eller quotes Matthew 28:19 and the opening passage from Matthew 10, going on to place the question in specific relevant contexts around the world (15:23-22:41). He then closes with prayer (22:42-23:11), and the service ends with singing (23:12-24:00). The last minute of the audio is silent (24:01-25:04).
- Subject:
- Great Commission (Bible) and Jesus Christ--Crucifixion
- Creator:
- Eller, Max and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 13, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Max_Eller_1965-10-13
- Description:
- The service opens with encouragements to prayer from responsive reading #46 (00:34-02:33), followed by a public reading of Psalm 136:1 (02:44-02:51) and an opening prayer (02:52-04:57). John Terrill Wayland’s message is about the private devotional life of the Christian (04:58-05:07). He begins his message by talking about the shoeless town which is ironically “known” for its shoes, and he compares that with a people who claim to be known for prayer and religion yet lack those basic practices personally (05:08-11:07). He mentions that not only is prayer a lesson to be learned, but it is a friendship to be cultivated (11:08-14:45). Lastly, he mentions that prayer is a lifestyle to be lived, of which Paul’s key verse on the subject could be Galatians 2:20 (14:46-17:30). Wayland ends his message with a short prayer, reciting Philippians 4:7 (17:31-17:41).
- Subject:
- Prayer
- Creator:
- Wayland, John Terrill and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 5, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_Terrill_Wayland_1965-10-05
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Luke 1:68 (00:00-00:09) and prayer (00:10-00:46). Then the congregation reads aloud a responsive reading taken from Psalm 84 (00:47-02:37). An introduction is given for John M. Lewis, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC, outlining his educational and ministerial background; he has been introduced as the “thinking man’s Baptist” (02:38-04:03). John M. Lewis begins his message by reading the Phillip’s translation of 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (04:04-05:07), and his message is “Wanted: A New Theological Map for Baptists” (05:08-06:32). He believes that Baptists have stressed certain distinctives at the depreciation or neglect of others, and his message centers on balancing Baptist distinctives for effective future ministry (06:33-08:56). Firstly, Baptists have emphasized individuality within Christianity; while Christianity is personal, it is not private but communal. He urges that the separation of church and state in America has led to a separation of secular and sacred, causing the church’s work in the public square to become that much more difficult to manifest (08:57-17:21). Secondly, Baptists have emphasized “once saved, always saved,” which Lewis argues has wreaked havoc on our ethical responsibility and has overlooked the progressive and futuristic realities of our salvation (“being saved” and “will be saved”). He also discusses the Baptist view of denouncing the Catholic practice of transubstantiation in Communion while overlooking our practical transubstantiational view of salvation, wherein we believe we are changed metaphysically but not in reality (17:22-22:47). Thirdly, Baptists have emphasized that Jesus Christ is Lord of the local church, but we have denied practically that “the body of Christ” refers to all of our brothers and sisters everywhere in the world (22:48-26:05). Lastly, Lewis suggests that the Baptist exaltation of the Bible as the “Word of God” needs to find its practical and theological home in the person of Jesus Christ, who is “the Word of God” (26:06-28:09); he also suggests that the Bible will be “a dead book” to others until they understand that the Bible is not just telling how God spoke and worked then, but also now in our own time (28:10-32:33). He then closes in prayer (32:34-33:31).
- Subject:
- Christian life and Baptists
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Lewis, John M.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 26, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_M_Lewis_1965-10-26
- Description:
- The service opens with the reading of Habakkuk 2:20 (00:00-00:13), followed by a period of silence and instrumental music (00:14-01:31) and the mention of a time of worship from hymn #312 (01:32-01:35). An opening prayer is given (01:36-02:03), and the speaker, Frank Wood, is introduced. He was at that time a Middler student at SEBTS, having graduated from Wake Forest College in 1964 with honors in psychology and having been serving at the time of this recording as pastor of Centerville Baptist Church located in the Tar River Association near Louisburg, North Carolina; he also was serving as editor of the student newspaper, “The Inquiry” (02:04-03:16). The chapel anthem is sung (03:30-05:18). Frank Wood begins with a brief prayer (06:09-06:23) and reads the sermon text, 1 John 1:1-4 aloud before preaching through it (06:24-07:26). Wood points out that John is speaking of some cosmic truth which he has experienced with his senses and which is the basis of fellowship between humans and between God and man (7:27-12:42). Understanding the text in reverse, Wood proceeds to mention how we are without joy when we do not have or know Christ, who was from the beginning; also, we are without true fellowship with each other and with God when we do not have fellowship with Christ (12:43-17:15). He sums the text up by saying that the divine intrusion and the gospel itself is not found in words, but in the person of Christ (17:16-26:31). He closes the message with prayer (26:32-27:43).
- Subject:
- Bible. John, 1st
- Creator:
- Wood, Frank and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 7, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Frank_Wood_1965-10-07
- Description:
- The service begins with a brief prayer, (00:00-00:25) and although there was no formal introduction for Edwin Calhoun Osburn, he was the Librarian at SEBTS. He begins his message by casting the minds of his listeners to think on God rightly according to the Scriptures (00:48-02:58), reading aloud Psalm 145 (02:59-04:55) and leading the responsive reading of Selection 62 (04:56-07:30). He mentions the hymn, “My Father’s World,” pointing to the day when Jesus Christ will reconcile God and creation into harmonious relationship (07:31-08:31). He then transitions into the responsive reading of Selection 30, entitled “God our security” (08:32-11:04). Continuing to focus on God as our refuge and salvation, Osburn transitions to reading aloud Psalm 37 (11:05-14:16). He concludes by reminding his listeners that in God we find refuge, adoring Him for His mighty works; also, we find in God assurance and hope (14:17-14:35). He then closes with a hymn, of which the audio is cut out (14:36-14:39), and a recitation of the Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:9-13 (14:40-15:13).
- Subject:
- God
- Creator:
- Osburn, Edwin Calhoun and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 12, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Edwin_Calhoun_Osburn_1965-10-12
- Description:
- A brief time of worship is cut out of the audio (00:00-00:08), a responsive reading of Selection 93 is read aloud (00:09-02:14), and another brief time of worship is shortened on the audio (02:15-02:52). There is no introduction for David Mein, but he was a Visiting Professor of Missions and President of North Brazil Baptist Theological Seminary. His message is about “the Holy Spirit and human experience” (02:53-03:03). He notes the present condition in the world, and especially in America, both among Christians and non-Christians, of pessimism and defeat; he concludes these spirits are present because the Holy Spirit is not real and vital in most of our lives, noting that some refer to the Holy Spirit in the neuter gender, some with emotional excesses such as in some branches of Pentecostalism, and some as mere theological topics of conversation (03:04-04:16). Dr. Mein proceeds to testify to his own experience of the reality and vitality of the Holy Spirit in his own life, first by identifying himself with the words of Paul’s own self-reflection in Romans 7 (04:17-06:41). He mentions from Ephesians 3:16 that the same Holy Spirit who puts sin to death in us also strengthens the inner man and, according to Ephesians 4:13, leads us to mature manhood, to the measure of the fullness of the stature of Christ (06:42-07:20). Through the Holy Spirit, Mein says that God’s love is poured into our hearts, according to Galatians 5:22; apart from Him, we cannot love man or God as we ought (07:21-09:26). Next, Mein says that through the Holy Spirit we come into possession of that hope which produces in us assurance, quoting both Ephesians 1:14 and Romans 15:13, among other passages of Old Testament Scripture (09:27-12:22). He ends with a concession that as we walk in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit would be both real and vital to us, that He would give us victory over our sinful natures, that He would pour God’s love into our hearts, and that He would give us the hope that produces assurance (12:23-12:51). He ends with a prayer to the Holy Spirit to kindle love in the hearts of his listeners (12:52-13:40).
- Subject:
- Holy Spirit
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Mein, David
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 6, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_David_Mein_1965-10-06
- Description:
- The service begins with the overlapping audio of the ending of a prayer and the introduction of Clarence Griffin, concerning his educational, ministerial, and missional background in Indonesia (00:00-01:03). He begins with gratefulness for the opportunity to speak (01:04-02:15) by reading Matthew 4:18-22 and telling a fishing story to relate to Jesus's call to fish for men. He explains that, from Matthew 5:13-16, we are called to also be the salt and light of the world, preserving those who are perishing and warning those who roam in darkness of the imminent Danger about them (02:16-07:42). In a world which desires peace where there is none, we must not be worriers but warriors for Christ (07:43-13:42). Griffin proceeds to read the story of Gideon from Judges 7, outlining two aspects of the victory of the 300. Firstly, God wanted to make sure His people gave Him the glory for the victory instead of themselves, and secondly, God wanted to increase His people's faith in Him (13:43-15:38). We cannot win the world by our own power, but we must fully depend on the power of the Holy Spirit (15:39-20:50). He ends his time in prayer, (20:51-21:51) and the service ends with a choral closing (21:52-22:17).
- Subject:
- Witness bearing (Christianity)
- Creator:
- Griffin, Clarence
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 5, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Clarence_Griffin_1965-11-05
- Description:
- The service opens with Scripture reads from Psalm 24:7, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:5, and 2 Corinthians 4:6, (00:00-00:43) followed by an introduction for C. Y. Dossey and Julian Hopkins. Dossey was from the Division of Evangelism of the Home Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board), and Hopkins was the Secretary of the Division of Evangelism of the Baptist Convention of North Carolina. Hopkins read the sermon text, 1 Corinthians 1:17-25, and prayed before Dossey gave the sermon (00:44-06:00). Dossey began his message by highlighting the effective witness of the first-century Christians, and he challenges his listeners to have effectual ministries as well (6:01-07:10). First, we need a renewal of authoritative preaching, proclaiming what the Bible says in a way where people can understand it (07:11-09:03). He mentions that we must not become a Biblical critic or attempt to defend the Bible, but only preach the Bible well, not cleverly. He declares that the reason why some Baptists have chased the "tongues movement" is because we have failed to preach accurately about the Holy Spirit (09:04-13:38). He emphasizes the importance of experiencing Christ's power now instead of relying too heavily on Christianity's rich past or on Christianity's rich future (13:39-17:19). He also says there must be a renewal of the eschatological emphasis in our preaching accompanied by courage, and we must be willing to disturb people with the boldness of the Biblical message by holding some "over Hell until they can smell fire and brimstone" (17:20-24:23). He closes in prayer (24:24-25:00).
- Subject:
- Preaching and Church renewal
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dossey, C. Y., and Hopkins, Julian
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 3, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_C_Y_Dossey_1965-11-03
- Description:
- The service opens with a reading from a poem by nineteenth century theologian, Walter Rauschenbush, entitled “The Little Post and Gate” (00:00-01:31) and a time of silent prayer to God before John Wright’s “Prayer for Theological Students” is vocalized (01:32-05:04). An introduction is given for the Reverend C. Wade Goldston, Chaplain at Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC, graduate of both Duke Divinity School and Yale University, and a pastor in North Carolina. He was currently returning to SEBTS to teach a course in Methodist Polity, and he was a member of the North Carolina Commission on Town and Country (05:05-05:51). Goldston intends to share from his own Christian witness (05:52-07:58). Firstly, Goldston mentions that we are not only made right with God by faith in Jesus, but we also continue to live by faith (07:59-11:33), ministering with our lives by faith (11:34-12:42). Secondly, he mentions that we can depend upon God to guide us and provide for us (12:43-15:51). Thirdly, God causes everything to work together for good to those who love Him (15:52-19:53). Finally, Goldston shares that we get what we give out (19:54-24:06). He then closes the message in prayer (24:07-24:55).
- Subject:
- Faith and Christian life
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Goldston, C. Wade
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 14, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_C_Wade_Goldston_1965-10-14
- Description:
- After the reading of Psalm 95:1-6 (start-0:42), Ben C. Fisher, the Administrative Assistant and Director of Public Relations, shares gratitude for Southeastern Seminary and shares his testimony.
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisher, Ben C.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 11, 1962
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ben_C_Fisher_1962-10-11
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Isaiah 40:31 and prayer (00:00-03:24), followed by announcements (03:25-9:59) and an introduction for Alan Compton concerning his education and ministry. He was a missionary and a representative of Radio and Television Works of Missionary Fields of Latin America (10:00-11:37). His message focuses on discipleship and the Great Commission, beginning by saying the Great Commission has lost emphasis in many Southern Baptist churches in America. Even its individualized interpretation over the years has resulted in talking about “what we are doing” instead of “what God is doing” (11:38-15:23). His text is taken from Acts 1, and he warns that discipleship has become the job of those called into professional ministry, when it is the necessary responsibility and call of God for every Christian. We can only have compassion for the world by being disciples of Jesus Christ, and we must be willing to go wherever God may call us (15:24-25:17). Obeying the Great Commission becomes less about what you do and more about the witness you become in Christ (25:18-27:29). We cannot depend on enthusiasm and faith by themselves to carry out this work, but we must depend on the Holy Spirit (27:30-34:43). He ends the service in prayer, but the words seem to cut out before he is done speaking (34:44-35:51).
- Subject:
- Great Commission (Bible) and Christians (Disciples of Christ)
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Compton, Alan
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 2, 1965
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Alan_Compton_1965-11-02
- Description:
- Ben Sigel Johnson, Special Instructor in Music, facilitates this program which starts with a congregational hymn and prayer. The main program then starts off with the singing of Psalm 1 (7:30-12:40) and then the Ordination of Judas Maccabeus set to music by Handel (12:45-18-39). Then an invitational is given with the singing of Psalm 23 to a symphony written by Paul Crestin, one of Southeastern’s foremost composers (22:55-28:05). Mr. Johnson ends the program with a Spiritual and benediction (28:06-end).
- Keyword:
- Worship
- Subject:
- Music and Worship
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Johnson, Ben Sigel
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 18, 1959
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ben_Sigel_Johnson_1959-09-18
- Description:
- Dr. Olin Trivette Binkley, the Academic Dean and Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics, read Philippians 1:27-30, and then preached about "Citizenship in a Theological Seminary" from verse 27. He shared three characteristics of good theological citizens: indefectible faithfulness to Jesus Christ and to those who love and serve Him, courageous participation in the advancement of the Gospel, and readiness to suffer in the struggle for justice.
- Subject:
- Bible. Philippians
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Binkley, Olin Trivette, 1908-1999
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 15, 1959
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Olin_Trivette_Binkley_1959-09-15
- Description:
- After reading Philippians 2:19-3:4, Dr. William Claudius Strickland, who was Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation, spoke about the "Three Marks of a Worshiping Community". The three marks are worshiping God by His Spirit, boasting only in Lord Jesus, and not allowing oneself to depend on physical advantages.
- Subject:
- Worship
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Strickland, William Claudius
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 16, 1959
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_Claudius_Strickland_1959-09-16
- Description:
- After some songs and the opening prayer (start-5:05), Isaiah 40:18-31 and 2 Corinthians 5:10-21 are read to the graduates (5:06-12:03). Dr. Marc Hoyle Lovelace, Professor of Archeology, gives the charge from 2 Timothy 3:17 to the graduates of the class of 1959 (12:04-26:50). Dr. Stealey, the president of the seminary finishes with the benediction (26:51-end).
- Subject:
- Bible. 2 Timothy
- Creator:
- Lovelace, Marc Hoyle and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- May 15, 1959
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Marc_Hoyle_Lovelace_1959-05-15
- Description:
- Dr. Stealey introduces Dr. Eduard Schweizer, a professor of New Testament from the University of Zurich, who then proceeds to lecture on “The Disciples of Jesus in the Post-Easter Church”. Using the parable of the Prodigal Son, found in Luke 15:11-32, as a jumping off point, Dr. Schweizer focuses on what Jesus would want for the church now.
- Subject:
- Bible. Luke and Church
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Schweizer, Eduard, 1913-2006
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 10, 1959
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Eduard_Schweizer_1959-09-10_AM
- Description:
- Dr. Stealey welcomes and introduces Dr. Eduard Schweizer, a visiting lecturer who is a New Testament professor from the University of Zurich. Dr. Schweizer proceeds to discuss differing views, especially a gnostic one, on the "Body of Christ" and then posits the position he believes is most in line with the Bible.
- Keyword:
- Body of Christ
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Schweizer, Eduard, 1913-2006
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 10, 1959
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Eduard_Schweizer_1959-09-10_PM
- Description:
- After opening hymns and prayer, Dr. Stealey welcomed people to the dedication of the chapel, thanked different people involved, and introduced a couple of speakers (start-22:03). Dr. W. Perry Crouch, a member of the board, spoke briefly thanking all involved (22:05-24:15). Dr. Harold W. Seaver then preached from Hebrews 11:33-40. He focused on the role of faith specifically in the creation and dedication of the chapel (35:30-1:06:06). There was a prayer and a few hymns in conclusion of the dedication (1:07:00-end).
- Subject:
- Bible. Hebrews
- Creator:
- Seaver, Harold and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 21, 1958
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Dedication_1958-10-21
- Description:
- Dr. Fred W. Sandusky was Special Instructor in Religious Education at SEBTS. He worked for SEBTS for 30 years. In this audio recording Dr. Sandusky preaches on the importance of discovering your individual "self" and trying to find out who one really is. He preaches from Matthew 16:24-25 and talks about how understanding our identity is more clear and better when God is in the picture.
- Subject:
- Bible. Matthew
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Sandusky, Fred W.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- April 1, 1970
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Fred_W_Sandusky_1970-04-01
- Description:
- Dr. Brevard S. Childs was a leading Old Testament scholar during the 20th century and Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. The service begins with organ music (00:00-06:18). President Randall Lolley welcomes all the guests to the Spring Lectures, he delivers the Scripture reading from Isaiah 45:5-8, and he gives a word of prayer (06:19-08:54). Brevard S. Childs is introduced as the Spring Lecturer (08:55-11:29). The title of Childs’ lecture is "Reading the Old Testament As Religious Literature.” He begins his lecture by addressing the influence of the traditional Protestant and historical-critical approaches in field of biblical studies, and he recognizes the shifting landscape of the field of biblical studies (11:30-21:49). Childs main message is about the evolution of the biblical text as a method of interpretation, and he examines three stories from the Hebrew Scriptures to show that the biblical text should be interpreted canonically in opposition to pagan religious practices (21:50-56:50). Lolley concludes the lecture with a word of prayer (56:51-57:27). The service ends with organ music (57:28-58:53).
- Subject:
- Canon (Literature), Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Religious literature, and Bible. Old Testament
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Childs, Brevard S.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 19, 1985
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_Brevard_S_Childs_1985-03-19
- Description:
- Audio quality becomes poor near the end of the recording. Dr. Brevard S. Childs was a leading Old Testament scholar during the 20th century and Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:05). The speaker gives a word of prayer (05:06-05:45). Brevard S. Childs is introduced as the Spring Lecturer (05:46-09:00). The title of Child’s lecture is the question "Is Biblical Theology Still Possible?" First, Childs addresses the side-lining of biblical theology for historical, philosophical, and dogmatic concerns and evaluation of the Scriptures (09:01-33:54). Second, Childs addresses two new approaches in using the Bible theologically, a sociological model and a philosophical model, and he argues that all these models fail because the Bible shapes the church, not the other way around (33:55-44:44). Finally, Childs admits that Biblical theology is not possible at the present time, but he has hope for the future that Biblical theology can once again be profitable through grassroots faithfulness of the church (44:45-54:55). The speaker gives a benediction at the end of the lecture (54:56-55:35). The service ends with organ music (55:36-59:54).
- Subject:
- Hermeneutics, Bible--Theology, and Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Childs, Brevard S.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 20, 1985
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_Brevard_S_Childs_1985-03-20
- Description:
- James H. Blackmore was Emeritus Professor of A. Div. Studies and Visiting Professor of Biblical Studies. Before the message, a brief explanation was given of the use of a shofar (ram's horn) in scripture, and one was blown in the service. The scripture reading was from Luke 22:24-34. The subject of the message was humanity's inability to fully understand God, especially related to the inadequacy of words to explain God.
- Subject:
- Shofar and Bible. Luke
- Creator:
- Blackmore, James H. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 29, 1988
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_James_H_Blackmore_1988-09-29
- Description:
- The inauguration of Lewis Addison Drummond as the fourth President of SEBTS, with Billy Graham speaking. The message is preceded by greetings from Roy L. Honeycutt, Jr., representing Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the other Southern Baptist seminaries, as well as other theological schools around the United States and Canada. Scripture readings come from Psalm 84 and Acts 20. Dr. Graham spoke on the subject of calls to hear, help, and heed, focusing on the relationship of evangelism and social service. Dr. Drummond speaks briefly at the end to outline his intentions as president and affirm his emphasis on helping students to fulfill all the implications of the Great Commission.
- Subject:
- Bible. Acts, Bible. Psalms, and Evangelism
- Creator:
- Graham, Billy, 1918-2018, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Drummond, Lewis A., and Honeycutt, Roy Lee
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- October 11, 1988
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Drummond_Inauguration_Billy_Graham_1988-10-11
- Description:
- Fisher Humphries was Professor of Theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In this message, Humphries speaks on the subject of sanctification and spiritual formation, drawing from 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24. He focuses especially on the role of the church in this process, and a significant portion of his time explores the current state of the Southern Baptist Convention and its relation to Liberal Protestantism, Fundamentalism, and Evangelicalism.
- Subject:
- Liberalism (Religion), Sanctification, Evangelicalism, Bible. Thessalonians, 1st, Bible, Fundamentalism, Church, and Spiritual formation
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Humphries, Fisher
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 27, 1988
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Page_Lecture_Fisher_Humphries_1988-09-27
- Description:
- Fisher Humphries was Professor of Theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In this message, Humphries speaks on the effect of scripture on the Christian life, focusing especially on a Christian worldview. He also explores the experience of God through Christian conversion and prayer, among other methods, as well as a brief survey of scripture's wisdom from the book of Proverbs.
- Subject:
- Bible. Proverbs, Prayer, Bible, and Conversion
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Humphries, Fisher
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 28, 1988
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Page_Lecture_Fisher_Humphries_1988-09-28
- Description:
- Dr. William H. Willimon was Minister to the University and Professor of the Practice of the Christian Ministry at Duke University in Durham, NC. The scripture reading is from Matthew 3:13-15. The theme of his message is "Christians are made, not born." The message focuses on the subject of baptism and its implications on the daily life of a Christian, especially as seen in Romans 6.
- Subject:
- Faith, Bible. Romans, Baptism, and Bible. Matthew
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Willimon, William H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 8, 1983
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lectures_William_H_Willimon_1983-02-08
- Description:
- Dr. William H. Willimon was Minister to the University and Professor of the Practice of the Christian Ministry at Duke University in Durham, NC. This message focuses on the symbolism and implications of meals in Judeo-Christian tradition, especially the Last Supper from Luke 22, the resulting Christian tradition of the Lord's Supper, as well as the people seated at the table for meals with Jesus, both in earthly ministry and in heaven.
- Subject:
- Lord's Supper, Last Supper, and Bible. Luke
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Willimon, William H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 9, 1983
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lectures_William_H_Willimon_1983-02-09
- Description:
- Dr. William H. Willimon was Minister to the University and Professor of the Practice of the Christian Ministry at Duke University in Durham, NC. The subject of this message was "The Church and the World: For, not Of." In this message, Willimon addresses the relationship of the church to politics in America, social work, and morality. In particular, Willimon offers his appraisal of the Moral Majority movement in the United States.
- Subject:
- Evangelicalism, Christianity and politics, and Christian ethics
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Willimon, William H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 11, 1983
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lectures_William_H_Willimon_1983-02-11