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- Description:
- The service begins with a general command to praise God (00:00-00:07), a prayer (00:08-02:08), and an introduction for the speaker, John Allen Easley, from Wake Forest College (02:09-03:20). He begins by reading selected verses from the end of John 6 (03:21-05:20) and opening appreciations for being in chapel at SEBTS (05:21-06:59). He then mentions different ways this tenth anniversary of SEBTS might be celebrated, according to reflecting on the past, looking forward to the future, or reaffirming convictions for the present. The latter is the view which Easley attributes most importance (07:00-07:58). According to the text of John 6 in light of John’s Gospel, His disciples needed to look beyond the events of Jesus’ ministry to Jesus Himself as the substance to which those events point (07:59-12:23). This “looking deeper” may cause us to reflect on both our churches and ourselves, and living for Christ will require us to show courage and dedication, promising eternal life and peace (12:24-21:21). He closes his time in prayer (21:22-22:36).
- Subject:
- Bible. John and Christian life
- Creator:
- Easley, J. Allen (John Allen), 1893- and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 23, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_Allen_Easley_1961-02-23
- Description:
- No introduction was given for Troy Bennett, but he was a missionary in Southern Asia and a former graduate of SEBTS. He recounts the cultural differnces between his home and the mission field, remembering what he and his family had to learn while there, including customs, language, etc. (00:00-05:58). He then talks about a bothering question, “What is a Christian,” concerning which he received affirmative answers from many who did not know themselves what it meant to be a Christian. Identifying as Christian here meant identifying against over 85% of the Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu population (05:59-12:52). He then speaks about his experience of those in the East viewing the American West as “Christian” (12:53-17:07). Bennett referred to the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5-7 to determine what it truly means to be a Christian (17:08-21:01) before closing his time in prayer (21:02-22:38). Organ music ends the service (22:39-24:42).
- Subject:
- Missions, South Asia, and Christianity
- Creator:
- Bennett, Troy and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 22, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Troy_Bennett_1961-02-22
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 95:6-7 (00:00-00:18) and the sermon text, Isaiah 40:1-31 (00:19-03:15), followed by prayer (03:16-05:05). No introduction is given for the speaker, Gene Owen. He begins by emphasizing God’s sovereignty and providence as One who holds the entire world in His hands, as One who worked through Joseph’s evil circumstances for the good of him and his family (05:06-08:10). He warns next about having a childish view of the providence of God expressed in an unembarrassed use of God’s name. This will lead to us fashioning God in our image, according to ourselves (08:11-10:50). Others possess a “mature,” adult view of God’s providence, in which man denies his need for God or His self-revelation through the Bible. He links this view with American capitalism and independence, calling us to rethink our clichés according to the truth of God from Scripture (10:51-14:25). The view of providence which Owen advocates is a childlike view, a simple belief in the totality of God’s providence from a place of complete dependence on God (14:26-19:04). He ends his time in prayer (19:05-19:33).
- Subject:
- Sovereignty
- Creator:
- Owen, Gene and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 21, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Gene_Owen_1961-02-21
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 27:14 (00:00-00:10) and 3 John 1:1-8 (00:11-02:01). No introduction was given for Olin Trivette Binkley, but he was Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics and Academic Dean of SEBTS. Focusing on 3 John 1:8, Binkley asks how students in a theological seminary might help the faculty to be productive scholars and creative teachers (02:02-03:49). Firstly, students may do this by affirming participation in a deeper knowledge of the truth about God and its relation to human decisions. They must join the professors in academic scholarship and see both parties as desiring to know the truth (03:50-06:59). Secondly, students and faculty must keep the channels of communication open with each other (07:00-09:54). Thirdly, students must show a readiness to recognize the perils confronting servants of God, namely three: accommodating the gospel to the culture, subordinating what God demands of us to what man expects of us, and practicing cruelty in human relations (09:55-13:23).
- Subject:
- Teacher-student relationships and Bible. John, 3rd
- Creator:
- Binkley, Olin Trivette, 1908-1999 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 17, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Olin_Trivette_Binkley_1961-02-17
- Description:
- The service begins with prayer (00:00-03:01), a recognition of the Board of Trustees for this Founder’s Day Address (03:02-07:24), and a word of resignation from the chairman of the Board of Trustees as well as his introduction of the speaker, Dr. John Edward Steely, Associate Professor of Historical Theology (07:25-11:03). The choir sings “When I Survey the Wond’rous Cross” as the anthem of SEBTS (11:04-14:48) before Dr. Steely begins his address, covering personal counsel concerning the history of SEBTS over the previous 10 years from its inception to the present (14:49-16:23). The faculty began with only 4 members and a student body of 101 members, growing by the end of 10 years to a faculty of 30 members and a student body of over 700 members (16:24-17:03). Steely speaks to the efforts of the future historian who will write down this seminary’s history (17:04-23:08). He then speaks of the seminary’s emphases in pursuit of its objectives (23:09-23:55) before speaking about the contributions which over 9,000,000 Southern Baptists have supported through their cooperative giving (23:56-27:54). Dr. Steely then desires that everyone present would, with him, reaffirm their seminarial commitments to the purposes of Jesus Christ (27:55-29:12). Next, he mentions those advancements and doors of opportunity which have opened to the seminary during the second half of the decade, adding the need to live the Christian life to bear witness to Jesus Christ (29:13-33:41) so that the seminary will not fail to complete its task in educating ministers of the gospel (33:42-36:40). President Stealey closed the service with the singing of the seminary hymn (36:41-41:41), prayer (41:42-44:39), and closing song (44:40-46:51).
- Subject:
- History
- Creator:
- Steely, John E. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 16, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Founders_Day_Address_John_Edward_Steely_1961-02-16
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 42:1-2 (00:00-00:21) and prayer (00:22-01:52). Information about interactions between students and faculty is shared (01:53-03:35), and a brief introduction/welcome is given for Henry Riley, the speaker, as well as those present with him from Duke Divinity School (03:36-04:25). He reads from Mark 8:34-38 as his sermon text (04:26-06:16) before praying (06:17-07:14). He begins by speaking about different types of anxiety, highlighting the most severe and costly as the anxiety of the cross—the anxiety of losing one’s life in hope it will be raised up again (07:15-12:00). This anxiety of the cross calls for one to totally deny self, to participate in Jesus Christ, and to live worthy of the gospel, even Jesus Christ Himself (12:01-18:12). He ends his time in prayer (18:13-18:55), and choral music closes the service (18:56-24:22).
- Subject:
- Anxiety and Christian life
- Creator:
- Riley, Henry and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 15, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Henry_Riley_1961-02-15
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Mark 13:33-37 (00:00-00:46) and prayer (00:47-03:57). The speaker gives general information about the upcoming visit by the Board of Trustees and other miscellaneous information (03:58-06:22). Sidney Randolph Crumpton is introduced as the chaplain over the southeastern states. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Twelfth Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps. His educational background is also discussed (06:23-08:15). After making some introductory remarks, he begins by saying that there is no difference between serving God in the church and serving God in the chaplaincy, for in both we are serving the same God (08:16-12:45). Chaplaincy requires the endorsement of one’s local church (12:46-13:35), a BD degree from a seminary and passing physical testing (13:36-14:37), requesting to go on active duty and potentially going overseas in time (14:38-15:15). He concludes his time by affirming the present need and benefit of being a chaplain in the U.S. Army (15:16-18:20) before giving the benediction of Numbers 6:24-26 (18:21-18:39).
- Subject:
- Military chaplains
- Creator:
- Crumpton, Sidney Randolph and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 14, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Sidney_Randolph_Crumpton_1961-02-14
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Isaiah 55:1-2 (00:00-00:38), prayer (00:47-03:37), and the reading of 2 Peter 1:1-11 (03:48-06:00). No introduction was given for Thomas Albert Bland, but he was Associate Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics. He begins by talking about the importance of the “frontier” in American history, taking note of the race for space but placing importance on the frontier of the inner man (06:01-08:13). Bland says that Peter, in this text, focuses on Faith’s Frontier, identifying seven qualities of life which are to be added to one’s faith; he was not academic but practical, having been personally impacted by the life and ministry of Jesus Christ (08:14-11:37). Bland then continues walking through the list mentioned in the text one item at a time, building upon the foundation of faith. He notes that faith and knowledge go together, so long as knowledge has self-control so that it does not puff one up in conceit (11:38-19:06). He ends his time in prayer (19:07-19:46).
- Subject:
- Faith and Christian life
- Creator:
- Bland, Thomas A. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 10, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Thomas_Albert_Bland_1961-02-10
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 1:1-2 (00:00-00:30) and of Matthew 6:2-13 (00:31-02:18), along with prayer (02:19-03:17). This is the final of 3 sermons on the Lord’s Prayer by Dr. Ernest Mayfield Ligon. Dr. Ligon was the Director of the Character Research Project at Union College in Schenectady, NY (03:18-09:16). Singing follows these opening words (09:17-12:07). He begins by telling a checkers story to illustrate that sometimes we change the rules of the game in order that we will win or to suit ourselves (12:08-16:27). Most days, we statistically face two courses: that of courage and that of safety, the more advantageous of the two being the path of courage (16:28-34:48). He ends in prayer (34:49-38:02), and the service ends with the singing of the end of the Lord’s Prayer (38:03-38:47).
- Subject:
- Prayer and Courage
- Creator:
- Ligon, Ernest Mayfield, 1897-1984 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 9, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ernest_Mayfield_Ligon_1961-02-09
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 34:8 (00:00-00:21). An introduction is given for Dr. Ernest Mayfield Ligon, who was the Director of the Character Research Project at Union College in Schenectady, NY, as he delivers the second meditation in this series on the Lord’s Prayer (00:22-00:44). Dr. Ligon begins by reading Matthew 6:5-13 and offering some opening words (00:45-02:55). He recaps from the first meditation briefly (02:56-03:47). His message this day focuses on what you will do, based on verses 10-12. He outlines that most discovery comes from creative conflict and not from individual discovery (03:48-11:05). Next, he posits that we could never learn enough to worry God in His omniscience; while we could never know more than God, we should always seek to learn more, for we will never know everything (11:06-15:53). He views verse 11 as the realistic part of the prayer (15:54-17:58). He views verse 12 in this light as well (17:59-19:36). His last petition is on the words “lead us” in verse 13, which he views as communicating the willing, humble attitude which people need if they tend to have a “self-made” mentality (19:37-22:22). He ends in prayer (22:23-24:12), and the service ends with the singing of Numbers 6:24-26 (24:13-25:26).
- Subject:
- Prayer and Christian life
- Creator:
- Ligon, Ernest Mayfield, 1897-1984 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 8, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ernest_Mayfield_Ligon_1961-02-08
- Description:
- The service begins with a word of introduction (00:00-01:07), the reading of Matthew 6:5-13 (01:08-02:40), a prayer request and general information (02:41-04:28), and prayer (04:29-05:40). An introduction is given for the speaker, Ernest Mayfield Ligon, who was the Director of the Character Research Project at Union College in Schenectady, NY (05:41-07:05). His message is the first of three in a series on the Lord’s Prayer. He begins by relating the spiritual life of the world to the “darkness” of Genesis 1:2 but encourages the audience that God called light into existence in Genesis 1:3. He emphasizes the importance of Jesus’s discipleship of the twelve during His earthly ministry (07:06-14:36). This message will focus only on “Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name” (14:37-15:03). He emphasizes the importance of “making decisions” and “responsibility” for the upcoming generations in their discipleship (15:04-18:38), describing the topic in terms of raising children (18:39-26:36). He ends in prayer (26:37-27:24).
- Subject:
- Child rearing and Prayer
- Creator:
- Ligon, Ernest Mayfield, 1897-1984 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 7, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ernest_Mayfield_Ligon_1961-02-07
- Description:
- After a recitation, prayer, and introduction (start-5:50), Dr. Samuel Courts Redford, the Executive Home Secretary of the Home Mission Board, urges the students to make the most of every opportunity, including opportunities to serve with the Home Mission Board (5:51-40:55). The service concludes with announcements and a prayer (40:56-end).
- Creator:
- Redford, S. Courts (Samuel Courts), 1898-1977 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 1, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Samuel_Courts_Redford_1961-02-01
- Description:
- Dr. Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, says a few words about 1 Corinthians 10:31 and then updates students about upcoming chapel speakers and events and other general announcements.
- Creator:
- Stealey, Sydnor Lorenzo and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 31, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Sydnor_Lorenzo_Stealey_1961-01-31
- Description:
- Clarence William Cranford was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The service begins with a scripture reading and prayer from 0:00-3:04. An introduction to the speaker is given from 3:09-4:46. Cranford speaks from 4:49-19:45. He preaches on the importance of people reading their Bible consistently. He teaches them how reading their Bible can change their lives for the better.
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cranford, Clarence W. (Clarence William), 1906-1983
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 25, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Clarence_William_Cranford_1961-01-25
- Description:
- Clarence William Cranford was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The service opens with an opening scripture reading from 0:00-1:49. Rev. Cranford speaks from 1:50-32:34. He preaches on the Christian life and what it looks like to faithfully follow Jesus. He exhorts the chapel to be faithful in their service and allegiance to Christ.
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cranford, Clarence W. (Clarence William), 1906-1983
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 23, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Revival_Clarence_William_Cranford_1961-01-23_B
- Description:
- Clarence William Cranford was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The service starts with a scripture reading from 0:00-1:08. Cranford speaks from 1:09-31:30. He preaches on how Christ is the head of the church and the church should look to the mind of Christ. Rev. Cranford encourages the students to take up the mission of Jesus and spread the gospel of the Kingdom of God.
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cranford, Clarence W. (Clarence William), 1906-1983
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 23, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Revival_Clarence_William_Cranford_1961-01-23_A
- Description:
- Clarence William Cranford was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Cranford presents a clear presentation of the gospel to the chapel. He leads them through the necessity and power of Jesus’s sacrifice and how humanity will one day live in eternity. He reminds the chael that they are not strong enough to live the Christian life all alone and that we need a community of believers to help each other.
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cranford, Clarence W. (Clarence William), 1906-1983
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 22, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Revival_Clarence_William_Cranford_1961-01-22_B
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of a poem (00:00-00:46) and of John 13:1-20 (00:47-03:38), followed by prayer (03:39-05:43). Singing follows the opening words (05:44-08:02). Ken Hoover introduces himself and others as SEBTS students who have led the service (08:03-11:31). He responds to the question, “What are we to do with the command to wash feet?” (11:32-15:23). He remarks that oftentimes, humans, in services of humility, have a tendency to think highly of themselves for their religiosity (15:24-17:21). He differentiates between a sign and a symbol to explain that the church’s symbol of humility has been irrevocably lost (17:22-23:26). The service ends in prayer (23:27-23:50).
- Subject:
- Jesus Christ--Washing of the apostles' feet and Bible. John
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Hoover, Ken
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 20, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Ken_Hoover_1961-01-20
- Description:
- The service begins with Christmas wishes from Dr. Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (00:00-01:41), the reading of John 1:9-14 (01:42-02:59), and prayer (03:00-04:57). The singing of a carol (04:58-09:36) and the singing of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” follow (09:37-13:55). President Stealey begins by informing the congregation of the fulfilled payment for the loan taken out for the seminary in 1951 (13:56-20:29). He then transitions into reading a criticism about the seminary (20:30-23:35) followed by a statement on the position of the seminary regarding it (23:36-26:45). He closes with a few summarizing thoughts and exhortations (26:46-28:36), followed by prayer (28:37-29:11).
- Subject:
- Criticism
- Creator:
- Stealey, Sydnor Lorenzo and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- December 16, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Sydnor_Lorenzo_Stealey_1960-12-16
- Description:
- Dr. Stealey begins with a brief word (00:00-00:50) and a prayer (00:51-04:22). An introduction is given for Keith Edwards, who was a missionary to Nigeria as well as a physician and a surgeon (04:23-06:02). Colossians 3:11 is read aloud before Dr. Edwards gives the message (06:03-06:35). Dr. Edwards begins by suggesting that our concept of missions and missionaries is inaccurate. He proceeds to describe personal experiences of his missionary work in Nigeria (06:36-15:23). He emphasizes that there is no difference in death for people regarding different skin color or attire, and he reflects on the understanding Christ has for our sorrows (15:24-17:18:05). He ends in prayer (18:06-19:22).
- Subject:
- Missions and Suffering
- Creator:
- Edwards, Keith and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- December 15, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Keith_Edwards_1960-12-15
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 40:2-3 (00:00-00:47). A general word of welcome (00:48-02:41) precedes an opening prayer (02:42-05:19). An introduction is given for the speaker, Richard Knox Young, who was Associate Professor of Pastoral Care at SEBTS (05:20-07:28). The entire message is the delivery of a piece of scholarship finalized in 1961 which focuses on the following details related to pastoral care: Richard Neibuhr’s contributions to the topic (07:29-13:21), the sociological effects of ministry on the pastor (13:22-15:25), and illnesses among ministers compared with that of the general population (15:26-25:19), along with limitations to the research (25:20-27:00). From his personal experience in counseling ministers, Dr. Young offers some frustrating factors in ministry, including the impossibility of the task (27:01-29:44), the emotional drain and constant giving to others (29:45-33:54), the limitations of his co-workers (33:55-34:51), the murmerings of his own unconscious (34:52-37:19), the necessity of working out a philosophy of life (37:20-38:42), his interprofessional relationships (38:43-40:08), success (40:09-41:34), and the minister’s home life (41:35-43:29). In closing, he mentions some exhortations for continuing ministry, including a personal, private devotional life (43:30-46:52), recreation (46:53-48:03), a sense of community (48:04-49:16), belief in your role and what you are doing (49:17-54:15), and having one’s home as a place of refuge (54:16-55:31). He ends by sharing the importance of choosing family before work (55:32-58:27).
- Subject:
- Pastoral care and Pastoral counseling
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Young, Richard K.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 19, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Richard_Knox_Young_1961-01-19
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of John 4:23-24 (00:00-00:28), an announcement (00:29-01:07), and prayer (01:08-02:36). Dr. Trotter introduces the speaker, the Reverend Allen Douglas Aldrich, who was the pastor of Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC (02:37-04:17). His message centers on Matthew 6:28. He begins his message by drawing attention to the growing edge of God’s hand which our lives must be subject to (04:18-13:02). The growth of our lives is determined by the vitality of our daily experience of prayer (13:03-14:25), on the basis of the tone of the thoughts on which we feed our lives (14:26-15:31), and by our involvement in relationships through the Church (15:32-18:30). When the growth happens, there is a gradual unfolding of the unique nature of what is growing; this growth cannot happen unless there is death, focusing us on the cross of Christ (18:31-22:41). He ends in prayer (22:42-23:43).
- Subject:
- Spiritual formation
- Creator:
- Aldrich, A. Douglas (Allen Douglas), 1921- and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 6, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Allen_Douglas_Aldrich_1961-01-06
- Description:
- The service begins with a reading (00:00-00:53) and a prayer (00:54-05:04). Another short prayer follows by John E. Davis (05:05-05:22). No introduction was given for the speaker, John E. Davis, but he was a student at SEBTS. He outlines two presuppositions of seminary education (05:23-06:02). First, the questions we are raising at SEBTS are but hollow and intellectual gymnastics if they are foreign to the common man’s questions (06:03-13:49). Second, the gospel is a totally consuming dynamic and not a moral philosophy nor a legal code (13:50-23:53). He quotes Philippians 3:12-16 (23:54-24:46), and he ends his time in prayer (24:47-25:24).
- Subject:
- Witness bearing (Christianity)
- Creator:
- Davis, John E. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 5, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_E_Davis_1961-01-05
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 65:4 (00:00-00:20) and prayer (00:21-02:32). Dr. Lovelace introduces the speaker, John T. Bunn, who was the Chairman of the Bible Department at Campbell College in North Carolina (02:33-03:16). He begins by reading Luke 4:16-19 (03:17-04:39). He transitions to speak about the internal weakness of many modern churches and their revitalization through “unlimited substitution” (04:40-09:20). This has come to be because plans, promotions, and organizations have been the exclusive tools for such a revitalization rather than the proclamation of the Word of God from the pulpit (09:21-11:52). The proper place of preaching for the minister and in the life of the church is discussed next (11:53-21:22). He then answers the question, “What will be our primary task or the center of our attention in ministry?” (21:23-26:25). He ends his time in prayer (26:26-27:37).
- Subject:
- Revival and Preaching
- Creator:
- Bunn, John, 1927-2015 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 4, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_John_T_Bunn_1961-01-04
- Description:
- The service begins with Scripture reading (00:00-00:57), the recitation of a hymn (00:58-03:17), and prayer (03:18-06:54). The speaker, Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, was the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He speaks about his experiences in Washington state and in visiting Golden Gate Seminary in San Francisco, CA (06:55-19:59). Concerning the language groups there, he notes the progress of the Lord’s Church in California under Don Kim (20:00-24:56). With the new year upon them, Dr. Stealey exhorts those in the chapel service to strive for Christ with heroism in carrying out God’s Will (24:57-25:48). He ends in prayer (25:49-26:13).
- Subject:
- Christian moral exhortation
- Creator:
- Stealey, Sydnor Lorenzo and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- January 3, 1961
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Sydnor_Lorenzo_Stealey_1961-01-03
- Description:
- The service begins during the speaking of James Iley McCord, from Princeton Seminary, discussing Bultmann, demythologization, and Biblicism (00:00-07:42). He then discusses Bultmann’s doctrine of grace and eschatology (07:43-17:51). From this, he moves on to discuss Paul Tillich’s views on existence, the Fall, soteriology, and grace (17:52-23:08). He concludes his lecture with the present advantages of studying history (23:09-29:57). The service then transitions into a question-and-answer portion between students/faculty and James McCord (29:58-1:02:27).
- Subject:
- Questions and answers and Grace (Theology)
- Creator:
- McCord, James I. (James Iley), 1919-1990 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Event_James_Iley_McCord_1960
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of Psalm 67:1-3 as a prayer (00:00-00:36). From SEBTS’s graduates, a list of homebound missionaries is read (00:37-01:52) along with a list of foreign missionaries (01:53-05:23) and missionaries currently studying at the SEBTS campus (05:24-07:00). A prayer is offered to God for these missionaries (07:01-13:39). An introduction for the service’s testimony by Charles Wiggs is given (13:40-15:37). He then shares his testimony (15:38-21:44). An introduction for five more testimonial reports is given (21:45-23:22), first by Bill Hern (23:23-25:56), second by Robert Lindsey (25:57-32:14), third by Robert Fielden (32:15-35:29), fourth by Harry Raley (35:30-37:54), and fifth by Gene Phillips (37:55-39:46). Concluding words reinforce the seminary’s belief that every Christian is called into full-time ministry, while others profess a specific calling into vocational ministry or missionary work (39:47-42:55). A closing hymn (42:56-46:11), a benediction (46:12-47:20), and singing ends the service (47:21-47:39).
- Subject:
- Missions and Missionaries
- Creator:
- Lindsey, Robert, Raley, Harry, Hern, Bill, Phillips, Gene, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Fielden, Robert
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- April 27, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Missionary_Day_Testimonies_1960-04-27
- Description:
- Robert Lisle Lindsey was a New Testament scholar who also worked as a pastor in Israel. The scripture reading was a mixed reading drawn from John, 1 Corinthians, Romans, and Matthew. This message examines Near Eastern culture and religio-ethnic tribalism, as well as the missionary response to this major cultural difference. It also references the recent history of the formation of the nation of Israel after World War II.
- Subject:
- Bible. Matthew, Middle East, Bible. Romans, Bible. Corinthians, 1st, Tribes, and Bible. John
- Creator:
- Lindsey, Robert Lisle and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- December 3, 1959
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Missionary_Day_Address_Robert_Lisle_Lindsey_1959-12-03
- Description:
- After some songs, the reading of 2 Corinthians 5:19 and Luke 24:44-53, a prayer, an introduction, and a song (start-17:30), Carl F. Whirley, a Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, preaches about the joys of sharing the gospel from Luke 24:44-53.
- Subject:
- Bible. Luke
- Creator:
- Whirley, Carl F., 1914-2000 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 24, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Missionary_Day_Address_Carl_F_Whirley_1960-03-24
- Description:
- The service begins with prayer (00:00-03:49). A welcome and recognition of certain people from the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU) are given (03:50-05:39), and the speaker, Dr. Baker James Cauthen, is welcomed and introduced (05:40-08:06). He was the Executive Director of the Foreign Mission Board (now the International Mission Board). The service continues with choral singing (08:07-09:56). He begins by reminding the congregation of the seminary’s missional purpose from its inception and its level place among the other five seminaries (09:57-13:35). He stresses that the central theme of missions is seeking God in prayer (13:36-19:06). The Scripture text for the sermon is 2 Corinthians 5:18-19, entitled “the Ministry of Reconciliation” (19:07-20:55). Man’s basic need is to be reconciled to God, and we ought to leverage our means which we spend on buildings and programs to advance the gospel to the nations (20:56-34:57). He asks those in the congregation to consider their service to God as extending far instead of staying near, affirming God does call His people to both realms (34:58-53:18). He ends his message by talking about the seriousness of viewing oneself as a missionary, both near and far away (53:19-1:03:11).
- Subject:
- Missions and Prayer
- Creator:
- Cauthen, Baker James and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- December 1, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Missionary_Day_Address_Baker_James_Cauthen_1960-12-01
- Description:
- This chapel is a memorial service held for Robert Thomas Daniel. The service begins with the reading of various Scripture passages and a prayer (00:00-01:07), along with instrumental music and singing (01:08-04:56). A responsive reading occurs (04:57-06:37) along with a prayer (06:38-09:39). After the prayer, more singing follows (09:39-13:20). Psalm 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 32:1, Psalm 40:4-5 and 8, along with Psalm 91:2, Job 28:12, 15, 23, and 28 and Proverbs 3:13-15, James 1:5, Galatians 5:22, John 13:34-35, Matthew 18:1, John 13:16, Matthew 23:11, and Luke 22:26 is read (13:21-18:45). Singing follows this Scripture reading (18:46-22:38). Honorary words are spoken for Dr. Daniel from President Stealey, referring to a portrait of him in memory (22:39-26:23). More honorary words are given for Dr. Daniel (26:24-27:51). Singing follows these words (27:52-29:47). Numbers 6:24-26 is read (29:48-30:05) before a final song (30:06-30:30) and organ music closes the service (30:31-32:32).
- Subject:
- Memorial service
- Creator:
- Stealey, Sydnor Lorenzo and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Memorial_Service_for_Robert_Thomas_Daniel_1960-03
- Description:
- The service begins with prayer (00:00-02:53). Polite opening words are spoken before a brief history of the seminary is given, focusing on the influence of a seminary’s correct teaching, spirit, and view of God (02:54-07:13). He then focuses on what part everyone can play in the continuation of a seminary’s influence, from students to trustees (07:14-11:08). An introduction is given for the speaker, Trustee J. Glenn Blackburn (11:09-12:22). He begins with his reflections of the inception of the seminary until then (10 years’ time) (12:23-22:04). He labeled the motives, manner, and meaning/purpose of the seminary to be according to the love mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 22:37-29 (22:05-32:47). He concludes by stressing again that the continuing spirit of the seminary must be a fervent love for God and for others, if the seminary will continue to amount to anything truly important and lasting (32:48-38:58). The service closes in prayer (38:59-39:49).
- Subject:
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Creator:
- Blackburn, J. Glenn and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 18, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Founders_Day_Address_J_Glenn_Blackburn_1960-02-18
- Description:
- Claud Ballard Bowen was a trustee of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The subject of his message was "A Dream Come True," tracing the early history of SEBTS from the desire for a new seminary in the Southeastern United States to its opening. This includes the history of purchasing the campus from Wake Forest College, the reasons for the seminary to exist, the procedures of the Southern Baptist Convention in forming a new seminary, and quotations from the initial faculty.
- Subject:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Creator:
- Bowen, Claud B. (Claud Ballard), 1908- and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 12, 1959
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Founders_Day_Address_Claud_Ballard_Bowen_1959-02-12
- Description:
- The service begins with prayer (00:00-01:18), and 2 Corinthians 4:1-15 is read aloud before praying again (01:19-06:19). Dr. Miller, the Dean of Harvard Divinity School, is introduced according to his educational, ministerial, and working background. The title of his message is “Faith Beyond Conformity” (06:20-08:18). Dr. Miller begins by talking about the importance and rarity of actually living in your own epoch instead of trying to keep another epoch alive outside of its time (08:19-19:32). He mentions that three recent breakthroughs in the history of humanity have expanded the reach of human sin: spacial (interstellar) exploration and great power, a deep exploration of the human’s life (psychology), and the new creation of a world order via science, industry, and transportation. He mentions these because it is the task of the openness of faith to unite the inner man with the outer environment so that the two are integrated in meaning (19:33-26:45). The Christian Faith in man is complex, and it must continually respond to the questions raised against it by each epoch’s key figures; to be faithful to the first century but to deny the needs of one’s own century is indeed not Christian at all (26:46-35:55). The Christian Faith reconciles honest contradictions into beautiful unity through reconciliation and atonement (to save life is to lose it, and to lose life now is to save it) (35:56-47:29). The service closes with the reading of Ephesians 3:20-21 (47:30-48:03).
- Subject:
- Apologetics and Faith
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Miller, Samuel Howard, 1900-1968
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 8, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Samuel_Howard_Miller_1960-09-08_PM
- Description:
- The first and fourth stanzas of the hymn “Come, Thou Almighty King” is prayed over the congregation at the tenth convocation of the seminary’s existence (00:00-00:42). President Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey introduces Dr. Miller concerning his educational, ministerial, and working background; he was the Dean of Harvard Divinity School (00:43-05:29). Dr. Miller’s sermon title is “Souls Threshed from their Husks,” a phrase taken from William Blake’s work. He believes the prime urgency of the ministry of the twentieth century is to be a well-founded, unconfused person, since many are confused as to what this means. Such a man, through theological integration, has been stripped of the world’s illusions and understands true personhood in Christ (05:30-22:16). We must live “at the growing edge redemptively” – the edge where God’s revelations come to life in difficult moments when sometimes words fail to pass from our lips (22:17-37:52). The crises of our lives force us to answer for ourselves what we think, feel, or believe alone before God, and these moments are what God uses to thresh our souls from their husks over our lifetimes (37:53-41:44).
- Subject:
- Sanctification--Christianity
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Miller, Samuel Howard, 1900-1968
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 8, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Samuel_Howard_Miller_1960-09-08_AM
- Description:
- This service is an SEBTS commencement service. The service begins with prayer (00:00-13:38). Douglas H. Pruden was recognized as the representative from this graduating senior class (13:39-14:29). President Stealey offers warm words of thanks and congratulations to this graduating class (14:30-19:02). He then introduces the speaker, Carl Elkanah Bates, who was pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC (19:03-20:45). Special music and singing occurs before he begins to speak (20:46-26:17). His subject for the message is “Nineteen Years From Now,” relating his own life with the lives of those who are graduating and hoping to impart something helpful for them to carry into their futures, namely that God will be with them day after day, until the end of the age. He also encourages them to be fervent in prayer, humilty, and endurance, which are provided in God’s plan through His grace and love (26:18-50:21). The service ends in prayer (50:22-51:27).
- Subject:
- Commencement ceremonies
- Creator:
- Bates, Carl Elkanah and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- May 12, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Carl_Elkanah_Bates_1960-05-12
- Description:
- On Friday, May 16, 1958, the graduation program was given in the SEBTS Chapel. The audio begins with the conferring of awards and degrees by Dr. Sydnor Stealey, the President of SEBTS (start-19:14). Dr. Olin Trivette Binkley, Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics and Academic Dean of SEBTS, then gave the charge to the graduates (19:15-33:02). [The recording ends at this point due to the rest having being inadvertently overwritten at some point before digitization.]
- Subject:
- Commencement ceremonies
- Creator:
- Binkley, Olin Trivette, 1908-1999, Stealey, Sydnor Lorenzo, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- May 1958
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Olin_Trivette_Binkley_1958-05
- Description:
- On Thursday, May 15, 1958, the commencement sermon was given in the SEBTS Chapel. After the prelude and processional (start-0:34), Dr. Sydnor Stealey, the President of SEBTS, gave an invocation (0:35-2:40). After a few more songs, prayer, Scripture reading, and the graduates’ gift to the seminary (2:41-22:20), Dr. Dotson McGinnis Nelson, Jr., the pastor at First Baptist Church of Greenville, SC, gave the main address entitled, “Truth Incarnate” (22:21-1:07:15). The service concluded with a hymn, a benediction from Dr. Stealey, and the recessional (1:07:16-end).
- Subject:
- Commencement ceremonies
- Creator:
- Nelson, Dotson McGinnis, Jr. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- May 1958
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Dotson_McGinnis_Nelson_Jr_1958-05
- Description:
- The service begins with prayer (00:00-01:12), and Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 6:20-25, Psalm 121, Isaiah 55 is read (01:13-07:13). Next, Scripture is read aloud from Ephesians 3:14-21 (07:14-08:40). After this Scripture reading, Dr. Stewart Albert Newman, Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion, is introduced to bring the faculty’s charge to those graduating (08:41-09:54). He says that students have been equipped with two main tools to be reasonably successful: a structure of accurate and well-ordered knowledge, and a right spirit or motives (09:55-15:52). One last word of admonition is given, namely that they would not lose sight of their spirits in the rushing of events and the busyness and stress of ministry. He exhorts the graduates to blend their knowledge with this right spirit which honors God (15:53-25:12). A closing prayer is offered (25:13-25:40).
- Subject:
- Commencement ceremonies
- Creator:
- Newman, Stewart A. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- May 13, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Stewart_Albert_Newman_1960-05-13
- Description:
- The service begins with prayer (00:00-03:54). Dr. Binkley introduces the speaker, William W. Leathers, Jr., who was the pastor of First Baptist Church in Henderson, NC (03:55-06:22). His message focuses on an event in the life of David when he sought refuge with his enemy, the Philistines, due to low faith, from 1 Samuel 30:6 (06:23-10:02). He discusses three paradoxes/alternatives/dilemmas which frequently face people: the matter of faith or frustration (10:03-11:17), the matter of prayer or paralysis (11:18-13:08), and the alternative of obedience or obstinancy (13:09-15:00). He recalls the persuasive preaching of George Pruitt, in which he said, “obedience is the song for a thousand victories” (15:01-17:31). He ends his time in prayer (17:32-18:12).
- Subject:
- Obedience, Faith, and Prayer
- Creator:
- Leathers, William W., Jr. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- November 10, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_W_Leathers_Jr_1960-11-10
- Description:
- 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).
- Subject:
- Praise of God
- Creator:
- Fallis, William J. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- March 29, 1960
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_William_J_Fallis_1960-03-29