Audio quality is poor. John Snedden worked for the Department of Church Extension of the Home Mission Board. The service begins with the saying of the Lord’s Prayer (00:00-00:38). Dr. George Braswell gives announcements and introduces John Snedden as the chapel speaker (00:39-03:06). Snedden reads from Acts 1:8, and his sermon is about the church being missional through the planting of new local churches (03:07-16:45). The service ends with a word of prayer (16:46-17:35).
The service begins with a word of welcome (00:00-01:50). The congregation sings the hymn “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” (01:51-06:50). The speaker gives the audience an opportunity to share community concerns, and he gives a word of prayer (06:51-09:10). Another speaker reads from Luke 9:51-56 (09:11-10:05). The new student council is sworn in by the former president (10:06-13:02). The former president gives a brief word to the new council on beginning ministry in the present moment (13:03-18:41). The new president of the student council gives a brief word on the three things that the students should focus on in the new school year, and these things are community, chapel, and Christ (18:42-25:55). The congregation sings the hymn “Lord, Speak to Me” (25:56-28:14). The service ends with a benediction (28:15-28:52).
The service begins with a reading from the litany and a word of prayer (00:00-02:24). Lee Scripture, the student council president, delivers a sermonette on worrying, and he leads in a time of meditation (02:25-10:58). He leads in a corporate confession (10:59-11:44). Scripture ends the service with a responsive reading and a word of prayer (11:45-12:58).
George Sheridan was from the Interfaith Witness department of the Home Mission Board. The service opens with organ music (00:00-03:14). The speaker reads from Luke 4:14-19, and he gives a word of prayer (03:15-06:35). George Sheridan is introduced as the chapel speaker (06:36-09:05). The choir sings a song of worship (09:06-10:51). Sheridan begins his sermon by reading from Matthew 25:31-46 (10:52-13:48). He believes that this passage should be taken literally, and list three prominent Christians of the 20th century who did take this passage literally: Toyohiko Kagawa, Albert Schweitzer, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta (13:49-20:04). Sheridan then emphasizes the word “see” in Matthew 25:31-46, and he shares a few stories about God being present among the oppressed (20:05-29:06). Sheridan closes the service with a word of prayer (29:07-29:39).
Audio quality is low. Ed Young was pastor of Second Baptist Church in Houston, TX. The service begins with a word of prayer given by President Randall Lolley (00:00-00:34). Ed Young is introduced as the chapel speaker (00:35-04:15). The choir sings a song of worship (04:16-08:25). Young begins his sermon by sharing a proverb on the dumbness of human speech, and he says that men have a challenge of faithfully preaching God’s word because of this dumbness (08:26-16:21). Young moves on to say that there is a deafness in hearing God’s word (16:22-20:06). Young spends the rest of the sermon by giving three ways preacher can make God’s word understandable, and they are to make God’s word clear, make it sing, and make it live (20:07-38:30). Young ends the service with a word of prayer (38:31-40:11).
Wade Armstrong was a trustee of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:05). The speaker gives a word of prayer (04:06-08:10). Wade Armstrong is introduced as the chapel speaker (08:11-10:54). Michael Hahn, director of music at the First Baptist Church in Decatur, GA, sings a song of worship (10:55-14:20). Armstrong begins his service by thanking the leadership of Southeastern for giving him the opportunity to preach, and he reads from 1 Corinthians 5 (14:21-17:30). Armstrong’s sermon is about the certainty of heaven, and he says the Christians can have a certainty through the work of the Spirit and the promise of judgment that they will all one day be in Christ’s presence (17:31-30:37). Armstrong ends the service with a word of prayer (30:38-30:50).
Delos Miles was Associate Professor of Evangelism. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-00:40). Delos Miles is introduced as the chapel speaker (00:41-02:40). The choir sings a song of worship (02:41-06:40). Miles reads from Psalm 138:2 and 2 Timothy 4:1-5, and his sermon is about wholesome evangelism that is Christ-centered and results in change in individuals and society (06:41-24:49). Miles ends the service with a word of prayer (24:50-25:08).
DeLane Ryals was head of the Division of Church Extension of the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association. The service begins with organ music (00:00-00:40). The speaker leads in a responsive reading (00:41-02:32). The speaker gives a word of prayer (02:33-04:19). DeLane Ryals is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:20-05:52). The choir sings a song of worship (05:53-10:05). Ryals reads from 1 Kings 18:41-46, and his sermon is about how God uses prayer to provide new beginnings (10:06-23:20). Ryals ends the service with a word of prayer (23:21-23:44).
Clyde E. Fant, Jr. was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:45). The speaker gives a word of prayer (04:46-06:24). Clyde E. Fant, Jr. is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (06:25-07:53). The choir sings a song of worship (07:54-12:00). Fant’s lecture is entitled “The Pulpit Today, Voices in the Wilderness and Echoes,” and he begins by saying the American preaching has been mainly inspired by the Puritans and American oratory style (12:01-14:09). Fant speaks about what brought the downfall of the Puritans, and he believes it was their legalism (14:10-22:33). Fant then moves to American oratory style, and he argues that its flaw is a lack of a prophetic voice and a countercultural message (22:34-38:16). Fant then describes what made good preaching of the past, and he says it was made people who took Scripture seriously, cared about piety, cared about the redemption of humanity, and took part in countercultural communication (38:17-48:52). Fant concludes his lecture by describing the echoers of good preaching who cared about a good performance and pleasing people over a good presentation of the gospel (48:53-58:24). The service ends with a word of thanks for Fant and a benediction (58:25-59:58).
Clyde E. Fant, Jr. was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:41). The speaker gives a word of prayer (04:42-05:25). Clyde E. Fant, Jr. is introduced as the Adams Lecturer (05:26-08:18). The choir sings a song of worship (08:19-10:11). Fant’s lecture is entitled “The American Pulpit, Another Victim of Recent Bad History,” and he begins with Richard Baxter and John Bunyan of the Puritan tradition whose preaching were characterized as lively and personable yet legalistic and rigid (10:12-18:40). Fant moves to the Great Awakeners, George Whitfield, Jonathan Edwards, and Timothy Dwight, and he says that their preaching was defined by great flair, utilitarianism, and sometimes exploitation (18:41-33:08). Fant then examines many 19th century preachers who transformed the sermon into printed form for popular consumption, but they fell to the elegance of print (33:09-40:42). Fant concludes with the recent bad history of American preaching, and he says that preaching in modern America suffers from legalistic moralizing, which he calls the Massachusetts Bay Error (40:43-51:17). The service ends with a word of prayer (51:18-51:53).