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).
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).
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).
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).
Napier Baker was an educator a part of the Clinical Pastoral Education Center. The service begins with a responsive reading and a word of prayer (00:00-01:32). Dean Morris Ashcraft welcomes guest of Clinical Pastoral Education Centers, and Napier Baker is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:33-04:50). The choir sings a song of worship (04:51-09:17). Baker begins his sermon by reading from Numbers 11 and Luke 4 (09:18-11:34). Baker speaks about the foundations and expectations of ministry, and he says that each person come to the ministry with their own unique heritage, their struggles, their affirmations, and their expectations (11:35-23:16). The service ends with a word of prayer (23:17-23:55).