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.
After reading Romans 8:28-30, announcements, a reading from the hymnal, and a prayer (start-5:33), Dr. Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, preaches about what the love of God is in the context of Romans 8:28.