Louis Rhodes was the paster of Broadway Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN. The service opens with a benediction and prayer (00:00-01:19). Louis Rhodes is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:20-04:39). The choir leads in a song of worship (04:40-07:55). Rhodes opens his sermon with the acknowledgment of Reformation Day, and he wants to discuss a key principle of the Reformation as his focus (07:56-11:36). He centers his message on the dichotomy of life in the pursuit of Christ, and, in the words of Blaise Pascal, he believes he is a man to be pitied (11:37-22:58). Rhodes closes his sermon with the story of Saint Teresa of Avila about the angel carrying a torch and a bucket of water (22:59-24:34).
Glenn T. Miller was Associate Professor of Church History. The service opens with a reading from Romans 1:16-17 and a reflection on the impact these verses had on Martin Luther (00:00-01:53). The speaker gives a word of prayer (01:53-03:53). The choir leads in a song of worship (03:54-08:30). Miller begins his sermon by reading from 1 John 2:7-11 (08:31-09:22). He speaks on the legacy of Martin Luther, both the good and the bad of his character, and he encourages the audience to seek new reformation in the church based in gospel responsibility (09:23-29:57). Miller ends the service with a benediction (29:58-30:38).
