Daryl Fleming was pastor of Ravensworth Baptist Church in Annandale, VA. The service begins with a responsive reading (00:00-00:50). Daryl Fleming is introduced as the chapel speaker, and a portion of Matthew’s Gospel is read followed by a word of prayer (00:51-06:27). Fleming begins his sermon by talking about the privilege of speaking in chapel and being open about his regret of not attending chapel often during his time in seminary (06:28-09:12). Fleming centers his sermon on Jesus’s final teaching in Matthew’s Gospel about the separation of the sheep and the goats, and his main point is that nothing is lost on God because he sees and judges all acts of grace and evil (09:13-23:02). The service ends with a responsive reading (23:03-23:46).
Garland Alford Hendricks was Visiting Professor of Church-Community Development. Hendricks begins his sermon by speaking about the future of ministry in a chaotic world (00:00-05:40). Hendricks walks through the four protection plans offered by the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, and he shares his personal stories of how the Annuity Board has been a help to him in his retirement years (05:41-20:12). Hendricks concludes his sermon by urging the audience to take advantage of the Annuity Board plans early in their life of ministry (20:13-22:43). Hendricks ends the service with a word of prayer (22:44-23:32).
Horace Ham was the pastor of Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church. The service begins with a benediction and a word of prayer (00:00-02:59). Horace Ham is introduced as the chapel speaker (03:00-05:02). The choir sings a song of worship (05:03-08:25). Ham reads from Acts 2:42-47, and he speaks about loving the church and developing a burden for the lost (08:26-28:17). Ham concludes his sermon with a word of prayer (28:17-30:10).
Luke B. Smith was Professor of Supervised Ministry. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:02:08). President Randall Lolley thanks the Wake County School Board for letting Southeastern use Wake Forest-Rolesville High School stadium (0:02:09-0:05:10). The speaker reads from Genesis 1 and Isaiah 45 (0:05:11-0:08:25). Another speaker reads from John 13 and 1 Corinthians 13 (0:08:26-0:11:48). A graduating student sings a song of worship (0:11:49-0:14:46). Lolley recognizes the family and friends of the graduates (0:14:47-0:15:53). The Associate of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:15:54-0:21:41). The Master of Religious Education degrees are conferred (0:21:42-0:24:32). The Master of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:24:33-0:52:36). The Master of Theology degrees are conferred (0:52:37-0:55:56). The Doctor of Ministry degrees are conferred (0:55:57-0:58:46). Lolley introduces Luke B. Smith as the commencement speaker (05:58:47-0:59:11). Smith’s sermon is about boundaries and parameters in ministry, and he encourages the graduates to plant one foot in the reality of the world to minister effectively for Christ (0:59:12-1:24:42). The service ends with a word of prayer (1:24:43-1:25:50).
Chauncey Rakestraw Daley was editor of The Western Recorder in Kentucky. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:01:24). The speaker reads from Psalm 139 and 2 Timothy 2, and he gives a word of prayer (0:01:25-0:06:53). Another speaker announces the giving of a gift from the 1981 class to former professor Roy B. Wyatt (0:06:54-0:07:55). President Randall Lolley welcomes everyone to the second December commencement in the school’s history, and he introduces Chauncey Rakestraw Daley as the commencement speaker (0:07:56-0:13:56). Daley opens his sermon with a word of gratitude to the seminary (0:13:57-0:18:30). Daley shares the story of a man who tried to be a witness at every opportunity, and he reads Jeremiah 12:5 (0:18:31-0:24:47). Daley’s sermon speaks about the new challenges of ministry in Baptist life, and he tells the graduates that their first responsibility will be to be in the word and preach the gospel faithfully (0:25:48-0:41:46). Lolley recognizes all the family and friends of the graduates (0:41:47-0:42:43). The Master of Religious Education degrees are conferred (04:42:44-0:44:56). The Master of Divinity degrees are conferred (0:44:57-0:54:38). The Master of Theology degrees are conferred (0:54:39-0:56:55). The Doctor of Ministry degrees are conferred (0:56:56-0:59:19). The service ends with a word of prayer (0:59:20-1:01:05).
