W. Perry Crouch was Executive Secretary for the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. The service opens with Dr. Binkley offering a prayer from 0:00-2:18. Binkley introduces the speaker from 2:27-4:11. Dr. Crouch speaks from 4:15-27:09. His source texts were Zechariah 4:6 and Revelation 4:15. Crouch reminds those in chapel of the importance of teaching, preaching, and living the gospel.
Olin Trivette Binkley was the second president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with Dr. Binkley giving a scripture reading of Revelation 3:20 and prayer from 0:00-3:24. Dr. Binkley preaches from 3:38-23:32. He shares his appreciation for the board of trustees and the mission of Southeastern.
Denton R. Coker was Professor of Religious Education. The service opens with a reading of the main passage of scripture for the sermon, Revelation 3:20, and music from 0:00-0:50. There is a prayer from 1:07-3:36. Dr. Coker preaches from 3:42-16:12. He states that conversion is a progressive process that a believer never stops doing. He encourages the students to continuously open all the doors of their hearts to God.
Olin Trivette Binkley was the second president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Binkley opens the service by reading Revelation 3:20. His title for the sermon was "I Have Called You Friends." His source text was John 15:10-15. Dr. Binkley reminded the students that we are called to friendship with God and those in our Christian family.
John Watson Shepard was Professor of Christian Ethics at Seinan Gakuin University in Fukuoka, Japan. The service begins with a scripture reading form 0:00-0:23. A prayer is offered from 0:28-2:42. An introduction to the speaker is given from 2:49-3:48. Shepard speaks from 4:04-22:34. His source text was Isaiah 61:1-3 and Revelation 21. Dr. Shepard preaches on sharing the gospel and the hope we can have in the future reign of Christ.
After prayer and a reading from a hymnal (start-3:55), William Claudius Strickland, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, talks about the struggle between the human self and God as depicted in the book of Revelation.