Branan G. Thompson was a student at SEBTS. This service was organized by the Student Coordinating Council. Thompson speaks from 2:43-10:29 following the introductory prayer from 0:00-2:37. In Thompson's sermon he asked his fellow students who Jesus was to them. Thompson said that fellow Christians should be ones who live out their faith instead of merely talking about it and defining it. Thompson encourages SEBTS that life will only begin to have meaning once they live out their faith.
Benjamin Lynes was pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Rev. Lynes preached an overview of Acts 21:17-33, most importantly analyzing the apostles Paul and James. According to Dr. Lynes, James and Paul were in a serious disagreement that neither were going to compromise the doctrine of salvation that the other was proclaiming. This early church issue prodded Pastor Lynes to ask the students why Christians are fighting each other when the world is in need. Lynes encourages students to not look to church politicians for deep theological issues but to look to the Bible and Jesus.
The service begins with the reading of a poem (00:00-00:40) and prayer (00:41-04:45). 2 Corinthians 5:11-17 is read and discussed briefly (04:46-07:00). There is a brief time of singing and worship (07:01-11:19). There is no introduction for the speaker, Dr. Robert Cook Briggs, but he was Professor of New Testament Interpretation at SEBTS. The notion of a personal testimony in conjunction with 2 Corinthians 5:17 is discussed (11:20-15:34). The “newness” of the Christian situation is Paul’s emphasis, and it can evoke different kinds of responses (15:35-18:00). In Paul’s new life, anxiety, worry, and distress all played a crucial role by causing him to cast himself onto Christ and other Christians (18:01-26:37). He ends his time with prayer (26:38-27:00).