Raymond Bryan Brown was Academic Dean and Professor of New Testament Interpretation. The service starts with an opening word of prayer from 0:00-0:33. All those in attendance are welcomed to the first chapel of the new semester from 0:51-2:04. Music plays from 2:13-7:00. Dr. Brown speaks from 7:17-18:51. His source text was Jeremiah 9:23-24. He preaches on the knowledge of God.
Fred T. Badders was Director of Student Activities. A responsive reading takes place from 0:15-1:38. Music plays from 1:40-7:11. Another responsive reading is read from 7:15-8:57. Badders offers a prayer from 9:05-12:00. He preaches from 12:05-26:09. His source text was Jeremiah 8:20. Badders preaches on the harvest and the Christian’s responsibility.
The service begins with reading the lyrics of the hymn “What A Friend We Have in Jesus” (00:00-01:05) and prayer (01:06-05:05). There was no introduction for the speaker, Dr. Jesse Burton Weatherspoon, but he was Visiting Professor of Preaching. He begins by reading Jeremiah 45 and expounding on the text (05:06-13:14). He warns of our concern for self when circumstances in life close in around us. He also exhorts us to then see God as involved, not as we may think, but as He really is (13:15-17:39). He then warns of our motives in seeking good things, such as God’s glory, testing to see if we are wanting these things for ourselves or for God purely (17:40-23:04). He ends his time in prayer (23:05-23:48).