Linda Morgan was a Master of Divinity student who went on to become a United Methodist minister. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-01:01). The first speaker reads a prayer of confession, and the second speaker reads from Isaiah 4:2-6 and John 14:15-31 (01:02-06:19). The choir leads in a song of worship (06:20-08:47). Linda Morgan opens her sermon by giving two examples of people she knows that confuse the character of God with the character of their parents to demonstrate that personal relationships are not perfect (08:48-10:36). She says that Jesus knows our personal flaws and confusion when it comes to knowing him, yet he shows his kindness to us by desiring to have an intimate relationship with us (10:37-12:40). She tells the story of her son going off alone in the store with the promise that they will me back up at the register counter to explain to the audience God’s and reliance and kindness towards us (12:41-15:55). Morgan states that God’s kindness and kinship toward us is given through Christ (15:56-19:25). She concludes her sermon by discussing how God’s kindness and kinship is currently present with us through the Holy Spirit (19:26-23:56). Morgan ends the service with a prayer (23:57-24:57).
Harold Durham was the pastor of the Raleigh Moravian Church. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-00:27). The speaker reads from Isaiah 9:6 and Luke 2:1-14 (00:28-02:40). Harold Durham is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:41-03:22). Durham explains the “love feast” in the Moravian church tradition and invites the audience to take part in it today (03:23-08:25). After the feast, he tells the story of the origins of the Christmas candlelight service in the Moravian tradition (08:26-13:26). The service ends with a prayer (13:27-14:01).
John Everett was a student from London, England in the associates degree program, and Michael Talbert was a Master of Divinity student from Liberia. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-00:53). John Everett and Michael Talbert are introduced as the student council chapel speakers (00:54-01:36). The speaker gives a public reading of Scripture from Matthew 25:34-40 (01:37-02:30). The audience is led in a song of worship (02:31-05:26). Everett opens his sermon by talking about his home sickness and the prayer he said the day before over his sermon notes (05:27-09:24). He reads from Mark 1:14-21, and his sermonette centers on God’s call for us to not stand still but to go for the advancement of His kingdom (09:25-14:55). Talbert opens with a clarification that what he is doing is not a sermon, but it is a testimony of what God has done in his life (14:56-16:13). He speaks about his journey to come and study in America, and he attributes all the blessings he has received along the way to the Lord (16:14-24:18). He speaks of life as a puzzle that only God knows the complete picture, and he concludes his sermonette by asking the audience to put their trust in the Lord regarding next steps (24:19-28:15). The service ends with a word of prayer (28:16-30:15).
Ed Christman was Chaplain at Wake Forest University. The service opens with a benediction and prayer (00:00-01:54). Ed Christman is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:55-03:00). The choir leads in a song of worship (03:01-06:02). Christman opens his message with two stories about two Southeastern graduates who have gone into work outside of vocational ministry (06:03-11:25). He centers the remainder of his message on the will of God, and he argues that this will comes to us in the subjunctive mood rather than the indicative mood (11:26-21:17). Christman ends the service with a prayer (21:18-22:08).
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).
Louis McBurney was the founder and director of Marble Retreat in Marble, CO. The service opens with a prayer (00:00-01:11). Louis McBurney is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:12-04:26). The choir leads in a song of worship (04:27-07:36). McBurney opens his sermon by explaining his work as a psychiatrist, and he tells of his vision for the ministry at Marble Retreat (07:37-09:17). He desires to give three points of parting wisdom to the audience, and the first point is to know yourself (09:17-10:47). His second point is to accept yourself (10:48-15:17). His third point is to be yourself (15:18-21:57). The service ends with a benediction (21:58-22:25).