This service is a Celebration Rally for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a welcome and an explanation for the celebration (0:00:00-0:04:40). There is a moment of prayer (0:04:41-0:06:12). There is a congregational hymn of worship (0:06:13-0:09:12). There is a moment for the guests to greet each other (0:09:13-0:09:41). Tom Green introduces himself as a member of the Student Committee and introduces Randall Lolley (0:09:42-0:11:28). Lolley shares about the growth of Southeastern and thanks the people who have had a part in its growth (0:11:29-0:14:25). Lolly introduces Bill Self as the speaker and shows his appreciation for Jesse Chapman as the chairman (0:14:26-0:15:30). Chapman expresses his appreciation (0:15:31-0:17:40). There is a silent meditation of support (0:17:41-0:20:30). The choir sings a song of praise (0:20:31-0:23:01). Solomon Oluyinka Jolaoso and Mark Meadows share their testimonies (0:23:02-0:35:38). The congregation joins in singing “In Christ There is No East or West” (0:35:39-0:38:38). There is an announcement to register (0:38:39-0:39:34). Beverly Hardgrove and Larry Ekes share their testimonies (0:39:35-0:57:08). There is a unison reading (0:57:09-0:58:02). Bill Self is introduced as the speaker (0:58:03-1:01:07). There is a moment of prayer (1:01:08-1:01:44). The choir sings an anthem (1:01:45-1:05:08). Self introduces his presentation (1:05:09-1:09:00). He shares that the seminary did not teach him that the faith must always be defended or that God was a republican, but that it did teach him that the church is the body of Jesus Christ, that cooperative missions are better than independent missions, and that substance is more important than style (1:09:01-1:38:20). Closing comments are given (1:38:21-1:42:25). The congregation joins in singing the Seminary Hymn (1:42:26-1:45:59). The pianist plays a song in closing (1:46:00-1:48:31).
Luther Osment was an area missionary for western North Carolina. The service opens with a presentation of special guests from Norway (00:00-00:54). Luther Osment reads from John 13:13-17, and he introduces the worship leaders (00:55-02:13). The audience is led in two songs of worship (02:14-09:41). Osment opens his sermon by sharing about the realities of mission work in the poverty-stricken region of western North Carolina (09:42-15:05). He appeals to 1 Samuel 17 where David is given Saul’s overweight armor and sword rather than the slingshot he is comfortable using as an illustration to show that churches in western North Carolina have a unique ministry, but they have been using methods that do not fit the way God made them to reach to their community (15:06-18:24). The remainder of Osment’s sermon are what he calls “smooth stone” stories of ministry in the mountain churches. His overarching theme for these stories are ministers in this region must give one hundred percent of themselves to caring for the people to be effective (18:25-29:19). Osment ends the service with a prayer (29:20-30:01).
Tony Brewington was the Director of Mission for the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association. The service begins with a reading from Luke 4:17-19, and a word of prayer is given (00:00-02:50). Tony Brewington is introduced as the Missionary Day chapel speaker (02:51-04:20). The choir sings a song of worship (04:21-06:30). Brewington begins his sermon by describing his mission work as a Native American in eastern North Carolina (06:31-13:33). He says that the church has taken Jesus captive, and it is now our duty to put him back into the world where people are suffering (13:34-17:06). He argues that the church today has a microscopic view where they are finding a way to make themselves better (17:07-19:09). He then argues that the church today has a telescopic view where they are doing outreach in an exclusive and narrow-minded way (19:10-21:35). Brewington proposes that the church should have kaleidoscopic view that is centered on true outreach and the love of Jesus (21:36-26:25). The second point of Brewington’s message is that the church has become a hostage of the world, and he believes the only way out is for God to be behind the church’s mission (26:26-35:59). The final point of Brewington’s message is that the world is a hostage of sin, and the solution is to let Jesus loose to lead the church in the mission of saving the lost (36:00-48:11).
