Disclaimer: The audio quality is poor. James Arnett was a graduate of Southeastern Seminary and was the pastor of Metropolitan Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The service begins in a moment of prayer (0:00-1:15). Prayer concerns are shared and there is a moment of prayer (1:16-6:02). There are Scripture readings from the books of Micah and Luke (6:03-8:10). (Portions of this section are inaudible.) The congregation is led in a litany (8:11-13:55). There is a prayer of rededication (13:56-15:34). James Arnett is introduced as the chapel speaker (15:35-16:28). The choir sings a song of worship (16:29-18:41). Arnett speaks about the controversy of the holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. and his personal belief of whether he would have wanted a day reserved in his honor (18:42-24:03). He turns the attention of the congregation to Deuteronomy 26 to explain that Martin Luther King Jr. would have wanted his day to be a day of worship (24:04-38:24). The service closes with a charge to the congregation (38:25-40:30).
John I. Durham was Professor of Old Testament Interpretation. The service starts with a scripture reading from 0:00-0:50. Deuteronomy 6:1-9 is read from 1:00-3:12. A prayer is offered from 3:14-6:41. Dr. Durham speaks from 7:03-23:08. He preaches on the love of God and how we should be occupied with the matters of God.
