Olin Trivette Binkley was the 2nd President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics. The service begins with prayer (0:00-1:22). Binkley begins by reading a portion of 1 John chapter 3 (1:23-2:40). Binkley’s message is on “imagination in the process of growth.” Binkley begins with an introduction explaining how the growth of a Christian is dependent upon several factors (2:41-4:14). He continues by explaining the two ways imagination contributes to the growth of a Christian (4:15-5:45). The first way it contributes is that imagination helps cut through distorted truth (5:46-7:19). The second way it contributes is that imagination helps interpret truth (7:20-10:15). He continues by describing the structure of reality as it includes an individual as a member of a family, related to a fellowship, informed by Christ (10:16-12:12). He concludes by explaining how difficulties can lead to the growth of a believer (12:13-16:19). He closes in prayer (16:20-17:26).
