Sara Ann Hobbs was the Director of the Division of Missions for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The service begins with a responsive reading (00:00-01:10). The speaker gives a word of prayer (01:11-05:10). Sara Ann Hobbs is introduced as the chapel speaker (05:11-07:00). The choir sings a song of worship (07:01-11:21). Hobbs’ sermon is about being called to ministry, and she says that the call of God is relational, a daily response, and does not require location or preconditions (11:22-24:27). Hobbs ends the service with a word of prayer (24:28-25:00).
Audio quality is poor. Charles Ward was pastor of First Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with piano music (00:00-01:47). The speaker gives a word of prayer (01:48-04:25). Charles Ward is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:26-06:20). The choir sings a song of worship (06:21-08:50). Ward’s text is Romans 12:2, and he preaches about not becoming comfortable with worldly things and standards. Instead, Christ followers should take notice of those hurting in the world (08:51-30:00). Ward ends the service with a benediction (30:01-30:19).
William Bishop was the Director of the Teaching Training Ministries of the South Carolina Baptist General Board. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:38). William Bishop is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:39-02:56). The choir sings a song of worship (02:57-06:10). Bishop begins with a story about one of his professors at Furman University (06:11-10:08). Bishop reads from Matthew 28:19-20, and he gives the main points of the Great Commission and their application for Sunday school ministry in the local church (10:09-28:52). Bishop ends the service with a word of prayer (28:53-29:21).
Christine Gregory was the First Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention. The service begins with President Randall Lolley giving a word of prayer (00:00-01:01). Christine Gregory is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:02-05:41). The choir sings a song of worship (05:42-08:43). Gregory speaks positively about Southern Baptist’s motivations for the Great Commission and history of involvement in the missions movement, and she says that despite their differences, Southern Baptists need to quit talking to each other, take initiative, and win the world for Christ (08:44-32:49). Lolley thanks Gregory for speaking, and he gives an announcement about chapel being moved to Wake Forest Baptist Church in the coming weeks due to construction (32:50-34:40). Lolley ends the service with a word of prayer (34:41-35:15).
Carl Johnson was pastor of Ridge Road Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-01:35). The speaker gives a word of prayer, and he introduces the hymn (01:36-02:23). The speaker gives another word of prayer (02:24-04:43). Carl Johnson is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:44-06:30). The choir sings a song of worship (06:31-08:55). Johnson begins his sermon by reading John 7:1-18, and he gives a word of prayer (08:56-12:43). Johnson’s sermon is about Jesus’ way of evangelism in the Gospel of John, and he states that the patterns of modern evangelism are foreign to how Jesus did his ministry (12:44-32:53). Johnson ends the service with a word of prayer (32:54-34:06).
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Jim Finley was the pastor of Pine Valley Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:00). The speaker gives a word of prayer (05:01-07:15). Jim Finley is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:16-08:38). The choir sings a song of worship (08:39-13:40). Finley’s sermon is on the theme of discouragement, and he reads 2 Kings 13:14-19 to point out that only the Lord can deliver his people from discouragement (13:41-32:51). Finley ends the service with a word of prayer (32:52-33:40).
Audio quality is poor. Ray Rust was Executive Vice President of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The service begins with organ music (00:00-03:20). President Randall Lolley recites the Lord’s Prayer (03:21-04:27). Ray Rust is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:28-07:36). The choir sings a song of worship (07:37-11:40). Rust’s sermon is about overcoming the impossible in ministry through leaning on Christ, and he alludes to the miracles in the Gospel accounts where Jesus performed miracles on ordinary people with great weaknesses (11:41-30:39). Rust ends the service with a word of prayer (30:40-31:33).
John Cave was pastor of First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:10). The speaker gives a word of prayer (05:11-07:15). John Cave is introduced as the chapel speaker (07:16-08:24). The choir sings a song of worship (08:25-12:52). Cave begins his sermon by reading from 1 Kings 14 (12:53-16:15). Cave’s sermon is centers on Elijah hearing God’s voice in the wind, and he says that in the wilderness and in the darkest times, God’s voice can be heard (16:16-32:05). The service ends with a word of prayer (32:06-33:07).
Ronald Bernard Wilkins was a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a benediction and a word of prayer (00:00-00:54). Ronald Bernard Wilkins reads from Luke 7:11-17, and he shares community prayer requests (00:55-02:57). The choir sings a song of worship (02:58-05:50). Wilkins speaks about the story of Jesus raising the widow’s son, and he says that Jesus is calling people out of darkness, specifically for seminarians, the darkness of uncertainty (05:51-17:10). Wilkins ends the service with a word of prayer (17:11-17:45).
Frank Stagg was Senior Professor of New Testament Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-00:30). Frank Stagg is introduced as the Page Lecture speaker (00:31-02:15). Stagg’s lecture is entitled “Universals & Codes,” and he begins by defining these terms (02:15-05:41). Stagg gives many examples from both the Old and New Testaments where believers have both universalized certain laws of God and also minimized other laws and commands, and he also says that figuring out what God commands for his people to do in Scripture can be a difficult task with what appears to be contradictions, even from the words of the same human author (05:42-39:20). Stagg uses Paul’s letters as an example of how to do proper hermeneutics, and he argues that the readers of Scripture must discern a writer’s prophetic voice and distinguish between universal commands and particular commands given in a certain context (39:21-49:30). The service ends with a word of prayer (49:31-50:17).
Frank Stagg was Senior Professor of New Testament Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-00:32). Frank Stagg is introduced as the Page Lecturer (00:33-04:08). Stagg’s lecture is entitled “Wine & Skins,” and he thanks Southeastern for giving him the opportunity to give the Page Lectures (04:09-06:54). Stagg draws a distinction between wine, which is pure religion, and skins, which are religious practices, in Mark 2:18-22, and he looks at Jesus life and teachings in the gospel accounts to argue that he was exhorting his audience to put on new wineskins because the old ones had fallen into legalism that was destroying the wine of pure religion (06:55-34:34). Stagg speaks about the wineskins of the present day, and one of the best examples he gives is theology and the thoughts of theologians (34:35-50:30). The service ends with a word of prayer (50:31-51:13).
Max Gray Rogers was Professor of Old Testament. The service begins with a litany with the organ playing in the background, and the speaker gives a word of prayer (00:00-03:02). The choir sings a song of worship (03:03-06:04). Max Gray Rogers begins his sermon by reading from Luke 15:25-32 (06:05-07:42). Rogers’ sermon centers on the story of the Prodigal Son, and he speaks about the irrationality of God’s love which must be experienced to be believed (07:43-19:57). Rogers ends the service with a litany, and the choir sings an “amen” (19:58-20:56).
Brenda Kneece was student of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a word of prayer and a responsive reading from 1 Corinthians 13 (00:00-03:14). The choir sings a song of worship (03:15-06:22). Kneece sermon is about calling, and she describes calling as God loving and using ordinary people to love and do extraordinary ministry (03:15-18:36).
Morris Ashcraft was Professor of Theology and Dean of the Faculty. The service begins with a reading from the New Testament and a word of prayer (00:00-01:51). The choir sings a song of worship (01:52-05:30). Ashcraft begins his sermon with a story about his education journey through college and seminary as a journey of finding truth (05:31-09:18). Ashcraft’s sermon is about truth found only in Christ, and his main point is that truth, faith, and freedom all intersect in the ministry of Christ (09:19-28:11). Ashcraft ends the service with a word of prayer (28:12-28:44).
Stephen Neill was an Anglican Bishop of Tirunelveli, India and principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. The service begins with a word of welcome to a Baptist pastor from Poland and a word of prayer (00:00-02:16). Stephen Neill is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:17-03:06). The choir sings a song of worship (03:07-06:57). Neill’s sermon is an exegesis of Philippians 2:1-18, and he warns the audience to not go astray by the sin of selfishness and ambition but focus on Christ always (06:58-24:42). Neill ends the service with a word of prayer and a benediction (24:44-26:03).
Warren Grant was president of the associate class at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:12). The speaker reads from Ezekiel 3:16-21 (01:13-03:46). A woman sings a song of worship (03:47-06:25). Warren Grant is introduced as the chapel speaker (06:26-07:20). Grant’s sermon is about always being mindful of God’s word, and he says God has placed his followers as watchmen over the world in allusion to Ezekiel 3:16-21 (07:21-17:52). Grant ends the service with a word of prayer (17:53-19:04).
The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:00). A man sings a song of worship (01:01-05:10). The speaker reads from Jeremiah 17:5-8 (05:11-06:06). Cartledge begins his sermon by asking the audience to open the hymn book to a hymn that will be read at the end of the sermon (06:07-06:55). Cartledge sermon is about the prophet Jeremiah, and he says that God is a Christians faith and trust (06:56-28:30). The service ends with Cartledge calling the audience to sing the hymn “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” (28:31-28:47).
Napier Baker was an educator a part of the Clinical Pastoral Education Center. The service begins with a responsive reading and a word of prayer (00:00-01:32). Dean Morris Ashcraft welcomes guest of Clinical Pastoral Education Centers, and Napier Baker is introduced as the chapel speaker (01:33-04:50). The choir sings a song of worship (04:51-09:17). Baker begins his sermon by reading from Numbers 11 and Luke 4 (09:18-11:34). Baker speaks about the foundations and expectations of ministry, and he says that each person come to the ministry with their own unique heritage, their struggles, their affirmations, and their expectations (11:35-23:16). The service ends with a word of prayer (23:17-23:55).