William David Davies was a theological educator from Duke University. The service opens in a word of prayer from 0:00-1:10. An introduction to the speaker is given from 1:14-2:49. Dr. Davies speaks from 2:59-53:01. His topic was on the “Remnants of the Moral Teaching in the Early Church.” The service ends in prayer from 53:22-53:52.
Garland Alford Hendricks was Director of Field Work and Professor of Church-Community Development. He opens the service in a word of prayer from 0:00-3:58. He preaches from 4:06-20:54. Hendricks gives a history of America and John Monroe. He asks the chapel if preaching is able to help people.
After a prayer (start-3:28), Fidi Giles, a graduate student and member of the Student Coordinating Council at Southeastern Seminary, gave an address entitled “Is There a Prophet of the Lord?”.
The service begins with prayer (00:00-03:54). Dr. Binkley introduces the speaker, William W. Leathers, Jr., who was the pastor of First Baptist Church in Henderson, NC (03:55-06:22). His message focuses on an event in the life of David when he sought refuge with his enemy, the Philistines, due to low faith, from 1 Samuel 30:6 (06:23-10:02). He discusses three paradoxes/alternatives/dilemmas which frequently face people: the matter of faith or frustration (10:03-11:17), the matter of prayer or paralysis (11:18-13:08), and the alternative of obedience or obstinancy (13:09-15:00). He recalls the persuasive preaching of George Pruitt, in which he said, “obedience is the song for a thousand victories” (15:01-17:31). He ends his time in prayer (17:32-18:12).
Raymond Eugene Owens was Assistant Professor of Preaching. The Lord’s prayer takes place from 1:15-1:36. An introduction to the speaker is given from 1:44-2:21. Dr. Owens speaks from 2:27-21:39. His source texts were Exodus 34:1-7 and Luke 9:23-26, 57-62. He asks the chapel if they have truly counted the costs of Christian discipleship. Owens states that we are called to share in the suffering of God.
Henry Turlington was pastor of University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, NC. The service begins with scripture reading and music from 0:00-0:40. There is a prayer from 0:47-2:42. An introduction to the speaker is made from 2:45-3:45. Rev. Turlington preaches from 3:58-26:30. His source text was various verses in Galatians. Turlington preached on how the gospel needs to break down barriers and build bonds of love. He encourages the students to preach the real, true gospel message.
M. Ray McKay was Professor of Preaching. The service opens with announcements and music from 0:00-2:07. A prayer is offered from 2:08-2:52. The source text for the sermon, John 3:14-19, was read from 3:00-3:56. Music plays from 4:04-7:32. Dr. McKay preaches from 7:34-25:03. McKay boasts of the message of John 3:16 and tells the students that God loves them. Closing music plays from 25:07-28:29. A closing prayer is made from 28:31-28:58.
After reading Lamentations 3:40, Psalm 145:8, and Matthew 18:3, and a prayer (start-3:45), Dr. Edwin Luther Copeland, Professor of Missions, shares the second of three lectures on the theme of Worship and the Church of God. For this message he focused on “Worship and the Church’s Work” and preached from Hebrews 13:15-16.
R. Paul Kercher, a graduate student at SEBTS, re-shares one of his professor’s lectures entitled, “The Greatest Need in the Christian Church is Ecstasy.”
