There is a prayer from 0:15-3:08. The Chairman of the Student Coordinating Council and Dr. Binkley exchange rings to signify the bond of the student and faculty from 3:18-7:02. An introduction to the speaker is made from 7:14-7:28. Yulssus Lynn Holmes was the Chairman of the Extension Committee of the Student Coordinating Council. Holmes speaks from 7:54-23:41. Holmes shares the importance of the committee and introduces the students who are in the community. This service was organized by the Student Coordinating Council.
The service begins with an opening reading of scripture from 0:00-0:18. A responsive reading takes place from 0:38-3:46. A call to a prayer of thanksgiving is given from 3:54-4:41. Those in chapel pray from 4:42-6:21. A prayer of supplication is given from 6:38-8:41. A closing prayer is offered from 8:45-12:34.
James E. Tull was Professor of Theology (1960-1985). The service begins with music from 0:00-5:00. Dr. Tull offers a prayer from 5:21-7:05. Tull reads Isaiah 42:6-16 from 7:15-8:36. Dr. Tull preaches from 8:37-23:59. He encourages the students to be servants of God.
William Claudius Strickland was Professor of New Testament Interpretation. The service begins with Dr. Strickland offering a prayer from 0:00-1:52. He preaches from 1:58-17:28. Strickland notes what it means it to be a sinner, to suffer, and how to trust God and live in Him. There is a closing song that plays from 17:42-22:10.
Jim Edwards was a student at SEBTS. The service begins with a prayer from 0:17-2:55. Jim Edwards preaches from 3:13-19:05. Edwards gives a clear presentation of the Gospel. He calls on his fellow students to surrender to the cross and recognize that only Jesus has the power to save them. Edwards has a closing prayer from 19:15-19:59. This chapel service was organized by the Student Coordinating Council.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the 1st president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stealey gives an announcement and prays for the service and a student’s wife from 0:00-5:32. Dr. Stealey preaches from 5:36-15:27. He delivers a message on the Holy Spirit. He speaks on the importance of love and the minister’s role through the Holy Spirit.
J. Clyde Yates, Jr. was pastor of Allen St. Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. The service opens with a few announcements from 0:00-1:13. A prayer is offered from 1:16-2:29. An introduction to the speaker is given from 2:31-3:04. Rev. Yates speaks from 3:10-27:34. Yates preaches on the need to evangelize and tell others about Jesus.
Dr. Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey, the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, talks about being careful in speech and carefully defines several important theological concepts.
Thomas Albert Bland was Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics (1956-1993). The service begins with the reading of scripture and prayer from 0:00-2:28. Dr. Bland speaks starting at 2:44. Bland preaches on the way of the peacemaker. Bland encourages those in chapel as he tells them that they are called to be peacemakers in all areas of their lives. His source text was Romans 12:1-2 and Matthew 5:9.