John Terrill Wayland was Professor of Religious Education. The service begins with Wayland offering a word of prayer from 0:00-3:32. Wayland preaches on the topic of peace and encourages the students to consider joining the Peace Corps. He states that the way they can proclaim the gospel is by taking part in the social gospel. Understanding that there is no missions without the gospel, he encourages the students to proclaim the gospel while serving on the Peace Corps. Dr. Wayland speaks from 3:40-36:51.
Truman S. Smith was Instructor in Pastoral Care and Director of Student Activities. He shares the story about King Solomon and how he asked God for wisdom soon after he became king of Israel. Smith notes that we should have a humble attitude that desires to seek guidance from God. [This is only a partial recording of the service.]
B. Elmo Scoggin was Professor of Old Testament. A scripture reading and prayer begins the service from 0:16-4:37. Dr. Scoggin preaches from 4:40-12:27. The title of his message was “Be Still and Know.” Scoggin encourages the minister to be against timidity and look to grow in all areas of ministry.
The service begins with the reading of Isaiah 1:18 (00:00-00:32) and prayer (00:33-02:44). There was no introduction for the speaker, Dr. Thomas Albert Bland, but he was Associate Professor of Christian Sociology and Ethics at SEBTS. He begins his message by reading Luke 11:1 and emphasizing that we can learn much about prayer from observing the example of Jesus as a man of prayer (02:45-06:29). We can also learn something about the nature of, and motivation for, prayer when we look at Jesus’s record (06:30-12:06). Jesus assumed that one who comes to the Father in prayer is free, but this freedom is a responsible freedom in the provident Heavenly Father (12:07-13:06). We must also learn the content of prayer from Jesus’s sample prayer (13:07-19:24). He ends his time in prayer (19:25-19:44), and the service ends with singing (19:45-21:04).
Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke University. The service begins with an opening word of prayer from 0:00-1:01. Psalm 122 is read from 1:17-2:37. Music plays from 2:40-7:23. Dr. Binkley welcomes students to the beginning of the 14th academic year of Southeastern and introduces Dr. Ray Petry from 7:34-9:52. Dr. Petry preaches from 10:00-42:48. His message was titled, “History, Convocation, and Collation.” Dr. Binkley closes in prayer from 43:01-43:12. This is part 1 of a 2 part lecture series.
The service begins with music from 0:00-0:34. Verses from Matthew 16 and Ephesians 1 are read from 0:39-2:57. Music plays from 3:04-3:44. An introduction is given from 3:51-6:05. Special music plays from 6:17-11:50. Blake Smith preaches from 12:08-46:54. Smith shares the weapons that we have in our spiritual warfare. He states that no matter what circumstances arise, Christ will build His church. A closing prayer is offered from 47:03-47:35.
John William Eddins, Jr. was Associate Professor of Theology. He begins the service by reading the source text of the sermon, Romans 1:16-17, and a prayer from 0:00-2:38. Dr. Eddins preaches the rest of the time from 2:46-21:53. Eddins shares the importance of faith. He states that we should desire to have the life of God within us and through us. Eddins reminds the students that only the gospel has the transforming power to change the face the the world.
Sydnor Lorenzo Stealey was the first President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served from 1951-1963. Dr. Stealey began with a scripture reading of Romans 8:38-39 and preached from Isaiah 51:1-4. He speaks for the entirety of the audio recording. Stealey talks about the vision for the seminary and the grace of God, saying "God expects those He blesses to be a blessing", highlighting the idea that the love of God should be a light we carry.
