The audio was transferred from audio cassette. Rev. Phil Roberts speaks for the entirety of the recording, preaching from 2 Corinthians 5:14-21. Roberts gives a 3 point sermon on the key motives of Paul's missionary spirit. Sourcing Paul as a great missionary and evangelist, Roberts notes how the love of Christ is powerful and encourages the students to share the Gospel to unbelievers who are hardened to Christianity. He reminds them that God is able to use the weak to glorify His strength.
R. Logan Carson was Professor of Theology. Carson opens his sermon with a word of thanks for all the prayers given for his wife and her recovery (00:00-03:40). He gives a word of prayer (03:41-04:50). Before reading his passage, Carson speaks on the hard yet convicting ministry of pastoring and preaching (04:51-08:45). He exegetes 1 Corinthians 4:4-10, and he preaches on the importance of being fools for Christ (08:46-20:34). He continues to verses 11 and 12 to say that we can endure the hardships of life because we know the God we serve, and we have the promise of heavenly wisdom (20:35-28:31). Carson ends his sermon with a reminder that God is the one we serve (28:32-29:39). Daniel Akin thanks Carson for his words and invites Enoch Hollaway to give a benediction and prayer (29:40-30:17). Hollaway ends the service with a word of prayer (30:18-32:00).
The audio was transferred from audio cassette. The service begins with responsive reading, prayer, and the scripture reading on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 from 0:04-3:39. Rev. Dorman preaches from 3:55-19:26. Dorman's source text was 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, 21-23. Dorman shares how the Corinthian people were behaving like children spiritually, and Paul wanted them to grow up. He notes how Paul never once accused them of not being children of God while he rebuked them. Dorman encourages the students that they need to be mature as well when they enter into their ministries. Dorman states that SEBTS is the best time to grow in maturity. There is a responsive reading of scripture from 19:27-21:14.
