The audio was transferred from audio cassette. This audio features multiple speakers discussing the importance of overseas missions, especially overseas missions to Romania which is where the speakers have just returned from. The first speaker speaks from 0:00-4:50 and shares a story from Romania while also reading a passage of Scripture: John 4:28-42. The second speaker speaks from 4:51-11:58 and discusses how Jesus saves unbelievers and also citing Ephesians 2:19. He challenges SEBTS to give financially to support world missions. The third speaker speaks from 23:22-30:56 and shares a story from Romania as well. David Jones, a student who had also gone on the missions trip, closes in a prayer from 31:00-32:21.
John William Eddins, Jr. was Professor of Theology. The chapel begins with a Bible verse, sharing of prayer requests, and a prayer (0:00-3:20). A responsive reading from Psalm 95:1-7 is then read together (3:27-4:30). Dr. Eddins introduces his message “On the Freedom Not to Be God” from Genesis 2:15-25 (4:37-7:12). He emphasizes that people often feel they need to be God, while the truth is they are freed not to be God, but to be free with God (7:15-10:15). Dr. Eddins notes that when people sin, they free themselves from God and then take on the responsibility to be their own inadequate gods (10:15-14:50). He presents Jesus as the answer to have freedom not to be God and instead gain freedom for and with God (14:51-20:15). Chapel is closed in prayer (20:15-20:36).
