Taylor Clarence Smith was Visiting Professor of New Testament. The service begins with a Scripture reading from Romans 1:18-24 and a word of prayer (00:00-02:31). Smith delivers a sermon on human pride taking over God’s place as Lord. He looks at the fall of man and spread of sin, and he then translates the fall to the present moment where man’s relationships our one’s of dominance over man and God (02:32-22:30). Smith ends the service with a word of prayer (22:31-23:15).
Chevis F. Horne was Visiting Professor of Preaching. The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:31). The speaker delivers the Scripture reading from Matthew 4:1-11 (04:32-06:14). Another speaker delivers a word of prayer (06:15-07:52). The choir sings the anthem (07:53-11:36). Horne speaks about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, and he says that Christians should mirror Christ in the midst of temptation by serving and loving others (11:37-27:33). Horne ends the service with a word of prayer and a benediction (27:34-28:39).
Audio quality is very poor. W. Chen Smith was President of the Baptist Convention of Georgia. The service begins with a word of prayer (0:00:00-0:00:53). Dr. Glenn Miller delivers the Scripture reading from Ephesians 1:3-14, and he gives a word of prayer (0:00:54-0:06:57). President Randall Lolley welcomes the friends and families to the commencement service (0:06:58-0:09:24). Robert L. Hilton presents a gift to the senior class (0:09:25-0:10:47). T. Robert Mullinack, who was part of the class of 1967, delivers an update on an endowed scholarship for future Southeastern students, and Lolley thanks the class of 1967 for their investment in the future of Southeastern (0:10:48-0:13:20). Dean Morris Ashcraft confers awards to members of the senior class (0:13:21-0:24:10). Lolley introduces W. Chen Smith as the commencement speaker (0:24:11-0:27:40). The choir sings the anthem (0:27:41-0:34:12). Smith centers his sermon on Matthew 27:42, and he speaks to the seniors about giving their lives for the ministries in the same manner as Jesus, who gave his life on the cross (0:34:12-1:00:20). Smith ends the service with a word of prayer (1:00:21-1:01:41).
J. Ralph Noonkester was the President of William Carey College. The service begins with organ music (00:00-03:11). The speaker leads the audience in a responsive reading, and he gives a word of prayer (03:12-04:40). J. Ralph Noonkester is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:41-06:41). The choir sings the anthem (06:42-09:59). Noonkester begins his sermon by speaking about how so many of his former classmates and professor have ended up becoming part of the faculty and staff of Southeastern (10:00-12:24). Noonkester titles his sermon “Old Wine in New Skins,” and he speaks about the importance of Christian collegiate education for missions to the marginalized and the training of the laymen (12:25-42:01). The service ends with a benediction (42:02-42:40).
Carl Johnson was pastor of Ridge Road Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The service begins with organ music (00:00-01:35). The speaker gives a word of prayer, and he introduces the hymn (01:36-02:23). The speaker gives another word of prayer (02:24-04:43). Carl Johnson is introduced as the chapel speaker (04:44-06:30). The choir sings a song of worship (06:31-08:55). Johnson begins his sermon by reading John 7:1-18, and he gives a word of prayer (08:56-12:43). Johnson’s sermon is about Jesus’ way of evangelism in the Gospel of John, and he states that the patterns of modern evangelism are foreign to how Jesus did his ministry (12:44-32:53). Johnson ends the service with a word of prayer (32:54-34:06).