Luther Osment was an area missionary for western North Carolina. The service opens with a presentation of special guests from Norway (00:00-00:54). Luther Osment reads from John 13:13-17, and he introduces the worship leaders (00:55-02:13). The audience is led in two songs of worship (02:14-09:41). Osment opens his sermon by sharing about the realities of mission work in the poverty-stricken region of western North Carolina (09:42-15:05). He appeals to 1 Samuel 17 where David is given Saul’s overweight armor and sword rather than the slingshot he is comfortable using as an illustration to show that churches in western North Carolina have a unique ministry, but they have been using methods that do not fit the way God made them to reach to their community (15:06-18:24). The remainder of Osment’s sermon are what he calls “smooth stone” stories of ministry in the mountain churches. His overarching theme for these stories are ministers in this region must give one hundred percent of themselves to caring for the people to be effective (18:25-29:19). Osment ends the service with a prayer (29:20-30:01).
This message was part of the Conference on Biblical Authority. Donald E. Cook was Professor of New Testament. The conference opens with a prayer (00:00-00:36). The speaker has the audience read from Philippians 2:5-11, and Donald E. Cook is introduced as the conference speaker (00:37-04:56). The choir leads in a song of worship (04:57-09:03). Cook begins his lecture with three statements on the nature of his lecture (09:04-14:29). Cook speaks on biblical authority, and he states the importance of knowing that the Bible is both the words of men with an historical context and the word of God (14:30-35:55). He concludes his lecture with seven applications steps for interpreting the Scriptures, and he shares one of his own experiences with biblical interpretation (35:56-44:46). Cook ends the conference with a prayer (44:47-46:34).
Morris Ashcraft was Professor of Theology and Dean of the Faculty. The service begins with organ music (00:00-06:24). President Randall Lolley gives a word of prayer (06:25-07:22). Morris Ashcraft is introduced as the Faculty Lecturer (07:23-09:07). The theme of Ashcraft’s lecture is responsibility in the Christian life. He argues that human responsibility is found in the image of God, and, for man to live up to his responsibility, he must look to the responsibility of God found in the life of Jesus (09:08-44:56). The service ends with Lolley giving a word of prayer (44:57-45:41).
Clyde E. Fant was President and Professor of Preaching at the Ruschlikon Baptist Seminary in Switzerland. The service begins with organ music (00:00-05:44). The speaker gives a word of prayer, and Clyde E. Fant is introduced as the chapel speaker (05:45-07:33). The choir sings the anthem (07:34-10:14). Fant preaches about change and tradition in the local church, and he argues that both extremes are bad and following where the Spirit moves is the biblical way to health for the church (10:15-34:34). Fant ends the service with a word of prayer (34:35-35:58).