Julius Carroll Trotter was Professor of Preaching and Speech. The service begins with organ music (00:00-06:50). Trotter gives a word of prayer (06:51-07:48). The choir sings a song of worship (07:49-12:14). Trotter reads from various passages of Scripture, and he reads four poems as a list of Lenten liturgical readings (12:15-32:49). Trotter ends the service with a benediction (32:50-33:08).
Luke B. Smith was Professor of Supervised Ministry. The service begins with a liturgical reading and a word of prayer (00:00-01:50). Smith reads John 17:6-19, and in his sermon, he argues that Christians are to penetrate the world with God’s love even though the world hates them (01:51-22:16). Smith ends the service with a word of prayer (22:17-22:51).
Clark McCrary was a student at SEBTS. McCrary speaks on the journey of living for Christ, and he warns of the danger of taking side roads (0:00-3:26). He closes his sermonette with the words of a song (3:27-5:45).
William Randall Lolley was the third president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Chapel opens in prayer (0:00-0:38). The Spring Conference is introduced and speakers and visitors on campus for the conference are introduced (0:38-5:55). Scripture is read from Galatians 3:28 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (5:55-7:02). Undecipherable music (7:02-9:32). Dr. Lolley reads Matthew 16:18 and discusses the meaning of the words “my church,” saying that you have to grow the people in the church in order to grow the church (9:32-13:49). He says there are three general types of Baptist churches: those who belong to the people, to the pastor, or to God (13:49-17:09). He asks the audience which type of church they want to be, and he concludes by encouraging them to be a church that belongs to God and stating that the Spring Conference is focus on growing the people so the church will grow (17:09-19:21). Chapel is closed in prayer (19:21-20:17).
Michael C. Blackwell was President of the Baptist Children's Home of North Carolina. The service begins with organ music (0:00-6:17). There is a moment of prayer (6:18-7:34). Michael Blackwell is introduced as the chapel speaker (7:35-9:21). The choir sings a song of worship (9:22-13:16). Blackwell gives his thanks for the invitation to speak (13:17-15:02). Blackwell reads from Luke 19:1-10 (15:03-16:47). He has a moment of prayer (16:48-17:15). Blackwell speaks about people having misgivings about their appearances, specifically Zacchaeus (17:16-21:20). He argues that Zacchaeus’s life changed when Jesus called to him and that anyone’s life can change that way (21:21-26:55). Blackwell shares that one does not have to be attractive to be beautiful (26:56-33:00). Blackwell closes the service with a moment of prayer (33:01-33:41).
Eric Charles Rust was Professor Emirates of Christian Philosophy at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (00:00-06:21). The speaker gives a word of prayer (06:22-07:42). Eric Charles Rust is introduced as the Page Lecturer (07:43-11:04). Rust’s lecture is about the meaning of God as the creator, and he speaks at length about various subjects such as God’s design of the world and human beings, scientific theories about creation in the modern world, and the importance of the incarnation for the redemption of the created order (11:05-47:20). The service ends with a word of prayer (47:21-47:47).
Nancy Lee was the Associate Minister at University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The service begins with piano music (0:00-4:55). There is a moment of prayer (4:56-5:43). Prayer concerns are shared with the congregation and there is a moment of prayer (5:44-8:59). There is a song of worship (9:00-11:53). Nancy Lee is introduced as the chapel speaker (11:54-12:39). There is a Scripture reading from Isaiah 35 (12:40-14:23). Lee beings her presentation with a prayer (14:24-14:58). Lee speaks about the people of Judah being exiled (14:59-17:12). She speaks of the lasting injury and weariness of being in exile and the human desire to push through on one’s own efforts (17:13-25:00). Lee shares about the hope that God has not forgotten His people (25:01-34:44). Lee closes the service in a word of prayer (34:45-35:06).
Ronald Bernard Wilkins was a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a benediction and a word of prayer (00:00-00:54). Ronald Bernard Wilkins reads from Luke 7:11-17, and he shares community prayer requests (00:55-02:57). The choir sings a song of worship (02:58-05:50). Wilkins speaks about the story of Jesus raising the widow’s son, and he says that Jesus is calling people out of darkness, specifically for seminarians, the darkness of uncertainty (05:51-17:10). Wilkins ends the service with a word of prayer (17:11-17:45).
Stephen Neill was an Anglican Bishop of Tirunelveli, India and principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. The service begins with a word of welcome to a Baptist pastor from Poland and a word of prayer (00:00-02:16). Stephen Neill is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:17-03:06). The choir sings a song of worship (03:07-06:57). Neill’s sermon is an exegesis of Philippians 2:1-18, and he warns the audience to not go astray by the sin of selfishness and ambition but focus on Christ always (06:58-24:42). Neill ends the service with a word of prayer and a benediction (24:44-26:03).
Thomas Albert Bland was Professor of Christian Ethics and Sociology. The service opens with the song “My Jesus, I Love Thee” being played on the organ (00:00-04:29). The speaker reads from Psalm 51, and he gives a word of prayer (04:30-10:07). Bland speaks about the importance of repentance and the season of Lent, and he tells the story of the apostle Peter and how he learned how to hold firm to his faith (10:08-27:40). Bland ends the service with a word of prayer (27:41-28:00).
