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).
Milton Ferguson was the President of Midwestern Theological Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00-4:46). There is a Scripture reading (4:47-5:27). The congregation is led in a moment of prayer (5:28-7:38). Milton Ferguson is introduced as the Page lecturer (7:39-12:25). Ferguson shares about his pet peeve of when speakers overly express their gratitude for being able to speak and he shares about the interactions he has already had with the students and their families (12:26-15:59). Ferguson speaks about the potency of human suffering in this life in various forms (16:00-21:25). He shares about his grandmother who understood that hard work and struggle would bring pain, but when there was purpose the pain made sense (21:26-23:56). Ferguson shares an experience he had with a family who suffered to explain that one must deal with suffering and know how to react to it (23:57-30:02). He explains there is a theoretical or intellectual problem of suffering, which is asking the question “why,” and the existential problem of suffering, which is knowing how to persist through it (30:03-31:36). Ferguson addresses the theoretical problem of suffering in discussing the cohesiveness of the ideas that God is good, the presence of evil in the world, and the will and sovereignty of God (31:37-50:03). The service closes in a moment of prayer (50:04-50:52).
Lloyd Elder served as executive vice president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and was the president of Lifeway Christian Resources (formerly the Baptist Sunday School Board). The service begins with organ music (0:00-4:12). There is a moment of prayer (4:13-5:11). Lloyd Elder is introduced as the chapel speaker (5:12-7:52). Elder expresses his appreciation for being invited to speak and for the support from the seminary (7:53-9:55). Elder intends to speak about the connection between the ministry and the local church education, specifically Sunday school (9:56-12:30). Elder shares from Titus 1 how personal experience with God is the beginning of ministry, that the central message should be the word of God, that the common faith in Jesus is the unifying linkage between individuals and generations, that the work of the gospel has been passed along, that the word of God is the authority, and that believers’ lives should be linked to ministry (13:31-19:35). Elder looks at the work of Sunday school in a way that challenges one to be their best for Christ (19:36-36:25). Elder speaks about his personal experience with the Sunday School Board and how it is linked to other organizations of ministry growth, specifically the local church (36:26-49:19). There is a moment of prayer (49:20-49:55).
Charles F. Stanley graduated from Southwestern Seminary and was the President of the Southern Baptist Convention. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:06:47). There is a Scripture reading from Ecclesiastes 3 and a moment of prayer (0:06:48-0:09:15). Charles Stanley is introduced as the chapel speaker (0:09:16-10:2:15). The choir sings an anthem (0:12:16-0:16:01). Stanley introduces the theme of his presentation, which is determining God’s will (0:16:02-0:20:50). Stanley shares about three parts of God’s will, which are His ultimate will, His immediate will, and His circumstantial will (0:20:51-0:23:28). Stanley speaks about man’s choice and God’s will (0:23:29-0:27:22). Stanley shares that being able to discern God’s will requires prayer, a pathway, pressure, patience, God’s promise, and peace (0:27:23-0:49:49). Stanley shares personal testimony of how God has used these principles in his life (0:49:50-1:00:27). The service closes with a blessing from Scripture (1:00:28-1:01:12).
C. Michael Hawn was Associate Professor of Church Music. This service was called Amazing Grace: music of the camp meeting revivals. The audience is invited to move toward the front of the chapel as “Brethren We Have Met to Worship” is sung (0:00-1:43). The director explains the Kentucky Revival camp meetings and invites the audience to imagine a similar setting for the chapel service (1:43-4:50). Choir leads in “Come Thou Fount” (4:50-7:14). Director announces next song and choir leads in “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” (7:14-11:03). Choir leads in “I Will Arise and Go to Jesus” (11:03-12:22). Director leads the congregation in “Oh How I Love Jesus” (12:22-14:37). Choir leads "Morning Trumpet” (14:37-16:53). Choir leads in "I Am Bound for the Promised Land” (16:53-19:55). Choir leads in “Canaan” (19:55-22:04). Director announces next song and leads “Give Me Jesus” (22:04-26:49). The director announces the final song and leads in a song with “glory hallelujah” refrain and concludes the service (26:49-31:09).
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).
