- Collection:
- Isaac R. Clark Memorial Collection
- Title:
- Student Sermons by J. W. Blackstone, circa 1960
- Date of Original:
- 1957/1963
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
Education--Religion
Theology--Study and teaching
Theological seminaries
Sermons - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Interdenominational Theological Center student J.W. Blackstone delivers two sermons. The sermons titled Measuring Ourselves for Greater Performance and A Formula for Personal Completeness are from the Epistle to the Romans and the Gospel according to Mark. In the sermons she discusses leadership and performance.
00:00:02 J. W. Blackstone talks about how in the letter to the Roman church Paul is sharing his personal missionary experiences., 00:01:17 Introduces the words of the text from Pauls letter to the Romans 12:3-8., 00:03:21 Introduces sermon: Measuring Ourselves for Greater Performance., 00:07:09 Talks about lack of creative ways of getting certain things doing well., 00:9:22 Talks about how all kind of folks including preachers lack creative ways of getting things done well., 00:14:27 Talks about first rehabilitating method and assessing the talents one does possess. This will aid in originality., 00:16:57 Talks about how one might take an inventory of the God given the faculties all have., 00:26:41 Talks about moving off crowded step of mediocrity and climbing up ladder of achievement. Says we cannot lead folks if we have not prepared ourselves., 00:29:34 Sermon ends., 00:29:56 J. W. Blackstone introduces text (Mark 10:17-22). Also talks about how Mark presents the story of Jesus., 00:33:14 Introduces sermon: A Formula for Personal Completeness. Also talks about having money., 00:38:31 Talks about realizing things will pass away and only the love of God will endure but finding it hard to relinquish possessions., 00:42:24 Talks about not following own advice and evaluate yourself., 00:47:14 Sermon ends., 00:47:20 Dr. Isaac R. Clark speaks about challenges the rich young ruler faced., 00:51:41 Audio ends.
The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for Humanities - Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Implementation Project Grant in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of its major archival collections as part of the project: Spreading the Word: Expanding Access to African American Religious Archival Collections at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.117:0114
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 00:51:41
- Original Collection:
- Isaac R. Clark Memorial Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights: