Southern Seminary

"Even as we have a great adversary, we have an even greater advocate."
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In today's chapel, Dr. Michael Pohlman, Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at Southern Seminary, preached from 1 Peter 5:8–9 on the call to stay watchful and resist the devil, our adversary who prowls like a roaring lion.
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We do not fight alone. The Jesus who prayed that Peter's faith would not fail intercedes for His people still, and the battle belongs to the Lord.

Next week, 76 faculty, alumni, and doctoral students from Southern Seminary and Boyce College will be on the program at the 78th annual Evangelical Theological Society meeting in Denver.

Across three days, they will present papers, respond, moderate, and join panels in Old and New Testament, church history, theology, ethics, and apologetics. Careful scholarship and Christian conviction, all to strengthen the church.

Headed to ETS? Find every Southern presenter, with times and rooms, at sbts.edu/ets.

Alumni, students, and friends, join us Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 9:15 p.m. in the Parlur at the Sheraton Denver Downtown for Southern Seminary's ETS Late Night, and pick up your 2026 Denver mug.

Last week the Jenkins Center for the Christian Understanding of Islam welcomed 175 registrants to hear from a Muslim-background Christian. He shared his journey of coming to faith in Christ and the challenges and realities of leaving Islam to follow him.

Those who attended grew in their understanding of the spiritual, cultural, and relational challenges that can accompany this journey and were reminded of the hope, grace, and transforming power of the gospel.

We pray the Lord would continue to use events like this to equip his people to love their Muslim neighbors, faithfully share the gospel, and point others to the hope found in Jesus Christ.

Worshiping in Alumni Chapel since 1950.
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Built during the presidency of Ellis A. Fuller and modeled after his former church, First Baptist Atlanta, Alumni Chapel has gathered generations of Southern Seminary students to sing, pray, and hear God's Word preached.
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When the cornerstone was laid, a copy of the Abstract of Principles was placed inside, a reminder that this chapel stands on a commitment to the Word of God. Every Tuesday and Thursday, that Word is preached from its pulpit.

“God already saw those things about each and every one of us.”
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In today’s chapel, Dr. TJ Betts, Donald L. Williams Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary, preached from Psalm 139:1–18 on how fully God knows us and the purpose for which He made us.
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Long before an ultrasound could reveal a single detail, God already saw every part of us. He created each of us for His purpose, which means none of us is a mistake.