I am not only impressed with the content, but I am impressed with the amount of work he put into preaching before only 14 students and five faculty members. I have an idea he put a lot of work into it because he knew it would set the tone for the ministry for many years to come.
Set the tone it did. Dad reported the impact of the September 19 rally to the Christian Standard in the following press release:
San Jose (College).—Tirteen additions by transfer during past two weeks. Services well attended. Good group of young people enrolled at Bible College. Large number of visitors at Christian Rally, Sept. 19. Roy B. Shaw and W.L. Jessup are ministers.
I am encouraged with these foundational values of SJBC and reminded by them of our history and legacy, of our truth and vision. Tese values reflect his heart and convictions. Tough many of the delivery systems have changed through the years as culture has changed, the message, vision, and passion of SJBC has remained throughout its history.
I am encouraged with these foundational values of SJBC and reminded by them of our history and legacy, of our truth and vision.
I find it interesting the things he includes in his definition of worldliness. Te evangelical community of that day was fighting against the evils of a growing Hollywood film industry and a strong reaction to “modernism.” I remember when television sets began to appear in homes and many from the evangelical Christian community labeled it as the “pot-bellied devil that sits in the corner.” I remember trying to reconcile this while riding my bike to the furniture store around the corner to watch Te Lone Ranger on their large 10-inch black and white TV in the display window. Shortly after, a friend’s parents bought a 2-inch PilotTV. Its five inch magnifying glass sat in front of the set and the three of us would sit
(left clockwise) San Jose Bible College chapel building.; Bill Jessup’s notes from his first chapel message at San Jose Bible College; Loyal Lordsmen’s Quartet circa 1955. From left to right: Larry Keene (‘56), George Caldwell (‘58), Bill Jessup, Dick Moore (‘56) and Richard Palmer (‘58); A report in the Christian Standard about a growing Bible study from San Jose Bible College; A flier from Bill Jessup’s preaching days: It’s a message so old, its new;
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close together to avoid the visual distortion that happened when one sat in the middle. How times have changed!
As a part of the chapel series in 1948, dad re- preached the same sermon he preached from the opening chapel. He did this to remind the students of the core values and commitments of SJBC.
Summarizing this message, he spoke that the life of the school radiates the purity of Christ, the humility of Christ, the Spirit of Christ and the teachings of Christ. He concluded by reminding the student body that Christ is the only hope and that students need to go out with bleeding and burning hearts to snatch souls from the fires of sin. We must see Christ as the Lamb of God and apart from His shed blood there is no remission of sins. We need to keep alive the hope of His coming again. We need to work and watch. Work like it is our personal task to convert the whole world to Christ and live a life so close to the Lord that we would be ready for His coming at any moment.
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