by David Allen | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured, Preaching
A few years back, Abe Kuruvilla, Professor of Preaching at Dallas Theological Seminary, was kind enough to include me in his interview series “How I Preach” which appears on his website www.homiletix.com. Abe is a consummate homiletician and author of many books,...
by David Allen | Aug 23, 2019 | Bible, General, Gospel
THE INCARNATION enrolls Him in our needy company. For unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given. The Word became flesh and dwelled among us. He had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest...
by David Allen | Aug 21, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References
In 627 B.C., a young priest in the southern kingdom of Israel heard God’s call to be a prophet. Born in Anatoth, three miles northeast of Jerusalem, Jeremiah’s ministry spanned 40 turbulent years. He witnessed firsthand the death of his nation. His king, Josiah, had...
by David Allen | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
What is the best way for someone to ensure that a record of his life, teachings, and achievements should live on after he himself is departed? The most obvious answer—write a book. There is much to be said for writing your own biography rather than leaving...
by David Allen | Aug 8, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
NOTE: This is a slightly revised section from my “Introduction” in Text-Driven Preaching: God’s Word at the Heart of Every Sermon, edited by Daniel L. Akin, David L. Allen & Ned L. Matthews (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2010), 1-8. On any given Sunday in today’s...
by David Allen | Aug 5, 2019 | Culture, General, Scripture References, Theology
The television commercial interrupts your favorite show. The announcer has a deal for you that you can’t refuse! His product can slice, dice, and chop better than anything out there on the market. And not only that, “if you will act now, you will receive a second...
by David Allen | Aug 2, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
“Outlining & Preaching 1 John 2:15-17 – Part 2”[1] Part 1 examined the structural outline of the passage, carefully looking at the sentence and clausal structure. Now we examine the semantic (meaning) relationships between the clauses and sentences themselves in...
by David Allen | Jul 31, 2019 | Bible, Culture, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
Expository preaching, especially of the letters of the New Testament, should, at a minimum, deal with a paragraph. Why? Linguists now point out that meaning is found beyond the sentence level. When the preacher restricts his focus to the sentence level and to clauses...
by David Allen | Jul 26, 2019 | Preaching, Quotes
Charles Spurgeon’s prolific pen is well known. Today he still holds the record for the most books in print by any author living or dead. Spurgeon was barraged with requests to write prefaces for other authors during his lifetime. He refused to do so, as far as I know,...
by David Allen | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
When it comes to the galaxy of Puritan preaching, the name of William Perkins shines brightly. His famous work on preaching, The Art of Prophesying, remains a classic in the field. More than four hundred years ago, Perkins delivered some addresses at Cambridge on the...
