by David Allen | Dec 14, 2015 | Bible, Christmas, Devotional, Scripture References
In 165 BC, Israel was under the control of the Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes. A cruel and ruthless dictator, he attempted to force the Jews to embrace the Greek culture of the day and cease to obey the Mosaic Law. Antiochus went so far as to desecrate the temple of...
by David Allen | Nov 30, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
Fifteen years ago, I wrote about the negative impact a low view of biblical authority, rejection of propositional communication, and the focus on creating an experience, had on preaching. (David L. Allen, “A Tale of Two Roads: Homiletics and Biblical...
by David Allen | Oct 26, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
On Thursday, October 22, I preached in chapel at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It was my first chapel sermon since the home going of my wife, Sherri. The text is 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. During her 3 year and 9 month battle with cancer, Sherri learned to...
by David Allen | Oct 19, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
These past two Sundays I’ve preached a two-part sermon on Numbers 9:15-23 at First Baptist Church, Irving, TX, where I am the new interim pastor. Numbers 9:15-23 signals the conclusion of the time of Israel’s one-year encampment at Sinai and their embarkation on their...
by David Allen | Sep 14, 2015 | Bible, Devotional, Preaching, Scripture References
I love preaching on Hebrews 12:1-3: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, and laying aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author...
by David Allen | Sep 7, 2015 | Bible, Culture, Preaching, Sermons
How big is your God? How well do you know him? How much are you like him? How ready are you to serve him? Isaiah was a young preacher who lived in the southern kingdom of Judah in the 8th century BC. His remarkable statement in Isaiah 6:1, “In the year that king...
