by David Allen | Oct 30, 2014 | Bible, General, Preaching, Scripture References
I. SIX KEY THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GOD IN AMOS: 1. GOD DESCRIBES SIN AS NOTHING LESS THAN OPEN, DEFIANT REBELLION! Characteristic term for moral evil is the Hebrew Pesha’ (1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6) “Deliberate doing of wrong when the doing is known to be...
by David Allen | Oct 20, 2014 | Bible, Culture, General
MYTH 1 – The Bible does not condemn homosexuality. It is common to hear the LGBT community say the Bible does not condemn homosexuality. This is especially prevalent among those who claim to be Christians. “Nowhere does Jesus address homosexuality” is a constant...
by David Allen | Oct 17, 2014 | Bible, Culture, Preaching, Sermons
Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian mayor, launched an unprecedented attack on religious liberty earlier this week. The city issued subpoenas demanding a group of pastors turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity, or...
by David Allen | Oct 7, 2014 | Bible, Featured, Scripture References, Sermons
On Monday, October 6, the Center for Expository Preaching and the preaching faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted our fall Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop. The topic was “Preaching Jonah.” Drs. Steven Smith, Vern Charette,...
by David Allen | Oct 6, 2014 | Bible, Scripture References
I. JONAH THE PROPHET A. NAME : Jonah – “Dove” B. HOME: Gath-hepher – 4 miles north of Nazareth in Galilee (modern el-Meshad) Jonah, the son of Amittai, of Gath-hepher (II Kings 14:25). These two names are found nowhere else in the Old...
by David Allen | Sep 23, 2014 | Bible, Preaching, Sermons, Theology
Paul’s main point in Romans 6:1-14 is v. 11: “Consider yourselves to be dead to sin but alive to God through Christ Jesus.” This is the first imperative in Romans! “Consider yourself” is logidzomai in Greek. Notice the first three letters of the Greek word are...