by David Allen | Nov 14, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References
IV. STRUCTURE AND OUTLINE 1. Literary Features: alliteration, paronomasia, inclusion, chiasmus, irony, sarcasm A. Gordon Wenham’s outline (Word Biblical Commentary): Introduction (1) Scene 1: Travels of...
by David Allen | Nov 12, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References
This is the first of a 3-part post on preaching The Tower of Babel passage in Genesis 11:1-9 I. SETTING WITHIN GENESIS 1-11: Concludes Genesis 1-11 as the 4th key event following Creation, Fall, Flood. Prepares way for the introduction of Abraham via Shem’s...
by David Allen | Oct 2, 2019 | Bible, Devotional, Gospel, Scripture References
NOTE: My sermon “Wanna Play Catch?” on 1 John 4:7-11 can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/9JhkIGs3TM4 When my oldest son, Jeremy, was five or six years old, one spring afternoon on my way home from work I stopped by the sporting goods store and bought him...
by David Allen | Sep 20, 2019 | Bible, General, Scripture References, Sermons
The Christian life is a journey. When you start on a journey, you don’t take everything with you; only those things you really need. To know what to take and what to leave behind is the critical issue. It is largely a matter of discrimination and transportation. In...
by David Allen | Sep 9, 2019 | Bible, Calvinism, Theology
On September 2, 2019, The Gospel Coalition published Erik Raymond’s online article “Did Jesus Die for Everyone?” Raymond argues the case for limited atonement—that Jesus died for the sins of the elect only, and not for the sins of “every person who ever lived.” I have...
by David Allen | Sep 4, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Sermons
The New Testament documents indicate exegesis was the primary method of doing theology in the early church. This is no more clearly evidenced than with the author of Hebrews. For him, Psalm 110:1, 4 serve as the “text” which he will, with the help of other Old...
