by David Allen | Feb 22, 2016 | Bible, Calvinism, Preaching, Sermons
I am currently serving as the Interim Pastor of First Baptist Church, Irving, TX. A few weeks back I began a series of sermons through 1 John. On Sunday, February 14, I preached on 1 John 2:1-2. Verse 2 says: And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not...
by David Allen | Feb 8, 2016 | Preaching
A CRASH COURSE IN LINGUISTICS LINGUISTICS – The study of the structure of language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. PHONOLOGY – The identification and classification of all sounds used in a given language. LEXICON –...
by David Allen | Feb 1, 2016 | Preaching, Sermons, Uncategorized
What is the difference between a sermon that is “text-centered” and one that is “text-driven”? Here is a chart I used at the Jacksonville Pastor’s Conference: Text-Centered Text-Driven Sermon from the...
by David Allen | Jan 25, 2016 | Bible, Preaching, Speaking Engagement
Plans are progressing on the new School of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary! Kick-off date: August 1. I am honored to be able to serve as the inaugural Dean of this new school. God is already opening many doors to preach and to teach Text-driven...
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 | Nov 18, 2015 | Baptist, Calvinism, Preaching, Quotes, Theology
NOTE: This is a portion of my Evangelical Theological Society paper “Andrew Fuller: Particular Redemptionist who Held to Unlimited Atonement.” Fuller was a very important English Baptist (d. 1815) who had enormous impact on Baptists in America. Fuller’s debates with...
