by David Allen | Apr 30, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
NOTE: This is a portion of my sermon on 1 John 2:15-17 entitled “Don’t Decorate Your Cell” in 1 – 3 John: Fellowship in the Family (Crossway, 2013), 95-108. Verse 16 defines what the world system consists in with three parallel phrases: our...
by David Allen | Apr 24, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
NOTE: This article is an excerpt from an excellent little book on preaching, The Expositor in the Pulpit, by the Greek scholar Marvin R. Vincent. The book is the content of his lectures given to students at Union Theological Seminary in 1884. The book is a must read...
by David Allen | Apr 6, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Sermons
NOTE: This article is an excerpt from an excellent little book on preaching, The Expositor in the Pulpit, by the Greek scholar Marvin R. Vincent. The book is the content of his lectures given to students at Union Theological Seminary in 1884. The book is a must read...
by David Allen | Mar 11, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
NOTE: This is a portion of my sermon on 1 John 1:5-10 in my commentary 1-3 John: Fellowship in the Family, published by Crossway. The focus is on 1 John 1:5. This statement, “God is light,” has been interpreted in different ways. First, it could be a description of...
by David Allen | Feb 11, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Quotes, Scripture References, Sermons
The great actor and film director Woody Allen claims to be an atheist. On one occasion he was asked the question: “If there is a God, and if that God should speak to you, what would you most want to hear him say?” Woody Allen’s answer speaks for all people. He said:...
by David Allen | Feb 2, 2015 | Baptist, Calvinism, Gospel, Preaching, Sermons
NOTE: Sermon Preached at the Tabernacle in Salem February 6, 1812, on Occasion of the Ordination of the Rev. Messrs. Samuel Newell, Adoniram Judson, Samuel Nott, , Gordon Hall, and Luther Rice, Missionaries to the Heathen in Asia, Under the Direction of the Board of...
