by David Allen | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Several years ago, David Larsen, homiletician and author of an excellent history of preaching entitled The Company of the Preachers, spoke on “The Primacy of the Text.” It was a fabulous presentation. Here are some nuggets. On Puritan Preaching: It is not difficult to...
by David Allen | Aug 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 | May 12, 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 | Aug 3, 2014 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
1 John 3:19–24 “How to Send Your Guilt Trip Packing” NOTE: These notes are mostly exegetical/content oriented. For the full sermon with illustrations and application, see my 1-3 John: Fellowship in the Family in Preaching the Word (Wheaton: Crossway, 2013), 163-174...
by David Allen | Jul 27, 2014 | Bible, General, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
John speaks of four different levels of relationships in which you can choose to live: murder (vv.11–12), hatred (vv. 13–15), indifference (vv. 16–17), and Christian love in action (v. 18). I. Love and Hate are Mutually Exclusive in Your Christian Life – (vv....