by David Allen | Jul 25, 2014 | Baptist, Bible, General, Gospel, Preaching, Scripture References
For two and a half weeks I was in England and Scotland with 71 students and faculty from SEBTS and SWBTS on our annual Oxford Study Tour. The tour consists of courses taught by faculty combined with trips to some of the important historical sites in Baptist history...
by David Allen | Jul 14, 2014 | Baptist, Culture, General, Preaching
Today I am in Scotland; land of clans, kilts, medieval castles, Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns, fresh water lochs (lakes), St. Andrew’s Links, haggis (the country’s most famous culinary dish made with the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep and traditionally boiled in...
by David Allen | Jul 3, 2014 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
With tomorrow being the 4th of July, freedom will be a constant theme on social media, television programming, and sermons on Sunday. Paul reminds us in Galatians 5:1 that “It was for freedom that Christ has set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be...
by David Allen | Jun 3, 2014 | Bible, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching
Pragmatic analysis of texts asks the questions “What is the author’s purpose of a text?” and “What does an author desire to accomplish with his text.” The text-driven preacher is always attempting to accomplish something with every sermon. All verbal or written...
by David Allen | Jun 2, 2013 | Bible, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Theology
The text-driven preacher must recognize that there are four basic types of meaning conveyed in every text and context: referential, situational, structural and semantic. Referential meaning is that which is being talked about; the subject matter of a text. Situational...
