by David Allen | Aug 2, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
“Outlining & Preaching 1 John 2:15-17 – Part 2”[1] Part 1 examined the structural outline of the passage, carefully looking at the sentence and clausal structure. Now we examine the semantic (meaning) relationships between the clauses and sentences themselves in...
by David Allen | Jul 31, 2019 | Bible, Culture, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
Expository preaching, especially of the letters of the New Testament, should, at a minimum, deal with a paragraph. Why? Linguists now point out that meaning is found beyond the sentence level. When the preacher restricts his focus to the sentence level and to clauses...
by David Allen | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
When it comes to the galaxy of Puritan preaching, the name of William Perkins shines brightly. His famous work on preaching, The Art of Prophesying, remains a classic in the field. More than four hundred years ago, Perkins delivered some addresses at Cambridge on the...
by David Allen | Jul 17, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
Most preachers I know are forever on the lookout for good sermon outlines. Of course, those who preach expositionally will (or should be!) taking their outlines from the text itself. That does not mean the outline will be in the exact form or wording of the text. It...
by David Allen | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here is a portion of my presentation at the Church Revitalization Conference on Sunday, June 9, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention sponsored by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The nature of the church...
