David L. Allen

Dr. David Allen is the Dean of the School of Preaching, Distinguished Professor of Preaching, and Director of the Southwestern Center for Expository Preaching
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The Theology of Text-Driven Preaching: God Has Spoken

John Stott, in his classic work Between Two Worlds, insightfully commented that the essential secret of preaching is not “mastering certain techniques, but being mastered by certain convictions.” The key theological principle underlying text-driven... Read More »

Hebrews Sermon Starter

Dr. David Allen, Dean of the School of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary begins the Sermon Starter series on the book of Hebrews. Read More »

Hebrews 1:1-4

Locate the Passage 1:1-4 is the prologue to the entire letter. Genre Expository. There are no imperatives or imperatival forms. Determine the Structure of the Passage 1:1-4 is one sentence (a single sentence paragraph) in the Greek text. With the exception of ... Read More »

Hebrews 1:5-14

Locate the Passage 1:5-14 is the second paragraph in the letter. It modifies, via a string of seven Old Testament quotations, the claim that Jesus, as Son, is superior to the angels (from v. 4). The seven quotations are Ps 2:7; 2 Sam 7:14; Deut 32:43; Ps 104:4... Read More »

Hebrews 10:19-25

Locate the Passage Hebrews 10:19-25 is the initial paragraph of the third major division: 1:1-4:13           4:14-10:18       10:19-13:25 Genre: Hortatory/expository with hortatory being dominant. All imperatives and imperatival constructions s... Read More »

Preaching NT Letters

Dr. David Allen’s Preaching the New Testament Letters lecture at the 2016 Expository Preaching Workshop. Read More »

Seven Wonders of Jesus

SWBTS Chapel sermon called Seven Wonders of Jesus by Southwestern preaching professor, Dr. David Allen. Read More »

The Ministry of the Thorn

SWBTS Chapel sermon called The Ministry of the Thorn by Southwestern preaching professor, Dr. David Allen. Read More »

Preaching the Old Testament – Plenary Session Two

Dr. David Allen’s Plenary Session Two lecture at the 2015 Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop – Preaching the Old Testament. Read More »

Preaching Jude – Plenary Session Two

Dr. David Allen’s Plenary Session Two lecture at the 2015 Expository Preaching Workshop – Preaching Jude in Today’s Culture. Read More »