David L. Allen
@DrDavidLAllen
Founder, http://preachingcoach.com; Distinguished Professor of Practical Theology, Dean, Adrian Rogers Center for Preaching, Mid-America Baptist Seminary.
Whatever is your greatest joy and treasure, that is your god. —Spurgeon
“Our greatest mission is to rescue admitted truths from the neglect caused by their universal admission.” -- Coleridge
Resolved: to permit no mousing criticism to nibble away from me the joy of The Lord!
I’m excited to be preaching at this conference! This will be a great time of spiritual refreshment and encouragement for preachers and pastors.
All Glory Be to Christ…… Let’s stand together and rightly preach the Word of God together. Join @hbcharlesjr at the Cutting It Straight Conference on September 23-25, 2025 in Jacksonville, FL. Register at hbcharlesjr.com
When we stand before the Lord, the real question will no longer be what we think of Jesus, but what He thinks of us.
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🚨 The FBI has launched a bombshell “grand conspiracy” probe that could bypass the statute of limitations & get prosecutions out of Democrat D.C. Why it matters: The probe covers Russiagate, election interference, and DOJ weaponization all the way back to Hillary. 🧵THREAD
“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.” Winston Churchhill
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The Preaching Coach Podcast: In today’s episode, Dr. David Allen discusses key resources for interpreting and preaching the New Testament. Dr. Allen provides this episode as a help in understanding and navigating teaching through New Testament books. While not exhaustive, this…
Ever notice that some people on social media—the ones who know the least—often know it the loudest. . . .?
Thank you, Joey, for this kind review of my new book. Deeply appreciated!
My review on Amazon of @DrDavidLAllen latest work, Liberating Romans from Reformed Captivity. “Scholarly. Engaging. Necessary.”
Let there be a certain charm in your preaching that neither speaks over people’s heads nor treats them like infants. Then folks will listen!
Honored today to preach both morning services at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, SC. Sweet time of prayer with a group of men 30 minutes before the first service. Thankful for pastor @DanielDickard, my former PhD student and now friend, for this opportunity!
Here is my summary conclusion on the section on Romans 9 from p. 113 of my new book: “In summary, the Calvinistic interpretation of Romans 9 fails because it is: 1. Divorced from the context of Romans 9–11. 2. Assuming unconditional meaning for ambiguous language. 3. Seeking…
Preaching both morning services tomorrow at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, SC. Thankful for pastor @DanielDickard for this opportunity!
The goal: make sure what you are doing is what you should be doing.
Thanks to all of you who have purchased my new book “Liberating Romans from Reformed Captivity.” Released 2 weeks ago today, it is already approaching the 1000 book sales mark! Grateful for the many texts, social media posts, etc., from many of you who purchased the book.…
Learn from the mistakes of others. You don’t have time to make them all yourself.
Plagiarism in preaching is not only dishonest but self-destructive. Preaching requires a near total identification between preacher & preaching.