Preaching Coach Podcast with Dr. David Allen

In this episode, Dr. David Allen discusses how to preach Genesis 22, the story of Abraham and Isaac, and how to preach Christ from the passage. After reading the text, he surveys traditional interpretations, including rabbinic views, the early church fathers’ typology of the cross, Martin Luther’s speculative approach, and a redemptive-historical perspective. Don’t miss this substantive theological examination of an intriguing text as well as Dr. Allen’s insights on how to build a sermon around it.

In this episode, Dr. David Allen walks listeners through how he prepared and preached a text-driven sermon from 1 John 4:7-11, explaining how to identify paragraph units, determine genre, and build a sermon outline from the text’s structure.

In this episode, Dr. David Allen discusses the “second inning” or the second chapter his newly published book, “From the Mound to the Pulpit,” taking a deeper look at the role of the batter in baseball and the role of the preacher in sermon delivery. “From the Mound to the Pulpit” is available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover options.

In this episode, Dr. David Allen discusses his brand new book, “From the Mound to the Pulpit,” looking at the similarities between baseball and preaching and the many ways baseball can offer insights into the task of preaching of God’s Word. “From the Mound to the Pulpit” is available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover options.

In this episode, Dr. David Allen talks about prayer with with Dr. Kie Bowman, Senior Pastor Emeritus of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, where he served as Senior Pastor for nearly 26 years before retiring in March 2023. 

After listening to this podcast, be sure to get a copy of Dr. Bowman’s excellent book, “Evangelistic Prayer: Engaging the Power of God for the Lost,” published in 2024 and linked here.