Listening to Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones is one of my favorite preachers. His sermons have been transcribed into books for decades. He preached so many sermons during his life that new books bearing his name have steadily appeared since his death in 1981.

Now it will be easier to listen to the Doctor. The Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recordings Trust is making available their weekly broadcast, Living Grace, on Oneplace.com. With a free registration you can download an mp3 of their half-hour radio program featuring the preaching of MLJ. You can also subscribe to the podcast of the program. Right now they have only one selection available. But since this is a weekly radio broadcast, I’m hoping they’ll update frequently.

I downloaded and listened to this program, the first part of a sermon called “Peace with God.” The registration was easy, the download was fast (assuming you have a fast connection), and the sound quality was excellent. The preaching, of course, was excellent, too. I smiled about 3 minutes into the message when Lloyd-Jones said his first “well, now then.” According to the biography by Iain Murray one of MLJ’s favorite expressions in the pulpit was “very well then” or some variation. He would even say it when preaching to Welsh congregations. He would be preaching along in Welsh, come to some good point, then say (in English), “Very well then,” and go on preaching in Welsh. It brought back very pleasant memories of reading that biography (Vol. 1; Vol. 2).

Since this is a radio program, there is a brief introduction, followed by about 25 minutes of the Doctor’s preaching, and then a short closing message from the Trust. I appreciate the description of their ministry (from the Oneplace.com website):

Living Grace is the Radio ministry of the Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recordings Trust. Our work and vision is to enable people everywhere to understand clearly the Scriptures and to come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. We do this through the preaching of the late Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones by radio, literature, audio recordings, and conferences. It is our desire to encourage the return of regular, systematic teaching of the Scriptures in our generation.

I gladly add my amen to their desire!

While downloading Lloyd-Jones, check out the website for the MLJ Recordings Trust (original UK site and North American site). Very well then; happy listening!

Listening to Martyn Lloyd-Jones