Preaching and Preachers
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Based on a series of lectures originally given by Lloyd-Jones to the students of Westminster Theological Seminary in the spring of 1969, this collection of essays on the essence of powerful preaching has become a modern classic.
For over 30 years, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones ministered at Westminster Chapel in London. Today, he is widely considered one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century. In Preaching and Preachers, Lloyd-Jones defends the primacy of preaching, showing that there is no substitute, and he challenges preachers to take their calling seriously: “The most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching.” He also provides practical direction on the task of preparing a sermon, sharing insights on the shape and form of a message as well as covering such topics as the use of humor, giving invitations in a message and the preacher’s relationship to the congregation. If you can own only one book on preaching, make this the one you read.
This 40th anniversary edition includes the original text of Preaching and Preachers along with essays by Bryan Chapell, Mark Dever, Kevin DeYoung, Ligon Duncan, Timothy Keller and John Piper reflecting on the impact this book and the ministry of Lloyd-Jones had on their preaching. This is a book that will continue to speak to a new generation of preachers and teachers for years to come.
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- Defends the primacy of preaching, showing that there is no substitute
- Challenges preachers to take their calling seriously
- Includes additional essays reflecting on the impact this book and the ministry of Lloyd-Jones
- Note From the Editor
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 The Primacy of Preaching
- 2 No Substitute
- 3 The Sermon and the Preaching
- 4 The Form of the Sermon
- 5 The Act of Preaching
- 6 The Preacher
- 7 The Congregation
- 8 The Character of the Message
- 9 The Preparation of the Preacher
- 10 The Preparation of the Sermon
- 11 The Shape of the Sermon
- 12 Illustrations, Eloquence, Humour
- 13 What to Avoid
- 14 Calling for Decisions
- 15 The Pitfalls and the Romance
- 16 ‘Demonstration of the Spirit and of the Power’
- The MLJ Trust
- Notes
- Title: Preaching and Preachers
- Author: David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2025
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Preaching
- ISBNs: 9780310499220, 0310331293, 9780310331292, 0310499224
- Resource ID: LLS:PRCHNGPRCHRS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-09-03T18:11:57Z
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) is recognized as one of the last century’s most gifted preachers and writers. He was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century.
Lloyd-Jones first studied medicine, but left that field and went to Wales in 1927 to follow his calling to preach. He became the minister of a Welsh Presbyterian Church in Abervon, South Wales where he ministered for a decade.
In 1929, Lloyd-Jones went to London where he was appointed the associate pastor of Westminster Chapel working alongside G. Campbell Morgan. This ministry lasted for 30 years until Lloyd-Jones retired in 1968. He also served at Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Students which is known today as the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship.
Through his books and commentaries, Lloyd Jones has had a profound influence upon the Christian church and the lives of many worldwide. His books include The Gospel in Genesis: From Fig Leaves to Faith, Great Doctrines of the Bible, and the titles in the Crossway D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Collection and Select Expositions of Martyn Lloyd-Jones.