Review: The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

by Jun 1, 2017Piety, Preaching

The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-JonesThe Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Steven J. Lawson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Earnest, edifying, admirably brief. Doesn’t break any new ground or offer any new insight if you’ve already read Murray’s biography. But a great introduction for those unfamiliar with the Doctor.

Christian Audio provided me a free review copy of this work (no strings attached), and the reader was absolutely perfect: I’m pretty sure he imitated DMLJ’s accent, and I’ve heard the Doctor often enough that he brought me up short several times—I could almost believe I was listening to the man himself.

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