{"podcast":{"title":"Sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones","slug":"sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506","podcast_index_feed_id":391506,"rss_url":"https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons/podcast/","website_url":"https://www.mljtrust.org/","image_url":"https://www.mljtrust.org/static/images/mlj-podcast-1404.jpg","author":"Martyn Lloyd-Jones","episode_count":50,"summary":"The MLJ Trust presents original audio recordings of the sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981). Dr. Lloyd-Jones was a Welsh minister who preached and taught in the Reformed tradition. He is considered by many evangelical leaders today to be an authority on biblical truth and the sufficiency of Scripture. Dr. Lloyd-Jones’ principal ministry was at Westminster Chapel, in central London, from 1939-1968, where he delivered multi-year expositions on books of the bible such as Romans, Ephesians and the Gospel of John.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T12:20:37.869895+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506"},"episode":{"title":"Lessons From Church History","slug":"lessons-from-church-history","published_at":"2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506/lessons-from-church-history","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506","url":"https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons/book-of-romans/lessons-from-church-history/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/mljsermons/sermons.mljtrust.org/3317-lessons-from-church-history.mp3","summary":"Do the practices of the early church have anything to say to the contemporary church? How can one explain the obvious difference between what is read in the pages of Scripture regarding the church and the present manifestation of so many contemporary church models? As those invested in the authority and sufficiency of God’s word, evangelicals must be willing to set aside prejudices and look at Scripture with fresh eyes and seek to conform to the picture and pattern found in the New Testament. This is the conviction of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. In this sermon on Romans 12:6–8 titled “Lessons from Church History,” he elaborates on the glimpses of early church life and asks pressing questions about the development of church governance over the past two centuries. Dr. Lloyd-Jones provides an overview and explanation on the accumulation of power by the bishops throughout church history. He also tackles the reactions to centralized power by radical free church groups after the Reformation. The key in all these matters, says Dr. Lloyd-Jones, is to get back to the Scriptures in all matters of preaching, governance, gifts, pastors, and church life. Listen as Dr. Lloyd-Jones reminds evangelicals that they cannot afford to ignore the doctrine and nature of the church.","meta_description":"Do the practices of the early church have anything to say to the contemporary church? How can one explain the obvious difference between what is read in t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506/episodes/lessons-from-church-history/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506/lessons-from-church-history.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}