{"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":"The Mystery of God","slug":"the-mystery-of-god","published_at":"2026-07-19T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506/the-mystery-of-god","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-of-dr-martyn-lloyd-jones-391506","url":"https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/the-mystery-of-god/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/mljsermons/sermons.mljtrust.org/4001-the-mystery-of-god.mp3","summary":"When a person is at the point of giving up and giving in, would it make a difference if they knew that the same power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead also was working for them? This is the mystery Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones addresses as he begins a new sermon series on the book of Ephesians. While the world wrestles with “war at our doorstep,” the mystery of salvation leads Christians to worship and give thanks even in the darkest hour. In this sermon on Ephesians 1:1 titled “The Mystery of God,” Dr. Lloyd-Jones explains that the apostle Paul is pleading with believers to seek a new, fresh, and deeper understanding of God’s grace and predestined purpose for them. Since the riches of God’s attributes are displayed in the Christian’s salvation, they should live always ready and eager to confess the gospel of Jesus Christ. Knowing that the sovereign God reigns supreme over all, that the death of Christ paid for sin, and He has risen from the grave, the Christian moves forward in confidence. Regardless of circumstances, the greatest need of everyone is to know the truths of the gospel.","meta_description":"When a person is at the point of giving up and giving in, would it make a difference if they knew that the same power that raised Christ Jesus from the de…","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/the-mystery-of-god/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/the-mystery-of-god.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}