Sermon Illustrations

Category: Martyn Lloyd Jones

  • Preach to yourself

    “Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them but they are talking to you, they bring back…

  • Praying for revival

    Praying for revival

    When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out his Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. . . .…

  • We cross the line from

    We cross the line from self-examination to introspection when, in a sense, we do nothing but examine ourselves, and when such self examination becomes the main and chief end in our life. Martyn Lloyd JonesClick to Tweet

  • I say that we must

    I say that we must talk to oursleves instead of allowing ‘ourselves’ to talk to us. Have you realised that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Martyn Lloyd JonesClick to Tweet

  • The main art in the

    The main art in the matter of spiritual living is to know how to handle yourself. You have to take yourself in hand, you have to address youraelf, preach to yourself, question yourself. Martyn Lloyd JonesClick to Tweet