Top ten MLJ sermons from 2025

Discover Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's timeless biblical teaching with the Top 10 Sermons of 2025

Following is a curated collection of listener favorites from 2025, ranked by search traffic. Though preached decades ago, these sermons continue to address the deepest spiritual needs of contemporary audiences. From foundational doctrines to practical Christian living, these ten sermons showcase why Dr. Lloyd-Jones remains one of the most influential expository preachers of the twentieth century. Discover below the messages that have particularly resonated with listeners throughout 2025:

1. "The Husband's Duties" from Ephesians 5:25-33 provides profound biblical instruction on Christian marriage. Dr. Lloyd-Jones expounds on the husband's calling to sacrificial, Christ-like love, drawing powerful parallels between the marriage relationship and Christ's relationship with the church. The sermon offers both theological depth and practical wisdom for understanding God's design for marriage.

2. "Fountain of Living Waters" based on Jeremiah 2:13 exposes humanity's fundamental problem of seeking satisfaction apart from God. Dr. Lloyd-Jones masterfully contrasts the living water that God provides with the broken cisterns of worldly pursuits, demonstrating why only relationship with God can truly satisfy the human heart's deepest longings.

3. "Characteristics of the Kingdom" explores John 3:1-7, addressing the absolute necessity of the new birth for entering God's kingdom. Through the account of Nicodemus, Dr. Lloyd-Jones demonstrates why mere religious knowledge and moral effort cannot substitute for the supernatural work of regeneration that God alone performs.

4. "The True Wisdom" from Jeremiah 9:23-24 challenges worldly notions of success and achievement. Dr. Lloyd-Jones expounds on God's call not to glory in wisdom, might, or riches, but rather in knowing Him. The sermon powerfully reorients priorities toward what truly matters in God's eyes.

5. "From Darkness to Light" examines Ephesians 5:14, proclaiming the transforming power of spiritual awakening. Dr. Lloyd-Jones vividly portrays the contrast between spiritual death and life, showing how Christ's light penetrates darkness and calls people from sleep to wakefulness in their relationship with God.

6. "Sowing and Reaping" based on Galatians 6:7-8 addresses the inescapable principle of spiritual cause and effect. Dr. Lloyd-Jones carefully explains how this divine law operates in the Christian life, warning against self-deception while encouraging believers to persist in sowing to the Spirit rather than the flesh.

7. "Loins Girt About with Truth" from Ephesians 6:14 explores the first piece of spiritual armor. Dr. Lloyd-Jones emphasizes truth as the foundation of Christian warfare, showing how both doctrinal truth and personal integrity are essential for standing firm against spiritual opposition.

8. "Think, Weep, Repent" preached from Luke 23:27-31 presents Christ's solemn words to the women of Jerusalem. Dr. Lloyd-Jones uses this passage to challenge superficial emotional responses to Christ's suffering, calling instead for genuine repentance and understanding of sin's serious consequences.

9. "The Importance of Self-Examination" from 2 Corinthians 13:5 addresses the crucial practice of testing one's faith. Dr. Lloyd-Jones guides believers in examining whether they are truly in the faith, providing biblical criteria for genuine conversion and warning against false assurance.

10. "God or Man?" explores Jeremiah 17:5-8, presenting the stark choice between trusting in human strength or in God. Dr. Lloyd-Jones powerfully contrasts the curse of self-reliance with the blessing of depending on the Lord, showing the vastly different outcomes of these two fundamental orientations of life.