Joy Unspeakable: Power and Renewal in the Holy Spirit

By D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Book Overview

A rigorous yet accessible examination of the biblical evidence surrounding the baptism of the Holy Spirit, from the former minister of Westminster Chapel

"A magisterial and challenging recall to the inner realities of true Christian experience."--J.I. Packer

In Joy Unspeakable, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones delivers a searching, Scripture-saturated call to the church to seek the fullness of the Holy Spirit with renewed seriousness and expectancy. Moving carefully through Acts and the Epistles, he argues that the New Testament pattern reveals not a one-time attainment of spiritual completeness, but repeated seasons of divine refreshing--fresh outpourings of the Spirit granted to hungry, praying believers. With pastoral warmth and theological precision, Lloyd-Jones challenges both complacency and spiritual pride, insisting that lifelong sanctification is the Spirit's ongoing work and that no Christian "gets it all" at once.

Rooted in the proclamation of John the Baptist that Christ would baptize with the Holy Spirit, Lloyd-Jones contends that the church's most urgent need is revival--an experiential, empowering encounter with God that produces assurance, purity, and boldness.

An important resource for all Christians, Joy Unspeakable includes:
- compelling biblical theology of the baptism and fullness of the Holy Spirit grounded in Acts and the Epistles
- a corrective to both perfectionism and passive Christianity, emphasizing lifelong sanctification
- rich historical illustrations of revival and spiritual awakening across the centuries
- twenty-four substantial sermons that combine doctrinal depth with clerical urgency

Drawing on church history and pastoral ministry, this enduring classic remains essential reading for those who long to examine the biblical case carefully--and to pray for a deeper walk with the Lord by His Spirit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877884412
• ISBN13: 9780877884415
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Shaw Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Joy filled inspiration

There are chapters in this book that make you yearn to draw closer to the Lord, parts that will warm your spirit and long to have more of Him! You will stop mid-sentence and say "wow!".

lloyed-jones did his homework

This is the best treatment of the person and work of the Holy Spirit in a Christians life. i found it to be extremely refreshing and i thought his exegesis followed by the testimonies of the great men of Christendom were inspiring. Martin's thesis is that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is not about santification(what he calls the normal work of the HS) but to uphold the name of Jesus and give a supernatural desire to know him, to love him, and to spread his name. Lloyed-Jones knew this book would be controversial, but his exegesis along with his history of the early church since Pentecost makes a powerful case. Overall, i recommend this book to any seminary student who wants to add to his knowledge of the person and work of God the Holy Spirit. We really do have a supernatural faith.

Jones has a unique view of the Holy Spirit.

For a reformed author, D. Martyn Lloyd Jones has a unique view of the Holy Spirit. Unlike most Baptist and Reformed authors he holds that a believer may not initially be baptized by the Holy Spirit on conversion. His view is similar in some ways to that of many charismatics. However, Jones emphasizes the sovereignty of the Holy Spirit and sees the signs of his baptism as a new power to bear witness to Christ accompanied by assurance and "joy unspeakable". It is good reading and should make the reader rethink his view of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.