Iain Murray on D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and Preaching

"Preaching is a gift from heaven. Revelation is necessary to understand the vital importance of preaching, and why its absence is a disaster worse than a lack of bread and water.* The advance of the church is ever preceded by a recovery of preaching, and in that recovery the memory of those who have spoken with 'the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven' (1 Peter 1:12) has often played an important part. Eminent examples give light to later centuries."

-- Spoken of D. Martin Lloyd-Jones by Iain H. Murray

in the preface to his book, Lloyd Jones: Messenger of Grace.

*"The time is surely coming," says the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD." - Amos 8:11

Calamity will follow calamity; rumor will follow rumor. They will look in vain for a vision from the prophets. They will receive no teaching from the priests and no counsel from the leaders. - Ezekiel 7:26