This enduring collection of twenty-one sermons by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones,
each originally delivered at Westminster Chapel in London, carefully and
compassionately analyzes an undeniable feature of modern society from
which Christians have not escaped -- spiritual depression.
"Christian people," writes Lloyd-Jones, "too often seem to be
perpetually in the doldrums and too often give this appearance of
unhappiness and of lack of freedom and absence of joy. There is no
question at all but that this is the main reason why large numbers of
people have ceased to be interested in Christianity."
Believing the Christian joy was one of the most potent factors in the
spread of Christianity in the early centuries, Lloyd-Jones not only lays
bare the causes that have robbed many Christians of spiritual vitality
but also points the way to the cure that is found through the mind and
spirit of Christ.