Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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moves people is the Truth and not our imagination,
[eloquence, humour, etc.)""' Similarly, he wrote,
"Let the Truth, the Message dictate the amount of time" a
sermon occupies in a service.° What Lloyd-Jones
wrote there to sermon length, he would repeat regarding
other communication factors.
More important than conforming preaching method to
contemporary culture is conforming it to the New
Testament practice, according to Lloyd-Jones.' Would
he change theological language so secular man can better
understand? No, he preferred to change the hearers so
they can grasp the rich historical vocabulary.1111
A accurate presentation of Lloyd-Jones's views must
repeat his exhortations to be "relevant," to be
"contemporary," to achieve "living contact" with
congregations. "'A dull preacher is a
contradiction in terms; if he is dull he is not a
preacher." But if the preacher purposely seeks
relevance, his preaching is ineffectual. Only the Holy
Spirit can effect an appropriate congregational response.
"All that we believe about the Scriptures and about the
Lord Himself can only be applied in our ministry, and so
become relevant to the world and its situation, as we are
under the authority and power of the Holy Spirit"
(underlining mine)."'
B. James Stewart
1. Sources
Each of the other three lecturer groups answers a