Albert N. Martin was an American Reformed Baptist minister whose faithful pastoral ministry spanned over four decades. He served as the pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Montville, New Jersey from 1962 to 2008 - a remarkable tenure of 46 years dedicated to expository preaching and shepherding the flock of God.
This archive gratefully preserves that ministry in fellowship with Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Martin's church home for nearly half a century.
A ministry archive of Trinity Baptist Church, Montville
This website preserves and shares Pastor Martin's preaching as part of the continuing ministry of the church he served for forty-six years.
Visit Trinity Baptist ChurchBorn on April 11, 1934, Martin began street preaching before the age of 18 under the guidance of elders at a local Mission Hall. This early zeal for the Gospel would become the hallmark of his entire ministry. He was recognized not only as a powerful preacher, but as an evangelist, counselor, and devoted pastor.
A Ministry of the Word
Pastor Martin's preaching was characterized by its theological depth, pastoral warmth, and unwavering commitment to biblical fidelity. The renowned theologian John Murray described him as "one of the ablest and moving preachers I have ever heard."
"The goal of every sermon is not merely the transmission of information, but the transformation of the heart through the illumination of the Holy Spirit."
His ministry at Trinity Baptist Church produced thousands of recorded sermons covering virtually every book of the Bible and every major doctrine of the Christian faith. His verse-by-verse exposition of the Gospel of Mark alone spans 199 messages.
Pastoral Theology
For twenty years, Pastor Martin taught all courses in Pastoral Theology at Trinity Ministerial Academy, mentoring a generation of pastors who went on to serve churches around the world. These lectures, comprising over 105 sessions, were later made available in both audio and book form. His three-volume Pastoral Theology has been translated into Spanish and other languages.
Published Works
Much of what Pastor Martin preached and taught also went to press, and nearly all of it is still in print. Each title below links straight to the publishers and booksellers who carry it — one of them, Encouragement for Pastors' Wives, is offered free of charge.
-
Pastoral Theology: The Man of God
Three-volume set
Trinity Pulpit Press · 2018–2020 · Hardcover, 3 volumes
The full course in Pastoral Theology that Pastor Martin taught every Friday for twenty years at Trinity Ministerial Academy, edited into three volumes: His Calling and Godly Life, His Preaching and Teaching Labors, and His Shepherding, Evangelizing, and Counseling Labors. Between 2007 and 2012 he taught the entire course once more on video to a room of younger men, and those transcripts became the basis of these books.
-
You Lift Me Up
Overcoming Ministry Challenges
Christian Focus (Mentor) · 2013 · Paperback
A frank pastoral word to ministers about the slow slide that ends in burnout or backsliding. Martin traces the warning signs — beginning, he insists, in the prayer closet — and works through the symptoms, the causes, and the cure with the plainness of a man who spent forty-six years in the work.
-
Encouragement for Pastors' Wives
Chapel Library · Booklet
Warm, direct exhortation to women who carry pressures few in the congregation ever see. "It is the Word of God," Martin begins, "that marks out the path of what a pastor's wife ought to be, how she should fulfill her God-given roles and responsibilities." Chapel Library offers the booklet free of charge worldwide.
-
The Forgotten Fear
Where Have All the God-Fearers Gone?
Reformation Heritage Books · 2015 · Hardcover
The fear of God runs through the whole Bible, yet it has quietly dropped out of much modern Christian speech. Martin establishes the theme across both Testaments, defines what fearing God actually means, and then shows it at work in the lives of Abraham and Joseph — closing with plain instruction on how a believer maintains and increases it.
-
Living the Christian Life
The Banner of Truth Trust · Booklet, 32 pages
For anyone who has ever asked, near despair, how the Christian life can actually be lived fruitfully. Martin sets out six major principles of genuine spiritual experience, exposes unbalanced and counterfeit teaching, and lays a secure foundation for Christ-centred living.
-
Glorifying God in Your Body
Whose Is It — Yours or His?
Cruciform Press · 2017 · Paperback
Our culture either worships the body or neglects it. With a foreword by David Murray, Martin fills the gap with plain biblical teaching on the command to glorify God in your body — obedience rooted in the gospel and carried out in the power of the indwelling Spirit. Also published in Spanish.
-
Preaching in the Holy Spirit
Reformation Heritage Books · 2011 · Paperback, 67 pages
Two sermons to pastors, expanded into four short chapters, on the minister's absolute dependence on the Holy Spirit in the act of preaching. Martin explains the necessity of the Spirit's agency, describes how it is manifested, and asks soberly why it is so often restrained or diminished.
-
Grieving, Hope and Solace
When a Loved One Dies in Christ
Cruciform Press · 2011 · Paperback, 116 pages
Written after the death of Marilyn, his wife of forty-eight years. Determined to grieve in a way that honoured God, Martin went to Scripture with the burning questions that death raises — and this book is the product of that grief, those tears, and that concentrated study. A blending of memoir and theology for anyone standing at a graveside.
-
A Life of Principled Obedience
The Banner of Truth Trust · 1992 · Booklet, 24 pages
An exposition of Psalm 119:57–60 on the foundation upon which an obedient Christian life is built, the context in which it develops, and the blessing to which it leads. Martin's burden is that principled obedience is not a narrowing of life but the way into genuine freedom and joy.
-
The Practical Implications of Calvinism
The Banner of Truth Trust · 1979 · Booklet, 24 pages
Far more than an argument for a system. Martin's concern is what the doctrines of grace ought to do to a person — and his answer is that true Calvinism begins with a sight of the majesty of God. In effect an impassioned plea for authentic Christianity.
-
What's Wrong with Preaching Today?
The Banner of Truth Trust · Booklet, 32 pages
The church stands in need of a recovery of good preaching — but how does that happen? Drawing on his own years in the pulpit and on wide opportunity to teach and counsel other preachers, Martin addresses complacency without creating despair, pressing preachers and hearers alike toward greater faithfulness.
Legacy
Pastor Martin was first married to Marilyn for 48 years until her death in 2004 after a six-year battle with cancer. He later married Dorothy, who predeceased him in 2020. Following his retirement from Trinity Baptist Church in June 2008, he relocated to Michigan.
He passed away on April 7, 2026, at the age of 91, just four days before his 92nd birthday. His legacy lives on through the thousands of sermons preserved in this archive, his published works, and the countless lives transformed by his faithful ministry of the Word of God.