Sermons & Devotionals by T. Austin-Sparks
T. Austin-Sparks
The Message of Jesus Christ
"Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him..." Revelation 1:1. "John, to the seven churches which are in Asia..." Revelation 1:4. "What thou seest write in a book and send it to the seven churches, unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Phi... Read More
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The Messenger Must be the Embodiment of His Message
Now we come back again to the prophecies of Ezekiel. There is a large section of this book with which we shall not be able to deal in detail, so we must find some comprehensive way of dealing with it simply. I think that way will be by looking at the three different titles by which Ezekiel was calle... Read More
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The Ministry of Elijah (1 Kings 17)
Reading: 1 Kings 17. What we have in view, of course, in the first place, is the servant of the Lord. Once more God is found reacting to a state of things amongst His Own people, rising up in Divine discontent, and, as always, laying His hand upon an instrument for recovery. So Elijah stands before ... Read More
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The Momentousness of Jesus Christ
From "A Witness and A Testimony" magazines 1969, Volumes 47-4 & 47-5 Reading: Philippians 3:1-16. "I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth thee" (Job 42:5). This verse sums up the whole book of Job, for it is the deep explanation underlying Job's life. This book takes a... Read More
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The Mystery of the Gospel
Reading: 1 Tim. 3:9; Phil. 1:27; Rom. 1:3,5; 16:25-26; Eph. 3:3-4,9; 4:13. I think you will have recognised the familiar thoughts and words in all those passages, and the similar ideas. Some words stand out, such as Gospel, His Son, the mystery, the faith. They are all common words in those passages... Read More
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The Name of the Lord in Zion
“Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation... Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, ... Read More
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The Nature And Dynamic Of Ministry And The Nature And Purpose Of The Church
What more can we say and how better can we say than: more of Thyself. O show me hour by hour more of Thy glory. O my God and Lord, more of Thyself in all of Thy grace and power, more of Thy love and truth. Incarnate Word, answer that prayer in this hour. We ask in the Name of the Lord Jesus, Amen. I... Read More
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The Nature and Function of Overcomers
Reading: Isa. 1:9; Rom. 9:27,29; 11:2-5,26; Isa. 8:17-18. "To him that overcometh..." (Rev. 2:7, etc). "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony" (Rev. 12:11). Our message is concerning Overcomer Testimony. We first of all passed our eye over... Read More
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The Nature and Motive of Spiritual Ascendency
Reading: Ps. 24:3; Rev. 14:1-5; Ps. 122:2-4. We have been led to look afresh at this whole matter of spiritual ascendency. We have looked at the vast expanses, seeing the thing very much as a whole. Now we get closer to some of the aspects of it. The Challenge of Ascendency But first of all there is... Read More
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The Nature And Reality Of Spiritual Energy
In our previous meditation, we were speaking about the extra world of resource which the Lord had at His service, at His command, with which He was in communication and from which He was drawing. Everything for Him was from above that is, out from heaven. We are now going to consider a further eleme... Read More
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The Nature of Divine Life
"I came that they might have life" (John 10:10). We come back to the Gospel by John, for we have seen that this is the Gospel of spiritual education. The others are largely a matter of history - the history of the earthly life, work and teaching of the Lord Jesus, but the Gospel by John is the spiri... Read More
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The Nature of Divine Life (John 10:10)
"I came that they might have life" (John 10:10). When we come to the Gospel by John, we see that this is the Gospel of spiritual education. The others are largely a matter of history – the history of the earthly life, work, and teaching of the Lord Jesus, but the Gospel by John is the spiritual life... Read More
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The Nature of God
"And there came one of the seven angels... and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God" (Revelation 21:9,10). ... Read More
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The Nature of Life and Testimony of the Lord's People
Reading: 2 Kings 3 and 4. As we meditate on these chapters we must with every fresh step remind ourselves of the significance of Elisha himself. That is, that he came in on the ground of resurrection, to represent the nature of the life and the Testimony of the Lord's people. That was represented by... Read More
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The Nature of Sanctification
While we cannot extend ourselves to a comprehensive consideration of the subject of sanctification, we are sure that a very great deal of confusion through false conceptions would be removed if it were seen in the light of the difference between soul and spirit. For, indeed, this is the key of the m... Read More
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The Nature of Service and the Marks of the Servant
Reading: Luke 2:25-35 "The end of all things is at hand" (1 Peter 4:7). I think it unnecessary to stress the fact that not only by reason of time, but also by the clear evidence of world developments, the above words from Peter's letter are obviously very much nearer fulfilment than when they were w... Read More
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The Nature of Sonship
"When the Son of man cometh, shall he find the faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8). Place that passage alongside of those read in our previous meditation (1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7; Jude 3; Rev. 2:13); we will not repeat them in full just now. Just be reminded that the two passages in Paul's two letters ... Read More
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The Nature Of The Body Of Christ
We now proceed to consider the nature of the corporate life of the Church, and we want to note first of all one or two quite elementary facts which, nevertheless, always carry a freshness of meaning to those who are spiritually alive to the Lord, and the first simple truth is this, that the term, th... Read More
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The Nature of the City
We are engaged upon a consideration of the last chapters of the book of the Revelation, especially with those parts that deal with the new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven. In that connection will you look at three verses of Scripture in the Letter to the Hebrews: "By faith he (Abraham) ... Read More
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The Nature of the Dispensation in Which We Live
Reading: "The spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not w... Read More
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T. Austin Sparks (1888 – 1971)
He was ordained as a Baptist pastor at the age of 24, and from 1912 to 1926 led three congregations in Greater London. During these years, he was also closely related to Jessie Penn-Lewis and her publication and speaking ministry, the "Overcomer Testimony."Among the many books that he wrote, at least three are regarded as Christian classics: The School of Christ, The Centrality and Supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ and We Beheld His Glory. The primary theme of Sparks' books is the exaltation of the Lord Jesus Christ. He mentored Watchman Nee for many years and was very influential in his understanding of the Church Life.
Recommends these books by T. Austin Sparks:
Daily Open Windows: Excerpts from the Messages of T. Austin-Sparks
Discipleship in the School of Christ by T. Austin Sparks
More of Christ: From "The Stewardship of the Mystery" by T. Austin Sparks
"Mr Sparks", as he was affectionately known, was born in London, England in 1888. He came to know Christ as a teenager and later became a Baptist pastor. However, his "ecclesiastical" career took a decidedly different direction when a physical crisis brought him to a place of brokenness.
At the same time God also delivered him from his previous prejudice against anything that was related to the "deeper life". As a result, he joined Jessie Penn-Lewis in the ministry of the spiritual growth of believers; a ministry to which he devoted his life and which also cost him his reputation and his career in the denominational circles of England.
He was based in southeast London at Honor Oak Christian Fellowship which is where Watchman Nee met and fellowshipped with him during a visit to England in 1933. Nee's refusal to disavow Austin-Sparks later became the grounds for him being disfellowshipped by the Taylor Brethren. It has been said that Watchman Nee considered Austin-Sparks as his spiritual mentor, and their fellowship appears to have been rich and fruitful.