Sermons & Devotionals by T. Austin-Sparks
T. Austin-Sparks
The Stewardship of Ministry... The Steward's Vital Position
Reading: 1 Cor. 4:1-2; 1 Cor. 9:17; Titus 1:7-8; Col. 1:25; 1 Tim. 1:4. The subject of our meditation is to be that of stewardship. A steward is a man who, on the one hand, stands in a living relationship to all that his Lord has, and, on the other hand, in an equally close relationship to all who l... Read More
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The Stones of Testing
Transcribed from a message given by T. Austin-Sparks in 1959. The spoken form has been retained verbatim. Words which were not clearly discernible or questionable have been enclosed in [square] brackets. Our meditation for a few minutes will be in the book of Joshua, chapter 4: "And it came to pass,... Read More
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The Strategy of God (Job 23:8-14)
From "This Ministry" - Messages given at Honor Oak - Volume 3. Reading: Job 23:8-14. "He hideth himself" (v. 9). "He knoweth the way that I take" (v. 10). "He performeth that which is appointed for me" (v. 14). The Initial Move with God This is one of the most remarkable books of the Bible for quite... Read More
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The Street of Pure Gold (Revelation 22:1-2)
"And he shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the midst of the street thereof" (Revelation 22:1-2) Passing from the general description of the holy city in Revelation 21 the apostle John then said that he was shown it as consis... Read More
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The Superiority of the New Position
We are now going to concentrate upon one aspect of the great transition: the superiority of the heavenly Israel to the earthly. The writer of this Letter, whoever he was, was giving himself wholly to the immense superiority of what had come in with this dispensation. It was as though he said to hims... Read More
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The Superiority of the New Position (continued)
In our last message we only made a beginning with this matter - and when we say 'we made a beginning' as we come almost to the end of the Conference, it is quite evident that we are going to have twelve basketfuls over when we have finished! We really have not sounded the full depth of this Letter t... Read More
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The Supernatural Birth and Works of Christ
The Bible is a record of the long history of the conflict between the natural and the supernatural. That will sound strange to many ears because the element of conflict is so often ruled out by the explanation or excuse: 'Well, it is only natural.' 'It is just human nature.' 'You cannot go against n... Read More
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The Supernatural Death and Resurrection of Christ
From the supernatural birth and works of the Redeemer we move on to The Supernatural Death of Christ There has been a big move in recent times from that 'New Theology' (so-called) which pronounced the death of Jesus a death just like that of any other martyred hero. We remember hearing a prominent p... Read More
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The Supreme Importance of a Living and Clear Apprehension of Christ
Reading: 1 Corinthians 3. These words are carefully chosen: the supreme importance of a living and clear apprehension of Christ. If it were necessary to show how supremely important that is, it could be done very easily without going outside of this first letter to the Corinthians; for undoubtedly a... Read More
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The Supreme Importance of Knowing Christ
From "The Work of the Ministry" - Volume 3 Reading: John 17:3; Philippians 3:8,10; John 15:15; 14:21. "That they should know thee... and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ..." "That I may know him..." "I... will manifest myself unto him..." The knowledge of Christ is THE basis of the whole ... Read More
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The Supreme Importance of the Incorruptible
Incorruptible Characteristics of the Life of the Lord Jesus Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8-10 The Lord Jesus was the embodiment of the incorruptible. Life and incorruption were embodied in Him in terms of manhood, as the true Man. We leave out of our present consideration His Deity, for very God of very God... Read More
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The Supreme Importance Of The Incorruptible
I would like at the very outset to seek to put into two or three concise statements what I believe to be the Lord's object for this time. In the first place, God is supremely concerned with ultimate and time-outlasting values. Then, He would have those values secured as directly and immediately as p... Read More
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The Supreme Vocation (Daniel 10:1-21)
Reading: Daniel 10:1-21 From the tenth chapter of the Book of Daniel I want to take just this fragment from the nineteenth verse: "And he said, 0 man greatly beloved, fear not peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong." And I want to add to that, for later purposes, two fragments from the New Te... Read More
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The Sword of the Word, and Prayer
Reading: Judges 7:1-7. 1 Samuel 13:2-7, 19-23. Ephesians 6:17-18. As we come to the end of our meditations on prayer there are just one or two further things that need to be said, and these are largely connected with the passages of Scripture given above. Gathering up the content of chapters 13 and ... Read More
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The Testimony Of Jesus
We have seen that, at the end of the apostolic age, and with the close of the first Christian century, Christianity had completely changed. It had lost its primal, original character and nature. And it was in the consciousness of the onset of this change that the Apostle wrote these letters to Timot... Read More
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The Testimony of Jesus
"For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, how that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of a spiritu... Read More
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The Testimony of the Blood (continued)
There is nothing which Satan fears so terribly and contests so fiercely as a true and living testimony concerning the Blood of the Lord Jesus: not a teaching, doctrine, creed or phraseology, but that which is wrought out in the power of the Holy Spirit. It is therefore necessary for us to seek to re... Read More
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The Testimony of the Blood (Revelation 12:9,11)
"And the Lord said to the serpent... I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: He shall bruise thy head..." (Genesis 3:15). "... the old serpent... and they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they love... Read More
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The Testing of Self-Interest in the Servant
Reading: 1 Kings 18:36-40; 19:2-5,9,15-16; Mal. 4:5-6; Matt. 3:1-6; 11:2-14; 14:3. Elijah and John the Baptist are in view in these passages of Scripture, and much for our help can be learned from their experiences. A Vital Ministry in a Time of Transition In the first place, we must take account of... Read More
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The Testing of The Fire
We return again to our basic passage of Scripture: "I came to cast fire upon the earth: and would that it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather d... 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.