Sermons & Devotionals by T. Austin-Sparks
T. Austin-Sparks
The Two Beginnings
It would be a very wonderful thing if we could spend some time in seeing God's line right from the beginning up to Christ. There were many generations which came to an end, and in one place there is a large summary of what came and what finished. It says 'So-and-so lived, for so long, and he died.' ... Read More
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The Twofold Main Objective
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strong holds); casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every th... Read More
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The Ultimate Criterion
When, as we read at the beginning of the Bible, conditions were such as to make it possible for God to pass the verdict, "It is very good", then God was found present in communion and fellowship with man. We are not told very much about how He was present: we are told that He walked in the garden in... Read More
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The Ultimate Meaning of the Cross
"...this mind... which was... in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becomin... Read More
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The Unsearchable Riches
We shall not get very far into the practical meaning and import of this great unveiling until we have the key in our hand. Once we have that key everything will be explained as to its purpose and value. Strangely enough, that key is in the form of a small prefix which—unfortunately—does not appear i... Read More
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The Unveiling of Jesus Christ in the Heart
Reading: Galatians 3; 5:13. Paul was continually growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, but it was a comprehensive knowledge or revelation which took him immediately away into Arabia for an extended period, that he might be occupied with its implications, and when he came back it is quite clear h... Read More
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The Vessel of the Testimony
2 Cor. 4:1-7. More than once we have heard it said that what the world needs today is another Paul. But two things have to be said in answer to that statement. One is that another Paul, or even Paul himself, would hardly get a hearing in the Christian world of today. He would be found to be running ... Read More
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The Victory of Jesus Christ
Quite a large number of you were not with us this morning. The word then was foundational to what the Lord has given me for this conference. I will do my best, without wearying those who were present with a repetition, to help you all into the message. We are occupied with revelation of Jesus Christ... Read More
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The Victory Over the Powers of Darkness
Reading: 2 Kings 2:1-15. "And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And Elijah said unto Elisha, “Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel,” And Elisha said unto him, “As the Lord liveth, and as t... Read More
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The Vine of God's Full Satisfaction
Reading: John 15; Psalm 80:8,14; Isaiah 5:1,2; Jeremiah 2:21, 6:9; Ezekiel 15:1-6 The fifteenth step in the transition from the old Israel to the new is here in the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel by John: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman." You have the Old Testament background t... Read More
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The Vital Value of Understanding the Word of God
Reading: Acts 8:1b,4,5,26-39. "Understandest thou what thou readest?" We have called these meditations 'Fundamental Questions of the Christian Life', which means that we are seeking to get to the real foundation and nature of the Christian life, to understand what the Christian life really is meant ... Read More
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The Vocation of the Church
"The gospel of the glory of the blessed God" (1 Tim. 1:11). "The gospel of your salvation" (Eph. 1:13). "The mystery of the gospel" (Eph. 5:19). We were speaking in our previous meditation about the testimony in Zion, "...whither the tribes go up for a testimony unto Israel". We saw that "the tribes... Read More
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The Voice of Ezekiel
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). We would remind our readers that these messages are constituted by a principle which governs so much of the Bible. It is that, deeper than the words of Scripture, there is a voice; that it was - and is - possibl... Read More
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The Voice of Ezekiel (Continued) I
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). Having laid the foundation for these messages, but making some essential distinctions and differences, especially regarding symbolism and reality, and mysticism and spirituality, we can now proceed to indicate h... Read More
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The Voice of Ezekiel (continued) II
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). If the prophecies of Ezekiel were read in the Synagogues, as no doubt they were, the hearers would hear a phrase three times repeated - "I have set thee for a sign"; "Say ye, I am your sign"; "Thou shalt be a si... Read More
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The Voice of Isaiah
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up..." (Isaiah 6:1). "While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light... though he had don... Read More
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The Voice of Isaiah (Continued)
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). "And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah..." (Matthew 13:14). It is very impressive that the Prophet Isaiah is quoted so many times in the New Testament. Over fifty-five times is Isaiah cited. Perhaps ... Read More
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The Voice of Jeremiah
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). "It shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolat... Read More
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The Voice of Jeremiah (concluded) V
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). "Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute?" (Acts 7:52). Thus far we have been occupied with the many notes in the voice of the Prophet Jeremiah. Before we leave this Prophet we want to say a word re... Read More
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The Voice of Jeremiah (continued) I
"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). The Quest For A Man "Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man... that seeketh the truth" (Jeremiah 5:1). There are two... 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.