Sermons & Devotionals by T. Austin-Sparks
T. Austin-Sparks
The Battleground of the Soul
Reading: Matt. 16:13-25; Luke 22:31-34. "Blessed art thou, Simon... My Father (hath revealed it unto thee)" (Matt. 16:17). "He... said unto Peter, Get thee behind Me, Satan" (Matt. 16:23). "Simon... Satan asked to have you... but I made supplication for thee" (Luke 22:31-32; A.S.V.). We have before ... Read More
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God's Thought-Intention Concerning Manhood
"Ye must be born anew (from above)" (John 3:3). "...till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Eph. 4:13). "Ye have put off the old man with his doings, and have put on the n... Read More
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Striving In Prayer
A Conference Message Reading: Phil. 1:29-30; Col. 1:28-2:2; 4:12. There is much more in the Word of the same nature that could be added to these passages, but these are sufficient, I think, to indicate something we need to lay to heart. I always feel that one of the great factors in our own spiritua... Read More
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Friendship With God
"And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend" (Exodus 33:11). "Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?" (2 Chronicles 20:7). "But thou, Israel, my servant, ... Read More
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David's Mighty Men
"And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother o... Read More
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Oil for the Light
Transcribed from a message given in July 1955. The book of Exodus, chapter 27 at verse 20: "And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the ... Read More
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Jehovah Shammah
"The Lord is There" "The name of the city from that day shall be, JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH" (Ezekiel 48:35). So, the end sees the eternal object attained: that which prompted creation; that which motivated Providence; that which has always been the dynamic of Sovereignty; and that which carried through Redem... Read More
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From Heaven or From Men?
(Matthew 21:25) We do not propose to discuss the subject raised by the Lord in connection with this interrogation; that is, "the baptism of John". Nor do we concern ourselves here with the dilemma which He created for those interrogated. It is this alternative with which we are concerned - "From hea... Read More
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The Belovedness of Christ
Reading: Exodus 32:1-6, 15-29; Malachi 2:4-6; 3:1-3; Numbers 4:1-3; Luke 3:23. The matter of the priestly service or ministry of the people of God, the service of God in terms of priestliness, is one which has been on my heart for a considerable time now. We will introduce the subject with a very si... Read More
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Subjected... In Hope
"For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God" (Romans 8:20,21). 'The creation was subjected to vanity... Read More
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Gather My Saints Together
"Gather my saints together unto me, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." (Psalm 50:5). "Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him" (2 Thess. 2:1). "Not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some... Read More
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Jonathan's Arrow
An arrow has often been the symbol or instrument of a crisis in Bible times. In Elisha's time it symbolized deliverance from Syria (2 Kings 13). It symbolized God's judgment of Ahab in the days of Jehu (2 Kings 9). These were turning-points in history. So it was in the case of Jonathan's arrow. The ... Read More
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On Knowing the Lord
"That I may know....." - Phil. 3:10. "Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know Me." - John 14:9; (A.S.V.). Phil. 1:10; Heb. 8:11; 1 John 2:20, 27. It is of the greatest importance for the Lord's children to recognize fully that, above all other things, His object is that they should... Read More
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An Apostle's Supreme Ambition
"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death" (Philippians 3:10). There are few words in his writings which reveal how committed to the Lord Jesus this man was. The whole context is one consummate outpouring of his h... Read More
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The Blood, the Cross and the Name of the Lord Jesus
Readings: Series 1 - Luke 22:17,18,20. John 6:54,55. Col. 1:20. Heb. 9:12-14,20,22; 10:19; 11:29; 12:24. 1 Peter 1:2. 1 John 1:7. Rev. 5:9,10; 7:14,15. Series 2 - Acts 2:38: 3:6; 4:7,12,17,30; 8:12; 16:18; 19:13-15, 1 Cor. 5:4; 6:11. Eph. 1:21,22. Phil. 2:9-11. Rom. 6:3-8. Beloved of God, we have re... Read More
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Deliverance in a Day of Judgment
"And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, when a land sinneth against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand upon it, and break the staff of the bread thereof, and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast; though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job,... Read More
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Suffering and Glory
Reading: Hebrews 11:32-40, 2 Corinthians 11:23-33; Colossians 1:24; 2 Timothy 2:3 It is a remarkable combination which we find in those first people of God - the combination of suffering and joy. It is not easy for us to put ourselves into the atmosphere and conditions in Jerusalem in those first da... Read More
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Called. Chosen. Faithful.
"These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful." Revelation 17:14. There is a sense in which these three words represent a graduation from one plane and sp... Read More
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Glory at the End
Reading: Haggai 2:1-9; Ephesians 3:20,21; Revelation 21:10-11. "The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former." "Unto him be the glory in the church... for ever and ever." "The holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God." It is something of whi... Read More
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One New Man
The Revelation of Christ READING: Gal. 1:15-16; Eph. 2:15-16; 4:15-16,24; Col. 3:10. The phrase which I feel is to engage us at this time is that in Eph. 2:15 - "one new man". But before we speak about that specifically, there is a word which must lead to it. The question that is exercising many hea... 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.