Sermons & Devotionals by T. Austin-Sparks
T. Austin-Sparks
Training in the House of God
"When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan." Genesis 14:14 "His trained men, born in his house." This raises some interesting questions. It must refer to a big encampment, for they were ... Read More
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The Spirit in Prison
The history of Christianity from the latter days of the Apostles is the history of prisons. Not literal, material prisons, though there have been not a few of these, but prisons which are the result of man's inveterate habit of taking hold and bringing into bondage. How many times has the Spirit bro... Read More
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The Prisoner of the Lord
"The prisoner of the Lord" (Ephesians 4:1). "Thanks be unto God, who leads me on from place to place in the train of His triumph to celebrate His victory over the enemies of Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:14, Conybeare). It is a matter of vital importance that in our relation to the Lord Jesus for the out... Read More
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Wings
"As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings, So the Lord alone led him " (Deut. 32:11,12) The Lord' s mind for His people is that they shall have wings, wings that can cope with the elements and master them. He is altoget... Read More
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The Unveiling of Jesus Christ
At the beginning of the book of the Revelation, we find, on the one hand, a situation of spiritual loss and failure, weakness, and many other conditions and features which even the Lord Himself, in all His grace, has to deplore. Through His servant John He sends a series of letters to seven represen... Read More
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The Final Call of God
History is marked by a recurrent crisis which has three aspects. Whenever God has considered that the time has come for judgment, that ordeal by fire has involved these three issues. Judgment is not only penalty or punishment; it is firstly discovery and uncovering. Then it is discrimination and put... Read More
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The Spirit of Glory
From "The Work of the Ministry" - Messages given at Honor Oak - Volume 2. "These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee" (John 17:1). "If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; becaus... Read More
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Truth in The Inward Parts
"Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts" (Psalm 51:6). PSALM 51 might well have as its title DE PROFUNDIS. It is here that the Psalmist reaches the deepest depths of sorrow and remorse. The bottom is touched when it is a question of "bloodguiltiness", for, in all the provisions for sin in t... Read More
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Worship
The beginning of everything in relation to God is worship; that is, God having the central and supreme place of recognition, of acknowledgment, of government... God having supreme right in our complete obedience and surrender - in every part and phase of our being. Worship begins there. It is a rela... Read More
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The Problem of the Stone
Reading: Mark 16:3-6. "They were saying: Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb? ...for it was exceeding great". This is one of those many human problems which have heavenly solutions. Let us look to see what this stone represented for those concerned. The Disappointment of Expec... Read More
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The Marks of Jesus
A Message to Younger Christians "I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus". (Galatians 6:17.) The marks of Jesus; whether these were actually marks on his body, scars of his sufferings, or whether he was using a figure, a well-known figure of speech, we may not be quite sure. It is possible that... Read More
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The Value of Being Pronouncedly the Lord's
Reading: Acts 27. "Acts" is a book of principles. This whole story, and a great deal more in the life of Paul, is a commentary upon, and exposition of, verse 23 - "God whose I am, whom also I serve". Paul might have been the Lord's on this voyage and kept silent. The power and the value of his being... Read More
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The Need for a Spirit of Grace
"And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt" (1 Sam. 24:5). "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends" (Job 42:10). "And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from th... Read More
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The Importance and Value of Experience
"And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope: and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us... Read More
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The Flame of a Sword
"He placed at the East of the Garden... the flame of a sword which turned every way..." Genesis 3:24. A glance at the context will show that this deliberate act of God was a precautionary measure against fallen Adam and his race as now "flesh," attempting or assaying to touch or appropriate that whi... Read More
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The Importance and Value of God-given Vision
"Come hither, I will show thee..." (Revelation 21:9) At times of crisis in the Church's history there has always been one factor which has been decisive; that is, the presence or absence of God-given vision. Again and again, such vision has been, by its absence, the cause of calamity and disaster; o... Read More
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Ye Are Come
Notes of a Conference at Honor Oak Reading: Rev. 21 "The holy city, new Jerusalem." Heb. 12:22 "Ye are come... unto the heavenly Jerusalem." 1. The City - Its Essentially Spiritual Character The City, as set forth in Rev. 21, is a whole system of Divine thoughts set forth in symbols - the presentati... Read More
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The Spirit of Service
Transcribed from a message given by T. Austin-Sparks in April 1959. The spoken form has been retained verbatim. The book of Exodus chapter 32 and verse 32: "Yet now, if Thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written". And in the letter to the ... Read More
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The Need For Positive Ground
"Certain men... taught, saying, Except ye... ye cannot..." "There rose... the sect..., saying, It is necessary..." (Acts 15:1,5). "Except ye..." "It is necessary..." What history of confusion and frustration is bound up with that clause! Here in "Acts" we have the beginning of that history which has... Read More
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The Meaning of Christ
God has something to say right into our hearts by bringing His Son here into this world from infancy onward and having that life here in a world like this for thirty-three years. He is working out something, is doing something, and He is doing that in the spiritual realm; and He wants to repeat that... 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.