T. Austin-Sparks

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41.) Because He Saw His Glory - Part 2
      Chapter 2 - The Purpose Of God Keeping in mind the passages that we have been considering (Isaiah 6, 2 Chronicles 26, and John 12:37-41), let us try to summarise what we have been saying so far. GOD REQUIRES A PEOPLE OF PURPOSE We have noted, firstly, that, in relation to His full purpose, God is ever found seeking and taking up a pe ...read more

42.) Because He Saw His Glory - Part 3
      Chapter 3 - 'Woe!' - 'Lo!' - 'Go!' Reading: Isaiah 6:1-5; John 12:41; Isaiah 6:6-14. "These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him." John was referring to the Lord Jesus - Jehovah of Hosts! We have seen that what took place at the time of Isaiah's vision was related to the entirely new order of things in ...read more

43.) Bethany - The Lord's Thought For His Assembly
       The upper room of the first chapter of the Acts corresponds with Bethany, the "house of figs", and Bethany with the upper room. We are going to take up that thought and, as the Lord helps us, follow it out to greater fullness. What is before us is the Lord's desire to have at the end what He had at the beginning - to have in His people, spiritual ...read more

44.) Captivity In The Lord (Ephesians 3:1, 4:1)
       Read: Ephesians 3:1, 4:1; 2 Timothy 2:9 & 1:8. There is a very real sense in which the Apostle Paul, in his own person and experience, was an embodiment of the history of the Church in this age. Indeed it would seem to be a principle in the Divine economy that those to whom a revelation has been entrusted should themselves have it so wrought ...read more

45.) Christ - All, And In All (Colossians 1:18, 3:11)
       "And He is the Head of the body, the church: Who is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the pre-eminence" (Colossians 1:18). "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all" (Colossians 3:11). There has been a g ...read more

46.) Christ in Heaven and Christ Within
      "Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places" (Eph. 1:20). "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Col. 1:27). "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, tha ...read more

47.) Christ Our Life (Colossians 3:4)
      One of the main objects of the Holy Spirit is to get believers really identified with Christ as the risen and exalted Lord, and to make His risen life real in their experience. As the age moves toward its consummation - the manifestation of Christ - two features will become increasingly evident. On the one hand things, men, movements, institutions, ...read more

48.) Christ the Power of God (1 Corinthians 1:24, 2:2)
      "But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks,Christ the power of God..." (1 Corinthians 1:24). "For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2). In many ways the explanation of Christ being the power of God consists in the fact that He is Christ crucified. This second referenc ...read more

49.) Christian Service From God's Standpoint
       What is the work of the Lord? What is Christian service from God's standpoint? It is contributing to the fullness of Christ. It is in the measure of each several part (of His Body) ministering to that end, that all things shall be summed up in Christ and that He shall be the fullness of all things. That great Divine goal has many ways and many ...read more

50.) Christianity - A Process of Transformation
       Reading: 1 Corinthians 2. "We... are transformed into the same image" (that is: 'We pass from one form to another') 2 Corinthians 3:18. As I have moved about amongst Christians in many parts of this world, and in many situations, one thing has been growing upon me more and more strongly. In the presence of a great deal of confusion amongs ...read more

51.) Coming Down From God Out of Heaven (Revelation 21 & 22)
       THOUGHTS ON THE NEW JERUSALEM Reading: Revelation 21 & 22 The next great event in God's calendar is the return in glory of His Son Jesus Christ. It is the consummation of that coming and the final revelation of the glory of Christ which is shown to us in the form of this heavenly city, "coming down from God out of heaven". This bridal city ...read more

52.) Crucified to the Religious World (Galatians 6:14)
       "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Galatians 6:14). It is interesting to notice the particular way in which the Apostle speaks of the world here. That term is a very comprehensive term and includes a very great deal. Here Paul gets righ ...read more

53.) David's Mighty Men (2 Samuel 21:18-22)
       "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 of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear ...read more

54.) Death and Resurrection
       Transcribed from a message given by T. Austin-Sparks in 1965. The spoken form has been retained verbatim. Words which were not clearly discernible have been enclosed in [square] brackets. Now, Lord, we have been reminded of that great occasion when Thy Word was given, and those that had understanding gave the sense and the people knew what it ...read more

55.) Equipment for the Ministry
       "And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent... but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue" (Exodus 4:10). "And the Lord... said go, and thou shalt save Israel... And he (Gideon) said, Oh, my Lord... behold... I am the least in my father's house" (Judges 6:14-15). "Then said I, woe is me! for I am undone... And he (the Lor ...read more

56.) Explanation of the Nature and History of "This Ministry"
       With the expanding and strengthening of this ministry there is an increasing enquiry and request for some concise statement as to its spiritual history and nature. This need seems also to be accentuated by a growing misunderstanding and misrepresentation of it. Under considerable pressure, therefore, and with the desire to help all concerned, I a ...read more

57.) Faith Operating in a Dark Day (Jeremiah 32:17)
       Our motto for 1970 circles round the declaration of Jeremiah in chapter 32, verse 17 of his prophecies: "Ah, Lord Jehovah... there is nothing too hard (wonderful) for thee." This declaration was made in circumstances of extreme difficulty. Recall that situation. Jeremiah was himself in prison, perhaps in a dungeon. His ministry, after forty ye ...read more

58.) Foundation Truths (1 Thess. 1:9:10)
       "Ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians has been divided into five short chapters which can all be read in about ten minutes. Certain things emerge even as we are reading. The ...read more

59.) God Hath Spoken - Part 1
      Chapter 1 - The Final Message of God Preamble The "Preface" to any book is intended to serve the purpose of letting its readers know what the writer has to say as to his purpose in writing, and anything that does not really form a part of the subject matter. While it ought to be regarded as important, many people do not read the Preface ...read more