T. Austin-Sparks was a British man of God living mostly in the 20th century, who brought one of the more profound revelations of the Lord Jesus Christ as He is in heaven, that has ever been made What we do have of Sparks' works is voluminous, and we'll be going through it on this website in the years ahead, commenting and interacting with the enormous amount of material offered by Sparks to the body of Christ.
One thing you'll find out about Sparks, is he deals largely with the truths beneath the surface, and you can get frustrated over what at times appear to be very impractical teachings and revelation given by Sparks.
You've got to travel with Sparks to garner the more indepth meaning of the scriptures if you want to benefit from his teachings. I've found it's very much worth the journey, and you will discover practical usage once you grasp the enormity of Jesus Christ as revealed in the scriptures and through the ministry of T. Austin-Sparks.
In general, a helpful tip is to understand Sparks had an enormous burden to reveal the length, depth, width and height of Christ, and didn't focus primarily on the practical outworking but the spiritual apprehension of who Christ is. So to read and study the works of Sparks, that will help you in getting started, so you can not flounder around wondering what is is he's trying to say, and know it's Jesus Christ alone who is the center of Sparks' teaching.
In the end, Sparks wanted to unveil the greatness of Christ in a way that all the ancillary "issues" of the Church and believers would fall away in light of the magnificence of the person of Christ; to get His people once again fixated on Him so the things of this earth would fall away in the light and glory of the revelation of His life.
That's the first step to understanding the motivation of T. Austin-Sparks, and should help clear away some debris right away so you can dig right into what it is this man of God had to say.
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Articles on T. Austin-Sparks
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T. Austin-Sparks on Local Church - Part 2 - Seeing Christ
T. Austin-Sparks on Local Church - Part 3 - Supernatural
T.Austin-Sparks and Local Church 4 - Inclusive, Exclusive
T.Austin-Sparks and Local Church 5 - Features of a Local Church
T. Austin-Sparks and Local Church 6 - Functioning
Quotes from T. Austin-Sparks
Austin-Sparks.Net
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Yes! The writings of TAS transformed my Christian journey. I've found deep spiritual impact when reading his work. One year the pastor gifted everyone a copy of "The School of Christ", altho a small volume it is full of Life. He himself thought it was the one book that summed up his ministry, you may want to feature it above as well.
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