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The Chief Occupation of a Disciple

T. Austin-SparksIn this initial chapter we shall be laying the foundation for what is to follow. Later we shall be breaking up the whole ground that we shall be covering now, and we shall get to the real application of the Lord's Word, but this chapter will be of a general character, but quite important. You will k... Read More
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The Church: Its Birth, Vocation And Completion

T. Austin-SparksWhy the Church? The greatest concern or interest of God is His Son. The second greatest interest or object with God in this universe is the Church. And in the Scriptures those two are put together. Here is the statement: “He... gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, th... Read More
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The Foundation of Spiritual Education

T. Austin-SparksReading: Eze 40:2-4; 43:10-11; Matt 3:17; 11:25-30; John 1:51; Luke 9:23; Eph 4:20-21. The basic word out of those read, for our present purpose, is Mat 11:29—"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me." Learn of me. The Apostle Paul, in a slightly different form of words, gives us what the Lord Jesus ... Read More
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The Full Stature Of Manhood

T. Austin-Sparks"I know a man in Christ..." (2 Corinthians 12:2) "...till we all attain unto... a full-grown man... the stature of... Christ" (Ephesians 4:13) "Not unto angels did He subject the world to come, whereof we speak. But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? or ... Read More
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The Glory of Christ the Vine

T. Austin-SparksREADING: John 15. Considering the subject of this part of our Lord's discourse on the way from the upper room to the Cross, we have to bring into the foreground the governing object of all these discourses, and indeed of all that is reported and recorded in this Gospel. It is an object that is seen ... Read More
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The Great Transition

T. Austin-Sparks“When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed… He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied” (Isaiah 53:10,11). “But it is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: neither, because they are Abr... Read More
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The Heavenly Man as the Source and Sphere of Corporate Unity

T. Austin-SparksReading: Eph. 4:1–16,30–32; Ps. 133. Here we have a Psalm which, on the one hand, presents an imperfect or partial entering into the spirit of the blessing of which it speaks, and, on the other hand, a prophecy; a type and prophecy of the full blessing to come, and a present but imperfect enjoyment ... Read More
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The Kingdom, and Entrance Into It

T. Austin-Sparks"For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him" (Acts 13:27). "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist... Read More
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The Nature and Function of Overcomers

T. Austin-SparksReading: Isa. 1:9; Rom. 9:27,29; 11:2-5,26; Isa. 8:17-18. "To him that overcometh..." (Rev. 2:7, etc). "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony" (Rev. 12:11). Our message is concerning Overcomer Testimony. We first of all passed our eye over... Read More
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The Rest And The Courage Of Faith (Hebrews 4:9)

T. Austin-Sparks"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" (Heb 4:9). "So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief" (Heb. 3:19). "Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said un... Read More

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