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Erlo Stegen

He Who loves us

Erlo StegenSummary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 12 Aug 2012 Dan 10 "11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved" This text shows that God in heaven loved Daniel dearly. Daniel desperately sought the meaning of what God revealed to him for 21 days. He couldn't eat during this time for he was occupied b... Read More
John Gill

The Infinite Condescension of Jehovah, Manifested in Dwelling on the Earth.

John GillTHE INFINITE CONDESCENSION OF JEHOVAH, MANIFESTED IN DWELLING ON THE EARTH 1 KINGS 8:27. But will God indeed dwell on the Earth? Solomon, having finished the building of the temple, and placed all the vessels thereof in their proper situation, the Lord took up his residence therein; which was signif... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Dependence Upon God

T. Austin-SparksReading: 1 Kings 17:1–7. “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before Whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.” And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, “Get thee hence, an... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Divine Life: All-Sufficient and Inexhaustible

T. Austin-SparksJesus said: "I came that they might have life" (John 10:10). Paul said: "That life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God" (Galatians 2:20). "It is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me" (Galatians 2:20 - R.V. margin). We put the emphasis upon th... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

God's Thought-Intention Concerning Manhood

T. Austin-Sparks"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 new... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

In the Letter to the Ephesians

T. Austin-SparksIt is not our intention to enter upon a general exposition of this Letter. Our present concern is with some of the questions which it raises in the light of history, and that history at, and from, the time when the Letter was written. Firstly, there was the situation at the end of the Apostle Paul's... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Church in the Spiritual Realm

T. Austin-SparksAlthough we have said a great deal about spirituality, and that as to the new man and our spirit, I have not failed to recognise that all this is perfectly meaningless unless we know the Holy Spirit Himself. I trust that no one will have the impression that we are talking about our spirits only; eve... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Greatness of Christ

T. Austin-SparksReading: "Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might f... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Stewardship of Ministry... The Steward's Vital Position

T. Austin-SparksReading: 1 Cor. 4:1-2; 1 Cor. 9:17; Titus 1:7-8; Col. 1:25; 1 Tim. 1:4. The subject of our meditation is to be that of stewardship. A steward is a man who, on the one hand, stands in a living relationship to all that his Lord has, and, on the other hand, in an equally close relationship to all who l... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Voice of Jeremiah (continued) III

T. Austin-Sparks"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). The Two Rolls (Jeremiah 36) When the Apostle Paul made this reference to the Prophets, he was bringing their ministry right up to date some seven hundred years after the days of the Prophets. Thus he showed that... Read More

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