Vessels of Ministry

Vessels of Ministry – Sparks, T. Austin “Moreover the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry he sprinkled in like manner with the blood” (Hebrews 9:21).  In thinking about that phrase, “the vessels of the ministry”, I am impressed with the largeness of the number of vessels that there were connected with the tabernacle. […]

Worship

Worship – Sparks, T. Austin 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 […]

Ye Are Come

Ye Are Come – Sparks, T. Austin 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 […]

“Ye Are My Friends”

“Ye Are My Friends” – Sparks, T. Austin Among the various titles by which Christians were called in the New Testament surely the most wonderful is that given by the Lord Jesus – “Ye are my friends”: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye […]

Ye Are… A Holy Nation

Ye Are… A Holy Nation – Sparks, T. Austin Reading: Matthew 21:42-44; 1 Peter 2:7-10.  These passages refer, as you see, to that very solemn and, in some respects, tragic thing: the truth that all that could and should have been the inheritance and the vocation of Israel was lost by them and to them […]

Vision and Vocation

Vision and Vocation – Sparks, T. Austin The Importance and Value of God-given Vision  “Come hither, I will shew thee…” Rev. 21:9.  Once again in the course of its history the Church of God is found in a time of serious crisis as to its life and world-testimony. Not once, nor twice, has this occurred, […]

Waiting God’s Time

Waiting God’s Time – Sparks, T. Austin “When the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son….”  When the fullness of time came! It is not difficult for us to see in the case of Abraham how his faith was brought into relation to God’s time. The time factor with Abraham was a […]

“Watchman, What of the Night?”

“Watchman, What of the Night?” – Sparks, T. Austin  Everyone who has read history, and especially Church history, knows how true it is that people have very often thought of their own time as being the most significant or even critical of all times. The language of crisis has characterized many periods and phases of […]

What is the Church?

What is the Church? – Sparks, T. Austin “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world […]

What is True Unity of the Spirit?

What is True Unity of the Spirit? – Sparks, T. Austin This unity is that which is resultant from the indwelling and dominating control of the Holy Spirit. The illustration is that of the head and the body. Every limb or member or faculty of the body is controlled by the nerve system, and this […]