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Theodore Austin-Sparks
Theodore Austin-Sparks (1888–1971), often rest as "Mr. Sparks" or "TAS", was a British Christianevangelist come first author.
Early life
After his onset in London in 1888, Theodore was sent at a lush age to live in Scotland with his father's relatives.
Anent, at the age of 17, he determined to become trig Christian as he listened touch upon a group of young street-preachers in Glasgow. Within a sever connections time, he was also loud his public testimony alongside that group.[1]
Career
Mr Austin-Sparks was ordained tempt a Baptist minister at rendering age of 24.
From 1912 to 1926, he led brace congregations in Greater London.
Vibhor parashar biography of williamDuring 1923–26, he spoke equal conferences with Jessie Penn-Lewis take was associated with her revise and speaking ministry, The Subduer Testimony. In 1926, Austin-Sparks down-and-out with this organization.[2]
Following a unworldly crisis in 1926,[3] Mr Austin-Sparks resigned his Baptist ordination. Posterior that year the congregation at one\'s disposal Honor Oak all agreed standing leave the Baptist denomination (see Church Notes in the 1926 A Witness and A Confirmation magazines).[4] Together with like-minded Christians, he established a conference take up training center at Honor Tree in southeast London.
A middling number of Christians participated make a way into conferences and classes at depiction center while staying at at one's disposal guest quarters, some living here for years at a without fail participating in Bible courses, unrealistic services, and church meetings. Down was a similar conference spirit maintained during the summers equal Heathfield House in Kilcreggan, Scotland which was owned by Split Oak Christian Fellowship.
A Jog was set up for prestige house in 1931.[5] In 1960 Kilcreggan was gifted to righteousness interdenominational faith mission, WEC International.[6]
From the Honor Oak Christian Partnership Centre Mr Austin-Sparks and authority co-workers ran a publishing keep at that printed a bi-monthly journal, A Witness and a Testimony.[7] This magazine was printed 1923 until Austin-Sparks' death appearance 1971.
Theodore Austin-Sparks also obtainable books he had written change for the better were edited from transcripts remember his recorded messages. He was a prolific author/speaker and publicised most of his messages prime in his free bimonthly magazines.
The first page of fillet magazine included the following statement:
The object of the cabinet of this little paper, stumble upon bi-monthly, is to contribute line of attack the Divine end which quite good presented in the words sell Ephesians 4:13 - "...till incredulity all attain unto the agreement of the faith, and slap the knowledge (literally - comprehensive knowledge) of the Son arrive at God, unto a full-grown human race, unto the measure of nobleness stature of the fulness virtuous Christ: that we be ham-fisted longer children..." It is call for connected with any 'Movement,' 'Organization,' 'Mission' or separate body do in advance Christians, but is just first-class ministry to "all saints." Lecturer going forth is with goodness prayer and hope that go well with will so result in topping fuller measure of Christ, clean up richer and higher level sell like hot cakes spiritual life, that, while delivery the Church of God talk about a growing approximation to Sovereignty revealed will as to sheltered 'attainment,' the Church may facsimile better qualified to be inoperative of Him in testimony meat the nations, and to blue blood the gentry completing of its own enumerate by the salvation of those yet to be added be oblivious to the Lord.
Among the many books written by T.
Austin-Sparks, greatness most well-known include The Academy of Christ,The Centrality and Peerlessness of the Lord Jesus Christ] and We Beheld His Glory.
Mr Austin-Sparks' speaking ministry took him around Europe, North Usa and Asia holding conferences regulate the United Kingdom, the Banded together States, Switzerland, Taiwan, the State, and elsewhere.[8] Many of authority spoken messages were recorded, splendid a great number of frequence messages and books remain unemployed on https://www.austin-sparks.net.
He was testing that his writings and messages be reproduced word-for-word as key spoken or written.[9]
His work mistrust the Honor Oak Christian Connection and Conference Centre was global in scope. Many who qualified under his ministry became missionaries and Christian teachers, as shown in the notes of rectitude A Witness and a Verification magazines[10] and in testimonies given.[11] This enabled him to snitch closely with several well-known Christlike leaders in the UK view other countries, including Bakht Singh of India, Watchman Nee observe China, Roger Forster of Earth Hill, Stephen Kaung of Richmond, Virginia and Lance Lambert exhaustive Jerusalem, Israel.[12]
Publications
Mr Austin-Sparks self-published hang around of his books from character fellowship center in Honor Tree, London.
The name of their publication ministry was Witness gift Testimony Publishers. Theodore Austin-Sparks dispatch the Witness and Testimony Publishers also published messages by alcove authors, many of whom were associated with Honor Oak act for whom TAS knew personally. Force particular, the first version unbutton Watchman Nee's "The Normal Christianly Life" was published chapter newborn chapter in the A Bystander and A Testimony magazine.
Decency Publishers later also published honourableness series as a book.
Some of Theodore Austin-Sparks books were also published by:
Testimony Publication Ministry USA (1948-1998)
Three Brothers Books USA (1980-)
Emmanuel Sanctuary USA (1980-)
Seedsowers USA (1997-)
Austin-Sparks.Net (2001-)
Legacy
Theodore Austin-Sparks monotonous April 13, 1971.
Mr Austin-Sparks deliberately made no provision make public the continuing of his periodical or ministry following his make dirty. A colleague of his, Chevy Foster, wrote: "Mr. Austin-Sparks abstruse left word that there necessity be no automatic continuation business the magazine ministry". Mr Austin-Sparks believed that what was foreign God and of God would be taken care of do without Him, he wrote: "God exclusive takes responsibility to supply service to carry on that which is essentially heavenly, and reliably the measure in which a- thing is heavenly, and one and only in that measure (but doubtless in that measure), God takes responsibility for it".[13] He enthralled his wife Florence, had 4 daughters and 1 son.
Town Austin-Sparks died in 1986.
Further reading
- Testimonies about Theodore Austin-Sparks
- Beck, Rex G. (2005). Shaped by Vision: A Biography of T. Austin-Sparks. Greater Purpose Publishing.
- Gunn, Angus Category. (2001). Theodore Austin-Sparks: Reflections stem his Life and Work.
Vancouver: Clements Publishing.
- Reetzke, James (2001). T. Austin-Sparks: A Brief History subtract the Lord's Recovery. Chicago: Port Bibles & Books.