The School of Christ
By T. Austin-Sparks
It was during a time of intense spiritual hunger that the ministry and writings of Austin Sparks came to my attention. My dear friend Leonard Ravenhill asked me to read one of his most prized books. It was an out-of-print copy of SCHOOL OF CHRIST.
I was deeply moved by its liberating, refreshing, and spiritual message. I was so blessed I wanted to share it with all my minister friends. After discovering the book was no longer being published, I located Mrs. Austin Sparks, in London, England. This dear 91-year-old saint of God gave me her permission and blessing to publish it once again.
I believe the message and spirit of this book will profoundly affect any God-hungry servant of the Lord. Though Austin Sparks is now with the heavenly Father, his dynamic messages are still changing the hearts of those who seek the deeper truths of the Spirit.
I agree with Brother Sparks that no man is of any use to God, in eternal values, if he has no settled assurance that he is accepted in the Beloved. Also, the true man of God must fully accept the fundamental principle that –
OF HIMSELF HE CAN DO NOTHING, AND ALL THINGS ARE OF AND OUT OF GOD.
This is a book you will want to read many times. It was during my third reading that its truth fully dawned on me. It has affected my preaching, my outlook on life, and intensified my hunger for the glorious liberty of the Cross.
We believe this book is destined by God to bless and edify numerous spiritually hungry ministers and laymen.
David Wilkerson
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The School of Christ
A series of addresses. The spoken form has been retained in printing. This book is reprinted from the original, unabridged book: "The School of Christ". The object of our schooling is first comprehensively presented - The pre-eminent mark of a life governed by the Spirit - The challenge and meaning of an open heaven - The 'other-ness' of Christ - The impossibility of reaching God's standard ourselves - A final word and exhortation "I am... the Truth" - The need for a true foundation - Living by the truth - The abiding need of faith God's answer to a state of declension - Christ known only by revelation - Revelation bound up with practical situations Bethel - The House of God - The corporate House of God - The altar - Baptism - The laying on of hands The purpose of God - The place of the Shekinah Glory - No place for the natural man - How we get the light of life. (a) The crisis; (b) The process All things in Christ - The need of a new set of faculties - The breaking of the self-life - A new prospect for a new man - The mark of a life anointed by the Holy Spirit The meaning of the anointing - "Lordship" and "Subjection" - The first lesson in the School of Christ - The Spirit's Law or instrument of instruction A zero point - The governing law - The glory of God. |
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