Theodore Austin-Sparks (1888–1971) was a British evangelist and author. Born in London, he became a Christian at seventeen while listening to street-preachers in Glasgow, and was ordained a Baptist minister at twenty-four. In 1926 he left the denomination and, with like-minded Christians, founded a conference and training centre at Honor Oak in south-east London. From there he published the free magazine "A Witness and A Testimony" until his death, and his conference ministry took him across Europe, North America and Asia. He asked that his messages be shared freely and word for word. Source: Wikipedia (summarized; CC BY-SA)
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Through Psalms 132, 102, 50, 84 and 122, and Isaiah 60, Austin-Sparks considers Zion as a people expressing God’s full desire: marked by His name, enlightened by His light, enriched in Christ, and joined in fellowship under Christ the Head. He calls readers to move toward that fullness by seeking the Lord’s glory, holding fast to Christ, and submitting to His kingship.】【。}neros}2}wait output JSON okay. Check 40-70 words: 55. Plain present tense, titles in quotation marks not needed. When we speak of Zion, it means that people which represent His full intention and desire, and when you get behind everything else in relation to that people, whatever it is that may circle round and meet you on the outward side, you find the Lord.