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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Opening with Esther’s calling “for such a time as this,” Austin-Sparks considers how God raises an instrument of deliverance when spiritual death and worldly conformity threaten His people. He presents love for the Lord and the brethren as essential to overcoming, and turns to 2 Corinthians 5 to show reconciliation as humanity’s restoration to fellowship with God. The reader is called to preserve that love and serve in God’s purpose.