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The Anointing of the Holy Spirit

The Anointing of the Holy Spirit

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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First published
1933
Category
Devotional
Length
33k words · about 2 hours
Chapters
6
Narration
🎧 Lewis · British English

About this book

“The Anointing of the Holy Spirit” explores the anointing as the Spirit’s active, vocational work, drawing especially on David’s anointing and its purpose in bringing God’s testimony to fullness. It traces how the anointing gives life its value and forms the assembly as Christ’s corporate Body, while David’s conflict with the Philistines portrays opposition to that testimony. Readers are called to depend on the Spirit rather than natural ability and to serve God’s purpose together. First published in "A Witness and A Testimony" magazines, 1933-1934.

Contents

  1. The Anointing to Minister
  2. The Anointing For Purpose 🔒
  3. The Anointing Gives the Value to Life 🔒
  4. The Assembly as the Anointed Vessel 🔒
  5. The Anointing and the Body 🔒
  6. Countering the Anointing 🔒

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