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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Tracing Paul’s contrasts between the old creation and the new, Austin-Sparks opens with Romans 6 and the believer’s union with Christ in death and resurrection. He considers redemption and the promised indwelling Spirit, the self-emptying mind of Christ in Philippians, and Christ as “the firstborn of all creation” in Colossians. The message calls readers to live in newness of life and to seek the things above, occupied with Christ rather than their troubles.