The Release of the Lord

About this book

Opening with Isaiah 61 and the Lord’s proclamation of liberty, these chapters trace the testimony of Jesus as resurrection life at work in believers and in the nations. They consider the power of His name and blood, the Spirit’s equipment for ministry, and the Cross in the use of money. The reader is called to dependence on the Holy Spirit and to a reformation that puts spiritual realities before religious forms. The book entitled "The Release of the Lord" was first published in 1929. It contained 7 chapters which were subsequently edited by Mr Sparks and republished as 5 chapters in the AWAT magazine in 1945, then again as 3 editorials in 1957. In later years he rewrote the remaining chapters. Of the original 7 chapters, chapters 1-4 were republished as a series of 3 editorials in 1957 (these are chapters 1-3), chapter 5 was republished in 1969 (now chapter 4), chapter 6 in 1970 (now chapter 5), and chapter 7 (now chapter 6) in 1962. Since all the chapters of the book were eventually re-written and republished by Mr Sparks, we have presented them once again as a complete collection of messages. We have also included his concluding chapter from the 1945 version which was not in the original 1929 publication. Austin-Sparks.Net also has other versions of this book: The Release of the Lord (1957) and The Release of the Lord, or, Solving the Missionary Problem (1945).

Contents

1. The Release of the Lord and the Testimony of Jesus
2. The Starting-place of the Testimony in Every Nation 🔒
3. The Power of the Name 🔒
4. The Testimony of the Blood 🔒
5. Equipment for the Ministry 🔒
6. The Cross and the Ministry of Money 🔒
7. Revival or Reformation 🔒