Toward the end of the ministry, he enlisted his church's prayers for a personal struggle. Pray that I will be willing to let my Christian experience and Christian standards cost me something right down to the last gasp! Experience of God Once at a Bible conference, he testified to a spiritual experience he had as a young preacher. He stopped at a log and, if I know him, probably fell asleep.
I went on a little farther, as Jesus did, and knelt down and began to read my Bible. I was reading about the camp of Israel in the wilderness and how God laid it out in a beautiful diamond pattern. All at once I saw God as I never saw him before. In that wooded sanctuary, I fell on my face and worshipped. Since that experience, I have lost all interest in cheap religious thrills.
The vacuous religious choruses we sing hold no attraction for me. I came face-to-face with the sovereign God, and since that time only God has mattered in my life. Tozer by James L. Notable Quotes From Tozer: Personality preachers I had been naive enough to believe that we had been disillusioned by the sorry performances of the personality boys of a few years ago, and that we had recovered from that form of abnormal psychology which we caught from the movies; but evidently I was too optimistic.
Like malaria, it's back on us again. Tolerance The fashion now is to tolerate anything, lest we gain the reputation of being intolerant. The tender-minded saints cannot bear to see Agag slain, so they choose rather to sacrifice the health of the Church for years to come by sparing error and evil; and this they do in the name of Christian love.
Full surrender The first work of truth is to secure an unconditional surrender of the sinner to the will of God. Until this has been accomplished, nothing really lasting has been done at all. Prayer O God and Father, I repent of my sinful preoccupation with visible things. The world has been too much with me. Thou hast been here and I knew it not. I have been blind to Thy Presence. Open my eyes that I may behold Thee in and around me. DKK Couronne danoise. ISK Couronne islandaise.
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Tozer gives us twelve messages on Christian maturity that he originally preached at Southside Alliance Church. He stresses the need for Christians to remember that Jesus came to bring an end of self—not to educate it or tolerate it or polish it. These are sermons Tozer preached on the first half of the book of Hebrews at Southside Alliance Church. We must, Tozer warns, refuse to walk in agreement with the ungodly multitude of our own generation. Here he concentrates on faith—how it answers when God calls, how it has eyes only for Jesus, how it rests on an unchanging Jesus.
The Counselor explains how to develop a relationship with the third Person of the Trinity. Tozer speaks to the current conflict and confusion about the Holy Spirit from a perspective that is balanced and biblical, yet devotional and practical. The inner life disintegrates; the flesh lusts after forbidden pleasures; the moral judgment is distorted so that often good appears evil and evil good; time is chosen over eternity, earth over heaven and death over life.
That is why we were created and why we have been recreated. God intends for us to receive the power to use for His glory and our blessing. Tozer helps us examine our steps along the journey. In these pages Tozer presents an outline which at the least serves to suggest the way to greater spiritual power for believers. The path is what leads to somewhere; for Tozer, it leads to a life of abundant grace promised in Scripture. He reminds us that a knowledge of truth is not enough; the truth must be followed in order to experience the blessedness described in these pages.
Here in one volume is a collection of Tozer's thoughts on worship and entertainment chosen from taped recordings of his preaching and from editorials, columns and books, some previously unpublished. These selections are the essence of Tozer's convictions on decadence within the Church. Also included is his essay, The Menace of the Religious Movie.
There must come a violent break with that irresponsible, amusement-mad, paganized pseudo-religion which passes today for the faith of Christ and which is being spread all over the world by unspiritual men employing unscriptural methods to achieve their ends. In this powerful collection of verbatim sermons, A. This is Tozer, pulpit-style—humor included. Tozer fervently prayed and for which many of us are praying today.
These are messages delivered by Mr. Tozer at chapel services at Wheaton College during the s and s. This is life-changing reading for contemporary students. Tozer had a profound impact on college students and considered it part of his calling to encourage and equip young people to glorify God and fulfill the Great Commission.
These twelve essays focus on the courage necessary for Christians in their spiritual battle. Because of their importance, I have literally felt Satan attempting to thwart the purpose of God. I have felt I was in raw contact with hell. This collection of 52 favorite chapters represents the major themes from the works of A.
Each reveals deep, refreshing insight, conviction and originality of thought. Tozer had the gift of taking a spiritual truth and holding it up to the light so that, like a diamond, every facet was seen and admired.
Tozer wrote with a passion that sprang up from a soul athirst for God. This book was written with the prayer that it would lead many thirsty believers to the fountain of living waters. These are sermons that reveal how to let the Holy Spirit fill you and use you and change your life so that you become like Christ. These are selections from the writings of Tozer meant to encourage, forewarn, and convict the believer so that he or she does not run the risk of becoming complacent.
This small volume focuses on the greatness of God and the honor due Him in worship. In it Tozer reminds us that we are here to be worshipers first and workers second. Is He the Lord or a symbol; is He in charge of the project or merely one of the crew? These devotions, one for each day, are a distillation of the wisdom of Tozer gleaned in his lifelong pursuit of God; each is a profound call to worship and an opportunity for Christians to build their spiritual muscle.
The book includes a subject index and a scripture index. A companion to the first volume, this book continues the spiritual growth of the reader who makes it part of his daily worship. None of the selections here is repeated from volume one. The book also includes a subject index and a scripture index. Tozer here gives us ten lessons from the Gospel of John. Using the theme of faith as a springboard, Tozer explores how faith in God transforms the ordinary into something unimaginable.
Those familiar with Tozer will recognize his perceptive application of Scripture truths to real-life problems within the church. They will also learn to exercise a faith that believes in things beyond human understanding—things only possible with God. Jesus is Victor! Instead of attempting to interpret the various events that occur in the text, Tozer looks at the underlying spiritual lessons.
Many books on biblical eschatology have been written, but few speak to the central message of prophecy—repentance! The chapters herein were originally published as editorials in Alliance Life magazine. In these forty-six essays, Tozer taps into the bedrock of true spirituality, addressing earthbound living while keeping heaven in view. No man has any right to counsel others who is not ready to hear and follow the counsel of the Lord. These concise and to-the-point quotes from Tozer are great for additions to sermons, church bulletins and church newspapers.
They are also great reading on their own. They were compiled in topical order by Harry Verploegh, a close friend of Mr.
Here are more wise words with a prophetic edge from Tozer that have been compiled alphabetically by Mr. In many ways, that simple act would characterize Tozer's entire life and ministry. In his early 20s, just after his ordination ceremony, he retreated to a quiet place in the woods and prayed what he later wrote down and titled, "The Prayer of a Minor Prophet. It seems God granted his request, for Tozer gave himself to three main tasks: prayer, study, and proclamation.
He was known to arrive at his office in the early morning, change into a pair of old pants so he wouldn't wrinkle his slacks and pray for up to three hours at a time - beginning on the couch, but soon moving to the floor, face buried in the carpet.
He made time for sustained study as well, mostly meditating on Scripture, but also reading deeply of many authors — early church fathers, mystics, writers of the Middle Ages, Reformers, Puritans, philosophers, and even his contemporaries — impressive, considering his formal education ended at the sixth grade.
What Tozer heard from God through prayer and study he spoke to men through books and sermons.
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