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Collection of a.w. Tozer's Prayers - Volume 1
A.W. Tozer

A.W. Tozer (1897 - 1963). American pastor, author, and spiritual mentor born in La Jose, Pennsylvania. Converted to Christianity at 17 after hearing a street preacher in Akron, Ohio, he began pastoring in 1919 with the Christian and Missionary Alliance without formal theological training. He served primarily at Southside Alliance Church in Chicago (1928-1959) and later in Toronto. Tozer wrote over 40 books, including classics like "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy," emphasizing a deeper relationship with God. Self-educated, he received two honorary doctorates. Editor of Alliance Weekly from 1950, his writings and sermons challenged superficial faith, advocating holiness and simplicity. Married to Ada, they had seven children and lived modestly, never owning a car. His work remains influential, though he prioritized ministry over family life. Tozer’s passion for God’s presence shaped modern evangelical thought. His books, translated widely, continue to inspire spiritual renewal. He died of a heart attack, leaving a legacy of uncompromising devotion.
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The sermon transcript emphasizes the importance of hating sin and loving righteousness. It encourages listeners to flee from iniquity and pursue godliness. The speaker also highlights the concept of mercy, stating that it surrounds us like the air and is a characteristic of God. The sermon concludes with a prayer for repentance and a plea for God's mercy and guidance. Overall, the sermon emphasizes the need to focus on spiritual matters and to live according to God's will.
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Father, we pray, bless Thou this truth. O God, Thy mercies are abundant. Are not Thy mercies full and free, and have they not, O God, found out in me? We thank Thee for Thy mercies, Thy many abundant, full mercies. Now we pray that Thou wilt help us lean back upon Thy mercy and trust and not be afraid. Hate sin and love righteousness, flee from iniquity and follow after godliness. But always know that in all that we do, mercy is around us like the air underneath us, as the earth above us as the stars. And we live in a merciful world to serve a merciful God, and live and swim and move and have our being in the abundant mercies of the Triune God. Graciously grant us, we pray Thee, properly to understand this and to apply it to our hearts. And we give thee praise through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Father, we pray Thy blessing upon the truth. Pray Thy blessing upon this service that follows. Let us, we pray, drink on heavenly riches, the blood that was shed, but the blood that is still shed, the blood that is now on the earth, the sacrifice, the priest, the Lamb, of all that is now ours, till he comes and opens before us all the riches of his will and shows us our inheritance, which is ours in Christ's name. Graciously bless us as we wait upon the afternoon. Lord, we pray for the afternoon, that it may not be wasted, but that it might be used in some good, positive way to know Thee better, to cultivate spiritual things, to do good unto all men, to witness of saving grace to a world that's dying. Now may grace and mercy and peace from God the Father and Son and Holy Ghost be with us. Now, Father, we pray, we would repent before Thee this morning, Lord, rather than just pray. We would repent before Thee, Lord, for our materialistic minds, thinking in terms of this world, judging, weighing, measuring, valuing as men do. Father, this is wrong, forgive us. And Father, our preoccupation with earthly things also, we would repent this morning. As a people, we would repent for our absorption in the things that pass away. Lord, forgive us, cleanse us, wash us, so that as we quiet our hearts and in silence hear a voice, we may not have on us the ragged, ink and dust of unconfessed sin, that our garments may be white this morning, pure, shining, we may receive as unworthy but believing people. Break the bread of life this morning, O bread of life, break it, wine of the soul, spill it, feed us, till we want no more. In Jesus' holy name. We go on into the Lord's Supper, and the table is open for every child of God, regardless of where your church membership is. Go ahead and go meet me at the front.
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A.W. Tozer (1897 - 1963). American pastor, author, and spiritual mentor born in La Jose, Pennsylvania. Converted to Christianity at 17 after hearing a street preacher in Akron, Ohio, he began pastoring in 1919 with the Christian and Missionary Alliance without formal theological training. He served primarily at Southside Alliance Church in Chicago (1928-1959) and later in Toronto. Tozer wrote over 40 books, including classics like "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy," emphasizing a deeper relationship with God. Self-educated, he received two honorary doctorates. Editor of Alliance Weekly from 1950, his writings and sermons challenged superficial faith, advocating holiness and simplicity. Married to Ada, they had seven children and lived modestly, never owning a car. His work remains influential, though he prioritized ministry over family life. Tozer’s passion for God’s presence shaped modern evangelical thought. His books, translated widely, continue to inspire spiritual renewal. He died of a heart attack, leaving a legacy of uncompromising devotion.