The Unpopularity of Jesus and His Doctrines - A. W. Tozer Audio Sermons

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Because A.W. Tozer lived in the presence of God he saw clearly and he spoke as a prophet to the church. He sought for God's honor with the zeal of Elijah and mourned with Jeremiah at the apostasy of God's people. But he was not a prophet of despair. His writings are messages of concern. They expose the weaknesses of the church and denounce compromise. They warn and exhort. But they are messages of hope as well, for God is always there, ever faithful to restore and to fulfill His Word to those who hear and obey.
Shortly before his death, Tozer wrote: "Another kind of religious leader must arise among us. He must be of the old prophet type, a man who has seen visions of God and has heard a voice from the Throne." I am convinced that Aiden Wilson Tozer himself was such a man.
In his 1948 classic The Pursuit of God, Tozer challenged the stiff and wooden quality of many Christian lives. He noted: "Complacency is the deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people." Indeed, Tozer believed that thirst for God was the sign of coming revival.
Tozer's passion for a deeper knowledge of God led him to study the great devotional writers of the past. "These people know God, and I want to know what they know about God and how they came to know it," he observed. Prayer and worship were the hallmarks of his life. One biographer states that his preaching as well as his writings were simply an extension of his prayer life. Another noted that Tozer spent more time on his knees than at his desk.
He called for a return to astonishment and wonder at the majesty of God. Then he added: "The God of the modern evangelical rarely astonishes anybody. He manages to stay pretty much within the constitution;very well-behaved, very denominational and very much one of us."
In modern evangelicalism, contended Tozer, we work, we have our agendas--in fact, we have almost everything except the spirit of true worship. He defined worship as a humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe, astonished wonder and overpowering love in the presence of the unspeakable Majesty. He reminded the pastors, "We're here to be worshippers first and workers only second; Out of enraptured, admiring, adoring souls God does His work. The work done by a worshipper will have eternity in it."
Tozer believed that worship rises and falls with our concept of God and that if there was one terrible disease in the modern church, it was that we do not see God as great as He is: "We're too familiar with God. ...that is why I do not believe in these half-converted cowboys who call God `the Man Upstairs'."
In the Preface to The Knowledge of the Holy, his last book, Tozer stated how important our view of God is: "The church has surrendered her once lofty concept of God and has substituted for it one so low, so ignoble as to be utterly unworthy of thinking, worshipping men. .. A whole new philosophy of the Christian life has resulted from this one basic error."
Tozer addressed the state of the evangelical church even more bluntly in Keys to the Deeper Life. In a chapter entitled "No Revival Without Reformation", he stated: "A widespread revival of the kind of Christianity we know today in America might prove to be a moral tragedy from which we would not recover in a hundred years." The imperative need of the day, he affirmed, was not simply revival but a radical reformation that went to the root of our moral and spiritual maladies: "Prayer for revival will prevail when it is accompanied by radical amendment of life; not before."
With revival, said Tozer, would come a renewed spirit of worship which was not the result of engineering or manipulation. It would come out of a high and holy view of God as portrayed in Scripture, not the God who has been "abridged, reduced, modified, edited, changed and amended until He is no longer the God whom Isaiah saw, high and lifted up".
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[@SingGloriaSing]

Am amazed that pop songs like Rihanna's routinely get over 300 000 000+ likes while this true message from God the creator of the whole universe by a faithful messenger only has 27 likes. I think we will all look back from eternity and wonder how stupid and senseless we were as a race. No wonder the bible declares that all of us like sheep have wondered off and are senseless. Thank GOD for JESUS, boy do we ever need him. Its only by His grace that there are still gonna be a lot of people saved, joyful and partying forever!

[@alexeymladenov9178]

I've compromised a lot with the world and worldy friendships and God chastised me hardly on this subject, because I was on my way to lose my soul. Brothers and sisters, just keep walking with Christ, even if everyone around you leave you. Christ stands right by your side and gives you inexplicable grace and power to overcome it. I wish I had listened Mr. Tozer earlier and avoided all that unnecessary suffering.

[@kokuiklu3791]

This is what The Body of CHRIST so desperately needs to hear. The A W Tozers who preach truth in CHRIST and not deception, not elevating man, but GOD, that those who have ears to hear and eyes to see in The HOLYSPIRIT will be delivered from the world unto eternity with GOD forever.

[@Shehzad4244]

The unpopularity of Jesus and His Doctrines - Because he was not men pleasures. But he always glorified Father in heaven by offering himself as a burnt offering for the sins of the world. Excellent sermon for the seekers of the truth

[@slightlyup3485]

I'm so thankful that I was led to Tozer. What a treasure of Wisdom and Truth. Thank you Lord.

[@monaattianese9838]

This is real true gift of preaching. I'm marveling that in 40 years of walking with Christ ive rarely heard this. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🕎✝️💥💥

[@joyceruserious7920]

Tozer is one of the best

[@jeremygutridge2078]

This is why we're not suppose be apart of this world. God says it in his word and this is what it truly speaks

[@livetwice7702]

Every day I have listened to a new sermon , and everyday God has sent the answer to a doubt or question in my mind through that sermon , and it’s just happened again , Christians are forged in the fiery opposition of their own families sometimes......thank you Lord , I have heard you again 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 and again you give me instructions how to walk the day

[@moniquewhite2850]

oh wow I'm so proud of my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus the comments are really good how rare on KZbin with more than six comments! God is beautiful

[@chrisk973]

Powerful. Always loved Tozer even though he was way before my time. I SO miss Keith Green!!! He also stirred the heart w his preaching. You would leave his concerts "broken n blessed" just as God intended.

[@ChristisLord]

John 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. 2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” 5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.

[@felipekennedy3135]

our God and Saviour, forever and ever amen.

[@AshleyMarieMommy]

I the obedience In the Christ of this man!

[@DerKirchenhocker]

His prophecy has come true.

[@chinojarjos]

Do not stop brother! Keep working hard but remember that your citizenship is in heaven. Christ came from Heaven and he is of God, he is not of any man, kingdom or religion, all things will pass but his words will not pass. Now, we have heard from men who are of us or came out of our own efforts but we are God's people and his spirit is jealous of us. Give praise to God and not to the man of God!

[@muddyboots7753]

If Tozer woke up this year he would see his words come to life

[@Explorshon123]

Very good sermon, thanks for uploading.

[@timothyweakly2496]

Amen.

[@davidwiita7054]

Shared to FB. May some be blessed!

[@chinojarjos]

Don't stop!

[@monaattianese9838]

Now it's so unpopular to be for God. Times are amazing who knew between the 2 world wars it was unpopular to be religious... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✝️☮️✡️🇷🇪💟💟💟💟💥✡️💥✡️✡️

[@juniorssteel]

Amen 🙏 bless God how the church this medicine of the Spirit I pray for us ur people Lord that would turn in these last days I bless ur glorious word from ur servant aw tozer thank u Jesus

[@danarajanthony2144]

amen

[@leighforeman2068]

This is believable. They loved darkness more than light

[@analyticsol9]

Not Jesus Jonah

[@analyticsol9]

Not Jesus but johna But it happened when Trump was in office

[@ChristisLord]

John 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. 2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” 5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.