Experiencing the Presence of God: Teachings from the Book of Hebrews

by A. W. Tozer

Publisher:

Regal

, 2010

Overview

Deep in the soul of every person on earth is a longing for the presence of God. But how do we get there? Experiencing the Presence of God is a never-before-published collection of teachings from A. W. Tozer on the book of Hebrews that shows us the way. Tozer, the renowned pastor and theologian, challenges our status quo, invites us to explore a fresh understanding of what it means to dwell in God’s presence, and leads us to experience the divine fulfillment for which we were created!

As Tozer says, “We should come to church not anticipating entertainment but expecting the high and holy manifestation of God’s presence. . . . Worship is not some performance we do, but a presence we experience.” Come alongside Tozer and enter into God’s presence right now.

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Key Features

• Examines how to experience God’s presence
• Describes the wonder of being in God’s presence
• Presents worship as a time to be near God rather than to be entertained

Contents

• A Journey of Discovering God’s Presence
• Striving toward God’s Presence
• Hindrances on the Pathway to God’s Presence
• Man Is Naturally Drawn toward God’s Presence
• Our Personal Guide into God’s Presence
• Man’s Revolt against God’s Presence
• The Nature of God’s Presence among Men
• Finding True Freedom in God’s Presence
• Paving the Way into God’s Presence
• Enjoying the Manifest, Conscious Presence of God
• The “Sanctum Sanctorum” of God’s Presence
• The Dimensions of God’s Presence
• Our Mutual Fellowship in God’s Presence
• The Threat to Our Delighting in God’s Presence
• Maintaining Our Spiritual Confidence in God’s Presence
• The Daily Practice of God’s Presence

Product Details

• Title: Experiencing the Presence of God: Teachings from the Book of Hebrews
• Author: A. W. Tozer
• Editor: James L. Snyder
• Publisher: Regal
• Publication Date: 2010
• Pages: 224

About A. W. Tozer

A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) was born on a small farm in what is now Newburg, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Akron, Ohio, when he was just a young boy. At age 17, Tozer heard a street preacher, responded to the calling of Christ, and began his lifelong pursuit of God. After becoming an active witness of Jesus as a lay preacher, he joined The Christian and Missionary Alliance and was soon serving as the pastor of West Virginia’s Alliance Church. In 1928, he transferred to the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago, and his ministry continued there for 31 years. During that time, he preached on the Moody Bible Institute’s radio station. In the 1940s, Tozer was invited to speak at Wheaton College, and seldom a year passed after World War II that he didn‘t preach in the college’s Pierce Chapel. In 1950 he became the editor of The Alliance Life magazine and served in that capacity until his death.

Self-taught, with no formal Bible training, Tozer has been called a twentieth-century prophet within his own lifetime. Through years of diligent study and constant prayer, he sought the mind of God. A master craftsman in the use of the English language, he was able to write in a simple, cogent style the principles of truth he had learned. For Tozer, “there was no substitute for knowing God firsthand.” He wrote many of his books with one idea in mind—that his reader would achieve the heart’s true goal in God and maintain that relationship with Him.

About James L. Snyder

James L. Snyder is the pastor of the Family of God Fellowship in Ocala, Florida, a Christian and Missionary Alliance church (1973–present). He is recognized as an authority on the life and ministry of A. W. Tozer, and has written a number of books as well as numerous essays in Christian periodicals about Tozer. He has a weekly radio ministry, writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column carried by 35 newspapers, as well as over a dozen monthly magazines, both online and print.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The difference between spiritual things and earthly things is that the things of the spirit are so modest; the things of the spirit are not pushing in on you; they are not singing commercials to you; they are not knocking on your door and urging you to buy; they are simply waiting for you to notice.” (Page 38)

“But for the hungry heart, there is but one discovery that satisfies it: the discovery of the manifest, conscious presence of God.” (Page 9)

“Too many have never burst into the dazzling sunlight of God’s conscious, manifest presence. Or if they perchance have, it is a rare experience and not a continuous delight.” (Page 17)

“The present generation of Christians has suffered what I call the lost concept of majesty. This has come about by a slow decline, manifesting itself in our depreciation of ourselves. Those who hold a low value of man have a corresponding low value of God. After all, God created man in His own image. When we cease to understand the majestic nature of man, we cease to appreciate the majesty of God. How did we get to this place?” (Page 22)

“The highest ideal or accomplishment of man is to break from the spiritual bondage and enter into the presence of God, knowing that you have entered welcomed territory.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: Experiencing the Presence of God: Teachings from the Book of Hebrews
• Author: A. W. Tozer
• Publisher: Regal
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Christian and Missionary Alliance › Sermons; Bible. N.T. Hebrews › Sermons; Sermons, American › 20th century
• ISBNs: 9781441269751, 9780764216183, 1441269754, 076421618X
• Resource ID: LLS:EXPPRESGOD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:48:22Z

About A. W. Tozer

A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) was a dynamic preacher, prolific writer, and a no-nonsense man of God. Aiden Wilson Tozer responded to the call of Christ at the age of 17. After becoming an active witness of Jesus as a lay preacher, he joined The Christian and Missionary Alliance and was soon serving as the pastor of West Virginia’s Alliance Church.

In 1928, he transferred to the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago where he served for 31 years. During that time he preached on the Moody Bible Institute’s radio station and was often invited to speak at Wheaton College in Pierce Chapel. Tozer spent the final years of his life as the pastor of Avenue Road Church in Toronto and the editor of The Alliance Life magazine.

Tozer authored over 40 books, including The Attributes of God, Volume One, Tozer on Christian Leadership, We Travel an Appointed Way, The Pursuit of God, and God’s Pursuit of Man.