Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 - May 12, 1963) was an American Protestant pastor, preacher, author, magazine editor, Bible conference speaker, and spiritual mentor. For his work, he received two honorary doctorates. Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A pastor is an... Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. ... An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ...

Biography

Born in La Jose (now Newburg), a tiny farming community in western Pennsylvania, his conversion experience was as a teenager in Akron, Ohio. While on his way home from work at a tire company, he overheard a street preacher say: "If you don't know how to be saved... just call on God." Upon returning home, he climbed into the attic, heeding the preacher’s advice. Newburg is the name of several places in the United States of America: Newburg, Alabama Newburg, Arkansas Newburg, California Newburg, Illinois Newburg, Iowa (two places): in Jasper County in Poweshiek County Newburg, Kentucky Newburg, Maryland Newburg, Michigan (two places): in Lenawee County (two places): in Shiawassee County Newburg, Minnesota Newburg... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city) Government  - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area  - City  62. ... A typical attic. ...

In 1919, five years after his conversion, and without formal theological training, Tozer accepted an offer to pastor his first church. This began forty four years of ministry, associated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), a Protestant evangelical denomination; thirty three of those years were served as a pastor in a number of churches. His first pastorate was in a small storefront church in Nutter Fort, West Virginia. Tozer also served as pastor for thirty years at Southside Alliance Church in Chicago (1928 to 1959), and the final years of his life were spent as pastor of Avenue Road Church in Toronto, Canada. In observing contemporary Christian living, he felt that the church was on a dangerous course towards compromising with "worldly" concerns. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Christian theology is reasoned discourse concerning... The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is an Evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Avenue Road Church was a church located on Avenue Road in Toronto, Canada. ...

In 1950, Tozer was elected editor of the Alliance Weekly magazine, now called, Alliance Life, the official publication of the C&MA. From his first editorial, dated June 3, 1950, he wrote "It will cost something to walk slow in the parade of the ages, while excited men of time rush about confusing motion with progress. But it will pay in the long run and the true Christian is not much interested in anything short of that." Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Among the more than forty books that he authored, at least two are regarded as Christian classics: The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy. His books impress on the reader the possibility and necessity for a deeper relationship with God.

Living a simple and non-materialistic lifestyle, he and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, never owned a car, preferring bus and train travel. Even after becoming a well-known Christian author, Tozer signed away much of his royalties to those who were in need.

Tozer had seven children, six boys and one girl. He was buried in Ellet cemetery, Akron, Ohio USA, with a simple epitaph marking his grave: "A. W. Tozer - A Man of God". An epitaph ( literally: on the gravestone in ancient Greek) is text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. ...

Prayer was of vital personal importance for Tozer. "His preaching as well as his writings were but extensions of his prayer life", comments his biographer, James L. Snyder in the book, In Pursuit of God: The Life Of A.W. Tozer. "He had the ability to make his listeners face themselves in the light of what God was saying to them", writes Snyder. This article needs cleanup. ... James L. Snyder, M.D., is a Virginian urologist, author, and past-president of the Virginia Urological Society. ...

Quotes

"In many churches Christianity has been watered down until the solution is so weak that if it were poison it would not hurt anyone, and if it were medicine it would not cure anyone!" — I Talk Back to the Devil — A.W. Tozer.

What comes to mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

"It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply." — Glorify his name! Root of the Righteous" — A. W. Tozer; Chapter 39.

"Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the non-existent." — A. W. Tozer.

"Our religious activities should be ordered in such a way as to leave plenty of time for the cultivation of the fruits of solitude and silence." — A. W. Tozer, on the fast-paced modern church

"God wants us to worship Him. He doesn't need us, for He couldn't be a self-sufficient God and need anything or anybody, but He wants us. When Adam sinned it was not he who cried, 'God, where art Thou?' It was God who cried, 'Adam, where art thou?'" — Worship: The Missing Jewel, A. W. Tozer Michelangelos The Creation of Adam, a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, shows God creating Adam, with Eve in His arm. ...

"I have found God to be cordial and generous and in every way easy to live with." — A. W. Tozer, reflecting on his relationship with God

"here's a test to see if your mission in life is finished, if you're still alive it's not" — A.W. Tozer

"...if my fire is not large, it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle at its flame." — A. W. Tozer, foreword to The Pursuit of God

"Some of my friends good-humoredly – and some a little bit severely – have called me a 'mystic.' Well I'd like to say this about any mysticism I may suppose to have. If an arch-angel from heaven were to come, and were to start giving me, telling me, teaching me, and giving me instruction, I'd ask him for the text. I'd say, 'Where's it say that in the Bible? I want to know.' And I would insist that it was according to the scriptures, because I do not believe in any extra-scriptural teachings, nor any anti-scriptural teachings, or any sub-scriptural teachings. I think we ought to put the emphasis where God puts it, and continue to put it there, and to expound the scriptures, and stay by the scriptures. I wouldn't – no matter if I saw a light above the light of the sun, I'd keep my mouth shut about it 'til I'd checked with Daniel and Revelation and the rest of the scriptures to see if it had any basis in truth. And if it didn't, I'd think I'd just eaten something I shouldn't, and I wouldn't say anything about it. Because I don't believe in anything that is unscriptural or that is anti-scripture." — What Difference Does the Holy Spirit Make?, A. W. Tozer This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An Archangel is a superior or higher-ranking angel. ...

"Historians will conclude that we of the 20th century had the genius to create a great civilization, But we lacked the moral wisdom to preserve it"" — A.W. Tozer

"I fear that we shall never see another Tozer. Men like him are not college-bred but Spirit-taught."^[1] — Why Revival Tarries, Leonard Ravenhill Leonard Ravenhill at age 81 Leonard Ravenhill-(1907-1994) was one of Britain’s foremost outdoor evangelists of the 20th century, a pillar of Christian renewal movement in the world and one of the greatest authorities on revival. ...

Published works

Books by A. W. Tozer include the following:

• Let My People Go
• Man : the Dwelling Place of God
• Paths to Power
• The Divine Conquest
• The Knowledge of the Holy, (1961) New York: Harper & Row, ISBN 0-06-068412-7
• The Pursuit of God, (1957) Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, ISBN 0-87509-522-4 (Online E-text)
• The Root of the Righteous

There are also many compilations of sermons and other writings which were edited and published by Christian Publications, Inc., after Tozer's death. Although the following books were published posthumously, authorship is attributed to A. W. Tozer:

• The Attributes of God, Volume One with study guide by David E. Fessenden (1997) ISBN 0-87509-957-2
• The Attributes of God, Volume Two with study guide by David E. Fessenden (2001) ISBN 0-87509-988-2
• The Radical Cross (2005) ISBN 0-88965-236-8
• The Best of A. W. Tozer, Book 1 (1979) ISBN 0-87509-458-9
• The Best of A. W. Tozer, Book 2 (1995) ISBN 0-87509-594-1
• Christ the Eternal Son 1991 ISBN 978-1600660474
• Gems from Tozer (1979) ISBN 0-87509-163-6
• Knowledge of the Holy (1978) ISBN 0-06-068412-7
• Jesus, Our Man in Glory (1987) ISBN 0-87509-390-6
• The Tozer Topical Reader (1999) ISBN 0-87509-838-X
• The Knowledge of the Holy (1992) ISBN 0-06-069865-9
• Jesus, Author of Our Faith (1988) ISBN 0-87509-406-6
• Whatever Happened to Worship? (1985) ISBN 0-87509-367-1
• Man: The Dwelling Place of God (1992) ISBN 0-87509-415-5
• Renewed Day by Day: Daily Devotional (1980) ISBN 0-87509-292-6
• The Knowledge of the Holy: The Attributes of God: Their Meaning in Christian Life (1997) ISBN 0-8027-2707-7
• The Pursuit of God ISBN 1-60066-015-0
• Faith Beyond Reason ISBN 1-60066-033-9
• Warfare Of The Spirit ISBN 1-60066-059-2
• Pursuit Of God With Study Guide ISBN 1-60066-106-8
• Tozer on the Almighty God: A 366-Day Devotional ISBN 0-87509-972-6

References

External links

• Sample sermons by A. W. Tozer
• Mp3 archive of several hundred A. W. Tozer sermons
• Tozer, as a source for info about missionary, Dr. Robert A Jaffray
• Tozer Sermon MP3 library
• Tozer Resources