A.W. Tozer Talks

The Beautious World as Made by Him

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0500

In his pulpit sermon, "The Beautious World as Made by Him," A.W. Tozer reflects on a world filled with God’s beauty, order, and sustaining presence, yet tragically populated by people who can move through life without recognizing the One who made it all. He warns that the greatest danger is not only obvious sin, but becoming so absorbed in business, pleasure, and ordinary living that we no longer see the Light, hear the Voice, or sense the Presence of God. His appeal is tender and direct: awaken to the God who is already near, turn to Him with a childlike heart, and live with a renewed awareness of His presence in the world He created.

This message was delivered on November 1, 1953

A full, downloadable transcript of the sermon is available at https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-270/

The Benefits of Loving our Lord Jesus Christ

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0500

In the sermon, "The Benefits of Loving our Lord Jesus Christ," pastor and author A.W. Tozer reminds us that loving Jesus is not merely a duty, but the deepest joy and satisfaction the human heart can know. He teaches that when we respond to Christ in love, God’s love becomes a living reality within us, filling the heart with His presence and making even ordinary lives vessels of His glory. His heartfelt appeal is that we stop loving Christ only for what He gives us and learn instead to love Him simply for who He is, until that love becomes a warm and overflowing fire within us.

The message was preached on December 18, 1955 at the Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Chicago, IL.

A complete transcript is available at https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-269/

Gird up Your Minds and be Sober

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:47:59 -0500

In ”Gird up Your Minds and be Sober,” pastor and author A.W. Tozer urges believers to “gird up” their minds by rejecting spiritual carelessness, aimlessness, and shallow thinking, and instead living with disciplined thought, righteousness, faithfulness, truth, and sober self-control. He concludes by saying Christian hope is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation grounded in God’s promises, especially the promised return of Jesus Christ.

Sermon Date: November 8, 1953

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Let Not Your Heart be Troubled

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:13:00 -0500

In A.W. Tozer's sermon, “Let not your heart be troubled,” he argues that Jesus’ words, are not merely for funerals, but for the daily struggles of life, because the deepest human unrest comes from sin and a loss of confidence in God. Mr. Tozer teaches that true peace cannot be found through positive thinking, amusement, or escape, but through restored faith in God and reconciliation through Jesus Christ, whose death makes possible a deep and lasting peace at the very center of the believer’s life.

Jesus' True Enemies-The Religious Pharisees and Scribes

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:45:00 -0500

In "Jesus' True Enemies-The Religious Pharisees and Scribes, " A.W. Tozer warns that Jesus’ fiercest opposition came not from obvious sinners but from self-righteous religious people whose orthodoxy lacked love, humility, and compassion. He contrasts the Pharisees’ pride with Christ’s willingness to receive sinners, heal the suffering, and offer life and immortality, calling believers to reject spiritual superiority and come to Christ with penitence and humility.

Appearance versus Reality-The Inconsistency of Jesus

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:25:00 -0500

In "Appearance versus Reality-The Inconsistency of Jesus, " A.W. Tozer warns us not to judge spiritual things merely by outward appearances, but to look beneath the surface and seek the heart of God and the reality of truth. He shows how prejudice, pride, and self-love can blind even religious people to what Scripture is really saying, and he calls us instead to humility, repentance, and a willingness to let God correct us. At the same time, there is a comforting note running through the message: those who belong to God and walk in His will can rest in His sovereign care, knowing that their lives are ultimately in His hands.

Life After Death - The Death of Lazarus

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:32:00 -0500

In "Life After Death - The Death of Lazarus," A.W. Tozer uses the raising of Lazarus to remind us that death is not the end of the person God created us to be—our consciousness, personality, memory, and relationships continue beyond the grave. Because Jesus Christ has conquered death, believers can face eternity with real hope, knowing that this life is preparation for the life to come and that even our present choices can have lasting significance. The message carries a warm assurance that for those who belong to Christ, death is not a final period, but a doorway into the fuller life He has promised. This message was preached on May 1, 1955 at Chicago's Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.

The Last Supper - True Humility

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:47:00 -0500

In the sermon, "The Last Supper - True Humility," pastor and author, A.W. Tozer points to Jesus washing His disciples’ feet as a beautiful picture of true humility—not thinking poorly of ourselves, but willingly stooping to serve others because we know who we are in God. He warns that it is easy to settle for the outward forms of Christianity—baptism, communion, giving, church attendance, or even foot-washing—while missing the deeper work God wants to do in the heart. The warm invitation of the message is to let our obedience be joined with inward transformation, so that humility, love, mercy, and Christlike service become the living reality behind everything we do.

This message was preached on June 12, 1955

John The Baptist's Humble Ministry

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:15:00 -0500

In the message, "John The Baptist's Humble Ministry," pastor and author A.W. Tozer points to John the Baptist as a beautiful example of humility, a man who was content to step aside so that Christ could become greater in the eyes of others. He warns how easily jealousy, rivalry, and self-promotion can creep into even sacred work, and reminds us that whatever gifts or opportunities we have are ultimately given by God. The heart of the message is John’s simple confession, “He must increase, but I must decrease”—a warm invitation to let Jesus become more central in our lives while we become less concerned with being noticed ourselves. 3-14-1954

This sermon was delivered on March 14, 1954 at Chicago's Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.

Philip Saith Unto Him, Come and See

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:23:00 -0500

A.W. Tozer in his message, "Philip Saith Unto Him, Come and See," presents Jesus as the One who invites searching hearts not merely to study Him from a distance, but to “come and see”—to know Him personally and experience His life for themselves. He reminds us that faith is more than inherited ideas or religious argument; it is a living encounter with Christ that satisfies the heart and turns uncertainty into assurance. And like Philip, once we have truly found Him, the most natural thing in the world is to warmly invite someone else to come and see for themselves.

This sermon was delivered on January 3, 1954 at the Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Chicago, IL USA. A full transcript is available at https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-261/

Seven Roots of the Righteous Life

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:53:00 -0500

In the message, "Seven Roots of the Righteous Life," pastor A.W. Tozer reminds us that the beautiful fruit of the Christian life—love, joy, peace, goodness, and faithfulness—does not appear by accident; it grows from deep, well-tended roots. He points to habits such as regular prayer, dependability, loyalty, punctuality, honesty, faithfulness, and unselfishness as the quiet disciplines that shape a life into Christ’s likeness. His appeal is simple and heartfelt: tend the roots of obedience, prayer, Scripture, and surrender, and in time God will bring forth the fragrance and beauty of a truly righteous life.

This sermon was delivered on June 12, 1955 at Chicago's Southside Alliance Church.

A complete message transcript is available at https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-260/

Fashioning Ourselves as Christians

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:09:00 -0500

In the sermon, "Fashioning Ourselves as Christians," A.W. Tozer reminds us that the Christian life is never static—we are always being shaped, and God calls us to leave the old patterns behind and be formed more and more into holiness. He warns that what we read, listen to, enjoy, desire, say, think about, and the people we keep close all quietly mold the soul over time. The hopeful heart of the message is that we are not finished yet: as we open ourselves to God and guard what influences us, He can keep transforming us into the people He created us to become.

This sermon was delivered at the Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Chicago on November 29, 1953

A complete message transcript is available at https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-259/

The Deeper Spiritual Life - Our Relationships to God

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:07:00 -0600

In this message, "Our Relationships to God," pastor and author, A.W. Tozer closes his series on the deeper spiritual life by insisting that Christianity is more than belonging to Christ in name—it is a growing union in which our will, our thoughts, and our deepest affections are brought into harmony with Him. He describes spiritual maturity as loving Christ so fully that every other love finds its proper place and every earthly fear begins to lose its grip, leaving the believer free to trust the will of God. With a strong sense of invitation, he ends by reminding us that this is not some unreachable ideal but the normal Christian life, calling us to press on together into “the deep waters…waters to swim.”

Message was given on February 12, 1956 at the Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. For a complete sermon transcript, go to https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-3/

The Deeper Spiritual Life-The Problem of the Static Christian

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:59:00 -0600

A.W. Tozer in, "The Deeper Spiritual Life-The Problem of the Static Christian," confronts the danger of becoming a “static Christian”—someone who has truly begun the Christian life but has stopped growing, settling into a safe and lifeless spiritual routine. He insists that the deeper life requires both a genuine turning away from the spirit of the world and a wholehearted turning toward Jesus Christ, for separation alone can never produce joy, power, or holiness. With vivid warmth, he pictures Christ as the rising sun: when the heart fixes its gaze on Him, the darkness retreats, ordinary life becomes sacred, and the soul begins to shine with “joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

This sermon was preached on February 5, 1956 at the Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Chicago, Illinois. A message transcript is available at https://tozertalks.com/tozer-talks-3/

The Deeper Spiritual Life—Three Classes of Man

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:49:00 -0600

In the message, "The Deeper Spiritual Life—Three Classes of Man," pastor and author A.W. Tozer describes three kinds of people—the natural, the carnal, and the spiritual—and presses the sobering truth that it is possible to belong to God yet spend years wandering in spiritual immaturity instead of moving forward with Him. Using Israel’s journey from Egypt toward Canaan, he pictures God’s purpose as more than simply bringing us out of bondage; He longs to bring us into a life of holiness, obedience, spiritual maturity, and victory. With deep urgency, Mr. Tozer asks whether we are content merely to be saved, or whether we will press on into the richer life God intends, where Christ becomes increasingly real and the soul learns to live under the sweetness of His presence.

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Delivered at the Southside Christian and Missionary Alliance Church on January 29, 1956.

The Deeper Life –What is it?

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:30:00 -0600

In this opening message of a four-part series on “The Deeper Spiritual Life,” A.W. Tozer warns against a Christianity that settles for outward forms, traditions, and religious activity while losing the living reality of knowing God. He describes the deeper life as the longing of a hungry heart that refuses substitutes and desires the riches found in Christ Himself—seeking holiness, worship, communion with God, and genuine spiritual growth. With both urgency and tenderness, Tozer turns the question toward each listener: it is not how far you have already traveled, but whether your heart is truly moving toward God, because “the pastures are greener, the waters are deeper and bluer and still further on.”

Sermon Date: January 22, 1956 Sermon. Download

Delivered at Chicago's Southside Alliance Church