Approaching the Almighty: 100 Prayers of A. W. Tozer
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
Discover the never-before-published prayers of A. W. Tozer as he opens his sermons.
Is there a holier moment than when a preacher steps into the pulpit and opens the Scriptures before the people of the Lord? A. W. Tozer certainly understood the gravity and sanctity of that moment. His pulpit prayers reflect the holy awe that he experienced as he stood before God and the gathered congregation.
Although Tozer fans are familiar with his writings and sermons, now for the first time, Approaching the Almighty collects the prayers that Tozer offered as he stepped into the pulpit to preach. Phil Shappard, a Moody Radio manager whose job was to remaster the audiotapes of Tozer’s sermons, has collected and transcribed almost two hundred prayers that reveal the great preacher’s intimate walk with God.
The path to a rich prayer life is to pray alongside others whose faith is deep. Let Tozer’s pulpit prayers guide your own heart in its steadfast pursuit of God.
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- Collects the never-before-published prayers that A. W. Tozer offered before preaching his sermons.
- Reveals Tozer’s intimate walk with God through almost two hundred transcribed prayers.
- Guides readers in pursuing a rich prayer life by praying alongside Tozer.
When I began reading Tozer’s prayers I found myself drawn in. I began praying along with him. I was being lifted up to the throne room by a powerful presence of the Holy Spirit. These are not perfunctory prayers offered up by a pastor who is going through introductory motions. On the contrary, the reader is given the privilege of being led into the presence of our Holy God. This is a very important book.
—Lyle Dorsett, author of A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A.W. Tozer
As I read Approaching the Almighty, I could hear Tozer’s drawly Midwestern baritone in my head: his heart was full of God’s Word, and the words of the hymnal as well, and it shows in these impassioned prayers.
—Larry Shackley, Composer and Church Musician
I have often shied away from reading other people's prayers. I associated this practice with ritualistic churches, where the order of service is read out of a book. But throughout the years I have changed my mind, realizing that we can learn so much from the way in which others prayed. Often they describe so beautifully, what may be in our own hearts as we lift our praise and petitions to God. As I read these prayers by A. W. Tozer I found that he was bringing to my mind phrases of adoration to God, and praying for needs that I had overlooked. Let me challenge you to do what I did: Pray these prayers to God, let them speak to your heart and they will help you enter into the presence of the Almighty with both humility and praise. We must learn all we can from this man who's only passion in life was to know God and adore Him.
—Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago