The Mystery of the Holy Spirit
Sermons on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
About this book
The Mystery of the Holy Spirit — Sermons on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Dr. A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) was a twentieth-century prophet with keen insight into spiritual things, especially the nature of the Church at large. Mystery of the Holy Spirit is a collection of sermons that reveal Tozer’s prophetic insights into this crucial topic. These sermons represent Dr. Tozer at his best, preached from his pulpit more than half a century ago and preserved here with the fragrance of his anointing.
“We have grieved the Holy Spirit,” Dr. Tozer warned, “and He has withdrawn His anointing from many Christians.” The greatest sin within the evangelical church, according to Tozer, is neglecting the Holy Spirit and not allowing Him to be Lord in the Church. In these sermons we are challenged to confess this sin and invite the Holy Spirit to resume His rightful place of Lordship in our churches and in our lives today.
Author: A. W. Tozer · This edition: Pure Gold Classics, Bridge-Logos Publishers, 2018
- 16 chapters
- 176 pages
- 56,804 words
- ≈ 439 min read
- English
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Table of Contents
pp. 6–8 · ≈7 minBiography of A. W. Tozer
pp. 9–22 · ≈35 minPhoto Gallery
pp. 23–26 · ≈1 minWho Is the Holy Spirit?
pp. 29–39 · ≈36 minPromise of the Father
pp. 41–52 · ≈38 minWhat Difference Does the Holy Spirit Make?
pp. 54–65 · ≈38 minThe Abiding Elements of Pentecost
pp. 67–78 · ≈37 minThe Dove of Noah’s Ark
pp. 80–89 · ≈32 minHow to Be Filled with the Spirit
pp. 91–102 · ≈43 minWalking in Agreement with the Spirit
pp. 104–117 · ≈48 minThe Realm of the Spirit
pp. 119–127 · ≈31 minThe Gifts of the Spirit
pp. 129–137 · ≈30 minDon’t Beg God for the Holy Spirit
pp. 139–149 · ≈37 minClosing
pp. 150–151 · ≈4 minStudy Guide
pp. 152–156 · ≈3 minBelieving Prayer: Faith as Confidence in God
pp. 157–162 · ≈19 min
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About the author
Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897–1963) was a self-taught American pastor, editor and author, converted to Christ in 1915 after hearing a street preacher in Akron, Ohio. He pastored Southside Alliance Church in Chicago for over thirty years and, in the final years of his life, Avenue Road Church in Toronto, Canada — where the sermons collected in this book were preached. He also edited the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s Alliance Weekly. Among the more than forty books he wrote, The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy remain enduring Christian classics of the devotional life. A fuller account of his life and conversion opens this web edition — see Biography of A. W. Tozer.
About this edition
This web edition follows the Pure Gold Classics edition of Mystery of the Holy Spirit, published by Bridge-Logos Publishers, which gathers eleven of Tozer’s sermons on the Holy Spirit together with an introduction and biographical sketch by Rev. James L. Snyder (Tozer’s biographer) and a chapter-by-chapter study guide. The sermons themselves were preached from Tozer’s pulpit at Avenue Road Church, Toronto, in the closing years of his ministry. Digitized and published online by UECF.NET from the source PDF in the church’s library; if you spot a transcription error, please let us know.
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- 2026 — Web edition published: all 16 chapters (introduction, biography, eleven sermons, closing, study guide and bonus excerpt), full-text search, dark mode and mobile reading.
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